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Edgar Joly Media from this contributor Profile
Date
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Rattray Head
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Observation details
Found by Andy Carroll on Monday (20/10/2025) feeding around gorse bushes near the Rattray Head car park. Showed well, but often stayed hidden for long periods of time. Common Nightingale, of the subspecies glozii - Eastern Common Nightingale. See photos. Long, rufous tail, pale body overall, distinct wing bar. Jizz almost Shirke-like. First record of this ssp in the UK since 1991, 4th British record. UK Tick. Year Tick.
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