Tuesday 26th September 2023
	Nearctic landbirds continue to dominate with a Blackburnian Warbler new on the Shetland Isles at Geosetter, Mainland, whilst in Pembrokeshire the Bay-breasted Warbler remained on Ramsey Island as did the Magnolia Warbler at St Govan's Head, in Glamorgan the Magnolia Warbler was still at Baglan, on the Western Isles the Tennessee Warbler and six Red-eyed Vireos on Barra, on the Isles of Scilly the Northern Parula still on St Martin's, in County Antrim the Baltimore Oriole remained on Rathlin Island, in County Waterford a Cliff Swallow was new at Dungarvan, and Red-eyed Vireos were in Argyll on Tiree, off the Isle of Man on Calf of Man, and in Devon on Lundy. Other discoveries included a Brown Booby passing Bridges of Ross, County Clare, an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in North Yorkshire at Long Nab, a Black-browed Albatross at sea off south Devon, an Isabelline Wheatear in Suffolk at Southwold, a Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall at Pensilva, an Eastern Yellow Wagtail on the Shetland Isles on Unst, and on the Western Isles a Semipalmated Sandpiper on South Uist and a Lesser Yellowlegs on Lewis. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Pallid Harrier, Arctic Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, and Blyth's Reed Warbler all on the Shetland Isles, Forster's Tern in Dorset, two American Buff-bellied Pipits together on the Western Isles, Black Stork, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper all together in Lincolnshire, Iberian Chiffchaff, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Spotted Sandpipers in County Dublin and Fife, Pallid Harrier in Essex, Red-footed Falcon in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA