Mark Harper
World Birder
A quick tot up shows that there are 66 species that I have only seen once in the UK, of which 41 I have seen elsewhere in the world. Surprisingly though of the 25 that I have only seen once anywhere the majority, about 18, I would consider to be European birds. E.g. Little Crake, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Marmora's Warbler, Thrush Nightingale. Perhaps a sign that I moved from UK birding to World birding without ever visiting central Europe or Spain.
There are a few embarrassing ones in that 26 though European Storm-Petrel, Leach's Petrel, Capercaillie and White-tailed Eagle. Particularly when I think I have seen two of each Lesser White-fronted Geese, Desert Warblers, Pied Wheatears and Black-throated Thrushes
There are a few embarrassing ones in that 26 though European Storm-Petrel, Leach's Petrel, Capercaillie and White-tailed Eagle. Particularly when I think I have seen two of each Lesser White-fronted Geese, Desert Warblers, Pied Wheatears and Black-throated Thrushes