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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Monday June 30th 2003 Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
1
Bouin, Vendee, France . (source: Pierre Le Marechal via EBN) (KRN) (updated: 4/7 16:08 KRN)
Sunday June 29th 2003 Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
1
Lagune du Dain/Bouin, Vendee, France . (SeK)
Sunday June 1st 2003 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
1
Ile Saint-Nicolas, France . (SeK)
Tuesday May 20th 2003 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
3
migr., Fitou, Aude, France . (SeK)
Sunday May 11th 2003 Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
1
Etang de l'Or (S. France), France . (SeK)
Tuesday April 29th 2003 Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1
Harbour of Calais, Pas de Calais, Northern France, France . (seen/heard by: Edouard Dansette) (source: EuroTwitch) (MBH)
Monday April 21st 2003 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
1
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France . (seen/heard by: F. Mueller, H. Reers) (source: EuroTwitch) (MBH)
Thursday April 17th 2003 Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
2
Etang du Fangassier, Camargue, France . (SeK)
Wednesday April 16th 2003 Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
1
drake of the American (sub)species "americana", La couplasse/Bouin, Vendee, France . (SeK)
Tuesday April 15th 2003 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
1
migr., Leucate, Aude, France . (SeK)
Thursday April 10th 2003 Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
1
ad, Etaples/Baie de Cauche, Pas-de-Calais, France . (SeK) (updated: 11/4 21:39 SeK)
Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
1
Cavaillon, Vancluse, France . (SeK) (updated: 11/4 21:25 SeK)
Tuesday April 8th 2003 Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1
Grau de Piemensou, Camargue, France . (SeK)
Tuesday April 1st 2003 Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
1
Ahuy, Cote-d'or. Seen on the plateau north of Dijon, France . (SeK)
Sunday March 23rd 2003 Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
1
Camargue, France . (SeK)
Tuesday March 11th 2003 Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1
Etang d'Entressen, Crau, France . (source: EuroTwitch) (JSH) (updated: 12/3 21:09 SeK)
Monday March 10th 2003 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
3
Camargue, France . (SeK)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
1
2cy., Anglet, pyrénées Atlantique, France . (source: EuroTwitch) (JSH)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
1
2cy., Entressen, Crau, France . (source: EuroTwitch) (JSH)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
2cy., Locquénolé and Carantec, Finistère, France . (source: EuroTwitch) (JSH) (updated: 10/3 23:44 JSH)
Sunday March 9th 2003 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
2
Camargue, France . (SeK)
Friday February 28th 2003 Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1
2cy rst, Entressen, Crau, France . (source: Maxime Zucca via EuroTwitch) (KRN)
Thursday February 27th 2003 Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
1
female rst, St Lumine de Coutais, loire-atlantique, France . (source: Maxime Zucca via EuroTwitch) (KRN)
Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
1
ad rst, Hirel, ile et vilaine, France . (source: Maxime Zucca via EuroTwitch) (KRN)
Monday February 24th 2003 Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
ad rst, Baie de Morlaix/Carantec area, France . (source: Maxime Zucca via EuroTwitch) (KRN)
Sunday February 2nd 2003 American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
1
drake, Baie de Goulven, Finistere, France . (SeK)
1
drake, Base de Loisirs de Jablines, Seine-et-Mame, France . (SeK)
Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
1
adult, Marais du Vigueirat, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, France . (SeK)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
Nord de Carantec, Finistere, France . (SeK)
Thursday January 30th 2003 Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
1
female, Pierre-aigue, Lac de Grand-Lieu, Loire-Atlantique, France . (SeK)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
ad. wint. plum., Port de Saint, Pol de Léon, Finistère, France . (KRN) (updated: 31/1 16:39 SeK)
Saturday January 18th 2003 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
2
Secteur Mas de Rousty, Carmargue, France . (SeK)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
1. ad, Port de Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France . (source: ORNITHOMEDIA) (TF) (updated: 20/1 14:06 JSH)
Sunday January 12th 2003 Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
1
adult, Digue du Mans, Cotes-d'Armor, France . (SeK) (updated: 20/1 14:12 JSH)
Saturday January 11th 2003 Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
3
Salins de Gruissan, Aude, France . (SeK)
Thursday January 9th 2003 Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
5
Marais du Narbonnais, Aude, France . (SeK)
Wednesday January 8th 2003 Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
1
Le Vigueirat, Bouches-du-Rhone, France . (SeK)
Sunday January 5th 2003 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
1
possibly this species, but the identification has not yet been confirmed. Crau, Bouches-du-Rhone, France . (SeK) (updated: 6/1 16:12 SeK)
Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
2
Camargue, France . (SeK) (updated: 10/1 12:49 SeK)
Thursday January 2nd 2003 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
2
Mas d'Agon, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, France . (SeK)
Saturday December 28th 2002 Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
1
Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, Ille-et-Vilaine, France . (SeK)
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