By David Walker Abstract An Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens was found at Dungeness, Kent, on the morning of 22nd September 2015. The bird’s identification, based on plumage and structural characters, was subsequently supported by DNA analysis of a faecal sample. This is the first record of Acadian Flycatcher for Britain. There is one previous record from the Western Palearctic, a bird

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