Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata (Forster, JR, 1772) (0, 49)

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STATUS

North America. Monotypic.

OVERVIEW

Of the 36 English occurrences, 26 were on the Isles of Scilly and even ten have found their way to Scotland, with just three in Wales.

Main arrival is late September and October, but one has been found in both November and December. The only spring occurrence happened in Lancashire on 2nd June 2000.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 1968 Isles of Scilly Barnaby Lane, St Agnes, 12th to 25th October.

(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 62: 486; P. J. Grant, British Birds 63: 153-157; F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 63: 291, corr.; BOURC (1971), Ibis 113: 144).

2). 1968 Caernarfonshire Bardsey, 22nd to 23rd October, trapped 22nd October, photo.

(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 62: 486, plate 70; G. H. Evans, British Birds 63: 155-157).

3). 1970 Isles of Scilly Troy Town, St Agnes, trapped, 20th to 26th October.

(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 64: 365).

4). 1975 Isles of Scilly Barnaby Lane, St Agnes, 19th to 20th October; same, 31st October to 1st November.

(J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 355; M. A. Hollingworth, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1975: 34-35; G. J. Jobson, British Birds 71: 186-187).

5). 1976 Devon Prawle Point, 18th to 29th September, trapped 20th September.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440; D. M. Norman, British Birds 71: 41-42).

6). 1976 Isles of Scilly Salakee, St Mary's, 4th to 13th October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 525).

7). 1976 Isles of Scilly Holy Vale, St Mary's, 6th to 23rd October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 525, corr.).

8). 1976 Caernarfonshire Bardsey, 7th to 9th October when trapped.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440).

9). 1976 Isles of Scilly Cove Vean, St Agnes, 7th to 20th October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440).

10). 1976 Isles of Scilly Near Lighthouse, St Agnes, 8th to 12th October; presumed same, Santa Warna, St Agnes, 14th October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 525).

11). 1976 Isles of Scilly St Martin's, 9th October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440).

12). 1976 Isles of Scilly Watermill Cove, St Mary's, a different individual, 14th October.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440).

13). 1976 Isles of Scilly Great Pool, Tresco, 20th October; possibly same, 2nd to 3rd November.

(J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 440).

14). 1977 Isles of Scilly Bryher, 29th October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 71: 526).

15). 1982 Isles of Scilly Near Old Town Church, St Mary's, 17th October; same, Rocky Hill/Lower Moors area, 18th to 23rd October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 525, plate 8; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 144).

16). 1983 Isles of Scilly Southward, Bryher, 22nd to 23rd October; same, Abbey Wood, Tresco, 25th October to 2nd November.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 77: 558; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 78: 581, corr.).

17). 1984 Isles of Scilly St Agnes, 2nd to 16th October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 78: 581, plates 23-24).

18). 1984 Devon Lundy, first-winter, 10th to 14th October, trapped 14th October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 78: 581, plate 284).

19). 1984 Isles of Scilly Carn Friars, St Mary's, 25th October to 4th November.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 580).

20). 1985 Shetland Skaw, Whalsay, 30th September to 3rd October, trapped 30th September.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 580; B. Marshall, Scottish Bird Report 1987: 50; Birding Scotland 8 (3): plate 115).

21). 1987 Isles of Scilly Borough Farm, Tresco, 12th to 22nd October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 590).

22). 1988 Cornwall Porthgwarra, 14th October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 556).

23). 1990 Shetland Sumburgh Hotel, Mainland, 6th October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 500).

24). 1990 Isles of Scilly Bant's Carn, St Mary's, 22nd to 25th October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 500, plate 254; Birding World 9 (8): 316, photo; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 144).

25). 1991 Fair Isle Busta and Kenaby, 30th September, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 85: 550; P. V. Harvey & V. Thom, Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report 1991: 20, 48; M. I. Dowie, British Birds 86: 206-209, plate 42; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photo).

26). 1993 Yorkshire Flamborough Head, first-winter, 24th October to 1st November.

(Birding World 6 (10): 390, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 563).

27). 1994 Sussex Bewl Water, 10th to 20th December, photo.

(Birding World 7 (12): 465, photos; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 88: 548, plate 193).

28). 1995 Isles of Scilly Cove Vean, St Agnes, 27th to 31st October; same, Parsonage, St Agnes, 1st to 6th November, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 89: 525; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 144).

29). 1995 Cornwall Kenidjack, 29th October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 89: 525).

30). 1996 Outer Hebrides Stornoway, Lewis, 26th to 29th October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 90: 509; Birding Scotland 4 (2): plate 42).

31). 1997 Isles of Scilly Abbey Wood, Tresco, 12th October to 1st November, photo.

(Birding World 10 (10): 375, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 91: 513, plate 151; Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1997: photo).

32). 2000 Lancashire & North Merseyside Seaforth, male, 2nd June, photo.

(C. Sharratt, Birding World 13 (6): 232-233, plates 1-5; Birding World 13 (12): 494, photo; British Birds 93: plates 206 & 207; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 94: 498, plate 275; White, McCarthy & Jones, 2008: photo).

33). 2003 Outer Hebrides Snishival Plantation, South Uist, 17th to 20th October, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 98: 687; A. Stevenson, Birding Scotland 7 (2): 78-79, plates 73-74).

34). 2005 Isles of Scilly Parsonage, St Agnes, first-winter, 27th to 30th September, photo; same, Lower Broome, Garrison, St Mary's, first-winter, 3rd October to 3rd November, photo.

(Birding World 18 (9): 367, photo; Birding World 18 (10): 413, photo; Birding World 18 (12): 514, photo; British Birds 98: plate 410; P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 99, plate 37; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 145; British Birds 101: plate 236).

35). 2005 Outer Hebrides Loch Druidibeg, South Uist, first-winter, 29th September.

(P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 99).

36). 2005 Highland Glasnakille, Strathaird Point, Skye, Skye & Lochalsh, first-winter, 4th October.

(R. L. McMillan, Birding Scotland 8 (4): 177-178, plates 180-181; P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 99; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 747).

37). 2007 Isles of Scilly Garrison, St Mary's, first-winter, 9th to 20th October, photo.

(Birding World 20 (10): 415, photo; British Birds 101: plate 45; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 101: 568, plate 293; Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2007: plate 23; British Birds 107: plate 33).

38). 2007 Isles of Scilly Higher Moors, St Mary's, first-winter, 10th to 23rd October, photo.

(Birding World 20 (10): 415, photo; Birding World 20 (12): 515, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 101: 568; Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2007: plates 22 & 23).

39). 2008 Pembrokeshire Marloes Mere, 7th October, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 592; M. Spirito, Welsh Birds 6: 97, photo).

40). 2008 Isles of Scilly Parsonage, St Agnes, 8th October; same, Cove Vean and Parsonage, 8th and 11th October; same, Barnaby Lane, 12th to 15th October, photo.

(D. Hudson, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2008: 98, plate 28; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 103: 632).

41). 2009 Fair Isle Plantation and Haa, trapped, 15th to 16th October, photo.

(Birding World 22 (10): 409, photo; British Birds 102: plate 465; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 103: 632; Scottish Birds 30: plate 154; D. N. Shaw, Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report 2009-10: 139).

42). 2010 Sussex Pett Level, first-winter, 15th October, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 104: 625).

43). 2011 Kent Tunbridge Wells, 19th November.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 105: 621).

44). 2012 Isles of Scilly Samson Hill and Green Bay, Bryher, 11th to 18th October, photo.

(Birding World 25 (10): 417, photo; British Birds 105: plate 431; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 636; P. A. Dukes, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2012: 146).

45). 2012 Isles of Scilly Content, St Mary's, 28th to 29th October, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 636).

46). 2014 Yorkshire Easington, 1CY, 2nd November, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 109: 625; Yorkshire Bird Report 2014: photo).

47). 2015 Isles of Scilly St Warna's Cove, St Agnes, 1CY+, 23rd September, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 109: 625, plate 350).

48). 2017 Outer Hebrides Lochmaddy, North Uist, 1CY+, 23rd October, photo.

(B. Rabbitts, Scottish Birds 38: 84-85, plates 74-78; C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 616, plate 404).

49). 2020 Shetland East Burrafirth, Mainland, 1CY+, 16th to 29th October, photo.

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 623, plate 433).

P). 2025 Shetland Haroldswick, Unst, 8th to 9th October.

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