Birds recorded in Britain and Ireland in 2008
With the addition of Stone Curlew (3 early migrants), Little Ringed Plover (several), SNOWY OWL (singles in Galway and in Speyside) and White Wagtail (several), the total number of species now recorded in Britain and Ireland in 2008 moves forward to 269.
The pair of Hooded Mergansers mentioned in my most recent Rare Bird Alert (Issue 5) are now considered to be escapes from captivity. They remain on the same pond in Derbyshire and are colour-ringed.
Lee G R Evans
British Birding Association
UK400 Club, Rare Birds Magazine, Ornithological Consultant and Conservationist
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8 Sandycroft Road
Little Chalfont
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Buckinghamshire
England
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(Lee Evans Enterprises incorporate documentation of rare bird occurrences in Britain & Ireland and elsewhere in the Western Palearctic and in North America; Rare Bird Information and Rare Bird Alerts; Rare Birds Magazine and other related publications; Bird Tours for Birders)
British Birding Association
UK400 Club, Rare Birds Magazine, Ornithological Consultant and Conservationist
Discussion Forum/Email Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UK400Club/
Rare Bird Alert: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RareBirdAlertforBritainandIreland_UK400ClubBBA/
Email Address: LGREUK400@aol.com
Website Address: www.uk400clubonline.co.uk
Chaffinch House
8 Sandycroft Road
Little Chalfont
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
England
HP6 6QL
Telephones: 01494 763010 and 01494 581157
Mobile/Text Alerts: 07881 906629
(Lee Evans Enterprises incorporate documentation of rare bird occurrences in Britain & Ireland and elsewhere in the Western Palearctic and in North America; Rare Bird Information and Rare Bird Alerts; Rare Birds Magazine and other related publications; Bird Tours for Birders)