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Saturday 26th January 2013  
  Another busy day, but with very little to show for it in terms of rarities. Lingerers included the American Coot in County Galway, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, single Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Pembrokeshire, two Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan, single Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Cornwall and single Glossy Ibises in County Cork and Pembrokeshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, six Great Grey Shrikes, a Kumlien's Gull, six Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Caspian Gulls, 11 Iceland Gulls and 17 Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA