RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 23rd:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alpine Swift    2002:    Cornwall: near Cape Cornwall.

American Pipit    2023:    Western Isles: Village Glen, St Kilda.

Aquatic Warbler    1979:    Dorset: Lodmoor, Weymouth, 1st year.

Arctic Warbler    2015:    Shetland: Uyeasound, Unst, 1st winter.

Baird's Sandpiper    2022:    Aberdeenshire: Meikle Loch, juvenile.

Baltimore Oriole    1983:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, female/ 1st winter male.

Black Kite    2002:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.

Black Scoter    2022:    Northumberland: Cocklawburn Beach/ Craster, adult male.

Black-and-white Warbler    2023:    Gwynedd: Bardsey, 1st winter female.

Black-billed Cuckoo    1975:    Cleveland: Redcar.

Blackpoll Warbler    2015:    Isles of Scilly: St Warna's Cove, St Agnes.

Black-throated Thrush    2000:    Shetland: Foula, 1st winter female.

Blue-winged Teal    2020:    Western Isles: Loch Mor, Baleshare, North Uist, four.

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, 1st winter.

Bobolink    1984:    Devon: Lundy.

Booted Warbler    2020:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, 1st winter.

Broad-billed Sandpiper    1962:    Wiltshire: Rodbourne STW, Swindon.

Canada Warbler ●    2023:    Pembrokeshire: Stack Rocks, 1st winter male.

● UK first record: A 1st winter male was present for three days at Stack Rocks, Castlemartin Ranges, Pembrokeshire from September 23rd - 25th 2023.

Canada Warbler - James Thorpe

Citrine Wagtail    2006:    Shetland: Scatness, 1st winter.

Desert Wheatear    1970:    Lincolnshire: Donna Nook, 1st winter male.

Dusky Warbler    1996:    Norfolk: Weybourne.

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler    2008:    Shetland: Harrier, Foula, 1st winter.

Ferruginous Duck    2022:     Berkshire: Wraysbury GP, 1st winter.

Glossy Ibis    2009:    Lincolnshire: Covenham Reservoir.

Great Snipe    1996:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

Great Spotted Cuckoo    1978:    Cheshire: Red Rocks, Hoylake, juvenile/ 1st year.

Greater Yellowlegs    2015:    Isle of Wight: R. Medina, Whippingham, adult.

Grey-cheeked Thrush    2015:    Isles of Scilly: St Warna's Cove, St Agnes, 1st winter.

King Eider    2011:    Moray: Burghead, adult male.

Lanceolated Warbler    2024:    Shetland: Skadan, Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Laughing Gull     1996:    Cornwall: Maer Lake, Bude, 1st summer.

Lesser Grey Shrike    2000:    Shetland: Hillwell, 1st winter.

Lesser Scaup    2008:    Perthshire: Orwell, Loch Leven, adult male.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2018:    Dorset: Lodmoor, Weymouth, juvenile.

Little Bittern    1881:    Yorkshire: near Goole, immature male.

Little Bustard    1831:    Cornwall: Berry Down, Lanreath, adult male.

Magnolia Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Lerness, Fair Isle, male.

Northern Parula    2023:    Isles of Scilly: St Martin's, 1st winter female.

Northern Parula - Phil Woollen

Nutcracker    1968:    Devon: Seaton, two.

Olive-backed Pipit    1990:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Ovenbird    2023:    Highland: Kilmory, Isle of Rum.

Ovenbird - Sean Morris

Paddyfield Warbler    1996:    Norfolk: Lodge Marsh, Wells.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2013:    Shetland: Bruray, Out Skerries, juvenile.

Pallas's Sandgrouse    1907:    London: Hendon.

Pallid Harrier    2024:    Yorkshire: Kilnsea/ Skeffling/ Withfleet/ Outstrays, juvenile.

Pallid Swift    2006:    Dorset: Weston, Portland.

Pechora Pipit    1925:    Shetland: Fair Isle, male.

Penduline Tit    2003:    E. Sussex: Combe Haven, juvenile.

Philadelphia Vireo    2023:    Western Isles: Castlebay, Barra.

Philadelphia Vireo - Bruce Taylor

Radde's Warbler    2001:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Dorset: Portland Bill, 1st winter.

Red-rumped Swallow    1971:    Shetland: Whalsay.

Red-throated Pipit    1996:    Shetland: Loch of Spiggie.

River Warbler    2013:    Orkney: Westness, North Ronaldsay, juvenile.

Roller    1969:    Cheshire: Ellesmere Port.

Ross's Goose    2003:    Aberdeenshire: Meikle Loch, adult.

Rustic Bunting    2003:    Shetland: Foula.

Semipalmated Sandpiper    2021:    Argyll & Bute: Clachan, Tiree, juvenile.

Siberian Stonechat    2024:    Lincolnshire: Donna Nook, female.

Siberian Stonechat - Mark Johnson

Sociable Lapwing    1963:    Devon: Taw Estuary.

Sooty Tern    2018:    County Durham: Whitburn, adult.

Sora    2005:    Isles of Scilly: Lower Moors, St Mary's, 1st winter.

Swainson's Thrush    2012:    Shetland: Da Loch, Foula.

Sykes's Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Braidfit/ Ham, Foula, adult.

Tawny Pipit    1971:    E. Sussex: Beachy Head, adult.

Thick-billed Warbler    1971:    Shetland: Whalsay.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2013:    Orkney: Burray.

Wilson's Phalarope    2007:    Worcestershire: Upton Warren, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo    1981:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    1986:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ juvenile male.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    1997:    Shetland: Lerwick, 1st winter.

Dowitcher Ssp    1968:    Dorset: Stanpit Marsh, two.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    1996:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay, male.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2010:    Shetland: Easter Lother, Fair Isle.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    1997:    Yorkshire: Spurn, 1st winter.

Lesser Golden Plover Ssp    1981:    Cornwall: Stithians Reservoir, adult.

Steppe Grey Shrike    1993:    Wiltshire: Swindon, 1st winter.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    1986:    Shetland: Toab, 1st winter male.

Turkestan Lesser Whitethroat    2012:    Yorkshire: Spurn, 1st winter.

Tyrant Flycatcher Ssp    2023:    Gwynedd: Pen Cilan, Abersoch.

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 22nd:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Acadian Flycatcher ●   2015:    Kent: Dungeness.

● UK first record: One was discovered at Dungeness, Kent on September 22nd 2015.

Acadian Flycatcher - Martin Casemore

American Pipit    2024:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda, three.

Aquatic Warbler    1980:    Cornwall: Marazion Marsh.

Arctic Warbler    2014:    Shetland: North Shirva, Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Black Stork    1991:    Devon: Dene Prior, three adults.

Black-headed Bunting    2001:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female.

Blue Rock Thrush    2019:    Isles of Scilly: Garrison/ Giant's Castle, St Mary's, 1st winter female.

Blue Rock Thrush - Jim Almond

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2014:    Shetland: Funzie, Fetlar.

Bobolink    1983:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.

Booted Warbler    1989:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Broad-billed Sandpiper    1961:    Flintshire: Shotton Pools, two.

Cackling Goose    2002:    Dumfries & Galloway: Caerlaverock.

Citrine Wagtail    2010:    Shetland: North Haven, Fair Isle, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Common Nighthawk    1999:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes.

Dusky Warbler    2001:    Norfolk: Sea Palling.

Eastern Subalpine Warbler    2014:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, adult male.

Glossy Ibis    2009:     E. Sussex: Scotney GP, two.

Great Reed Warbler    2016:    Shetland: Quendale.

Great Snipe    2000:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Greenish Warbler    2001:    Shetland: Northdale, Unst, 1st winter.

Grey-cheeked Thrush    1991:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, 1st winter.

Gyr Falcon    1981:    Shetland: Bressay, immature.

Isabelline Wheatear    2019:    Lincolnshire: Gibraltar Point.

Lanceolated Warbler    2014: Shetland: Midway, Fair Isle, juvenile.

Laughing Gull     2001:    Western Isles: Eoligarry, Barra, 1st summer/ 2nd winter.

Least Sandpiper    1993:    Cornwall: Hayle, juvenile.

Lesser Grey Shrike    1998:    Pembrokeshire: Carnhedryn, St David's.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2007:    Essex: Hanningfield Reservoir, juvenile.

Little Bittern    1876:    Glamorgan: Ely Rise.

Nutcracker    1968:    Buckinghamshire: Penn.

Olive-backed Pipit    2006:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Paddyfield Warbler    1999:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2017:    Shetland: Lower Stoneybrek, Fair Isle.

Pallid Harrier    2024:    Norfolk: Warham Greens, 2nd winter female.

Pechora Pipit    2015:    Shetland: Melby.

Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Cornwall: Nanquidno.

Red-flanked Bluetail    2015:    Shetland: Whitefield, Whalsay, female/ 1st winter male.

Red-throated Pipit    1999:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

River Warbler    1982:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st year.

Roller    1981:    Shetland: Fair Isle, juvenile.

Ross's Goose    2014:    Lothian: Aberlady Bay, adult.

Rustic Bunting    2023:    Shetland: Airstrip, Fair Isle.

Sandhill Crane    2011:    Aberdeenshire: Loch of Strathbeg, adult.

Sandhill Crane - Simon Spavin

Snowy Owl    1990:    Shetland: Scatness/ Sumburgh, 1st winter male.

Spotted Sandpiper    2020: Argyll & Bute: Balemartine, Tiree, juvenile.

Steller's Eider    1959:    Highland: Loch Fleet, female/ immature male.

Stilt Sandpiper    2008:    Cumbria: Campfield Marsh, juvenile.

Swainson's Thrush    2016:    Argyll & Bute: Balephuil, Tiree, 1st winter.

Taiga Flycatcher    2009:    Shetland: Tresta, Fetlar, 1st winter.

Tawny Pipit    1973:    Shetland: Out Skerries.

Terek Sandpiper    1996:    Clyde: Clyde Estuary, Dumbarton.

Thrush Nightingale    2008:    Shetland: Virkie.

Turkestan Shrike    2023:    Shetland: Schoolton, Fair Isle, adult male.

Turkestan Shrike - Andrew Russell

Two-barred Crossbill    1990:    Shetland: Kergord, juvenile.

Upland Sandpiper    1993:    Shetland: Foula, juvenile.

Veery    2005:    Shetland: Northdale, Unst, 1st winter.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2024:    Kent: Dungeness, 1st winter.

White's Thrush    1990:    Shetland: Sumburgh.

White-winged Black Tern    1991:    Hampshire: Blashford GP, juvenile.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    2018:    Shetland: Vatshoull, Whalsay, juvenile.

Yellow-browed Bunting    1992:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Black-eared Wheatear Ssp    1981:    Shetland: Out Skerries.

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    1991:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher, 1st winter.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2024:    Lothian: Tantallon, 1st winter.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2003:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    2024:    Shetland: North Toons, Foula, 1st winter.

Steppe Grey Shrike    2000:    Orkney: Windwick, South Ronaldsay, 1st winter.

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 21st:

Details of the most recently accepted:

American Pipit    2023:    Western Isles: Village Glen, St Kilda.

Aquatic Warbler    1979:    Kent: Cliffe.

Arctic Warbler    2016:    Shetland: Hoswick, 1st winter.

Baird's Sandpiper    2023:    Argyll & Bute: Vaul Bay, Tiree, juvenile.

Bay-breasted Warbler    2023:    Pembrokeshire: Ramsey Island, 1st winter.

Bay-breasted Warbler - Andrew Jordan

Black-and-white Warbler    2023:    Gwynedd: Bardsey, 1st winter female.

Black-browed Albatross    2009:    Isles of Scilly: Peninnis Head, St Mary's, 5th year.

Black-headed Bunting    2008:    Western Isles: Kentangaval, Castlebay, Barra, adult male.

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2013:    Shetland: Scatness, 1st winter.

Bobolink    2023:    Pembrokeshire: Skokholm, 1st winter.

Bonaparte's Gull    2017:    Western Isles: Garry Beach, North Tolsta, Lewis, 1st winter.

Booted Warbler    1995:    County Durham: Seaham Hall Dene.

Broad-billed Sandpiper    1977:    Norfolk: Breydon Water.

Calandra Lark    1994:    Western Isles: St Kilda, 21st September.

Cedar Waxwing    2013:    Argyll & Bute: Vaul, Tiree, juvenile.

Cedar Waxwing - Jim Dickson

Citrine Wagtail    2012:    Shetland: Vaadal/ Setter, Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Collared Flycatcher    2015:    Shetland: Sumburgh Head, adult male.

Crag Martin    2008:    W. Sussex: Upper Beeding, Truleigh Hill.

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler    2024:    Yorkshire: Flamborough Head, 1st winter.

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler - Tony Dixon

Eskimo Curlew    1880:    Aberdeenshire: Forest of Birse, adult male.

Ferruginous Duck    1971:    Essex: Alresford GP, male.

Glossy Ibis    2010:    Norfolk: Breydon Water.

Great Snipe    1998:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

Isabelline Wheatear    2001:    Suffolk: Landguard, female/ 1st winter.

King Eider    1992:    Aberdeenshire: Girdleness, male.

Lanceolated Warbler    2016:    Shetland: Observatory, Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Lesser Grey Shrike    2024:    Norfolk: Winterton Dunes.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2011:    Cornwall: Tresemple Pool/ St Clement, juvenile.

Long-billed Dowitcher    2022:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

Nutcracker    1968:    Kent: Nonnington.

Olive-backed Pipit    2000:    Shetland: Kergord.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2024:    Northumberland: Tynemouth Pier/ Priory Bank, 1st winter.

Pallid Harrier    2024:    Glamorgan: Llanrhidian Marsh, Gower, female.

Pallid Swift    2004:    Suffolk: Southwold.

Pechora Pipit    2012:    Shetland: Housay, Out Skerries.

Red-breasted Goose    2021:    Lincolnshire: Sea Lane, Wrangle, adult.

Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Cornwall: Land's End.

Red-flanked Bluetail    1984:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ immature.

Red-footed Falcon    2001:    Northumberland: Farne Islands, juvenile.

Red-necked Stint    2001:    Cambridgeshire: Somersham GP, adult.

Red-throated Pipit    2016:    Devon: Lundy.

River Warbler    2002:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Roller    1901:    Cleveland: Acklam, immature female.

Ross's Gull    1993:    Shetland: Skaw, Unst, adult.

Rustic Bunting    1999:    Fife: Isle of May, two.

Semipalmated Sandpiper    2013:    Cheshire: Hoylake Shore, adult.

Short-toed Treecreeper    2019:    Kent: Langdon Cliffs.

Siberian Stonechat    2024:    Norfolk: Kelling Water Meadows/ Weybourne Camp, 1st winter male.

Siberian Stonechat - Sean Nixon

Spotted Sandpiper    2015:    Isles of Scilly: Stinking Porth, Bryher, juvenile.

Squacco Heron    2011:    Dorset: Little Sea, Studland Heath, juvenile.

Swainson's Thrush    2011:    Shetland: Dalsetter.

Tawny Pipit    2020:    Cornwall: Porthgwarra.

Tennessee Warbler    2023:    Western Isles: Nask, Barra.

Tennessee Warbler - Bruce Taylor

Two-barred Crossbill    1966:    Norfolk: Holkham, male.

Western Black-eared Wheatear    1911:    Western Isles: St Kilda, female.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2006:    Cornwall: Lizard Village.

White-billed Diver    1999:    Argyll & Bute: Machir Bay, Islay, 1st summer.

White's Thrush    1993:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda.

White-winged Black Tern    2000:    Kent: Dungeness, adult.

Wilson's Phalarope    2021:    Flintshire: Burton Mere Wetlands.

Yellow-breasted Bunting ●    2006:    Shetland: Wester Quarff.

● UK first record: A juvenile female was 'obtained' at Cley, Norfolk on September 21st 1905 and is now held at Castle Museum, Norwich.

Yellow-breasted Bunting from Out Skerries, Shetland - September 2017 - Michael Mckee

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Azorean Yellow-legged Gull    2011:    Bedfordshire: Stewartby Lake, adult.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2001:    Northumberland: Holy Island, 1st winter female.

Fea's/ Zino's/ Desertas Petrel    2018:    Cornwall: Pendeen.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2013:    Shetland: Hoswick.

Pratincole Ssp    1993:    W. Sussex: Pagham Harbour.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    1996:    Fife: Fife Ness, male.
Steppe Grey Shrike ●    1956:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter

● UK first record: A 1st winter was processed on Fair Isle, Shetland on September 21st 1956.

Steppe Grey Shrike from Benacre, Suffolk - October 2020 - John Richardson

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 20th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alder Flycatcher    2023:    Pembrokeshire: Skokholm, 1st winter male.

Alpine Swift    1993:    Kent: Cheriton.

American Pipit    2024:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda.

Aquatic Warbler    1981:    Dorset: Lodmoor, Weymouth.

Arctic Warbler    2016:    Kent: Stoneless, Pegwell Bay.

Baird's Sandpiper    2023:    Cheshire: Hoylake, juvenile.

Baltimore Oriole    2011:    Isles of Scilly: The Garrison, St Mary's, 1st winter.

Black Stork    1988:    Cornwall: Wendron, near Helston, adult.

Black-browed Albatross    1978:    Isles of Scilly: 8 km NE of St Mary's, adult.

Black-winged Stilt    1958:    E. Sussex: Camber/ Rye/ East Guldeford, two.

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2013:    Shetland: Quendale, 1st winter.

Brown Shrike    2013:    Hampshire: Hook-with-Warsash, 1st winter.

Chestnut-sided Warbler ●    1985:    Shetland: Fetlar, 1st year.

● UK first Record: A 1st year was discovered on Fetlar, Shetland on September 20th 1985.

Chestnut-sided Warbler - Lan Grayling

Citrine Wagtail ●    2013:    Shetland: Ham, Foula, 1st winter.

● UK first record: A 1st winter spent six days on Fair Isle, Shetland from September 20th - 25th 1954.

Citrine Wagtail from Lerwick, Shetland - September 2023 - Penny Clarke

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler    1995:    Northumberland: Whitley Bay.

Ferruginous Duck    2003:    Leicestershire: Eyebrook Reservoir, male.

Glossy Ibis    2009:    Norfolk: Cantley Marsh, two.

Great Reed Warbler    2014: Shetland: Ham, Bressay.

Great Snipe    2020:    Isles of Scilly: Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Greenish Warbler    1986:    Suffolk: Lowestoft, 1st winter.

Hooded Warbler ●    1970:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, female.

●UK first record: A female was present for four days on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly from September 20th - 23rd - 1970.

Hooded Warbler - Lan Grayling

Isabelline Wheatear    1998:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Lanceolated Warbler    1994:    Shetland: Whalsay, 1st winter.

Lesser Kestrel    2011:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay, 1st summer male.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2017:    Carmarthenshire: Penclacwydd.

Little Bittern    1952:    Norfolk: Hickling Broad.

Magnolia Warbler    2023:    Pembrokeshire: St Govan's Head, 1st winter.

Magnolia Warbler - Tom Cutter

Marsh Sandpiper    1964:    Norfolk: Blakeney.

Masked Shrike    2014:    Yorkshire: Spurn, 1st winter.

Nutcracker    1968:    Dorset: Little Minterne Hill, Cerne Abbas.

Olive-backed Pipit    2001:    Shetland: Springfield, Fair Isle.

Pacific Golden Plover    2018:    Suffolk: Aldeburgh.

Paddyfield Warbler    2008:    Shetland: Virkie, 1st winter.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2023:    Shetland: Ham, Foula.

Pallid Harrier    2011:    Argyll & Bute: Pennyghael, Mull, juvenile.

Pechora Pipit    1991:    Shetland: Skaw, Unst, 1st winter.

Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Devon: Milcombe Valley, Lundy, 1st winter.

Red-footed Falcon    1880:    Fife: Kinghorn, 1st summer female.

Red-throated Pipit    2020:    Isles of Scilly: Airfield, St Mary's.

River Warbler    2010:    Shetland: Quendale.

Roller    1901:    Northumberland: Kirknewton.

Ross's Goose    2007:    Northumberland: Hauxley/ East Chevington, adult.

Rustic Bunting    2021:    Shetland: Mucklegrind, Foula.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    2010:    Cleveland: Greatham Creek, adult.

Siberian Stonechat    2024:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda, 1st winter male.

Siberian Thrush    2017:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, female.

Snowy Owl    2014: Highland: Inchnadamph Forest, male.

Spotted Sandpiper    1977:    Kent: Bough Beech Reservoir, immature.

Tennessee Warbler    1995:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda.

Terek Sandpiper    1986:    Essex: Colne Point.

Thrush Nightingale    1976:    Gwynedd: Bardsey, 1st winter.

Two-barred Crossbill    2013:    Shetland: Burrafirth, Norwick/ Skaw, Unst, juvenile.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2017:    Cornwall: Lizard Village, 1st winter.

Western Orphean Warbler ●    1955:    Dorset: Portland Bill.

● UK first record: One was processed on Portland Bill, Dorset on September 20th 1955.

Western Orphean Warbler - Lothbeg Point, Caithness - October 2020 - Nigel Voeden

White-rumped Sandpiper    2004:    Norfolk: Cley/ Salthouse, juvenile.

Wilson's Phalarope    2024:    Essex: Old Hall Marshes, 1st winter.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    2017:    Shetland: Housay, Out Skerries, juvenile.

Yellow-throated Vireo ●    1990    Cornwall: Kenidjack Valley.

● UK first record: One was discovered in Kenidjack Valley, St. Just, Cornwall and was present for eight days from September 20th - 27th 1990.

Yellow-throated Vireo - Alan Tate

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Azorean Yellow-legged Gull    2013:    Leicestershire: Rutland Water, adult.

Black-eared Wheatear Ssp    1987:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher, female/ 1st winter.

Black/ Red-headed Bunting    1957:    Devon: Lundy, female/ immature.

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    1970:    Kent: Dungeness.

Dowitcher Ssp    1973:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2001:    Northumberland: Holy Island, female/ 1st winter.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2017:    Shetland: Norwick, Unst.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    2006:    Orkney: Carpaquoy, Eday, 1st winter.

Siberian Grasshopper Warbler ●    2012:    Shetland: Observatory, Fair Isle, first-winter.

● UK first record: A 1st winter of the form Locustella naevia straminea/ mongolica was processed at the Observatory, Fair Isle, Shetland on September 20th 2012.

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 19th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alpine Swift     1993:    Essex: Bradwell-on-Sea, adult.

American Pipit    2012:    Western Isles: Rubha Ardvule, South Uist.
Aquatic Warbler    1980:    Cornwall: Marazion Marsh, first-year.

Arctic Warbler    2013:    Orkney: Queenamidda, Rendall, Mainland, 1st winter.

Baillon's Crake    1850:    Kent: Cottington, Deal.

Baltimore Oriole    2013:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, 1st winter.

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2011:    Argyll & Bute: Balephuil, Tiree, 1st winter.

Bobolink ●    1962:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, 1st winter male.

● UK first record: A 1st winter male was present on St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly for two days on September 19th - 20th 1962.

Bobolink on St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - October 2023 - Mark Leitch

Booted Warbler    2014:    Isles of Scilly: Peninnis Head, St Mary's, 1st winter.

Broad-billed Sandpiper    1956:    Berkshire: Ham Fields STW, Old Windsor.

Brown Shrike    2004:    Shetland: Skaw, Whalsay, adult male.

Citrine Wagtail    2009:    Shetland: Haroldswick, Unst, 1st winter.

Cliff Swallow    2023:    Kent: North Foreland, adult.

Cliff Swallow - Pierre Monteith

Collared Pratincole    1976:    Kent: Worth.

Cretzschmar's Bunting    2008:    Orkney: Sangar, North Ronaldsay, 1st winter male.

Cretzschmar's Bunting - Jason Atkinson

Glossy Ibis    2009:    Devon: Axe Estuary, Axmouth, six immatures.

Great Snipe    2005:    Norfolk: Holkham.

Greater Sand Plover    2008:    Lothian: Dunbar, 1st summer.

Greenish Warbler    2002:    Cumbria: Walney Island.

Kentish Plover    2020:    W. Sussex: Pilsey, juvenile.

Lanceolated Warbler    2023:    Shetland: Unst, 1st winter.

Laughing Gull    2013:    Orkney: Warsetter/ Bea Loch, Sanday, adult.

Lesser Grey Shrike    2016:    Devon: Plymouth, adult male.

Little Bittern    1981:    Warwickshire: Brandon Marsh, Coventry, juvenile.

Long-billed Dowitcher    2021:    Western Isles: Loch Bee, South Uist, juvenile.

Marsh Sandpiper    1998:    Suffolk: Landguard.

Nutcracker    1968:    Norfolk: Wells/ Holkham.

Pacific Golden Plover    1998:    Cumbria: Campfield Marsh, juvenile.

Paddyfield Warbler        2016:    Dorset: Withheld, 1st winter.

Pallid Harrier    2024:    Pembrokeshire: Skokholm, juvenile male.

Pechora Pipit    2001:    Shetland: Foula.

Penduline Tit    1992:    Yorkshire: Knaresborough, male.

Red-eyed Vireo    1998:    Gwynedd: Bardsey.

Red-flanked Bluetail ●    2014:    Shetland: Sumburgh Head, 1st winter female.

● UK first record: An adult male at North Cotes, Lincolnshire around September 19th 1903.

Red-flanked Bluetail from Gressenhall, Norfolk - February 2026 - Mike Edgecombe

Red-footed Falcon    1987:    Kent: St Margaret's, male.

Red-throated Pipit    2023:    Shetland: Quendale.

Ross's Goose    2010:    Lothian: Aberlady Bay, adult.

Rustic Bunting    1973:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ immature.

Short-toed Treecreeper    1993:    Kent: Dungeness, 1st winter.

Snowy Owl    2021:    Aberdeenshire: Ben Macdui/ Loch Etchachan, adult male.

Solitary Sandpiper    1983:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco, juvenile.

Spotted Sandpiper    2010:    Devon: Exminster, Exe Estuary, 1st winter.

Squacco Heron    1964:    Devon: Slapton Ley, 1st winter.

Tawny Pipit    1981:    Kent: Sandwich Bay.

Terek Sandpiper    1986:    Somerset: Royal Portbury Dock.

Thrush Nightingale    2009:    Lincolnshire: Gibraltar Point, 1st winter.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2017:    Borders: St Abb's Head, 1st winter.

Western Sandpiper    2012:    Cheshire: Hoylake, juvenile.

White-winged Black Tern    2000: Cleveland: South Gare, juvenile.

Wilson's Phalarope    2015:    E. Sussex: Pannel Valley, 1st winter.

Wilson's Phalarope - Robs Birding

Yellow-breasted Bunting    1992:    Norfolk: Holme, female/ juvenile male.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Audubon's/ Barolo/ Boyd's Shearwater    1987:    Yorkshire: Flamborough Head.

Black/ Red-headed Bunting    1992:    Gwynedd: Bardsey, female.

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    2015:    Isles of Scilly: Garrison, St Mary's.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2014:    Northumberland: The Lough, Holy Island, 1st winter male.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2010:    Shetland: Norwick, Unst.

Northern Treecreeper    2001:    Yorkshire: Spurn.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    1995:    Yorkshire: Flamborough Head, 1st winter female.

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 18th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alpine Swift    1976:    Yorkshire: Scarborough.

American Pipit    2011:    Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda.

Aquatic Warbler    1982:    E. Sussex: near St Leonards-on-Sea, 1st year.

Arctic Warbler    2009:    Shetland: Marrister, Whalsay.

Baird's Sandpiper    2021:    Western Isles: Stoneybridge, South Uist, juvenile.

Barolo Shearwater    2000:    Pembrokeshire: Strumble Head.

Black Stork    2015:    Surrey: Staines Moor, juvenile.

Black-billed Cuckoo    2017:    Shetland: Dale of Walls, 1st winter.

Black-billed Cuckoo - Roger Riddington

Black-browed Albatross    2022:    Devon: Prawle Point, adult.

Blackpoll Warbler    1976:    Devon: Prawle Point.

Black-winged Stilt    1982:    Kent: Yantlet.

Blue-winged Teal    2020:    Western Isles: Rubha Ardvule, South Uist, female.

Bobolink    1975:    Shetland: Out Skerries.

Booted Warbler    2006:    Shetland: Funzie, Fetlar.

Brown Shrike    2020:    Norfolk: Warham Greens, 1st winter.

Brown Shrike - Gary Thoburn

Citrine Wagtail    2003:    Shetland: Loch of Spiggie, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Ferruginous Duck    2023:    Berkshire: Horton GP, 1st winter.

Glossy Ibis    2010:    Dorset: Stanpit Marsh, immature.

Great Reed Warbler    2019:    Dorset: Portland Bill, 1st winter.

Great Snipe    2011:    Shetland: Da Water, Fair Isle.

Greenish Warbler    1995:    Cleveland: Hartlepool.

King Eider    2013:    Moray: Burghead, adult male.

Lanceolated Warbler    2023:    Shetland: Quoy, Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Least Sandpiper    1983:    Cambridgeshire: Grafham Water, juvenile.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2018:    Cornwall: Devoran, juvenile.

Little Bittern    1932:    Norfolk: Breydon Marshes.

Nutcracker    1968:    Suffolk: Dunwich.

Olive-backed Pipit    2006:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Pacific Golden Plover    2002:    County Durham: Whitburn, adult.

Paddyfield Warbler    1994:    Cleveland: Marske, 1st winter.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2023:    Shetland: Isle of Noss.

Pallas's Sandgrouse     1863:    Suffolk: Alderton, One.

Pallid Harrier    2023:    Hampshire: Martin Down, juvenile male.

Pechora Pipit    2011:    Shetland: Burns/ Ham, Foula.

Penduline Tit    1991:    Bedfordshire: Priory CP, Bedford, adult.

Pied Wheatear    1992:    Fife: Fife Ness, female.

Red-flanked Bluetail    2016:    Norfolk: East Hills, Wells-next-the-Sea.

Red-flanked Bluetail - Penny Clarke

Red-footed Falcon    1974:    Dorset: Wick Hams, Christchurch, immature male.

Red-throated Pipit    2021:    Kent: Worth Marshes.

Roller    1957:    Shetland: Mid Yell.

Rustic Bunting    1996:    Fife: Isle of May, 1st winter male.

Semipalmated Sandpiper    2023:    Western Isles: Stinky Bay, Benbecula, juvenile.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    1982:    Lincolnshire: North Killingholme.

Siberian Stonechat    2024:    Shetland: Field, Fair Isle, 1st winter female.

Siberian Thrush    1994:    Norfolk: Burnham Overy, 1st winter male.

Sociable Lapwing    1988:    Northamptonshire: Pitsford Reservoir, adult.

Spotted Sandpiper    2022:    Western Isles: St Kilda.

Squacco Heron    2023:    Cornwall: Polgigga, 1st winter.

Tawny Pipit    2024:    Dorset: Abbotsbury Beach, 1st winter.

Thrush Nightingale    2016:    Northumberland: Holy Island, 1st winter.

Two-barred Crossbill    1966:    Hertfordshire: Bramfield Forest, male.

Upland Sandpiper    1998:    Cornwall: Caerbran Farm, Sancreed.

Western Black-eared Wheatear ●    1892:    Yorkshire: Spurn, male.

● UK first record: A male was discovered at Spurn, Yorkshire on September 18th 1892.

Western Black-eared Wheatear - Jon Hall

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2020:    Shetland: Bruray, Out Skerries, 1st winter.

Whiskered Tern    2010:    Cheshire: Inner Marsh Farm, juvenile.

Wilson's Phalarope    1987:    W. Sussex: Sidlesham Ferry, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    1994:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ juvenile male.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2006:    Shetland: Hamister, Whalsay, female/ 1st winter.

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Every effort is made to use a photograph of the bird in question and the records listed above cover the period up to the end of 2024.