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| Sunday 11th December 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Black Redstart in Gloucestershire at Tewkesbury; perhaps the individual at that present nearby at Ripple, Worcestershire on 6th December. In Ireland a
Snowy Owl was located in County Galway near Spiddal, the Forster's Tern relocated to Aughinish, County Clare, and in County Sligo
King Eiders were at both Ballysadare bay and Mullaghmore, and a Lesser Scaup returned to Lough Gara. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, the Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, American Coot on the Western Isles, Hooded Merganser in Ayrshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Lothian, two Dusky Warblers together in Worcestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles. Scarcitities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Kent), Surf Scoter (Devon), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire), two Ring-billed Gulls, three American Wigeons, five each of both Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, 31 Cattle Egrets and 44 Shorelarks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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