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Records and Distribution
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First Record:
1782
(Latham, J. 1781-1801. A general synopsis of birds)
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
10 per year
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to June (some through December)
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Shetland
(1994),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1996),
Durham
,
Northumberland
(1999),
East Yorkshire
(2000),
North Yorkshire
(1992),
South Yorkshire
(1996),
West Yorkshire
(1998),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2000),
Cumbria
(1999),
Lancashire
(1998),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1995),
Leicestershire
,
Northamptonshire
,
Nottinghamshire
,
Shropshire
,
Staffordshire
(2000),
Warwickshire
(2001),
West Midlands
(1994),
Worcestershire
(1983),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
(2000),
Cambridgeshire
(2001),
Essex
(1990),
Hertfordshire
,
Lincolnshire
,
Norfolk
(1998),
Suffolk
(2000),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1987),
Buckinghamshire
,
Hampshire
(1999),
Isle of Wight
(1997),
Kent
(1999),
Greater London
,
Oxfordshire
,
Surrey
(2004),
East Sussex
(2000),
West Sussex
(1997),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2001),
Devon
(2001),
Dorset
(2001),
Gloucestershire
(2000),
Somerset
(1999),
Wiltshire
(1997),
Isles of Scilly
(2002),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1998),
Ceredigion
(2000),
Glamorgan
,
Gwent
(1997),
Pembrokeshire
,
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Voisin, C. 1991 The herons of Europe Poyser, London
[598.461 VOI]
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Fasola, M. & Hafner, H. 1997 BWP Update 1:157-165
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Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press
[598.461 KUS]
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See Also:
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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