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Scott Mayson @scottmayson.bsky.social · 7h

Last full day in Shetland and a nice little selection of birds with the highlights being 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 4 Quail, and the Arctic Warbler at Fladdabister.

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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 10h

Glossy Ibis from Carlton marshes yesterday (5/10/26)

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Slowly coming back down to earth after finding this Siberian Blue Robin in our garden here at Hillwell, Shetland last week. The 5th British record and only the 7th for the Western Palearctic. A Holy Grail moment for sure. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Brian Small @cach22.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Cracking views of a Shore Lark on the beach at Easton Bavents, north of Southwold, yesterday afternoon - my 201st sp on the patch this year #suffolkbirding #ukbirding

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dungeness. Juvenile Black Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon.

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Jonni Price @jonniprice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Juvenile Upland Sandpiper at Woon Gumpus Common, Cornwall. 4/10/26. #rarebirdsuk #ukbirding #cornwallbirds @ukraritiesdaybyday.bsky.social

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Rob Wilton @lowestoftlizards.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Other than a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers on Lowestoft North Denes it's been a very quiet day. However, a walk around the net posts was livened up by two wonderful Red-veined Darters.

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Rob Wilton @lowestoftlizards.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jack Snipe at Kessingland (+ its hideout - it's in the top pic somewhere!). Would've been impossible to find without a thermal imager and I'd have walked straight past it!

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Mike Buckland @mcbuckland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler at Gibraltar Point showed well on & off all afternoon yesterday, but was frustratingly silent throughout, often alongside a YBW and several Chiffchaffs. It was astonishing how its subtle colour tones became increasingly pale and grey as the afternoon wore on. #UKBIrding

An Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler feeding in a Cornus bush at Gibraltar Point. Subtle grey, green and yellow tones became progressively pale and grey with the afternoon light.

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Mike Buckland @mcbuckland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yellow-browed Warblers have been frequently encountered since the all too brief easterlies on Tuesday. This bird was one of three at Holkham Pines on Wednesday morning. #NorfolkBirding

A super smart Yellow-browed Warbler feeding in a Willow at Holkham Pines in Norfolk. Its long, bright supercilium, double wing bars and contrasting pale tertial fringes make this a distinctive species.

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Fair Isle Bird Observatory @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October has got off to a good start with good numbers of common migrants and a Lanceolated Warbler at North Light, later followed by a Radde’s Warbler in the Setter area which was then trapped in Plantation. For more info, head to www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 A Penn

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Alan Curry @yellowbrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fresh from joining the Blue Robin Dippers Club, the Quendale Two-barred Warbler offered some reasonable compensation yesterday. #UKbirding

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Jeremy Gaskell @jeremygaskell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shelduck, Grey Heron and Spoonbills shortly after sunset this evening on Breydon Water. Still a small number of Whimbrel about, too.

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Scott Mayson @scottmayson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a day!!! This one will live long in memory. Was one of the lucky ones to see the Siberian Blue Robin at Hillwell but didn’t manage to get a photo. Also saw the nearby Two-barred Warbler (photo) just down the road and the Siberian Stonechat at Levenwick.

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN that graced our Shetland garden this morning. A fifth for Britain and one hell of a garden tick! Thanks to all that visited and enjoyed this special bird today. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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James Lowen Wildlife @jameslowenwild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BOC of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler at Gib Pt today. Starting our trip north with a goodie. And the new camera set-up already proving its worth. #ukbirding

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Over the moon (to put it mildly) to find this first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN in our garden at Hillwell, Shetland this morning. The fifth record for Britain and a first for Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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bbirds.bsky.social @bbirds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Passage of sabine's gulls past Redcar this morning, far offshore. @teesbirds.bsky.social #birds

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bbirds.bsky.social @bbirds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Flock of ten juvenile sabine's gulls on passage, distantly off-shore from Redcar this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social #birds

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN! Hillwell, Shetland. Enough said . . . #ukbirding

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Flamborough Bird Observatory @flamboroughbird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Across the headland- Great Grey Shrike again, 9 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Lapland Bunting, 2 Great White Egret, Velvet Scoter, Cory’s Shearwater, 1495 Song Thrush, 3 Redstart and 56 Brambling. Full details here flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/30...

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30th September 2026 - Flamborough Bird Observatory

Sunny intervals dominated after an overcast start, with temperatures reaching 23 degrees C in blustery winds that began from the south-south-east. The Great Grey Shrike again toured the outer head, bu...

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Mark Lewis @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well that was fun. Sykes warbler at Girdle Ness this afternoon…

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dungeness: Not a bad day at the fishing boats today, 140 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas, Little Gulls and more. Full details on Trektellen. I missed the Sunfish taking a long breakfast break.

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Simon Patient @simonpatient1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A return visit to the Naze this morning with Steve Entwhistle for the yellow-browed Warbler and we jammed in on Mr Bird finder general ( aka Daryl Stiles ) Red breasted Flycatcher that he had just found. A great morning watching this bird on/ off in main sycamore clump. Plus YBW also #essexbirding

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Red-flanked Bluetail now on the Isle of May with long staying White-throated Sparrow, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and Little Bunting

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John Hewitt @wathingsmecca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Eye-browed Thrush trapped in Church Field @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning

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Ed Keeble @edkeeble.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All shades of Grey Plover to be had in over 200 in the bay this evening- looks like the best black pudding (in which even the white bits are black), but must be that all of the white has worn off mantle and scaps. #UKBirding

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A map of records of migrating Nutcracker - seemingly all Slender-billed (machrorhynchos) - from Southern Sweden in the last week. Also this great video of 48 migrating SW at Falsterbo today. Definitely something afoot with this species this autumn... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-I...

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Swedish birders seeing very good numbers actually migrating SW: this video from Falsterbo today www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-I...

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48(!) Spotted Nutcrackers (macrorhynchos) migrating, Nabben, Falsterbo, 2026-09-27

YouTube video by Måns Karlsson

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coming soon to the UK... If you're a gambler, the smart money is on the impending appearance of a Nutcracker on our shores. By way of pre-emptive celebs, here's the two outrageous individuals that were part of my youth ~ Westleton November 1985 & Cocknage Wood, October 1991. Epic rare! #rarebirdsuk

1985 was a stunning year of rare bird chasing for me. One of only two occasions I hit the magic 300 mark for the yearlist and, within them, some truly outstanding birds, including one or two that still haven't "come back" (hello Little Whimbrel 👋). The autumn of 1985 was crammed full of new birds for me. A host of rarities around Scilly was followed by some tremendous long weekends bunking off school for twitches to East Anglia. The Westleton Nutcracker was supplemented by Long-billed Dowitcher, Rough-legged Buzzard, Grey Phalarope & more...(another weekend would produce the famous How Hill Black-and-white Warbler plus Snow Goose, White-tailed Eagle and - again - more! There was a Pied Wheatear in there too somewhere...

This absolute character gave ludicrous views on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent through October 1991. I think I was looking at the board of the Porthcressa when it was written large on the blackboard. My erstwhile companion, Graham Etherington, was a Stoke boy and he couldn't quite believe it...
We came off Scilly for the Flamborough Desert Warbler and took in a visit to Cocknage Wood (and Graham's mum!) and were blown away by the fearless spotty one...somewhere there is a photo of me and the bird, side by side, one of us mugging off for the camera 😂

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Paul Green Wildwire @paulgreenwildwire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Summer Plumage Red Throated Diver at Ness Point,Lowestoft today. #lowestoftbirds #suffolkbirds #birding

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Ed @eb263.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Siberian Stonechat at Walton on the Naze today. Nice when a rarity actually shows well! #essexbirding

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Scott Mayson @scottmayson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great to spend sometime with the East Lane Grey Phalarope this morning after dipping it yesterday evening. #SuffolkBirds

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Marc Anderson @wildambience.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

These young emus took off in typical chaotic running style when I stopped the car, but then when I got out to take a photo their curiosity got the better of them & they cautiously crept back to have a look at the strange human sitting on the ground! #wildoz

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So this is gripping.... Difficult to know at this point how this haul relates to exceptional sea temperatures vs a poorly-inventoried deepwater region #UKBirding

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Marc Anderson @wildambience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Two little stunners from Sturt National Park, NSW - Orange Chat & Crimson Chat. #wildoz #birds

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Chris Lansdell 💚💛🍄‍🟫🪲 @chrislansdell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A lovely little ‘flock’ of 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Children’s Corner, Lowestoft this evening. Feeding actively in the surf just off the beach

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wow! P Hall's image of Red-billed Tropicbird off Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding

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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Magical morning on the Wirral with 36 Leach's Storm-petrels heading west into the wind, some more offshore than others 😍 #seawatching #superseabirdSunday

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John Bowler @tireebirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Juvenile American Golden Plover new at Balinoe, Tiree this morning - the Nearctic wader influx continues.... #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

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Jane Ferguson @janeferguson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Glossy Ibis on Peto’s Marsh, Carlton Marshes today.19/09/2026

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KGbirder @kgbirder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Glossy Ibis have been the main feature of the last few days on Tiree. Difficult to know how many individuals there's been, but probably at least 14. This bird at Cornaigbeg showed very well in the driving rain this pm. The Baird's Sandpiper still present today too. #birdingscotland

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So sad to hear about the death of Joe Harkness. Joe was passionate about getting people talking about mental health, as well as the benefits of being out in nature, and was rightly proud of his work with young people, all of which will leave a positive legacy.

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Andrew M Allport @amallport.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An all day seawatch yesterday @flamboroughbird.bsky.social incl Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, 5 juv LT Skua and 2 Pom Skua, 20,000 Gannet. The absolute highlight was a huge Thresher Shark that breached vertically clear of the water by ca 5 metres. Composite image of one of the juv LT Skuas here.

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WePlanet @weplanetint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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