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Wednesday 21st October 2026  
  New rarities today included an Isabelline Shrike sp at Holmpton in East Yorkshire, a Paddyfield Warbler at Whitburn Coastal Park in County Durham, Hume's Warblers at Caister in Norfolk and Corton in Suffolk, as well as the Isle of May, a Radde's Warbler at Mizen Head in County Cork, and a Dusky Warbler on the Isle of May in Fife.

Rarities included a Rufous-tailed Robin in East Yorkshire, a Chestnut Bunting in Shetland, Ross's Geese in Highland and Lancashire, an American Pipit in Northamptonshire, Isabelline Wheatears in East Yorkshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire, a Siberian Stonechat in the Borders, a Hume's Warbler in East Yorkshire, a Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, a Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, a Desert Wheatear in County Durham, a Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, an Isabelline Shrike sp in Suffolk, a Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Dusky Warblers in Norfolk and East Yorkshire, a Bonaparte's Gull in County Galway, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Cork and Anglesey, and a Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall.
-  Ben Clark, RBA