Slate-coloured Juncos in Britain in 2007

2007 has proved an unprecedented year for Slate-coloured Junco Junco hyemalis hyemalis occurrences, with six birds recorded, including two each in Norfolk and Cornwall, and two more in Northern Scotland.

The first to be recorded was a bird photographed in Gordon Mills garden in Illogan (Cornwall) on 12th May (see plates 1-2). A second bird was reported as being present on The Lizard (Cornwall) for about four days at the same time (per Andy Pay).

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