Eagles 2005 List

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List so far Jan-105 Feb- 27 March 27 of March 27th 159
[B]Black Brant Geese (not Bou) [B]
BOU

Jan list bou order
1Mute Swan
2Bewick
3Whooper
4Pink footed Goose
5Greylag
6Canada
7Barnacle
8Shelduck
9Wigeon
10Gadwall
11Teal
12Mallard
13Pintail
14Shoveler
15Pochard
16Tufted Duck
17Scaup
18Lesser Scaup
19Long Tailed Duck
20Velvet Scoter
21Goldeneye
22Smew
23Red Breasted Merganser
24Goosander
25Ruddy Duck
26Red legged Partridge
27Pheasant
28Red Throated Diver
29Little Grebe
30 Great Crested Grebe
31 Slavonian Grebe
32 Cormorant
33Shag
34Little Egret
35Grey heron
36White Tailed Eagle
37 Marsh Harrier
38Buzzard
39Rough Legged Buzzard
40Kestrel
41 Merlin
42Water Rail
43 Moorhen
44Coot
45Oystercatcher
46 Black winged stilt
47Golden Plover
48Grey Plover
49Lapwing
50Dunlin
51Snipe
52Bartailed Godwit
53 Curlew
54Redshank
55Spotted Redshank
56Black Headed Gull
57Lesser Black Backed
58 Herring
59 Greater Black Backed
60Rock Dove
61Wood Pigeon
62Collared Dove
63Ring Necked Parakeet
64 Tawny Owl
65Long Eared Owl
66Kingfisher
67Green Woodpecker
68Skylark
69Meadow Pipit
70Pied Wagtail
71 Wren
72Dunnock
73Robin
74 Redstart
75 Stonechat
76Blackbird
77Fieldfare
78Song Thrush
79 Redwing
80Reed Warbler
81Goldcrest
82Longtailed Tit
83Blue Tit
84 Great Tit
85Jay
86 Magpie
87Jackdaw
88Crow Carrion
89House Sparrow
90Tree Sparrow
91Chaffinch
92Brambling
93Greenfinch
94Goldfinch
95Siskin
96Twite
97Common Redpoll
98 Lesser Redpoll
99 Arctic Redpoll
100Hawfinch
101Snow Bunting
102Pine Bunting
103Yellowhammer
104Reed Bunting
105 White Fronted Goose ( Capel Fleet how did I miss typing these!)
Heard but not seen
Cettis Warbler
Bearded Tit
Feb
106 Mandarin
107 Ring Necked Duck
108 Common Scoter
109 Grey Partridge
110 Red Kite
111 Goshawk
112 Sparrowhawk
113 Peregrine
114 Glaucous Gull
115 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
116 Lesser spotted Woodpecker
117 Grey Wagtail
118 Dipper
119 Mistle Thrush
120 Marsh Tit
121 Coal Tit
122 Nuthatch
123Treecreeper
124 Rook
125 Raven
126 Starling
127 Crossbill
128 Bullfinch
129 Corn Bunting
130 Ruff
131 Common Gull
132 Water Pipit

March
133 Black necked Grebe
134 Little Owl
135 Waxwing
136 Willow Tit
137 Eider
138 Avocet
139 Brent Geese
140 Hen Harrier
141 Egyptian Goose
142 Knot
143 Dartford Warbler
144 Chiffchaff
145 Linnet
146 Wheatear
147 Black Redstart
148 Ringed Plover
149 Great Grey Shrike
150 Stone Curlew
151 Little Ringed Plover
152 Garganey
153 Black Tailed Godwit
154 SEOwl
155 Barn Owl
156 Whimbrel
157 Stock Dove
158 Green Sandpiper
159 Turnstone


Good 2 Days out with PeteD!

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160 Swallow

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161 Caspian Gull well that dont count for BOU so in goes Yellow Legged Gull instead and the Caspian can go with the Black Brant Geese!! (14/11/05)
162 Sand Martin

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on to 182 after last w/e...

Paxton Pits, Graffham Water (Sun)
Lakenheath and Welney plus Ouse washes (Monday)
will list later

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163 Nightingales ( heard 12 saw 4 or 5!!!!)
164 Garden Warbler
165 Grasshopper Warbler
166 Cuckoo
167 Common Tern
168 Whitethroat
169 Lesser Whitethroat
170 Whinchat
171 Black Tern
172 Turtle Dove
173 House Martin
174 Swift
175Whiskered Tern
176 Hobby
177 Red Crested Pochard
178 Greenshank
179 Common Sandpiper
180 Sedge Warbler
181 Wood Sandpiper
182 Yellow Wagtail

Two days birding over 100 seen!! 7 lifers...I like May!!!

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After Minsmere 15th May
182 Blackcap
183 Spoonbill
184 Bittern
185 Little Tern
186 Med Gull
187 Cetti's Warbler

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After Minsmere 15th May
183 Blackcap
184 Bearded Tit
185 Spoonbill
186 Bittern
187 Little Tern
188 Med Gull
189 Cetti's Warbler
190 Willow Warbler


Had heard Cetti and Bearded Tit before...everywhere but not seen in Uk properly (BT only flurry of wings and the "ping"!! Seen in Hungary tho' but Cetti always escaped me!!)

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191 Great Reed Warbler!

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191 Great Reed Warbler!


30/06/05

At last!!

192 Woodcock
193 Nightjar

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194 Sandwich Tern (following another visit to Minsmere!!)




Plus fabulous views of Bittern flying!!!!

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195 Little Gull (Thought I'd already seen that...but even if I did I saw another one!!)

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196 Spotted Flycatcher

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197 Gannet


(really struggling.(uk wise at mo!!)...went on The Pride of Bilbao.....several to add to Western P...but Air Show on IoW prevented many "sea" birds being seen in the English Channel!!!!)

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198 Curlew Sandpiper
199 Fulmar
200 Dotterel

Dipped again on the Cattle Egret at Brampton (Twice on Monday...three times in all will look for another as this one clearly objects to me seeing it!!)
Wish I just counted Western Palearctic!!

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201 Quail

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202 Pectoral Sandpiper
203 Little Stint
204 Red Necked Phalarope
205 Pied Flycatcher

With thanks to Staines Reservoirs!!

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Trip to Barnes Wetlands this am...

206 Spotted Crake

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Decided to count the White Stork found in Kent....if its good enough for Duxon....


so 208 LITTLE CRAKE Lifer and what a little beauty!!!


(I'm wondering if I'm becoming a bit of a twitcher....2 Crakes in 4 days !!!)

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209 Arctic Tern

(went for the Staines Hoopoe...dipped )

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210 Yellow Browed Warbler (Lifer)
211 Firecrest
212 Sanderling
213 Guillimot

Day trip to North Norfolk!!

(wish I lived nearer....one day)

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phew finally

214 Hoopoe !!!

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A week in the Highlands added another 21 to the year list including 11 lifers.
(will add later!!)
336 and the Yellow Legged Gull.....!! (NOW UPDATED)

Including the American Golden Plover in among 3000 Golden Plovers!!
Thanks to 2 BF members who are Bird Guides for finding that little beauty!!

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Before I write up the new birds seen from Scotland....

236 RN Grebe
237 Jack Snipe
238 Ring Ouzel
239 Little Bunting

(Can a Mod get rid of the stars....dont know why any one would want to rate my list!!...not like Reader's...its fairly depressing seeing 3 stars when I'm totally gobsmacked by how many I have seen this year...I dont care what anybody else thinks about my list!! Its the very first year I've kept a year list!!!)

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A week in Scotland produced 21 year ticks, 11 lifers and I saw 119 different species!!

215 Hooded Crow
216 Crested Tit
217 Black grouse (L)
218 Golden Eagle
219 Red grouse (L)
220 Black Guillimot (L)
221 Kittiwake
222 Leach's Petrel (L)
223 Pom Skua
224 Razorbill
225 Great Skua
226 Great Northern Diver (L)
227 Rock Pipit
228 American Golden Plover (Lewis)(L)
229 Puffin
230 Storm Petrel
231 Surf Scoter (L)
232 Purple Sandpiper (L)
233 Parrot Crossbill (L)
234 Capercaillie (L)
235 Ptarmigan (L)

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Okay no mods read these!!forget the stars I prefer the birds!!

240 Grey Phalarope
241 Ruddy Shelduck
242 Ring Billed Gull
243 Red Backed Shrike

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244 Laughing Gull

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245 Grey Cheeked Thrush

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246 Richard's Pipits
247 Upland Sandpiper

both lifers so a great day!! Very cold about 9am dont blame the Upland for not showing til it got warmer!!

(Thanks Andrew for brill directions for the Richard's!!)

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Forgotten to update!!

248 WH Duck
249 Fudge Duck
250 Black Throated Diver

251 Desert Wheatear
252 Cattle Egret
253 Americaqn Wigeon
Today!!

254 SOCIABLE PLOVER!!