Monday, 28 September 2026

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 29th:

Details of the most recently accepted:

Alpine Swift    1890:    Norfolk: Cromer.
American Pipit    2019:    Gwynedd: Bardsey, 1st winter.
Arctic Warbler    1998:    Norfolk: near Eccles-on-Sea.

Baikal Teal    2021:    Shetland: Da Water, Fair Isle, adult male.
Baillon's Crake    1874:    Somerset: Knap Bridge, near Taunton.
Baird's Sandpiper    2023:    Western Isles: North Bay, South Uist, juvenile.
Black Kite    2003:    Surrey: Staines Moor.
Black-and-white Warbler    1977:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.
Black-headed Bunting    2014:    Shetland: Out Skerries, adult female.
Blackpoll Warbler    2005:    Western Isles: Loch Druidibeg, South Uist, 1st winter.
Black-winged Stilt    1957:    Kent: Shellness, Sheppey, two.
Blyth's Reed Warbler ●    2013:    Shetland: Sandwick, 1st winter.

● UK first record: One was present on Fair Isle, Shetland from September 29th - 30th 1910 before it was shot. It is now held at The National Museums of Scotland.

Blyth's Reed Warbler from Duns, Borders - July 2025 - Mark Joy

Bobolink    1986:    Shetland: Fair Isle.
Booted Warbler    2022:    E. Sussex: Beachy Head.
Brown Booby    2023:    Devon: Berry Head.
Brown Shrike    2018:    Cornwall: Soapy Cove, juvenile.

Citrine Wagtail    2003:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Cliff Swallow    2023:    Devon: Lundy.
Collared Pratincole    1997:    Suffolk: Corton.
Cream-coloured Courser    1984:    Essex: Hadleigh Marsh, 1st winter.

Dusky Warbler    2001:    Kent: Dungeness, 1st winter.

Eastern Kingbird ●    2016:    Western Isles: Eoligarry, Barra, adult.

● UK first record: An adult was present at Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles from September 29th - 30th 2016 reappearing on Bornish, South Uist on October 2nd 2016.

Eastern Kingbird - Steven Nuttall

Eastern Kingbird - John Kemp

Eastern Yellow Wagtail    2021:    Shetland: Noss, 1st winter.
Eskimo Curlew    1878:    Aberdeenshire: Slains Pools, Collieston, male.

Glossy Ibis    2011:    Carmarthenshire: Kidwelly area, 1st winter.
Great Reed Warbler    2021:    Shetland: Culsetter.
Great Snipe    2011:    Shetland: Cunningsburgh.
Gull-billed Tern    2008:    Argyll & Bute: Crossapol, Tiree.
Gyr Falcon    1956:    Perthshire: Loch Leven.

Isabelline Wheatear    2017:    Isles of Scilly: Salakee Down/ Airfield, St Mary's, 1st winter.

King Eider    2012:    Moray: Burghead, adult male.

Lanceolated Warbler    2009:    Northumberland: Longstone, Farne Islands.
Lesser Grey Shrike    1956:    Isles of Scilly: Pelistry, St Mary's, female.
Lesser Yellowlegs    2012:    Somerset: Curry Moor, juvenile.
Little Crake    1911:    Argyll & Bute: near Loch Scamadale.

Northern Waterthrush    1982:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher.
Nutcracker    1968:    Dorset: Netherbury, near Bridport.

Olive-backed Pipit    2003:    Shetland: Out Skerries.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler    2001:    Northumberland: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 1st winter.
Pallas's Reed Bunting ●    1976:    Shetland: Fair Isle, adult female.

● UK first record: An adult female spent thirteen days on Fair Isle, Shetland from September 29th until October 11th 1976. It was processed on October 10th 1976.

Female Pallas's Reed Bunting - Martin Hale

Pallid Harrier    2015:    W. Sussex: The Burgh, juvenile.
Pechora Pipit    1971:    Shetland: Fair Isle.
Penduline Tit    2008:    Dorset: Hengistbury Head, juvenile.

Radde's Warbler    1992:    Shetland: Sumburgh, 1st winter.
Red-flanked Bluetail    2013:    Shetland: Housay, Out Skerries, male.
Red-throated Pipit    2022:    Yorkshire: Metlands Farm, Bempton.
Red-throated Thrush ●    1994:    Essex: The Naze, 1st winter male.

● UK first record: A 1st winter male was present for nine days at The Naze, Essex from September 29th until October 7th 1994.

Red-throated Thrush - Dave Stewart

Roller    2017:    Highland: Loch Borralie, Durness, 1st winter.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak    2017:    Isles of Scilly: Wingletang, St Agnes, 1st winter female.
Ross's Goose    2007:    Norfolk: Warham Greens/ Holkham/ Berney Marsh/ Burgh Castle.
Rustic Bunting    2022:    Northumberland: Holy Island.

Sandhill Crane    2011:    Yorkshire: Whitby, adult.
Savi's Warbler    2008:    Kent: Sandwich Bay.
Scops Owl    1969:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes.
Short-billed Dowitcher    1999:    Cleveland: Greenabella Marsh/ Greatham Creek, juvenile.
Siberian Stonechat    2022:    Shetland: Quendale, 1st winter.
South Polar Skua    2023:    At sea: c.10km north of St Martin's, Isles of Scilly.
Spotted Sandpiper    1981:    Gwynedd: Porth Colmon, Lleyn Peninsula, adult.
Squacco Heron    1910:    Lincolnshire: Great Cotes, immature.
Swainson's Thrush    2022:    Shetland: West Yell, Yell, 1st winter.

Tawny Pipit    1980:    Isles of Scilly: Airport, St Mary's.
Tennessee Warbler    2020:    Shetland: Burravoe, Yell, 1st winter.

Tennessee Warbler - Ron Marshall

Thrush Nightingale    2006:    Shetland: Frakkafield, 1st winter.
Two-barred Crossbill    1939:    Shetland: Fair Isle, three.

Veery    2023:    Shetland: Lunna, 1st winter.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    2013:    Shetland: Marrister, Whalsay, 1st winter.
Western Sandpiper    2004:    Dorset: Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, juvenile/ 1st winter.
Whiskered Tern    2019:    Western Isles: Loch na Paisg, Baleshare, North Uist, adult.
White-billed Diver    1985:    Norfolk: Blakeney Point, adult.
White's Thrush    2021:    Shetland: Gully, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
White-winged Black Tern    1992:    Dorset: Lodmoor, Weymouth, adult.
Wilson's Phalarope    2020:    Lancashire: Martin Mere, 1st winter.

Yellow-breasted Bunting    1980:    Shetland: Fair Isle, female/ juvenile male.
Yellow-rumped Warbler    2014:    Shetland: Virkie.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Audubon's/ Barolo/ Boyd's Shearwater    2019:    Cornwall: Pendeen Watch.

Booted/ Sykes's Warbler    2009:    County Durham: Marsden Quarry.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2007:    Cleveland: Hummersea, female/ 1st winter.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2022:    Shetland: Burravoe, Yell.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    2017:    Shetland: Braidfit/ Burns, Foula, juvenile.

Subalpine Warbler Ssp    1995:    Essex: Priory Park, Southend-on-Sea, 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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