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Friday 31st March 2017  
  New Red-rumped Swallows were found at Himley Hall in Staffordshire, Spurn in Yorkshire and at Porth Hellick in the Isles of Scilly, where two were present.

Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Stilt on the Isle of Wight, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, King Eider in Highland, single White-billed Divers in the Western Isles and Moray and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, three Yellow-browed Warblers and a Pomarine Skua.
-  Will Soar, RBA