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| Monday 3rd January 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Northumberland at Widdrington. Elsewhere in Britain lingering rarities comprised the
Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and
Ross's Goose all in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire,
Glossy Ibis in Berkshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Ross's Goose in Cumbria and two
Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in County Durham. Rarities in Ireland consisted of an American Coot in County Mayo, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck together in County Wexford, House Crow in County Cork and Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh. Across the British Isles scarcities included 33 Shorelarks, 21 each of Lapland Bunting and Tundra Bean Goose, 17 Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Iceland Gulls, seven Surf Scoters, six each of both Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, five Rough-legged Buzzards, Glaucous Gulls, Green-winged Teals and Black Brants, three each of American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Balearic Shearwater and Grey Phalarope, two Caspian Gulls and a Snow Goose. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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