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Sunday 12th February 2023  
 

Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck still on the Western Isles, White-winged Scoters in both Lothian and County Mayo, Baikal Teal in Gwynedd, Hooded Merganser and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Hume's Warblers in Kent (2) and Somerset, Pallid Harrier, Long-billed Dowitcher, and three Ferruginous Ducks all in Norfolk, King Eider in Cleveland, two Penduline Tits together in East Sussex, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, County Mayo, and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Surrey, and the Western Isles.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (County Durham), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Yellow-browed Warbler (Lancashire), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire), two each of Richard's Pipit, Surf Scoter, Snow Goose, Great Grey Shrike, Green-winged Teal, and Glossy Ibis, three American Wigeons, 12 Shorelarks, 19 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 47 Waxwings.
Chris Batty, RBA
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