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Bird Points Game Yearlist 07 Version! (1 Viewer)

devilbirder

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Hello there everyone!
Seeing the success of the original 'Bird Points Game', I have decided to create a new version- and I am proud to announce the 2007 yearlist version. This version is fully revised and all the errors made in the first game have been corrected.
This game will start on Wednesday 20th June 07. To reduce the number of late starters (If you do start late on this one then don't worry you can still play) can you please PM me in advance to let me know that you might play or just remember its starting on Wednesday.
Here are the rules:
It basically works like this:
  • On each bird, at the end there is a number. This is the amount of points it is worth (rarer the bird the more points). For each bird on your life list you add the number you see at the end up to make your total.
  • For example here would be the first section of the game (don't start playing it from this):
  1. Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2 10p
  2. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus A 30p
  3. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A 25p
  4. Bean Goose Anser fabalis A 30p
  5. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A 25p
  6. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A 20p
  7. Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus A 35p
  8. Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4 15p
  9. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2 35p
  10. Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C1 10p
  11. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2 25p
  12. Brent Goose Branta bernicla A 25p
  13. Red-breasted Goose* Branta ruficollis A 60p
For example I have seen from that; Mute, Tundra and Whooper Swans, Pink-footed, Great White-fronted, Greylag, Greater Canada, Barnacle and Brent Geese. So I add the points next to those birds up to give me a total of 180 points- in the full thing I would do the whole British List.
Here is the pointing system:

  • 10p= Really common
  • 15p=Common
  • 20p=Fairly Common
  • 25p=Uncommon
  • 30p=Localized
  • 35p=Scarce
  • 40p=Minor Raritee
  • 50p=Vagrant
  • 60p=Smaller National Raritee
  • 70p=National Raritee
  • 80p=Mega
  • 90p=Super Mega (only recorded two to 20 times in Britain before)
  • 100p=First for Britain

  • The game is posted in sections- there are ten of these, each consisting of 60 birds.
  • If you see a new bird for the year (which is very likely seeing that it is only half way throught the year) then let me know and I will add the points for you.
Any questions please ask me. The first part will be posted on Wednesday 20th June 07.
Thanks,
David
 
And a very important part I forgot to mention.
There are three categories you can enter in : Category A (Points based on the birds you have seen in Britain, excluding the Republic of Ireland)
Category B (Points based on birds you have seen in Republic of Ireland only)
Category C (Points based on birds seen in a different couintry but are on the British List, points are likely to be biased however it will be interesting to see how it turns out and it lets other people have a go)
Thanks,
TDB
 
And a very important part I forgot to mention.
There are three categories you can enter in : Category A (Points based on the birds you have seen in Britain, excluding the Republic of Ireland)
Category B (Points based on birds you have seen in Republic of Ireland only)
Category C (Points based on birds seen in a different couintry but are on the British List, points are likely to be biased however it will be interesting to see how it turns out and it lets other people have a go)
Thanks,
TDB

Hmmmm I like the sound of category C. Almost all of the birds I've seen this year are 60-100s on the other Bird Points Game. Yes, this does sound fun!
 
As promised the first part of the 2007 bird points game is here everyone prepare to play round 1.
  1. Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2 10p
  2. Tundra (Bewick’s)Swan Cygnus columbianus A 30p
  3. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A 25p
  4. Bean Goose Anser fabalis A 30p
  5. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A 25p
  6. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A 20p
  7. Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus A 70p
  8. Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4 15p
  9. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2 35p
  10. Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C1 10p
  11. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2 25p
  12. Brent Goose Branta bernicla A 25p
  13. Red-breasted Goose* Branta ruficollis A 60p
  14. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C1 20p
  15. Ruddy Shelduck* Tadorna ferruginea BD 40p
  16. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A 20p
  17. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1 20p
  18. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope A 15p
  19. American Wigeon Anas americana A 35p
  20. Gadwall Anas strepera AC2 15p
  21. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca A 15p
  22. Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A 35p
  23. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos AC2C4 10p
  24. American Black Duck* Anas rubripes A 60p
  25. Northern Pintail Anas acuta A 15p
  26. Garganey Anas querquedula A 25p
  27. Blue-winged Teal* Anas discors A 60p
  28. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata A 15p
  29. Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina AC2 25p
  30. Common Pochard Aythya ferina A 15p
  31. Redhead* Aythya americana A 90p
  32. Canvasback* Aythya valisineria A 90p
  33. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A 40p
  34. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A 40p
  35. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A 10p
  36. Greater Scaup Aythya marila A 25p
  37. Lesser Scaup* Aythya affinis A 60p
  38. Common Eider Somateria mollissima A 20p
  39. King Eider Somateria spectabilis A 60p
  40. Steller's Eider* Polysticta stelleri A 80p
  41. Harlequin Duck* Histrionicus histrionicus A 90p
  42. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A 30p
  43. Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A 20p
  44. Black Scoter* Melanitta americana A 90p
  45. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A 50p
  46. Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A 30p
  47. Bufflehead* Bucephala albeola A 90p
  48. Barrow's Goldeneye* Bucephala islandica A 90p
  49. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A 15p
  50. Smew Mergellus albellus A 25p
  51. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A 25p
  52. Goosander Mergus merganser A 20p
  53. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C2 20p
  54. Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus A 25p
  55. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta A 25p
  56. Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix A 25p
  57. Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus BC3 30p
  58. Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1 20p
  59. Grey Partridge Perdix perdix AC2 25p
  60. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A 30p
Let me know your scores and I will add you to the scoreboard.
 
215 for me for part 1 (quite handy having Minsmere close by!!!). Have missed out on all the winter geese because I wasn't birding then but will catch up with them in the autumn!;)

Claire
 
1,015........is that possible? I just counted all the birds there I have seen and added there points together? Thats how I do it, right?

BC
 
Ok he score board will be on in a sec. On-firecrest, they are updated (eg some of the birds I have changed by 5 or 10 points because I thought it would be more suitable.
BC Birder It is possible but if you are surprised are you sure you did it for your year list?

IMPORTANT EDIT: Just noticed that I didn't change the rules it is meant to say for each bird on your year list not life list, it won't let me change it so keep it in mind.
 
Please let me know where your list is based (either Britian, Republic of Ireland or any other country)
Here is the scoreboard as I am asuming is in the correct catgories (full stop at the end of your scoremeans score is up to date with the latest round).
Scoreboard
Category A
1st Teamsaint with 750 points .
2nd The Devil Bird (me) with 530 points .
3rd Claire78 with 215 points .


Category B

Category C
1st B.C Birder with 1065 points .
2nd Birderbf with 925 points .
3rd Swiss7 with 405 points .
 
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Ok he score board will be on in a sec. On-firecrest, they are updated (eg some of the birds I have changed by 5 or 10 points because I thought it would be more suitable.
BC Birder It is possible but if you are surprised are you sure you did it for your year list?

IMPORTANT EDIT: Just noticed that I didn't change the rules it is meant to say for each bird on your year list not life list, it won't let me change it so keep it in mind.

Thanks for chANging that, thats were I got confused. Ok then, if I discount the two birds that I have on my life list, but haven't seen this year, my final total is 965. So you can just knock of that 50 points from the scoreboard. Yay, still in first place lol.

BC
 
Scoreboard
Category A

1st Teamsaint with 750 points .
2nd The Devil Bird (me) with 530 points .
3rd Claire78 with 215 points .


Category B

Category C
1st B.C Birder with 1065 points .
2nd Birderbf with 1120 points .
3rd Swiss7 with 405 points .
 
Here is part two
  1. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1 15
  2. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus C1 30
  3. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae C6 30
  4. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A 30
  5. Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A 30
  6. Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A 30
  7. Yellow-billed Diver* Gavia adamsii A 70
  8. Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps A 80
  9. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A 15
  10. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A 15
  11. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A 35
  12. Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A 30
  13. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A 30
  14. Black-browed Albatross*Thalassarche melanophris A 80
  15. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A 20
  16. Fea's Petrel* Pterodroma feae A 90
  17. Capped Petrel* Pterodroma hasitata A 90
  18. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A 35
  19. Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A 35
  20. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus A 30
  21. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A 25
  22. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A 30
  23. Macaronesian Shearwater* Puffinus baroli A 80
  24. Wilson 's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus A 60
  25. White-faced Storm-petrel* Pelagodroma marina ]B 100
  26. European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A 30
  27. Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A 35
  28. Swinhoe's Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma monorhis A 60
  29. Madeiran Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma castro B 90
  30. Red-billed Tropicbird*Phaethon aethereus A 100
  31. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus A 25
  32. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A 15
  33. Double-crested Cormorant* Phalacrocorax auritus A 90
  34. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A 25
  35. Ascension Frigatebird*Fregata aquila]A 100
  36. Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris A 25
  37. American Bittern* Botaurus lentiginosus A 80
  38. Little Bittern* Ixobrychus minutus A 40
  39. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A 40
  40. Green Heron*Butorides virescens A 20
  41. Squacco Heron* Ardeola ralloidesA 60
  42. Cattle Egret*Bubulcus ibis A 50
  43. Little Egret Egretta garzetta A 20
  44. Snowy Egret* Egretta thula A 90
  45. Great Egret Ardea alba A 50
  46. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A 15
  47. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A 40
  48. Black Stork* Ciconia nigra A 60
  49. White Stork Ciconia ciconia A 40
  50. Glossy Ibis* Plegadis falcinellus A 60
  51. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A 35
  52. European Honey-buzzard [FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Pernis apivorus A 35
  53. Black Kite Milvus migrans A 40
  54. Red Kite Milvus milvus AC3 30
  55. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicillaAC3 35
  56. Egyptian Vulture* Neophron percnopterus B 100
  57. Short-toed Eagle* Circaetus gallicus A 90
  58. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A 25
  59. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A 30
  60. Pallid Harrier*Circus macrourus A 90
 
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Welcome to the game jocateme. Word 07 is great but that was annoying, has all that rubbish been deleted for you guys, I can't see it anymore. I have changed the style to word 2003 so I hope that will fix it next time.
Scoreboard
Category A
1st: Teamsaint with 750 points
2nd: The Devil Bird (me) with 825 points .
3rd: Claire78 with 400 points .
Category B

Category C
1st: B.C Birder with 1350 points .
2nd: Birderbf with 1770 points .
3rd: Swiss7 with 405 points
4th: Jocateme with 360 points.
 
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