Your Most Recent "Life" Bird (7 Viewers)

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Apr 13, 2012

• #2,001

My 509th lifer is a Fox Sparrow just down the road here.

Saw something skulking in the bushes, thought it was a Fox, then dismissed it as a Song when I saw the pattern on the face but it turns out it was a Fox after all.

Had a strange Acciptrid today as well. It was completely dark, much smaller than a Red-tailed, wings were very round and I could have sworn it had a white band on the rump/tail....No pics unforunately; saw it down the freeway.

 

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follownoone

Well-known member

• Apr 13, 2012

• #2,002

Two nights ago I was out star gazing with a pair of 8x42 binoculars and a Barred Owl flew over my head and landed in a Hickory tree 50 feet away. It was high enough in the tree to be seen in the sky glow, and it stayed there for over a minute.

 

SueO

Well-known member

• Apr 13, 2012

• #2,003

Rufescent Tiger-heron

 

SueO

Well-known member

• Apr 14, 2012

• #2,004

Red-breasted Blackbird.

 

lazza

Well-known member

• Apr 15, 2012

• #2,005

Red Crossbill, today at Harwood Forest in Northumberland. Dozens of them!

 

lazza

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2012

• #2,006

On a roll....today's lifer: Golden Plover at Prestwick Carr, Northumberland. A huge - and growing - flock circling over the fields calling, before disappearing out of sight to the north.

You see, it's easy to get them when you're a relative novice! (Although I'm rather pleased that it takes my UK list to 150)

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Apr 16, 2012

• #2,007

World (Clements) #4402 Thayer's Gull
Elsham, Lincs April 11th

Steve

 

andy hood

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2012

• #2,008

The Elsham Thayer's Gull was the last lifer for me,

 

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knotsbirder

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2012

• #2,009

Black-winged Stilt, Rutland Water, Leics and before that the Thayer's Gull also.

Sam

 

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Zheljko

Well-known member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #2,010

Larry Lade said:

But, I thought that it would be interesting to see when it was that you observed your last "life" bird. *A "life" bird is one which you now have seen, but have never seen it in the wild before.

What was it? When? and Where?

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Wigeon and Snipe, January 2nd 2012
There were some mud deposits along the bank of Danube in downtown Belgrade (they were removed by a bulldozer ship several days later).

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Apr 17, 2012

• #2,011

Pigeon Guillemot, Violet-green Swallow (woot) and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

Possible Northern Rough-winged Swallow too. Yet no sign of any Yellow-billed Magpie despite being in their prime habitat for whatever reason....Maybe they aren't as far south as San Jose after all.

 

SueO

Well-known member

• Apr 20, 2012

• #2,012

Silverwolf said:

Pigeon Guillemot, Violet-green Swallow (woot) and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

Yet no sign of any Yellow-billed Magpie despite being in their prime habitat for whatever reason....Maybe they aren't as far south as San Jose after all.

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Hi Silverwolf,
The Yellow-billed Magpies are even farther south. I got one on a rural road near Solvang. If you go to Nojoqui Falls Park you will most likely have luck seeing some on the drive in or out. I also saw loads of Band-tailed Pigeons in the park itself. It's a beautiful park and walk. Congrats on the Guillemot!
Sue

 

SueO

Well-known member

• Apr 20, 2012

• #2,013

Potoo, Potoo, Potoo, Woo-Hoo!! And not just any Common Potoo, but a Great Potoo! I've been looking for this guy FOREVER! I had a rental car this week so I was able to get out at night. I have to turn the car in tomorrow. this was my last night and I got him!

 

McMadd

You should see the other bloke...

• Apr 20, 2012

• #2,014

I have seen the SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER and it was good

Also Asian Dowitcher and Nordmann's Greenshank all seen in 1 morning at Yangkou, China...the holy trinity of waders...

 

LabradorDuck

Well-known member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #2,015

I wasn't even birdwatching yesterday when I drove underneath a big (probably at least 100) kettle of Broad-winged Hawks. They were everywhere. Funny to think that sometimes I have to settle for counting a single individual as a life bird!

 

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m.ivkov

Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #2,016

Last Life Bird

Bananaquit...Kralendijk, Bonaire.

 

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m.ivkov

Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #2,017

McMadd, the Nordmann's Greenshank is a beauty.

 

Enji

Well-known member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #2,018

After trudging through a muddy field in drizzling rain I finally got to see a Stilt Sandpiper showing nicely together with the local Redshanks at Kogrundet, Uppland. Great!

 

dalat

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• Apr 24, 2012

• #2,019

Indochinese Fulvetta

 

Reader

Well-known member

• Apr 24, 2012

• #2,020

Greater Yellowlegs seen at Loch of Strathbeg on 22/04/2012.

John