Abstract

This report gives details of the 107 species and races of rare and scarce native birds that bred, or showed signs of breeding, in the UK in 2022. This is the second-highest total ever reported by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, reflecting the increasing number of species colonising the country. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus bred in the UK for the first time, in Cambridgeshire, and population increase and range expansion were recorded in a range of species colonising from southern Europe, recovering raptors, and some northern waders.However, some other species are close to losing their place in our reports: only two male Montagu’s Harriers Circus pygargus were recorded in 2022 and neither attracted a female; just three male Marsh Warblers Acrocephalus palustris were found; and no Fieldfares Turdus pilarisat all were reported in the 2022 breeding season.