September round-up 2026
Hello from the Patchwork Challenge team! September was another fairly busy autumn month for migration with plenty of goodies found on patches. There was certainly some large, and unexepected surprises found during the month but persistent westerlies for large areas meant some patch birders experienced quieter Septembers than usual. However, October has already thrown up plenty of good birds nationally, including on some #PWC2026 patches so we look forward to writing about that soon! Superb Rustic Bunting found by Andrew Whitehouse TOP 20 COMPARATIVE SCORES 3KM² TOP 20 COMPARATIVE SCORES 10KM TOP 20 OVERALL SCORES 3KM² TOP 20 OVERALL SCORES 10KM Inland North, England: Mike Leakey is continuing his long standing run at the top spot of the Inland North England mini-league with a whopping 120% so far. The best bird on his Bishop Middleham patch for September being his first Pectoral Sandpiper there in fifteen years, as well as a Whinchat. In second place is Owen Tattersall at F...