Thursday 23rd August 2018
	In Co Clare a Barolo Shearwater and Wilson's Petrel flew past Bridges of Ross during the afternoon. Lingering rarities comprised Stilt Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), American Black Tern (Kent), Black Duck (Highland), Bonaparte's Gulls (Wirral and Kent), Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper and Citrine Wagtail (Isles of Scilly), Hooded Merganser and White-rumped Sandpiper (Shetland) and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Suffolk). The best of the rest included Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), Wryneck (Kent), Melodious Warbler (East Sussex), two each of Purple Heron, Ortolan Bunting and Spotted Crake and four Barred Warblers.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA