Thursday 24th September 2020
	Discoveries today were headlined by an Eastern Stonechat species in Cleveland at South Gare and a Lesser Yellowlegs on North Uist, Western Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Bobolink in County Donegal, Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles, a Blue-winged Teal on the Western Isles, both Baird's Sandpiper and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, whilst the Franklin's Gull was reported again in West Yorkshire at Redcar Tarn. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Somerset), Cory's Shearwater (County Mayo), Ring-necked Duck (Cambridgeshire), Dotterel and Corncrake (Isles of Scilly), two each of Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Rose-coloured Starling, Little Bunting, Barred Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch and Wryneck, three of both American Golden Plover and Sabine's Gull, four of Glossy Ibis and Long-tailed Skua, eight Pectoral Sandpipers, and a total of 52 Lapland Buntings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA