Wednesday 27th September 2023
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of the third Black-and-white Warbler in seven days on Bardsey, Gwynedd whilst Nearctic landbirds elsewhere comprised the Magnolia Warbler still in Glamorgan at Baglan, on the Western Isles both Tennessee Warbler and two Red-eyed Vireos still on Barra. Discoveries elsewhere included a Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland at Budle Bay, a Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles on Mainland at Wester Quarff, and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Kerry at Blennerville. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the elusive Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and a Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in North Yorkshire, Turkestan Shrike, Pallid Harrier, Arctic Warbler, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, and two Blyth's Reed Warblers on Shetland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Black Stork, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper together in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in Essex, Red-footed Falcon in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and the Orkney Isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA