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Monday 15th November 2010  
  An American Coot was discovered on The Mullet (Co Mayo) today. This is only the second record for Ireland, following the famous 1981 Cork bird. Nearby an American Buff-bellied Pipit was also recorded on The Mullet.

In Pembrokeshire an Ortolan Bunting was located on Skokholm Island. Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, American Robin in Devon, Squacco Herons in Northumberland and Pembrokeshire, Green Heron in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, King Eider in Suffolk, American Golden Plovers in Cornwall and Norfolk, Glossy Ibises in Norfolk and Devon, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA