Thursday 12th October 2023
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Yellow Warbler on the Shetland Isles at Hoswick, Mainland, a Black-and-white Warbler in County Galway on Inishbofin, a Cliff Swallow in County Wexford on Great Saltee Island, a Pallid Harrier in Cornwall at Carn Brea, and an Arctic Warbler in Norfolk inland at Burgh Castle. Rarities elsewhere included Upland Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher both still in County Cork, Northern Harrier still in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Lesser Grey Shrike in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose and Arctic Warbler in Northumberland, Pallid Harrier, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls, and two Eastern Stonechat species on Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Kent, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs still together in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Kerry, two Blue-winged Teals together in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Scaup together in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, and a Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk. On the Isles of Scilly a Red-throated Pipit was found on Tresco, both Rustic Bunting and Arctic Warbler remained on St Martin's, and scarcities there were Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Ortolan Bunting, Richard's Pipit, Barred Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, two of Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, and Dotterel, four Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Great Shearwaters, and 160 Cory's Shearwaters.
-  Chris Batty, RBA