Friday 18th October 2019
	Bird of the day was a Bobolink, found at Theddlethorpe NNR in Lincolnshire mid afternoon, where it remained on show into the evening. Intriguingly, a Bobolink reportedly flew over Sammy's Point, Easington (East Yorkshire) on Tuesday, 20 miles to the north-northwest of Theddlethorpe, as the Bobolink flies. Elsewhere new discoveries included Kentish Plover in Cleveland, Pallid Swift in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher (Derbyshire), White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire (2) and Co Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Co Galway, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Fife and Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk. Shetland hosted Lesser Grey Shrike, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Subalpine Warbler species, whilst Fair Isle continued to hold the Radde's or Yellow-streaked Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit. Scilly produced a new Spotted Sandpiper, as well as lingering Blue Rock Thrush, Blue-winged Teal and Subalpine Warbler species. The best of the lingering rarities elsewhere included Myrtle Warbler (Co Galway), Red-eyed Vireo (East Yorkshire), Subalpine Warbler species (Cornwall), Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll (Orkney), American Black Tern (Dorset), Lesser Scaup (Leicestershire), White-rumped Sandpipers (Ayrshire [2], Western Isles [2] and Co Kerry), Lesser Yelllowlegs (Co Cork) and Long-billed Dowitchers (Co Louth, Devon and West Yorkshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA