WHITE-WINGED LARK in Sweden

Today a WHITE-WINGED LARK (Melanocorypha leucoptera) was discovered on the island of Holmögadd in the gulf of Bothnia. The past three days on the island has produced, apart from the lark, a first winter male pied wheatear, 2 yellow-browed warblers and a red-flanked bluetail...All the best, Anders Eriksson, Stockholm

LITTLE WHIMBREL in BELGIUM

This afternoon there was a LITTLE WHIMBREL (Numenius minutus) (Kleine Regenwulp) discovered near Nieuwmunster, in Belgium. It remained on view until 1900 hours but then took flight and was not relocated.

The exact last location was 6-7 km. south of Smisjesweg at Nieuwmunster, Belgium.

There are a few photographs of the bird (see http://waarnemingen.be/index.php?g=1&page=0, Regards, Kris De Rouck