Hi everyone, im setting of to tunisia for a week at 10:30, hopefully ill get some birdin in
Hello everyone im new here. At the minute I am not that much of a serious birder, with only 96 on the lifelist, which I've seen on holidays to Scotland, Norfolk and France as well as at home. Next year me and my dad are going to try and see as many British birds as possible in 2011!
Hello everyone im new here. At the minute I am not that much of a serious birder, with only 96 on the lifelist, which I've seen on holidays to Scotland, Norfolk and France as well as at home. Next year me and my dad are going to try and see as many British birds as possible in 2011!
Well I'm not sure that many are particularly rare (that Im aware of) but the 5 least common that I've seen are Purple Heron, Hoopoe, White Stork, Capercaillie and Red-Backed Shrike. Having said that, all but the capercaillie were seen in central France.
keep this thread up guys! I have had a pretty good time birding as of late. Been up to Norfolk where I saw my first Wryneck at Cley marshes and an Artic warbler at Holme NOA. Then got the ferry from portsmouth to Bilboa, Seawatching was pretty awesome with 4 lifers seen - Sabines gull close to the boat, Sooty shearwater, European Storm petrel and a dodgy looking Pom skua. Bonxies, Manxies, Corys shearwater, Turnstone, Common tern, Wheatear, Ringed plover and a Barn swallow were also seen. I am now in northern Spain at the sec and while dads been driving ive seen two lifers - Black stork and Short toed eagle. Along with non lifers like Griff vulture, Red kite, Common Buzzard, Crag martin and Zitting cisticola. Im pretty happy
Hi andrew welcome to birdforum,
just got back, i didnt really do any birdin, the only birdin i did was around the hotel and the main birds was great grey shrike, i dont now if they wer but spotless starlin, a couple of beeaters and some herons wat i dont now wat they are yet.
Yo MC, did you check the Great Greys for Southern Grey? Maybe ssp. algeriensis (its not split from Great Grey in the Collins yet?? Got any photos I'd be happy to have a crack at them for you, though never been to Tunisia! If I'm overcomplicating things just ignore me...
TJ, massively gripped! I didn't even get the Arctic Warbler, and guess what, Simeon and Connor did :-C. Can't really complain though, I was in the Gambia getting 180 odd lifers at the time!
And by the way everyone, from Friday onwards we should all be out looking for rare birds, or if not, glued to the computer looking for rare birds to twitch. Because there will be some!
Hi James,
Can't ever recall you posting on here. I am however a newcomer to this forum. I was having a look at your freewebs page and was wondering how you clinched the ID with the Scottish Crossbill? Did you record the call and compare it or do something else in the field?
Andrew:t:
If you read the last paragraph on 15th July and the second paragraph on 12th July that should tell you. We cheated a bit with the Scottish Crossbills at Rothiemurchus (12th July). I had the sound approach CD's with me so we could listen in the field, though sadly nothing to record sonograms which would have been the ideal scenario. I was happy with the ID though, and I think only the strictest of purists would discount the Rothiemurchus birds - you won't get any better candidates without sound recording equipment. We also emailed the photos to a few locals who seemed to agree with our thoughts (though obviously they couldn't be 100%).
By the way, how's uni going?! Are you at Durham? Joined the CU yet ?