Readers 2007 list.

[Reader]

I forgot all about the 2007 new year lists. I managed a stint in Norfolk at the start of the year plus a few hours at Slimbridge the following week. Last weekend saw me stay local all of which produced a start of 118 birds. Highlights were:

Shorelark and Snow Bunting at Caister. Crane, Barn Owl & Hen Harrier at Stubbs Mill. Waxwings at Cromer, Golden Pheasant at Wolferton, Water Rail (3 seperate sites), a flock of 50 Woodlarks near Lynford Arboretum, Cetti's at Brandon Marsh, Bearded Tit at Titchwell, Tawny Owl (undisclosed site) and Brambling at Santon Downham and also near Wells. Plus Black Brant at Holkham, Greenland White front at Lea Marston.

John

[Reader]

A few hours in Norfolk added 4 more.

119. Lesser Yellowlegs
120. Skylark
121. Ringed Plover
122. Little Owl

[Reader]

A few hours at Slimbridge added three more to the list.

123. Great Skua
124. Raven
125. Bittern

[Reader]

Went to Yorks then Lincs on the Saturday (27th) and ended up with 6 more for the year.

126. American Robin
127. Firecrest
128. Grey Wagtail
129. Merlin
130. Lapland Bunting
131. Black-throated Diver

The Sunday was a day of almost all blanks. Went to Needingworth, Cambs after the Am Wigeon and Smew but they had all disappeared. I then went back to Pitsford Reservoir in Northants for the R T Diver and Scaup but couldn't find them. Finally called into Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Northants for a back up Smew but that had gone as well. Finished off by coming home and doing the RSPB garden birdwatch. I did get a couple of common bird year ticks whilst out.

132. Green Woodpecker
133. Ruddy Duck

[Reader]

A long distance double twitch brought me 4 new year birds today.

134. Barrow's Goldeneye (Lifer)
135. Black Grouse
136. Red Grouse
137. Pacific Diver (Lifer)

[Reader]

Added two more from Chasewater.

138. Smew
139. Great Northern diver.

[Reader]

One more today.

140. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

[Reader]

Looked out of my garden window to see my first Blackcap of the year on the bird table.

141. Blackcap

[Reader]

Two more today

142. Stonechat
143. Scaup

[Reader]

After an astonishing day in Cornwall where we hit every target bird excep one (also a bonus Glaucose Gull) I have added another ten to my list.

144. Gyr
145. Glaucose Gull
146. White Billed Diver
147. Franklin's Gull
148. Spotted Sandpiper
149. Spotted Redshank
150. Greenshank
151. Shag
152. Lesser Whitethroat (form halimodendri)
153. Yellow-browed Warbler

[Reader]

A day out at the Forest of Dean plus calling into Lower Moor got four more ticks for me.

154. Goshawk
155. Great Grey Shrike
156. Mandarin
157. Chiffchaff

[Reader]

Three more to add today.

158. Peregrine
159. Red Kite
160. Green Winged Teal

[Reader]

After a few days around Herts, Suffolk, Norfolk and Beds I added a few more to my yearly list.

161. Common Sandpiper
162. Green Sandpiper
163. Purple Sandpiper
164. Sand martin
165. Swallow
166. Little-ringed Plover
167. Little Gull
168. Short-eared Owl
169. Red-breasted Goose
170.Stone Curlew
171. Red-rumped Swallow
172. Iceland Gull

A belated addition. After posting three bad images for identification I am now confident on adding the Little Bunting to my list.

173. Little Bunting.

[Reader]

An excellent few days in Scotland with Steve Lister produced quite a few year ticks for me, plus one lifer.

174. Osprey
175. Dipper
176. Parrot Crossbill (lifer)
177. Scottish Crossbill
178. Crested Tit
179. Golden Eagle
180. Eider
181. Long-tailed Duck
182. Velvet Scoter
183. Gannet
184. Kittiwake
185. Sandwich Tern
186. King Eider
187. Red-breasted Merganser
188. Black Guillemot
189. Red-throated Diver
190. Rock Pipit
191. Hooded Crow
192. White-tailed Eagle
193. Capercaillie
194. Ptarmigan
195. Wheatear
196. Slavonian Grebe
197. Ring Ouzel
198. Lesser Scaup
199. Glossy Ibis
200. Razorbill

[Reader]

A trip around the Wyre Forest got me three more for the year.

201. Willow Warbler
202. Tree Pipit
203. Redstart

[Reader]

Three more at Brandon Marsh tonight.

204. Common Tern
205. Sedge Warbler
206. Grasshopper Warbler

[Reader]

Another trip around the Wyre Forest added three more.

207. Wood Warbler
208. Pied Flycatcher
209. Cuckoo

[Reader]

A couple of hours local and I managed to add.

210. Whitethroat
211. Yellow Wagtail
212. Swift

[Reader]

A few days in Suffolk, plus a slight detour to Norwich, gined me another 9 for the year.

213. Reed Warbler
214. Nightingale
215. Dartford Warbler
216. Garden Warbler
217. House Martin
218. Whimbrel
219. Turtle Dove
220. Iberian Chiffchaff
221. Hobby

[Reader]

80 more year ticks from Lesvos.

That means 221 for the UK but 301 overall.

John

[Reader]

Over to Norfolk for dusk last night plus most of Saturday got me six more year ticks.

222. Woodcock
223. Nightjar
224. Montague's Harrier
225. Little Tern
226. Temminks Stint
227. Spoonbill

John

[Reader]

Added the Upton Warren R N Phalarope today.

228. Red-necked Phalarope.

John

[Reader]

At last my back eased up enough for me to go out so it was off for a few hours in Norfolk / Suffolk on saturday 7th July. It helped to add four more to my total.

229. Golden Oriole
230. Spotted Flycatcher
231. Arctic Tern
232. Arctic Skua.

Today it was back to Norfolk for a twitch then onto Cley where I added Curlew sand to the list.

233. Dark-Eyed Junco
234. Curlew Sandpiper.

John

[Reader]

At last, I felt well enough to go out myself today. Three new birds was the result.

235. Black Kite (first for Britain)
236. Night Heron
237. Honey Buzzard

John

[Reader]

Added the female Woodchat Shrike from Clee Hill.

238. Woodchat Shrike.

John

[Reader]

Added the Marsh Sandpiper from near Abingdon, Oxons.

239. Marsh Sandpiper

John

[Reader]

Anglesey and Gailey.

240. Manx Shearwater
241. Chough
242. Black-necked Grebe

John

[Reader]

Cornwall, Devon and a six day Pelagic Cruise yielded me eight year ticks.

243. Wood Sandpiper
244. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Lifer)
245. Sooty Shearwater
246. Sabine's Gull
247. Storm Petrel
248. Wilson's Petrel
249. Great Shearwater
250. Cirl Bunting

John

[Reader]

A bit of a marathon today. Down to Wilts for the Great Egret. Chew Valley for the Fudge Duck and Garganey (the latter I couldn't find. Over to Avonmouth for the Ring-necked Duck then finally to Coombes Hill (via Slimbridge where I dipped out on another Garganey) for the Spotted Crake.

251. Great White Egret
252. Feruginous Duck
253. Ring-necked Duck
254. Spotted Crake.

John

[Reader]

Managed to get a Garganey at last at Middleton Hall Lake in Staffs.

255. Garganey

John

[Reader]

I was a bit spread out today but still managed to pick up three new ticks for the year. They were Bluethroat at Kilnsea, Long-tailed Skua at Newton, Notts and the Upton Warren Wilson's Phalarope.

256. Bluethroat
257. Long-tailed Skua
258. Wilson's Phalarope

John

[Reader]

A trip around Suffolk & Norfolk today brought me 4 new year ticks.

259. Barred Warbler
260. Grey Phalarope
261. Leach's Petrel
262. Wryneck.

John

[Reader]

Popped down to Wolvercote, near Oxford for the Pec Sands.

263. Pec Sand

John

[Reader]

Norfolk didn't add any year ticks as everything that I needed had disappeared today . It took a call into Eldernell, Cambs then to Rutland Water to add three more ticks for the year.

264. Purple Heron
265. Red-necked Grebe
266. Yellow-legged Gull

John

[Reader]

At last, some more year ticks. I went with Steve Lister to Norfolk today. Thankfully at Hunstanton we saw a Pom Skua and at Holme a few Little Auks.

267. Pomarine Skua
268. Little Auk.

John

[Reader]

Caught up with the Stubbers Green Caspian Gull at last.

269. Caspian Gull

John

[Reader]

I tried for the Fretherne Cattle Egret but dipped out but did see the Tundra Bean Goose at Slimbridge.

270. Tundra Bean Goose.

John

[Reader]

I went back for the Fretherne Cattle Egret againand found it this time. Plus I added a R C Pochard on the way.

271. R C Pochard
272. Cattle Egret.

John

[Reader]

Went up to Yorkshire for the Desert Wheatear then moved onto Langdale Forest for Crossbill but dipped out on the Water Pipit at both Burniston and hatfield Moors.

273. Desert Wheatear
274. Common Crossbill

John

[Reader]

After the umpteenth time of trying I caught up with the Lesser Snow Goose in Norfolk.

Final total for the year was 275.

John