Monday 21st September 2020
	There were a fair few new finds today, including Blue-winged Teal at Annagh Marsh in Co.Mayo, Spotted Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough in Co.Clare, Tawny Pipit at Porthgwarra in Cornwall, Aquatic Warbler at Radipole Lake RSPB in Dorset, Blyth's Reed Warblers in East Yorkshire and Kent, Greenish Warbler at Flamborough in East Yorkshire, Arctic Warblers at Warham Greens in Norfolk and at Whitburn in Co.Durham, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gwent, Long-billed Dowitcher at Lough Beg in Co.Derry, and Baird's Sandpipers in Western Isles and Co.Wexford. There was late news of a Collared Pratincole at Ballinskelligs in Co.Kerry yesterday. Scilly had its latest Wilson's Petrel record from the day's pelagic. The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher remained on Tiree and the Bobolink remained in Co.Donegal while the Brown Shrike in Norfolk, Arctic Warbler in Kent, four Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, Black Kite in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, and the Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall and Co.Cork were all still present. Other highlights included American Golden Plover (Hampshire), 11 Pectoral Sandpipers, two Sabine's Gulls, eight of both Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Dotterel, nine Barred Warblers, Woodchat Shrike (Shetland), four Red-breasted Flycatchers, four Common Rosefinches, two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Little Buntings, three Red-backed Shrikes, 12 Wrynecks, Spotted Crake (Suffolk), Surf Scoter (Co.Kerry), American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck (both at sites in Cambridgeshire), 11 Glossy Ibises and three migrant Honey Buzzards.
-  David Campbell, RBA