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Saturday 9th February 2013  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Baikal Teal, alongside the Northern Harrier, at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Elsewhere, the Pine Grosbeak remained on the Shetland Isles, as did two Black Ducks and an American Herring Gull in County Cork, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Penduline Tit in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in East Sussex, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Pembrokeshire and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Clare, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, Richardson's Canada Goose and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. Two White-billed Divers were suspected on the Orkney Isles, and a Gyr was seen just briefly near Guisborough, Cleveland.

Otherwise, a Rose-coloured Starling was in Devon, a Richard's Pipit in County Louth, and in Norfolk, three Rough-legged Buzzards. Scarce gulls were represented by 18 Glaucous, 17 Iceland, eight Ring-billed, six Caspian and three Kumlien's.
Chris Batty, RBA
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