Green Listing 2022 - Joint Thread (1 Viewer)

[Richard Prior]

Well deserved too after your efforts X, we could do with some rain here to shake things up a bit, just Skylark and Black Redstart added for me so far this month.

 

[Xenospiza]

Well deserved too after your efforts X, we could do with some rain here to shake things up a bit, just Skylark and Black Redstart added for me so far this month.

Black Redstart should be coming soon... Next week will be warm with a southerly wind, so I expect more additions!

 

[Xenospiza]

An early morning trip to the local patch delivered the first Bluethroat of the year.

+ Black Redstart, Green Sandpiper this evening.

 

[Xenospiza]

Boring vismig this morning, but at least I saw a Marsh Harrier. On the way home, a traditional location yielded the first Blackcap, which was followed quickly by a Swallow.
A 55 mile bike ride along the Rhine in warm weather got me my targets (Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff), but no other new birds. Three new butterflies for the year though!

 

[Xenospiza]

Another bike ride to a popular local area today, where helpfully both Spotted Redshank and Dunlin were still present. The Dunlin was a whopping 500 m away... at least the hide faced north so the light was excellent.

 

[Xenospiza]

On the way to the office (!) this morning, a surprising new addition to the world list: Common Redpoll.
Also added four new colleagues to the "seen" list. Back home now though.

 

[gerald762]

We had 3 flocks of Bee-eaters pass over the house this morning. A nice sight, and sound

 

[Xenospiza]

We had 3 flocks of Bee-eaters pass over the house this morning. A nice sight, and sound

Indeed!

A Merlin over my local patch this evening was a nice surprise (quite rare in spring). Ten Swallows will not like what is awaiting them in the coming days: some Dutch meteorologists predict 10 cm of snow.

 

[gerald762]

Lots of swifts overhead yesterday. Certainly one of them was a Pallid

 

[Richard Prior]

Two more for Europe and the World List from me, a Nutcracker behind the house yesterday and at least three Citril Finch in front of it this morning, just goes to show what a bit of bad weather can do in Spring!!

 

[Xenospiza]

Despite a –4 °C start, the wind switching west promised new birds for the year list.
Indeed: late afternoon provided House Martin and Osprey: both additions for the world list and within a 5 km range from home (for a change).

 

[gerald762]

First Booted eagle over the house this morning

 

[Richard Prior]

First ‘Green’ Black Kite and Barn Swallow for me lately, I can’t count the Rock Bunting I found as I walked back home from the village yesterday as my wife had driven me to the Post Office first!

 

[Xenospiza]

Strong westerlies and showers in recent days promised more excitement than northeasterlies and blue skies.
Dodging the worst of the weather, I found a Spotted Crake on my local patch today! The first in six years.

 

[Xenospiza]

A Sand Martin was an expected addition to the yearlist, but a Cattle Egret which spent some five minutes at my local patch definitely wasn't!

 

[gerald762]

Several nightingales have been singing for the last few days. Spring is really here!

 

[Xenospiza]

The weekend brought two expected but belated firsts for the year (Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit), one which I see (almost) every year but is not a gimme (Black Kite) and one which was rather early (Greenshank).

(I also had a White-tailed Eagle over the local patch – not new for the yearlist, but at least I can now say I didn't just twitch it. Much better of course).

 

[Xenospiza]

My pre-work outing was worth it with a nice female Montague's Harrier (just the 6th in 11 years) migrating over.

As I am on call, I need to stay very close to home this week (the 15 minute bike ride to the local patch is stretching it), so no chance for a "green twitch" to a Black-winged Kite which was less than 1:30 h away.

 

[Swindon Addick]

Very exciting (by the standards of my local park), a pair of grey wagtails feeding at the wild end of the lake. First time I've seen this species there other than obviously overwintering individuals.
14 Apr
34 Grey Wagtail

 

[Paul Chapman]

Since the end of January, my 'on foot' yearlist from home has ticked up from 72 to 102:-

73​	Reed Bunting
74​	Chiffchaff
75​	Little Ringed Plover
76​	Black-tailed Godwit
77​	Kingfisher
78​	Wheatear
79​	Ruff
80​	Ringed Plover
81​	Avocet
82​	Pintail
83​	Swallow
84​	Red Kite
85​	Sand Martin
86​	Blackcap
87​	Willow Warbler
88​	Redstart
89​	House Martin
90​	Great White Egret
91​	Siskin
92​	Yellow Wagtail
93​	Lesser Redpoll
94​	Woodlark
95​	Whimbrel
96​	Tree Pipit
97​	Bullfinch
98​	Marsh Harrier
99​	Greylag Goose
100​	Whitethroat
101​	Reed Warbler
102​	Pheasant

A few goodies in there but the highlight was a visible migration Woodlark during a session with a friend earlier this week.

Patch yearlist is currently on 132 & a decent longer walk may close that gap a bit more...

All the best

Paul