Thursday, 24 September 2026

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 25th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alder Flycatcher    2010:    Norfolk: Blakeney Point, 1st winter.
Alpine Swift    1979:    W. Sussex: Chichester.
American Pipit    2007:    Isles of Scilly: Carn Friars, St Mary's.
Aquatic Warbler    1979:    Somerset: Steart, 1st year.
Arctic Warbler    2017:    Fife: Isle of May, 1st winter.

Baird's Sandpiper    2016:    Cornwall: Gannel Estuary, juvenile.
Black-browed Albatross    2020:    Northumberland: Holy Island, adult.
Blyth's Pipit    1999:    Norfolk: Happisburgh.
Blyth's Reed Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Ham, Foula, 1st winter.
Bobolink    2023:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, 1st winter.

Bobolink - Kris Webb

Brown Booby    2023:    Northumberland: Annstead/ Beadnell, adult female.
Brown Shrike    2024:    Shetland: Shirva, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Brunnich's Guillemot    2016:    Fife: Anstruther.

Brunnich's Guillemot - Allan Curry

Canada Goose    2021:    Western Isles: Kildonan, South Uist.
Citrine Wagtail    2011:    E. Sussex: Cuckmere Haven, 1st winter.

Dusky Warbler    2001:    Cleveland: Cattersby Gill, Skinningrove.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail    2019:    Anglesey: Plas Cemlyn, Cemlyn, 1st winter.
Eyebrowed Thrush    1984:    Orkney: Evie, 1st winter.

Glossy Ibis    2009:    Devon: Thurlestone Marsh.
Great Reed Warbler    2010:    Devon: Slapton Ley, 1st winter.
Great Snipe    1935:    Kent: Stour Marshes.
Greater Yellowlegs    2007:    Lincolnshire: Baston GP.
Gull-billed Tern    1976:    Yorkshire: Flamborough Head, immature.
Gyr Falcon    1869:    Shropshire: Harlescott, near Shrewsbury, female.

Kentish Plover    2020:    Hampshire: Black Point, juvenile.

Lanceolated Warbler    2013:    Shetland: Da Water, Fair Isle, juvenile.
Lesser Grey Shrike    2011:    Shetland: Laxo, adult male.
Lesser Yellowlegs    2011:    Moray: Findhorn Bay.

Northern Parula    2010:    Argyll & Bute: Carnan Mor/ Balephuil, Tiree, 1st winter.
Nutcracker    1979:    Norfolk: Itteringham.

Olive-backed Pipit    2005:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler    2024:    Yorkshire: Bempton Cliffs.

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler - Glyn Sellors

Pallas's Sandgrouse     1863:    Northumberland: Berwick-upon-Tweed, fourteen.
Pallid Harrier    2023:    Berkshire: Lambourn, juvenile.
Pechora Pipit    2005:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

Radde's Warbler    2001:    Norfolk: Blakeney Point.
Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Isles of Scilly: St Martin's.
Red-flanked Bluetail    2008:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay, 1st winter male.
Red-rumped Swallow    1993:    Kent: Isle-of-Grain.
Red-throated Pipit    1998:    Cleveland: South Gare.
Roller    1982:    Cumbria: near Bassenthwaite.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak    2021:    Shetland: Norwick, Unst, 1st winter male.
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ●    1859:    Devon: near Start Point.

● UK first record: One was 'obtained' near Start Point, Devon on September 25th 1859 and is now held at The Natural History Museum, Tring.

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin from The Lizard, Cornwall - August 2021 - Dougy Wright

Rustic Bunting    2019:    County Durham: South Shields.

Sardinian Warbler    1980:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco, 1st winter.
Semipalmated Sandpiper    2011:    Kent: Cliffe Pools, juvenile.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    2023:    Yorkshire: Blacktoft Sands, adult.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Paul Coombes

Siberian Thrush    2008:    Shetland: Guidicum, Fair Isle, 1st winter male.
Spotted Sandpiper    2024:    Fife: Cameron Reservoir, 1st winter.

Thrush Nightingale    1993:    Lancashire: Heysham.
Two-barred Crossbill    1999:    Shetland: Symbister, Whalsay, juvenile.

Upland Sandpiper    1975:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Western Black-eared Wheatear    1907:    Shetland: Fair Isle, male.
Western Bonelli's Warbler    2016:    Isles of Scilly: Helvear, St Mary's.
Western Sandpiper    1988:    Shetland: Pool of Virkie, juvenile.
Whiskered Tern    2010:    Glamorgan: Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, Port Talbot, juvenile.
White-rumped Sandpiper    1988:    Wiltshire: Cotswold WP, adult.
White's Thrush    2013:    Shetland: Furse, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
White-winged Black Tern    1994:    London: Barn Elms Reservoir, juvenile.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo    2009:    Orkney: The Gloup, Deerness.
Yellow-breasted Bunting    2023:    Devon: Lundy, juvenile.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Bonelli's Warbler Ssp    1993:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.
Booted/ Sykes's Warbler       2017:    Glamorgan: Rhossili.

Dowitcher Ssp    1835:    Cumbria: Floriston, near Carlisle, immature female.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2001:    Northumberland: St Mary's Island, female/ 1st winter.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2020:    Shetland: Wester Lother/ Brecks, Fair Isle, adult.

Steppe Grey Shrike     2009:    Isles of Scilly: Middle Town, St Martin's, 1st winter.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    1986:    Suffolk: Landguard, 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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