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Monday 22nd September 2014  
  On Shetland a Lanceolated Warbler (Fair Isle) and Pechora Pipit (Unst) were discovered, whilst two Subalpine Warblers, Rustic Bunting, two Arctic Warblers, Red-throated Pipit, Blyth's Reed Warbler, two Bluethroats, Olive-backed Pipit and three Little Bunting were spread around the archipelago.

In East Yorkshire the Masked Shrike remained at Spurn, whilst elsewhere lingering rarities comprised Arctic Warbler (Co Cork), Forster's Tern (Co Louth), Greenish Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit (Norfolk), Siberian Stonechat (Northumberland) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Hampshire), whilst a Pallid Harrier was reported at Sculthorpe Moor (Norfolk) and a Wilson's Petrel was seen from a survey vessel off Co Kerry.

Scarcity reports included Spotted Crake (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Co Kerry), Golden Oriole (Western Isles), Ortolan Bunting (Kent), Richard's Pipit (Hampshire), five Rose-coloured Starlings, 18 Barred Warblers, three Melodious Warblers, 11 Wryneck, 15 Red-breasted Flycatchers, at least 26 Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Pectoral Sandpipers, five Red-backed Shrikes and five Honey Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA