Top 10 Birds (1 Viewer)

[Reader]

the thing is I can think of at least 10 more I want to include

Only 10 Pete. I can more than likely think of another 10 blocks of 10 and that is the birds I have seen. If I were to scour the books on birds I haven't seen I couldn't even guess the number.

I can think of 5 quick ones I would love to see. Cardinal, American Avocet, Black shouldered Kite, Roseate Spoonbill and American Kestrel for their sheer beauty alone plus there are so many American passerines that are real stunners that I am feeling quite overwhelmed by it all. lol

 

[Scholekster]

In no particular order after the first:
Oystercatcher
Grey Heron
Kingfisher
White Stork
House sparrow
Tree sparrow
Lapwing
Avocet
Blackbird
Whooper Swan

 

[songbird6666]

I'll stick to the ones I've seen too, and in no particular order

Red Kite
Kingfisher
Goldfinch
Siskin
Coal Tit
Robin
Collared Dove
GS Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Swallow

 

[jada dulo]

Hmmm , will probably change this , several times , but anyway , here goes ( draft 1 ? ) ....

1 - Bittern.
2 - Osprey.
3 - Greenshank.
4 - Gadwall.
5 - Redpoll.
6 - Barn Owl.
7 - Peregrine.
8 - Bullfinch.
9 - Dipper.
10 - Stonechat.

Well , I think that looks about right , actually ! If you see an 'edited by' in red , you know I've changed it !

 

[alcedo.atthis]

Having had a look at the fav's, I actually wonder if the Kingfisher is the UK's favourite bird.


Malky.

 

[chris3871]

Having had a look at the fav's, I actually wonder if the Kingfisher is the UK's favourite bird.


Malky.

Come on... it has to be, everyone loves kingfishers.
the UK's top 10 would probably be something like...
1. Kingfisher
2. Robin
3. Blue tit
4. Puffin
5. Swift
6. Swallow
7. Blackbird
8. Kestrel
9. House Sparrow
10. Barn Owl

(11.) Red Kite
(12.) Golden Eagle
(13.) Tawny Owl
(14.) Mute Swan
(15.) Avocet

Anyone any better Ideas... I don't think many of my favourites are in there...

 

[marcus]

Well, I'll just pick 10 birds on my lifelist that I really like. Just like another member said, I really could have 'several blocks of 10' favorites.
1.Common Loon
2.White Ibis
3.Osprey
4.Northern Bobwhite
5.Hooded Merganser
6.Caspian Tern
7.Pileated Woodpecker
8.Great Crested Flycatcher
9.Brown Creeper
10.Indigo Bunting
There are so many more.
OK, let me really try to decide what's my absolute favorite birds
I can't. I like too many.
marcus

 

[sungrebe]

Top Ten Birds

I'm going to try this cold. . . not even going to my life list; right off the top of my head. Of course, this is tonight, tomorrow could be totally different. GREAT QUESTION. These are of the ones I've seen.
Here goes:
(I generally like the more obscure birds of the world)
1) Painted Bunting (Texas)

2) Long-Billed Curlew (Texas)

3) Narrow-Billed Woodcreeper (Pantanal

4) Pink throated Longclaw (Botswana)

5) Oilbird (Trinidad)

6) Green Ibis (Costa Rica)

7) Northern Brubru (Kenya)

8) Emerald Toucanet (COsta Rica)

9) Hooded Warbler (USA)

10) ANY Nightjar/Nighthawk (I love'em)

THis is totally arbitrary; I could easily come up with a different list five minutes later. All birds are cool, and I have a great time with the hobby.
THanks for a good question!! :clap:

BIll

 

[nigelblake]

My UK top ten would be :-

1 Dipper
2 Lapwing
3 Short-eared Owl
4 Barn Owl
5 Dotterel
6 (Northern) Wheatear
7 Kingfisher
8 Corncrake
9 Red Kite
10 Puffin
11 (European) Robin

On the world stage (excluding UK) it has to be :-
1 Egyptian Plover
2 Red Throated Bee-Eater
3 Ibisbill
4 Wrybill
5 Sociable Plover (Lapwing)
6 Giant Kingfisher
8 Seychelles Magpie Robin
9 American Robin
10 Wallcreeper

Egyptian Plover is my most favourite bird overall, can't wait to go back to Basse (Gambia) later this year and photograph them some more.

 

[joser]

Ooh, this is difficault. OK, off the top of my head:
Curlew (My favourite)
Greenshank (Another favourite wader)
Oystercatcher (Because they look so unusual)
Blue Tit (Loyalty to my garden visiters!)
Kingfisher (Do I need to say why!!)
Great Crested Grebe (So magestic)
Robin (Another loyalty to garden visitors)
Buzzard (Due to an enjoyable occasion watching 1 with great views)
Dipper (My latest lifer)
Reed Bunting (Very smart looking and always exciting to see)

 

[mountain man]

This is probably totally different from the last time I did it...

Britain (in no order):

1) Med Gull (adult summers)
2) Manx Shearwater
3) Oystercatcher
4) Swift
5) Whitethroat
6) Green Woodpecker
7) Snow Bunting (winter flocks)
8) Long-tailed Tit
9) Leach's Petrel
10) Nutcracker!

 

[StevieEvans]

1 Long-eared Owl
2 Short-eared Owl
3 Black Grouse
4 Dipper
5 Green Woodpecker
6 Kingfisher
7 Lapwing
8 Dabchick
9 Water Rail
10 Woodcock

#1 is allways number 1.
This 10 are all resident & local birds.

 

[samuel walker]

A tough list to keep as a constant.At this moment in time I'll go with
sandhill crane
peregrine falcon
wood duck
hooded merganser
canada goose
pileated woodpecker
rubythroated hummingbird
yellow warbler
redtailed hawk
great blue heron
My apologies to the 177 other species on my life list who may be reading this and feel slighted.
Sam

 

[pauco]

Ooooh this is not easy!! so here goe's.

house sparrow.

tree sparrow.

kingfisher.

pied wagtail.

Bonaparte's gull ( ooooh to see one for real)

blackbird.

Bullfinch.

Barnowl.

little owl.

slavonian grebe.

bert.

 

[danysloan]

I don't know if I have a top 10, but the birds I really enjoy seeing are: Baltimore Oriole, Greater Roadrunner, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Mockingbird.

 

[Edward woodwood]

ay ay ay

can't order em but my top UK

merlin
firecrest
white-tailed eagle
pomarine skua
hen harrier
crane
wood sandpiper
yellow-legged gull
hobby
cettis warbler

world - again no particular order
Gurney's Pitta
Nordmann's Greenshank
Marvelous Spatuletail
Peruvian Recurvebill
White's / Scaly / Horsefield's Thrush
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Giant Hummingbird
Javan Cochoa
Andean Condor
Superb Pitta

Could have included many many others - impossible choice i guess

 

[annap]

This is difficult! Sticking to birds I've actually seen, in no particular order-

Nuthatch

Green Woodpecker

Red Kite

Kingfisher

Oystercatcher

Arctic Tern

Eider Duck

Marsh Harrier

Puffin

Kestrel

All of these birds bring back some good memories for me.

Anna

 

[Alan Hobson]

UK Birds [all seen here this year], and in rank order:

Lapland Bunting
Black-throated Diver
Glossy Ibis
Snow Bunting
Dotterel
Black Grouse
Puffin
Yellow Wagtail
Black Guillemot
Smew


Fifebirder - I was delighted to see Purple Sandpiper in yours - it is in my Top Twenty and is a great bird.

IanF - we have two the same in our Top Tens, and another three of yours would be in my Top Twenty - I am very pleased that my list is more in synch with some others than I thought it would be!

 

[Alan Hobson]

PS. Tom, although I'm pleased to see Snow Buntings in your list, why do you stipulate winter flocks only? They are great in summer plumage up on the Cairngorms too!