Latest Sightings

24th October    Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) in Reykjavik is 1st for Iceland & 10th for WP.

23rd October   25th Greater Sandplover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) for Netherlands near Termunten.

22nd October   4th record of Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) for Cape Verde.

22nd October  14th Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) for UK in Yorkshire at Spurn Point.

22nd October   2nd Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) for Hungary at Apaj. 

22nd October  14th Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) for Norway near Vanse.

22nd October   9th American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) for Norway near Vanse.

21st October   4th 'Eastern' Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos golzi) for UK at Rattray.

21st October   2nd Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) for Faroe Islands.

21st October   6th Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidostris) for Netherlands on Texel.

21st October   13th Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) for UK on Shetland.

21st October   14th Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) for Poland at Borow Ponds.

21st October   6th Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) for croatia in the Kupa River basin.

20th October   1st Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) for UK suppressed on Shetland.

20th October   1st Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) for Tunisia.

20th October   3rd Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala) for Cape verde on Sal.

19th October   3rd Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) for Sweden.

19th October   16th Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) for Poland on Hel.

19th October   15th Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) for Kuwait at Al Abraq Farm. 

18th October   Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) seen in Israel.

18th October   11th Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus) for Netherlands on Texel.

18th October   8th Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) for Latvia at Ainazi.

18th October   14th Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) for Ireland at Cape Clear.

17th October   4th Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) for Finland at Espoo.

17th October   14th Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) for Germany off Sylt.

17th October   2nd Three-banded Plover (Thinornis tricollaris) for Georgia.

17th October   1st Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) for Norway at Molen. 

17th October   1st & 2nd Olive-backed Pipits (Anthus hodgsoni) for Latvia.

16th October   Corvo is still rocking! American Goshawk (Astur Atricapillus), 8th Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) for WP & Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Cothylio calendula 2nd for Azores & 7th for WP)!!!

16th October   12th & 13th Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) for Latvia at Pape & Jurmalciems.

15th October   4th Siberian Lesser Whitethroat for Sweden at Ottenby

15th October   13th Veery (Catharus fuscescens) for UK in Scotland.

14th October   14th Whiskered Tern (Chlidonia hybrida) for Finland at Verkkoranta

14th October   13th Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) for Norway on Ona.

14th October   16th, 17th & 18th Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) for Poland.

14th October   1st Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) for Channel Islands at Ouaisne Common.

13th October   5th & 6th Richard's Pipits (Anthus richardi) for Hungary

13th October   17th Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) for UK

13th October   8th Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) for Norway on Rost.

13th October   9th Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) for Bulgaria at Cape Kaliakra.

13th October   5th Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) for Iceland at Kopavogur.

12th October   1st Asian Desert Warbler (Curruca nana) for Georgia.

11th October   3rd Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) for Sweden at Oland.

11th October   13th Stock Dove (Columbia oenas) for Kuwait at Al Abraq.

11th October   11th Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) for Cape Verde on Sal.

11th October   6th Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) for Bulgaria at Cape Kaliakra

10th October   2nd Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) for Netherlands reported from Groote Keeten.

10th October   2nd Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) for Netherlands past Ijmuiden.

9th October   1st Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) for Wales at St Davids.

9th October   1st Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) for Jersey, Channel Islands at Ouaisne.

8th October   7th Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) for UK on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.

8th October   1st Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) for Czech Republic at Decin.

7th October   11th White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) for UK along the Yorkshire coast.

7th October    Corvo in the  Azores is rocking! With Cackling Goose, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 11th Dickcissel, Prothonatory Warbler, American Redstart, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula, Cape May Wabler, 3 Red-eyed Vireos, & Bobolink.

7th October   The Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) has returned to texel, Netherlands!

7th October   8th Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopeli orientalis) for Cyprus at Bishop's Pool.

7th October   4th Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) for Ireland at Firkeel Glen, Co Cork.

6th October   5th Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) for France.

6th October   1st Philadelphia Warbler (Vireo philadelphicus) for Iceland.

6th October   7th Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) for UK in Dorset.

5th October    3rd Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) for Spain in Andalusia.

5th October   3rd Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) for Iceland.

5th October   12th Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) for UK in Norfolk.

4th October   1st Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) for Iceland.

3rd October   1st Stock Dove (Columba oenas) for Canary Islands on Lanzarote.

2nd October   1st West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis) for E Mediterranean & Middle East off Didim, Turkey.

3rd October   12th Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) for the WP on Corvo, Azores.

3rd October   2nd Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) for Azores at Terceira.

2nd October   3rd Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) for Iceland at Grindavik.

2nd October   25th White's Thrush (Zoothera aurea) for Netherlands near Alkmaar.

1st October   1st Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) for Latvia at Kolka.

1st October   5th Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) for Poland at Helu.

1st October   4th European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) for Cape Verde at Ihla do Sal.

30th September   1st Levant Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) for Spain at Tarifa.

30th September   5th Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) for Iceland at Keflavik.

30th September   1st Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) for Faroe Islands at Dalur, Sandoy.

30th September   16th Siberian Thrush (Geokichla sibirica) for UK at Scatsta, Shetland Islands.

30th September   1st Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) for Cape Verde.

30th September   17th Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) for Kuwait at Al Jahra Reserve.

30th September   9th Masked Wagtail (Motacilla alba personata) for Kuwait at Mutla'a Ranch.

30th September   1st Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) for Faroe Islands at Sandoy.

29th September   7th Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophyrs) for UK at Abbotsbury, Dorset.

29th September   2nd Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) for Serbia.

28th September   3rd Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) for Corvo, Azores & the Western Palearctic.

27th September   16th Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) for Iceland at Gardur.

26th September   8th Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)  for the netherlands near Goudswaard.

25th September   2nd Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) for Norway & 4th for WP.

23rd September   2nd Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) for Faroe Islands at Skalavik.

22nd September   4th Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) for Denmark at Esbjerd Havn.

20th September   4th Melodius Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) for the Faroe Islands at Klaksvik.

19th September   2nd Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) for Faroe Islands at Hvalba.

18th September   1st Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) for Netherlands on Vieland.

17th September   20th Booted Warbler (Iduna caligata) for Belgium at Oostende

17th September   1st Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) for Netherlands on Vieland.

14th September    2nd Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola) for Poland, near Gdansk.

14th September   3rd Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola) for Faroes on Nolsoy.

14th September   16th Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) for Cyprus at Akrotiri.

14th September   2nd Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida) for Iceland.

14th September   21st Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) for Latvia near Aloja.

12th September   1st Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) for Cape Verde on Sal.

12th September   2nd Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) for Croatia on Pag.

11th September  7th South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) for UK seen passing Pendeen, Cornwall.

9th September  2nd Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) for Spain near Seville.

9th September   7th Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) for Netherlands near De Cocksdorp, Texel.

9th September  2nd Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) for Turkey seen on ferry to Bozcaada.

8th September  2nd Willet (Tringa semipalmata) for Cape Verde.

6th September   6th Sykes's Warbler (Iduna rama) for Sweden.

5th September  1st Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) for Qatar at Iraqaya farm.

4th September   13th Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) for Netherlands at Meers.

31st August  Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores is potentially the 1st record for the Western Palearctic.

31st August  7th Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) for Ireland at Carrahane, Kerry.

29th August   4th Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) for Netherlands at Vorden (was ringed). 

28th August   first breeding record of Reed Cormorant for Egypt in over 100 years!

24-28 August   5th South Polar Skua for France off Pouldreuzic, 3rd Greenish Warbler for Italy in Povegliano, 3rd Saker Falcon for Latvia at Užava, 3rd Black-winged Kite for Estonia at Tõugu, 12th Ring-billed Gull for the Netherlands in Arnhem, 2nd Cory's Shearwater for the Faroe islands off Svínoy, 8th White-winged Tern for the Cape Verde islands on Santiago

23rd August   3rd Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) for Estonia at Tougu.

20th August   2nd Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) for UK, Gloucestershire, England

20th August 7th White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) for Cape Verde.

19th August   The first Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) for Turkey at Bolu

19th August  Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae), 2nd for Kuwait

10th August  1st Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) for Bulgaria

9th August  4th Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) for Germany near Dagbull.

5th August  1st Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) for Croatia

1st August  7th Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) for Cape Verde at the sewage treatment plant at Santa Maria

24th July 1st Eastern Willet (Tringa semipalmata) for Spain at San Martin estuary, Cantabria.

22nd July  12 Wilson's Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) seen on Scilly Pelagics from the Isles of Scilly - this species is seen daily during the pelagic season.

22nd July  Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Bolzano, Italy (GPS: 46.4615, 11.2836)

22nd July  11th White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus), north of Kollum, Netherlands (GPS: 53.3494,6.1531)

22nd July  Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) Lelystad, Netherlands (GPS: 52.4866, 5.5321)

21st July  1st Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) for Cyprus found on a beach at Trikomo today

20th July   Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis) seen by multiple observers at Porthgwarra, Cornwall, UK.

17th & 19th July  4th and 5th Black-winged Pratincoles (Glareola nordmani) for Latvia and 3rd Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus).

16th July   3 Crimson‑Rumped Waxbills (Estrilda rhodopyga) observed at Lake Nasser, Egypt.

13th July   Possible 1st Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) for Poland

13th July   15th Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) for Belgium at Krewinkel, Liege

5th July     The first Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) for Latvia with a second year bird at Dviete, Ilūkste county 3