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Wednesday 13th October 2010  
  On Scilly, an Olive-backed Pipit was present on St Mary's this evening, whilst a Red-throated Pipit was seen on Tresco mid morning. Another Red-throated Pipit was seen at Pendeen, Cornwall. Further east, a Little Bunting was at Ramsgate, Kent, and an Ortolan Bunting was at Landguard NR, Suffolk, whilst further north an American Golden Plover was at Keiss, Highland, briefly and a Coues's Arctic Redpoll and a Radde's Warbler were on Shetland. A King Eider was reported from North Ronaldsay, Orkney and a White-rumped Sandpiper was seen in County Kerry.

Lingering rarities included Myrtle Warbler in County Cork, Solitary Sandpiper in Devon, Green Heron in Cornwall, Western Black-eared Wheatear and Subalpine Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Pied Wheatear in Orkney, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Norfolk and Daurian Shrike, two Olive-backed Pipits, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Western Bonelli's Warbler on Shetland.
-  Will Soar, RBA