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Friday 14th November 2008  
  New arrivals today included a drake Blue-winged Teal at Back Saltholme Pool, Cleveland, a drake Ferruginous Duck at Groby Pool, Leicestershire, American Golden Plovers in County Clare and Cambridgeshire and Great White Egrets in Norfolk, Essex and Kent.

In Lincolnshire, the Steppe Grey Shrike remained at Grainthorpe Haven all day, with the female Desert Wheatear nearby at Saltfleet. Further north, the male Two-barred Crossbill was again on the feeders at Garfitts Farm, North Yorkshire, with the first-winter female Pied Wheatear still at Filey. The Red-flanked Bluetail was still on Holy Island, and the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was still on St Mary's Island, both Northumberland, with other lingering rarities including Long-billed Dowitcher at Dundalk Docks, County Louth, Cattle Egret at Ulverston, Cumbria, Glossy Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Gloucestershire.
Will Soar, RBA
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