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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Fair Isle (Shetland)

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Taken: Sun, 31 May 2026

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Wallie Burn by Auld Haa. Pouring with rain.

Photo: Penny Clarke

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sun, 31 May 2026

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Wallie Burn by Auld Haa. Pouring with rain.

Photo: Penny Clarke

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sun, 31 May 2026

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Wallie Burn by Auld Haa. Pouring with rain.

Photo: Penny Clarke

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Rustic Bunting

Taken: Fri, 29 May 2026

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Jun 2026

Wallie Burn by Auld Haa.

Photo: Penny Clarke

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at North Shields (Northumberland)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at North Shields (Northumberland)

adult, male

Taken: Fri, 24 May 2024

North Shields (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 24 May 2024

Viewed from the wetland reserve hide at around 7pm

Photo: Frank Golding

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Rustic Bunting

adult, male

Taken: Fri, 24 May 2024

North Shields (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 24 May 2024

Viewed from the wetland reserve hide at around 7pm

Photo: Frank Golding

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Rustic Bunting

adult, male

Taken: Fri, 24 May 2024

North Shields (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 24 May 2024

Viewed from the wetland hide at around 7pm

Photo: Frank Golding

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at North Ronaldsay (Orkney)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at North Ronaldsay (Orkney)

Taken: Sat, 16 Sep 2023

North Ronaldsay (Orkney)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2023

Lurn, North Ronaldsay

Photo: James King

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sat, 16 Sep 2023

North Ronaldsay (Orkney)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2023

Lurn, North Ronaldsay

Photo: James King

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sat, 16 Sep 2023

North Ronaldsay (Orkney)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Oct 2023

Lurn, North Ronaldsay

Photo: James King

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Horsey (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Horsey (Norfolk)

first-winter

Taken: Sat, 01 Oct 2022

Horsey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 02 Oct 2022

Superb find by Mat Shore.

Photo: Keith Bilverstone

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Rustic Bunting

first-winter

Taken: Sat, 01 Oct 2022

Horsey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 02 Oct 2022

Photo: James Lowen

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Hartlepool (Cleveland)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Hartlepool (Cleveland)

Taken: Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Hartlepool (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Nov 2021

Photo: Rob Stonehouse

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Kergord (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Kergord (Shetland)

Taken: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Kergord (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 08 Oct 2021

Photo: Roger Wyatt

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Kergord (Shetland)

Uploaded: Thu, 07 Oct 2021

Photo: Andrew Last

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Kergord (Shetland)

Uploaded: Thu, 07 Oct 2021

Very distant and very cropped, but overjoyed to see my first Rustic Bunting, never mind getting a picture, an added bonus!

Photo: Penny Clarke

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Loch of Hillwell (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Loch of Hillwell (Shetland)

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Loch of Hillwell (Shetland)

Uploaded: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Photo: Drew Lyness

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

female

Taken: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

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Rustic Bunting

female

Taken: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

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Rustic Bunting

female

Taken: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

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Rustic Bunting

female

Taken: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Taken: Tue, 08 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Wed, 09 Jun 2021

First for Somerset (apparently) seen with ABS & LGRE

Photo: C.D.R. Heard

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Tue, 08 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Wed, 09 Jun 2021

Record phone/scope shot - hurriedly taken in the 4mins before it flew off

Photo: C.D.R. Heard

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Hoswick (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Hoswick (Shetland)

adult, female

Taken: Sun, 06 Jun 2021

Hoswick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Mon, 07 Jun 2021

ringed bird

Photo: Glen Tyler

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sat, 05 Jun 2021

Hoswick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sun, 06 Jun 2021

Swinister Burn

Photo: Jon Dunn

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Lowestoft (Suffolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Taken: Sat, 03 Oct 2020

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 17 May 2021

Photo: Peter Follett

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Mon, 03 May 2021

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Tue, 04 May 2021

Photo: Alex Penn

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Ockley Common (Surrey)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Ockley Common (Surrey)

first-winter, male

Taken: Mon, 29 Mar 2021

Ockley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 Mar 2021

Singing and showing well on what appears to have been his last day

Photo: Dave Rimes

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Rustic Bunting

first-winter, male

Taken: Mon, 29 Mar 2021

Ockley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 Mar 2021

Looks like this was his last day!

Photo: Dave Rimes

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Rustic Bunting

Upload a photo of the Rustic Bunting at Thursley Common (Surrey)

All the RBA news reports of the Rustic Bunting at Thursley Common (Surrey)

first-summer, male

Taken: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sun, 28 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

first-summer, male

Taken: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sun, 28 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

male

Taken: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

male

Taken: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

male

Taken: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Mon, 22 Mar 2021

Ockley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Mar 2021

Photo: Rob Knapp

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Rustic Bunting

Taken: Sun, 07 Mar 2021

Thursley Common (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 09 Mar 2021

Photo: Neil Hilton

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