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Old Thursday 11th September 2008, 21:57   #1
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Last 3 ticks whats yours?

A slight twist on a recent post....... So what are your latest 3 ticks.

As I am new mine are somewhat "non exotic" but still everyones got to start at the bottom!!

Little Grebe (Bottoms reservoir Macclesfield)
Knot (New Brighton)
Turnstone (New Brighton)


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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 09:20   #2
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Last three world

Black-necked Stilt
Blue Bunting
Northern Potoo

Last three UK

Pacific Diver
Black Kite
Long-billed Murrelet

Last three garden

Oystercatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Curlew
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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 09:58   #3
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Cleaned up some tarty birds in the last week:

Tawny Pip (Portland)
Subalp (Trow Quarry)
Icterine Warbler (Whitburn)
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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 10:10   #4
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Marsh Harrier

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Bearded Tit
Spotted Redshank
Woodcock

Patch-
Pied Flycatcher
Buzzard
Kingfisher

(Yes, I know...)
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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 10:17   #5
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I think;

Black Stork
Little Swift
White Tailed Eagle
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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 11:54   #6
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British List; Brown Flycatcher (Flamborough, not yet accepted), White-crowned Sparrow (Cley) and 'armchair' Caspian Gull.

World; Island Srcub Jay, Xantus's Murrelet (California) and Lucy's Warbler (Nevada)
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Old Friday 12th September 2008, 12:44   #7
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British -

Long-billed Murrelet - Dawlish (November 2006)
Blyth's Pipit - Tresco (last October)
Hume's Warbler - Beachy Head (New Years' Eve)

Must get out more.
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Old Saturday 13th September 2008, 14:31   #8
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Life ticks

Black Stork Yorkshire UK
African Collared Dove Tenerife Spain
Black Kite Yorkshire

Year Ticks
Manx Shearwater Spurn Yorkshire
Little Tern Spurn
Shore Lark Spurn
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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 02:24   #9
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From Canada but here are mine
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Alder Flycatcher
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Little Stint

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Rose breasted Grossbeak
Alder Flycatcher
Ruddy Turnstone
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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 02:48   #10
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Is this a twist on my "Top 3 most wanted" Thread lol?

My last three:

Black-throated Blue Warbler
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Wood Duck

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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 12:32   #11
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Wryneck
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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 12:35   #12
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Last three are

Red Footed Falcon
Shag
Wryneck

Off to Norfolk on monday for a few days so hopefully I can post three more next week.
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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 12:35   #13
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Blyth's Reed Warbler
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Old Saturday 20th September 2008, 13:41   #14
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Atlantic Puffin
Black Guillemot
Roseate Tern

All seen in Maine (USA) in May of this year.
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Old Sunday 5th October 2008, 20:32   #15
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Old Monday 6th October 2008, 06:21   #16
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Ruddy Duck (Brent Res)
Common Scoter (Walcott)
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Old Saturday 11th October 2008, 14:59   #17
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Hume's Leaf Warbler
Little Crake
Alder Flycatcher

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Streaked Cuckoo
Long-billed Gnatwren
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Old Saturday 11th October 2008, 16:20   #18
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Grey Phalarope,Cheddar Reservoir yesterday
Common Gull,Cheddar Reservoir yesterday
Red Necked Phalarope, Weston-Super-Mare Sewage works Aug
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Old Saturday 11th October 2008, 17:09   #19
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Stilt sandpiper
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terek sand
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Old Thursday 16th October 2008, 22:07   #20
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Lanceolated Warbler
Brown Flycatcher
Siberian Thrush

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Old Friday 17th October 2008, 08:51   #21
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Update on mine:

American Robin (New Jersey)
Turkey Vulture (Kansas)
Tree creeper (Back Garden) :)
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Old Friday 17th October 2008, 09:22   #22
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Wallcreeper(Spain)
Ring necked duck(Lothian)
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Old Sunday 19th October 2008, 10:32   #23
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Old Tuesday 21st October 2008, 12:25   #24
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Black-capped Donacobius
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Roadside Hawk
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Old Tuesday 21st October 2008, 12:28   #25
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