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Wednesday 30th October 2024  
  New discoveries today included late news of a Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland off Inner Farne, two White-rumped Sandpipers at Lough Bed in County Derry, Richardson's Cackling Goose at Cross Lough in County Mayo, White-winged Scoter at Inch in County Kerry, Red-flanked Bluetail on St.Mary's, Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow at Spurn in East Yorkshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher at Purfleet in London.

Lingering rarities including the Red-flanked Bluetail and Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Dusky Warblers in County Wexford, Cork, and Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in London, Devon, Norfolk, and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Wiltshire and Scilly, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Blue-winged Teal in County Wexford, and Black Duck in County Mayo.
Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 29th October 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Wiltshire near Eysey, a Ferruginous Duck at Napton Reservoir, Warwickshire and a second Dusky Warbler on Mizen Head, County Cork.

In Lincolnshire, the Black-faced Bunting was seen again at Donna Nook, with other lingering rarities including the Red-flanked Bluetail in Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Dusky Warbler in County Wexford, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Bonaparte's Gull in Highland.
Will Soar, RBA
Monday 28th October 2024  
  Five White-rumped Sandpipers were found at Loch Paible, Western Isles, with another at Budle Bay, Northumberland and a Red-rumped Swallow flew past Long Nab, Yorkshire.

Lingering rarities included the Black-faced Bunting in Orkney, American Pipit and Dusky Warbler in Shetland, further Dusky Warblers in County Cork and County Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Red-flanked Bluetail in Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Black Duck in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford (two) and Staffordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim.
Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 27th October 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Red-eyed Vireo at Durlston Country Park, Dorset, Hume's Warblers at Tresinwen, Pembrokeshire and Dursey Island, County Cork, a Radde's Warbler on St Mary's, Scilly, a Dusky Warbler at Levenwick, Shetland, a White-winged Scoter at Lunan Bay, Angus, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin, County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers at Ballycotton, County Cork and on Benbecula, Western Isles and a White-billed Diver off Lossiemouth, Moray.

Lingering rarity highlights included the Black-faced Bunting, Booted Warbler and Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, two Northern Harriers, Blue-winged Teal and two Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, another of the latter in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and two Scopoli's Shearwaters were seen off Scilly.
Pete Hayman, RBA
Saturday 26th October 2024  
  Bird of the day was Black-faced Bunting, with three present. The bird in Lincolnshire was still present at Donna Nook, trapped and ringed mid morning then seen several times subsequently. Another was trapped at Oxwich, Glamorgan (but wasn't seen after release), and a third remained for its eighth day on North Ronaldsay, Orkney.

A Red-eyed Vireo was found at Holyhead, Anglesey, with other new discoveries including an American Pipit at Reawick, Shetland, a Hume's Warbler at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Dusky Warblers at Mizen Head, County Cork and Hook Head, County Wexford, two White-rumped Sandpipers at Loch Paible, Western Isles and a further two White-rumped Sandpipers and a Blue-winged Teal at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 25th October 2024  
  Discoveries today consisted of a Black-faced Bunting at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire, in Norfolk two Penduline Tits were found at Weybourne, a Dusky Warbler at Trimingham, and a Bonaparte's Gull flew south over Hempstead. Further afield two White-rumped Sandpipers were found in the Western Isles on Barra, Lesser Scaups at Roscommon, County Roscommon, and Cahore(2), County Wexford, and Red-throated Pipit in Portland, Dorset.

Continuing rarities comprised the Black-faced Bunting still on the Orkney Isles, White-winged Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland and County Galway, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Orkney, and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and County Wexford.
Ben Clark, RBA
Thursday 24th October 2024  
  Discoveries today included Dusky Warblers at Cape Clear, County Cork, and St.Martin's, Scilly, on St.Mary's there was an Olive-backed Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper, on Bryher a Red-throated Pipit was seen. Further afield in Norfolk a White-rumped Sandpiper was found at Snettisham and Black Scoter at Holkham.

Continuing rarities comprised the Black-faced Bunting still on the Orkney Isles, White-winged Scoter in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly(2) and in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Canvasback in Essex, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Orkney, and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and County Wexford.
Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 23rd October 2024  
  Discoveries today included four Scopoli's Shearwaters c5mls SW of St.Mary's, Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs at Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit on Inishmore, County Galway, Red-rumped Swallow at Spurn, East Yorkshire, and a Dusky Warbler on Papa Westray, Orkney.

Continuing rarities comprised the Black-faced Bunting still on the Orkney Isles, White-winged Scoter and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly and in Lancashire, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and County Derry.
Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 22nd October 2024  
  Discoveries today included a Desert Wheatear in East Sussex at Beachy Head, a Kentish Plover in Norfolk at Holme, Red-rumped Swallows in Aberdeenshire at Collieston and Donmouth and Highland at Cromarty (3), Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland at Bamburgh, Cackling Goose on the Shetland Isles at Loch of Spiggie, Lesser Scaup in County Londonderry at Lough Beg, White-billed Diver in Highland at Brora, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire at Hesketh Out Marsh, and now two together on Tresco, Isles of Scilly .

Continuing rarities comprised the Black-faced Bunting still on the Orkney Isles, Canvasback in Essex, White-winged Scoter in Northumberland, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Cork, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipit on Shetland, Dusky Warblers in County Cork and County Waterford, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and County Wexford.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 21st October 2024  
  The highlight of the day was a Black-browed Albatross in County Mayo passing The Mullet in the morning within an unprecedented movement of over 45,000 Great Shearwaters along the west coast of Ireland. Elsewhere, an Olive-backed Pipit was new on the Shetland Isles at Lerwick, Mainland, as was a White-rumped Sandpiper on the Western Isles on South Uist, and single Lesser Scaups in Argyll on Islay and in County Wexford at Cahore.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Black-faced Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechat species in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Cork, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
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