Episode Details

Welcome to the 11th episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Today, Ed, Ian and Josh discuss the shock news of Britain's third Egyptian Nightjar in Shetland at the weekend, as well as other recent national birding highlights and their own autumn patch efforts so far.

In this episode

• Rarity of the decade? Britain's third Egyptian Nightjar stuns birders in Shetland.
• A look back at the previous British records of Egyptian Nightjar.
• A nice run of Nearctic waders and Ortolan Buntings.
• Mixed fortunes for the English-born Montagu's Harriers.
• Recent patch action.

Episode timestamps

01:30 – Egyptian Nightjar in Shetland!

11:25 – Remembering overseas encounters with Egyptian Nightjar

14:25 – Other rare and scarce news

22:30 – Recent patch action for Ian and Josh

29:30 – What's on the September patch radar?

34:50 – Appreciating common warblers

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Egyptian Nightjar photo by Rebecca Nason.