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Friday 2nd September 2022  
  The highlights of the day came from the east with a Great Snipe on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, Paddyfield Warbler still on the Orkney Isles, Red-footed Falcons in Lancashire and Suffolk, Blyth's Reed Warblers in Cornwall and East Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail East Yorkshire, Bluethroat in Hampshire, Icterine Warbler in Leicestershire, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Cornwall, White-winged Black Tern in Kent, two each of Arctic Warbler, Barred Warbler, and Ortolan Bunting, three Greenish Warblers, five Red-backed Shrikes, six Common Rosefinches, and a total of 20 Wrynecks.

Nearctic waders comprised a Wilson's Phalarope on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian, two American Golden Plovers, and 12 Pectoral Sandpipers.

Otherwise, the Forster's Tern remained in County Louth, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black Kite in Gwent, Woodchat Shrike on Shetland, two Melodious Warblers in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Ducks in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire (2).
Chris Batty, RBA