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Friday 14th May 2010  
  Rarities today comprised the Oriental Pratincole still in Lincolnshire, an American Golden Plover new in County Mayo, Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in South Yorkshire, Broad-billed Sandpipers in both Highland and Lothian, King Eiders in both Aberdeenshire and the Shetland Isles and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire. A Black Kite was seen briefly in Norfolk and the Spotted Sandpiper was heard again in Lothian.

Scarcities included 48 migrant Dotterel in four trips, 10 Temminck's Stints, three Woodchat Shrikes, two each of American Wigeon and Glaucous Gull, White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), Purple Heron (Kent) and Surf Scoter (Lothian).
Chris Batty, RBA
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