Eastern Orphean Warbler
Curruca crassirostris (Cretzschmar, 1830) (0, 1)
Photo © Rob Stonehouse - Troy Town, St Agnes, 14 October 2017
STATUS
Eurasia. Polytypic.
OVERVIEW
Became a full species after 2001 when split from Orphean Warbler to form two new species: Eastern and Western Orphean Warblers.
BBRC RECORD
1). 2017 Isles of Scilly Troy Town, St Agnes, 1CY, 12th to 15th October, photo.
(A. Pitches, British Birds 111: 639-640; N. Wright, A. Fisher & R. L. Flood, British Birds 112: 146-152, plates 92-96; C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 602).
