A Field Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and EuropeP. Alstrom, P. Colston, I. Lewington For bird enthusiasts of Europe. The complete record of uncommon birds, from frequent vagrants to the most exciting rarities. |
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1st-winter 1st-winter/-summer Accidental adult female adult male Africa America apparently areas Asia autumn band barred bill birds blackish breast breeding Britain British Isles brown central colour Common confused contrasting crown dark darker difficult distinct distinctly distinguished ear-coverts East edges Europe feathers Finland flanks flight France fresh fringes Germany greater coverts grey Gull head head pattern heavily identification immature individuals inner Italy June juvenile lacks larger least legs less Lesser Little longer lower mainly markings moult narrow neck normally North America Norway Note outer pairs pale paler patch pattern plumage primaries prominent Range Rare vagrant records Resembles retained rufous Sandpiper scapulars seen Sept shorter shows sides similar slightly smaller sometimes song South Spain species Status streaked stripe summer supercilium Sweden tail Tern tertials throat tips underparts unlike Unmistakable upper upperparts uppertail-coverts usually Voice Warbler West whitish wings winter yellow