Have achieved my ambition, saw female and a male with chick at Etty Bay today
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If you could see any bird in 2013, what would it be? (1 Viewer)
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Have achieved my ambition, saw female and a male with chick at Etty Bay today
punkskaphil
Well-known member
That was my bogey bird too, until I finally got one on Ashdown Forest back in June. Only seen the one so far, and only briefly.
KenM
Well-known member
I know someone who has seen 3 different WC's all in the UK!..(not me..just the...one!)
BirdingRob
Brit abroad
My nemesis bird is hooded wheatear. I have spent far too much time looking for it and it likes desolate terrain so I'm not even compensated by seeing many other birds while searching.
BTW I have to see it in KSA - its for my country list
BTW I have to see it in KSA - its for my country list
BirdiePhotoMan
Well-known member
Not too hard to achieve, but for me - a puffin!
Nils Helstrom
Member
For me it would be a Scarlet Ibis... of course, I have no immediate plans to visit their range, so that's pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking!
As for Snowy Owl, I saw my first here in NJ at the Merrill Creek Reservoir last year.
As for Snowy Owl, I saw my first here in NJ at the Merrill Creek Reservoir last year.
JohnnyScience
Member
Ivory Billed Woodpecker. I can dream right?
Yes!
NovaBird
Owner: NovaBirds Cam
It's not a huge request, as cardinals are frequently seen here, but I *really* want one to come to my feeder. It's a big dream for me to attract them!
In the summer, I would love it if a Rufous Hummingbird would stop by the hummingbird feeder. On rare occasion one is spotted here...hoping I might see one!
In the summer, I would love it if a Rufous Hummingbird would stop by the hummingbird feeder. On rare occasion one is spotted here...hoping I might see one!
They love Safflower seed and Sunflower seeds.
NovaBird
Owner: NovaBirds Cam
Thanks
Most of the main foods I leave out are safflower and sunflower.
They just don't seem to be incredibly common in my area..oddly they are being spotted more in more densely inhabited areas..where I live in the woods. lol
One day though, they will discover my feeder! haha
West End Birder
Well-known member
For me there would be 4:
Barred Warbler
Quail
Snow Goose
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
And then my quest would be over - I will have seen all the regulars in the 1983 Shell Guide to the Birds of the UK.
However I believe I will never fulfil my ambition as Lady A's is nigh on extinct (and yes I know it is a plastic tick but...)
Barred Warbler
Quail
Snow Goose
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
And then my quest would be over - I will have seen all the regulars in the 1983 Shell Guide to the Birds of the UK.
However I believe I will never fulfil my ambition as Lady A's is nigh on extinct (and yes I know it is a plastic tick but...)
