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Thursday 8th November 2018  
  Rarity highlights comprised Pied Wheatears (Shetland and Wirral), Black Scoter (Northumberland), Hume's Warbler (Dorset), American White-winged Scoter (Lothian), Eastern Stonechat and King Eider (Norfolk), White-billed Diver (Kent), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset and Highland), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Dusky Warblers (Co Durham and Shetland) and Blyth's Reed Warbler (Co Cork).


The best of the rest included Red-backed Shrike (London), American Wigeon (Lancashire), White-tailed Eagle (North Yorkshire), two Common Rosefinches, two Hoopoes (Co Durham and Wiltshire), four Parrot Crossbills (Norfolk) and up to 12 Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA