Thursday 26th October 2017
	Two Grey-cheeked Thrushes were discovered today - on St Martin's (Isles of Scilly) and Red Strand (Co Cork). Isles of Scilly also hosted a Dusky Warbler, Surf Scoter, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Bluethroat and at least two Little Buntings. Meanwhile Shetland produced Pied Wheatear, Steppe Grey Shrike, two Olive-backed Pipits, Hume's Warbler, two Dusky Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher and three Little Buntings. Elsewhere new discoveries included Radde's Warblers (Cornwall and Pembrokeshire), Red-throated Pipit (Devon), two Penduline Tits (Suffolk), two White-billed Divers (Orkney), Pallid Harrier (Dorset) and White-rumped Sandpiper (Cornwall), whilst the adult Forster's Tern returned to Co Galway. Lingering rarities comprised Richardson's Cackling Goose (Northumberland), two Long-billed Dowitchers (Merseyside), Rock Thrush (Gwent), Ferruginous Duck (Forth), Stilt and Spotted Sandpipers, Radde's Warbler and Lesser Scaup (Dorset), White-rumped Sandpiper (Co Kerry) and Pallid Harrier (Co Cork).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA