Citril Finch Added to UK400 Cat A
July 8, 2008
The occurrence of an adult male CITRIL FINCH on Fair Isle on 6-10 June 2008 has been reviewed and ACCEPTED on to Category A of the UK400 Club British and Ireland Definitive List. Deryk Shaw of Fair Isle Bird Observatory commented on the pristine condition of the bird when trapped and ringed, with no feather damage or damage to the bill, legs or feet.
The species is extremely rare in captivity and is known to make movements of 100 kms or more to coastal NW Spain and has occurred as a vagrant in Morocco, northern France, Belgium and Finland.
LGRE is particularly grateful to the following commentators in the review and assessment of the record: Richard Millington, Chris Heard, Martin Cade, Grahame Walbridge, Mark Golley, Mika Ohtonen, Keith Vinicombe, Neil Alford, Rebecca Nason, Cosme Damian, John Bernard Bell, Mark Breaks, Renee Lafontaine, Dave Holman and Chris Batty.
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