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[EuroTwitch] Fw: [WestPalBirds] Iceland: Tree Swallow near Reykjavík on 15 May 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:18:48 -0500

Apologies again for cross-posting:

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Hi all
>
>After the Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus two days ago, Iceland gets its second new bird in as many days with a Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor found and photographed at Helluvatn/Reykjavík yesterday. The only previous Tree Swallow records in the region are from Britain (two) and the

[EuroTwitch] Fw: [WestPalBirds] First record of Slaty-backed Gull in Iceland / British flycatcher saga

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:39:53 -0500

Apologies for cross-posting:

>>>>
Hi all
>
>The first Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus for Iceland and third for the Western Palearctic was seen and photographed yesterday at Husavík. Yann Kolbeinsson's superb photos of the bird can be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753251@N03/.
>
>As one mega rises, another falls ... a first-summer male Ficedula flycatcher present at Flamborough Head, East

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[EuroTwitch] Despite a cold and wet spring, annual tally reaches 350

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:15:40 -0500

As of today, the total number of species recorded in Britain and Ireland
in 2012 has risen to 350......

With the majority of summer migrants now having appeared in one form or
another, including European Nightjar, Storm Petrel and Honey Buzzard, it is
just some of the

[EuroTwitch] Re: Red footed Heron

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:23:53 -0500

Hi Mark (and all),

Some Bubulcus ibis have red/reddish bill and legs during breeding season, look this picture:

http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/60/60F9BA89-C769-45BD-93B4-B736E1983C9B/Presentation.Large/Cattle-egret-pair-at-nest-in-full-breeding-plumage.jpg

With the best wishes from Venezuela,

Juan Carlos

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+58 4263498040

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>Enviado: Jueves 3 de Mayo de 2012 4:25
>Asunto: [EuroTwitch] Red footed Heron
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[EuroTwitch] Re: Red footed Heron

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:23:16 -0500

Re: [EuroTwitch] Red footed Heron

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:42:10 -0500

Hi all,
I second what Albert said. Pretty much most heron species have some sort of short-lived colour change to the legs, bill, lores or some combination of these during the courtship period. This is well known in the more showy species, but I saw a pair of Eurasian Bitterns

Re: [EuroTwitch] Red footed Heron

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:10:58 -0500

Not only Little Egrets in the east of their range have red legs during the courtship-period, but also in the west. As a matter of fact, red colouration of the bare parts during the courtship period is not uncommon in herons and egrets (see: http://www.pbase.com/albert_noorlander/image/141274064 and http://www.pbase.com/albert_noorlander/image/134864065). I believ that it

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Thu, 03 May 2012 05:28:40 -0500

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Thu, 03 May 2012 04:29:50 -0500

[EuroTwitch] Red footed Heron

Thu, 03 May 2012 03:55:28 -0500

Hi all from Spain

I was out birding near El Hondo NP driving down a Camino when i
flushed this Heron as i had never seen a Heron with bright red feet
before i took some photos there is also red in the Lores. Has anyone
else encountered

[WestPalBirds] Birds of Llobregat Delta, Barcelona

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:16:25 -0500

Dear all,

During the last weekend, 28-29th April 2012, an intensive bird marathon was developed in the Llobregat Delta (NE Spain), with the aim to detect as many species as possible in that period. The area is one of the protected zones in Spain where is possible to find during

[EuroTwitch] Birds of Llobregat Delta, Barcelona

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:16:25 -0500

[EuroTwitch] April 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen/DK500club

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:29 -0500

Hi all,

Hereby April 2012 Danish Bird News:

If accepted the first Northern Eider (ssp. borealis) for Denmark, an adult
drake, was inside Hanstholm Harbour, Nordjylland during 1st-3rd. The 4th
ever Black-shouldered Kite flew past Gilleleje, Nordsjælland on 18th
vitnessed by just 11 birders (Skagen, Nordjylland had the first three
during 1998-2007).

A 2nd-cal Gyr Falcon was

[WestPalBirds] April 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen/DK500club

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:29 -0500

[EuroTwitch] ATLAS PIED FLYCATCHER trapped and ringed this evening at Flamborough Head

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:22:04 -0500

The bird was relocated by Phil Cunningham late afternoon and showed on and
off until late evening, at which time it was trapped and ringed. It was
released at dusk at South Landing. A couple of tail feathers were retained for
analysis but critically, the second innermost

[EuroTwitch] UK first: apparent ATLAS PIED FLYCATCHER in East Yorkshire

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:50:11 -0500

On 28 April, an apparent ATLAS PIED FLYCATCHER was photographed by Brett
Richards at Flamborough Head (East Yorkshire) constituting the first record
of this species in Britain. It follows an unprecedented spring displacement
of the species, seeing a number of records elsewhere in Europe.

A more detailed

[WestPalBirds] New birds to Sweden and Denmark (breeding) today

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:27:13 -0500

Hi all,

Breaking News in Denmark with the first ever breeding by Two-barred
Crossbill at Tvorup Klitplantage west of Thisted, Nordjylland - a much
expected new bird to the Danish breeding fauna. An adult male wasbseen with
a newly flecthed (photographed) juvenile today.

Also, Sweden's first ever Black-faced Bunting, a male, was inland at
Gisløvs Stjärne,

[EuroTwitch] New birds to Sweden and Denmark (breeding) today

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:27:13 -0500

[EuroTwitch] Fw: [WestPalBirds] Prothonotary Warbler: new to the WP?

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:29:00 -0500

>From WestPalBirds, with apologies for cross-posting:

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Hi all
>
>A post on Silas Olofson's 'Birding Faroes' blog (http://birdingfaroes.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/prothonotary-warbler/) reveals that in June or July 2010 a Prothonotary Warbler was seen on a trawler approx 250 nautical miles SW of Iceland. A superb photo by the observer, Esbern Christiansen, shows the bird perched on

[EuroTwitch] Topsy turvy weather conditions

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:41:55 -0500

The male BLACK-WINGED STILT that was initially seen in Oxfordshire and then
at Rutland Water (Leics) for one day has eventually settled in
Lincolnshire, where today it is present for its fourth day at Willow Tree Fen LWT, 4
miles WSW of Spalding. The location is two

[EuroTwitch] Cape-Verde Endemics

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:08 -0500

Hi all,

Here are photos I have of Cape Verde endemics. They include Razo Lark and Alexander's Swift, some having a blue tinge not shown in litterature...

http://www.valeryschollaert.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1182&Itemid=387

Cheers

Valéry Schollaert

[EuroTwitch] March 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:54:18 -0500

Hi all,

Hereby March 2012 Danish Bird News:

The regular wintering drake Black Scoter was rediscovered off Melby,
Nordsjælland during 3rd-14th. Juvenile Gyr Falcons were near Ribe,
Vestjylland on 11th and Vesløs Vejle, Nordjylland on 21st. A calling male
Tengmalm's Owl at Blåbjerg Plantage, Vestjylland during 24th-31st near the
North Sea was a surprice record so

[WestPalBirds] March 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:54:18 -0500

[EuroTwitch] Birding tours - Poland

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:22:13 -0500

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18-23 April 2012 Woodpeckers Owl &Hazel Grouse Festival
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[EuroTwitch] Through the 300 barrier

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:59:31 -0500

Before we have even got to the end of March, the record-breaking
temperatures and light SE winds have ensured the total number of species recorded in
combined Britain and Ireland this year has now increased to an impressive
301 species with the addition and arrival of

[EuroTwitch] Hottest day of the year opens the floodgates

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:29:53 -0500

Temperatures reached 72 degrees fahrenheit in southern England today,
whilst a SE wind bathed most of the coastline. With exceptionally early migrants
in the form of Common Cuckoo, House Martin, Sedge Warbler and Common
Whitethroat, the list total for this year surged forward to an incredible 290

[EuroTwitch] First twitchable LAUGHING GULL in Britain for a few years

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:04:12 -0500

The total number of species now recorded in Britain and Ireland this year
has risen to 279 with the addition of a first-winter LAUGHING GULL in
Cumbria and an ALPINE SWIFT in Cornwall. Present for its second day, the LAUGHING
GULL has been frequenting fields south of

[EuroTwitch] SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER makes landfall yet again in East Kent

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:05:20 -0600

Following on from a few early OSPREYS and the first wave of GARGANEYS,
temperatures of up to 64 degrees fahrenheit today induced a vagrant SHORT-TOED
TREECREEPER into East Kent at Samphire Hoe Country Park - the 275th species
of the year in combined Britain and Ireland. Found

[EuroTwitch] putative PARROT CROSSBILL revisited

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:23:43 -0600

See
_http://uk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.com/2012/03/putative-parrot-crossbill-in-west.html_
(http://uk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.com/2012/03/putative-parrot-crossbill-in-west.html)

I have placed some new images of the putative Parrot Crossbill I discussed
here previously. Sadly, no sound recordings have ever been obtained of this
bird to date and I am still unconvinced about its identity

I would be most grateful if those of

[EuroTwitch] Product Review: PETRELS, DHEARWATERS & STORM PETRELS OF NA

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:11:56 -0600

PETRELS, SHEARWATERS & STORM-PETRELS OF NORTH AMERICA by Steve N.G. Howell

Wow, this exciting tomb thudded down onto my doormat at the weekend and
what a publication it is. With heavy rain all day on Sunday I was able to
absorb its contents without worrying what I

[EuroTwitch] February 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:21:28 -0600

Hi all,

Hereby February 2012 Danish Bird News

The returning adult Glaucous-winged Gull remained in urban Århus,
Østjylland during 1st-11th for it's 3rd consecutive winter. Following
the first Danish records ever in January, a record 10 Kumlien's Gulls were
logged during February including the first ever in the Baltic Sea
photographed by a German birder at

[WestPalBirds] February 2012 Danish Bird News by Rolf Christensen

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:21:28 -0600

[EuroTwitch] Oops.....LESSER YELLOWLEGS in Cornwall

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:50:15 -0600

As my review was posted prematurely, a few more details....

The LESSER YELLOWLEGS I spoke of was the bird showing well from the second
hide near Kingsmill Lake, north of Saltash (Cornwall) (at SX 427 608) - and
now present for its 92nd day.

The Kent Hooded Merganser

[EuroTwitch] February comes to an end

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:39:19 -0600

With some early spring migrants appearing such as the likes of Stone
Curlew, Little Ringed Plover, White Wagtail and Northern Wheatear, the total
number of species now recorded in Britain and Ireland in 2012 stands at an
impressive 268 species.

However, it is the rare passerines that

[EuroTwitch] oander325

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:58:39 -0600

Dear Editor,
http://www.callingsudan.com/losslessloss.php?epipagenumber=50

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:58:39
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"He stood and watched it a few minutes." (c) Diva witghout

[EuroTwitch] How old are you?

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:48:07 -0600

Hello everybody,

Does anybody know when immature male Smew turn into their full grown adult
plumage? I?m used to seeing them in winter and wonder whether you can make
out a young male from a young female at this time of the year? This
question might also be asked for many

[EuroTwitch] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in Gwent - 8th British record

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:11:37 -0600

See _http://rarebirdsinbritain.blogspot.com/_
(http://rarebirdsinbritain.blogspot.com/)

I was one of at least 400 people today twitching the Gwent first-year male
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and first of all, I must congratulate the finder on an
outstanding discovery and secondly, say a massive thank you to Darryl
Spittle and other

[Surfbirdsnews] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in Gwent - 8th British record

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:11:37 -0600

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See _http://rarebirdsinbritain.blogspot.com/_
(http://rarebirdsinbritain.blogspot.com/)

I was one of at least 400 people today twitching the Gwent first-year male
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and first of all, I must congratulate the finder on an
outstanding discovery and secondly, say a massive thank you to Darryl
Spittle

[EuroTwitch] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:02:23 -0600

The Welsh COMMON YELLOWTHROAT has been present since last Friday but only
positively identified today. Five people saw the bird this afternoon and
negotiated access arrangements with locals.

The bird is in Gwent west of Newport at Rhiwderyn. It is frequenting a
number of hedgerows in farmland

[Surfbirdsnews] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:02:23 -0600

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The Welsh COMMON YELLOWTHROAT has been present since last Friday but only
positively identified today. Five people saw the bird this afternoon and
negotiated access arrangements with locals.

The bird is in Gwent west of Newport at Rhiwderyn. It is frequenting a
number of

[EuroTwitch] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in South Wales

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:54:03 -0600

Click Gwent Birding here for images and full directions and map

_http://gwentbirding.blogspot.com/_ (http://gwentbirding.blogspot.com/)

Best wishes

Lee Evans

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[Surfbirdsnews] COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in South Wales

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:54:03 -0600

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Click Gwent Birding here for images and full directions and map

_http://gwentbirding.blogspot.com/_ (http://gwentbirding.blogspot.com/)

Best wishes

Lee Evans
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[EuroTwitch] Odd thrush in snowbound UK

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:08:57 -0600

This odd looking thrush appeared in a garden with Fieldfares and Redwings
today in Maple Cross, Hertfordshire - see
_http://hertfordshirebirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/odd-thrush.html_
(http://hertfordshirebirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/odd-thrush.html) for two images

I have pondered over the images for some considerable time and struggle to
come to a firm decision on it's identification. Is

[EuroTwitch] And they call it science...a short reminder of waterfowl hunting in France

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:53:04 -0600

Dear all,

this message is not going to be particularly optimistic in its content, so
for those who'd like to have a nice day, you may just choose not to read it
until the end.

As some of you may know, hunting in France is still more or less a national
sport, and waterfowl hunting

[WestPalBirds] And they call it science...a short reminder of waterfowl hunting in France

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:53:04 -0600

[EuroTwitch] BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT makes it 456 species for 2011

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:47:17 -0600

Last year's incredible record annual tally just keeps on rising with news
of Heatherlea's BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT in Burghead Harbour, Moray, on 17
November - see more photographs here on Mike Weedon's blog :
_http://weedworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/brunnichs-guillemot-easily-overlooked.html_
(http://weedworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/brunnichs-guillemot-easily-overlooked.html)

This revises the total for the year to 456 species

Good Birding