Wednesday 4th October 2017
	The lingering American landbirds on Isles of Scilly was the highlight of the day; both the Cedar Waxwing and Cliff Swallow remained St Agnes and St Mary's respectively. Elsewhere the Scarlet Tanager was still in Co Cork, whilst an American Buff-bellied Pipit was discovered on Mainland Shetland and a Red-eyed Vireo was in Co Kerry. New discoveries also included Blyth's Reed Warbler on Orkney and Rustic Bunting on Shetland. Shetland also hosted another Rustic Bunting, two Red-throated Pipits, up to 13 Parrot Crossbills, American Golden Plover, Great Grey Shrike, Red-breasted Flycatcher and four Little Buntings, and Isles of Scilly produced the Isabelline Wheatear, three Bee-eaters, Spotted Crake, Rose-coloured Starling, American Golden Plover and Wryneck. The Spotted and Stilt Sandpipers (Dorset), Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher (Kent), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire) and Red-breasted Goose (Orkney) also lingered. The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (Pembrokeshire), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Red-backed Shrike and Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler (Lincolnshire), Common Rosefinch (Western Isles) and White-winged Black Tern (Northumberland).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA