Spotless Starling

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

This bird was found on October 12th 2009 at Ouessant Island, and it was seen at least until October 14th. The bird was filmed by Antony Faure on October 13th.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

This bird was found on October 6th 2013 at Île d'Ouessant, Bretagne. The bird was filmed by Antony Faure.

Sociable Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius

This bird was the 2nd for Loire in Cebtral France. It was filmed by Antony Faure in March 2013.

Yellow-billed Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

This 1cy bird was found by Jean Chevallier. It was found at Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement on December 8th 2013 and it was seen until at least January 5th 2014. The bird was filmed by Antoine Cubaixo on December 16th.

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

This bird a 1w female was the 2nd of four Snowy owl's in France this winter. It was found at Harfang des neiges on the island Ré on January 13th 2014. It was filmed by Antony "Forezbirder" in the beginning of Febuary 2014.

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

American Golden Plover is a rare bird in France, but seen annually, mostly in autumn.
It was filmed by Antony "Forezbirder" on Ouessant, in October 2011.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

This bird spent almost a week at Camargue in the end of August 2012.
The bird was filmed by Antony Faure.

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

This bird was found by Antony Faure on August 23rd 2012 at Camargue. The bird spend almost two weeks in the area, and it was filme by the finder Antony Faure.

Western Reef Egret

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

This Adult of the subspecies ssp. gularis, was a first for Loire. It was found by Mickaël Villemagne in the afternoon of  June 17th 2010. It was one of the few found inland in France, most of the records come from the Camargue area.
It was filmed by Antony "Forezbirder"

Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

The famous Green Heron, spends his summers in the Netherlands and winters in Southern France, Berre l'étang.
It was first found Near Amsterdam on April 28th 2006 when it spend the summer, it was the first of The Netherlands. In the summer of 2007 and 2009 it was seen Again in the area.

In France it was the 2nd record when it was found on December 20th 2006, but according to local people it was pressent  for a month before. It was seen the following the next two winters.

The bird was filmed by Antony "Forezbirder" in January 2007.

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

This 1cy bird was found at Ploumoguer (29), France, and it was seen from September 26th 2011 until at least December 12th 2011. The bird was filmed by Antony "Forezebirder" in October 2011.

Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

This bird was found at Lac de Sainte-Croix, Alpes de hautes on July 2nd 2011. The lake is 80km NE of Marseille and 90km NW of Nice, and the bird was often sitting on a paddleboat next to the entrance of the Verdon gorges, and it was often visible from the bridge over the Verdon.
On the morning of the Bastille Day July 14th the booby apparently flew south above the mountain ridges.
The bird was filmed by Antony "Forezbirder" 

This was the third record in Europe. The first was seen at Bahía Dorada, Estepona, Malaga Spain on August 11th 2010 can be read here. The Second also was found in Spain, this time at Port i Badia de l'Estartit December 4th until December 23rd where it died on the Main central recovery center of Torreferrussa.
A report at Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway on June 29th 1985, was included on the Norwegian list, but was removed in 2002.

Pechora Pipit

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

The second of France was found by Laurent Spanneult on the isle of Ouessant, October 5th 2009. The bird was walking amongst birders in the open until October 12th. This video was made by Antony "Forzbirder"