Tuesday 10th October 2023
	Discoveries today included a Black-and-white Warbler in County Cork at Firkeel Glen, an Isabelline Wheatear in Cleveland at South Gare, an American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall at Nanjizal with a Squacco Heron at nearby Marazion, Pallid Harrier in County Mayo at Termoncarragh, Spotted Sandpiper in County Kerry at Lough Gill, and a Lesser Scaup at Cahore, County Wexford. Rarities confirmed as still present were Upland Sandpipers in both County Cork and Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in Kent, two Blue-winged Teals together in East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and County Wexford, whilst passerines included White-crowned Sparrow, White's Thrush, Pied Wheatear, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Olive-backed Pipit, and two Eastern Stonechat species all on Shetland, Swainson's Thrush and Arctic Warbler on the Western Isles, Lesser Grey Shrike in Argyll, and Arctic Warbler in Northumberland. On the Isles of Scilly the log call included Melodious Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Serin, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike, Wryneck, Yellow-browed Warbler, Sabine's Gull, Glossy Ibis, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Barred Warblers, four Richard's Pipits, and at least 750 each of both Cory's Shearwater and Great Shearwater.
-  Chris Batty, RBA