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Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.

Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.

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Saturday 10th December 2016  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, single Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland and Lothian, Isabelline Wheatear and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Worcestershire, Hooded Merganser in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaup in Orkney, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, three Lapland Buntings, two American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Ring-billed Gull, five Iceland Gulls and six Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA