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@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 4:08 PM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... two first records for the county - White's Thrush and American (Buff-bellied Pipit) and another good day to fin a Great grey Shrike, rare pipit or Rustic Bunting. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 3 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 3 October American Wigeon, 2025, ♂ returning bird, North Loch, Sanday Turtle Dove, 2015, Papa Westray Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2015, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2010, 1CY, Loch of Boardhouse, Sandwick Pectoral Sandpiper, 2016, Roos Loch, Sanday White-rumped Sandpiper, 2001, 1CY, Cata Sand, Sanday Sabine's Gull, 2001, 1CY, Point of Ayre, Deerness Mediterranean Gull, 2015, 2 ads, Kirk Sound, Holm Kumlien’s Gull, 2017, 1CY, Neuks, Sanday Snowy Owl, 2018, Eday Rough-legged Buzzard, 1995, North Ronaldsay Golden Oriole, 2013, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1992, 2, Stronsay Great Grey Shrike, 1998, Finstown Great Grey Shrike, 2004, Quoydale, Hoy Short-toed Lark, 1989, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 1990, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2018, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2018, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler, 1993, North Ronaldsay Dusky Warbler, 1987, North Ronaldsay Rose-coloured Starling, 1992, 1CY, North Ronaldsay White's Thrush, 1990, Stronsay (first county record) White's Thrush, 2016, 1CY, Kirkwall Red-flanked Bluetail, 2020, Whitehowe, Papay Westray Siberian Stonechat, 1992, ♂, Stronsay Pechora Pipit, 1989, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2001, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2020, North Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 2020, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 2020, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay American (Buff-bellied) Pipit, 2008, North Ronaldsay (first county record) Rustic Bunting, 1992, Castle, Stronsay Rustic Bunting, 2020, 1CY, North Ronaldsay
@orknithology.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 8:20 AM

"🎵 Oh, What A Bountiful Mornin' 🎵"

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) with plenty of berries to choose from at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Thursday.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Redwing #Thrush 🪶

@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 5:06 PM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... three county firsts found today: yesterday's Siberian Blue Robin in Shetland is just a day out from Orkney's first (and Britain's second); the Rufous-tailed Robin makes an amazing robin double but the latter was sadly found dead; and a Red-eyed Vireo. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 29 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 2 October Surf Scoter, 2007, Wide Firth American Wigeon, 2001, ad ♂, St. Peter’s Pool, Deerness Turtle Dove, 2015, Noup Farm, Westray American Golden Plover, 2016, Gleat, Sanday Great Snipe, 1998, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2004, 1 or 2, Aikers, South Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2013, 1 or 2, Toft's Ness, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2019, Northwall, Sanday Pectoral Sandpiper, 2008, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2014, 2, Sandside, Deerness White-rumped Sandpiper, 1978, North Ronaldsay Nightjar, 2020, Mull Head, Papa Westray Goshawk, 2025, Kirkwall Red Kite, 2010, Deerness (also Rousay, Birsay, Rendall) Hobby, 2012, Loons, Birsay Red-eyed Vireo, 2009, Langskaill, St. Andrews (first county record) Hoopoe, 2020, North Wall, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 1983, Herston, South Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1984, South Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1998, Stronsay Great Grey Shrike, 2000, Papa Westray Magpie, 2001, Quoyness, Hoy Blue Tit, 1971, North Ronaldsay Melodious Warbler, 1983, trapped, Holm Lanceolated Warbler, 2022, North Ronaldsay Eyebrowed Thrush, 2020, 1CY♂, North Ronaldsay Siberian Blue Robin, 2001, 1CY♂, North Ronaldsay (first county record) Rufous-tailed Robin, 2010, 1CY♂, found dead, North Ronaldsay (only county record) Red-throated Pipit, 1992, Stronsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll , 2009, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2022, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll ssp, 1989, Stronsay Parrot Crossbill, 1983, 1CY♂, trapped, North Ronaldsay
@orknithology.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:13 AM

"Why? Just Beak-ause"

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on Westray, #Orkney, in July.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestBeaks.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #Puffin #Auk 🪶

@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 10:17 AM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... the county's (and British) first Pechora Pipit was only unearthed recently during a museum review of Red-throated Pipits. A day for a rare thrush or bunting and what a day for Great Grey Shrike! Mirroring the national decline, GGS no longer annual here. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 1 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 1 October Bean Goose, 2016, 9, Broughtown, Sanday Green-winged Teal, 2017, ♂, North Ronaldsay Great Snipe, 1994, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2015, Quotness, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2015, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 1980, Rennibister, Firth Mediterranean Gull, 2012, ad, Graemeshall Loch, Holm White-billed Diver, 1984, ad, Birsay Balearic Shearwater, 2015, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Kirkwall Great Grey Shrike, 1976, St. Ola Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Eday Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Shapinsay Great Grey Shrike, 1976, South Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Flotta Great Grey Shrike, 1978, Deerness Great Grey Shrike, 1979, St. Ola Great Grey Shrike, 1992, South Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1992, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 1913, ♂, Auskerry Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2010, North Ronaldsay Lanceolated Warbler, 2022, trapped, North Ronaldsay Dusky Warbler, 1913, Auskerry White's Thrush, 2020, 1CY, North Ronaldsay White's Thrush, 2025, Lopness, Sanday Siberian Thrush, 1992, 1CY♀, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 1992, ♀/1CY, Stronsay Pechora Pipit, 1913, 1CY♂, Auskerry (first British record) Pechora Pipit, 2011, trapped, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 1990, Stronsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, East Denwick, Deerness Olive-backed Pipit, 2025, Nortwa, Sanday Red-throated Pipit, 2020, 2CY+, North Ronaldsay Yellow-breasted Bunting, 1998, ♀/1CY, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 1976, 1CY♂, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 6:46 PM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... Veery is the real standout find today and is the first of two Orkney records of this rare Nearctic Catharus thrush. The Eyebrowed Thrush is the third of our seven records. Another good day for pipits and wagtails and the usual cast of Nearctic waders. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 30 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 30 September Common Crane, 2013, Voy, Sandwick American Golden Plover, 2009, 1CY, Grindigar & Watermoss, Deerness American Golden Plover, 2015, ad, Gallilee, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2007, 1CY, Burness, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2011, ad, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2013, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 1997, North Ronaldsay Great Shearwater, 2009, North Ronaldsay Osprey, 2017, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1976, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1983, Tankerness, Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2003, trapped, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2010, trapped, North Ronaldsay White's Thrush, 2020, 1CY, Stronsay Veery, 2002, North Ronaldsay Eyebrowed Thrush, 2014, ad♂, North Ronaldsay Common Nightingale, 1995, Fingeo, Stronsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2001, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2017, Sanday Red-throated Pipit, 1992, North Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 1997, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2019, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll ssp, 1989, Evie
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 11:45 AM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... with no confirmed records since 2009, Ruddy Duck is one of the standout finds today. Syke's Warbler is the second of our two county records (which were in consecutive years). Also a good day for finding Olive-backed Pipit and Rustic Bunting. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 29 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 29 September Ruddy Duck, 1998, ♂, Meikle Water, Stronsay Bean Goose sp, 2014, 16, Burwick, South Ronaldsay Taiga Bean Goose, 2025, 7, Sanday Surf Scoter, 2011, Rerwick Head and area American Wigeon, 2005, eclipse ♂, Loch of Tankerness American Wigeon, 2013, ♂, Bea Loch, Sanday American Wigeon, 2014, ♂, North Loch, Sanday American Wigeon, 2016, ♂, Loch of Swartmill, Westray American Golden Plover, 2014, ad, Creya, Deerness American Golden Plover, 2018, North End, Sanday Turtle Dove, 2015, Sanday Grey Phalarope, 2016, 2, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2003, North Ronaldsay Black Tern, 1983, North Ronaldsay Cory's Shearwater, 1994, North Ronaldsay Great Shearwater, 1999, North Ronaldsay Balearic Shearwater, 2009, North Ronaldsay Honey-buzzard, 1982, Finstown Woodchat Shrike, 2008, 1CY, Papa Westray Short-toed Lark, 2010, North Ronaldsay Melodious Warbler, 2000, Graemeshall, Holm Syke's Warbler, 2003, trapped, North Ronaldsay Lanceolated Warbler, 2003, nr Point of Burrian, Sanday Grasshopper Warbler, 2025, Lettan, Sanday Radde's Warbler, 2022, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler, 2022, Bilboa & Beltane House, Papa Westray Arctic Warbler, 2021, North Ronaldsay Firecrest, 2000, Backaskaill, Papa Westray Olive-backed Pipit, 1990, trapped, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2017, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2022, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2009, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2022, West Kirbest, Westray Rustic Bunting, 1978, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 1998, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 1998, Cleat, Stronsay Rustic Bunting, 2017, 1CY, North Ronaldsay
@georgenorthron.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 12:22 AM

A good few days of finds for me, this smart Baird’s Sand on Sandsheen was my personal highlight, but a Red-throated Pipit at Westness was a close second!

#OrkneyBirding

@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:40 PM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... Western Sandpiper was new to #Orkney and remains the sole record of this Nearctic peep. The Spotted Sandpiper is only the second of three county records. Three Citrine Wagtails and four Olive-backed Pipits are a standout run of records. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 28 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 28 September Mandarin, 1998, North Ronaldsay American Wigeon, 2015, ♂, Loch of Swartmill, Westray Spotted Sandpiper, 2008, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2015, Lettan, Sanday Western Sandpiper, 1998, 1CY, Deerness Sabine's Gull, 2015, ad, off Black Craig, Stromness Balearic Shearwater, 1988, pelagic, off North Ronaldsay Continental Barn Owl, 2012, alba, Gerraquoy, South Ronaldsay Black Kite, 1970, ad, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1998, Stronsay Shorelark, 1977, Westray Shorelark, 2007, Start Point, Sanday Short-toed Lark, 1983, North Ronaldsay Rose-coloured Starling, 2002, ad, Herston, South Ronaldsay Swainson's Thrush, 2015, 1CY, Cleat, Sanday Red-breasted Flycatcher, 2025, North Ronaldsay Red-breasted Flycatcher, 2025, Sanday Citrine Wagtail, 1997, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 2003, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 2007, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2001, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2001, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2017, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2019, Rusness, Sanday Common Rosefinch, 2025, Lettan, Sanday Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2022, Mour, Sanday Rustic Bunting, 1998, trapped, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 2019, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 9:10 AM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... a county first Barolo's Shearwater from North Ronaldsay. The second record of American Pipit remains the sole record away from North Ronaldsay. Smew has always been scarcer than you'd think up here w/ just 90 documented records (cf 170 records of Pec Sand). #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 27 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 27 September Snow Goose, 2020, 2, South Ronaldsay Smew, 2013, redhead, Bea Loch, Sanday American Wigeon, 2005, eclipse ♂, Loch of Tankerness American Golden Plover, 2004, 1CY, Papa Westray American Golden Plover, 2006, 1CY, Sanday Little Ringed Plover, 1993, Stronsay Grey Phalarope, 2014, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2012, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 2007, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Balearic Shearwater, 2022, North Ronaldsay Barolo's Shearwater, 2020, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay Lesser Grey Shrike, 1967, North Ronaldsay Marsh Warbler, 2017, 1CY, North Ronaldsay White's Thrush, 2022, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 2020, 1CY+, East Denwick, Deerness Olive-backed Pipit, 1992, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2017, trapped, North Ronaldsay American (Buff-bellied Pipit), 2010, Yesnaby, Sandwick Common Rosefinch, 2025, North Ronaldsay Little Bunting, 1998, 1CY, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 5:40 PM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... Black-throated Thrush is the first for #Orkney with seven subsequent records, the most recent in 2025. Surprisingly, nearly half of the county's 21 Melodious Warblers have been away from North Ronaldsay.
#rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 26 September in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 26 September Snow Goose, 2021, 2, Sanday Surf Scoter, 1999, ad ♂ and two 2CY♂, Inganess Bay, St. Ola American Golden Plover, 2015, ad, Bea Loch, Sanday American Golden Plover, 2016, 1CY, Gleat, Sanday Pectoral Sandpiper, 1996, Loch of Banks, Birsay Mediterranean Gull, 2009, 1CY, Mill Sand, Tanknerness Mediterranean Gull, 2012, 1CY, Bay of Kirkwall Goshawk, 2008, ad♀, Loch of Tankerness Hobby, 1986, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1977, Stronsay Short-toed Lark, 1989, North Ronaldsay Melodious Warbler, 1998, 1CY, Netherstove, Deerness Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2013, 1CY, trapped, Hestily, South Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2017, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Marsh Warbler, 2006, North Ronaldsay Lanceolated Warbler, 2012, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Greenish Warbler, 1981, 1CY, trapped, Holm Black-throated Thrush, 1990, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 1996, 1CY♀, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 2017, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2013, Papa Westray Olive-backed Pipit, 2017, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2010, 1CY, Salties, Sanday
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 1:22 PM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... the first county record of Eyebrowed Thrush is the standout find today. From the opposite direction the last two of our four Yellow-billed Cuckoos were found. The Northern Harrier became a long-stayer recorded off and on into 2017.
#rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 25 September in Orkney. The list read: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 25 September Ring-necked Duck, 2021, ♂, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1991, 1CY♀, freshly dead, North Ronaldsay Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2009, ad, The Gloup, Deerness American Wigeon, 2005, eclipse ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm American Golden Plover, 2002, 1CY, Birsay American Golden Plover, 2007, ad, Hilltoft, Holm Great Snipe, 1901, 2 (shot), Stronsay Grey Phalarope, 2016, Papa Westray Sabine's Gull, 1988, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 1999, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 2002, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 2013, adult, Black Craig, Stromness Great Shearwater, 1993, 2, North Ronaldsay Great Shearwater, 1999, found dead, Scapa beach, St. Ola Pallid Harrier, 2011, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Northern Harrier, 2015, 2CY♂, North Ronaldsay Woodchat Shrike, 2017, 1CY, Papa Westray Short-toed Lark, 2005, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2001, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Rose-coloured Starling, 2006, 1CY, Rose Cottage, Holm Rose-coloured Starling, 2020, 1CY, Deerness Eyebrowed Thrush, 1984, 1CY, Manse, Evie (first county record) Red-flanked Bluetail, 2008, 1CY♂, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 1997, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Pechora Pipit, 2005, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 1996, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:00 PM

Not quite all on North Ron 😉 #OrkneyBirding

@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:20 AM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... the expected showing of Nearctic waders include the first record of Long-billed Dowitcher. Three Honey-buzzards found on this day in 2000 sadly included a moribund bird. 13/19 of today's finds come from @northronbirdobs.bsky.social.
#rarebirds

@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:17 AM

On this day #OrkneyBirding ... the first county record of Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (all three records have been on North Ronaldsay). The Gull-billed Tern is the most recent of the four county records. Likewise, the River Warbler is the most recent of three records.
#rarebirds

@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 2:34 PM

On this day ... the 1992 Yellow-breasted Bunting was the first of five found in the '90s. Also a notable date for Great Snipe and Citrine Wagtail. Quite typically for here, 17 of 25 birds found on this day were found in the North Isles, and 10 of them on North Ronaldsay. #OrkneyBirding #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 19 September in Orkney. Text reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 21 September American Golden Plover, 1988, 1CY, North Ronaldsay American Golden Plover, 2009, ad, Deerness Great Snipe, 1996, Sanday Great Snipe, 1998, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2014, Black Craig, Stromness Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1985, Papa Westray Pectoral Sandpiper, 2003, Papa Westray White-rumped Sandpiper, 1988, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 2014, Black Craig, Stromness Mediterranean Gull, 2006, ad, Holm Balearic Shearwater, 2003, Pentland Firth Little Egret, 2015, Voy, Stenness Osprey, 1991, Brough of Birsay Goshawk, 1995, North Ronaldsay White-tailed Eagle, 1986, 1CY, Hoy Short-toed Lark, 2011, North Ronaldsay Aquatic Warbler, 1999, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2012, 1CY, Sanday Marsh Warbler, 1968, Sanday Marsh Warbler, 2006, North Ronaldsay Arctic Warbler, 1992, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 1994, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 2000, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Yellow-breasted Bunting, 1992, ♀/1CY, Stronsay Black-headed Bunting, 1999, 1CY, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 8:44 AM

On this day . . .
Lesser Kestrel at @northronbirdobs.bsky.social is by far the stand out find in Orkney on this day among the expected cast of waders. The Yellow-breasted Bunting was the fifth of nine records here (all on the farther flung isles), the last in 2003.

#OrkneyBirding #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 20 September in Orkney. The text reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 20 September Avocet, 2015, Inganess Bay American Golden Plover, 2005, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1992, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1995, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2019, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2008, 1CY, Loch of Tankerness Pectoral Sandpiper, 2012, 1CY, Sanday Pectoral Sandpiper, 2014, North Ronaldsay Black Tern, 1998, Stronsay Balearic Shearwater, 2025, off Swona from Gills to St Margaret's Hope ferry Honey-buzzard, 2000, Holm Lesser Kestrel, 2011, 2CY♂, North Ronaldsay Hobby, 2015, Bay of Suckquoy, Toab Isabelline Shrike, 2006, 1CY, Eday Marsh Warbler, 2000, North Ronaldsay Arctic Warbler, 1987, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Rose-coloured Starling, 2009, ad, Northside, Birsay Common Nightingale, 1992, trapped, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 1996, ♀/1CY, Sanday Citrine Wagtail, 2011, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 1999, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2010, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Yellow-breasted Bunting, 1993, ♀/1CY, Stronsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 1:19 PM

Weather shite so I continued w/ something I started some time ago, producing a list of Orkney scarce and rare bird records in calendar order. So here's what has been found in Orkney on 19 September. Cretzschmar's Bunting the standout find - 2nd county & 4th British record. #OrkneyBirding #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 19 September in Orkney
@orknithology.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 7:17 AM

"Black Beauty"

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) on the Loch of Harray, #Orkney, last weekend.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Elegant; any elegant looking bird.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Swan 🪶

@orknithology.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 7:39 AM

"🎵 My Girl Lollipop 🎵"

female Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) picking berries at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Wednesday.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Blackcap 🪶

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