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Saturday 1st December 2018  
  A Snowy Owl was discovered on Cairngorm, Highland today, whilst lingering rarities included the Bufflehead in County Cork, Black Scoter and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, King Eider in Ceredigion and White-billed Diver in Western Isles.

Scarcity highlights were a Pallas's Warbler, two Shorelarks, three Great Grey Shrikes, approximately 453 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeons, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 12 Taiga Bean Geese, 41 Tundra Bean Geese, a Sabine's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, a Pomarine Skua and two Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Will Soar, RBA