The late summer period naturally
started quietening down after
the midsummer excitement, but
there were still some classy rarities
on offer for birders all over
the subregion. As always, none
of the records included here have
been adjudicated by any of the
subregion’s Rarities Committees.
“Lesser Blackbacked Gull”|”Ross’s Turaco”|Australasian Gannet|Baird’s Sandpiper|Broad-billed Prion|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Crested Honey Buzzard|Egyptian Vulture|Franklin’s Gulls|Georg Jacobs|Golden Pipit|Green Warbler|Gull-billed Tern|Madagascan Cuckoos|Northern Royal Albatross|Red-throated Pipits|Sharp-tailed Sandpiper|Sooty Gull|Sooty Tern|Trevor Hardaker|White-cheeked Tern|White-rumped Sandpiper|White-throated Bee-eaters|Yellowthroated Leaf-loves|Zach Simpson
“In general, late autumn to midwinter is one of the quieter times for rarities and this year it was exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown. Fortunately, later in the review period some of the restrictions were relaxed slightly and people could move a bit further afield and also more often, giving the opportunity for a few good birds to be found and reported.”