Saturday 10th September 2016
	Headline lingering rarities comprised the Cliff Swallow on Isles of Scilly and Western Purple Swamphen in Lincolnshire, whilst the Black Duck in Highland, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon were also logged. A  Pallid Harrier was in Derbyshire for its second day, a Booted Warbler arrived on Shetland, an Isabelline Shrike was reported in Cornwall and a Blyth's Reed Warbler was reported in London. Rare and scarce shorebirds included five Baird's Sandpipers, six Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Kentish Plover (East Yorkshire), Spotted Sandpier (Co Clare), Semipalmated Sandpiper (Hampshire) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Kerry). The best of the rest included Barred Warbler (Lancashire), Purple Heron (Anglesey), Melodious Warbler (Gwynedd), Icterine Warbler (Pembrokeshire) and White-winged Black Tern (Cleveland).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA