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Wednesday 10th February 2010  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Thayer's Gull in County Galway, Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Little Bunting in Highland and Glossy Ibises in County Wexford and Somerset (3).

Scarcities included 33 Waxwings scattered across eight counties, 20 Shorelarks, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, five Black Brants, three each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck and Iceland Gull, two each of Cattle Egret, Green-winged Teal and Ring-billed Gull and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cumbria), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Lapland Bunting (Kent), Caspian Gull (London) and Rough-legged Buzzard and Glaucous Gull (Norfolk).

Significant late news concerned single Gyrs yesterday in Cornwall at Newquay, and on Monday, still on Islay, Argyll.
Chris Batty, RBA
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