Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni

Rare migrant from the Arctic

· 1965 One, 13^th – 25^th July, is a very unusual record, but was accepted because ‘the inhabitants of the island have the habit of catching small birds and releasing them in spring’ (Harber et al. cited in Pennington et al., 2004).

· 1968 One, seen in July, was never submitted to the BBRC (Furness, 1983).

· 1987 One, 23^rd April.

· 1988 One, 9^th October (GP).

· 1996 One, Ham, 1^st – 7^th September (JMD,TPD,NM and TR).

· 1997 One, 16^th October (ARM); One, 25^th October (RG, ARM).

· 1999 One, of the race, C.h.hornemanni, Brae, Ham, 30^th September (JMD, TPD).

· 2003 One, on the 2^nd October was followed by two on the 5^th – 6^th. One of these birds remained until the 1^st November (JMD, TPD, ARM, MAW)

· 2004 One, possibly a female of the race hornemanni, 5^th – 7^th May (RR, SCV et al.). In the autumn, a hornemanni was on the island from 29^th September to 8^th October (PJW, MAM, MGP et al.).

· 2006 One, of the race Hornemanni, 4^th – 14^th October (JMD, TPD, KDS, MAW).

· 2008 One, of the race Hornemanni, 3^rd October.

· 2009 One, of the race Hornemanni on the 27^th October was joined by another Hornemanni on the 1^st October, and yet another on the 3^rd. Two birds were seen on the 4^th, and one bird remained until at least the 7^th.