Birding by Points 2010 (4 Viewers)

[Helsinki Birder]

my apologies for not being online much over the last couple of months, I've been settling into college and of course birding has been busy! They're my excuses anyway.


Pariah, have you not counted House Crow. You would get 90 points if you decide to count it.

Yes newbies you can join in, I will PM you about how to take part

1 PARIAH 7880 Latest: self found Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snow Bunting, Pink-footed Goose
2 SEAN F 6355 Latest: Rosy Starling, White Stork, Buff-breasted Sandpiper
3 JACANA 5135 Latest: American Bittern etc
4 HOTSPUR 4950 Latest: self found Rough-legged Buzzard
5 TIMMYJONES 4710 Latest: self found Barred Warblers, Common Rosefinches and Icterine Warbler
6 THE DEVIL BIRD 4385 Latest: self found Common Quail, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Shearwater, Chough, self found Sooty Shearwater, self found Storm Petrel, Kittiwake, Arctic Skua, self found Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater, Red-crested Pochard, Little Gull, Purple Heron, Great White Egret
7 DARK KNIGHT 3880 Latest: Spotted Crake, Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, Cattle Egret, Red-backed Shrike, self found Black Tern
8 PETE MELLA 3325 Latest: Mandarin, Nightjar, Turtle Dove, Bearded Tit, Grasshopper Warbler, Whinchat, Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull
9 GROPPERWINCH 2605 Latest: Arctic Tern (self found), Black Tern (self found), Little Tern (self found), Avocet, Turtle Dove, Marsh Harrier, Arctic Skua, Bonxie
10 MIDLANDS BIRDER 1670 Latest: Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting, Little Egret

Thanks Devil Bird.

Counted. There was some issue with my spread sheet, which it appears was giving me a false total. Think I have corrected the error now. And with Buff Bellied Pipit, White Rumped Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler and Bearded Reedling, I am now on 7970.

Regards

Owen

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Worked Through some of the errors on my spreadsheet. Seems one of my updates was not saved and I left out some self found bonuses. Which is why I thought my total was off.

Correct total is 8055.

Owen

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Richard's Pipit, Waxwing, Rough-legged Buzzard, Glossy Ibis, and American Robin take me to 6625.

I suspect that will be it for the year. Those bring the year list to 267, which is my best one ever.

 

[Hotspur]

4990 with self found Little Auk - year list 222. Not my best by a long chalk but not bad considering I now have a toddler.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

I suspect that will be it for the year.

I spoke to soon.

Lond-billed Dowitcher and Mealy Redpoll bring me to 6720.

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Surf Scoter and a Self Found Black Necked Grebe put me on 8130.

http://corkdudeing.blogspot.com/2010/12/king-of-grebes.html

Owen

 

[Jacana]

5170 with self-found Purple Sandpiper. Still expecting a few more before the year is out.

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Self found waxwing today puts me on 8170.

Owen

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Self found Pied Billed Grebe and Goosanders take me to 8260.

http://corkdudeing.blogspot.com/2010/12/king-of-grebes-2-revenge-of-grebes.html

Owen

 

[Jacana]

Self found Pied Billed Grebe and Goosanders take me to 8260.

http://corkdudeing.blogspot.com/2010/12/king-of-grebes-2-revenge-of-grebes.html

Owen

:t: Nice one Owen!

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Thanks Will.

Owen

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Just to round things up, White-tailed Eagle and self-found Waxwing complete my score of 6770. My best ever year list by 4 species.

 

[Helsinki Birder]

8390 with Bittern, Velvet Scoter, Self found Ring Necked Duck, and 2 self found Smew.
Doubtful that any more year ticks will come my way now.

A pretty great year for birding!

http://corkdudeing.blogspot.com/2010/12/smew-good-for-words.html

Owen

 

[devilbirder]

Congratulations Pariah, you have had an excellent year and won by miles - what a load of self founds!!!

1 :king: PARIAH 8390 Latest: self found Pied-billed Grebe, Goosander, Waxwing, Black-necked Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Smew; Surf Scoter, Velvet Scoter, Bittern
2 SEAN F 6770 Latest: White-tailed Eagle, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mealy Redpoll, Richard's Pipit, Waxwing, Rough-legged Buzzard, Glossy Ibis, American Robin; self found Waxwing
3 JACANA 5170 Latest: self found Purple Sandpiper
4 HOTSPUR 4950 Latest: self found Rough-legged Buzzard
5 TIMMYJONES 4710 Latest: self found Barred Warblers, Common Rosefinches and Icterine Warbler
6 THE DEVIL BIRD 4385 Latest: self found Common Quail, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Shearwater, Chough, self found Sooty Shearwater, self found Storm Petrel, Kittiwake, Arctic Skua, self found Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater, Red-crested Pochard, Little Gull, Purple Heron, Great White Egret
7 DARK KNIGHT 3880 Latest: Spotted Crake, Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, Cattle Egret, Red-backed Shrike, self found Black Tern
8 PETE MELLA 3325 Latest: Mandarin, Nightjar, Turtle Dove, Bearded Tit, Grasshopper Warbler, Whinchat, Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull
9 GROPPERWINCH 2605 Latest: Arctic Tern (self found), Black Tern (self found), Little Tern (self found), Avocet, Turtle Dove, Marsh Harrier, Arctic Skua, Bonxie
10 MIDLANDS BIRDER 1670 Latest: Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting, Little Egret

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Are you doing a new competition in 2011?

CB

 

[devilbirder]

Yes, Cheshire Birder I will post up a new thread by the end of the month so that people can get most of the common species out of the way first!

all the best

David