Sunday 16th October 2022
	With the discovery of a Blackpoll Warbler in County Galway on Inishbofin and a Swainson's Thrush on North Uist, Western Isles, there has now been 28 Nearctic landbirds of 11 species located in the last 21 days. Discoveries elsewhere included a Pechora Pipit on the Western Isles on Lewis, Whiskered Tern in Angus at Forfar Loch, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan at Wenallt, Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Donegal on Tory Island, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork at Rosscarbery, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford at Tacumshin, Black Kite in Dorset at Witchampton, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese on Islay, Argyll. On the Isles of Scilly the Blackburnian Warbler remained on Bryher, with Olive-backed Pipit, Bluethroat, Little Bunting, and Common Rosefinch all on St Mary's. On the Shetland Isles Red-flanked Bluetail, Olive-backed Pipit, Eastern Stonechat species, King Eider, Barred Warbler, and two Ring-necked Ducks were all on Mainland, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Black-winged Stilt on Yell, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Fair Isle, and two Parrot Crossbills on Unst. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Myrtle Warbler in County Clare, Red-eyed Vireo, Radde's Warbler, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Donegal, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cleveland and Cornwall (2).
-  Chris Batty, RBA