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Friday 3rd March 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the American Coot in the Western Isles, Gyr, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pine Bunting in Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon (now the longest staying Desert Wheatear ever in Britain, having been present for 116 days), Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Clyde and County Cork, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll.

Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Pomarine Skua, a Lesser Snow Goose, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teals, five Kumlien's Gulls and six Ring-billed Gulls.
Will Soar, RBA
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