Friday 26th September 2008
	Despite the disappearance of yesterdays four mega Asian passerines - Brown Shrike, Brown Flycatcher, Siberian Thrush and Sykes's Warbler - it was another great day along the east coast with Norfolk alone hosting Blyth's Reed Warbler at West Runton, Lesser Grey Shrike at Weybourne, Siberian Stonechat at Stiffkey, Radde's Warbler at Holkham and both Radde's Warbler and Red-throated Pipit at Burnham Overy Dunes. Further Radde's Warblers were in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, Suffolk at Shingle Street and in Kent at Sandwich Bay. Elsewhere in Kent a Booted Warbler was at Margate briefly and a Dusky Warbler at St Margaret's at Cliffe. The Red-flanked Bluetail remained on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles with, on the Shetland Isles, Siberian Stonechat on Fair Isle and both Eastern Olivaceous Warbler and Blyth's Reed Warbler on Foula. A Greenish Warbler was seen at South Gare, Cleveland. Other rarities comprised the Stilt Sandpiper in Cumbria, Hudsonian Whimbrel on the Isles of Scilly, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Black Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Red-footed Falcon in East Yorkshire, White-winged Black Tern in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and single Great White Egrets in Ceredigion, Essex, Hampshire and Suffolk. Scarce landbirds included 86 Yellow-browed Warblers, nine Red-breasted Flycatchers, seven Red-backed Shrikes, five Great Grey Shrikes, four each of Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Lapland Bunting, three each of Little Bunting and Common Rosefinch, two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler and Richard's Pipit along with single Tawny Pipit and Serin.
-  Chris Batty, RBA