dantheman
Bah humbug
But don't all 3 of them have to see it for it to count, by their rules?
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2017 Western Palearctic Big Year (3 Viewers)
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But don't all 3 of them have to see it for it to count, by their rules?
Edward
Umimmak
Klacke saw it yesterday, they all saw it today.
My reading is that only one of them saw it yesterday but all three saw one this morning.
DanielDoer
Well-known member
Now Gyrfalcon "officially" on their list = 732:
http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/igoterra-ticks/
very interesting what comes next...
http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/igoterra-ticks/
very interesting what comes next...
DanielDoer
Well-known member
Write-up of the Iceland trip with nice photos of Harlequin Duck and Gyr:
http://www.bigyearwp.com
What next?
http://www.bigyearwp.com
What next?
Edward
Umimmak
Canaries and Cape Verde I think
Captain_of_Crunch
YVdpep_re64
There is also a post from yesterday on their Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden (mis-)adventures in late October.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
If I were in their shoes I’d rest up ready for their final scheduled trips, the total they’re going to achieve will be a great, err, achievement :t:
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Have they got Pacific Diver? Cornish one is doing the business at the moment.
John
John
dantheman
Bah humbug
Back at the other end of the year, I remember moaning at them for not going for the nearby Hudsonian Whimbrel ...
dantheman
Bah humbug
Of course, my understanding of the english language ... lol
No Arctic Foxes presumably (not targetted?) Do they actually have their mammal list up somewhere?
Did they get Bufflehead anywhere during the year? If they had done Iceland in the early part of the year when they also seemed to take a prolonged break, they could have got this easily, along with the other Icelandic specialities.
Don't think they visited any of the better areas for this species.
They got Bufflehead on 22.2 in the Netherlands.
Fair enough.
DanielDoer
Well-known member
That would be a good decision. Because their itinerary says Varanger next (and just from 15th onwards), but changing the timing would be very sensible: now they probably have the better time for pelagic species on Cabo Verde and Canaries while the Yellow-billed Divers will stay at Varanger presumably for the whole winter!
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
But are they visible in the polar night once the sun gets really low for the month either side of the winter solstice? Varanger would've been better done in the late winter when arctic birds are still there but the light is returning.
Captain_of_Crunch
YVdpep_re64
According to their itinerary, the team should be on their way to Varanger today. The main (only?) target would be White-billed Diver.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Looks like they've decided to miss out Varanger and go to Cape Verde now:
http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/pictures/
Into the home straight.............:t:
