Sunday 1st September 2013
	Lingering rarities included Stilt Sandpiper (Cheshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Citrine Wagtails (Scilly and Shetland [2]), Two-barred Crossbills (South Yorkshire [6+] and Norfolk), Lesser Yellowlegs (Carmarthenshire), Bonaparte's Gull (Lancashire) and Greenish Warbler (Co Durham). Semipalmated Sandpipers arrived at Abbotsbury Swannery (Dorset) and North Uist (Western Isles). In Ireland a Greenish Warbler (Co Cork), Semipalmated Sandpipers (Co Wexford [2] and Co Clare), White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Donegal and American Golden Plover and Pied-billed Grebe (Co Mayo) were today's most notable sightings. Scarcity highlights included Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Short-toed Lark (Lincolnshire), Dotterel (Conwy), Ring-necked Duck (Lothian), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Scilly), four Spotted Crakes, seven Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Red-backed Shrikes and at least 20 Wrynecks.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA