Blagdon Lake Birds

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Red-spotted) Bluethroat Luscinia svecica svecica (Linnaeus, 1758)

(White-spotted) Bluethroat Luscinia svecica cyanecula

(Extremely rare PM)

1. One, 1st-winter ♂, 30th Aug. 1971 (P.J. Chadwick, P.G. Farmer).

A bird that was trapped and ringed. I have not been able to establish if it was identified to race, two of which occur in Britain.

Bibliography (sources of information):

1. Davis, H.H. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1971. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.