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Monday 8th March 2010  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Bufflehead on The Fleet, Dorset. Elsewhere in Britain the Bonaparte's Gull and a Lesser Scaup showed again in Glamorgan, as did the Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, a King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Little Bunting in Highland. In Ireland both the Pacific Diver and Pied-billed Grebe remained in County Clare, as did the Black Duck in County Mayo, Ferruginous Duck in Co Armagh and two Richardson's Canada Geese were noted together in County Sligo.

Scarcities recorded around the British Isles today included 29 Waxwings across four counties, 11 Shorelarks (Norfolk), five Great Grey Shrikes, four each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-billed Gull and Glaucous Gull, three each of Black Brant and Tundra Bean Goose (Lancashire) and single American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Cattle Egret (Somerset), Great White Egret (Lancashire) and Caspian Gull (Kent).
Chris Batty, RBA
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