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Friday 6th April 2012  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a white morph Gyr on Benbecula, Western Isles. Elsewhere, a Ferruginous Duck was located at Lisvane Reservoir, Glamorgan, and a Penduline Tit was heard calling at Minsmere, Suffolk.

Lingering rarities comprised the Thayer's Gull still in Lincolnshire, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black Duck and Falcated Duck in County Mayo, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in Dumfries and Galloway, Somerset (2) and County Wexford (2), Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Little Bunting in Devon, Ross's Goose in Cumbria, and Glossy Ibises in Cleveland, Dorset (2), Essex, Pembrokeshire (3) and Suffolk.

Scarcities included both Purple Heron and Hoopoe in Devon, Surf Scoter in Cornwall, Pectoral Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Cattle Egret in Essex and six Kumlien's Gulls together in County Donegal.
Chris Batty, RBA
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