One for me, at any rate (if the IOC accept it): http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14947902
I’d always been interested in the taxonomy of this bird, with various authorities treating them in a variety of ways. Some treated it as a stable hybrid of House and Spanish Sparrow, others as a race of Spanish and and the Dutch as a separate species. While some would maintain that the Dutch would split male and female Blackcap, they often appear to get things right in advance of everyone else. Cheers,
Tony
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