Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum

On Thursday June 20th 1996 Jan-Erik Kikkert discovered a singing male Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum between Schin op Geul and Walem (Limburg) in the extreme south of the Netherlands. But due to difficulties in recognising the species and the probable difficulties of gathering birding crowds, it was not until Saturday June 22nd it became known nation wide. The bird showed itself very well and it sang loudly especially in the early morning. The bird stayed till July 1st (cf Dutch Birding 18: 154-156, 1996).
23 June 1996, Walem L; © Arnoud van den Berg.
23 June 1996, Walem L; © Hans Gebuis.

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This was the second record for the Netherlands, the first being a bird trapped near Lelystad (Flevoland) on June 26th 1990 (cf Dutch Birding 14: 121-126, 1992).

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