Monday 28th October 2019
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of five Two-barred Crossbills together on the Western Isles on North Uist, with a Rustic Bunting new in Cornwall at Nanjizal and Porthgwarra, four White-billed Divers passing Papa Westray, Orkney Isles, the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Short-billed Dowitcher still in County Louth, single Long-billed Dowitchers in both Argyll and Northumberland, and White-rumped Sandpipers still in Lancashire, Leicestershire and the Western Isles. On the Isles of Scilly the Blue Rock Thrush remained on St Mary's with a Serin there too, on Tresco Isabelline Wheatear and Rustic Bunting, and on St Agnes Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit. On the Shetland Isles a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was on Mainland at Lerwick with an Eastern Stonechat at Sandwick, whilst on Unst a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified. Notable scarcities included Rose-coloured Starlings in both Berkshire and Northumberland, Short-toed Lark in County Donegal, Ring-necked Ducks in Argyll and Dorset, Red-necked Phalarope in West Yorkshire and a Kumlien's Gull in Cheshire. The Hooded Merganser remained in Leicestershire at Rutland Water was shown to be a metal-ringed escape.
-  Chris Batty, RBA