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Wednesday 4th October 2023  
 

Nearctic landbirds today comprised a new Black-and-white Warbler in Cornwall at Nanjizal, the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo on Achill Island, and on the Isles of Scilly still a Bobolink on St Mary's and a Red-eyed Vireo on St Agnes.

Discoveries elsewhere included on the Shetland Isles a White's Thrush on Bressay, an Arctic Warbler on Unst, a Rustic Bunting at Hoswick, Mainland, with a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Ronas Voe, on the Western Isles a Red-throated Pipit on Barra, and a White-rumped Sandpiper on Sanday, Orkney Isles.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Eastern Stonechat species, Pallid Harrier, another Rustic Bunting, and two Olive-backed Pipits on the Shetland Isles, Northern Harriers in both Cornwall and County Mayo, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Black Stork, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, further Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wicklow and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Pallid Harriers in Essex, Kent, and Orkney.
Chris Batty, RBA
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