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Saturday 6th December 2014  
  The second Penduline Tit for Wiltshire was discovered today, at Pit 68a of the Cotswold Water Park. The first record, in 2008, was just a few yards away at Pit 68c.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler all in Cornwall, another Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 5th December 2014  
  A male Desert Wheatear was discovered at Winterton, Norfolk today, with another still at Porthgwarra, Cornwall.

Other lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Grey Phalarope, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Richard's Pipits, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Shorelarks, four Lapland Buntings, five Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Rough-legged Buzzards and 10 Little Auks.
Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 4th December 2014  
  The seventh Penduline Tit for Cambridgeshire was discovered today, at Ouse Fen RSPB, near Earith.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot on the Western Isles, Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, King Eider in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart on the Isles of Scilly.
Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 3rd December 2014  
  Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler all still in Cornwall, American Coot on the Western Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and single Eastern Black Redstarts in both North Yorkshire and the Isles of Scilly.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Hoopoe (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler and American Wigeon (Devon), Shorelark (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Essex), Lesser Snow Goose (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Ring-necked Duck, three each of Cattle Egret, Glaucous Gull, Green-winged Teal and Black Brant, five Richard's Pipits, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Lapland Bunting, eight Caspian Gulls, nine Tundra Bean Geese, 10 Great Grey Shrikes and 12 Great White Egets.

Seawatching produced 32 Pomarine Skuas and 21 Little Auks.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 30th November 2014  
  A female King Eider was found in Largo Bay, Fife.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot and Lesser Scaup in County Kerry, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 29th November 2014  
  A Pacific Diver was discovered off Finvarra Point, County Clare today, the same site as the last Irish record in 2010. An adult Bonaparte's Gull was at Wallsend, Northumberland briefly this afternoon.

Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan.

Scarcities included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Grey Phalarope, two Hoopoes, two Green-winged Teals, two American Wigeons, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Shorelarks, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Richard's Pipits, six Surf Scoters, eight Rough-legged Buzzards and 12 Great Grey Shrikes.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 28th November 2014  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler all in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway and Lesser Scaup in Powys.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-necked Duck, two Green-winged Teals, three Shorelarks, eight Rough-legged Buzzards and nine Great Grey Shrikes.
Will Soar, RBA
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