Thursday 30th September 2021
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on Tiree, Argyll; the third Nearctic landbird of the autumn in Britain. Rarities elsewhere included White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire at Blacktoft Sands, Greater Yellowlegs still in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg where uniquely it was joined by a Lesser Yellowlegs, an Arctic Warbler still on the Orkney Isles, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Wexford and County Wicklow, and a White-billed Diver in Northumberland at Druridge Bay. On the Shetland Isles both the Baikal Teal and White's Thrush remained on Fair Isle, Rustic Bunting, Greenish Warbler, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, and King Eider were all on Mainland, Citrine Wagtail, Bluethroat, and Common Rosefinch on Unst, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Bressay, Marsh Warbler on Fetlar, with around the archipelago two each of Woodchat Shrike and Barred Warbler, three of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike, and Lapland Bunting, four Little Buntings, and a total of 17 Yellow-browed Warblers. On the Isles of Scilly the Balearic Woodchat Shrike remained on St Mary's with a Glossy Ibis, American Golden Plover and Buff-breasted Sandpiper were on Bryher, Red-backed Shrike on St Martin's, Spotted Crake on Tresco, three Grey Phalaropes off St Agnes, and a total of four Pectoral Sandpipers.
-  Chris Batty, RBA