# raritiesonthisday seabirds onthisday ornithology

in 2009
An adult Tufted Puffin found on the Swale near Faversham, Kent - the first record for Britain & the second documented occurrence in Europe.
Read the full account at
https://t.co/6qkNJ6TU4Y

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2021-09-16

in 1994
American Herring Gull discovered at Ashton’s Flash, Cheshire - first record for Britain
https://t.co/NXOblaqRXU

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2020-02-24

in 1994
Britain's first American Herring Gull discovered at Ashton’s Flash, Cheshire
https://t.co/6eenoUO19Q

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2019-02-24

The value of note-taking:
A White-winged Black Tern
in unusually advanced moult


https://t.co/T1QvfdJY2D

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2017-06-16