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Sunday 28th February 2010  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, single Black Ducks in both Cornwall and County Mayo, two King Eiders together in Moray, Little Buntings in both Cornwall and Highland and Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Cornwall and Glamorgan (2).

Scarcities included 36 Waxwings across 10 counties, six Green-winged Teals, five Tundra Bean Geese, four each of Ring-necked Duck, Ring-billed Gull and Glaucous Gull, three each of Cattle Egret, Black Brant, Iceland Gull and Caspian Gull, two Great Grey Shrikes and a single Surf Scoter (Devon), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway) and Great White Egret (Glamorgan).
-  Chris Batty, RBA