Tuesday, 15 September 2026

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 16th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alpine Swift    1987: Kent: Foreness.
Aquatic Warbler    1981:    Kent: Cliffe.
Arctic Warbler    2017:    Shetland: Eshaness.

Baillon's Crake    1882:    Cleveland: Saltholme Pools.
Baird's Sandpiper    2021:    Isles of Scilly: Big Pool/ Stinking Porth, Bryher, juvenile.

Baird's Sandpiper - Kris Webb

Barolo Shearwater    2018:    Western Isles: Rubha Ardvule, South Uist.
Black Duck    2009:    Cornwall: Walmsley Sanctuary, male.
Black Stork    2004:    Kent: Walland Marsh.
Black-headed Bunting    2006:    Shetland: Toab, 1st winter.
Blyth's Reed Warbler    2006:    Lincolnshire: Gibraltar Point, 1st winter.
Booted Warbler    1993:    Yorkshire: Spurn.
Broad-billed Sandpiper    1978:    Norfolk: Wolferton.

Citrine Wagtail    2009:    Norfolk: Scolt Head, 1st winter.
Common Nighthawk     1989:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco, juvenile.

● UK first record: A female/ juvenile was 'obtained' at Castle Down/ Borough Farm, Tresco, Isles of Scilly on September 16th 1927 and is now held at The Isles of Scilly Museum.

Common Nighthawk from Bushy Park, London - October 2019 - Lewis Newman

Ferruginous Duck    1987:    E. Sussex: Crumbles GP, 1st year male.
Franklin's Gull    2016:    Northumberland: Whittle Dene Reservoirs.

Glossy Ibis    1959:    Flintshire: Shotton Pools, juvenile.
Great Snipe    1999:    Orkney: Herston Head, South Ronaldsay.
Greater Yellowlegs     1906:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco.

● UK first record: One was 'obtained' on Tresco, Isles of Scilly on September16th 1906.

Greater Yellowlegs from Dingle Marsh, Suffolk - November 2020 - Dave Burns

Greenish Warbler    2002:    Fife: Isle of May.
Gull-billed Tern    1974:    Carmarthenshire: Kidwelly Marsh.
Gyr Falcon    1976:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Isabelline Wheatear    1980:    Northumberland: Bamburgh, adult.

Lanceolated Warbler    2000:    Shetland: Fair Isle.
Lesser Grey Shrike    1999:    Shetland: Fetlar, 1st winter.
Lesser Scaup    2024:    Somerset: Blagdon Lake, adult male.
Lesser White-fronted Goose     1886:    Northumberland: Fenham Flats, 1st winter male.

● UK first record: A 1st winter male was 'obtained' at Fenham Flats, Northumberland on September 16th 1886.

Lesser White-fronted Goose from Snettisham, Norfolk - January 2025 - Ted Smith

Lesser Yellowlegs    2016:    Devon: Bowling Green Marsh/ Goosemoor, juvenile.
Little Bittern    1984:    Surrey: Send, juvenile.
Long-billed Dowitcher    2017:    Lincolnshire: Saltfleet, juvenile.

Northern Waterthrush    2011:    Isles of Scilly: Lower Moors, St Mary's.

Northern Waterthrush - Will Soar

Nutcracker    1968:    Essex: Benfleet.

Pacific Golden Plover    1995:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay, adult.
Paddyfield Warbler    2024:    Isles of Scilly: Porth Hellick, St Mary's, 1st winter.
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2016:    Yorkshire: Kilnsea, 1st winter.
Pallas's Sandgrouse    1888:    Argyll & Bute: Kilberry, near Tarbert, Nine.
Pallid Harrier    2018:    Lancashire: Bank End, juvenile female.
Pechora Pipit    1996:    Shetland: Foula.

Red-flanked Bluetail    1993:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Red-footed Falcon    1974:    S. Gloucestershire: Severn Vale, male.
Red-rumped Swallow    1977:    S. Gloucestershire: New Passage.
Red-throated Pipit    1999:    At sea: Sea area Dogger, oil installation Maersk Curlew.
River Warbler    1969:    Shetland: Fair Isle.
Rustic Bunting    2023:    Orkney: Nouster, North Ronaldsay, 1st winter male.

Rustic Bunting - James King

Semipalmated Sandpiper    2019:    Western Isles: Balgarva, South Uist, juvenile.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    1865:    Norfolk: Caistor-on-Sea, adult.
Spotted Sandpiper    2020:    Shetland: Haroldswick, Unst, juvenile.

Tawny Pipit    2023:    Norfolk: Happisburgh.
Tufted Puffin     2009:    Kent: Swale near Oare Marshes, adult.

UK first record: An adult at Swale near Oare Marshes, Kent on September 16th 2009.

Tufted Puffin - Murry Wright

Upland Sandpiper    2023:    Yorkshire: Kilnsea.

Whiskered Tern    1910:    Suffolk: Mouth of Alde, Shingle Street, adult.
White-winged Black Tern    1995:    Hampshire: Titchfield Haven, juvenile.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    1987:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ juvenile male.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    2018:    Pembrokeshire: Skomer, 1st winter.

Cape Verde/ Madeiran Petrel    2007:    Cornwall: Pendeen Watch.

Dark-breasted Barn Owl    2008:    Norfolk: Hopton-on-Sea.
Dowitcher Ssp    1971:    Gwent: Rogiet/ Magor Pill, Severn Estuary.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2001:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay, female/ 1st winter.

Fea's/ Zino's/ Desertas Petrel    2011:    Norfolk: Sheringham.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    2016:    Shetland: Ham, Foula, juvenile.

Siberian Pied Flycatcher     1996:    Yorkshire: Filey, 1st winter.

● UK first record: A 1st winter was processed at Filey, Yorkshire on September 16th 1996. It was originally ringed at Tomsk, Russia on June 28th 1996.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    2000:    Yorkshire: Spurn, male.

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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.


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