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Sunday 26th February 2023  
 

Discoveries today included an American Herring Gull on the Western Isles on Lewis at Stornoway with a White-billed Diver off Vatersay, and on the Shetland Isles a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Mainland at Hoswick.

Rarities elsewhere comprised White-winged Scoters still in both Lothian and County Mayo, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Greater Yellowlegs in County Waterford, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Baikal Teal in Gwynedd, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, King Eider in Cleveland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, a White-billed Diver in Shetland, and in Dorset the Black Kite showed again at Winterborne Kingston.

Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Great Grey Shrike (Moray), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Rough-legged Buzzard, Richard's Pipit, Surf Scoter, and American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teals, four of Lapland Bunting and Snow Goose, six Glossy Ibises, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, 13 Shorelarks, and 15 Waxwings.

Incoming summer migrants included Garganey (Somerset), Swallow (Isle of Wight), House Martin (Devon), and Sand Martin (Cornwall).
Chris Batty, RBA
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