Worst country bird list (1 Viewer)

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screaming piha

Well-known member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #1

What country have you visited and yet seen fewest bird species?

I have spent a total of six hours in the United States, all in transit at Houston. I spent most of that time enjoying the hospitality of the US immigration service, but out of the window I saw three species:

Black Vulture
European Starling
House Sparrow

Can anyone beat that for a poor list for any country?

John

 

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Aug 20, 2005

• #2

Now that is funny. You travel all the way to the US and get treated to 2 of the birds you foisted off on us!

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Aug 20, 2005

• #3

Now, now Terry. We created the Starling and the Sparrow invasion. We have Eugene Schieffelin to thank for that.

 

SteveClark

Well-known member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #4

My British list consists of Common Starling - a short stopover at Heathrow.

Steve

 

Adey Baker

Member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #5

Liechtenstein - 0

 

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Grampy Bustard

Well-known member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #6

On my first stopover at Orebro in Sweden, 3 hours on the ground, I managed a Great Tit, and all day at Helsinki airport in Finland, also only managed one species - Hooded Crow.

 

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Tia Maria

Active member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #7

In Benidorm,

White Doves only.

 

postcardcv

Super Moderator

Staff member

Supporter

• Aug 20, 2005

• #8

I spent a week in Malta in winter a coulpe years ago and only managed three species - house sparrow, feral pigeon and Sardinian warbler.


Just noticed this is my 1000th post here...

 

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Aug 20, 2005

• #9

postcardcv said:

I spent a week in Malta in winter a coulpe years ago and only managed three species - house sparrow, feral pigeon and Sardinian warbler.


Just noticed this is my 1000th post here...

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Congrats on 1,000 posts and my condolences for your Maltese dearth.

 

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screaming piha

Well-known member

• Aug 20, 2005

• #10

It seems I am a rank amateur when it comes to low listing...

Malta: a friend who didn't realise quite how appalling the Maltese hunting problem is, went for a week with his family and saw one bird (not just one species, but one individual bird). It was a Starling, and a guy with a gun was stalking it.

 

prairiemerlin

registered guy

• Aug 20, 2005

• #11

Luxemburg: 5 species, 10 minutes.

Jackdaw
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Great Tit
Wood Pigeon

 

tomjenner

Well-known member

• Aug 21, 2005

• #12

John Jackson said:

It seems I am a rank amateur when it comes to low listing...

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Oh, I don't know John. I've birded with you long enough to know that that's not true.

Tom

 

ProthonotaryWarbler

Well-known member

• Aug 21, 2005

• #13

I have 3 species for Mexico in about one hour there- Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow, and European Starling. Not to mention the hordes of countries I have "0" for :bounce:

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Aug 21, 2005

• #14

I had to transit through a slice of Nicaraguan territory on a river trip from Tortoguero to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui in Costa Rica. At the border post we saw a Greater Kiskadee.

David

 

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neilmc

Well-known member

• Aug 21, 2005

• #15

Went to Jordan about 15 years ago and the plane picked up in Berlin, pre-German reunification. I saw my first Hooded Crow on the runway. So my German Democratic Republic list stands at one, and always will!

 

postcardcv

Super Moderator

Staff member

Supporter

• Aug 23, 2005

• #16

Terry O'Nolley said:

my condolences for your Maltese dearth.

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As I was on my honeymoon at the time I perhaps didn't spend as much time looking for birds as I could have done...

Was thinking about this thread again and it struck me that on the way to Hong Kong (many years ago) we had a 2 hour stop in India, but saw no birds... so technically it's my worst country list. But three species in a week in Malta seems much poorer - it probably says a lot about the impact of hunting over there.

 

antshrike

Member

• Aug 31, 2005

• #17

My China list consists of of only one species, Black-backed Wagtail, seen through the window from the airport in Hong Kong. Dan

 

Last edited: Aug 31, 2005

Eagle

Well-known member

• Aug 31, 2005

• #18

Bonaire....Dutch Antilles...

Laughing Gull and Long Tailed Mocking Bird....but since both were lifers I was very happy ....45 mins I think...(plus Doves that I couldn't id!!)

(Most airports have H.Sparrows...Doves or Pigeons....)

 

Hanno

Ho Ho Ho

• Sep 1, 2005

• #19

Britain: 1 Pied Wagtail

 

jurek

Well-known member

• Sep 1, 2005

• #20

China - six WEEKS travelling around and 90 species. Some birders count individual birds there.

Went 1000km along Jangtze river and didn't see single duck or gull.