Saturday 1st October 2016
	New discoveries included Red-eyed Vireo on Isle of Man, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Semipalmated Sandpiper and Blyth's Reed Warblers in Co Wexford and Gwynedd. Lingering rarities comprised Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Co Cork), Forster's Tern (Co Louth), Dalmatian Pelican (Devon), Black Duck (Highland), Pallid Harrier (Kent), Western Purple Swamphen (Lincolnshire), Ferruginous Duck (London) and Franklin's Gull (Northumberland). The Shetland Isles hosted a Blyth's Reed Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, three Bluethroats, Surf Scoter and Hoopoe, whilst Isles of Scilly produced Bluethroat, American Golden Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Melodious Warbler. Rare shorebirds included Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Baird's Sandpipers (Co Dublin and Northumberland), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset and Exeter) and Semipalmated Sandpipers (Co Wexford [3] and Argyll [2]).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA