Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks October · Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · BOU category AE
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
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Blue Rock Thrush has been recorded in 9 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in October.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG41 | Norfolk, England | 7 | 2022 | unverified |
| TG42 | Norfolk, England | 1 | 2022 | unverified |
| SV91 | Isles of Scilly, England | 15 | 2019 | unverified |
| SV81 | Isles of Scilly, England | 8 | 2019 | unverified |
| SV90 | Isles of Scilly, England | 6 | 2019 | unverified |
| HY40 | Orkney Islands, Scotland | 4 | 2019 | unverified |
| SP12 | Gloucestershire, England | 116 | 2016 to 2017 | unverified |
| TV59 | East Sussex, England | 5 | 2017 | unverified |
| SW33 | Cornwall, England | 9 | 2000 | unverified |