Friday 16th October 2009
	Shetland continued to host Blackpoll Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Taiga Flycatcher, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls, Spotted Sandpiper and Rustic Bunting. On Isles of Scilly Radde's Warblers were observed on St Mary's and St Martin's and a Red-throated Pipit flew over the former island. Elsewhere a Black Stork spent the afternoon at Bishop Middleham (Co Durham) and on Orkney the adult Franklin's Gull reappeared. Lingering rarities included Brown Shrike in Surrey, Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk, King Eider in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cheshire (2) and Lancashire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian and American Golden Plover in Fife. Eleven Glossy Ibises were recorded, including five in Somerset. In Ireland Blackpoll Warbler and Arctic Warbler both remained in Co Cork, the America Buff-bellied Pipit lingered in Co Clare and an American Golden Plover was discovered in Co Kerry. Late news from yesterday related to a Western Bonelli's Warbler on Calf of Man (Isle of Man).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA