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Titre :	Rare birds in the Faroe Islands in 2001 and 2002
Auteurs :	Soren Sorensen, Auteur ; Jens-Kjeld Jensen, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift (98(1) 2004)
Article en page(s) :	33-39
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	In 2001 and 2002 the Danish Rarities Committee (Sjzeldenhedsudvalget/SU) accepted 72 records front the Faroe Islands. Two species were new to the Faroese list: Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni and Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi. A new subspecies was a very dark Rough-legged Buzzard identified as the North American Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis. Air American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica was brought to the Faroes from international waters Southwest of Iceland by ship and added the category E list. Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan was recorded for the second time. and a new breeding species was Shoveler Anas clypeata. The details given are I) year and date, 2) locality and island, 3) number of birds if more than one, 4) sex, 5) other details, e.g. dod = dead, ringm. = ringed, 6) initials of observer(s) with finders marked by asterisks. Documentation by photo (foto), video. audiotape or specimen (skind, dod) is indicated. According to the AERC standard the numbers in brackets following the species name refer to tire total number of records and individuals (separated by a slash) before 1950, front 1950 to 2000, and front 2001 /2002, respectively.

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