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Rock Bunting on Rottumerplaat in May 2004 |
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| Author |
Rommert Cazemier |
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Dutch |
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Dutch Birding, vol. 28, no. 1, 2006
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11 - 14 |
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Original title in Dutch: Grijze Gors op Rottumerplaat in mei 2004
On 30 May 2004, a male Rock Bunting Emberiza cia was seen by three observers on Rottumerplaat, Groningen, the Netherlands. The bird was seen in bushes and in flight several times but was very mobile; it could not be photographed. The description excludes similar bunting species that could occur as escapes. The white wing-bar indicates that the bird belonged to the nominate subspecies E c cia. The small island is not accessible to the public and is only 'inhabited' by the two wardens and occasional guests; the bird was therefore not 'twitchable'.
This is the first record for the Netherlands. Previous records in north-western Europe north of Belgium and Germany are from Britain (4), Denmark (1) and Sweden (5)
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