Best Bird of 2011 So Far (1 Viewer)

[dwallace]

Sandhill Crane at Boyton Marshes. A long twitch, but a great bird with the added bonus of 2 fly-over Glossy Ibises and Willow Emerald Damselfly.

Dave W

 

[Reuven_M]

Watching a saw-whet owl cough up a pellet was awesome, as was a very rare black-throated gray warbler giving excellent views, but I'd have to go with watching a pomarine jaeger chasing around bonaparte's gulls.

 

[grebefeet9]

A scaup I found today amoungst some tufted duck - not too bad for my first visit to that particular area for birdwatching purposes, and a lifer for me already!

here, we have the opposite scenario. a tufted duck among 100's of scaup.

 

[JeffMoh]

Several lifers this year but the best bird was not a lifer. It was a Green-tailed Towhee, a species that we don't usually get in southeast Texas.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[bongofury]

Pallid Harrier at Garnock Floods. Two attempts, significant waits each time, half a day's annual leave and a train ride to get there. Well worth the effort.

 

[Steve Arlow]

Truly stunning Banded Pitta in Thailand in February and the Northern Waterthrush on Scilly for the UK whilst local area would be the Slaty-backed Gull.

 

[lewis20126]

Hampshire - Semip Sand,
UK - White-throated Robin whilst sat on the wall (me, not the Robin); a day in the Cairngorms with Snow Bunt, Dotterel & Ptarmigan
World - Red-tailed Comet (full tail-fanning glory), Titicaca Grebe (Bolivia), Caspian Snowcock in the snow (Turkey)

cheers, alan