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Thursday 2nd February 2012  
  Long staying rarities seen today included the Northern Waterthrush on the Isles of Scilly, Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Paddyfield Warbler in Sussex and two Northern Long-tailed Tits in Yorkshire. 30 Glossy Ibises were recorded, including a new bird in Devon and the flock of 23 remained in Pembrokeshire.

Significant late news from yesterday concerned a smart juvenile Thayer's Gull in County Fermanagh, which has been present for at least two weeks, and Ireland's first Black-throated Thrush, in County Kerry.

Scarcity highlights included the Parrot Crossbill in Sussex, Richard's Pipit in County Down and four Yellow-browed Warblers (two in Devon and singles in Cornwall and Somerset).
-  Will Soar, RBA

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