Daily News Summaries
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Tuesday 26th January 2021  
  A White-billed Diver was found off North Ronaldsay, Orkney.

Lingering rarities included the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Kent, Kentish Plover in Somerset and White-billed Diver in Highland.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, two Little Buntings, at least 167 Lapland Buntings, five Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, six Glaucous Gulls and 19 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Monday 25th January 2021  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland.

Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Rose-coloured Starlings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Grey Phalarope, three Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, a Surf Scoter, ten Ring-necked Ducks, five Tundra Bean Geese, three Ring-billed Gulls, ten Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 24th January 2021  
  A Dusky Warbler was found at Siddington, Gloucestershire and a White-billed Diver was off Lusa Mouth, Isle of Skye, Highland.

Lingering rarities included the Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Northumberland, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warblers in Merseyside and Cheshire and Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Black-bellied Dipper, a Lapland Bunting, two Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings, 23 Waxwings, six Glossy Ibises, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, three Tundra Bean Geese, four Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Glaucous Gulls and 19 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 23rd January 2021  
  A Bufflehead was found at Nohoval, County Cork.

Lingering rarities included the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Rustiuc Bunting in Surrey and Dusky Warbler in Merseyside.

Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, two Lapland Buntings, two Black-bellied Dippers, two Yellow-browed Warblers, 15 Waxwings, four Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, a Taiga Bean Goose, six Tundra Bean Geese, five Ring-billed Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls and 32 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 22nd January 2021  
  A Lesser Scaup was found in County Clare at Ardcloony.

Lingering rarities included the Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Kent and King Eider in County Kerry.

Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Waxwings, 100 Lapland Buntings, three Glossy Ibises, two Grey Phalaropes, a Surf Scoter, a Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Black Brants, seven Tundra Bean Geese, two Ring-billed Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls and 25 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 20th January 2021  
  The Rustic Bunting was still present at Thursley, Surrey.

Scarcity highlights included two Little Buntings, two Grey Phalaropes, a Surf Scoter, two Green-winged Teals, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 19th January 2021  
  Rarities today comprised the Rustic Bunting still together with two Little Buntings in Surrey on Thursley Common, and a White-billed Diver off Unst, Shetland Isles.

Other scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Black Brant (County Dublin), American Wigeon and Shorelark (both Northumberland), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal, four Waxwings, and a total of nine Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 18th January 2021  
  Lingering rarities seen today included just the Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Black-bellied Dipper, a Great Grey Shrike, a Lapland Bunting, two Little Buntings, three Shorelarks, an American Golden Plover, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, five Tundra Bean Geese, six Taiga Bean Geese, three Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, five Ring-billed Gulls, seven Glaucous Gulls and 23 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 17th January 2021  
  New discoveries today included a Snowy Owl on Fetlar, Shetland and a Ferruginous Duck at Pymoor, Cambridgeshire.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, Hooded Merganser and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Dusky Warbler in Kent.

Scarcity highlights included two Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Waxwings, three Yellow-browed Warblers, three Shorelarks, 56 Lapland Buntings, an American Golden Plover, a Rough-legged Buzzard, three Glossy Ibises, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Black Brants, six Taiga Bean Geese, ten Tundra Bean Geese, three Ring-billed Gulls, 17 Iceland Gulls and 24 Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
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