RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 4th:

DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENTLY ACCEPTED:

Alpine Accentor    1990:    Cornwall: Rough Tor.

American Bittern    1981:    Clyde: Glen Moss, Kilmacolm.

Barrow's Goldeneye 🔴    1979:    Irvine, Ayrshire.

🔴 An adult male was present for fifty-five days at Irvine, Ayrshire from November 4th until December 28th 1979.

Barrow's Goldeneye from Callander, Forth - November 2006 - Robert Brown

Black-browed Albatross    1965:    Yorkshire: Spurn.

Blyth's Pipit    1994:    Suffolk: Landguard, 1st winter. 🖐🏻

Bonaparte's Gull    2018:    Pembrokeshire: Gann Estuary, adult.

Cackling Goose    2007:    Western Isles: Berneray, North Uist.

Chimney Swift    2005:    Yorkshire: Spurn.

Cliff Swallow    2016:    Suffolk: Minsmere, 1st winter.

Cliff Swallow - James Lowen

Collared Pratincole    1977:    Kent: Pegwell Bay.

Common Yellowthroat 🔴    1954:    Devon: Lundy. 🖐🏻

🔴 A 1st winter male was trapped on Lundy, Devon on November 4th 1954. The bird was trapped, detained overnight for observation, ringed, and successfully released the following morning on November 5th 1954.

Common Yellowthroat from Rhiwderyn, Gwent - March 2012 - Mike Youdale

Desert Wheatear    2011:    Aberdeenshire: Girdle Ness, male.

Dusky Thrush    2018:    Yorkshire: Easington.

Dusky Warbler    2003:    Shetland: Sumburgh. 🖐🏻

Eastern Yellow Wagtail    2020:    Suffolk: Dunwich, 1st winter. 🔊

Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Paul Chamberlain

Eyebrowed Thrush    2016:    Northumberland: Bolam Lake, Belsay, adult male.

Eyebrowed Thrush - Ross Moore

Ferruginous Duck    1986:    Cambridgeshire: Little Paxton GPs, immature male.

Franklin's Gull    2005:    Cornwall: Gannel Estuary, Newquay, adult/ 2nd winter.

Glossy Ibis    1920:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, adult male.

Great Snipe    1987:    Shetland: Fair Isle, 1st winter.

Greater Spotted Eagle    1891:    Suffolk: Sudbourne Hall, Wickham Market, two.

Hudsonian Whimbrel    2020:    Cleveland: South Gare.

Isabelline Wheatear    2011:    Yorkshire: Spurn. 🖐🏻

Killdeer    2002:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, 1st winter.

King Eider    2017:    Shetland: Wester Quarff, adult male.

Laughing Gull    2005:    Cornwall: Nanjizal, 1st winter.

Lesser Scaup    2023:    Devon: Beesands Ley, female.

Long-billed Dowitcher    2012:    Northumberland: Long Nanny, 1st winter.

Olive-backed Pipit    2009:    Shetland: Grutness.

Pacific Diver    2017:    Cornwall: Mount's Bay area, adult.

Pallas's Sandgrouse    1888:    Norfolk: Blakeney, male.

Pallid Harrier    2016:    Yorkshire: Buckton, juvenile female.

Pallid Swift    2024:    Lincolnshire: Donna Nook, juvenile.

Penduline Tit    2007:    Suffolk: Minsmere.

Pine Bunting    2005:    Shetland: Challister, Whalsay, 1st winter male.

Radde's Warbler    1995:    Kent: St Margaret's.

Red-breasted Goose    2023:    Norfolk: Warham Greens/ Wells-next-the-Sea, 1st winter.

Red-breasted Goose - Bernard Wingrove

Red-eyed Vireo    2014:    Cumbria: Walney Island, 1st winter. 🖐🏻

Red-eyed Vireo - Robert Pocklington

Red-flanked Bluetail    2014:    E. Sussex: East Hill, Hastings.

Red-rumped Swallow    2001:    Norfolk: Winterton.

Red-throated Pipit    2022:    Shetland: Norby. 🔊

Ross's Goose    2021:    Ayrshire: Fail/ Hunterston, adult.

Ross's Gull    2013:    Orkney: Bay of Swartmill, Westray, adult.

Rustic Bunting    1962:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes.

Snowy Owl    2018:    Shetland: Beorgs o Uyea, North Roe.

Solitary Sandpiper    2005:    Isles of Scilly: St Agnes, 1st winter.

Spanish Sparrow    2012:    Isle of Wight: Newchurch, male.

Spotted Sandpiper    1995:    Devon: Lopwell Dam, juvenile/ 1st winter.

Tawny Pipit    1976:    Kent: Bough Beech Reservoir.

Western Bonelli's Warbler    1967:    Northumberland: Hauxley. 🖐🏻

White-billed Diver    1980:    Shetland: Whalsay, adult.

White-winged Black Tern    1994:    Norfolk: Sheringham/ Cley/ Blakeney, adult/ 2nd summer.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo    2010:    Western Isles: Kilaulay, South Uist, immature male.

SUBSPECIES/ UNDERTERMINED

Caspian Reed Warbler    2012:    Shetland: Kergord, 1st winter. 🖐🏻🧬

Eastern Stonechat Ssp    2020:    Yorkshire: Easington, 1st winter female.

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll    2012:    Shetland: Baltasound, Unst, five 1st winters.

Isabelline Shrike Ssp    1993:    Fife: Fife Ness, 1st winter.

Northern Treecreeper    2023:    Northumberland: Holy Island.

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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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📹    Video

🧬    DNA Collected

🖐🏻    Caught/ Trapped

🔊    Sound Recording

🔃    Returning Bird(s)

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