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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HH75" data-source="post: 1722879" data-attributes="member: 61">Hi there,   The maps show Little Egret as breeding in southern England, but not in Ireland: likewise, Common Buzzard seems to be confined to what looks like Donegal and westernmost Northern Ireland. Minor quibbles, agreed, and the most recent published breeding Atlas would not have any more up-to-date information than that (except that Buzzards would, even then, have been all over NI), but, if the UK map for Little Egret can be updated, then surely this oversight could also be? Both are the kinds of birds that non-birders tend to notice, from my conversations with people, and showing them as not present may confuse matters.   In the 'accidentals' section at the rear of the book, despite the inclusion of records as recent as the December 2008 British Glaucous-winged Gull, the sole WP record given for Canada Warbler is that from Iceland in 1973, with no mention of the 2006 Loop Head bird. I presume the Irish Northern Flicker record was left out due to being Category D? The Philadelphia Vireo from Loop Head in October 2008 also falls before the presumed cut-off date of December 2008.    Just as a personal question, which perhaps Killian or someone else can help me with, I am interested in finding out more about the quoted records of Relict Gull (from Russia in May 2000) and Northern Shrike (comprising of sibiricus and the North American taxa, seemingly, and quoted as being recorded in Norway in Nov 1881 and Finland in March 2000): does anyone know any more about these (links to pics, formal publication etc)?                                         Regards,                                               Harry</blockquote>

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