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Sunday 28th November 2010  
  Four of the five new rarities today were wildfowl, and included two Ferruginous Ducks, a female in Burgess Park, London and another at Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset, a Black Duck in Bangor, County Down and a Ross's Goose at Holkham, Norfolk. A Coues's Arctic Redpoll was seen in Cley, Norfolk twice before it flew west.

Lingering rarities included an American Coot in County Mayo, a Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, a Northern Harrier in Norfolk, a Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Leicestershire and a Forster's Tern in County Galway.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a  Surf Scoter, a Grey Phalarope, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Common Rosefinches, two Great White Egrets, two Cattle Egrets,  three Ring-billed Gulls and six Great Grey Shrike.
Will Soar, RBA
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