@hughharrop.bsky.socialA big splash of colour at Tresta today with this beautiful first-winter Golden Oriole offering lovely views. Golden 'O's are scarce migrants to Shetland with the vast majority of records in spring and only a handful of records in October. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialBOU/AviList UK: Year List 2026.
OCTOBER 15th:
≥4️⃣9️⃣6️⃣
421 Species and 75 subspecies have been reported this year in the UK 😃
Most recent:
BLACKPOLL WARBLER - Glen, Barra, Outer Hebrides.
@barrabirder.bsky.socialBlackpoll Warbler at Glen today, a good find by Calum Scott and only the second record for Barra, a day short of a year since the first record. #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK
@johnmalloy.bsky.socialWith the Scilly Isabelline frequenting the socials, a timely 📸 from the archive - 10 years for “shrike sp.”
[2016 Co. Durham, South Shields, 2CY+ female, 28th-30th October]; prev accepted as Isabelline. (Brit. Birds 110: 595-596) considered not proven (possibly a hybrid).
@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialOCTOBER 15th: 🧾
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@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialBOU/AviList UK: Year List 2026. 🦉 OCTOBER 14th:
≥4️⃣9️⃣5️⃣
420 Species and 75 subspecies have been reported this year in the UK 😃
Most recent:
DAURIAN SHRIKE - St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
@hughharrop.bsky.socialExceptional views of the North American Grey-cheeked Thrush at Quarff, Shetland today. With just five of us watching it, the bird hopped around unconcerned and fed just a few metres away. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialOCTOBER 14th: 🧾
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@tynemouthbirds.bsky.socialHaving not been seen all afternoon yesterday, expectations were low when we returned to the Shore Station this morning. Amazingly the red-flanked bluetail was still present though and gave much longer views today. No longer mega rare but always brilliant birds to see... #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk
@jonlowes.bsky.socialKumlien's Gull (Larus glaucoides kumlieni), Drift Reservoir, Cornwall, UK, 09/10/2026 ebird.org/checklist/S3... A race of Iceland Gull from the Arctic regions of Canada #ukbirding #birding #birds
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@tynemouthbirds.bsky.socialOur third full day on Unst and the rare birds keep on coming, despite the apparently unfavourable weather. Today's top billing being this superb Isabelline wheatear on the beach at Skaw... #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK
@jonlowes.bsky.socialUpland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Woon Gumpus Common, Cornwall, UK, 04/10/2026 ebird.org/checklist/S3... A rare vagrant to the UK from North America #ukbirding #birding #birds
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@collapsedbirder.bsky.socialTengmalm's Owl. A fantastic twitch to Shetland involving taxi, scheduled flight, hire car, ferry, train and bus in just over 24 hours. 😊
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#rarebirdsUK
#UKbirding
@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialOCTOBER 13th: 🧾
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@hughharrop.bsky.socialLovely views eventually of this very elusive Dusky Warbler at Virkie yesterday afternoon - a scarce Siberian migrant but one of three recorded during the day here in Shetland with others on Unst and Fair Isle. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
@tynemouthbirds.bsky.socialRed-flanked Bluetail at Burrafirth, Unst this morning. A bit gutted not to find it myself, given I was only 20 metres away when it was found, but a dream find for @johnsoniain.bsky.social, a brilliant bird to see and fantastic to share in the excitement of it all. #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK
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@hughharrop.bsky.socialAll the way from North America: wonderful views of this Grey-cheeked Thrush at Quarff, Shetland today. The twelfth record for Shetland with five of those records coming from Fair Isle, including Britain's first in 1953. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
@ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.socialOCTOBER 11th: 🧾
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@markgolley.bsky.socialWell the wait for the 1st UK/ROI Nutcracker of 2026 goes on & on whilst Europe is weighed down by them. In the meantime, here's some prime 1968 archive.
The diary notes are Richard Richardson's + a short BB piece.
The photo is by @yarmouthbirder.bsky.social 👍
#norfolkbirding
#rarebirdsuk
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