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Tuesday 25th October 2022  
 

Discoveries today included new Pallid Swifts in Kent at Foreness Point and Suffolk at Landguard, a Radde's Warbler in Dorset at Portland Bill, Dusky Warbler in North Yorkshire at Filey, Eastern Stonechat species in County Durham at South Shields, Red-throated Pipit in Dorset at Hengistbury Head, and a Red-breasted Goose on the Western Isles on North Uist.

On the Isles of Scilly Wilson's Snipe, Red-rumped Swallow, and Red-breasted Flycatcher were on St Mary's, Red-throated Pipit and Short-toed Lark on St Agnes, and Olive-backed Pipit on Tresco, whilst seawatching from the islands produced at least 4,150 Great Shearwaters, seven Leach's Petrels, and two Cory's Shearwaters. On the Shetland Isles Rufous Turtle Dove, Red-flanked Bluetail, Blyth's Reed Warbler, and Barred Warbler were on Mainland, Red-flanked Bluetail on Yell, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Olive-backed Pipit on Out Skerries, and Bluethroat and Black-bellied Dipper on Fair Isle.

Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Isabelline Wheatear still in County Cork, Collared Pratincole in Gloucestershire, Pallid Swifts in Norfolk (2) and Suffolk, Eastern Black Redstart on the Orkney Isles, Black Scoter and Subalpine Warbler species in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat species in Cornwall and Fife, Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Donegal, Dusky Warblers in Somerset and Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Conwy and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cleveland and Merseyside, and Ferruginous Ducks in County Donegal and Staffordshire, whilst in Lothian the White-winged Scoter returned to Musselburgh where it joined the King Eider.
Chris Batty, RBA
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