Sunday 22nd February 2026
	Breaking news from Cornwall concerned a Ross's Gull at Newlyn and a new Dusky Warbler at Marazion, whilst in Devon a Bonaparte's Gull was seen briefly at Brixham, Devon. Elsewhere in Britain a Zitting Cisticola remained in Suffolk, Pacific Diver, Bonaparte's Gull and the continuing Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Hume's Warblers in both Suffolk and Warwickshire, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal in Moray, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Bonaparte's Gull in Scilly, Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Cheshire, Cornwall (2), Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire. In Ireland Redhead and Black Scoter remained in County Kerry, Harlequin Duck, Pacific Diver and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, and Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare.
-  Chris Batty, RBA