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Friday 8th April 2011  
  The roaming Black Stork was seen briefly in Kent today, as it flew over New Hythe GPs mid morning. A Red-rumped Swallow was seen at Portland, Dorset, a Bee-eater was at Sennen, Cornwall and the Bonaparte's Gull reappeared on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire.

Lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern in Cornwall, Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Western Isles, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset.

Spring scarcities included a Hoopoe, a White-spotted Bluethroat, a Short-toed Lark, two Wrynecks, two Purple Herons, two Serins and two Woodchat Shrikes.
Will Soar, RBA
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