Rare and scarce birds in Britain
A selection of some of the rare and scarce birds photographed since 2000 with DSLR equipment
Red-necked Grebe, Barton Pits, April 2021
Red-necked Grebe, Barton Pits, April 2021
Ring-necked Duck, Barton-Barrow Haven pits, April 2021
Ring-necked Duck, Barton-Barrow Haven pits, April 2021
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Barton-on-Humber, May 2009
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Barton-on-Humber, May 2009
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Barton-on-Humber, May 2009
Black Stork, Crowle, Lincolnshire, May 2014
Black Stork, Kilnsea, August 2015
Black Stork, Kilnsea, August 2015
Black Stork, Kilnsea, August 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Watton Yorks, February 2008
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Black-bellied Dipper, Haugham, E Yorks February 2015
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincs February 2017
Bluethroat, Kiolnsea, September 2015
White-spotted Bluethroat, East Halton Pit, April 2018
Little Bunting, Lea, Lincs March 2014
Little Bunting, Lea, Lincs March 2014
Little Bunting, Lea, Lincs March 2014
Little Bunting, Donna Nook, Lincs October 2015
Pine Bunting, York, March 2017
Desert Wheatear, Buniston, N Yorks, December 2007
Desert Wheatear, Buniston, N Yorks, December 2007
Desert Wheatear, Bempton, January 2012
Desert Wheatear, Bempton, January 2012
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet, Lincs, November 2008
Pacific Diver, Farnham, N Yorkshire, February 2007
Pacific Diver, Farnham, N Yorkshire, February 2007
Pacific Diver, Farnham, N Yorkshire, February 2007
Pacific Diver, Farnham, N Yorkshire, February 2007
Pacific Diver, Farnham, N Yorkshire, February 2007
White-billed Diver, St Margarets at Hope, Orkney, April 2017
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Scalby, N Yorks, December 2014
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Eastern Black Redstart, Skinningrove, Cleveland, October 2016
Coues’s Arctic Redpoll, Barton-on-Humber, March 2006
Coues’s Arctic Redpoll, Barton-on-Humber, March 2006
Coues’s Arctic Redpoll, Barton-on-Humber, March 2006
Brown Flycatcher, Flamborough, October 2007
Brown Flycatcher, Flamborough, October 2007
Brown Flycatcher, Flamborough, October 2007
Red-breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook September 2010
Red-breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook September 2010
Red-breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook October 2010
Red-breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook October 2010
Red-breasted Flycatcher Donna Nook October 2010
Red-breasted Flycatcher Kilnsea September 2009
Golden Oriole Saltfleet May 2012
American Herring Gull Blennerville August 2010
American Herring Gull Blennerville August 2010
Audouin's Gull Anderby Lincolnshire August 2008
Audouin's Gull Anderby Lincolnshire August 2008
Audouin's Gull Anderby Lincolnshire August 2008
Sabine's Gull Belvide Reservoir September 2011
Sabine's Gull Belvide Reservoir September 2011
Sabine's Gull Belvide Reservoir September 2011
Sabine's Gull Belvide Reservoir September 2011
Sabine's Gull Belvide Reservoir September 2011
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Inner Farne July 2013
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Cemlyn Anglesey July 2005
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus juvenile, Kilnsea September 2014
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus juvenile, Kilnsea September 2014
American Wigeon Mareca americana Kirkby-on-Bain pits January 2019
American Wigeon Mareca americana Kirkby-on-Bain pits January 2019
American Wigeon Mareca americana Kirkby-on-Bain pits January 2019
American Wigeon Mareca americana Kirkby-on-Bain pits January 2019
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire August 29th 2020
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Prestwick Carr Northiumberland December 23rd 2019
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Prestwick Carr Northiumberland December 23rd 2019
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Prestwick Carr Northiumberland December 23rd 2019
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Prestwick Carr Northiumberland December 23rd 2019
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Prestwick Carr Northiumberland December 23rd 2019
Wryneck Jynx torquilla Alkborough April 2006
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Fioley, North Yorkshire February 2015
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Fioley, North Yorkshire February 2015
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Fioley, North Yorkshire February 2015
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Kirkby Pits Lincs October 2009
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Kirkby Pits Lincs October 2009
Roller Coracias garrulus Aldborough ERast Yorkshire June 2012
Roller Coracias garrulus Aldborough ERast Yorkshire June 2012
Roller Coracias garrulus Aldborough ERast Yorkshire June 2012
Roller Coracias garrulus Aldborough ERast Yorkshire June 2012
Roller Coracias garrulus Aldborough ERast Yorkshire June 2012
Baikal Teal Anas formosa, Flamborough Head, April 15th 2013
Baikal Teal Anas formosa, Flamborough Head, April 15th 2013
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola, Covenham reservoir Lincolnshire, April 2012
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola, Covenham reservoir Lincolnshire, April 2012
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola, Covenham reservoir Lincolnshire, April 2012
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Tichwell June 2016
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Tichwell June 2016
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Tichwell June 2016
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Tichwell June 2016
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, June 2009
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, June 2009
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, June 2009
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Kilnsea, August 23rd 2010
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Kilnsea, August 23rd 2010
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Kilnsea, August 23rd 2010
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Kilnsea, August 23rd 2010
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, January 2015