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Thursday 17th February 2022  
 

A drake Ferruginous Duck was found in County Tyrone at Ballysaggart Lough.

Lingering rarities included the American Robin in Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, 4 Lesser Scaups in Clyde (three) and Scilly, single Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Argyll, Norfolk and Essex, Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, American Coot in County Wexford, King Eider in Highlands, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in Sussex and 3 Penduline Tits in Somerset.

Scarcities included Little Bunting, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Snow Geese, 3 Green-winged Teals, 3 Ring-billed Gulls, 22 Iceland Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls, 16 Shorelarks, 21 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 21 Glossy Ibises.
-  Toby Carter, RBA