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Saturday 21st February 2026  
  New rarities today included Richardson's Cackling Goose at Ardtermon in County Sligo, Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes in Kent.

Rarities included Redhead in County Kerry, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Scaups in Northamptonshire, Surrey, Cheshire, Cornwall, Leicestershire and County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire, Ferruginous Duck in Kent and Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, and Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare.
-  Ben Clark, RBA