Poor Year For Rare And Scarce Birds So Far (1 Viewer)

rokermartin said:

This year must be one of the worst on record so far for rarites and scarce birds.Very few scarce birds have been seen such as Bluethroats,Wrynecks,RBShrikes,Marsh,Icterine Warblers W.W Black Terns and as for rarities to speak of very few have been seen this year.Apart from the Scops Owls,BW Stilts,WT Sparrow,Paddyfield Warbler,Broad billed Sandpipers and one or two other goodies.Hope it is a better autumn for scarce and rare birds.Even some of the common summer visitors have been reported in low numbers like Spotted Flycatcher,Wood Warbler,Chiffchaff,Pied Flycatcher.Seems things are getting bad for our birds.Dont know what our UK birding is going to be like if this trend continues.

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sylvia staffs said:

I cant complain i have had 2 ticks so far this year, thats about average for me considering i am over 450 BOU

And one of them was a dream bird of mine as well!!!!!

Bring on the wader passage for a White Tailed Plover or Little Whimberl!!!!!!

Sylvia.

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