Friday 12th October 2018
	Highlight of the day was the report of a Bridled Tern off Castlegregory (Co Kerry), whilst Spotted Sandpiper (Cleveland), Bee-eater (Clyde), White-rumped Sandpiper (Co Wexford), Red-rumped Swallow (Kent) and Booted Warbler (Shetland) were also discovered. Lingering rarities comprised subalpine warbler species (Co Cork), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset, Suffolk and Western Isles), Olive-backed Pipits (Fife and East Yorkshire), Ferruginous Duck (Forth), Greenish Warbler and Tawny Pipit (Isles of Scilly) and Swainson's Thrush (Shetland). In addition to the aforementioned rarities, Shetland hosted Pallas's Warbler, two Great Grey Shrikes and at least three Barred Warblers, whilst Isles of Scilly produced a Bluethroat. Elsewhere the best of the scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Bluethroat (Orkney), Barred Warbler (Co Waterford), three Rose-coloured Starlings and Red-breasted Flycatchers and four Great Grey Shrikes. Late news and confirmation of identifications from yesterday came in the form of Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Isles of Scilly), Western Black-eared Wheatear (Orkney), Arctic Warbler (Lincolnshire) and Red-throated Pipit (Lancashire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA