Thursday 14th October 2010
	A Hermit Thrush on Barra, Western Isles was discovered at Castlebay, where it remained all afternoon. A Steppe Grey Shrike was at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire, and single Red-eyed Vireos were at Firkeel, County Cork and on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Other new arrivals single Red-throated Pipits in Yorkshire, Cleveland, County Cork and Cornwall (2), Lesser Yellowlegs at Port Meadow, Oxfordshire and a Red-breasted Goose at Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire. Shetland highlights included a Red-flanked Bluetail at Kergord, Olive-backed Pipit on Unst and Radde's Warbler at Toab, along with Daurian Shrike, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Coues's Arctic Redpoll, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Little Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, Short-toed Lark, two Great Grey Shrikes, Red-breasted Flycatcher, five Yellow-browed Warblers, Barred Warbler and three Little Auks. Scilly highlights included Red-eyed Vireo, Subalpine Warbler, American Golden Plover, Tawny Pipit, two Red-breasted Flycacthers, Rose-coloured Starling, Melodious Warbler, Icterine Warbler, two Wrynecks, Common Rosefinch, five Yellow-browed Warblers and a Tundra Peregrine. Long staying rarity highlights included Solitary Sandpiper in Devon, Green Heron in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetail in Norfolk, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire and House Crow in County Cork.
-  Will Soar, RBA