Wednesday 23rd August 2017
	New discoveries included a juvenile Spotted Sandpiper in Co Dublin, Greenish Warbler in Cornwall and Black-winged Stilt in Kent. Seawatching at Bridges of Ross produced a Fea's/Desertas Petrel, whilst lingering rarities elsewhere comprised Caspian Tern (Norfolk), Bonaparte's Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher and three Black-winged Stilts (Kent), Bonaparte's Gull (Dorset) and Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham). The quintessential mix of early autumn scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Night Heron (Buckinghamshire), Dotterel (Kent), Barred Warbler (Orkney), Temminck's Stint (Northamptonshire), Common Rosefinch (Shetland), two Spotted Crakes, two Ortolan Buntings, three Red-necked Phalaropes, four Wrynecks and at least five Pectoral Sandpipers.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA