Tuesday 6th September 2022
	Discoveries today included a Greenish Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Whinnyfold, a Citrine Wagtail in County Cork at Cape Clear, and now three Arctic Warblers on the Shetland Isles; on Foula, Whalsay, and Mainland at Geosetter. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Paddyfield Warbler on Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Red-footed Falcons in both Lancashire and Norfolk, and Citrine Wagtails in Cornwall, Shetland, and East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Shetland), Golden Oriole and Red-breasted Flycatcher (Orkney Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Purple Heron (Derbyshire), Yellow-browed Warbler and Grey-headed Wagtail (Shetland), two each of both American Golden Plover and Sabine's Gull, four of Red-backed Shrike and Red-necked Phalarope, five of Barred Warbler, Spotted Crake, and Dotterel, seven Glossy Ibises, nine Common Rosefinches, 13 of Pectoral Sandpiper and Cory's Shearwater, 23 Long-tailed Skuas, 27 Wrynecks, and a total of 91 Great Shearwaters.
-  Chris Batty, RBA