Sunday 2nd November 2008
	Once again, Asian passerines stole the show with at least two Red-flanked Bluetails, one at Weybourne, Norfolk and perhaps two at Ramsgate, Kent, an Olive-backed Pipit in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers on Unst, Shetland and in Kent at Sandwich Bay, Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire at Spurn and Kent at North Foreland, and single Siberian Stonechats at Easington, East Yorkshire and St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. Scarce migrants totalled 13 Pallas's Warblers, 22 Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, four Lapland Buntings, two each of Serin, Barred Warbler and Richard's Pipit and a single Common Rosefinch. Otherwise, in Scotland American Buff-bellied Pipit, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and White-rumped Sandpiper were all on the Western Isles, two White-billed Divers were around the Shetland Isles, the Hooded Merganser remained in Fife as did a Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway. In Ireland the Black Duck was still in County Kerry and a Lesser Scaup was found in County Galway. In England the Green Heron remained in Kent, Glossy Ibis and Ross's Goose returned to Lancashire, King Eider remained in Devon as did both American Golden Plover and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire and two Cattle Egrets in Somerset. Ferruginous Ducks were in both Buckinghamshire and Essex and single Great White Egrets were seen in Hampshire, Greater Manchester and Northamptonshire. Waxwings continue to be recorded in some numbers, with 517 reported from eighteen counties today.
-  Chris Batty, RBA