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Saturday 21st February 2015  
 

It was very much 'as you were' again today with the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeen, the Black Scoter still in Northumberland and the American Coot still in County Kerry. Cornwall continued to host a Pacific Diver, a King Eider and a Little Bunting and Lesser Yellowlegs were still to be found in Sussex and County Dublin.

The Laughing Gull continued to be showy at New Brighton as did the Little Bunting near Cardiff in Glamorgan, where the Lesser Scaup was still to be found. Other lingering wildfowl included the Blue-winged Teal in Orkney and the Ferruginous Duck at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.

The Black-bellied Dipper was seen again in East Yorkshire.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA
Friday 20th February 2015  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, American Coot in the Western Isles, Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, single Laughing Gulls in Wirral and County Cork, single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Powys and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll.

A Wood Sandpiper photographed in Kent is one of a very few winter records of the species.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 19th February 2015  
  A grey morph Gyr was reported in County Kerry at Lough Gill where the American Coot and drake Lesser Scaup both remained in residence. A new Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Parasee in County Cavan. In Cornwall Pacific Divers were reported at both Mount's Bay and Gerrans Bay.

Long staying rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeen, Laughing Gulls on The Wirral and in County Cork, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Black Duck on Scilly and Ferruginous Duck at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. Two Little Buntings remained in residence - in Glamorgan and Cornwall.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA
Wednesday 18th February 2015  
  The highlight of the day was confirmation of two Pacific Divers in Cornwall, where the King Eider also remained. Rarities elsewhere comprised Black Scoters in both Cornwall and County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire, Ross's Goose in Northumberland, and Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll (2) and County Sligo.

Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Ring-necked Duck (County Kerry), two each of Richard's Pipit and Surf Scoter, three each of Little Bunting, Glossy Ibis and Shorelark, six American Wigeons, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Lapland Bunting and Great Grey Shrike, and 27 Waxwings. Gulls totaled 21 Glaucous, 15 Iceland, seven Caspian, six Ring-billed and two Kumlien's.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 17th February 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall at Mawnan Smith.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire (with another reported briefly in Highland), American Coot, Black Scoter and Lesser Scaup in County Kerry, Black Scoter and Ross's Goose in Northumberland, Laughing Gull still on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, and Black-bellied Dipper in East Yorkshire.

Scarcities included Serin (Essex), two Surf Scoters, three each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit and Glossy Ibis, five American Wigeons, six Shorelarks, 10 Waxwings, 13 Rough-legged Buzzards and 20 Great Grey Shrikes. Further notable gulls were represented by 15 Iceland, 12 Glaucous, five Ring-billed and two Caspian.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 16th February 2015  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, both Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoters in County Kerry and Northumberland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Ross's Goose in Northumberland. Scarcities included Serin (Essex), Shorelark (Cleveland), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), two each of Little Bunting, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret, three Richard's Pipits, four Green-winged Teals, five American Wigeons, six Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Great Grey Shrikes, and 12 Waxwings. Notable gull totals were 24 Glaucous, 13 Iceland, nine Ring-billed, five Caspian and three Kumlien's.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 15th February 2015  
  The highlight of the day was an adult male Two-barred Crossbill in Gloucestershire, in the Forest of Dean at Yew Tree Brake; probably the same male present at that site on 15th September 2014.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, American Coot and Lesser Scaup together in County Kerry, Black Scoter and Ross's Goose in Northumberland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Devon and Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire. In Norfolk a Dark-breasted Barn Owl was reported at Welney.

Scarcities included Lapland Bunting (Somerset), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, three each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, Shorelark and Cattle Egret, four of American Wigeon and Surf Scoter, six Rough-legged Buzzards, 11 Waxwings and 16 Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gulls comprised 19 Iceland, 17 Glaucous, 11 Ring-billed, eight Caspian and a Kumlien's.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
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