Of the large number of rarities on the British and Irish list, a select few have, over the years, achieved near-mythical status: Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata, Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis, Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus and White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera, to name but a few. Despite the huge upsurge in birdwatching in recent years, they have remained extremely infreq

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