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Tuesday 7th February 2017  
  The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Lesser Yellowlegs in Gloucestershire at Commbe Hill Meadows. Elsewhere rarities comprised the Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser and Bonaparte's Gull in Clyde, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Devon), Serin (East Sussex), Surf Scoter (Conwy) and Green-winged Teal (Dorset), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-browed Warbler, Ring-billed Gull and Kumlien's Gull, three American Wigeons, six Great Grey Shrikes, 25 Cattle Egrets, 33 Lapland Buntings and a total of 54 Shorelarks.
Chris Batty, RBA
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