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Tuesday 3rd February 2009  
  Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon and Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, whilst in Cornwall a Snowy Owl was reported on Goonhilly Downs. Great White Egrets were recorded in Lothian and Suffolk and a total of 16 Cattle Egrets included 13 in Cork.

Elsewhere a Surf Scoter was still off Dawlish Warren, Devon, the American Wigeon reappeared at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway and the Rough-legged Buzzard remained in Cambridgeshire. Up to 29 Iceland Gulls and 15 Glaucous Gulls were logged.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA