earlier reported as a Houbara, The Birdcare Center of Ostende, Belgium. The bird was taken into care in the evening of the 19th and so only a handfull lucky birders managed to go and see it. The bird is still in care but seems to be recovering rather well.. (SeK)(updated: 27/1 21:03 ABK)
Nieuwpoort, Belgium. Present on a farmland. The bird was discovered at 1500 in very weak condition. About 1630 the bird was trapped. It was originally thought to be a Macqueens Bustard. Last european (Italy, Swiss, Spain) record was in 1938(?). (source: Garry Bakker via Eurotwitch & Dutch Birding Association / EuroBirdNet)(KRN)(updated: 27/1 22:40 ABK)
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