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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.

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Sunday 7th February 2021  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Northern Mockingbird in Devon at Exmouth where it was first seen around a month ago.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-winged Scoter again in Lothian at Eastfield, the Rustic Bunting still in Surrey, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Devon, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles.

Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Angus), Kumlien's Gull (County Armagh), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Leach's Petrel, three Little Buntings, four Ring-billed Gulls, and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks.

Significant late news concerns the Forster's Tern again present yesterday in County Galway; it is beieved to be the same individual that was first seen there on 26th November 2003.
-  Chris Batty, RBA