Wednesday 30th October 2013
	Lingering megas dominated the headlines today, with the Cape May Warbler still present on the Shetland Isles on Unst, Mourning Dove in Highland on Rhum, Hermit Thrush in Cornwall at Porthgwarra, and on the Isles of Scilly both American Robin and White's Thrush were present alongside Paddyfield, Dusky and Subalpine Warbler. Rarities elsewhere comprised Sardinian Warbler in Borders, Two-barred Crossbills in both Norfolk and Surrey, Penduline Tit in Kent, Little Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Devon and Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose and Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall and the Western Isles, Northern Harrier in Cambridgeshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire, and seven Glossy Ibises. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (West Sussex), Parrot Crossbill (2 in Kent), Richard's Pipit (2 in Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall and Norfolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Galway), Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Common Rosefinch (Orkney Isles), and Red-backed Shrike (South Yorkshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA