Sunday 20th October 2013
	Five new rarities were discovered on Shetland today, the highlight being a Red-flanked Bluetail at Upper Voe, Mainland. A Lanceolated Warbler and an Olive-backed Pipit were on Fair Isle, while back on Mainland a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was at Swinister and a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was at Quendale. Further south, a Siberian Stonechat was seen at Howick, Northumberland and an Isabelline Shrike was at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Other new rarities included a Blue-winged Teal at Ballycotton, County Cork, an Olive-backed Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and Glossy Ibises were at East Chevington, Northumberland and Abberton Reservoir, Essex. Lingering rarity highlights included the Semipalmated Plover in both Hampshire and West Sussex, a Sora on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Red-flanked Bluetail on Orkney, Pallid Swift and Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cleveland, Sardinian Warbler and Radde's Warblers in Borders and the Isles of Scilly, Dusky Warblers in Fife, Cleveland and Yorkshire, Siberian Stonechat in Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper on Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Forster's Tern in County Dublin, Northern Harrier in County Wexford and Two-barred Crossbill and six Parrot Crossbills in Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA