Asian Desert Warbler

Curruca nana Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 (0, 13)

Photo © Mike Barth

STATUS

Eurasia: Northern Iran to Mongolia and north-west China. Monotypic.

OVERVIEW

Desert Warbler was separated into two full species African Desert Warbler C. deserti and Asian Desert Warbler C. nana when the BOURC adopted the IOC World Bird list in early January 2018.

Two spring records from May, one mid-June, and the rest in autumn except the first record which appeared in winter.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 1970 Dorset Portland: Weston, 16th December to 2nd January 1971, trapped, 16th December.

(F. R. Clafton, British Birds 65: 460-464; F. R. Clafton, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 92: 95; F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 66: 356, 357; BOURC (1974), Ibis 116: 578; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 440; Birding World 17: 482).

2). 1975 Yorkshire Near Cliff Farm, Kilnsea, 20th to 24th October, trapped 20th October, photo.

(J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 349, plate 47; J. Cudworth, British Birds 72: 123-124; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 440; J. R. Mather, Yorkshire Naturalists' Union Ornithological Report 1975: 49; Neal, 1996, photo).

3). 1975 Essex Frinton-on Sea, 20th to 21st November.

(J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 349; P. Harris, British Birds 70: 168-169; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 440).

4). 1979 Cheshire & Wirral Meols, Wirral, 28th October to 22nd November, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 73: 524, plate 6; I & H. Bradshaw, Cheshire Bird Report 1979: 72, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 440).

5). 1988 Isle of Wight Bembridge Pools, 30th October.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 548; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606).

6). 1991 Yorkshire Flamborough Head, first-winter, 13th October to 5th November, trapped 13th October, photo.

(Birding World 4 (10): 339, photo; P. J. Willoughby, Birding World 4 (10): 363-364, photo; Birding World 6 (2): 53, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 516; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606).

7). 1991 Isle of Wight Bembridge, 27th October to 9th November, trapped 27th October, photo.

(Birding World 4 (11): 380, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 85: 539, plate 104; Isle of Wight Bird Report 1991: photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606).

8). 1991 Kent Seasalter, 3rd to 5th November, photo.

(Birding World 4 (11): 380, photo; Birding World 4 (12): 430, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 516; J. Shilling, Kent Bird Report 1991: 93, plate 2; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606).

9). 1992 Devon Mount Gould, Plymouth, 19th to 26th October, photo.

(Birding World 5 (11): 413, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 516, plate 103; Devon Bird Report 1992: photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606; Tyler, 2010).

10). 1993 Norfolk Blakeney Point, male, in song, 27th May to 1st June, photo.

(M. A. Golley, Birding World 6 (5): 182; Birding World 6 (5): 183, photo; Birding World 6 (6): 223, photo; Birding World 6 (12): 483, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 555, plate 160; M. A. Golley, Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 1993: 132, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606; Kent Bird Report 2001: plate 16; Stoddart & Joyner, 2005: plate 28).

11). 2000 Yorkshire Sammy's Point, Easington, 7th to 11th May, photo.

(Birding World 13 (5): 172, photo; Birding World 13 (5): 181, photo; Birding World 13 (12): 490, photo; British Birds 93: plate 183; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 94: 491, plate 270; Yorkshire Rare and Scarce Birds Report 2000: photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 606).

12). 2012 Kent Samphire Hoe CP, 18th November, photo.

(Birding World 25 (11): 453, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 612).

13). 2020 Northumberland Holy Island, 2CY+, male, in song, 15th to 19th June, photo, sound recording.

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 606, plate 413).