Tuesday 20th September 2011
	The Isles of Scilly continued its fantastic form when yet another Mega American vagrant was discovered this afternoon - a Baltimore Oriole on St Mary's - the 7th record for the archipelago. St Mary's also continued to host the Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Solitary Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Bee-eater, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Woodchat Shrike and three Pectoral Sandpipers. At the other end of the British Isles, a Lesser Kestrel was identified on North Ronaldsay - the first record for Orkney, whilst in Ireland a Hudsonian Whimbrel was located at Mizen Head (Co Cork). Elsewhere new discoveries included Pallid Harrier on Mull (Argyll), Blyth's Reed Warbler in Co Kerry, two Semipalmated Sandpipers in Co Mayo and Red-rumped Swallow and Ortolan Bunting in Co Cork. Shetland continued to host Great Snipe, Little Bunting, Citrine Wagtail and Short-toed Lark on Fair Isle whilst a Pallid Harrier lingered near Hillwell (Mainland). In England lingering rarities included Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, American Black Tern in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Long-billed Dowitcher in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, whilst in Scotland a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Argyll and Long-billed Dowitcher in Clyde both lingered. In Ireland the Wilson's Phalarope (Co Cork), two Semipalmated Sandpipers and an American Golden Plover (Co Kerry) and White-rumped Sandpiper and Pallid Harrier (Co Wexford) all lingered.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA