Pallas's Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pallas, 1773) (many, 7)
Photo © By Ján Svetlík - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17742048
STATUS
Central and Eastern Palearctic. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Since the invasion years of 1863, 1876, 1888 and 1908 I believe it would be interesting to add the post 1950 records of this extreme rarity.
RECORDS
1). 1964 Kent Stodmarsh, 28th December.
(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 60: 333; D. L. Davenport, L. J. Davenport & C. E. Wheeler, British Birds 60: 416-419).
2). 1969 Shetland Foula, 26th to 31st May.
(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 63: 281; J. G. Holbourn & M. Gear, Scottish Birds 6: 204, 209).
3). 1969 Northumberland Seahouses, adult male, shot, 5th September, now at Great North Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 63: 281).
4). 1969 Northumberland Elwick, 6th September.
(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 63: 281).
5). 1975 Isle of May South Plateau, two, 11th May.
(J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 342; J. M. S. Arnott, Scottish Birds 9: 95, 99).
7). 1990 Shetland Hillwell/Quendale area, Mainland, adult male, 19th May to 4th June, photo; same, Loch of Spiggie, 22nd May.
(K. Osborn & D. Suddaby, Birding World 3 (5): 161-163, photos; Birding World 4 (1): 25, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 477, plate 262; Birding World 6 (4): 156, photo; Birding World 19 (8): 332, photo; Shetland Bird Report 1990: photo; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photo; British Birds 102: plate 268).
