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The History of the Birds of Stevenage

– authored by Alan Ford –

Bee-eaters

BEE–EATER (Merops apiaster)

22/09/201902/11/2019 Stuart Ford

Very rare vagrant.

One, possibly two were seen on 29 June 1973. There are no further known details of this record, however at that time parties of up to seven had been seen in England and Wales between 10 and 28 June.

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