2008 Total surges forward with bumper late May rarity influx
During just 8 days absence from the UK in Iberia, an overwhelming and mouth-watering array of vagrants and scarce migrants appeared in Britain whilst I was away, surging the 2008 total for Britain and Ireland to an extremely impressive 366 species (the highest total at such an early stage ever). The latest additions since my previous update are as follows -:
STILT SANDPIPER - outstanding record from Rutland Water, Leics
GREAT SNIPE - unusual spring occurrence on Holy Island, Northumberland (plus other east coast sightings)
MARSH SANDPIPER - Rutland Water - first county record
TEREK SANDPIPER - one-dayer in East Sussex
WILSON'S PHALAROPE - NW England, today at Seaforth NR, Lancs
EUROPEAN ROLLER - brief stayer in Lincolnshire
RIVER WARBLER - singing male at Beachy Head, successfully twitched by 108+ observers
BLYTH'S REED WARBLER - on Unst, the 4th to be identified by Stefan McElwee !!
MARSH WARBLER - large influx
GREENISH WARBLER - Shetland
LESSER GREY SHRIKE - High Newton, Northumberland, today
TRUMPETER FINCH - North Rona and Blakeney Point
COMMON ROSEFINCH - many spring migrants
RUSTIC BUNTING - 2+ on Northern Isles
BLACK-HEADED BUNTING - male in Yorkshire
Lee G R Evans
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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)