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Tuesday 31st October 2017  
  The best birding today was on the Isles of Scilly where Radde's Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit, Pallas's Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Bunting and the lingering Wilson's Snipe were all noted on St Mary's, an Eastern Stonechat species arrived on St Agnes and a Surf Scoter remained off Tresco.

Rarities elsewhere comprised an Olive-backed Pipit new in Cornwall at Mousehole, the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Steppe Grey Shrike and three Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on the Shetland Isles, Pacific Golden Plover still in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire and Merseyside, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, East Yorkshire and County Londonderry (2).

Further scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher and Rose-coloured Starling (both Cornwall), Hoopoe (Pembrokeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three of Richard's Pipit and Snow Goose and a total of four American Golden Plovers.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 30th October 2017  
  Orkney provided the highlights today with a juvenile Ivory Gull and four White-billed Divers recorded at Mull Head, Papa Westray, and two unidentified Fea's/Desertas/Zino's Petrels passing North Ronaldsay. Discoveries elsewhere included a Radde's Warbler in County Clare at Loop Head and a Bee-eater at Whitburn, County Durham.

Other rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Pallid Harrier still in County Cork, Olive-backed Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and County Wexford (2), and single White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire, County Cork, Cornwall and County Wexford.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Serin and Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Short-toed Lark and Wryneck (County Cork), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Black-bellied Dipper (East Yorkshire), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and Lesser Snow Goose, three of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck and a total of five American Golden Plovers.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 28th October 2017  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Common Yellowthroat in County Cork at Toe Head; only the second record for Ireland. New rarities elsewhere comprised a Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford at Tacumshin and single Red-throated Pipits at both Polgigga, Cornwall and Cape Clear, County Cork.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush in Gwent, Steppe Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and County Wexford (2), and the Lesser Scaup now relocated in Hampshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 27th October 2017  
  The best birding today was on the Isles of Scilly where Red-throated Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Wilson's Snipe, American Golden Plover, Surf Scoter, Lapland Bunting, two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit, and three Dusky Warblers were all logged.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Grey-cheeked Thrush in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike and Eastern Stonechat species on the Shetland Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire, Red-throated Pipit in Devon, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Forth, White-rumped Sandpiper in both Cornwall and County Wexford, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Merseyside (2) and County Wexford (2).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 24th October 2017  
  The highlight of the day was a flyby Pallid Swift in North Yorkshire at Hunmanby Gap whilst a Red-throated Pipit flew over Berkeley Shore in Gloucestershire. In County Kerry the Black Scoter returned to Rossbeigh for the fourth consecutive winter whilst nearby White-rumped Sandpipers were new at both Carrahane Strand and Black Rock Strand.

On the Shetland Isles seven Arctic Redpolls were logged whilst the Steppe Grey Shrike remained on Whalsay and an Eastern Stonechat species was on Mainland at Sandwick. Around the islands were Surf Scoter, Barred Warbler and two each of Shorelark and Great Grey Shrike all recorded.

Further lingering rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Olive-backed Pipit in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Stonechat species on the Orkney Isles, Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Lesser Scaup in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Clare and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland.

Significant others included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Merseyside), Barred Warbler (Aberdeenshire), Little Bunting (Isles of Scilly), Short-toed Lark, Rose-coloured Starling and Wryneck (all Cornwall), American Wigeon (Argyll and Northumberland), American Golden Plover (County Kerry and Western Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Kerry and South Yorkshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
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