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@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
@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
@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
@djdm01.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 5:21 PM

The scarlet ibis. D850, f/2.8, 1/100s, 105mm, ISO800 #birdoftheday #photography #scarletibis #ibis #nature #rarebirds #nikon

A scarlet ibis stands on one foot side-eyeing the camera.
@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
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