Home and Away: New Bird Species

For locations recorded see 2026 Year List - UK Birds

New Bird Species and Birds of Interest.

24 Feb 26

2 - Stonechat

1 - Song Thrush

1 - Greenfinch

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A female Stonechat

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14 Feb 26

1 - Fulmar

1 - Common Buzzard

13 - Purple Sandpipers

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13 Feb 26

1 - Dark-bellied Brent Goose

1 - Stonechat

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12 Feb 26

1 - Chiffchaff

2 - Goldcrest

6 - Blue Tit

3 - Wren

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Wren

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4 Feb 26
1 - Great Northern Diver

7 - Red-breasted Merganser
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February

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January

20 Jan 26

5 - Purple Sandpiper

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25 Jan 26

1 - Chiffchaff

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26 Jan 26

1 - Goldcrest
3 - Long-tailed Tit

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11 Jan 26

6 - Mute Swan

20+ Tufted Duck

1 - Marsh Harrier

1 - Coot

10+ Black-headed Gull

2 - Great Black-backed Gull

1 - Blackbird

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6 Jan 26

5 - Gannet

2 - Shag

4 - Kestrel

11 - Purple Sandpiper

3 - Turnstone

40+ Razorbill
40+ Guillemot

2 - Stock Dove

1 - Great Tit

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One of the 4 Kestrels around Portland Bill. Despite there being a lot of voles about, there haven't been any sightings of Short-eared Owls this Winter.

There are eleven waders on this rock. From what I can make out they are all Purple Sandpipers. But are they! The one bird I'm unsure of is the top middle bird, with the very white band around its neck. Turnstone maybe...

However these are all Purple Sandpipers and out of shot were 3 Turnstones.

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5 Jan 26
1 - Chaffinch

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4 Jan 26
1 - Robin

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2 Jan 26
2 - Cormorant
1 - Kestrel
1 - Oystercatcher
1 - Ringed Plover
8 - Purple Sandpiper
4 - Turnstone
5 - Rock Pipit
1 - Pied Wagtail
1 - Dunnock
3 - Magpie
8 - Jackdaw
2 - Raven
30+ - Starling
5 - House Sparrow

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