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Friday 19th September 2014  
  New discoveries today included the autumn's first Red-flanked Bluetail at Sumburgh Head, Shetland, a Booted Warbler at Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly, a Pallid Harrier at Eastside, Orkney, an Olive-backed Pipit at Wells, Norfolk and a Siberian Stonechat on Holy Island, Northumberland. A Greenish Warbler was on Whalsay, Shetland, and new Little Buntings included two at Sumburgh and one at Fladdabister, both Shetland, two on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and two also on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. An unidentified Bonelli's warbler species was in Kenidjack Valley, Cornwall, an Arctic Redpoll was reported from St Martin's, Isles of Scilly and a Wilson's Petrel was off County Kerry.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Daurian Shrike and Olive-backed Pipit on Orkney (with another of the latter in Lincolnshire), Rustic Bunting and Greenish Warbler in Northumberland (with another of the latter in Norfolk), Snowy Owl in Moray, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Hampshire and County Donegal and the White-rumped Sandpiper in County Antrim.
Will Soar, RBA
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