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Friday 20th January 2017  
  A male Pine Bunting was discovered today, at Dunnington in North Yorkshire. Further north, a juvenile Pacific Diver was identified at East Chevington NWT, Northumberland, having been present in the area for three days. A white morph Gyr was seen on the east side of Lough Neagh in County Armagh.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in County Antrim and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk.
-  Will Soar, RBA