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  1. J

    New here

    Hello👋 New here, joined to share, I see and get regular visits from oddly rarely seen birds 🦅 . A Jay or what I thought at first was a brown, white and purple feathered magpie visited. I am not sure why or what for, however someone let the birds out and I’m getting to see them. Some I have no...
    • Jaysvisit
    • Thread
    • bird birds in kent jays new rare birds watching
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Say Hello
  2. Orange Necked Patridge

    Orange Necked Patridge

    • vupham
    • Media item
    • asia birds rare birds vietnam birdwatching
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. jurek

    Most distant vagrants

    On the recent thread about European rarities, there was a discussion whether a vagrant Ashy Drongo could turn up in Norway. This made me interested. How far away a sedentary species can move as a certain vagrant? A short or a long distance migrant - how much further way it can go beyond, or...
  4. Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Male of this very rare species. Population considered to number less than 1,000 individuals.
    • Paul Chapman
    • Media item
    • blue chaffinch gran canaria blue chaffinch rare birds
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Male of this very rare species. Population considered to number less than 1,000 individuals.
    • Paul Chapman
    • Media item
    • blue chaffinch gran canaria blue chaffinch rare birds
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

    Female or possibly immature male of this very rare species. Population considered to number less than 1,000 individuals.
    • Paul Chapman
    • Media item
    • blue chaffinch gran canaria blue chaffinch rare birds
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. S

    All the Rare Birds of Europe - book

    Hello, I'm sorry to bother, but I've been looking for something about rare birds in WP and can't find anything which fits what I was expecting. However, I found a book which seems really nice, with info about the species, but most importantly, where they had appeared. But, unfortunately it...
  8. Kookaburra Bird

    Kookaburra Bird

    A rare visitor arrived this week end to The Grange CL www.thegrangecl.co.uk. My first thought was that it may have escaped from Banham Zoo a few miles away. However, after contacting the zoo I was informed that it was not 1 of there Kookaburras and after further checks to other sanctuary no bird...
    • stevehawkeye
    • Media item
    • kookaburra bird rare birds
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Glaucous Gull

    Glaucous Gull

    Despite the bad weather, I had a really nice morning yesterday with Lisa and Paul. We had 64 species, including a Glaucous Gull, a rare bird for Spain. This observation was possible thanks to Rafa Garca and the ubiquitous social networks. Somehow, it feels like the birding passion is steadily...
    • Yeray
    • Media item
    • andalusia glaucous gull rare birds spain
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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