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Thursday 10th December 2020  
  The highlight of the day was a Pallid Harrier on the Shetland Isles at Kergord, Mainland, whilst in Northumberland a White-billed Diver flew past Boulmer.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Bufflehead in County Down, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in both Merseyside and Isles of Scilly, and Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Somerset and Suffolk.

Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Green-winged Teal (Dorset), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Grey Phalarope, three of Little Bunting, Ring-billed Gull, and Great Grey Shrike, five Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 of Ring-necked Duck and Waxwing, 11 Glossy Ibises, and a total of 14 Lapland Buntings.

Late news from yesterday concerned the Sociable Lapwing still present in Cornwall.
Chris Batty, RBA
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