The beginning

On April 2005 Hans Larsson visited Linosa for the first time thanks to the advice of Andrea Corso who on 1992 found there a cirtensis Long-legged Buzzard. His discoveries sent shockwaves through the Italian birding community: in little more than a week, he found and documented more rare birds than the average Italian birder sees in his lifetime!

Here is a list of his finds and some of his pictures:

·         African Desert Warbler, 23.04.2005 (2^nd record for Italy)

·         Dusky Warbler singing in the garden of the house Hans rented, 15-23.04.2005 (3^rd record for Italy)

·         Trumpeter Finch

·         Semi-collared Flycatcher

·         Eastern Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator niloticus)

·         Many Pallid Harriers

·         Thousands of other more common (for Italy) species

African Desert Warbler

Dusky Warbler

Trumpeter Finch