Thursday 18th October 2018
	Today's new discoveries included Red-eyed Vireo (Co Galway), Pallid Swift (Northumberland), Blyth's Reed Warbler (Shetland) and two Richardson's Cackling Geese (Argyll). Two Gull-billed Terns in inland Northumberland have apparently been present for 15 days. The Grey Catbird (Cornwall), Veery and Scarlet Tanager (Co Cork), Baltimore Oriole (Western Isles), Spotted Sandpiper (Co Durham), White-rumped Sandpipers (Co Galway [2] and Co Cork), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset and Suffolk), Olive-backed Pipit (East Yorkshire), Ferruginous Ducks (Forth and Suffolk), Eastern Stonechat (Gwynedd), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Rustic Bunting (London), Black Scoter (Northumberland), Grey-cheeked Thrush (Isles of Scilly) and Blue-winged Teal (Shetland) all lingered.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA