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Garden / Yard List 2015 (1 Viewer)
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Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
KenM
Well-known member
Sue...I expect you have seen my No.1 target sea bird numerous times on your oceanic wanderings, wonder if you can get it in one?
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Sue...I expect you have seen my No.1 target sea bird numerous times on your oceanic wanderings, wonder if you can get it in one?
Never mind seabirds, somebody send me a Feral Pigeon!
Richard
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Peter, the temps up there are why there are more Canadians in Hualtulco than Mexicans.
Yes, we have an phrase for them up here ... we call them "smart people."
(Or, less charitably, "Gdm lucky b@$!@^ds!")
My yard list (just started yesterday, since I was actually home during daylight hours - for a change) is pretty sad so far:
01) "Slate-coloured" Junco
02) Black-capped Chickadee
03) House Finch
04) Northern Cardinal
timsg80
Gregor Tims
Same here! I'm hoping for a fourth garden record of Feral Pigeon at some point...
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
#11 Feral Pigeon
I think we must count them 'cos they are self breeding - not escapes.
and one Red Squirrel. Oh! - you don't count these? 3 (Sadly no flying squirrel anyway...)
I think we must count them 'cos they are self breeding - not escapes.
and one Red Squirrel. Oh! - you don't count these? 3
(Sadly no flying squirrel anyway...)
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SueO
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What is your #1? I'll bet I haven't seen it. I inadvertently squandered a great opportunity for pelagic birding. When we first began our sailing adventure, everything over the water was a 'seagull'Sue...I expect you have seen my No.1 target sea bird numerous times on your oceanic wanderings, wonder if you can get it in one?
. I didn't spend much focused time looking for birds at sea until about the Med. The first ocean that I pointedly went out to search daily was our last ocean; the Atlantic. Of course, from the beginning, I did notice blatantly different birds: Boobies, Tropicbirds, Petrels (most Petrels when unidentified). I probably saw all kinds of Shearwaters and with a half glance thought of them as 'seagulls'. I did look for and see Little Blue Penguins in NZ and I actively searched for and ID'd terns in OZ. To my knowledge, I have not seen an Albatross (hope that will change when we bring Peregrine north for good in a few years). I don't want to convey that I didn't notice anything, because my love of nature has always driven me to look and learn, but I didn't put an active effort into pelagic until well into the circumnavigation. If I was young enough and strong enough and stupid enough to sail around the world again knowing what I know now....
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KenM
Well-known member
What is your #1? I'll bet I haven't seen it. I inadvertently squandered a great opportunity for pelagic birding. When we first began our sailing adventure, everything over the water was a 'seagull'
Well you named It in ''two Sue''....Red-billed Tropicbird to be exact..grace, pace and the ''wow factor'', If I ever get to see one, I don't think I'll be disappointed. :t:
joannec
Well-known member
So you're not quite done?
SueO
Well-known member
The circumnavigation is finished, but Peregrine is not back in California. We crossed our outbound track last March when we sailed into Zihuatanejo, thirteen years after leaving. We sailed around the world and as far as I am concerned, I am DONE!
Seriously, we were going to take our time coming home. We planned to head up to the Sea of Cortez and maybe spend a few seasons exploring. Many cruisers (people who sail around and live on their boats) love the Sea and have spent years sailing up and down the coast of Mexico. We thought we would spend the hurricane seasons at home in San Diego County, and the rest of the year in Mexico. We ended up having to change our plans a bit because my Mom needs a little help right now. We've moved in with her and I am very happy to have a kitchen, a bathroom so close I don't have to run the last 100 feet to make it, a toilet that flushes rather than having to be pumped 25 times after use, a washer and dryer, sinks with hot water coming from a tap to do dishes, etc., etc., etc. Gene plans on going back to Peregrine in March for a month or so to do some repairs (I'm not holding my breath for that!). He can fly back and forth as the mood strikes him. He and a few buddies might even do the 'Baja Bash' and bring Peregrine home. We don't know what we're going to do, but we are used to that.Here is a link to Gene's blog post about the crossing the line, and at the end of that there is a link to his article in Latitude 38 (popular sailing magazine) about our finishing:
http://thetwitchingsailor.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-circle-is-unbroken_10.html
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Now, you're all trying to annoy me with your Feral Pigeons, hmmm, thinks - how do you know it's not a Stowaway Pigeon sp that hitched a ride on your boat? I demand you obtain a, err, sample for DNA analysis
Richard (in the feral-free Alps, well, apart from feral cats that is :C )
lazza
Well-known member
So, one week into the year, and the garden list is a bit pathetic so far, in terms of number of species, with several of the commoner species yet to put in an appearance (when I've been watching!). Having said that, I have already had my first new species for this garden, with a little egret flying over on the 2nd of January, as I opened my bedroom curtains! So far:
1. Dunnock
2. Blue tit
3. Blackbird
4. Black-headed gull
5. Carrion crow
6. Woodpigeon
7. House sparrow
8. Robin
9. Fieldfare
10. Little egret
11. Great tit
12. Starling
13. Collared dove
14. Magpie
15. Goldfinch
16. Wren
Our garden is typical of many on modern, British housing developments, about 12m x 15m, hemmed in by other gardens, in the middle of a smallish (150 house) development, but on the edge of a rural market town, with farmland less than 50m away to the east and 150m away to the south. The photo is the only one I have of the garden, but it's from a couple of years ago when we had heavy snow!
1. Dunnock
2. Blue tit
3. Blackbird
4. Black-headed gull
5. Carrion crow
6. Woodpigeon
7. House sparrow
8. Robin
9. Fieldfare
10. Little egret
11. Great tit
12. Starling
13. Collared dove
14. Magpie
15. Goldfinch
16. Wren
Our garden is typical of many on modern, British housing developments, about 12m x 15m, hemmed in by other gardens, in the middle of a smallish (150 house) development, but on the edge of a rural market town, with farmland less than 50m away to the east and 150m away to the south. The photo is the only one I have of the garden, but it's from a couple of years ago when we had heavy snow!
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joannec
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The circumnavigation is finished, but Peregrine is not back in California. We crossed our outbound track last March when we sailed into Zihuatanejo, thirteen years after leaving. We sailed around the world and as far as I am concerned, I am DONE!
Here is a link to Gene's blog post about the crossing the line, and at the end of that there is a link to his article in Latitude 38 (popular sailing magazine) about our finishing:
http://thetwitchingsailor.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-circle-is-unbroken_10.html
That is an amazing adventure! :t: I'm in awe; you guys could write a book. I'm not surprised you want some basic comforts like a flushing loo and water from a tap! :gh: Congratulations to you both. B
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
New species on 2nd January, that's a good start Lazza, I remember pedalling from Selsey to Pagham Harbour for a 'mega' Little Egret in the '80s - how times have changed........
Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
if were doing Feral Pigs aswell....... I go up one :h?:
24. Feral Pigeon
25. Rook
26. Goldfinch
SueO
Well-known member
Thanks, Joanne. With GPS and electronic maps etc., more people are sailing around the world, maybe 200-300 a year (?). Still, it's a tough trip, and there were a few times where I was physically and emotionally stretched pretty thin.Congratulations to you both. B
