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Sunday 10th October 2021  
  The Long-toed Stint remained in West Yorkshire at St Aidan's whilst other rarities continuing to linger in England were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Red-eyed Vireo in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Kent, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk. Discoveries here included a Black-browed Albatross in Cornwall off Pendeen Watch, a male Subalpine Warbler species at Filey, North Yorkshire, and a Radde's Warbler at East Soar, Devon.

In Ireland the highlight of the day was the discovery of a Blackpoll Warbler in County Cork at Galley Head with Semipalmated Plover, Radde's Warbler, and Common Rosefinch elsewhere in County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover and Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs still in County Wicklow, and national day totals of three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, and four American Golden Plovers. In Scotland Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs remained together in Aberdeenshire, and in Wales an American Buff-bellied Pipit at Landimore, Glamorgan had first been seen there on Friday.

On the Shetland Isles Woodchat Shrike, King Eider, White-billed Diver, Barred Warbler, and Common Rosefinch were all on Mainland, Short-toed Lark and Ring-necked Duck on Yell, Yellow-browed Warbler on Fair Isle, with two Lapland Buntings, three Bluethroats, and five Shorelarks around the islands. On the Isles of Scilly American Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Rose-coloured Starling were between Bryher and Tresco, Red-breasted Flycatcher on St Martin's, and two Little Buntings, three Dotterel, and five Yellow-browed Warblers were logged around the isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA