Wednesday 20th October 2010
	News of the first Red-flanked Bluetail for Hampshire was released today, regarding a bird at Sandy Point, Hayling Island for the third day. It showed well until mid morning, before being elusive for the rest of the day. A Glossy Ibis was seen at RAF Valley, Anglesey (with another at Exminster Marshes RSPB, Devon), and a Radde's Warbler was belatedly reported from Cot Valley, Cornwall. Other new discoveries included Ortolan Bunting and American Golden Plover in Norfolk (at Titchwell RSPB and Cley/Langham area respectively), and single Little Buntings were on Cape Clear, County Cork and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Long staying rarities included Green Heron in Cornwall, single Red-flanked Bluetails in Suffolk and Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Waterford, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Subalpine Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex and House Crow in County Cork. Scarcity highlights included Short-toed Lark, Melodious Warbler, Red-breasted Fly, Rose-coloured Starling, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Spotted Crake, Leach's Petrel, two Barred Warblers, two Honey Buzzards, two Cattle Egrets, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Richard's Pipits, three Pectoral Sandpipers, four Shorelarks, four Great White Egrets, four Grey Phalaropes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes, 13 Yellow-browed Warblers and 53 Waxwings.
-  Will Soar, RBA