Rare Birds in Croatia (2nd Report of Croatian Rarities Committee)

The second report of the Croatian Rarities Committee presents 37 records of rare birds received after 2002. Four species and one subspecies: Western Reef-egret Egretta garzetta gullaris, Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus, Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis and Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus were added to the list of Croatian birds and one, Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni was omitted, giving the total number of 381 bird species recorded in Croatia. Two species, White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii and Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax were observed for the first time in last 50 years. The list of rare species now includes 50 species. Checklist of bird species is given in the Appendix of this Report