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Some wierd ordering - BTDiver, Cirl Bunting as lifers before House Sparrow.

Nice start to the year though - aim now is to hit 150 without Nuthatch. Lifers in red - stuff, by my standards, in bold.

1 European Robin Branksome Park, Poole 01-Jan
2 Common Blackbird Branksome Park, Poole 01-Jan
3 Carrion Crow Sandbanks, Poole 01-Jan
4 Black-headed Gull Sandbanks Ferry, Poole 01-Jan
5 Black-billed Magpie Studland 01-Jan
6 Wood Pigeon Studland 01-Jan
7 Pied Wagtail Studland 01-Jan
8 Rock Pigeon Studland 01-Jan
9 Mute Swan Studland 01-Jan
10 Herring Gull Studland 01-Jan
11 Eurasian Jackdaw Durlston CP 01-Jan
12 Great Tit Durlston CP 01-Jan
13 European Greenfinch Durlston CP 01-Jan
14 Common Pheasant Durlston CP 01-Jan
15 Common Bullfinch Durlston CP 01-Jan
16 European Goldfinch Durlston CP 01-Jan
17 Chaffinch Durlston CP 01-Jan
18 Blue Tit Durlston CP 01-Jan
19 Lesser Black-backed Gull Durlston CP 01-Jan
20 European Shag Durlston CP 01-Jan
21 Great Black-backed Gull Durlston CP 01-Jan
22 Rock Pipit Durlston CP 01-Jan
23 Northern Fulmar Durlston CP 01-Jan
24 Hedge Accentor Durlston CP 01-Jan
25 Black Redstart Durlston CP 01-Jan
26 Green Woodpecker Durlston CP 01-Jan
27 Song Thrush Durlston CP 01-Jan
28 Eurasian Jay Durlston CP 01-Jan
29 Common Kestrel Studland 01-Jan
30 Mallard Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
31 Common Coot Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
32 Tufted Duck Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
33 Gadwall Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
34 Great Cormorant Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
35 Grey Heron Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
36 Little Egret Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
37 Northern Shoveler Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
38 Common Buzzard Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
39 Eurasian Teal Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
40 Common Pochard Little Sea, Studland 01-Jan
41 Winter Wren Studland 01-Jan
42 Peregrine Falcon Studland 01-Jan
43 Eurasian Curlew Studland 01-Jan
44 Lesser Redpoll Studland 01-Jan
45 Long-tailed Tit Studland 01-Jan
46 Goldcrest Studland 01-Jan
47 Common Shelduck Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
48 Eurasian Wigeon Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
49 Common Goldeneye Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
50 Brent Goose Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
51 Dunlin Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
52 Grey Plover Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
53 Eurasian Oystercatcher Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
54 Northern Pintail Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
55 Common Redshank Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
56 Little Grebe Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
57 Red-breasted Merganser Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
58 Great Crested Grebe Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
59 Great Northern Diver Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
60 Black-throated Diver Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
61 Northern Lapwing Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour 01-Jan
62 Redwing Studland 01-Jan
63 Bar-tailed Godwit Poole Beach 01-Jan
64 Black-tailed Godwit Poole Beach 01-Jan
65 Mediterranean Gull Ferry Bridge, Dorset 01-Jan
66 Common Snipe Exminster Marshes 02-Jan
67 Pied Avocet Exe Estuary 02-Jan
68 Common Chiffchaff The Turf, Exminster Marshes 02-Jan
69 Mew Gull Exe Estuary 02-Jan
70 Canada Goose Exminster Marshes 02-Jan
71 Common Moorhen Exminster Marshes 02-Jan
72 Cirl Bunting Deepcut Lane, Exminster 02-Jan
73 Grey Phalarope Bowling Green Marsh 02-Jan
74 Common Starling Bowling Green Marsh 02-Jan
75 House Sparrow Chapeltown, Leeds 04-Jan
76 Fieldfare Langsett, S. Yorks 04-Jan
77 Sky Lark Pule Hill, Halifax 05-Jan
78 Horned Lark Pule Hill, Halifax 05-Jan
79 Meadow Pipit Pule Hill, Halifax 05-Jan
80 Coal Tit Bank Top, Bramhope 06-Jan
81 Red-legged Partridge Bank Top, Bramhope 06-Jan
82 Red Kite Bank Top, Bramhope 06-Jan
83 Greylag Goose Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
84 Brambling Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
85 Red-throated Diver Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
86 Goosander Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
87 Common Kingfisher Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
88 Great Spotted Woodpecker Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
89 Stock Pigeon Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
90 Mistle Thrush Eccup Reservoir 06-Jan
91 Razorbill South Gare, Cleveland 07-Jan
92 Black Guillemot South Gare, Cleveland 07-Jan
93 Common Guillemot South Gare, Cleveland 07-Jan
94 Ruddy Turnstone South Gare, Cleveland 07-Jan
95 Purple Sandpiper South Gare, Cleveland 07-Jan
96 Sanderling Redcar Beach 07-Jan
97 Red Knot Redcar Beach 07-Jan
97 Common Eider Redcar Beach 07-Jan
98 Rook Marske-by-the-Sea 07-Jan
99 Common Scoter Saltburn-by-the-Sea Pier 07-Jan
100 Red-necked Grebe Saltburn-by-the-Sea Pier 07-Jan
101 Eurasian Collared Liverton, Cleveland 07-Jan
102 Long-tailed Duck Scaling Dam Reservoir 07-Jan
103 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Scaling Dam Reservoir 07-Jan
104 Grey Wagtail Dowley Gap, Bingley 09-Jan
105 Firecrest Dowley Gap, Bingley 09-Jan
106 Reed Bunting Skelton Lake 10-Jan
107 Ruddy Duck Astley Lake 10-Jan
108 Common Linnet Alkborough Flats, Lincs 13-Jan
109 Pink-footed Goose Alkborough Flats, Lincs 13-Jan
110 European Golden Plover Alkborough Flats, Lincs 13-Jan
111 Yellowhammer Alkborough Flats, Lincs 13-Jan
112 Merlin Alkborough Flats, Lincs 13-Jan
113 Stonechat Worlaby Carrs, Lincs 13-Jan
114 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Potteric Carr 14-Jan
115 Eurasian Treecreeper Potteric Carr 14-Jan
116 Willow Tit Potteric Carr 14-Jan
117 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Potteric Carr 14-Jan
118 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Blacktoft Sands 14-Jan
119 Hen Harrier Blacktoft Sands 14-Jan

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Missed one:

114 Bittern Potteric Carr 14-Jan

So the others moved down and total is 120

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121 Ruff North Duffield Carrs 16-Jan
122 Whooper Swan North Duffield Carrs 16-Jan

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123 Long-Eared Owl, West Yorks Private Site, 17-Jan
124 Greater Scaup, River Aire, 17-Jan

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You trying for a Yorkshire year list attempt ;)

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126 Barn Owl, A161 South of Whitgift 19-Jan
127 Water Rail, Blacktoft Sands 19-Jan
128 Grey Partridge, A163 near North Duffield 20-Jan
129 Tawny Owl, Wheldrake Wood 21-Jan
130 American Robin, Dowley Gap, Bingley 24-Jan
131 Wood Nuthatch, Shipley Glen 24-Jan

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Going to have to start a dip list, too. GW Teal and Curlew Sandpiper went missing for the day making 6 birds I've missed so far. The good news though, is I'm still picking them up, including an unseasonal peep:

132 Little Stint, Frodsham Marsh 25-Jan
133 Green Sandpiper, Inner Marsh Farm 25-Jan
134 Little Owl, Private Site, Wirral 25-Jan
135 Dipper, Bolton Abbey 26-Jan
136 Red Grouse, Embsay Moor 26-Jan

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whoops! managed to miss one out again, and a nice one at that:

134 Bewick's Swan, Inner Marsh Farm, 25-Jan

So today's addition is:

138 Smew, Fairburn Ings, 27-Jan

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The quicker you get them, the harder it becomes to get more. Had my first tick-free birding day Friday - did get a male Hen Harrier though - better than a tick!

139 Pacific Diver, Farnham Gravel Pits, 29-Jan
140 Woodcock, Upper Dunsforth Carrs, 29-Jan
141 Gannet, Flamborough Head, 01-Feb,
142 Corn Bunting, Flamborough Head, 01-Feb
143 Short-eared Owl, Flamborough Head, 01-Feb
144 Twite, Flamborough Head, 01-Feb
145 Black-necked Grebe, Wheldrake Ings, 04-Feb

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It's going to get proper hard now until the migrants arrive - good couple of hours today, though:

146 Siskin, Nidd Gorge 07-Feb
147 Marsh Tit, Nidd Gorge 07-Feb
148 Mandarin Duck, Nidd Gorge 07-Feb

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A great trip to Norfolk and some quick twitches down south but b#gg#r all since coming back north. Have to get a couple of twitches in until the migrants arrive.

149 Hawfinch, Lynford Arboretum, 08-Feb
150 Common Crane, Stubb Mill, 09-Feb
151 Ringed Plover, Caister-on-Sea, 09-Feb
152 Snow Bunting, Caister-on-Sea, 09-Feb
153 Eurasian White-fronted Goose, West Somerton, 09-Feb
154 Egyptian Goose, Holkham, 10-Feb
XXX Black Brant, Holkham, 10-Feb
155 Spotted Redshank,Thornham Harbour, 10-Feb
156 Waxwing, Holme NOA, 10-Feb
157 Little Bunting, Amwell Gravel Pits, 11-Feb
158 Cetti's Warbler, Amwell Gravel Pits, 11-Feb
159 Ferruginous Duck, Elstow Clay Pits, 12-Feb
160 Long-Billed Dowitcher, Oare Marshes NR, 13-Feb
161 Rough-legged Buzzard, Capel Fleet, Isle of Sheppey, 13-Feb
162 Glaucous Gull, Ogston Reservoir, 14-Feb
163 Blackcap, Webton Court, Leeds, 19-Feb
164 Velvet Scoter, Marske-by-the-Sea, 27-Feb

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165, Gyr Falcon* , Stepper Point, Cornwall, 03-Mar
166, Common Raven, Newquay, 03-Mar
167, Spotted Sandpiper* , Hayle Estuary, 03-Mar
168, Yellow-billed Diver* , Hayle Estuary, 03-Mar
169, Greenshank, Hayle Estuary, 03-Mar
170, Franklin's Gull* , Hayle Estuary, 03-Mar
171, Lesser Whitethroat, Lelant, 03-Mar
172, Cattle Egret* , Otterton, Devon, 04-Mar
173, Surf Scoter , Beer, Devon, 04-Mar
174, Barnacle Goose, Slimbridge, 04-Mar
175, Taiga Bean Goose, Slimbridge, 04-Mar
176, Temminck's Stint, Slimbridge, 04-Mar
177, Great Skua, Slimbridge, 04-Mar
178, American Wigeon*, Bubwith Ings, 14-Mar
179, Iceland Gull, Wheldrake Ings, 14-Mar
180, Northern Goshawk, New Fancy Viewpoint, 18-Mar
181, Great Grey Shrike , Parkend, 18-Mar
182, Crossbill, New Fancy Viewpoint, 18-Mar
183, Sand Martin, Wilstone Reservoir, 21-Mar
184, Garganey , Gayhurst Quarry, 22-Mar
185, Dark-throated Thrush* , Buckton, 26-Mar
186, Atlantic Puffin, Flamborough Head, 26-Mar
187, Black-legged Kittiwake, Flamborough Head, 26-Mar
188, Lapland Longspur, Flamborough Head, 26-Mar

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Corrected errors in March, above, and added a lovely sum plum:

189, Slavonian Grebe, Water's Edge CP, 02-Apr

Now where are those migrants?

EDIT: further March ticks missed, Slav is 189, not 185.

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190, Little Ringed Plover, North Yorkshire, 05-Apr
191, Swallow, Scarcroft Hill Stables, 07-Apr
192, Black Grouse, North Yorkshire, 08-Apr
193, Northern Wheatear, Calver Hill, 08-Apr
194, Ring Ouzel, North Yorkshire, 08-Apr
195, Willow Warbler, North Cave, 11-Apr
196, Wood Lark, East Yorkshire, 11-Apr
197, Sedge Warbler, Wheldrake Ings, 15-Apr
198, Common Tern, Startops End Reservoir, 17-Apr
199, Yellow Wagtail, Wilstone Reservoir, 17-Apr
200, Nightingale, Paxton Pits NR, 18-Apr
201, Stone-curlew, Weeting Heath, 18-Apr
202, Whimbrel, Wheldrake Ings, 20-Apr
203, Cuckoo, Wheldrake Ings, 20-Apr (heard only)

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204, Pied Flycatcher, Strid Wood, 23-Apr
205, Redstart, Strid Wood, 23-Apr
206, Common Sandpiper, Bolton Abbey, 23-Apr
207, Reed Warbler, Mickletown Ings, 24-Apr (heard only)
208, Common Whitethroat, Bernbow Common, 24-Apr
203 UD, Cuckoo, Lowther Lake, 24-Apr (seen)
209, Swift, St. Aidan's, 25-Apr
210, Grasshopper Warbler, Woodlesford Lock, 25-Apr
211, Garden Warbler, Lowther Lake, 26-Apr
207 UD, Reed Warbler, Lowther Lake, 26-Apr (seen)
212, Wood Warbler, Strid Wood, 29-Apr
213, House Martin, Hebden, N Yorks, 29-Apr
214, Tree Pipit, Timble Ings, 29-Apr

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215, Dotterel, Pendle Hill, 01-May
216, Black Tern, Pennington Flash CP, 01-May
217, Wilson's Phalarope*, Grafham Water, 05-May
218, Arctic Tern, Grafham Water, 05-May
219, Hobby, Wicken Fen NT, 05-May
220, Turtle Dove, Fowlmere RSPB, 09-May
221, Pectoral Sandpiper, St Aidan's, 11-May
222, European Nightjar, Timble Ings, 17-May
223, Sandwich Tern, Coquet Island, 23-May
224, Roseate Tern, Coquet Island, 23-May
225, Spotted Flycatcher, Loch Inch, 23-May
226, Osprey, Loch Insh, 23-May
227, Crested Tit, Loch Garten, Abernethy Forest, 24-May
228, Golden Eagle, Findhorn Valley, 25-May
229, Rock Ptarmigan, Cairn Gorm, 26-May
230, Scottish Crossbill, Glenmore, Strathspey, 26-May
231, Hooded Crow, Inversanda Bay, Ardgour, 26-May
232, White-tailed Eagle*, Glengorm Castle, Mull, 27-May
XXX, White Wagtail, Calgary Bay, Mull, 27-May
233, Whinchat, Kilnsea Triangle, E. Yorks, 30-May
234, Red-backed Shrike, Kilnsea Triangle, E. Yorks, 30-May
235, Little Tern, Beacon Lagoons, Easington, E. Yorks, 30-May

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236, Chough, South Stack, Anglesey, 3rd-Jun
237, Manx Shearwater, South Stack, Anglesey, 3rd-Jun
238, Pomarine Skua, Heysham, 17-Jun
239, Spoonbill, Leighton Moss RSPB, 17-Jun
240, White-tailed Lapwing*, Leighton Moss RSPB, 17-Jun
241, Golden Oriole, Lakenheath RSPB, 20-Jun
242, European Honey-buzzard, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, 20-Jun
243, Montagu's Harrier, North Creake, Norfolk, 20-Jun
244, Little Bittern*, Titchwell RSPB, 20-Jun
245, Quail, Choseley Drying Barns, Norfolk, 21-Jun
246, Bearded Tit, Titchwell RSPB, 21-Jun
247, Arctic Skua, Whitburn CP, Durham, 28-Jun
248, Dartford Warbler, Hengistbury Head, 30-Jun
249, European Storm-petrel, Hengistbury Head, 30-Jun
250, Yellow-Legged Gull, Hengistbury Head, 30-Jun
251, Balearic Shearwater, Portland Bill, 30-Jun
252, Squacco Heron, Radipole Lake, 30-Jun

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Calmed it down a lot since the end of June - my goal was to see every common or local English bird in my 1st year of serious birding (01/07/06-30/06/07) With that done, and only Capercaillie and Corncrake eluding me for Britain, I resolved to cut down the hours and miles. Still getting out once a week, though, and now that 300-mark is looking tempting. I managed 275 BOU + 5 splits in that first year.

253, Little Gull, Bempton Cliffs, 11-Jul
254, European Roller*, Easington, E.Yorks, 16-Jul
255, Night Heron, Fairburn Ings RSPB, 24-Jul
XXX, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Walney Island, 27-Jul
256, Sooty Shearwater, Tynemouth, 03-Aug