Saturday 1st October 2022
	The top spot must be shared by 3 species today, in County Clare a Baltimore Oriole was found at Kibaha, in County Cork a Bobolink was found at Garinish Point and in Shetland late news of a first-winter male Siberian Thrush at Mid Yell.  New rarities included a Red-eyed Vireo in County Clare, Baird’s Sandpiper in County Kerry, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, Lanceolated Warbler on Orkney, Dusky Warbler on Shetland, 4 Olive-backed Pipits (3 on Shetland and 1 in Dorset) and 3 Hornemann’s Arctic Redpolls all on Shetland. Lingering rarities included the Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler and Red-flanked Bluetail on Fair Isle, Blue-winged Teal in London, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Swainson’s Thrush on Shetland, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Forster’s Tern in County Louth, Eastern Stonechat sp on Shetland, Black Scoter off Northumberland and many Hornemann’s Arctic Redpolls across Shetland and Orkney.
-  Toby Carter, RBA