Wednesday 14th September 2022
	Discoveries today included an Arctic Warbler in Fife at Fife Ness, Red-footed Falcon in Kent at Seasalter, Black Kite in Gloucestershire at Rodborough Common, and in Cornwall Greenish Warbler at Porthgwarra and Blyth's Reed Warbler on The Lizard. On the Shetland Isles a Great Snipe remained on Fair Isle, a Western Bonelli's Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper were on Mainland, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Barred Warbler on Unst, and two each of both Common Rosefinch and Yellow-browed Warbler. On the isles of Scilly a Bonelli's Warbler species and Short-toed Lark were discovered on St Mary's with around island totals of Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike, Roseate Tern, six Wrynecks, 12 Cory's Shearwaters, and 93 Great Shearwaters. Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler still in County Dublin, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Black Duck in County Mayo, Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Bee-eater in Dorset, King Eider in Lothian, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Chris Batty, RBA