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Thursday 14th September 2006  
  Newly discovered rarities today comprised a Lesser Scaup at Pine Lake, Lancashire, Greenish Warbler on Cape Clear, Co Cork and a Baird's Sandpiper at Tacumshin, Co Wexford. Other notable finds included Tawny Pipit on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, five Buff-breasted Sandpipers on South Uist, Western Isles, Melodious Warbler Carnsore Point, Co Wexford, Kentish Plover Pagham Harbour, West Sussex and Sabine's Gull inland at Audenshaw Reservoir, Greater Manchester.

Popular long stayers included the Snowy Owl on The Mullet, Co Mayo, Semiplamated Sandpipers at Keyhaven, Hampshire and Smeriwck Harbour, Co Mayo (2), Subalpine Warbler on Bryher and the juvenile Long-tailed Skua at Queen Mother Reservoir, Berkshire for its sixth day.

The arrival of Black Terns continued with 573 reported from 54 sites during the day including peak counts of 70 Shell Ness, Kent, 61 Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon, 39 Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire and 31 Upper Bittell Reservoir, Worcestershire.
Chris Batty, RBA
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