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@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 18, 2026, 12:54 PM

#OnThisDay 18 October #OrkneyBirding ... the Western Orphean Warbler remains the only record. With just 21 records, Kingfisher is a rarity here and Stromness accounts for 50% of records since 2020. With just 24 records, Bewick's Swan is also rare with none recorded since 2014. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 18 October in Orkney. The list reads: Ruddy Duck, 2004, Birsay Bewick's Swan, 1986, 3, Birsay Turtle Dove, 2025, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2011, 2, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2012, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2013, North Ronaldsay Mediterranean Gull, 2006, adult, Holm Mediterranean Gull, 2009, adult, Holm Scops Owl, 1996, Firth Rough-legged Buzzard, 1982, North Ronaldsay Rough-legged Buzzard, 2010, 1, North Ronaldsay Kingfisher, 2020, Stromness Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Shapinsay Great Grey Shrike, 1976, 4, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1990, Shapinsay Blue Tit, 2014, Papa Westray Great Tit, 2012, Sanday Shore Lark, 2016, Burray Short-toed Lark, 2010, North Ronaldsay Red-rumped Swallow, 1990, North Ronaldsay Long-tailed Tit, 2013, 2, Burray Pallas's Warbler, 1999, Stronsay Pallas's Warbler, 2003, North Ronaldsay Western Orphean Warbler, 2016, 1CY, trapped, Firth Rose-coloured Starling, 2009, 1CY, Finstown Red-flanked Bluetail, 2013, 1CY, Westray Citrine Wagtail, 2009, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 2025, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 17, 2026, 8:37 PM

#OnThisDay 17 October #OrkneyBirding ... the county's one and only record of the gorgeous, white-headed, Northern Long-tailed Tit. Little Egret remains a rarity up here and with only one or two a year, will it ever not be? #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 17 October in Orkney. The list reads:   Snow Goose, 2020, 2, South Ronaldsay Tundra Bean Goose, 2016, 9, North Ronaldsay Bean Goose sp, 1996, Birsay Red-crested Pochard, 1989, ♂, Sandwick American Wigeon, 2004, Burray Great Snipe, 1996, North Ronaldsay Cory's Shearwater, 1985, North Ronaldsay Balearic Shearwater, 2017, North Ronaldsay White-billed Diver, 2020, Papay Westray Goshawk, 2025, Stronsay Rough-legged Buzzard, 1982, Birsay Little Egret, 2009, North Ronaldsay Little Egret, 2025, Birsay Great Grey Shrike, 1976, Hoy Great Grey Shrike, 1999, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 2008, North Ronaldsay Northern Long-tailed Tit, 2016, 4, Sanday Lanceolated Warbler, 2012, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Marsh Warbler, 2003, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler, 1982, trapped, Holm  Firecrest, 1997, Stronsay Firecrest, 2004, Toab White's Thrush, 2003, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2009, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2012, 1CY♂, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 7:42 AM

#OnThisDay 16 October #OrkneyBirding ... Grey-cheeked Thrush is the first of four county records of this Nearctic thrush. Two Rough-legged Buzzards is noteworthy (followed by a third on the same isle the following day) as are the six Great Grey Shrikes seen today. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 11 October in Orkney. The list reads: Ruddy Duck, 2004, 3, Loch of Skaill, Sandwick Bean Goose, 1981, 6, Shapinsay, Surf Scoter, 1857, 4, Longhope, Hoy Surf Scoter, 2012, 2m, Shapinsay Sound American Wigeon, 2011, m, Loch of Harray American Golden Plover, 2019, 2, Burness, Sanday Mediterranean Gull, 2020, ad, Sandwick Sabine's Gull, 1979, North Ronaldsay Little Egret, 2025, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray Barn Owl, 2025, British race alba, Loch of Banks, Birsay Red Kite, 1992, Sanday, Rough-legged Buzzard, 2010, North Ronaldsay Rough-legged Buzzard, 2010, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1977, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1982, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1990, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 2001, Eday Great Grey Shrike, 2002, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 2009, Blackhamar, Rousay Blue Tit, 2014, Old Nisthouse, Harray Shore Lark, 1915, Graemsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 1996, 1CY, trapped, Holm Pallas's Warbler, 1996, North Ronaldsay Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat, 2003, C.c. halimodendri, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Grey-cheeked Thrush 1/3, 1994, Upper Heldale, Hoy, Black-throated Thrush, 2010, ad♂, Lang Hill, Nr Kirkwall Airport Pied Wheatear, 1988, ♀, Stronsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2016, Palace, Birsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 10:07 AM

#OnThisDay 15 October #OrkneyBirding ... a day to find a Pallas's Warbler here with with six, across four isles, found today. Also the third, of five, county record of Brown Shrike, and also the latest (three Sept and a 5 Oct record). #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 10 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 15 October Taiga Bean Goose, 2025, 2, Loch of Tankerness Surf Scoter, 2006, ad♂, Rerwick, Tankerness Red-crested Pochard, 2003, ♂, Loch of Harray, Grey Phalarope, 2012, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2013, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2007, 1CY, Burray Barn Owl, 2017, British race alba, Bain, Sandwick Goshawk, 2011, Hestily, South Ronaldsay Rough-legged Buzzard, 1984, Hoy Great Grey Shrike, 2002, Herston, South Ronaldsay Brown Shrike, 2019, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Shore Lark, 1981, 4, North Ronaldsay Shore Lark, 1995, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2013, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 1982, Berstane, St Ola Pallas's Warbler, 1982, Rack Wick, Hoy Pallas's Warbler, 1996, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 1996, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 1996, Stronsay Pallas's Warbler, 1997, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler 6/9, 1996, North Ronaldsay Rose-coloured Starling, 2009, ad, Millbank, Shapinsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2013, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2006, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2013, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, North Ronaldsay Pine Bunting, 1943, ♂, Papa Westray
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 9:47 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the county's second ever Grey-cheeked Thrush and five of both Great Grey Shrike and Pallas's Warbler, four Olive-backed Pipits and two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-flanked Bluetail, British race Treecreeper and Siberian Stonechat, found today. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 14 October in Orkney. The list reads: Ruddy Duck, 2001, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray; 2002, 3, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray Snow Goose, 2021, 2, Shapinsay Ring-necked Duck, 2022, ♂, Peedie Sea, Kirkwall American Wigeon, 2025, ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm; 2015, ♂, Mill Dam, Shapinsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2005, North Ronaldsay White-rumped Sandpiper, 2006, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 1997, 2, North Ronaldsay; 2015, 1CY, Black Craig, Stromness Barn Owl, British race alba, 2012, Westshore, Burray Goshawk, 2011, ad♂, North Ronaldsay Hoopoe, 2016, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1987, North Ronaldsay; 1990, North Ronaldsay; 2002, Melsetter, Hoy; 2003, North Ronaldsay; 2006, North Ronaldsay; 2015, Whaness, Hoy Shore Lark, 1991, North Ronaldsay Long-tailed Tit, 2011, Mussaquoy, Deerness Pallas's Warbler, 1982, 2, Windwick, South Ronaldsay; 2002, South Ronaldsay; 2003, North Ronaldsay; 2003, North Ronaldsay; 2020, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler, 1988, 1CY, Windwick, South Ronaldsay Firecrest, 2015, trapped, North Ronaldsay Treecreeper, British race britannica, 2025, St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay; British race britannica, 2025, Olav's Wood, South Ronaldsay Grey-cheeked Thrush, 2001, 1CY, trapped, Outertown, Stromness Red-breasted Flycatcher, 2025, Manse, Papa Westray; 2025, North Ronaldsay Red-flanked Bluetail, 2011, 1CY, Holland, Papa Westray; 2019, 1CY/♀, Queenamidda, Rendall Siberian Stonechat, 2019, 1CY/♀, Westshore, Burray; 1990, f/imm, North Ronaldsay Citrine Wagtail, 1991, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 1991, Stronsay; 1991, Stronsay; 2006, North Ronaldsay; 2012, Skelwick, Westray Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2012, ad♀, Grimeston, Harray
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 9:22 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... some stellar finds with three first county records - Cattle Egret (first of two), Bearded Tit (still the only record) and Yellow-rumped Warbler (first of three). The Pechora Pipit is the most recent of six records. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 13 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 13 October Snow Goose, 2020, 2, Yesnaby & Cleat, Sandwick Snow Goose, 2021, 2, Loch of Skaill, Sandwick Mandarin, 2017, ♂, Mill Dam, Shapinsay King Eider, 2010, 2CY♂, North Ronaldsay Green-winged Teal, 2019, ♂, North Ronaldsay Lesser Yellowlegs, 2021, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2011, 3, Howequoy Head, Orphir Grey Phalarope, 2011, 6, Black Craig, Stromness Pectoral Sandpiper, 2011, 2, Herston, South Ronaldsay Black Tern, 1913, Auskerry Cattle Egret, 2014, Stronsay (found injured, Noup Head, Westray on 15th, euthanased) Tengmalm's Owl, 1980, adult, trapped, Binscarth, Finstown Goshawk, 2011, West Heath, Holm Red Kite, 2002, Finstown Rough-legged Buzzard, 2011, Rendall Hoopoe, 2016, Stove, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 1978, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1992, South Walls Great Grey Shrike, 2006, Graemeshall, Holm, Great Grey Shrike, 2011, North Ronaldsay Blue Tit, 1973, 2, Kirkwall Bearded Tit, 1998, Loch of Ness, Papa Westray Shore Lark, 1913, Pentland Skerries Short-toed Lark, 2005, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 2003, North Ronaldsay Radde's Warbler, 1988, Stronsay Thrush Nightingale, 2006, 1CY, Herston, South Ronaldsay Red-flanked Bluetail, 2016, 1CY trapped, North Ronaldsay Pied Wheatear, 2002, ad♂, North Ronaldsay Pechora Pipit, 2015, Peckhole, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2011, North Ronaldsay, Westness Arctic Redpoll sp, 1980, North Ronaldsay Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1995, 1CY, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 10:16 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is the second of four county records and the Western Bonelli's Warbler the third of seven. Pine Bunting has yet to be recorded away from the North Isles. All bar two of Orkney's 15 Lanceolated Warblers have been on North Ronaldsay. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 12 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 12 October Ruddy Duck, 1998, 3, Loch of Tankerness Ruddy Duck, 2003, 8, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray Bean Goose sp, 1995, North Ronaldsay Surf Scoter, 2010, 2♂♂, Inganess Bay, St Ola Surf Scoter, 2014, Weethick, Tankerness Surf Scoter, 2014, Inganess Bay, St Ola Smew, 2015, redhead, Loch of Harray American Wigeon, 1996, ♂, North Ronaldsay Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1956, 1CY, Bryameadow Farm, Sandwick Grey Phalarope, 2011, 5, Auskerry Grey Phalarope, 2011, 2, Howequoy Head, Orphir White-rumped Sandpiper, 2005, up to 7, North Ronaldsay White-billed Diver, 1998, adult, Papa Westray Balearic Shearwater, 2013, North Ronaldsay Red Kite, 2009, Hestily, South Ronaldsay White-tailed Eagle, 2013, Burgar Hill, Evie Rough-legged Buzzard, 1984, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 1977, St Ola Great Grey Shrike, 1982, Holm Great Grey Shrike, 2000, North Ronaldsay Woodlark, 2015, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 1991, North Ronaldsay Lanceolated Warbler, 2009, North Ronaldsay Western Bonelli's Warbler, 2004, Newbigging, Sanday Red-flanked Bluetail, 2015, ♀/1CY♂, Sandside Bay, Deerness Siberian Stonechat, 1993, ♀/1CY, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2012, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2015, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, 1972, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, 1984, Finstown Pine Bunting, 1991, ♀, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:36 PM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the county's first Western Black-eared Wheatear was found on, where else, North Ronaldsay. Bewick's Swan is also a standout rarity here with none recorded since 2014. The Woodlark was one of three found on uninhabited Auskerry in 1912 (1) and 1913 (2). #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 11 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 11 October Bewick's Swan, 1990, Sandwick Taiga Bean Goose, 2004, 2, Eastdam, South Ronaldsay Smew, 2019, redhead, Echna Loch, Burray, Ring-necked Duck, 1988, 1CY, Loch of Harray American Wigeon, 2015, ♂, Widewall Bay, South Ronaldsay American Wigeon, 2015, ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm Turtle Dove, 2014, North Ronaldsay Long-billed Dowitcher, 1995, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2011, 5, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2011, 2 adults, Scuthvie Bay, Sanday White-rumped Sandpiper, 1970, Tankerness White-rumped Sandpiper, 1983, 1CY, Evie Mediterranean Gull, 2008, adult, Loch of Ayre, Holm Gyr Falcon, 1887, no locality Great Grey Shrike, 2002, Quioyberstane, St. Ola Great Grey Shrike, 2002, Deerness Great Grey Shrike, 2015, North Ronaldsay Blue Tit, 2014, Sanday Woodlark, 1913, 1, Auskerry Shore Lark, 1981, 1, North Ronaldsay Long-tailed Tit, 2013, 6, Hestily, South Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 1982, 2, North Ronaldsay Firecrest, 2014, Kirbister Farm Museum, Birsay Rose-coloured Starling, 2004, 1CY, Lady, Sanday Red-flanked Bluetail, 2010, 1CY, Queenamidda, Rendall Western Black-eared Wheatear, 2018, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay (only county record) Red-throated Pipit, 1991, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, 1970, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, 1989, North Ronaldsay Arctic Redpoll sp, 1993, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:47 PM

Surely that Nutcracker dam will burst soon and one will make it across the Channel. I don't know what the build up was ahead of the 1998 Kent bird (the last to make it here). Orkney and Shetland have only one record each so I won't hold my breath for an #OrkneyBirding one. #rarebirds

@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:14 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the county's first Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Radde's Warbler were recorded. The Pied wheatear is the most recent of seven records and so long overdue for a reoccurrence. Five Great Grey Shrikes have been found today! How times change. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 10 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 10 October Bewick's Swan, 1998, Loch of St. Tredwell, Papa Westray Snow Goose, 2021, 2, Birsay American Golden Plover, 2001, 1CY, Rowland, St. Mary’s, Holm Great Snipe, 2022, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 1994, Stronsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2004, Loch of Tankerness Pectoral Sandpiper, 2006, North Loch, Sanday Temminck's Stint, 2015, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 2001, ad, North Ronaldsay, Spoonbill, 1889, 4, Loch of Burness, Westray Red Kite, 2002, Melsetter, Hoy Red Kite, 2009, North Ronaldsay Hoopoe, 2015, Sandside, Deerness Hobby, 2005, South Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1986, Eday Great Grey Shrike, 1995, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 2002, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 2009, Sandside, Deerness Great Grey Shrike, 2015, Sandside, Deerness Shore Lark, 1981, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 1991, North Ronaldsay Greenish Warbler, 1981, North Ronaldsay, Radde's Warbler 1/9, 1982, trapped, Longhouse, St. Ola Dusky Warbler, 1993, Stronsay Dusky Warbler, 2017, trapped, North Ronaldsay Pied Wheatear, 2010, ♀, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 1991, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, North Ronaldsay American (Buff-bellied) Pipit, 2020, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 1991, ♀, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 2015, 1CY♂+, Sandside, Deerness Black-headed Bunting, 2025, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2011, 1CY♂, Stenaquoy, Eday (first county record)
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:02 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... a top find was the county's first Two-barred (Greenish) Warbler (ten years later the second was found just last week). Otherwise two Blue Tits in the North Isles are notable with other double-finds today being Mediterranean Gull, Shore Lark and Firecrest #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 9 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 9 October Bean Goose sp, 1996, North Ronaldsay Tundra Bean Goose, 2014, c.30, North Ronaldsay Taiga Bean Goose, 2025, two, Papa Westray Ring-necked Duck, 2025, ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm Green-winged Teal, 1998, Loch of Graemeshall, Holm American Golden Plover, 2013, adult, Lady, Sanday Grey Phalarope, 2011, Papa Sound, Westray Sabine's Gull, 1991, adult, Stronsay Mediterranean Gull, 1999, adult, Stronsay Mediterranean Gull, 2004, 2CY, No 4 Barrier Rough-legged Buzzard, 1982, Sanday Great Grey Shrike, 2002, Eday Blue Tit, 1977, Stronsay Blue Tit, 1982, 1, North Ronaldsay Woodlark, 2011, North Ronaldsay Shore Lark, 1976, Hundland Shore Lark, 1981, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2012, North Ronaldsay Two-barred (Greenish) Warbler, 2016, 1CY, Hundland, Papa Westray (first county record) Firecrest, 2010, Honeysgeo, South Ronaldsay Firecrest, 2016, Finstown Siberian Stonechat, 1993, 1CY♂, Honeysgeo, South Ronaldsay Red-throated Pipit, 2020, 1CY+, North Ronaldsay
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... remarkably, the Siberian Blue Robin is the second Orkney record (first = 2 Oct 2001) and not the expected 1CY! Other standout finds include the county's second Red-eyed Vireo, three Great Grey Shrikes and Blue and Great tits in the North Isles. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 8 October in Orkney. The list reads: Ruddy Duck, 2007, Loch of Bosquoy, Harray Snow Goose, 2012, Quanterness, St Ola Surf Scoter, 1998, ♂, Inganess Bay American Golden Plover, 2007, Tofts, Sanday Dotterel, 2016, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2008, Rerwick, Tankerness Balearic Shearwater, 2021, Start Point, Sanday Little Egret, 1998, Loch of Hundland, Birsay Snowy Owl, 1994, ♂ & ♀, Egilsay Osprey, 2011, Binscarth, Firth Red Kite, 2010, Rackwick, Hoy Red-eyed Vireo, 2017, trapped, East Denwick, Deerness (second county record) Great Grey Shrike, 1975, Hoy Great Grey Shrike, 2015, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 2015, Burwick, South Ronaldsay Blue Tit, 2014, North Ronaldsay Great Tit, 2014, Whitehowe, Papa Westray Short-toed Lark, 1991, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2016, 1CY, Lettan, Sanday Greenish Warbler, 2016, Nortwa, Sanday Siberian Blue Robin, 2017, 2CY♂, trapped, North Ronaldsay (second county record) Siberian Stonechat, 1993, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, Quoyolie, Papa Westray Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, North Ronaldsay, Westness Pechora Pipit, 2014, Sander, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2017, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2022, Dykeside, Westray Rustic Bunting, 2010, Lady SandayTwo photos of the Siberian Blue Robin trapped and ringed at North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory, Orkney Isles, 8 October 2017
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:51 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the Red-rumped Swallow is the earliest of the three Orkney autumn records. Three Red-flanked Bluetails sees the start of the main finding period for this species - the Birsay record is notable as is one of only four found away from the North Isles. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 7 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 7 October Ruddy Duck, 1998, 2, Loch of Bosquoy, Ruddy Duck, 2001, Mill Dam, Shapinsay Ruddy Duck, 2007, 3♂♂, Loch of Harray Surf Scoter, 2013, ♂, Inganess Bay, St. Ola American Wigeon, 2004, eclipse ♂, Kirk Sound, Holm Green-winged Teal, 2016, ♂, Boloquoy, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2017, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 1997, adult, North Ronaldsay Cory's Shearwater, 1996, North Ronaldsay Balearic Shearwater, 1996, North Ronaldsay Shore Lark, 1976, 40, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1998, Rue, North Ronaldsay Red-rumped Swallow, 1976, North Ronaldsay, Short-toed Lark, 1991, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 2020, Holland Farm, Papay Westray Red-flanked Bluetail, 2016, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Red-flanked Bluetail, 2020, 1CY♂, Swannay, Birsay Red-flanked Bluetail, 2024, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Parrot Crossbill, 2017, 2, Heddle, Finstown
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 9:46 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... 13 years ago today a couple of visiting birders found one of birding's Holy Grails when they chanced upon the county's only Ovenbird on Papa Westray. I'm heading back out now to find me an Olive-backed Pipit with five found previously on this day. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 6 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 6 October Ruddy Duck, 1998, Loch of Harray Snow Goose, 1983, Papa Westray Green-winged Teal, 2017, North Ronaldsay Blue-winged Teal, 1983, ♀, North Ronaldsay Shore Lark, 1976, 60, North Ronaldsay American Golden Plover, 1991, 1CY, trapped, North Ronaldsay Grey Phalarope, 2011, 19, various sites across the county Grey Phalarope, 2011, 2, Black Craig, Stromness Lesser Yellowlegs, 2007, 1CY, Mill Dam, Shapinsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2010, 1CY, Vensilly Hill, South Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 2007, Lettan Sanday Pectoral Sandpiper, 2008, 1CY, Black Rock, Sanday Pectoral Sandpiper, 2025, 1CY, Loch of Banks, Birsay Bonaparte's Gull, 2011, ad, No 1 Barrier Mediterranean Gull, 2025, 2CY, Papa Westray Glossy Ibis, 1986, North Ronaldsay Little Egret, 2016, various site, Sanday Barn Owl, 2014, Scorradale, Orphir Great Grey Shrike, 1979, landed on a boat, Scapa Flow Short-toed Lark, 2014, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 2017, North Ronaldsay Pallas's Warbler, 2020, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2010, Halley, Deerness Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2014, North Ronaldsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2019, Sandquoy, Sanday Red-throated Pipit, 2020, 2CY+, North Ronaldsay Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, 2012, Pierowall, Westray Arctic Redpoll (group), 1999, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 2020, 1CY+, Stove, Sanday Ovenbird, 2013, Holland, Papa Westray (only county record)
@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 4:54 PM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the standout finds today are second county records of both Brown Shrike and Eyebrowed Thrush. Otherwise a day of doubles with seven species found twice on this day. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 5 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 5 October Ruddy Duck, 2000, ♂, Loch of Harray American Wigeon, 2003, ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm American Wigeon, 2011, ♂, Loch of Ayre, Holm American Golden Plover, 2012, 1CY, The Loons Birsay American Golden Plover, 2014, ad, Aikers, South Ronaldsay Pacific Golden Plover, 1996, 1CY, Stronsay Dotterel, 1976, North Ronaldsay Long-billed Dowitcher, 1995, 1CY, Quatquoy, Firth Grey Phalarope, 2012, 3, Black Craig, Stromness Grey Phalarope, 2016, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1991, Herston, South Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 1988, Deerness White-billed Diver, 2009, Hunda Sound Great Shearwater, 1999, North Ronaldsay Red Kite, 2010, Norseman Village, Rendall Kingfisher, 2025, The Loons, Birsay Great Grey Shrike, 1986, North Ronaldsay Great Grey Shrike, 1992, Birsay Brown Shrike, 2016, 1CY, Burness, Sanday Blue Tit, 2016, Binscarth, Firth Woodlark, 2013, Thrave, Sanday Shorelark, 1976, 3, North Ronaldsay Shorelark, 1998, North Ronaldsay Short-toed Lark, 1990, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 1979, trapped, Holm Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2020, Northwall, Sanday Marsh Warbler, 2012, trapped, North Ronaldsay Western Bonelli's Warbler, 2021, Hundland, Papa Westray Eyebrowed Thrush, 2009, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Red-flanked Bluetail, 2015, ♀/1CY♂, Loch of the Stack, Noup, Westray Red-flanked Bluetail, 2019, 1CY/♀, Park, Sanday Olive-backed Pipit, 1987, trapped, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 2020, 1CY♀, North Ronaldsay
@snnmedia.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 10:19 AM

Rare birds and animals, including protected species, were found in boxes by Italy’s Financial Guard during an exotic smuggling discovery.#Italy #ExoticSmuggling #ExoticAnimalSmuggling #WildlifeSmuggling #WildlifeTrafficking #RareBirds #RareAnimals #AnimalTrafficking #snnfinland

@stevedudley.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 9:45 AM

#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... Baird's Sandpiper is the standout find today being the first county record of this Nearctic wader. Wader in particular often turn up at the same site in different years, as is the case for today's Buff-breasted Sandpipers. #rarebirds

A list of scarce and rare bird records found on 4 October in Orkney. The list reads: Scarce and rare birds found in Orkney on this day … 4 October Great Snipe, 1993, North Ronaldsay Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2010, Toft's Ness, Sanday Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2013, Toft's Ness, Sanday Baird's Sandpiper, 1993, 1CY, North Ronaldsay Pectoral Sandpiper, 1997, North Ronaldsay Sabine's Gull, 1997, 3, North Ronaldsay Mediterranean Gull, 2006, 1CY, Little Sea, Sanday Little Egret, 2016, North Ronaldsay Honey-buzzard, 1992, Hoy White-tailed Eagle, 2006, imm, Rackwick, Hoy Blyth's Reed Warbler, 1989, trapped, North Ronaldsay Blyth's Reed Warbler, 2017, Sandside Bay, Deerness Lanceolated Warbler, 2021, trapped, North Ronaldsay Dusky Warbler, 2019, Millfield, Burray Firecrest, 2016, trapped, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 1993, ad♂, North Ronaldsay Siberian Stonechat, 2013, 1CY, The Loons, Stromness Citrine Wagtail, 1987, 1CY, Deerness Olive-backed Pipit, 1993, Stronsay Olive-backed Pipit, 2013, North Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting, 2020, 1CY+♀, North Ronaldsay
@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
@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
@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
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