January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition) (2 Viewers)

[Farnboro John]

Did you try for the American wigeon on the Nene washes

No, too elusive on a time critical trip. What we did gain from at intervals throughout the day was directions and even " I'll come and show you, it's hard to spot" from other birders often on similar missions - obviously we did the same for later comers - birding exactly as it should be!

Cheers

John

 

[Swindon Addick]

I'm currently slogging through the spreadsheet, working my way through page 3 at the moment. There's still time to add more contributions as long as you saw or heard the bird on the 1st - no cheating by adding an owl you heard at 1am on the 2nd!

Another way people can help is to scan through the World list (and the Europe total one) and check for errors in IOC species names. Part of the reason I do the spreadsheet is it helps me learn the IOC names, but I do often end up including the same thing twice under different names, especially as the UK list uses the UK names not the IOC ones (because otherwise it would be harder for most UK birders to use). I'm always grateful for help with error-spotting!

 

[Swindon Addick]

One of the things that always fascinates me about this game is the places things turn up. Our first Eurasian Coot was in Australia, our first Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Hong Kong, and our first Yellow-browed Warbler was in the UK.

 

[Paul Chapman]

One of the things that always fascinates me about this game is the places things turn up. Our first Eurasian Coot was in Australia, our first Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Hong Kong, and our first Yellow-browed Warbler was in the UK.

Shouldn't the Coot and Tree Sparrow be renamed with eponyms to avoid that type of anomaly?

I'll get my coat... 😀

Happy New Year

Paul

 

[01101001]

Meanwhile (as we are waiting for the results), deep in the works of BF, there is another listing thread available. (Feel free to join if you want.)

Green Listing 2024 - Joint Thread

Same as in 2021, 2022 and 2023: a joint thread for birds seen from home by foot or using non-motorised transportation only (e.g. bicycle -- no motorised public transport). See : https://www.birdforum.net/threads/green-listing-2021-joint-thread.403402/...

www.birdforum.net

 

[Swindon Addick]

The UK list on the spreadsheet is now up to date (151 species). Towards the end I stopped updating the Europe and World totals so I could skip ahead and have a list to share. The US list (178 species) is already on the spreadsheet (thanks @qwerty5 ) and the "rest of Europe" list will follow later this evening. Then I grit my teeth and go back to the world total.

Here's the UK list sorted into alphabetical order of the names that appear in UK field guides, rather than the order they came in which is what the spreadsheet has. Additions and corrections welcome.

Avocet
Barn Owl
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bittern
Black Grouse
Black Redstart
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-throated Diver
Blue Tit
Brambling
Brent Goose
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Cetti's Warbler
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Cirl Bunting
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Common Crane
Common Gull
Common Sandpiper
Common Scoter
Coot
Cormorant
Crested Tit
Curlew
Dipper
Dunlin
Dunnock
Egyptian Goose
Feral Pigeon
Fieldfare
Firecrest
Fulmar
Gadwall
Gannet
Glossy Ibis
Goldcrest
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Goosander
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Crested Grebe
Great Grey Shrike
Great Northern Diver
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Greater Scaup
Greenfinch
Greenshank
Green-winged Teal
Grey Heron
Grey Plover
Grey Wagtail
Guillemot
Hen Harrier
Herring Gull
Hooded Crow
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Knot
Lapwing
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Yellowlegs
Linnet
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Marsh Harrier
Meadow Pipit
Merlin
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Oystercatcher
Peregrine Falcon
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
Pochard
Purple Sandpiper
Raven
Razorbill
Red Grouse
Red Kite
Red-breasted Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-crested Pochard
Red-legged Partridge
Redshank
Red-throated Diver
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Ringed Plover
Ring-necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Pipit
Rook
Ruff
Sanderling
Shag
Shelduck
Short-eared Owl
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Slavonian Grebe
Smew
Snipe
Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Spoonbill
Spotted Redshank
Starling
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Tawny Owl
Teal
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Tufted Duck
Turnstone
Water Pipit
Water Rail
Waxwing
Western Cattle Egret
White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
Wigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellowhammer

 

[wheatearlp]

I have been reminded that Jack Snipe was seen on my local patch, but not by me... if that is acceptable?

 

[edenwatcher]

I can add velvet scoter, black redstart and twite to that list.

Rob

 

[loiner]

I can add Marsh Tit for the UK list.

 

[Paul Chapman]

The UK list on the spreadsheet is now up to date (151 species). Towards the end I stopped updating the Europe and World totals so I could skip ahead and have a list to share. The US list (178 species) is already on the spreadsheet (thanks @qwerty5 ) and the "rest of Europe" list will follow later this evening. Then I grit my teeth and go back to the world total.

Here's the UK list sorted into alphabetical order of the names that appear in UK field guides, rather than the order they came in which is what the spreadsheet has. Additions and corrections welcome.

Avocet
Barn Owl
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bittern
Black Grouse
Black Redstart
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-throated Diver
Blue Tit
Brambling
Brent Goose
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Cetti's Warbler
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Cirl Bunting
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Common Crane
Common Gull
Common Sandpiper
Common Scoter
Coot
Cormorant
Crested Tit
Curlew
Dipper
Dunlin
Dunnock
Egyptian Goose
Feral Pigeon
Fieldfare
Firecrest
Fulmar
Gadwall
Gannet
Glossy Ibis
Goldcrest
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Goosander
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Crested Grebe
Great Grey Shrike
Great Northern Diver
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Greater Scaup
Greenfinch
Greenshank
Green-winged Teal
Grey Heron
Grey Plover
Grey Wagtail
Guillemot
Hen Harrier
Herring Gull
Hooded Crow
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Knot
Lapwing
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Yellowlegs
Linnet
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Marsh Harrier
Meadow Pipit
Merlin
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Oystercatcher
Peregrine Falcon
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
Pochard
Purple Sandpiper
Raven
Razorbill
Red Grouse
Red Kite
Red-breasted Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-crested Pochard
Red-legged Partridge
Redshank
Red-throated Diver
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Ringed Plover
Ring-necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Pipit
Rook
Ruff
Sanderling
Shag
Shelduck
Short-eared Owl
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Slavonian Grebe
Smew
Snipe
Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Spoonbill
Spotted Redshank
Starling
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Tawny Owl
Teal
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Tufted Duck
Turnstone
Water Pipit
Water Rail
Waxwing
Western Cattle Egret
White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
Wigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellowhammer

Starling duplicated.

All the best

Paul

 

[Swindon Addick]

I have been reminded that Jack Snipe was seen on my local patch, but not by me... if that is acceptable?

No, sorry. Unless you can persuade the person who saw it to sign up for Birdforum and post it...

I can add velvet scoter, black redstart and twite to that list.

Rob

I can add Marsh Tit for the UK list.

Starling duplicated.

All the best

Paul

All noted, thanks. I also see that I somehow missed that we'd had Lesser Scaup reported - sorry Jon!

 

[Swindon Addick]

The North America list stands at 191, combining USA, Barbados and one teaser from Yucatan. I've added a North America tab to the spreadsheet.

 

[Swindon Addick]

77 species for Europe excluding the UK.

Black Grouse
Black Redstart
Black Woodpecker
Black-headed Gull
Carrion Crow
Coal Tit
Common Buzzard
Common Chiffchaff
Common Crane
Common Crossbill
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Linnet
Common Merganser
Common Moorhen
Common Redpoll
Common Reed Bunting
Common Starling
Crested Tit
Dunnock
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Chaffinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Wren
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Herring Gull
European Robin
Feral Pigeon
Fieldfare
Goldcrest
Golden Eagle
Gray Wagtail
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Cormorant
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Greater White-fronted Goose
Green Woodpecker
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Hawfinch
Hooded Crow
House Sparrow
Lammergeier
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Marsh Tit
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Mistle Thrush
Mute Swan
Northern Goshawk
Northern Raven
Red Kite
Red-breasted Merganser
Redwing
Rook
Short-toed Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Tawny Owl
Tundra Bean Goose
Western Jackdaw
White-tailed Eagle
White-throated Dipper
Whooper Swan
Willow Tit
Yellowhammer

 

[Paul Chapman]

Perhaps some surprising United Kingdom omissions?

Barnacle Goose

Bearded Tit

Bewick's Swan

Black Guillemot

Caspian Gull

Common Sandpiper

Corn Bunting

Crossbill

Dartford Warbler

Eider

Glaucous Gull

Golden Plover

Green Sandpiper

Green Woodpecker

Grey Partridge

Greylag Goose

Hawfinch

Iceland Gull

Jack Snipe

Kingfisher

Kittiwake

Little Owl

Mandarin Duck

Mediterranean Gull

Red-necked Grebe

Ring-necked Duck

Shore Lark

Snow Bunting

Tundra Bean Goose

Willow Tit

Woodcock

Yellow-legged Gull

A few that Julian Thomas will have seen in Somerset if he pops along past this thread.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1741900400859513243

All the best

Paul

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

I certainly saw Greylag. Thought they had been reported already.

 

[01101001]

Weird no one mentioned Common Gull for Continental Europe. I bet someone had it, but--if not--I saw it through the window.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

I had Eider.

 

[edenwatcher]

Missed that. I also had eider and golden plover

Rob

 

[mjh73]

One of the things that always fascinates me about this game is the places things turn up. Our first Eurasian Coot was in Australia, our first Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Hong Kong, and our first Yellow-browed Warbler was in the UK.

As an expat now exposed to global birding it fascinates me to get 'magpie' , 'starling', 'kingfisher' etc listed as if there is only one species in the world!

 

[mjh73]

.....or Eider and Golden Plover for that matter