RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 16th:

DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENTLY ACCEPTED:

Alpine Swift    1976:    Cleveland: South Gare.
American Robin    2024:    Orkney: Parkhouse, North Ronaldsay, 1st winter male.

Arctic Warbler    2002:    Cornwall: Cot Valley, St Just.

Black Kite    1987:    Devon: Prawle Point.

Black Stork    2009:    County Durham: Bishop Middleham.

Black-browed Albatross    2016:    Gwynedd: Bardsey.

Black-throated Thrush    2010:    Orkney: Lang Hill, near Kirkwall Airport, adult male.

Blyth's Pipit    2007:    Isles of Scilly: Old Grimsby, Tresco, 1st winter.

Blyth's Reed Warbler    2011:   Isles of Scilly: Middle Town, St Martin's, 1st winter.

Bobolink    2003:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher.

Bonaparte's Gull    2012:    Pembrokeshire: Strumble Head, adult.

Booted Warbler    2011:    Suffolk: Landguard, 1st winter.

Broad-billed Sandpiper    1954:    Lancashire: near Crossens, Southport.

Brown Shrike    2020:    Cornwall: Chapel Porth, St Agnes, 1st winter.

Brunnich's Guillemot    1980:    Shetland: Fair Isle, adult.

Cackling Goose    2024:    Argyll & Bute: Loch Gruinart, Islay, adult.

Collared Pratincole    1986:    Cornwall: Camel Estuary.

Desert Wheatear    2016:    Yorkshire: Bridlington, male.

Dusky Warbler    2005:    Shetland: Voe.

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler    1984:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's.

Eyebrowed Thrush    1964:    Western Isles: North Rona, 1st winter.

Ferruginous Duck    1979:    Highland: Kinloch Glen, Rhum, immature male.

Glossy Ibis    2009:    Gloucestershire: Frampton/ Saul Warth.

Great Snipe    1937:    Cambridgeshire: Cambridge STW.

Great Crested Flycatcher  🔴   2025:    Tingwall, Shetland.

🔴 A 1st calendar year was present for two days in a Tingwall garden, Shetland on October 15th - 16th 2025.

Great Crested Flycatcher - Hazel Ulstad

Great Spotted Cuckoo    1982:    Yorkshire: near Easington, juvenile.

Grey-cheeked Thrush    1994:    Orkney: North Hoy.

Gull-billed Tern    1983:    Pembrokeshire: Strumble Head, adult.

Gyr Falcon    1986:    Cornwall: Penlee Point, Cawsand, adult.

Hume's Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Norwick, Unst.

Isabelline Wheatear    2002:    Gwynedd: Bardsey.

Killdeer    2006:    Western Isles: Clachan Sands, North Uist.

Lanceolated Warbler    1999:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Laughing Gull    1994:    Angus: Kinnaber, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Lesser Yellowlegs    2016:    Cambridgeshire: Colne Fen, juvenile.

Long-billed Dowitcher    2023:    E. Sussex: Cuckmere Haven, Seaford, 1st winter.

Northern Parula 🔴    1966:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco.

🔴 A male was present for two days on Tresco, Isles of Scilly on October 16th - 17th 1966.

Northern Parula from St Martin's Isles of Scilly - September 2023 - Dick Filby

Nutcracker    1968:    Suffolk: Orfordness.

Olive-backed Pipit    2012:    Shetland: Schoolton, Fair Isle.

Pallid Harrier    2016:    Somerset: Greylake, juvenile male.

Pallid Swift    2014:    Yorkshire: Kilnsea, juvenile.

Pechora Pipit    1952:    Shetland: Fair Isle.

Pied Wheatear    1988:    Norfolk: Blakeney Point, female.

Pine Bunting    2016:    Shetland: Quoy/ Midway, Fair Isle, two females.

Red-eyed Vireo    2023:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher.

Red-flanked Bluetail    2016:    Highland: Tarbat Ness.

Red-footed Falcon    1991:    Dorset: Yetminster, male.

Red-throated Pipit    2020: Norfolk: Eccles-on-Sea, 1st winter.

Rock Thrush    1984:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's, 1st winter male.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak    1976:    Isles of Scilly: St Mary's, female.

Ross's Goose    2002:    Dumfries & Galloway: Caerlaverock, adult.

Rustic Bunting    1985:    Isles of Scilly: St Martin's.

Sardinian Warbler    1990:    Cornwall: Cot Valley, St Just, male.

Short-toed Eagle    2011:    Devon: Dawlish Warren.

Short-toed Treecreeper    2023:    Kent: Dungeness.📹🖐🏻

Siberian Accentor    2016:    County Durham: South Docks, Sunderland, 1st winter.

Siberian Stonechat    2024:    Cornwall: Porthgwarra, male. 🧪

Siberian Stonechat - Mike Spicer

Spotted Sandpiper    2020:    Ayrshire: Rancleugh Burn, Croy Shore, juvenile.

Squacco Heron    2011:    Somerset: Ham Wall.

Swainson's Thrush    2022:    Western Isles: Carinish, North Uist.

Swainson's Thrush - Stephen Duffield

Taiga Flycatcher    2021:    Yorkshire: Flamborough Head, 1st winter.

Taiga Flycatcher - Angus Molyneux

Tawny Pipit    1977:    Isles of Scilly: Bryher.

Two-barred Greenish Warbler    2021:    Yorkshire: Spurn, 1st winter. 🔊

Two-barred Greenish Warbler - Dave Stewart

Whiskered Tern    2022:    Angus: Forfar Loch, 2nd winter.

Whiskered Tern - John Nadin

White-billed Diver    1994:    Fife: Largo Bay.

White-winged Black Tern    2001:    Carmarthenshire: Sandywater Park, Llanelli, juvenile/ 1st winter.

White-winged Scoter    2017:    Shetland: Loch of Belmont, Unst/ Sand Water, Yell, 1st winter male.

Wilson's Phalarope    1985:    Somerset: Chew Valley Lake, 1st winter.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo    1987:    Devon: Lundy, 1st winter.

Yellow-rumped Warbler    1973:    Isles of Scilly: Tresco.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Dowitcher Ssp    1977:    Somerset: Aust Warth.

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2020:    Norfolk: Holkham, 1st winter female.

Fea's/ Zino's/ Desertas Petrel    2010:    Orkney: North Ronaldsay.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2012:    Western Isles: Eoropie, Ness, Lewis.#

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    2014:    Kent: Worth Marshes.

Northern Long-tailed Tit    2016:    Aberdeenshire: Boddam, three.

Orphean Warbler Ssp    1981:    Isles of Scilly: Kitty Down, St Mary's, male.

Turkestan Lesser Whitethroat    2009:    Shetland: Burkle, Fair Isle, 1st winter. 🖐🏻🧪

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

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LEGEND:

🔴    1st British Record

📹    Videoed

🧪    DNA Sample

🖐🏻    Trapped/ Processed

🔊    Sound Recording