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Tuesday 21st February 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting in Yorkshire, Pacific Divers in Northumberland and Cornwall, Killdeer in Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Black Duck in Highland and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Temminck's Stint, two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal and three Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Will Soar, RBA