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November 2015
A
bird described as an "extremely rare" visitor to the UK has had one
its best breeding seasons in years in Scotland.
Red-necked
phalaropes migrate to the Western Isles and to Orkney and Shetland during the
summer.
Thirty-six
breeding males were counted on RSPB Scotland's reserve in Fetlar, Shetland,
equalling the highest number that has ever been recorded there.
A
pair also bred at an RSPB reserve at Balranald in North Uist for the first time
in 31 years.
Argyll,
the most southerly the birds breed in the UK, had its best year on record with
six males present, RSPB Scotland said.
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