Monday 18th October 2010
	Discovery of the day was Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, which flew over Sharpenhoe Clappers early this afternoon. On Lundy (Devon) a Red-flanked Bluetail was trapped and ringed. Lingering passerines included Steppe Grey Shrike in Aberdeenshire, Northern Long-tailed Tits and Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Waterford, and House Crow in Co Cork, rare waders comprised American Golden Plovers in Co Cork and Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire and Baird's Sandpiper in Essex and wildfowl included King Eider in Suffolk and Ferruginous Ducks in Suffolk and Somerset. In Cornwall the Green Heron lingered at Lost Gardens of Heligan. Isles of Scilly produced Subalpine Warbler, Little Bunting, American Golden Plover and Red-eyed Vireo.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA