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Sunday 24th September 2023  
 

Nearctic landbirds continue to be discovered with a new Magnolia Warbler today in Glamorgan at Baglan and Cliff Swallows in County Cork at both Lough Aderra and Lough Clubir, whilst lingering from previous days were both the Magnolia Warbler and Alder Flycatcher in Pembrokeshire at St Govan's Head and Skokholm respectively, Tennessee Warbler and Baltimore Oriole together in County Galway on Inishbofin, Tennessee Warbler and three Red-eyed Vireos together on the Western Isles on Barra, tyrant flycatcher species in Gwynedd at Cilan Head, and Red-eyed Vireo in Dorset on Portland.

Discoveries elsewhere included a Whiskered Tern in Kent at Tonbridge, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk at Buckenham Marshes, an Alpine Swift in Cleveland and North Gare, and on the Shetland Isles an Arctic Warbler on Yell and Blyth's Reed Warblers on Bressay and Out Skerries, with another still on Fair Isle.

Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Brown Booby in Cleveland, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Pallid Harrier, and Citrine Wagtail on Shetland, at least one American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Western Isles, Paddyfield Warbler in County Waterford, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black Stork, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper all together in Lincolnshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Red-footed Falcon in Northumberland, King Eider in Lothian, and further Pallid Harriers in both Essex and Norfolk.
Chris Batty, RBA
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