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How's Your 2023 List Going? (1 Viewer)
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Paul Chapman
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Nightjar61
David Daniels
After an unproductive morning, I got a fly-over year tick as I was heading to my last birding stop of the day.
576. Peregrine Falcon
I had a three-falcon day today, something that has never happened to me in all my years, at least in North America.
I started with an American Kestrel this morning in my yard, then the Peregrine Falcon, and finally a Merlin at my last birding stop.
Dave
576. Peregrine Falcon
I had a three-falcon day today, something that has never happened to me in all my years, at least in North America.
I started with an American Kestrel this morning in my yard, then the Peregrine Falcon, and finally a Merlin at my last birding stop.
Dave
qwerty5
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Wednesday through Friday of this week brought four would-be county lifers to my local state park. Saturday and today brought me missing all of them...
But I still managed to hear one new bird this evening:
259. Eastern Screech-Owl
I'm sure I could have got this sooner, I just never really put any effort into it before today.
But I still managed to hear one new bird this evening:
259. Eastern Screech-Owl
I'm sure I could have got this sooner, I just never really put any effort into it before today.
Paul Chapman
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2,000 up this morning with Auckland Islands Shag.
A few pics here...
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All the best
Paul
A few pics here...
Paul's 2023 Photographic World List
We almost went up Ship Creek tonight but changed our mind because of the lack of paddles and instead Monro Beach was where we scored the Fiordland Crested Penguins and on the way back the Morepork... All the best Paul
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Paul
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David Daniels
Went out this evening to nearby open fields and picked up a year tick just at dusk.
577. Short-eared Owl
I went out almost every weekend evening last January and February looking for this bird and dipped every time. Nice to finally get it in the bag.
Dave
577. Short-eared Owl
I went out almost every weekend evening last January and February looking for this bird and dipped every time. Nice to finally get it in the bag.
Dave
Tero
Retired
It was a good year with the Finland points but still did not get to 300
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Hooded Merganser
272Short-eared Owl
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Late in the year, but new birds seem to be slowly trickling in, one by one.
578. Snow Goose
Dave
578. Snow Goose
Dave
Paul Chapman
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Nightjar61
David Daniels
After seeing a Snow Goose on December 17, birding became rather slow and I thought I was done for the year. However, while scouting locations for tomorrow’s start to the new year, I picked up what is likely my last addition to this year’s list.
579. Canvasback
Dave
579. Canvasback
Dave
Paul Chapman
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My yearlist finished on 2,045 species plus Ross's Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl & Black-rumped Waxbill that eBird did not give me. (The latter I considered to be a Category C population in Spain....) 51 were heard only & I photographed 1,815 species. (That last number will be checked when I finish editing my 2023 pics.)
The 2024 effort starts in around 9 hours.
All the best
Paul
The 2024 effort starts in around 9 hours.
All the best
Paul
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la_ravachol
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A week in Dorset to finish the year provided four final ticks, including one lifer. Perhaps if the weather had been better I might have found more and though it's kind of a shame not to make 500, it's still a lot more than I thought I'd get this year.
489. Slavonian Grebe
490. Common Goldeneye
491. Long-tailed Duck*
492. Black-throated Diver
489. Slavonian Grebe
490. Common Goldeneye
491. Long-tailed Duck*
492. Black-throated Diver
Derbyfella
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I need to catch up on Pennys adventures
But in final response to this thread my yearly total was 112
Not anywhere near some peoples but a record year of 'identified' birds for me with some really common exclusions...(but that bodes well for this year) and some lifers
even if only in terms of positively IDing them including
Garganey
Smew
Montagus Harrier - confirmed ID by others - beautiful but just two fleeting glimpses...
Common Gull - i know ive seen these lots but never really identified them
European Turtle Dove
Northern Wheater - possibly my favourite bird of the year!
Its nice to note my skills are improving but you cant get out and about finding birds
But in final response to this thread my yearly total was 112
Not anywhere near some peoples but a record year of 'identified' birds for me with some really common exclusions...(but that bodes well for this year) and some lifers
even if only in terms of positively IDing them including
Garganey
Smew
Montagus Harrier - confirmed ID by others - beautiful but just two fleeting glimpses...
Common Gull - i know ive seen these lots but never really identified them
European Turtle Dove
Northern Wheater - possibly my favourite bird of the year!
Its nice to note my skills are improving but you cant get out and about finding birds
