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Tuesday 8th March 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Egyptian Vulture still in County Roscommon, Forster's Tern and Ross's Gull in County Galway, Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, two Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in London, King Eiders in both Highland and Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, White-billed Diver in Moray, Richardson's Cacklng Geese in County Clare and County Galway, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde (2), Dorset, and the Western Isles (3).

Scarcities included Short-toed Lark, Rough-legged Buzzard, and Black Brant (Norfolk), Little Bunting (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Waxwing (North Yorkshire), two Ring-billed Gulls, three of American Wigeon and Great Grey Shrike, four Kumlien's Gulls, six of Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, Shorelark, and Lapland Bunting, eight Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 13 Glossy Ibises.

Incoming spring migrants included Sand Martin (Worcestershire), two each of both Garganey and Wheatear, and six Little Ringed Plovers.
Chris Batty, RBA
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