http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/ EuroTwitch-Birdline Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:41:37 GMT Andrea Corso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3244 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3244 A very interesting case, on this regard, to discuss (I can't come this time at the meeting...) would be about Glossy Starling group...  as I'm sure that Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:49 GMT Pierre-André CROCHET http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3243 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3243 Hi Arnould, An interesting subject to discuss at the next AERC meeting at the end of next week... However, I'm not a great fan of the Dutch policy (if it can't Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:35:09 GMT Arnoud B van den Berg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3242 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3242 It would be better if 'Category D' were abolished altogether as, indeed, it can be argued that virtually all rare migratory species can be placed in this Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:14:12 GMT Ferran Lopez Sanz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3241 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3241 Hi Pierre, Personally, I guess the most probable origin for this bird is wild. In support of tis there are a few subjects I consider: it lacks any rings, the Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:45 GMT Andrea Corso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3240 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3240 Fully agree with Pierre-Andrè and Arnoud...   where is the problem ?   I hope for one down here in Italy but it would be then much much difficult and odd Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:58:39 GMT Pierre-André CROCHET http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3239 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3239 Hi Ferran! How are you? all well I hope! I'm actually very surprised by your comment that the bird should be treatd as cat D, as I would expect the Spannish RC Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:35:30 GMT Arnoud B van den Berg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3238 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3238 Dear Ken Indeed, it is surprising why transatlantic vagrant species are treated in a different way in different countries. As you know, there are quite a few Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:10 GMT KEN TUCKER http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3237 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3237 Why shouldn't this be a wild bird? I know there are many escapes in Spain... but this species has a track record of infrequent trans-atlantic vagrancy. Don't Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:35 GMT Ferran Lopez Sanz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3236 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3236 Dear Lee and all, Thanks for pointing the possible captivity origin of the Belted Kingfisher, as well as for the short set of examples of other species Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:17 GMT LGREUK400@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3235 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3235 Ferran I am told that there was an escaped Collared Kingfisher in the Malaga area last year and following species like Egyptian Plover, Black-necked Stilt and Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:53 GMT Ferran Lopez Sanz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3234 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3234 Dear all, The Belted Kingfisher was still present this afternoon (16.00h) at the Albujón river mouth, close to Cartagena (AJ Hernández pers com). Tomorrow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:08:14 GMT Andreas Noeske http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3233 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3233 photos, sound gallery, sonograms, links at http://www.aller-voegel.de/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:52:17 GMT Gérard Joannès http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3232 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3232 Hello everybody, Quite a lot of rarities in the North-east of France : PYGARGUE Á QUEUE BLANCHE* (Haliaetus albicilla)*White-Tailed Eagle* : 1 at the lake of Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:22:31 GMT Rolf Christensen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3231 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3231 Hi all, Hereby October 2009 Danish Bird News, Scandinavia's first Siberian White-winged Scooter, ssp. stejnegeri, an adult drake, was off Blåvands Huk, Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:28:38 GMT Axel Halley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3230 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline/message/3230 Rare bird records from Germany 10/2009 Data from Club300 Germany http://www.club300.de Germany's premier service for rare bird alerts For each following entry