Details of the most recently accepted:
Alpine Swift 2001: Devon: Berry Head.
American Pipit 2018: Shetland: Ham, Foula.
Aquatic Warbler 1979: Isles of Scilly: Lower Moors, St Mary's.
Arctic Warbler 2013: Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, 1st winter.
Baird's Sandpiper 2023: Northumberland: Goswick, Holy Island, juvenile.
Bay-breasted Warbler ● 1995: Cornwall: Land's End.
● UK first record: A 1st winter male was seen at Land's End, Cornwall on October 1st 1995. It was seen by two observers for around 45 minutes who photographed and videoed it before a violent storm forced the bird to hide in a dry stone wall. It could not be relocated.
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| Bay-breasted Warbler from Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire - September 2023 - Andrew Jordan |
Black Kite 1983: Cornwall: Hayle.
Black-headed Bunting 2024: Shetland: Burkle, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Black-throated Thrush 1995: Shetland: Sumburgh/ Grutness, 1st winter female.
Blyth's Reed Warbler 2011: Shetland: South Haven, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Booted Warbler 2019: Yorkshire: Spurn, 1st winter.
Brown Shrike 2024: Shetland: South Raeva, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Citrine Wagtail 2011: Shetland: Quendale, 1st winter.
Cliff Swallow 2000: Hampshire: Titchfield Haven.
Daurian Shrike 2021: Shetland: Observatory, Fair Isle, adult male.
Dusky Warbler ● 1992: Shetland: Noness.
● UK first record: One was 'obtained' at Auskerry, Orkney on October 1st 1913 and is now held at The National Museum of Scotland.
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| Dusky Warbler from Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire - December 2022 - Dan Philpott |
Eyebrowed Thrush 2001: Western Isles: Hirta, St Kilda, 1st winter.
Ferruginous Duck 2023: Cambridgeshire: Redmere Middle Reservoir, male.
Glossy Ibis 2009: Cambridgeshire: Paxton Pits.
Great Snipe 2010: Suffolk: Covehithe.
Greenish Warbler 1985: Dorset: Hengistbury Head, 1st winter.
Gull-billed Tern 1987: Cornwall: Stithians Reservoir.
Gyr Falcon 1954: Norfolk: Blakeney Point.
Isabelline Wheatear 2000: Norfolk: Blakeney Point, 1st winter.
Lanceolated Warbler 2022: Orkney: North Ronaldsay.
Lesser Grey Shrike 2007: Norfolk: Holkham, 1st winter.
Lesser Scaup 2009: Warwickshire: Draycote Water, adult male.
Little Bittern 1896: Norfolk: Horsey Broad, immature female.
Little Bustard 1914: Norfolk: Barton Bendish.
Northern Parula 1983: Isles of Scilly: Tresco, 1st winter.
Nutcracker 1968: Somerset: Ilminster.
Olive-backed Pipit 2011: Shetland: North Light/ Furse, Fair Isle.
Paddyfield Warbler 2000: Hampshire: Titchfield Haven, 1st winter.
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 2020: Shetland: Burrafirth, Unst, 1st winter.
Pallid Harrier 2023: Orkney: Sanday, juvenile.
Pechora Pipit ● 2012: Shetland: Shirva, Fair Isle.
● UK first record: A male was 'obtained' at Auskerry, Orkney on October 1st 1913 and is now held at The National Museum of Scotland.
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| Pechora Pipit from Levenwick, Shetland - October 2013 - Dave Hutton |
Penduline Tit 1988: Berkshire: Brimpton GP, female.
Pied-billed Grebe 1975: Dumfries & Galloway: Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas.
Radde's Warbler ● 2004: Suffolk: Orfordness.
● UK first record: One was 'obtained' at North Cotes, Lincolnshire on October 1st 1898.
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| Radde's Warbler from Southwold, Suffolk - October 2020 - Brian Anderson |
Red-breasted Goose 1978: Lincolnshire: Covenham Reservoir, adult.
Red-flanked Bluetail 2007: Gwynedd: Bardsey Island, adult male.
Red-rumped Swallow 2005: Suffolk: Covehithe.
Red-throated Pipit 2023: Anglesey: South Stack.
River Warbler 2018: Shetland: Houlland, Unst, 1st winter.
Roller 1891: Highland: near Mey, male.
Ross's Goose 2002: Norfolk: Holkham, 2nd winter.
Rustic Bunting 2023: Shetland: Durigarth.
Sandhill Crane 2011: Norfolk: Snettisham, adult.
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| Sandhill Crane from Boyton, Suffolk - October 2011 - Jon Evans |
Siberian Blue Robin 2011: Shetland: Ham, Foula, 1st winter female.
Siberian Thrush ● 2022: Shetland: Mid Yell, Yell, 1st winter male.
● UK first record: An adult male was present on the Isle of May, Fife for four days from October 1st - 4th 1954.
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| A 1st winter male Siberian Thrush from Asta, Shetland - October 2025 - Rebecca Nason |
Snowy Owl 1858: Orkney: Sanday.
Stilt Sandpiper 2023: Western Isles: Loch Paible, North Uist, juvenile.
Tawny Pipit 1982: Dorset: Portland BO.
Tengmalm's Owl 1863: Yorkshire: Flamborough, adult female.
Veery 2009: Shetland: Ham, Foula, 1st winter.
Western Bonelli's Warbler 2012: Isles of Scilly: Higher Town, St Martin's.
White-billed Diver 1984: Orkney: Birsay, adult.
White's Thrush 2020: Shetland: Wirvie Burn, Fair Isle.
White-winged Black Tern 2004: Lincolnshire: Covenham Reservoir, juvenile/ 1st winter.
Wilson's Petrel 1891: Argyll & Bute: Jura.
Wilson's Phalarope 1996: Warwickshire: Draycote Water, juvenile/ 1st winter.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1980: Isles of Scilly: Gugh, St Agnes, 1st year.
Yellow-breasted Bunting 1998: Orkney: North Ronaldsay, female/ juvenile male.
SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED
Arctic Redpoll 2024: Shetland: Plantation, Fair Isle.
Ashy/ Black-headed/ Iberian Wagtail 2022: Shetland: Bakkasetter/ Brake/ Quendale.
Black-eared Wheatear Ssp 1971: Cornwall: Porthgwarra.
Bonelli's Warbler Ssp 2013: Norfolk: Hunstanton.
Caspian Stonechat 1985: Cornwall: Porthgwarra, male.
Dowitcher Ssp 1977: Cornwall: Stithians Reservoir.
Eastern Stonechat Ssp 2013: Suffolk: Trimley Marsh, 1st winter.
Isabelline Shrike Ssp 2024: Shetland: Utra, Fair Isle, 1st winter.
Northern Treecreeper 1998: Shetland: Easter Lother, Fair Isle.
Subalpine Warbler Ssp 2023: Shetland: Wester Quarff, 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.
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