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Friday 11th November 2022  
  In County Cork, a Swinhoe's Petrel flew past Ballycotton mid afternoon, the first recod for the county and only the third for Ireland.

A Black Duck was at Termoncarragh Lough, County Mayo and a Dusky Warbler was found on St Mary's, Scilly. Red-rumped Swallows were recorded at Spurn, Yorkshire, Kessingland, Walberswick (three) and Aldeburgh, all Suffolk and Foreness Point (two) and Deal, both Kent.

Other lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail in Scilly, Pied Wheatear, Black Scoter and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Pallid Swift in Moray, another Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in County Kildare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire and the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Shropshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Lapland Bunting, a Waxwing, three Great Grey Shrikes, seven Shorelarks, a Montagu's Harrier, two American Golden Plovers, an American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, two Snow Geese, nine Glossy Ibises, a Cory's Shearwater, 887 Great Shearwaters, 20 Leach's Petrels, two Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, three Long-tailed Skuas, five Sabine's Gulls and five Glaucous Gulls.
Will Soar, RBA
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