12 Aug 2022. East of Chatham. Photo by Ian Davies
2 records
| MARC number | Decision | Count | Location | County | Arrival | Departure | Observers | Notes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-076 | A | 1 | east of Chatham (41.670066, -69.860951) | Barnstable | 8/12/2022 | 8/12/2022 | Jeremiah Trimble*, Peter Trimble*, Ian Davies*, Julian Hough*, Nick Bonomo* (ph) | record number as published in 26th report | 26 |
| 2022-109 | NA | 1 | Sandy Neck | Barnstable | 10/2/2022 | 10/2/2022 | We had a systematic error with record numbers in 2022 and 2022-087 had already been published, although this record was reviewed internally using this number. We reassign it to 2022-109. | 29 |
This remarkable discovery by a group of intrepid pelagic birders (Trimble et. al. 2022) represents just the second well-documented record for North America, following one off Cape Hatteras 15 Aug 2004. There have been a few other potential sight records, and clearly this is a species to watch for carefully.
Read the full story in the October 2022 edition of Bird Observer.