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VAGRANTS
Common Name Scientific Name Family/Scientific Name Description
Shrikes
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala Shrikes/Laniidae Boldly patterned shrike, in North
Africa
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Shrikes/Lanidae Dull shrike from Asia

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Shrikes/Lanidae Brownish shrike from Africa

Bulbuls
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Bulbuls/Pycnonotidae Black and brown bulbul, vagrant
in Middle East, from Asia
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Waxwings/Bombycillidae Yellow-bellied waxwing, vagrant
in UK, from North America
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Waxwings/Bombycillidae Shrike-like bird, in Middle East

Mockingbirds
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottus Mockingbirds/Mimidae Thrush-like bird from
North America
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Mockingbirds/Mimidae Rusty, thrush-like bird from
North America
Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Mockingbirds/Mimidae Chat-like bird from North
America
Accentors
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Accentors/Prunellidae Dunnock-like bird, vagrant in
Middle East, from Siberia
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Accentors/Prunellidae Dunnock-like bird from Siberia
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis Accentors/Prunellidae Dunnock-like bird from Siberia

Chats and Thrushes
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane Chats/Turdidae Vagrant in NW Europe, from
Siberia
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope Chats/Turdidae Colourful chat from Siberia
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Chats/Turdidae Large greyish chat from
Middle East
Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus Chats/Turdidae Large redstart from Asia
erythronotus
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Chats/Turdidae Brightly patterned chat, in North
Africa
Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus Chats/Turdidae Striking chat from Asia
erythrogaster
Blackstart Cercomela melanura Chats/Turdidae Small, grey, black-tailed chat, in
Middle East
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Chats/Turdidae Small chat, endemic to Canary
Islands
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Chats/Turdidae Pied wheatear from Cyprus

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