Birds observed during 2005 that were new to me:
- Belted Kingfisher, Aberdeenshire
- Sooty Tern, Angelsey
- Little Shearwater, Dumfries & Galloway
- American Golden Plover, Cumbria
- Paddyfield Warbler, Lothian
- Laughing Gull, West Yorkshire
- Blackpoll Warbler, Isles of Scilly
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Isles of Scilly
- Solitary Sandpiper, Isles of Scilly
- Green Heron, Anglesey
- Grey-cheeked Thrush, Hertfordshire
- Upland Sandpiper, Somerset
