A first record for Britain, what a bird.I doubt if anyone would have predicted this species as a potential addition to the British List? Photographs of this bird were originally posted to the internet as a Little Auk, on Tuesday 7th November. The bird was subsequently identified from the photos and when the news finally came out, […]
An ibis species was flushed from Nadin’s flash on the morning of 17th September 2006 by a local birder. However it was unfortunately not confidently identified and was put out on the Pager Network as a possible Glossy Ibis. (Puna Ibis had not been eliminated). The bird flew off strongly to the North and was not seen again
Laughing Gull – Larus atricilla Adult winter – Porthmadod, Gwynedd – March 5th 2006 This North American Larus is one of a number that turned up in the UK during the gales in November 2005. This particular bird had been in the Porthmadog area since that time and was a very confiding individual. About 60 Laughing Gulls were
