- White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
27 Dec: On December 14th, one was discovered during a stay in the Tumbes Reserved Zone. This should be the first observation for Perú. For more details see http://www.tanagertours.com/english/birdinformation.html
Source: Wim ten Have e-mail: wim_have@yahoo.com
- Cape or Black Crow Corvus capensis
21 Dec: 2 were reported by Italian birders at Shalateen, Southern Red Sea, Egypt in amongst Brown-necked Ravens at the camel market on 29th November 2007. If accepted by the relevant committee, this would constitute a first record of this species within the Western Palearctic.
Source: Richard Bonser e-mail: richbonser8181@hotmail.com
- LIittle Curlew Numenius minutus & Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
16 Dec: On 13 Dec a Little Curlew was found and photographed at the Pivot Fields by Abdulmohsen Al-Surayae, then on the 14th Dec a Lesser Flamingo was seen and photographed by Khalid Al-Nasrallah and Rashed Al-Hajji. Both birds are firsts for Kuwait.
Source: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com Photos at http://www.alsirhan.com/Birds/My_Bird_Sightings_Dec_2007.htm
- Tricoloured Heron Egretta tricolor
01 Dec: Gran Canaria On 29.11, a 1w was seen at Las Canteras beach, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Emma Guinart, Eduard González). The bird was seen again and photographed by an independent couple of observers on 1.12.2007 (John & Doreen Cooper)
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
15 Nov: Today in Khovd city, Khovd aimag (province). This observation constitutes probably the first record for Mongolia. Details and photos in my blog.
Source: Axel Braunlich, WWF Altai-Sayan Field Office, Khovd, Mongolia Photos at birdsmongolia.blogspot.com
- Hume’s Leaf- or Buff-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei
13 Nov: Found yesterday in southern Hungary in Szeged. It was twitched today successfully. You can see photos on www.birding.hu (in the rarity gallery)
- Mourning Dove Zenada macroura
03 Nov: Discovered yesterday in Co. Galway. First record for Ireland
- Long-tailed or Rosy-patched Shrike Lanius schach
16 Oct: Discovered yesterday along the westcoast of the mainland. If accepted this will be the first for Denmark and the third for the Western Palearctic
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
10 Oct: Yesterday´s star bird on Sao Miguel, located among roosting Common Terns at dusk in Ponta Delgada harbour - apparently the first record for the 
Azores.
Azores.- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
05 Oct: Found by Casper Zuyderduin at the doorstep of his house in Katwijk, Netherlands. Although difficult to see well it was twitchable the whole
day! Pictures are on the Dutch Birding site. This is the first for the Netherlands and only the fourth for the WP (Germany, Norway, Finland)
- Inornate or Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
30 Sep: I am glad to announce that finally one has been recorded in Serbia for the first time! Bird was captured and ringed by Antun Zuljevic in the vicinity of the town Sombor in northwestern Serbia, near Hungarian border.
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
30 Sep: Found early this evening, we (and others who have seen the photos) believe it to be a this species and wil be the first record for Alaska and North America. We have posted several of Gary Rosenberg's photos of the bird on surfbirds.
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
13 Sep: This afternoon a female-type appeared in the "Old Town" section of Gambell, Alaska and played hide and seek for the next couple of hours. Aaron Lang got excellent photos of it, and I took video. This is the first Bullock's to be physically documented here.
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
15 Sep: Today, September 15, in the Far Boneyard, Gambell, Alaska. I finally saw the bird on the ground for a couple seconds and announced that in fact it was North America's first Yellow-browed Bunting. All three of us (Dave Sonneborn, Paul Mayer, and I) then spent the next two hours making sure the bird was properly documented with a bunch of good digital photos and video.
- Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
01 Sep: A new species of bird has been spotted in Malta after birdwatchers noted a strange gull at Grand Harbour last Saturday. Michael Sammut, who holds a diploma in ornithology from the UK's Institute for Animal Care Education and is the foremost sea bird identification expert in Malta, returned to Grand Harbour on Sunday morning. This time accompanied by two other keen bird watchers: John Azzopardi and Joe Grech. They confirmed it was a second-year bird.
Source: Natalino Fenech
- Taiga Flycatcher
11 Aug: On April 29th I trapped a Ficedula flycatcher at the JBO, Israel. I misidentified it as a Red-breasted Flycatcher, and after being ringed and released it was never seen or heard again. However, after examining images taken by myself and Ron Haran, I re-identified the bird as a 2nd-cal female Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla. The bird was very worn, and the uppertail coverts weren't jet-black and in direct light looked more blackish with a brownish tone, which made the ID more complicated. All other features including dark and heavy bill, head pattern and underparts pattern fit well with albicilla. I sent the description and images to several leading European and Asian Ornithologists, and finally Lars Svensson confirmed the ID as a Taiga Flycatcher after comparing the images with skins in museums in Copenhagen and Paris, and with images from E Asia showing that in direct light worn birds can indeed show blackish uppertail coverts.
Source: Yoav Perlman e-mail: yoavpe@bgu.ac.il Photos: http://www.israbirding.com/israelbirdsforum/forum_entry.php?id=314
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
28 JuL: Mr. Jørgen Hulbæk Christiansen from Rødovre, Copenhagen discovered Denmark's first at Køge Sydstrand, Køge just south of Copenhagen.
The bird, an adult, was discovered at 05:45 hours. It was seen with Dunlins twice: during 05:45-05:50 hours and again at 06:06-06:06 hours.
Source: Rolf Christensen, Batterivej 7, DK-9990 Skagen e-mail: rolfc@mail.dk
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
25 JuL: The first for the Azores, and one of only a handful of Western Palearctic records, was found yesterday by Peter Alfrey and Simon Buckell at the famous wader hot-spot of Cabo da Praia, on the eastern side of Terceira. The bird is a summer plumage adult.
- Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
12 JuL: Discovered on 10th July and correctly identified today - an adult bird photographed on the Riga Bay SW coast at Ragaciems. The bird was still present at 17.40 EET today. First for Latvia
- Relic Gull Larus relictus
06 JuL: Pierre-André Crochet says.." I received today my copy of the vol 29(2) of Dutch Birding and read with great interest the paper on Relict Gull in S Russia and NW Kazakhstan. Although not clearly stated in the title or the text of the paper, this record indeed constitute the first confirmed record of the species in the Western Palearctic (following BWP limits). This info seems to have gone relatively unnoticed."
Source: Pierre-André Crochet CNRS-UMR 5175 Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
- Glittering-bellied Emerald Chloroostilbon aureoventris
03 JuL: On June 19 I saw a female in the garden of the Amazonia Lodge, Peru, feeding on the Vervena Flowers. After many views, pictures and videos it was possible to confirm the report.
Source: Virgilio Yábar amazonia12001. Videos and photos at www.amazonialodge.com/news.html & www.birdingperu.com/picsfiles/photos
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
30 Jun: A sub-adult was taken into care at Brean beach, Somerset, on 29 June and released from Brean Down yesterday, 30 June, at 1600hr. The bird was apparently in care overnight, and during its brief stay, this first for Britain & England was not seen by any birders. The record follows another sighting in Norwegian waters last week.
Source: Dominic Mitchell, Publisher and Editor, Birdwatch Magazine. Video at Birdwatch magazine blog
- Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia & Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
25 Jun: A few days ago these two new species for Mongolia, were both photographically documented, after being recorded during a Sunbird tour.
Source: Axel Braunlich, WWF Altai-Sayan Field Office, Khovd, Mongolia Photos at birdsmongolia.blogspot.com
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucura
06 Jun: Reported this morning at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway. There are four previous British records, possibly involving three individuals, but despite recent occurrences in north-west Europe there have been no accepted occurrences in Britain since 1984. This is the first record for Scotland Source: Dominic Mitchell, Publisher and Editor, Birdwatch www.birdwatch.co.uk
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
19 May: A juvenile reported flying east off St Catherine's Point, at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight on the South coast, at 9.30 am this morning. If accepted, it would be the first record for Britain & England.
- Eurasian or Common Blackbird Turdus merula
09 May: Local birder S. Gantugs (biology teacher at Khovd University) discovered a female Eurasian Blackbird at Khovd in Mongolia, in a little fenced green area in front of the main university building. He immediately identified the bird and photos were taken. This is the first documented record for Mongolia.
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
24 Apr: At Kvísker/Öræfi. The first record for Iceland.
Source: Andrew Adcock via Birdguides - www.birdguides.com
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
21 Apr: During a BirdLife Cyprus field trip today, Saturday 21st April, a 1st year was found at Cape Greco in Cyprus. It remained in the area and was rediscovered a couple of hours later flying over the 'sea caves' area and may still be there. Note from Birds of Israel (Shirihai 1996) the species has a history of eruption, and did so between 1982 - 89 when it occurred in Israel five times. This would be the first record for Cyprus if accepted.
Source: Colin Richardson Bird Recorder - BirdLifeCyprus.org
- Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis
14 Apr: Found on a pelagic trip out of Cape town, the bird is a first for Africa and South Africa. John Graham picked up this bird amongst an apparently large flock of Wilson's and European Storm Petrels and he, Barrie Rose and Graham Searll managed to get some reasonable photos to secure the record.
Source: Trevor Hardaker and John Graham, ZEST for BIRDS, Cape Town, South Africa. Photos: www.zestforbirds.co.za
- Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni
11 Apr: There has been an amazing discovery of a bird on Ayia Napa beach, first reported on Monday 9th April - and still present this morning, 11th April. This is the first record for Cyprus and is apparently the most westerly record and therefore the first for Europe!
Source: Colin Richardson Bird Recorder - BirdLifeCyprus.org
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
04 Apr: Found by Colin Richardson. While birding with a visiting group, I found a probable Blyth's Pipit on the raised beach at Mandria, south-east of Paphos. It was still present today, Friday 6th and was seen by a number of people and photographed - there was general agreement it was indeed a Blyth's Pipit, and would be the first record for Cyprus if accepted. It was feeding in the company of 4 Tawny Pipits.
Source: Colin Richardson Bird Recorder - BirdLifeCyprus.org
- Bean Goose Anser fabalis
14 Mar: Found at in Eilat, by James P. Smith, which is the first record of this species in Israel. (subject to confirmation). The goose was flying overhead at
the north beach of Eilat. The bird flew to the bay from the north, landed in the water behind the fish farms. Another birder came in and saw the bird and several record shots were taken by James.
Source: Zev Labinger, Israel Ornithological Center israbirdnet@yahoogroups.com
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
02 Mar: The third-winter originally found on 14 December 2006 at Gloucester landfill site, Hempstead, and trapped and colour-ringed on 15 December has been relocated today on the Tywi Estuary in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
21 Feb: A 3rd (or 4th) cy has stayed at Jaeren in western Norway since 18 February. If accepted this surprising bird will be the first Norwegian record
Source: Frode Falkenberg Cyberbirding/stoppress
- Pacific Diver or Loon Gavia pacifica
01 Feb: Still present at Farnham Gravel Pits, two miles north of Knaresborough, Yorkshire. It has now been present almost three weeks, and is currently showing well. This a first for England, Britain & the Western Palearctic
Source: Dominic Mitchell, Publisher and Editor, Birdwatch www.birdwatch.co.uk Photos: Courtesy of Steve Young: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestPalBirds.
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
03 Jan: Belated news from one of a group of gull-ringers of a bird reported to be a second-winter, that was first seen in the field and then trapped at a site in Gloucestershire last month (Dec). If the identification is accepted it will be the first record for Britain & England.
Source: Dominic Mitchell, Publisher and Editor, Birdwatch www.birdwatch.co.uk Photos: http://www.birdingworld.co.uk/StopPress1.htm
- Barn Owl Tyto alba
01 Jan: Found at Shirvan National Park on the 8/12/06 by Alan lewis. Possibly the first for Azerbaijan.
Source: Alan Lewis alan.lewis@scottwilson.com Photos: www.surfbirds.com (search gallery for Barn Owl)
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