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Saturday 13th February 2016  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Glaucous-winged Gull and Black Duck in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall (with another of the latter still in Glamorgan), Greater Yellowlegs on the Isle of Wight, Pallid Harrier, Lesser Yellowlegs and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk (with others of the latter in West Yorkshire, County Durham and Hampshire), two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire and King Eider in Fife.

Scarcity highlights included the Hoopoe, a Yellow-browed Warbler, three Richard's Pipits, a Waxwing and a Rose-coloured Starling.
-  Will Soar, RBA