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Monday 10th May 2010  
  In Lincolnshire the Oriental Pratincole lingered at Frampton Marsh RSPB for its second day and in Cornwall the male House Finch remained at Land's End.

New rarities included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Iberian Chiffchaff in Gwent (another Iberian Chiffchaff remained in Kent) whilst three Red-rumped Swallows were counted at Arlington Reservoir (East Sussex). Lingering rarities comprised Savi's Warbler in Lancashire, Glossy Ibis in Wexford and Red-rumped Swallow in South Yorkshire.

The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrikes on Isles of Scilly, in Norfolk and Cornwall, Hoopoes in Suffolk and on Shetland, American Wigeon on Western Isles, Surf Scoter in Lothian, Short-toed Lark in Cork and White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA