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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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Sunday July 2nd 2017 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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adult, Groot Schietveld, Brecht, Belgium . (photo: ) Seen and photographed by two observers, not twitchable. 1st for the country!. (seen/heard by: Erik Ducastel, Peter Symens) (source: Birding Belgium ) (JoB) (updated: 2/7 20:05 JoB)
Friday April 28th 2017 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Vegas Altas, Extremadura, Spain . 1st for Extremadura. (source: Shetland Wildlife on Twitter) (SW)
Sunday May 22nd 2016 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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St.Martins Bootshaus/St. Andrä am Zicksee/Seewinkel, Austria . (photo: ) first for Austria. (source: Leander Khil on facebook ) (SW) (updated: 25/5 09:19 MBH)
Saturday July 11th 2015 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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at west Pori, Finland . (source: tarsiger.com) (MF)
Saturday June 6th 2015 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Llobregat Delta, Barcelona, Spain . (photo: ) (seen/heard by: Eio Ramon, et al.) (source: Reservoir Birds ) (FLS)
Friday April 4th 2014 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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ZPE de Piçarras, Castro Verde , Portugal . (photo: ) (seen/heard by: Daniel Pinheiro) (OJ)
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Antigua, Fuertentura, Canary Islands, Spain . (source: Rare Birds in Spain ) (OJ)
Monday May 6th 2013 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Pré Bovet, Grandcour (VD), Switzerland . first for Switzerland!. (source: Birdline Suisse ) (JB)
Tuesday March 26th 2013 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Nea Kios, Argolida, Peloponnesos, Greece . (photo: ) (source: Via Facebook group 'nature of peloponnese and ionian islands') (SW)
Sunday August 26th 2012 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Delfià, Girona, Spain . Still present. (seen/heard by: Mrc Gálvez, José Guerra) (source: Reservoir Birds ) (FLS)
Saturday August 25th 2012 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Delfià, Girona, Spain . (photo: ) Still present. (seen/heard by: Ferran López, José Luis Copete & Moisés Moreno, et al.) (source: Reservoir Birds ) (FLS)
Friday August 24th 2012 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Delfia, Girona, Spain . (photo: ) (seen/heard by: Fran Trabalon) (source: Reservoir Birds ) (FLS)
Saturday May 12th 2012 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Lesvos, Kalloni salt pans, Greece . (photo: ) (source: Lesvos Birding ) (SW)
Friday July 22nd 2011 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Slikken van Flakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands . (photo: ) 4th for Netherlands. (source: DBA ) (SW) (updated: 22/7 20:13 SW)
Wednesday September 8th 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Gruissan (11), France . (seen/heard by: JP Siblet) (source: http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/obsmedit ) (DG)
Wednesday August 18th 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Broekpolder, Vlaardingen, Rotterdam, Netherlands . (photo: ) present briefly around 14:00, flew S. presumably the same as Castricum, which is identified as the (eastern) nominate persicus . (source: DBA ) (SW) (updated: 19/8 15:22 SW)
Monday August 16th 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands . (photo: ) third record for The Netherlands, flew SW at 14:15. (source: DBA ) (RB) (updated: 16/8 15:58 SW)
Thursday July 22nd 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Dewulf dune - Leffrinckoucke (Northern France), France . (photo: ) (seen/heard by: Guido Quaghebeur) (source: http://nordpasdecalais.observado.org/waarneming/view/49108189 ) (DG) (updated: 17/8 14:03 DG)
Tuesday June 8th 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Sandviken, Gotland, Sweden . (photo: ) 5th record for Sweden. (source: Artportalen ) (SW) (updated: 8/6 14:39 RSN)
Monday June 7th 2010 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Lerkliv, Sweden . (source: Artportalen ) (SW) (updated: 8/6 14:38 RSN)
Wednesday July 22nd 2009 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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St.Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Kent, England . (source: RBA ) (RB)
Tuesday June 30th 2009 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Braunton Burrows, Devon, England . (source: BirdGuides ) (RB)
Saturday April 17th 2004 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
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Archipielago de Cabrera, Balearic Islands, Spain . Present from 11/4 - 17/7 and was photographed. (source: Rare Birds in Spain ) (DN)