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Wallasea Island Essex 05/10/2008

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)

Seen at 1445hrs for a couple of minutes as the tide was coming in.

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Rettendon Essex 11/10/2008

Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)

Seen on both sides of the roadpast the Bell PH.

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Isles of Scilly Cornwall 18/10/2008

Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
Corn Crake (Crex crex)

Appledore Devon 19/10/2008

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)

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King George VI Memorial Park Ramsgate Kent 02/11/2008

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

Bockhill Farm St Margarets at Cliffe Kent 02/11/2008

Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maura)

No pics of the bluetail due to poor light.

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Rainham Marshes RSPB Essex 13/11/2008

European Serin (Serinus serinus)

2 birds 1 juv seen on reserve side of landfill site.

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Surrey Common Surrey 01/03/2009

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

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Old Winchester Hill NNR Hampshire 20/04/2009

White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Beddington Farm 21/04/2009

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

This bird has been accepted by the BBRC.

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Reculver Kent 10/05/2009

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

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Otmoor RSPB Oxfordshire 06/07/2009

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

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Cley Norfolk 09/07/2009

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

Seen on the North scrape this morning. Pics to follow.

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Breydon Water Norfolk 01/08/2009

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

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Stewartby Lake Bedfordshire 26/09/2009

Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

The pic is poor quality. The bird was seen in flight several times... due to the "Wacky races" on the lake.

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Staines Moor Middlesex 13/10/2009

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Trow Quarry South Shields Durham 24/10/2009

Eastern Crowned-warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)

Langton Beck Durham 24/10/2009

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

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Netley Common Surrey 02/01/2010

Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

30+ in Larch trees near Francis corner. pics to follow.

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The Lodge RSPB Bedfordshire 29/03/2010

Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

A Female in a small flock of Crossbill.

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This section covers a trip to Colombia with fellow Beddington birders Nick "100mph Pyro" Gardiner, Neil "The Brief" Stocks and Keith "Tony Blair" Millar. This was my first trip to South America and my first group excursion. The trip was booked through PRO AVES and our guide Trevor was excellent.

Unfortunately I fell foul to an illness whilst on my travels and missed a couple of days birding. This list ONLY shows my lifers and does not represent the groups trip list. I hope to post a full trip list at a later date. There are also a couple of species that have not been named yet one an Antpitta which I was fortunate to photograph.

We had a 36 hr epic journey back after the volcanic erruption in Iceland grounded most flights to Europe. We were lucky that an Air France flight and crew were grounded in Bogota and having managed to get to the airport at short notice made it back to Paris.... The challenge began there with rail bus ferry and a lift home from my collegues at stupid o clock completing the journey.

I have photographs of many of my sightings. I will post some on here and the best shots onto my website.

Bogota 31/03/2010

Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater)

La Florida 31/03/2010

This is a small city park located near Bogota airport featuring marsh and scrub species including the Bogota Rail.

Bogota Rail (Rallus semiplumbeus)
Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops)
Silvery-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis subpudica)
Brown-bellied Swallow (Notiochelidon murina)
Apolinar's Wren (Cistothorus apolinari)
Rufous-browed Conebill (Conirostrum rufum)
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus)
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)

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Chingaza National Park 01/04/2010

This area 50 km E of Bogota is a mountainous range featuring montane forest lakes and paramo covered with frailejones.

Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Flame-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera)
Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila)
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)
Longuemare's Sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse)
Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris)
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
Black-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena nigrirostris)
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Piculus rivolii)
White-browed Spinetail (Hellmayrea gularis)
Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger)
Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus)
Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula)
Ash-coloured Tapaculo (Myornis senilis)
Matorral Tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis)
Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristata)
Barred Fruiteater (Pipreola arcuata)
Black-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias nigrocapillus)
White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys)
Agile Tit-tyrant (Anairetes agilis)
Smoke-coloured Pewee (Contopus fumigatus)
Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis)
Brown-backed Chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor)
Streak-throated Bush-tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis)
Smoky Bush-tyrant (Myiotheretes fumigatus)
Andean Siskin (Carduelis spinescens)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Golden-fronted Redstart (Myioborus ornatus)
Black-crested Warbler (Basileuterus nigrocristatus)
Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor)
Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons)
Black-capped Hemispingus (Hemispingus atropileus)
Superciliaried Hemispingus (Hemispingus superciliaris)
Oleaginous Hemispingus (Hemispingus frontalis)
Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala)
Hooded Mountain-tanager (Buthraupis montana)
Black-chested Mountain-tanager (Buthraupis eximia)
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)
Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii)
White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)
Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis)
Bluish Flowerpiercer (Diglossopis caerulescens)
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossopis cyanea)
Pale-naped Brush-finch (Atlapetes pallidinucha)
Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus)
Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus)

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La Florida 02/04/2010

Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa)
Western Slaty-antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha)
Yellow-backed Tanager (Hemithraupis flavicollis)
Grey-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillata)
Fulvous-vented Euphonia (Euphonia fulvicrissa)

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Laguna del Hato 02/04/2010

A small area of forest which was disected by a river. This area was filled with birds and biting bugs.

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)
Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)
Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)
Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti)
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)
Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus)
White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)
Jet Antbird (Cercomacra nigricans)
White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes)
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus)
Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii)
Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseiceps)
Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia)
Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
Lesser Kiskadee (Philohydor lictor)
Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis)
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
Black-bellied Wren (Thryothorus fasciatoventris)
Buff-breasted Wren (Thryothorus leucotis)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea)
Black-collared Jay (Cyanolyca armillata)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Scrub Greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons)
Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)
White-eared Conebill (Conirostrum leucogenys)
Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus)
Velvet-fronted Euphonia (Euphonia concinna)
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
Plain-coloured Tanager (Tangara inornata)
Grey Seedeater (Sporophila intermedia)
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)

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Road to La Victoria 02/04/2010

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

La Victoria 02/04/2010

This area consists of humid forest in the Magdalena Valley above the town of La Victoria.

Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus)
Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen)
Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii)
Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus)
White-bibbed Manakin (Corapipo altera leucorrhoa)
Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
Sooty Ant-tanager (Habia gutturalis)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Lemon-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus)
Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus)
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Sporophila minuta)

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Libano 03/04/2010

A fragmented and remnent forest near Libano.

Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)
Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis)
Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura)
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii)
Golden-faced Tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Bay Wren (Thryothorus nigricapillus)
Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris)
Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis)
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys)
Rufous-naped Greenlet (Hylophilus semibrunneus)
Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
Crested Ant-tanager (Habia cristata)
Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)
Scrub Tanager (Tangara vitriolina)
Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis)
Dull-coloured Grassquit (Tiaris obscura)
Olive-headed Brush-finch (Atlapetes flaviceps)
Black-headed Brush-finch (Buarremon torquatus atricapillus)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

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La Victoria 04/04/2010

White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii)
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Citron-throated Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus citreolaemus)
Dull-mantled Antbird (Myrmeciza laemosticta)
Antioquia Bristle-tyrant (Pogonotriccus lanyoni)
Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)
Black-headed Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum nigriceps)
Whiskered Wren (Thryothorus mystacalis)
White-breasted Wood-wren (Henicorhina leucosticta)
Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas)
White-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus luctuosus)
Black-faced Dacnis (Dacnis lineata)

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Magdelena Valley 04/04/2010

Open area of wetlands.

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria)
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)

Cerulean Warbler Reserve 04/04/2010

Tropical Screech-owl (Megascops choliba)

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Cerulean Warbler Reserve 05/04/2010

This reserve is situated in the Magdelena Valley slope of the Eastern Cordillera cotains coffee plantations and subtropical Oak Forest.

Gorgeted Wood-quail (Odontophorus strophium)
West Andean Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus melanorhynchus)
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei)
Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingi)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus)
Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans)
Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis)
Lineated Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla subalaris)
Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus)
Olive-backed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus triangularis)
Brown-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus pusillus)
Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor)
Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor)
Parker's Antbird (Cercomacra parkeri)
White-bellied Antpitta (Grallaria hypoleuca)
Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris)
Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus)
Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)
Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus)
Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis)
Yellow-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus flavigularis)
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
Barred Becard (Pachyramphus versicolor)
Yellow-legged Thrush (Platycichla flavipes)
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus)
Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivacea)
Chestnut-capped Brush-finch (Buarremon brunneinucha)
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater)
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons)

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Cerulean Warbler Reserve 06/04/2010

Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula)
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Bicoloured Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus)
Niceforo's Wren (Thryothorus nicefori)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira)
Turquoise Dacnis-tanager (Pseudodacnis hartlaubi)
Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis)

Road to Bucaramanga Airport 06/04/2010

Thick-billed Seed-finch (Oryzoborus funereus)