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Wednesday 4th January 2023  
  A Laughing Gull was discovered offshore from Beesands Ley today.

Rarities today comprised of a White-winged Scoter in County Mayo, Isabelline Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier, and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Penduline Tit in County Cork, Arctic Redpoll and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, in County Mayo, and King Eider in Cleveland.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler, two Glossy Ibises, Great Grey Shrike, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Grey Phal, two Ring-billed Gulls, Lapland Bunting, two American Wigeon, three Yellow-browed Warblers, five Iceland Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls, five Tundra Bean Geese, two Snow Geese, 13 Waxwings, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 19 Shorelarks.
-  Ben Clark, RBA