Dutch Birding volume 24 (2002) no 5

Spanish Sparrow at Camperduin in May 2000

On 13 May 2000, an adult male Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis was discovered during a big-day at Camperduin, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. The bird was seen for most of the day and was regularly heard singing. This is the second record for the Netherlands; the first concerned a male on Texel, Noord-Holland, on 4-15 May 1997.

Leo Heemskerk, Prinses Irenestraat 8, 1901 DJ Castricum, Nederland
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Enno B Ebels, Joseph Haydnlaan 4, 3533 AE Utrecht, Nederland
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