Looks like it is not just birders interested in birding on Corvo; although I have no idea what these Belgian newspapers are going on about:
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/5381/Bedreigde-Dieren/article/detail/1172770/2010/10/21/Belgische-ornitholoog-doet-unieke-ontdekking-op-Corvo.dhtml
http://www.destandaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20101021_053
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/2661/Bedreigde-Dieren/article/detail/1172770/2010/10/21/Belgische-ornitholoog-doet-unieke-ontdekking-op-Corvo.dhtml
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Hi Pete - great blog, followed Olofs last yr - pulseracing stuff, reminds me of the Scillies in the early to late 80's - which means that fortunately i dont need all those species (just most of them)
Google Translate did the work, one of the articles seems to be more of less duplicated but here are the other 2.
Belgian ornithologist is unique discovery on Corvo
21/10/1910 11:18
A Belgian from an international team of ornithologists discovered in recent days a Lincoln Sparrow. This is an American sparrow species that had never been seen in Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. Moreover, there for the second time in Europe, a Golden Land Specht said.
Azores Islands Corvo is the smallest between the American and European continent. Some twenty ornithologists study birds this month by stray storms and the islands chain.
Lincoln Sparrow
It was Hugues Dufourny on October 12 evening, the American sparrows species spotted. "We first thought it was a different kind. Only when we studied the pictures, we suspected that it was a Lincoln Sparrow. The American colleagues who were ultimately confirmed," says ornithologist Vincent Legrand.
Golden Ground Woodpecker
In addition, the Belgian David Monticelli discovered on October 15 a male Golden Ground Woodpecker, and since then have seen the animal in 1918 ornithologists in several forests. "Three days before the first observation we have already heard singing in the crater." Of those American woodpecker species is known only one other sighting of a female specimen on a boat in a Danish port in 1972.
Storm
According to Legrand were different birds off course by Tropical Storm Otto, caused by the climate phenomenon La Nina. According to the Association of European Records and Rarities commitees have been 958 bird species waargenomenin Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. There are no new species discovered every year and certainly not by Belgians. (Belga / sam)
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:07
A Belgian from an international team of ornithologists discovered in recent days a Lincoln sparrow on the Azores island of Corvo. This is an American sparrow species that had never in Europe, North Africa or the Middle East was seen. Moreover, there for the second time in Europe a golden ground woodpecker said.
Azores Islands Corvo is the smallest between the American and European continent. Some twenty ornithologists study birds in October by storms and wander the island chain.
Hugues Dufourny noted on October 12 evening, the American species of sparrows. "We first thought it was a different kind. Only when we studied the pictures, we suspected that it was a Lincoln sparrow. The American colleagues who were ultimately confirmed, "said ornithologist Vincent Legrand.
Golden ground woodpecker
In addition, the Belgian David Monticelli discovered on October 15 a male golden ground woodpecker, since the animal was already seen in 1918 ornithologists in different forests.
"Three days before the first observation we have already heard singing in the crater." Of those American woodpecker species, only one other known sighting of a female specimen in 1972 on a boat in a Danish port.
According to Legrand led the Otto tropical storm, caused by the climate phenomenon La Niña, that several birds off course.
According to the Association of European Records and Rarities commitees in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East already seen 958 bird species.
BTW - who will be blogging the proceedings upon your departure?
All the best -
Laurie -
Hi Pete - great blog, followed Olofs last yr - pulseracing stuff, reminds me of the Scillies in the early to late 80's - which means that fortunately i dont need all those species (just most of them)
Google Translate did the work, one of the articles seems to be more of less duplicated but here are the other 2.
Belgian ornithologist is unique discovery on Corvo
21/10/1910 11:18
A Belgian from an international team of ornithologists discovered in recent days a Lincoln Sparrow. This is an American sparrow species that had never been seen in Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. Moreover, there for the second time in Europe, a Golden Land Specht said.
Azores Islands Corvo is the smallest between the American and European continent. Some twenty ornithologists study birds this month by stray storms and the islands chain.
Lincoln Sparrow
It was Hugues Dufourny on October 12 evening, the American sparrows species spotted. "We first thought it was a different kind. Only when we studied the pictures, we suspected that it was a Lincoln Sparrow. The American colleagues who were ultimately confirmed," says ornithologist Vincent Legrand.
Golden Ground Woodpecker
In addition, the Belgian David Monticelli discovered on October 15 a male Golden Ground Woodpecker, and since then have seen the animal in 1918 ornithologists in several forests. "Three days before the first observation we have already heard singing in the crater." Of those American woodpecker species is known only one other sighting of a female specimen on a boat in a Danish port in 1972.
Storm
According to Legrand were different birds off course by Tropical Storm Otto, caused by the climate phenomenon La Nina. According to the Association of European Records and Rarities commitees have been 958 bird species waargenomenin Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. There are no new species discovered every year and certainly not by Belgians. (Belga / sam)
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:07
A Belgian from an international team of ornithologists discovered in recent days a Lincoln sparrow on the Azores island of Corvo. This is an American sparrow species that had never in Europe, North Africa or the Middle East was seen. Moreover, there for the second time in Europe a golden ground woodpecker said.
Azores Islands Corvo is the smallest between the American and European continent. Some twenty ornithologists study birds in October by storms and wander the island chain.
Hugues Dufourny noted on October 12 evening, the American species of sparrows. "We first thought it was a different kind. Only when we studied the pictures, we suspected that it was a Lincoln sparrow. The American colleagues who were ultimately confirmed, "said ornithologist Vincent Legrand.
Golden ground woodpecker
In addition, the Belgian David Monticelli discovered on October 15 a male golden ground woodpecker, since the animal was already seen in 1918 ornithologists in different forests.
"Three days before the first observation we have already heard singing in the crater." Of those American woodpecker species, only one other known sighting of a female specimen in 1972 on a boat in a Danish port.
According to Legrand led the Otto tropical storm, caused by the climate phenomenon La Niña, that several birds off course.
According to the Association of European Records and Rarities commitees in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East already seen 958 bird species.
BTW - who will be blogging the proceedings upon your departure?
All the best -
Laurie -
Cheers Laurie,
It was about time the Belgians won the Corvo match.
I am not sure if there is any more Azores blogging going on now but any news at Birding Azores. Vincent is still on Corvo and Bonser is joining him on Monday so it aint over yet.
Thanks again for the translation.
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