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Friday 22nd March 2013  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Red-breaedted Goose and Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, two Black-bellied Dippers together in Norfolk, and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Lincolnshire and Herefordshire.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Berkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Great Grey Shrike (Dorset), Lapland Bunting (two in East Yorkshire) and American Wigeon (Devon), whilst notable gulls included Ring-billed, four Glaucous, and two each of Kumlien's, Iceland and Caspian.

Summer migrants continued to arrive with six Garganey noted, along with three each of both Ring Ouzel and Osprey, and Little Ringed Plover, Arctic Skua, Common Tern, House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow, White Wagtail, and a total of 61 Wheatears.
-  Chris Batty, RBA