As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Monday 2 April 2018

Rare bird sighted at Alderney lighthouse garden


26 March 2018 at 12:15pm

Nature lovers in Alderney have been treated to a sighting of a rare bird over the weekend.

A white-spotted bluethroat was seen hopping around the garden of Alderney's Mannez lighthouse on Saturday by members of the Alderney Bird Observatory.

The small birds have a distinctive bright blue bib and rusty coloured plumage and are currently in migration from their wintering grounds in north Africa through German and Eastern Europe.
This sighting is the first time a bluethroat has been recorded in Alderney for five years.

Bird experts say this sighting could help with further research in the future.

There are surprisingly few historical records of this species given our geographical location, it is likely that these super little ‘Robin-like’ birds have simply been under-recorded due to lack coverage, the next few years observatory research work will give us a better idea of their regularity or otherwise.

– JOHN HORTON, ALDERNEY BIRD OBSERVATORY
Last updated Mon 26 Mar 2018

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