Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina (Gmelin, JF, 1789) (0, 1)
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STATUS
North America. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Just one boat load of admirers managed to cross over to St Agnes in the late afternoon for this first for Britain. Previous Western Palearctic records occurred in Iceland and the Azores.
BBRC RECORD
1). 1987 Isles of Scilly Wingletang Down, St Agnes, first-winter, 7th October.
(P. Dukes, Twitching 1: 299-300; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 440; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 485; P. Dukes, British Birds 88: 133-135).
