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Thursday 14th October 2021  
  Rarities in Britain today included the Long-toed Stint still in West Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing and Western Bonelli's Warbler both still in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper still in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Baird's Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, both Semipalmated Sandpiper and Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Orkney Isles, and a White-billed Diver briefly in Norfolk.

In Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, and two Yellow-browed Warblers were in County Cork, Hoopoe in County Galway, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, and two Glossy Ibises all together at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and a national total of four American Golden Plovers.

On the Isles of Scilly, on St Mary's Spotted Sandpiper, Radde's Warbler, Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, and Yellow-browed Warbler, on St Agnes Red-throated Pipit (later on St Mary's) and Common Rosefinch, on Tresco Red-rumped Swallow (later on St Martin's), Lapland Bunting, and Yellow-browed Warbler, and on Bryher Bluethroat, Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, and Yellow-browed Warbler. On the Shetland Isles a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll remained on Unst, Surf Scoter on Fair Isle, and both American Golden Plover and White-billed Diver on Mainland.
Chris Batty, RBA
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