Wednesday 13th October 2021
	Discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire at Misson, a Rustic Bunting in East Sussex at Litlington, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, and in Cornwall Red-throated Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, and now two Semipalmated Sandpipers. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included the Long-toed Stint in West Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Aberdeenshire, Desert Wheatear in Kent, Western Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, and a Cackling Goose in Argyll. On the Isles of Scilly Red-throated Pipit, Rustic Bunting, Serin, and Lapland Bunting were on St Mary's, Bluethroat and Wryneck on Bryher, Red-breasted Flycatcher on St Martin's, and on St Agnes Common Rosefinch and Yellow-browed Warbler. On the Shetland Isles Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was on Unst, American Golden Plover, Red-breasted Flycatcher, and two King Eiders on Mainland, Surf Scoter and Red-breasted Flycatcher on Fair Isle, and on Yell a Ring-necked Duck. Around Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Red-throated Pipit, and Yellow-browed Warbler were all in County Cork, an Arctic Warbler was new in County Mayo on Clare Island, Pacific Golden Plover still in County Kerry, Wilson's Phalarope, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, Hoopoe in County Galway, and around Ireland totals of two each of Long-billed Dowitchers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Common Rosefinch, and four American Golden Plovers.
-  Chris Batty, RBA