Wednesday 7th October 2026
	The star new rarity today was a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler found on Shetland, at Norwick on Unst. Other new rarities on Shetland comprised a Western Bonelli's Warbler on Mainland at Skelberry, Olive-backed Pipits on Mainland at Loch of Clickimin and on Fetlar at Houbie and a new King Eider on Yell at Gutcher. On the Western Isles, a Baird's Sandpiper was found on North Uist, at Loch Paible before moving to Balranald, in Angus there was a second White-winged Scoter found at Lunan Bay along with a Bonaparte's Gull at the same location and in Highland a Ross's Goose was amongst the Pinkfeet at Udale Bay. Lingering rarities included Sora on St.Mary's, Scilly, but no sign of the bird on Tresco, American Pipit on St.Agnes, Scilly, Wilson's Snipe on St.Mary's, Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher on Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Leicestershire, Somerset, East Yorkshire and County Cork, Baird's Sandpiper on Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Olive-backed Pipit, Siberian Stonechat, Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier on Shetland and the Black-winged Kite was still to be found in east Norfolk.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA