Tuesday, 29 June 2010

More material relating to the West Country MEXICAN HOUSE FINCH occurrence

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Neil Alford (of North Norfolk, and one of the UK's leading listers) has very kindly provided me with this very detailed essay on Mexican...

Controversial finch still awaits decision on its fate

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The orange-yellow variant MEXICAN HOUSE FINCH remains at East Prawle village in picturesque South Devon. It is loosely associating with Hou...

SPOON_BILLED SANDPIPER population severely threatened

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Getting a handle on Spoon-billed Sandpipers –one of the world’s rarest birds The SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER, one of the world’s most threatened ...

...........And EURASIAN GRIFFON VULTURES now in Normandy

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Northern France sightings but may be of interest…. 5 Griffon Vultures at Maheru in the department of Orne, Lower Normandy at the moment. Als...
Monday, 28 June 2010

GREATER FLAMINGOES post-breeding dispersal northwards

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Five GREATER FLAMINGOES were in the Baie de Somme in Northern France yesterday afternoon, not that far as the flamingo flies from the South...

MEGA - BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT on Orkney

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A BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT in full breeding plumage was discovered off of the end of the Lyness Pier on Hoy this morning (Stuart and Jim Wi...
Sunday, 27 June 2010

VOTE TODAY for your personal opinion of the MEXICAN HOUSE FINCH

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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the UK400Club group: A year ago, the UK400 Club had a vote on the validity and counta...

MEXICAN HOUSE FINCH in South Devon and the species in its natural habitat

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Roger Wyatt very kindly emailed me these images of MEXICAN HOUSE FINCHES in Mexico - the natural variety. This morning, the yellow variant ...
Friday, 25 June 2010

LESSER KESTREL success and increases in FRANCE

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The Lesser Kestrel remains classified as a globally threatened species, its population in western Europe having declined by nearly 90% betwe...

Midsummer Update

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An unseasonal TAWNY PIPIT on North Ronaldsay, found by Pete Donnelly and excellently photographed by Paul Brown. The first for the island an...

Scottish 'Lady' makes remarkable recovery

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http://blogs.swt.org.uk/osprey/ I am delighted to report that 'Lady' - the adult female OSPREY at Loch of the Lowes SWT Reserve - ap...
Thursday, 24 June 2010

Total now 369 species

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Despite the World Cup, Wimbledon, Glastonbury and other summer events to divert the attentions of the keen birder, these last two weeks of J...
Monday, 21 June 2010

Taxonomic Announcement - MOLTONI'S SUBALPINE WARBLER added to BBA/UK400 Club List

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Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler, Skaw, Unst, Shetland, June 2009 (Dougie Preston) After some recent correspondence with Brian Small and Andr...

ATLANTIC PUFFIN falls prey to Great Black-backed Gull

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Irish bird photographer Darragh Sherwin captured the moment when this poor defenceless ATLANTIC PUFFIN was captured by a nesting Great Black...

Accidental deaths of reintroduction WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLES in County Kerry, IRELAND

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PROTECTING WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLES The following letter has been sent clarifying the facts surrounding the unfortunate accidental deaths thr...
Sunday, 20 June 2010

Another TUFTED PUFFIN in NW Europe

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Drake Blue-winged Teal, Berry Fen, Earith, Cambridgeshire, June 2010 (Mike Lawrence) Incredulously, yet another TUFTED PUFFIN was seen toda...
Saturday, 19 June 2010

Concern mounts for 'Lady' OSPREY in Scotland

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See Loch of the Lowes diary here - http://blogs.swt.org.uk/osprey/ Concern is mounting for the welfare of an adult female OSPREY sat on an e...
Friday, 18 June 2010

Global warming is 'cooking' ASIA

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Global Warming Is 'Cooking' Asia In this parched part of the world, only tourists disbelieve humans are altering the climate. Writte...
Thursday, 17 June 2010

Flamingo dilemma

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This afternoon, a pair of CHILEAN FLAMINGOES is present on Minsmere RSPB scrape in Suffolk (photographed above by Craig Holden). First glanc...
Monday, 14 June 2010

More cracking images of the Welsh MARMORA'S WARBLER

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These tremendous shots of the Welsh MARMORA'S WARBLER were taken by Dave Hutton