Tuesday 17th February 2026
	Breaking news today concerned a Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire at Lea Marston. Rarities confirmed as still present were the Redhead in County Kerry, Harlequin Duck and Pacific Diver together in County Donegal, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, Bufflehead in Anglesey, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Blue-winged Teal in Moray, King Eider in Shetland, Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Cheshire, Cornwall (2), Leicestershire, and Surrey.
-  Chris Batty, RBA