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Sunday 18th March 2012  
  The highlights of the day were the discovery of an Alpine Swift in Cornwall on The Lizard, and in the same county, confirmation of a Blue-winged Teal near Wadebridge.

Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Spanish Sparrow in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Laughing Gull in Cumbria, Paddyfield Warbler in West Sussex, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Siberian Stonechat and two Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, with Glossy Ibises logged in Cleveland, Dorset (2), County Galway, Kent (2), Norfolk (4), Pembrokeshire (3) and Suffolk.

Scarcities included single Night Herons in both Cornwall and Devon, Rose-coloured Starlings in both Ayrshire and Hampshire, Pectoral Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall, West Sussex and Worcestershire, and four Surf Scoters together in Conwy.
Chris Batty, RBA
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