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British Counties and their National Firsts (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Himalaya
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Yes I read about those in the reports. North American Geese and Ducks is one I would have expected Lancashire to have had a first for Britain in.
rollingthunder
Well-known member
I recall a wing of an Eleonora’s being found prior to the Ainsdale bird although it obviously refers to a moribund record.
Laurie -
Laurie -
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
A wing on its own would be well past moribund :-O
halftwo
Wird Batcher
Nah, only a flesh wound!
Jon Turner
Well-known member
Trawling through Mike Tyler's 'Birds of Devon' I came across the following:
Great Black-headed Gull (shot - preserved in Exeter Museum) Exmouth 1859
Long-billed Murrelet - 2007 Dawlish
Ancient Murrelet - 1990/1/2 Lundy
Eastern Phoebe - 1987 Lundy
Bimaculated Lark - 1912 Lundy
Sardinian Warbler - 1935 Lundy
Eastern Towhee - 1966 Lundy
Perhaps Lundy should be separated for this list?
Great Black-headed Gull (shot - preserved in Exeter Museum) Exmouth 1859
Long-billed Murrelet - 2007 Dawlish
Ancient Murrelet - 1990/1/2 Lundy
Eastern Phoebe - 1987 Lundy
Bimaculated Lark - 1912 Lundy
Sardinian Warbler - 1935 Lundy
Eastern Towhee - 1966 Lundy
Perhaps Lundy should be separated for this list?
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Came across a couple of those myself - basically the ones with "Murrelet" in the title - happy days!
John
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Didn't the Towhee guy find the first Spanish Sparrow on Lundy the same week?
