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gareth_blockley · Monday 7th January 2008, 14:14

Here goes my first serious year list, lets see how i do!

Only counting birds on the BOU list. Lifers are in BOLD.

01/01/08 - Ratley, Upton and Edgehill in Warks:

1 Peregrine
2 Pheasant
3 Stock Dove
4 Woodpigeon
5 Collared Dove
6 Great Spotted Woodpecker
7 Skylark
8 Meadow Pipit
9 Wren
10 Dunnock
11 Robin
12 Blackbird
13 Song Thrush
14 Redwing
15 Mistle Thrush
16 Goldcrest
17 Long-tailed Tit
18 Blue Tit
19 Great Tit
20 Coal Tit
21 Nuthatch
22 Jay
23 Magpie
24 Jackdaw
25 Rook
26 Carrion Crow
27 Starling
28 House Sparrow
29 Chaffinch
30 Greenfinch
31 Goldfinch
32 Yellowhammer

03/01/08 - Driving around Warks:

33 Common Buzzard
34 Kestrel

03/01/08 - Marsh lane, West Mids:

35 Tawny Owl
36 Treecreeper
37 Tree Sparrow
38 Siskin
39 Common Redpoll (UK lifer)
40 Lesser Redpoll
41 Bullfinch

03/01/08 - Draycote water, Warks:

42 Lesser Scaup (same bird UK lifer 2007)
43 Long-tailed Duck (UK lifer)
44 Smew
45 Mute Swan
46 Greylag Goose
47 Greater Canada Goose
48 Wigeon
49 Gadwall
50 Teal
51 Mallard
52 Pochard
53 Tufted Duck
54 Goldeneye
55 Goosander
56 Little Grebe
57 Great Crested Grebe
58 Cormorant
59 Coot
60 Lapwing
61 Black-headed Gull
62 Common Gull
63 Lesser Black-backed Gull
64 Herring Gull
65 Great Black-backed Gull
66 Pied Wagtail

05/01/08 - Driving around Oxon:

67 Golden Plover

05/01/08 - Farmoor, Oxon:

68 Snipe
69 Kingfisher
70 Water Pipit
71 Grey Wagtail
72 Marsh tit
73 Reed bunting

05/01/08 - Dix pit, Oxon:

74 Shoveler
75 Pintail
76 Grey Heron
77 Moorhen
78 Yellow-legged Gull
- Caspian Gull (UK lifer)
79 Iceland Gull
- Thayer's Gull

05/01/08 - Stanton harcourt, Oxon:

80 Sparrowhawk

05/01/08 - Otmoor RSPB, Oxon:

81 Pink-footed Goose
82 White-fronted Goose

06/01/08 - Bury down, Berks:

83 Red Kite
84 Short-eared Owl
85 Stonechat
86 Linnet
87 Corn Bunting

gareth_blockley · Saturday 12th January 2008, 19:23

88 Great-northern diver
89 Red-necked grebe (UK lifer)

gareth_blockley · Thursday 17th January 2008, 19:33

90 Marsh harrier
91 Brent goose (Pale)
92 Shelduck
93 Oystercatcher
94 Redshank
95 Grey plover
96 Curlew
97 Little egret

gareth_blockley · Monday 21st January 2008, 20:44

Undisclosed site, Warks

98 Barn owl

Teeside, Cleveland

99 Woodcock
100 Ruddy duck

Broke the January 100 target

gareth_blockley · Saturday 26th January 2008, 21:09

Lea marston, Warks

101 Scaup (UK lifer)

Laundry lane, Warks

102 Firecrest

gareth_blockley · Tuesday 29th January 2008, 14:31

103 Cetti's warbler
104 Avocet
105 Bar-tailed godwit
106 Knot
107 Dunlin
108 Sanderling
109 Turnstone

28/01/08 - Isle of Sheppey, Kent

110 Rough legged buzzard (UK lifer)
111 Hen harrier
112 Green sandpiper
113 Red-legged partridge

gareth_blockley · Saturday 2nd February 2008, 12:11

02/02/08 - Banbury, Oxon

114 Willow tit

gareth_blockley · Sunday 3rd February 2008, 20:49

03/02/08 - Cliff, Warks

115 Brambling

gareth_blockley · Tuesday 5th February 2008, 13:18

04/02/08 - Undisclosed site, Lincs

116 Jack snipe (UK lifer)
117 Black-tailed Godwit
118 Ringed plover

gareth_blockley · Sunday 10th February 2008, 20:33

Saltfleet, Lincs

119 Glossy Ibis (UK Lifer)

Legbourne, Lincs

120 Cattle Egret

Draycote Water, Warks

121 Glaucous Gull (UK Lifer)
- Kumliens Gull (UK Lifer)

gareth_blockley · Sunday 10th February 2008, 20:36

Cromford, Derbys

122 Hawfinch

Allestree, Derbys

123 Waxwing (UK Lifer)

Hartshill, Warks

124 Great White Egret (UK Lifer)

gareth_blockley · Friday 15th February 2008, 19:01

15/02/08 - Lisvane reservoir, Glamorgan

125 Spotted Sandpiper (UK Lifer)

15/02/08 - Forest of Dean, Glos

126 Raven
127 Great Grey Shrike
128 Goshawk
129 Mandarin
130 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

gareth_blockley · Tuesday 19th February 2008, 21:36

17 to 19/02/08 - Norfolk and Suffolk

Three days of birding in east anglia produced the following species:

131 Whooper Swan
132 Crossbill
133 Golden Pheasant
134 Red Throated Diver
135 Fulmar
136 Lapland Bunting
137 Ruff
138 Mediterranean Gull
139 Bearded Tit (UK Lifer)
140 Spotted redshank
141 Eider
142 Red Breasted Merganser
143 White Crowned Sparrow (UK Lifer)
144 Snow Bunting
145 Gannet
146 Dartford Warbler (UK Lifer)
147 Water Rail
148 Common Scoter
149 Bittern
150 Merlin

gareth_blockley · Tuesday 18th March 2008, 23:19

15/03/08 to 18/03/08 Hampshire

151 Chiffchaff
152 Sand martin
153 Black-necked grebe
154 Rock pipit
155 Woodlark

gareth_blockley · Sunday 30th March 2008, 15:02

19/03/08 to 29/03/08 Ireland*

* yeah yeah Ireland isn't Britain so BOU list dosn't count but its my list - like it or lump it!

156 Hooded Crow
157 Black Guillemot
158 Shag
159 Chough
160 Kittiwake
161 Wheatear
162 Sand Martin
163 Manx Shearwater
164 Razorbill
165 Dipper
- Pale bellied Brent Goose
166 Greenshank
167 Guillemot
168 Puffin
169 Common Sandpiper

gareth_blockley · Sunday 6th April 2008, 20:47

03/04/08 - Lockerley, Hants

170 Little owl

06/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon

171 Swallow
172 House martin
173 Yellow wagtail
- White wagtial
174 Little plover

gareth_blockley · Monday 7th April 2008, 22:08

07/04/08 - Elmley marshes RSPB, Kent

175 Willow warbler

gareth_blockley · Tuesday 8th April 2008, 21:46

08/04/08 - Dungeness, Kent

176 Sedge Warbler
177 Bluethroat, White-spotted (UK Lifer)
178 Dark-eyed Junco (UK Lifer)

gareth_blockley · Thursday 10th April 2008, 21:22

10/04/08 - Oare marshes, Kent

179 Whimbrel

gareth_blockley · Saturday 12th April 2008, 18:08

12/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon

180 Blackcap

gareth_blockley · Wednesday 16th April 2008, 20:54

15/04/08 - Northward hill, Kent

181 Whitethroat

gareth_blockley · Thursday 17th April 2008, 17:47

17/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon

182 Common tern

gareth_blockley · Sunday 20th April 2008, 21:20

20/04/08 - Foxholes, Oxon

183 Cuckoo

20/04/08 - Napton, Warks

184 Ring ouzel

gareth_blockley · Friday 25th April 2008, 22:05

25/04/08 - Brandon marsh, Warks

185 Garganey
186 Reed Warbler
187 Grasshopper Warbler

gareth_blockley · Saturday 26th April 2008, 21:07

26/04/08 - Wyre forset, Worcs

188 Tree Pipit
189 Redstart
190 Pied flycatcher (UK lifer)
191 Garden Warbler

26/04/08 - Upton warren, Worcs

192 Little gull
193 Winchat

Monday 7th January 2008, 14:14	#1
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	Gareth_Blockley's 2008 list Here goes my first serious year list, lets see how i do! Only counting birds on the BOU list. Lifers are in BOLD. 01/01/08 - Ratley, Upton and Edgehill in Warks: 1 Peregrine 2 Pheasant 3 Stock Dove 4 Woodpigeon 5 Collared Dove 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker 7 Skylark 8 Meadow Pipit 9 Wren 10 Dunnock 11 Robin 12 Blackbird 13 Song Thrush 14 Redwing 15 Mistle Thrush 16 Goldcrest 17 Long-tailed Tit 18 Blue Tit 19 Great Tit 20 Coal Tit 21 Nuthatch 22 Jay 23 Magpie 24 Jackdaw 25 Rook 26 Carrion Crow 27 Starling 28 House Sparrow 29 Chaffinch 30 Greenfinch 31 Goldfinch 32 Yellowhammer 03/01/08 - Driving around Warks: 33 Common Buzzard 34 Kestrel 03/01/08 - Marsh lane, West Mids: 35 Tawny Owl 36 Treecreeper 37 Tree Sparrow 38 Siskin 39 Common Redpoll (UK lifer) 40 Lesser Redpoll 41 Bullfinch 03/01/08 - Draycote water, Warks: 42 Lesser Scaup (same bird UK lifer 2007) 43 Long-tailed Duck (UK lifer) 44 Smew 45 Mute Swan 46 Greylag Goose 47 Greater Canada Goose 48 Wigeon 49 Gadwall 50 Teal 51 Mallard 52 Pochard 53 Tufted Duck 54 Goldeneye 55 Goosander 56 Little Grebe 57 Great Crested Grebe 58 Cormorant 59 Coot 60 Lapwing 61 Black-headed Gull 62 Common Gull 63 Lesser Black-backed Gull 64 Herring Gull 65 Great Black-backed Gull 66 Pied Wagtail 05/01/08 - Driving around Oxon: 67 Golden Plover 05/01/08 - Farmoor, Oxon: 68 Snipe 69 Kingfisher 70 Water Pipit 71 Grey Wagtail 72 Marsh tit 73 Reed bunting 05/01/08 - Dix pit, Oxon: 74 Shoveler 75 Pintail 76 Grey Heron 77 Moorhen 78 Yellow-legged Gull - Caspian Gull (UK lifer) 79 Iceland Gull - Thayer's Gull 05/01/08 - Stanton harcourt, Oxon: 80 Sparrowhawk 05/01/08 - Otmoor RSPB, Oxon: 81 Pink-footed Goose 82 White-fronted Goose 06/01/08 - Bury down, Berks: 83 Red Kite 84 Short-eared Owl 85 Stonechat 86 Linnet 87 Corn Bunting Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:14.

Saturday 12th January 2008, 19:23	#2
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	12/01/08 - Draycote reservoir, Warks 88 Great-northern diver 89 Red-necked grebe (UK lifer) Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:14.

Thursday 17th January 2008, 19:33	#3
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	16/01/08 - Isle of Grain, Kent 90 Marsh harrier 91 Brent goose (Pale) 92 Shelduck 93 Oystercatcher 94 Redshank 95 Grey plover 96 Curlew 97 Little egret Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:15.

Monday 21st January 2008, 20:44	#4
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	21/01/08 Undisclosed site, Warks 98 Barn owl Teeside, Cleveland 99 Woodcock 100 Ruddy duck Broke the January 100 target Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:15.

Saturday 26th January 2008, 21:09	#5
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	26/01/08 Lea marston, Warks 101 Scaup (UK lifer) Laundry lane, Warks 102 Firecrest Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:15.

Tuesday 29th January 2008, 14:31	#6
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	27/01/08 - Isle of Grain, Kent 103 Cetti's warbler 104 Avocet 105 Bar-tailed godwit 106 Knot 107 Dunlin 108 Sanderling 109 Turnstone 28/01/08 - Isle of Sheppey, Kent 110 Rough legged buzzard (UK lifer) 111 Hen harrier 112 Green sandpiper 113 Red-legged partridge Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:16. Reason: Forgot red-legs

Saturday 2nd February 2008, 12:11	#7
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	02/02/08 - Banbury, Oxon 114 Willow tit Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:16.

Sunday 3rd February 2008, 20:49	#8
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	03/02/08 - Cliff, Warks 115 Brambling Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:16.

Tuesday 5th February 2008, 13:18	#9
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	04/02/08 - Undisclosed site, Lincs 116 Jack snipe (UK lifer) 117 Black-tailed Godwit 118 Ringed plover Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:17.

Sunday 10th February 2008, 20:33	#10
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	09/02/08 Saltfleet, Lincs 119 Glossy Ibis (UK Lifer) Legbourne, Lincs 120 Cattle Egret Draycote Water, Warks 121 Glaucous Gull (UK Lifer) - Kumliens Gull (UK Lifer) Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:17.

Sunday 10th February 2008, 20:36	#11
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	10/02/08 Cromford, Derbys 122 Hawfinch Allestree, Derbys 123 Waxwing (UK Lifer) Hartshill, Warks 124 Great White Egret (UK Lifer) Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:17.

Friday 15th February 2008, 19:01	#12
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	15/02/08 - Lisvane reservoir, Glamorgan 125 Spotted Sandpiper (UK Lifer) 15/02/08 - Forest of Dean, Glos 126 Raven 127 Great Grey Shrike 128 Goshawk 129 Mandarin 130 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:18.

Tuesday 19th February 2008, 21:36	#13
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	17 to 19/02/08 - Norfolk and Suffolk Three days of birding in east anglia produced the following species: 131 Whooper Swan 132 Crossbill 133 Golden Pheasant 134 Red Throated Diver 135 Fulmar 136 Lapland Bunting 137 Ruff 138 Mediterranean Gull 139 Bearded Tit (UK Lifer) 140 Spotted redshank 141 Eider 142 Red Breasted Merganser 143 White Crowned Sparrow (UK Lifer) 144 Snow Bunting 145 Gannet 146 Dartford Warbler (UK Lifer) 147 Water Rail 148 Common Scoter 149 Bittern 150 Merlin Last edited by gareth_blockley : Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 20:20.

Tuesday 18th March 2008, 23:19	#14
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	15/03/08 to 18/03/08 Hampshire 151 Chiffchaff 152 Sand martin 153 Black-necked grebe 154 Rock pipit 155 Woodlark

Sunday 30th March 2008, 15:02	#15
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	19/03/08 to 29/03/08 Ireland* * yeah yeah Ireland isn't Britain so BOU list dosn't count but its my list - like it or lump it! 156 Hooded Crow 157 Black Guillemot 158 Shag 159 Chough 160 Kittiwake 161 Wheatear 162 Sand Martin 163 Manx Shearwater 164 Razorbill 165 Dipper - Pale bellied Brent Goose 166 Greenshank 167 Guillemot 168 Puffin 169 Common Sandpiper Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:46.

Sunday 6th April 2008, 20:47	#16
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	03/04/08 - Lockerley, Hants 170 Little owl 06/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon 171 Swallow 172 House martin 173 Yellow wagtail - White wagtial 174 Little plover Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:45.

Monday 7th April 2008, 22:08	#17
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	07/04/08 - Elmley marshes RSPB, Kent 175 Willow warbler Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:45.

Tuesday 8th April 2008, 21:46	#18
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	08/04/08 - Dungeness, Kent 176 Sedge Warbler 177 Bluethroat, White-spotted (UK Lifer) 178 Dark-eyed Junco (UK Lifer) Last edited by gareth_blockley : Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 13:03.

Thursday 10th April 2008, 21:22	#19
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	10/04/08 - Oare marshes, Kent 179 Whimbrel Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:44.

Saturday 12th April 2008, 18:08	#20
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	12/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon 180 Blackcap Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:44.

Wednesday 16th April 2008, 20:54	#21
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	15/04/08 - Northward hill, Kent 181 Whitethroat Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:44.

Thursday 17th April 2008, 17:47	#22
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	17/04/08 - Banbury, Oxon 182 Common tern Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:44.

Sunday 20th April 2008, 21:20	#23
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	20/04/08 - Foxholes, Oxon 183 Cuckoo 20/04/08 - Napton, Warks 184 Ring ouzel Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:44.

Friday 25th April 2008, 22:05	#24
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	25/04/08 - Brandon marsh, Warks 185 Garganey 186 Reed Warbler 187 Grasshopper Warbler Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:43.

Saturday 26th April 2008, 21:07	#25
gareth_blockley Smile people Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,599	26/04/08 - Wyre forset, Worcs 188 Tree Pipit 189 Redstart 190 Pied flycatcher (UK lifer) 191 Garden Warbler 26/04/08 - Upton warren, Worcs 192 Little gull 193 Winchat Last edited by gareth_blockley : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 14:43.

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