Records and Distribution
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First Record:
Dorset, 1804
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
7
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
September to December
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1875),
Clyde
(1981),
Dumfries & Galloway
(1873),
Highland
(1862),
Northeast
(1854),
Outer Hebrides
(1932),
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North-east England:
North Yorkshire
(1882),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1991),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
(1886),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(1876),
East Sussex
(1909),
West Sussex
(1883),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1999),
Devon
(1875),
Dorset
(1980),
Somerset
(1928),
Isles of Scilly
(1903),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1962),
Gwent
(1981),
Pembrokeshire
(1946),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
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Welsh:
Aderyn-bwn America
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Danish:
Amerikansk rørdrum
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Dutch:
Noordamerikaanse Roerdomp
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Finnish:
Amerikankaulushaikara
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French:
Butor d'Amérique
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German:
Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel
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Hungarian:
Amerikai bölömbika
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Icelandic:
Reyrþvari
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Irish:
Bonnán Meiriceánach
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Italian:
Tarabuso americano
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Norwegian:
Amerikarørdrum
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Polish:
Bak amerykanski
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Portuguese:
Abetouro-lentiginoso
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Spanish:
Avetoro lentiginoso
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Swedish:
Amerikansk rördrom
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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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Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press
[598.461 KUS]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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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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