Review of the Week: 25-31 October 2021
An astonishing mega in Orkney headlined the week's rarity news, although it was an otherwise steady week across Britain and Ireland.
01/11/2021
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An astonishing mega in Orkney headlined the week's rarity news, although it was an otherwise steady week across Britain and Ireland.
01/11/2021
The Two-barred Warbler gave brilliant views at Spurn and there was a movement of Little Auks, but otherwise things remained fairly quiet.
25/10/2021
East Yorkshire was the place to be as the mega alert sounded twice on Saturday, although it was an astonishing Redwing arrival that was the...
18/10/2021
It's been a long time coming! The first twitchable Long-toed Stint in almost four decades was the highlight of a decent week across Britain...
11/10/2021
Fair Isle ended September with a flutter of goodies, while a run of Nearctic visitors got October off to a flyer. Sam Viles and the team...
04/10/2021
Seasonal firsts appeared this week, including Nearctic passerines, Yellow-browed Warblers and a Red-flanked Bluetail. Further afield, the...
27/09/2021
A steady week brought an Isabelline Wheatear to the East Yorkshire coast, with a decent arrival of Nearctic waders – especially Pectoral...
20/09/2021
The mainland's first twitchable Green Warbler headlined a popular East Yorkshire trio, while a Balearic Woodchat Shrike and Oriental Turtle...
13/09/2021
A one-day Sykes's Warbler in Norfolk was the highlight of the opening days of September, although the biggest influx of Wryneck for a few...
06/09/2021
The first twitchable White-tailed Lapwing since 2010 drew plenty of admirers as early autumn migration picked up the pace. Sam Viles and...
31/08/2021
An improving week brought the first widespread flush of migrants to the east coast, while Cornwall scored a Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin.
23/08/2021
Shetland's first Black-winged Pratincole for almost 100 years was the week's best find, but a co-operative Black Stork and the lingering...
16/08/2021