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Monday 27th February 2023  
 

Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, American Herring Gull on the Western Isles, Greater Yellowlegs in County Waterford, Baikal Teal in Gwynedd, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, both Long-billed Dowitcher and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, King Eiders in Cleveland and the Shetland Isles, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, White-billed Diver on Shetland, and a Black Kite reported briefly in West Sussex.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Ring-billed Gull (County Fermanagh), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Green-winged Teal (Highland), two each of American Wigeon and Black Brant, three Lapland Buntings, four Glossy Ibises, 10 Shorelarks, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 13 Waxwings.

Incoming summer migrants included a Sand Martin in Somerset.
Chris Batty, RBA
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