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Monday 14th October 2024  
  In Scilly, a Blyth's Pipit was present on Bryher this afternoon, but wasn't identified until this evening. A Lesser Yellowlegs was also on Bryher, having been found on Tresco earlier. Elsewhere, a Dusky Warbler was a new discovery at Galley Head, County Cork.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Little Crake in Pembrokeshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Cork, Red-flanked Bluetail in Cornwall, Greenish Warbler and Coues's Redpoll in Shetland, Eastern Stonechat in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, White-winged Scoter in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA