Calonectris
Wednesday 3rd January 2007, 15:48
I decided to keep a year list this year and see how far I would get. I'm aiming at 150 species (how modest) but that could be a lot more if I decide to go abroad after all this year (nothing planned as of now). Let's hope it goes well.
1st January:
All three seen when turning for the night (morning?) at 6 in the morning (still dark). The Great Tit was a bit of a surprise.
1. (Eurasian or Common) Blackbird - Turdus merula - Merel
2. European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - Roodborst
3. Great Tit - Parus major - Koolmees
Later that day the following:
4. Common Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus - Houtduif
5. Common Magpie - Pica pica - Ekster
6. Western Jackdaw -Corvus monedula - Kauw
7. Carrion Crow - Corvus corone - Zwarte Kraai
8. (European) Herring Gull - Larus argentatus - Zilvermeeuw
9. Blue Tit - Cyanistes (Parus) caeruleus - Pimpelmees
10. Dunnock - Prunella modularis - Heggenmus
11. Stock Pigeon - Columba oenas - Holenduif
12. Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus - Kokmeeuw
13. Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris - Spreeuw
14. Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - Buizerd
15. Winter wren - Troglodytes troglodytes - Winterkoning
2nd Janaury
A trip to Zeeland (southwestern province of Holland) for a winter tour looking for geese, divers and ducks. The order in which they're given here is not necessarily the order in which I saw them. The total should be accurate though. Highlights of the day in bold.
16. Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - Torenvalk
17. Eurasian Collared-Dove -Streptopelia decaocto - Turkse Tortel
18. Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata - Wulp
19. Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons - Kolgans
20. Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - Zanglijster
21. Barnacle Goose - Branta leucopsis - Brandgans
22. Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus - Fazant
23. Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna - Bergeend
24. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos - Wilde Eend
25. Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Kuifeend
26. Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca (Anas) penelope - Smient
27. Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus - Waterhoen
28. Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra - Meerkoet
29. Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - Kleine Zilverreiger
30. Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus - Scholekster
31. Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus - Kievit
32. Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo - Aalscholver
33. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - Blauwe Reiger
34. Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - Graspieper
35. Greylag Goose - Anser anser - Grauwe Gans
36. Common Teal - Anas crecca - Wintertaling
37. Common (or Mew) Gull - Larus canus - Stormmeeuw
38. European Golden-Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - Goudplevier
39. (Dark-bellied) Brent Goose - Branta bernicla - Rotgans
40. Northern Pintail - Anas acuta - Pijlstaart
41. Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus - Zwarte Ruiter
42. Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata - Slobeend
43. Smew - Mergellus albellus - Nonnetje
44. Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta - Kluut
45. Common Redshank - Tringa totanus - Tureluur
46. Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis - Dodaars
47. Common Pochard - Aythya ferina - Tafeleend
48. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus - Fuut
49. Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica - Rosse Grutto
50. Dunlin - Calidris alpina - Bonte Strandloper
51. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula - Brilduiker
52. Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - Middelste Zaagbek
53. Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - Steenloper
54. Black Brant - Branta nigricans - Zwarte Rotgans (also a lifer)
55. Greater Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus - Grote Mantelmeeuw
56. Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata - Roodkeelduiker
57. Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus - Kuifduiker
58. Common Eider - Somateria mollisima - Eider
59. Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis - IJseend
60. Common Murre (or Guillemot) - Uria aalge - Zeekoet
61. Leach's Storm-Petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhoa - Vaal Stormvogeltje
62. Great Northern Loon - Gavia arctica - IJsduiker
63. Green Woodpecker -Picus viridis - Groene Specht
Not a bad day (1 lifer!) but still dipped a few: there were two Dovekies at the location of the Great Northern Loon and at several places there were Red-necked Grebe and Shags.
1st January:
All three seen when turning for the night (morning?) at 6 in the morning (still dark). The Great Tit was a bit of a surprise.
1. (Eurasian or Common) Blackbird - Turdus merula - Merel
2. European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - Roodborst
3. Great Tit - Parus major - Koolmees
Later that day the following:
4. Common Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus - Houtduif
5. Common Magpie - Pica pica - Ekster
6. Western Jackdaw -Corvus monedula - Kauw
7. Carrion Crow - Corvus corone - Zwarte Kraai
8. (European) Herring Gull - Larus argentatus - Zilvermeeuw
9. Blue Tit - Cyanistes (Parus) caeruleus - Pimpelmees
10. Dunnock - Prunella modularis - Heggenmus
11. Stock Pigeon - Columba oenas - Holenduif
12. Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus - Kokmeeuw
13. Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris - Spreeuw
14. Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - Buizerd
15. Winter wren - Troglodytes troglodytes - Winterkoning
2nd Janaury
A trip to Zeeland (southwestern province of Holland) for a winter tour looking for geese, divers and ducks. The order in which they're given here is not necessarily the order in which I saw them. The total should be accurate though. Highlights of the day in bold.
16. Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - Torenvalk
17. Eurasian Collared-Dove -Streptopelia decaocto - Turkse Tortel
18. Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata - Wulp
19. Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons - Kolgans
20. Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - Zanglijster
21. Barnacle Goose - Branta leucopsis - Brandgans
22. Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus - Fazant
23. Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna - Bergeend
24. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos - Wilde Eend
25. Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Kuifeend
26. Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca (Anas) penelope - Smient
27. Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus - Waterhoen
28. Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra - Meerkoet
29. Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - Kleine Zilverreiger
30. Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus - Scholekster
31. Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus - Kievit
32. Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo - Aalscholver
33. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - Blauwe Reiger
34. Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - Graspieper
35. Greylag Goose - Anser anser - Grauwe Gans
36. Common Teal - Anas crecca - Wintertaling
37. Common (or Mew) Gull - Larus canus - Stormmeeuw
38. European Golden-Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - Goudplevier
39. (Dark-bellied) Brent Goose - Branta bernicla - Rotgans
40. Northern Pintail - Anas acuta - Pijlstaart
41. Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus - Zwarte Ruiter
42. Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata - Slobeend
43. Smew - Mergellus albellus - Nonnetje
44. Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta - Kluut
45. Common Redshank - Tringa totanus - Tureluur
46. Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis - Dodaars
47. Common Pochard - Aythya ferina - Tafeleend
48. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus - Fuut
49. Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica - Rosse Grutto
50. Dunlin - Calidris alpina - Bonte Strandloper
51. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula - Brilduiker
52. Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - Middelste Zaagbek
53. Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - Steenloper
54. Black Brant - Branta nigricans - Zwarte Rotgans (also a lifer)
55. Greater Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus - Grote Mantelmeeuw
56. Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata - Roodkeelduiker
57. Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus - Kuifduiker
58. Common Eider - Somateria mollisima - Eider
59. Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis - IJseend
60. Common Murre (or Guillemot) - Uria aalge - Zeekoet
61. Leach's Storm-Petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhoa - Vaal Stormvogeltje
62. Great Northern Loon - Gavia arctica - IJsduiker
63. Green Woodpecker -Picus viridis - Groene Specht
Not a bad day (1 lifer!) but still dipped a few: there were two Dovekies at the location of the Great Northern Loon and at several places there were Red-necked Grebe and Shags.