27 September to 3 October, Balgzandpolder, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, first-winter, photographed (C Das, P Das et al; Dutch Birding 36: 424, plate 568, 2014). Compared with 242 individuals in 1950-2013 in Britain (Hudson et al 2014), the species is remarkably rare. The bird at Den Helder was only the fourth since 2005. Annual Report 2014.