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Tuesday 19th January 2016  
  Rarities today included the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork, the Pacific Diver again in County Galway, both Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Coues's Arctic Redpoll confirmed in Northumberland, Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire (2) and Hampshire (4), King Eider still in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Hampshire and Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and a Black-bellied Dipper on the Shetland Isles. Otherwise, immature Thayer's Gulls were suspected in Aberdeenshire at Donmouth, and at Cotham, Nottinghamshire.

Scarcities included Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Surf Scoter (County Mayo), Ring-billed Gull (Clyde), three Richard's Pipits together in East Yorkshire, and 16 Glossy Ibises in County Cork.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 17th January 2016  
  Two White-billed Divers were discovered in Bluemull Sound, Shetland today.

Lingering rarities included the Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire and Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, single King Eiders in County Wexford and Fife and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan.
Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 16th January 2016  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Penduline Tits in Hampshire (three) and Gloucestershire (two), single Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire and Northumberland, single Bonaparte's Gull in Hertfordshire and Devon, White-billed Diver in Orkney, other Lesser Scaups in Shetland and Glamorgan, single King Eiders in County Wexford and Fife, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Hoopoe, two Serins, two Grey Phalaropes, four Richard's Pipits, four Cattle Egrets, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five American Wigeon, six Rough-legged Buzzards, six Green-winged Teals, six Lapland Buntings, seven Surf Scoters, eight Great Grey Shrikes and ten Shorelarks.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 15th January 2016  
  Two drake Black Scoters were discovered today, one off Kinshaldy, Fife and one off Rossbeigh, County Kerry. A female King Eider was in the Sound of Harris, Western Isles, and late news from yesterday concerned a report of an American Robin on Skerries, County Dublin.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Mourning Dove, Black-bellied Dipper and Lesser Scaup in Shetland, American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Gyr in the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, single King Eiders in Fife and County Wexford and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 13th January 2016  
  Rarities today comprised the Vega Gull again in County Wexford, Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork, Mourning Dove still on the Shetland Isles, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, a Red-breasted Goose new in Essex on the Dengie, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two Penduline Tits together in Gloucestershire, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire and Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, King Eider in Fife, and the Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan again.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Devon), Pallas's Warbler (Wirral), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Serin (two together in Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon (Devon, Northumberland and County Waterford), a totals of nine Glossy Ibises and 35 Caspian Gulls; including 23 together at Rufforth, North Yorkshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 12th January 2016  
 

The adult Vega Gull was not seen at all during the day today at Duncannon harbour in County Wexford and in County Cork there were no reports either way on the adult Glaucous-winged Gull at Castletownbere.

Two Black-bellied Dippers were found today at Lower Voe on Mainland Shetland and the Mourning Dove remained in gardens in Lerwick. On Mainland Orkney the Brunnich's Guillemot was again in Scapa Bay.

Other lingering rarities included the two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, the Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in Herts/Bucks and Devon, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Shetland, Dusky Warbler in Somerset and Ferruginous Duck and Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire.
Pete Hayman, RBA
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