Updated by: Rafael Armada (RA) ,
Aurélien Audevard (AA) ,
Joachim Bertrands (JoB) ,
Magnus Christofer Bladh (MCB) ,
Gábor Bodor (GB) ,
Edward Bonavia (EB),
Richard Bonser (RB) ,
Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson (BB) ,
Bosse Carlsson (BS) ,
Simon Sigaard Christiansen (SSC) ,
Markus Craig (MC) ,
Szilard J. Daroczi (SJD) ,
Gerald Driessens (GD) ,
Richard Ek (RE) ,
Janus Ethelberg (JEt) ,
Frode Falkenberg (FF) ,
Tommy Frandsen (TF) ,
Michael Fricke (MF) ,
Didier Godreau (DG) ,
Zbigniew Kajzer (ZK) ,
Jens Søgaard Hansen (JSH) ,
Morten Bentzon Hansen (MBH) ,
Yann Kolbeinsson (YK) ,
Alexandre Hespanhol Leitão (AL) ,
Pawel Malczyk (PM) ,
Rune Sø Neergaard (RSN) ,
Kenneth Rude Nielsen (KRN) ,
Benoit Paepegaey (BP) ,
Yoav Perlman (YP) ,
Cosme Damián Romai-Cousido (CDRC) ,
Louis Sallé (LS) ,
Markku Santamaa (MS) ,
Ferran López Sanz (FLS) ,
Rasmus Strack (RS) ,
Anders Søgaard (ANS) ,
Pieter van Veelen (PV) ,
Steven Wytema (SW) .
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Thursday December 11th 2003
00:23 DN
6/12 Ring-billed Gull 1 1st winter, St. Renan, France .
Wednesday December 10th 2003
15:17 MBH
9/12 Desert Wheatear 1 Male, Plage d'Hardelot, Pas-de-Calais, France .
Sunday November 30th 2003
09:24 DN
22/11 American Golden Plover 1 1cy, Barbatre, Noirmoutiers Island, vendee, France . The 6th this autumn of which 4 have been in Vendee. (seen/heard by: Maxime Zucca on EBN)
09:22 DN
15/11 Dusky Warbler 1, Ouessant Isle, France . The only record this autumn making it a quite poor year in France.
09:20 DN
15/11 Hume's Leaf Warbler 2, Ouessant Island, France . 7 have been seen in Frnace this autumn (1st 26.10) of which all but one been on Oussant. There were only 5 accepted records from France before this year..
Wednesday November 5th 2003
10:31 MBH
3/11 Hume's Leaf Warbler 1, Ouessant Island, France .
Monday November 3rd 2003
12:15 MBH
1/11 Ring-billed Gull 8, Frankrig, France .
12:14 MBH
1/11 Red-flanked Bluetail 1, Quessant, France .
12:14 MBH
1/11 Hume's Leaf Warbler 1, Quessant, France .
12:14 MBH
1/11 Pied Wheatear 1, 'Cap de la Hague', Manche (Normandy), France .
Wednesday October 29th 2003
09:20 MBH
28/10 Red-flanked Bluetail 1, Ouessant Island, France . (updated: 29/10 09:21 MBH)
Tuesday October 28th 2003
16:36 MBH
13/10 Yellow-browed Warbler 22, Ouessant Island, France . (updated: 28/10 16:36 MBH)
16:35 MBH
24/10 Yellow-browed Warbler 17, Ouessant Island, France .
16:34 MBH
27/10 Red-flanked Bluetail 1, Ouessant Island, France . Present since 24.10. 3rd French record ever and the 2nd for the island.
16:32 MBH
27/10 Blackpoll Warbler 1, Sein Island, Finistère, France . The bird from Ouessant island?.
16:31 MBH
22/10 Blackpoll Warbler 1, Ouessant island, Finistère, Britanny, France .
Monday October 27th 2003
21:02 DN
25/10 Red-flanked Bluetail 1 1cy, Ouessant Island, France .
Thursday October 23rd 2003
11:36 DN
13/10 Yellow-browed Warbler 22, Ouessant island, France . And 16 on 14th.
11:34 DN
6/10 Baird's Sandpiper 1, Guysseny, Finistere, France . Stayed until the 10th.
11:30 DN
2/10 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 1, Tardinghen, Pas-de-Calais, France .
Monday October 20th 2003
16:45 KRN
19/10 Little Bunting 1, Ouessant island, Finistère, Britanny, France . a new bird.
16:43 KRN
19/10 Sociable Lapwing 1, Etang du Lindre, Moselle, NE France, France .
Sunday October 19th 2003
16:01 JSH
18/10 Little Bunting 1, Ouessant island, Finistère, Britanny, France .
16:00 JSH
19/10 Blackpoll Warbler 1, Ouessant island, Finistère, Britanny, France . (updated: 20/10 16:44 KRN)
15:58 JSH
18/10 Desert Wheatear 1 female, Moutiers en Retz, Loire Atlantique, France .
Monday October 13th 2003
17:11 TF
12/10 White's Thrush 1, Beauduc / Camargue, France .
Saturday October 11th 2003
17:21 SeK
10/10 Rüppell's Griffon 1 ad resting with Griffons, Remuzat/Les Baronnies, Drôme, France . 1st record for France!.
Friday October 10th 2003
21:45 MBH
10/10 Blackpoll Warbler 1, Ouessant, France .
18:57 SeK
8/10 Rüppell's Griffon 1 ad resting with Griffons, Remuzat/Les Baronnies, Drôme, France . 1st record for France!. (updated: 10/10 18:58 SeK)
Wednesday October 8th 2003
20:41 SeK
8/10 Upland Sandpiper 1, Ouessant, France . Chased (and captured?)by a Peregrine Falcon!.
Tuesday October 7th 2003
17:06 MBH
6/10 Laughing Gull 1 2cy, Var mouth (river on the east of Nice), France .
Tuesday September 30th 2003
11:39 DN
29/9 Rüppell's Griffon 1, Rémuzat, Southern France, France .
Saturday September 20th 2003
12:09 TF
20/9 Intermediate Egret 1, Darse de Saint-Marcel / sud-est de Chalon/Saône, France . A Probable.. (updated: 20/9 12:30 TF)
Friday September 19th 2003
20:53 TF
19/9 Intermediate Egret 1, Darse de Saint-Marcel / sud-est de Chalon/Saône, France . A Probable. seen yesterday. no news today. (updated: 21/9 11:05 TF)
20:51 TF
19/9 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1 juv., Lac d'Appremont / Maché, France .
Thursday September 11th 2003
15:37 TF
10/9 Wilson's Phalarope 1 wint. plum., Baie de Saint-Brieuc, France .
Wednesday September 10th 2003
23:15 TF
10/9 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1, Salins de Guerande Loire Atlantique, France .
23:13 TF
10/9 Solitary Sandpiper 1 juv., Ouessant Island Réservoir Amont, France . his would only be the fifth for France, of which 4 have been recorded on this single island, first record since mid-september 1986. (seen/heard by: Aurélien Audevard) (updated: 10/9 23:14 TF)
Tuesday September 2nd 2003
11:44 DN
11/8 Least Sandpiper 1 ad., Ardres, Pas de Calais, France . Videotaped. (updated: 2/9 11:45 DN)
11:43 DN
10/8 Least Sandpiper 1 ad., Ardres, Pas de Calais, France .
11:40 DN
1/9 White-rumped Sandpiper 1, 'Le Platier d'Oye', Pas de Calais, France . 2nd day.
Monday September 1st 2003
08:53 DN
31/8 Elegant Tern 1 imm. High tide roost, Loire river estuary, (Saint-Nazaire bridge)., France . Present for "some days". (seen/heard by: Alain Fossé)
Wednesday August 20th 2003
20:07 TF
20/8 Sociable Lapwing 1, La Grand Bal / Marais salant de Guérande, France . (seen/heard by: Alain et Catherine Gentric, Philippe De Grissac)
Tuesday August 19th 2003
19:30 TF
19/8 Paddyfield Warbler 1, Sud de la Vendée, France . trapped and ringed.
19:29 TF
19/8 Sociable Lapwing 1, La Grand Bal / Marais salant de Guérande, France . (seen/heard by: Alain et Catherine Gentric, Philippe De Grissac)
Thursday August 14th 2003
20:16 TF
13/8 Laughing Gull 1, Camargue, France .
Friday August 8th 2003
21:11 TF
7/8 Laughing Gull 1, Sud de la Capelière / Etang du Vaccarès / Camargue, France .
Friday August 1st 2003
12:34 SeK
31/7 Lesser Flamingo 3 ((2 ad + 1 2cy)), Etang du Fangassier, Camargue, France . The birds were resting in the Greater Flamingos colony. The 2cy bird was born here in 2002!.
Sunday July 27th 2003
20:12 TF
25/7 Laughing Gull 1, Baie de St-Brieuc, France .
Friday July 4th 2003
16:07 KRN
1/7 White-rumped Sandpiper 1, Corsept, Loire-Atlantique, France .