Thursday 1st October 2015
	Rarity sightings comprised Pechora Pipit, Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier (Shetland), Red-eyed Vireo (Isles of Scilly), Pallid Harrier (West Sussex), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Greater Yellowlegs (Isle of Wight), Long-billed Dowitcher (Hampshire), Wilson's Phalarope (Essex), Eastern Subalpine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Rustic Bunting and Ridgway's Cackling Goose (Devon), Semipalmated Sandpiper (Devon) and White-rumped Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Cork). The best of the rest included White-winged Black Tern (Lancashire), Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Dotterel (Shetland), Wryneck (Isles of Scilly), Glossy Ibis (Co Waterford), Ortolan Bunting (Co Durham), Red-necked Phalarope (Co Donegal), two Surf Scoters, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Bluethroats, three Little Buntings, four Pectoral Sandpipers, four Red-breasted Flycatcher, four Richard's Pipits, six Barred Warblers and up to eight Cattle Egrets.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA