A personal account of the rare and scarce birds seen in Britain, Ireland & Western Europe in 2010. Birds featured include: White-tailed Lapwing, Oriental Pratincole, Marmora's Warbler, Trumpeter Finch, Pied-billed Grebe, American Bittern, Baltimore Oriole, Solitary Sandpiper, Green Heron, Northern Harrier, Myrtle Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, House Crow, Oriental Turtle Dove, Baikal Teal, Glaucous-winged Gull, Black-throated Thrush, Bufflehead, Iberian Chiffchaff & many more (see the species list under the table of contents tab for a detailed listing).
This disc features narration by the producer.
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Please note, one asterisk indicates a mega rarity; two asterisks indicate birds that are escapees, of unknown origins, or part of a re-introduction scheme; three asterisks indicate a eurotwitch.
Disc 1
Black-throated Thrush – Newholm, North Yorkshire - January
Black Kite - Gigrin Farm, Powys - January
Oriental Turtle Dove*** - Wergner, The Netherlands - January
Baikal Teal*** - Almelo, The Netherlands - February
Baltimore Oriole*** - Outdorp, Alkmaar, The Netherlands - February
Glaucous-winged Gull*** - Arhus harbour, Denmark - February
Iceland Gull - Stubbers Green, West Midlands - February
Waxwings - Wilnecote, Staffordshire - February
Pied-billed Grebe* - Lough Gur, Co.Limerick - March
Red-necked Grebe - Langold Country Park, Notts - March
Slavonian Grebe - Top Barn, Grimley, Worcestershire - March
Bufflehead* - Langton Herring, Dorset - March
Mew Gull ? - Albert Village Lake, Leicestershire - March
Hoopoe - Lower Moor, Worcestershire - April
Bluethroat - Welney WWT, Norfolk - April
Iberian Chiffchaff* - Walderslade, Kent - May
Woodchat Shrike - Winterton Dunes, Norfolk - May
Oriental Pratincole* - Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire - May
Great Reed Warbler - Straw's Bridge, Ilkeston, Derbyshire - May
Trumpeter Finch* - Cley NWT, Norfolk - June
Red-backed Shrike - Cley Coastguards, Norfolk - June
Marmora's Warbler* - Blorenge, Gwent - June
Red-footed Falcon - Cuckmere Have, Sussex - June
House Finch** – East Prawle, Devon - July
Gull-billed Tern - Clyst Estuary, Devon- July
White-tailed Lapwing* - Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire - July
Disc 2
White-tailed Lapwing* - Dungeness RSPB, Kent - July
King Eider - Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire - July
Purple Sandpiper - Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire - July
Purple Gallinule** - Saltney, Clwyd - August
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler* - Flamborough Head, Yorks - September (Brief)
Western Bonelli's Warbler - Bempton RSPB, East Yorkshire - September
Wryneck - Carsington Water, Derbyshire - September
Lapland Bunting - Northam Burrows C.P, Devon - September
Glossy Ibis - Avonmouth, Bristol - September
Spotted Sandpiper - Exe estuary, Devon - September
Red-flanked Bluetail - Corton, Suffolk - September
Woodchat Shrike - Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland - October
Rustic Bunting - Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire - October
Indian House Crow* - Great Cobh Island, Co. Cork - October
Myrtle Warbler* - Cape Clear, Co. Cork - October
Green Heron* - Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall - October
Solitary Sandpiper* - Black Hole Marsh, Seaton, Devon - October
American Bittern* - Trewey Common, Zennor, Cornwall - October
Pied-billed Grebe* - Hollingworth Lake, Greater Manchester - November
Waxwings - Cannock Chase, Staffordshire - November
Waxwings - Upton Warren, Worcestershire - December
Ring-billed Gull - Sands Lane Gravel Pits, West Yorkshire - December
Rough-legged Buzzard - South Ferriby, Lincolnshire - December
Northern Harrier* - Thornham Harbour, Norfolk - December