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Tuesday 23rd October 2018  
  Today's new discoveries included a Red-eyed Vireo in Co Cork and Rustic Bunting on Isles of Scilly. Isles of Scilly also continued to host Grey-cheecked Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Dusky Warbler, two Richard's Pipits, two Little Bunting, Wryneck, Red-backed Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret.

Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised Grey Catbird (Cornwall), Eastern Stonechat (Norfolk), two Gull-billed Terns (Northumberland), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Ferruginous Duck (Forth), Dusky Warbler (Cornwall), Booted Warbler (Co Kerry), Spotted Sandpiper (Co Durham), White-rumped Sandpiper (Co Dublin), Lesser Yellowlegs (Borders), Richardson's Canada Goose (Argyll) and Lesser Scaup (Anglesey). In Norfolk a probable flyover Nutcracker was observed near Cromer.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA