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Thursday 25th November 2010  
  The highlight of the day was confirmation of the identity of the Northern Harrier in Norfolk. Present along the North Norfolk coast since October, it showed again today between Thornham and Titchwell.

Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Green Heron still in Cornwall, Northern Harrier and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford, House Crow in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Leicestershire, Blue-winged Teal in County Tipperary, two Glossy Ibises together in Devon and a Northern Long-tailed Tit discovered at Wishaw, Clyde.

Scarcities comprised four Rough-legged Buzzards, three Great White Egrets, two Ring-billed Gulls and single Surf Scoter, Serin and Cattle Egret (all Devon), Hoopoe (Dorset), Ring-necked Duck (County Cork), Black Brant (West Sussex), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Green-winged Teal (County Antrim), Dotterel (Dumfries and Galloway) and Greenland Redpoll (Isles of Scilly). Waxwings were noted in 34 counties.
-  Chris Batty, RBA