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bee-eater - Wiverton, Norfolk (1 Viewer)
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Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Is the bee-eater a rarity in UK?
Indeed it is, they are seen annually but not in big numbers (there have been odd breeding pairs over the years). This was only the 5th one I have seen in the UK in over thirty years birding.
Paul Chapman
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Technically not a rarity in the sense that it is no longer considered by the National Rarities Committee. It ceased to be considered after 1990 but the threshold is very low for that - on average less than 10 records annually. It is certainly a very scarce vagrant and on top of that exceptionally difficult to see in the UK due to their transient and unpredictable nature.
All the best
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Thank you for replies, Peter and Paul.
Leigh Caudwell
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Is it still around the area?
Robert S J Smith
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No. No-sign since Tuesday...
Leigh Caudwell
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Thanks for that, shame, was away at work all week, glad for those who did get to see it though.
Hi Postcard
I have to say, I have never heard of any sightings of Bee-eaters in the UK. Great news to see them in Norfolk.
We had the pleasure of seeing a colony of them at Cala Tirent over the past 2 weeks of our holiday in Menorca (just got back today)
One observation was noted that there as a lot less of the numbers of the colony this year compared with the past 4-5 years - so that has me a little worried. There was a quarter of the numbers there.
One thing I did notice was the farm land that they colonise, and stay at is For Sale at the moment
Hopefully the lay of the land is not changed so they cannot build their nests in the sand banks anymore.
Regards
Kathy
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I have to say, I have never heard of any sightings of Bee-eaters in the UK. Great news to see them in Norfolk.
We had the pleasure of seeing a colony of them at Cala Tirent over the past 2 weeks of our holiday in Menorca (just got back today)
One observation was noted that there as a lot less of the numbers of the colony this year compared with the past 4-5 years - so that has me a little worried. There was a quarter of the numbers there.
One thing I did notice was the farm land that they colonise, and stay at is For Sale at the moment
Hopefully the lay of the land is not changed so they cannot build their nests in the sand banks anymore.
Regards
Kathy
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