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Wednesday 17th July 2013  
  New rarities today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper in Dorset at Lodmoor, a Bonaparte's Gull briefly in Cornwall at Sennen Cove, and a fly-over Black Kite at Allen Dale, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Pacific Golden Plover in Leicestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in Lancashire, Gull-billed Tern in County Wexford, Little Bittern in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire.

Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Aberdeenshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (London), and Cory's Shearwater (passing County Donegal).
Chris Batty, RBA
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