Wel opmerkelijk dat het Hongaarse geval is aanvaard.
Hi all
Does anyone out there know what the details are for the Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris seen in Hungary in 2001 - and whether the record has been published?
Thanks
Martin
Dear Martin,
Probably this info is interesting for everyone, so I reply here.
The bird was seen by a Japanese birder group and their 2 Hungarian leaders (both of them are experienced birdwatchers, one of them has seen the last Moroccan bird and also in 1996 in Hungary).
A short video footage has been taken, not so good quality because of the heat haze. A very professional and detailed description has been submitted to the rarity committee, and the record is accepted. The observation will be published in Aquila, the yearbook of the Hungarian Ornithological Institute next year. I copy the English abstract here:
Abstract
Oláh, J. Jr. & Pigniczki, Cs. (2009): The first XXIst century record of Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) in Hungary. Aquila, 114, p.
A summer plumaged adult male Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris Vieill. 1817) was observed near Apaj in the Kiskunság National Park on the 15th of April in 2001. The observation was accepted by the MME NB (Hungarian Cheklist and Rarities Committee) as the first XXIst century observation of the species in Hungary. To our knowledge this record also represents the first documented and accepted observation anywhere in the World. The identification was made after a very thorough examination and was based mainly on the size, plumage details, colouration, bill, legs and body shape. The identification was also supplemented by a video recording made through the telescope. Detailed description of the this bird is given in this paper as well as describing the status of the species in Hungary. A copy of the documentary video was also deposited in the archive of the MME NB.
The article itself is in Hungarian and still not for public as is not published yet. I also give you one of the Hungarian observers' email address, if you have any questions, feel free to contact him:
János Oláh Jr. sakertour@gmail.com
I'll urge them to write an article about the sighting in Birdwatch.
Yours,
Szabolcs Kókay