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British Birds October 2024

British Birds October 2024

The status and identification of ‘Icelandic Redwing’ in Britain  •  A grey egret in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire  •  American Red-necked Grebe in Shetland: the second British record  •  First genetically confirmed record of Band-rumped Storm-petrel  •  The Carl Zeiss Award 2024