Saturday 7th October 2017
	A Cliff Swallow was seen for a few minutes at Porthgwarra, Cornwall mid morning, a Blackpoll Warbler was at Blacksod, County Mayo and a White's Thrush was on Fair Isle, Shetland. Other new discoveries included a Red-eyed Vireo on Inishmore, County Galway, an Olive-backed Pipit and four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Unst and another of the latter on Foula, both Shetland, a Pallid Harrier at Kinsale, County Cork, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a White-rumped Sandpiper on South Uist, Western Isles and a White-billed Diver at Whitburn, County Durham. Lingering rarities included the Cedar Waxwing and Isabelline Wheatear in Scilly, Booted Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, Rustic Bunting, Red-throated Pipit and a further two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in Shetland, Red-eyed Vireo and Spotted Sandpiper in County Cork, Stilt Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent and two more Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and one in Lincolnshire. The best of the rest included a Melodious Warbler, a Little Bunting, a Richard's Pipit, a Marsh Warbler, a Wryneck, a Red-backed Shrike, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Common Rosefinches, three Barred Warblers, four Rose-coloured Starlings, seven Parrot Crossbills, a Spotted Crake, a Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, seven Grey Phalaropes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, two Pectoral Sandpipers, three American Golden Plovers, a Kumlien's Gull, an Iceland Gull, a Glaucous Gull, a Sabine's Gull, three Leach's Petrels, a Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skuas, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal and two American Wigeon.
-  Will Soar, RBA