Monday 20th September 2010
	The first American passerines of the Autumn were discovered today, the highlight being a Bobolink in Glamorgan. This bird was found late afternoon at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, near Port Talbot, where it remained elusive all evening. An American Buff-bellied Pipit on Fair Isle, Shetland continues this species' now regular appearances in Britain and Ireland in Autumn. Other Megas today included an adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Greatham Creek, Cleveland this evening, and a River Warbler at Quendale, Shetland. Two new Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls were found on Shetland and Orkney, with up to five birds lingering on the former. A Citrine Wagtail was on Yell, Shetland, and an Ortolan Bunting remained for its second day on Fair Isle, with another at Hengistbury Head, Dorset. Other new rarities included Spotted Sandpiper on the Exe Estuary, Devon, an American Golden Plover at Carrahane, County Kerry, a White-billed Diver in Ardmore Harbour, County Waterford and a second Glossy Ibis joined the one at pit 95 of the Cotswold Water Park in Wiltshire. Other rarity highlights included Whiskered Tern in Cheshire, House Crow in County Cork, House Finch in Devon, Wilson's Phalarope in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Flintshire and Blue-winged Teal in County Galway.
-  Will Soar, RBA