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Wednesday 25th November 2020  
 

At long last a Double-crested Cormorant was found, at an undisclosed location in Co.Kerry. Two female King Eiders were off St.John's Point in Co.Donegal. In Cornwall, the Pacific Diver returned to Mount's Bay for yet another winter. Two Dusky Warblers were found in the Nanjizal Valley in Cornwall. The Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk was confirmed.

Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Co.Cork, Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Crag Martin in Kent, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Kent, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and North Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler in Scilly.

Among other highlights were Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cornwall), Little Bunting (Nottinghamshire), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk), Ring-billed Gull (Pembrokeshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire), three Pallas's Warblers, Rose-coloured Starling, Barred Warbler (Co.Durham), Surf Scoter (Co.Meath), four Green-winged Teal, eight Ring-necked Ducks, Black Brant (Essex), Todd's Canada Goose (Lancashire), Grey Phalarope (Merseyside), Sabine's Gull (Kent) and seven Glossy Ibises.
-  David Campbell, RBA