Friday 2nd October 2009
	A second Veery arrived on Whalsay, Shetland today, with another remaining on Foula. Also on the islands are a Taiga Flycatcher, three Pechora Pipits, an American Buff-bellied Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and a Blyth's Reed Warbler. Nearby, on Orkney, a Red-eyed Vireo was found in Langskaill Plantation, with another Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on North Ronaldsay. A Baird's Sandpiper and a Long-billed Dowitcher were found on the Western Isles, with other new discoveries including single Glossy Ibises in Anglesey and Wiltshire, American Golden Plover in County Kerry and a Great White Egret in Sussex. Lingering rarities included the Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent, King Eider in Lincolnshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll on the Western Isles, Aquatic Warbler in Warwickshire and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Essex.
-  Will Soar, RBA