Red-flanked Bluetail (LBRC)

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

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Very rare vagrant. A marked increase in frequency in Britain since 2000 means that this species, once a fabled rarity, has become almost a regular migrant, with over 180 records by the end of 2016. However, with only eleven individuals in Lincolnshire up to 2016, it is still a true rarity here.

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Our aims are to encourage and further the interest in the birdlife of the historic County of Lincolnshire; to participate in organised fieldwork activities; to collect and publish information on bird movements, behaviour, distribution and populations; to encourage conservation of the wildlife of the County and to provide sound information on which conservation policies can be based.