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24 Mar 2022 08:23 #5149
by Jim Wright
Quest for the Melodious Warbler was created by Jim Wright
As of now, there are 405 different bird species on the Lincolnshire List of which 124 are believed to be regular breeders.
However, there is still one notable absentee, the Melodious Warbler - said by Phil Espin (club chairman) and Phil Hyde (county recorder) to be "the commonest rare bird" not to have been recorded anywhere in the county.
According to the BTO, there are about 20 UK records annually for this attractively-named Old World warbler which breeds in South-west Europe and North-west Africa and winters in sub-Saharan Africa. The likelihood is that, before long, one will turn up somewhere in Lincolnshire, earning great kudos for its finder.
What other species birds might be expected to turn up locally for the first time ever? Surf Scoter is one the target list as is (for the really aspirational) Spectacled Eider, preferably the more conspicuous drake.
The two Phils used their research from co-authoring (along with John Clarkson and the late Colin Casey) Birds of Lincolnshire as the basis for their informative and entertaining presentation prior to the LBC’s annual meeting held on Tuesday evening at The Golf Hotel in Woodhall Spa.
Members heard that out of the book's print-run of 800, more than half have been sold since its launch in March last year, thereby covering publication costs.
* Photo: The club is always keen to encourage new members - Phil Espin presents a complimentary copy of Birds of Lincolnshire to youngest AGM attendee, Ixca Kaye.
However, there is still one notable absentee, the Melodious Warbler - said by Phil Espin (club chairman) and Phil Hyde (county recorder) to be "the commonest rare bird" not to have been recorded anywhere in the county.
According to the BTO, there are about 20 UK records annually for this attractively-named Old World warbler which breeds in South-west Europe and North-west Africa and winters in sub-Saharan Africa. The likelihood is that, before long, one will turn up somewhere in Lincolnshire, earning great kudos for its finder.
What other species birds might be expected to turn up locally for the first time ever? Surf Scoter is one the target list as is (for the really aspirational) Spectacled Eider, preferably the more conspicuous drake.
The two Phils used their research from co-authoring (along with John Clarkson and the late Colin Casey) Birds of Lincolnshire as the basis for their informative and entertaining presentation prior to the LBC’s annual meeting held on Tuesday evening at The Golf Hotel in Woodhall Spa.
Members heard that out of the book's print-run of 800, more than half have been sold since its launch in March last year, thereby covering publication costs.
* Photo: The club is always keen to encourage new members - Phil Espin presents a complimentary copy of Birds of Lincolnshire to youngest AGM attendee, Ixca Kaye.
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