Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

A rare vagrant to the UK where as many records turn up in Norfolk as anywhere. The species is declining in Europe and the following photos were all taken in two Portuguese colonies.

Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06

Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva (near Lisbon, Portugal), 19th April 2006

 

Collared Pratincoles, Ponta da Erva (near Lisbon, Portugal), 20th April 2006

 
Collared Pratincole, Elvas, 23-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Elvas, 23-Apr-06

Collared Pratincoles, Elvas (Portugal), 23rd April 2006

 
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 19-Apr-06

Collared Pratincoles, Ponta da Erva (near Lisbon, Portugal), 19th April 2006

 
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06
Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06 Collared Pratincole, Ponta da Erva, 20-Apr-06

Collared Pratincoles, Ponta da Erva (near Lisbon, Portugal), 20th April 2006

 

The following birds belong to the African race fuelleborni, darker than the nominate Palaearctic birds.

Collared Pratincole, Liwonde, 26-Sep-11 Collared Pratincole, Liwonde, 26-Sep-11

Collared Pratincoles, Liwonde (Malawi), 26th May 2011