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| Saturday 2nd February 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Pine Grosbeak on the Shetland
Isles at North Collafirth. If it is still present tomorrow it will represent only the second truly twitchable Pine Grosbeak in Britain ever. Elsewhere, an
American Herring Gull was a new discovery in County Cork at Baltimore, whilst the identification of both a
Lesser Scaup in Flintshire at Shotton, and a Dark-breasted Barn Owl at Rodmell, East Sussex were confirmed. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Gyr on the Orkney Isles, American Coot and Forster's Tern in County Galway, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Berkshire, Black Duck in Highland, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Northern Harrier and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Bonaparte's Gulls in both East Sussex and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and Glossy Ibis in County Cork. Scarcities included the Pallas's Warbler still in Berkshire, Richard's Pipit in County Louth, Hoopoe in Dorset, Kumlien's Gull in East Yorkshire, with two each of Cattle Egret, Surf Scoter, Grey Phalarope and Black Brant, three each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Lapland Bunting, four each of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, seven Green-winged Teals, eight Tundra Bean Geese and 14 Great White Egrets, whilst gulls included 11 Iceland, 13 Glaucous, 14 Ring-billed and 21 Caspian. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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