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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Picked up a few more this morning... 20 April Hughes-Hollow - McKee Beshers, Poolesville, Maryland, USA 134. Wild Turkey 135. Common Merganser Latest lifer: #1079 - American Bittern (Hughes-Hollow - McKee Beshers, Poolesville, Maryland, USA)
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Nice to be back home in the US again for about a month, before the family joins me in Europe, and getting out again with some of my local birders. Had an amazing day today, seeing 56 species, including two lifers! 18 April Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA 101. Common Grackle 19 April Hughes-Hollow...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    A few more on a bike trip outside Amsterdam 13 April Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 97. Great Black-backed Gull 98. Barn Swallow 99. Long-tailed Tit 100. White Wagtail Latest lifer: #1077 - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Red Cloister, Brussels, Belgium)
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Nice morning walk with my son... 8 April Warszawa Zoo, Warsaw, Poland 94. European Starling 95. Fieldfare 96. House Sparrow Latest lifer: #1077 - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Red Cloister, Brussels, Belgium)
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Picked up a few more, in between other things.. 5 April Our roof terrace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 92. Yellow-legged Gull 93. Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 April Krasiński Garden, Warsaw, Poland 94. Mandarin Duck 95. Hooded Crow Latest lifer: #1077 - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Red Cloister...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    First proper birding session in a few months. Saw 36 species for the day, and it was great to get out for a few hours at one of my favorite places in Brussels. There was a Great Egret there today, which is very unusual for this location, so there were many birders out this morning to...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Two more through a bit of Amsterdam-to-Brussels trainspotting... 21 March Somewhere outside Nieuw Vennep, The Netherlands 74. Graylag Goose 75. Northern Lapwing Latest lifer: #1076 - Bohemian Waxwing (Anders and Christiane Cabin, Kvam, Norway)
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    Picked up a few more today in Hilversum... 16 March Dudokpark, Hilversum, The Netherlands 64. Mute Swan 65. Egyptian Goose 66. Tufted Duck 67. Black-headed Gull 68. Eurasian Jackdaw Loosdrechtsebos, Hilversum, The Netherlands 69. Great Spotted Woodpecker 70. Eurasian Jay 71. Eurasian Blue Tit...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    First time birding in a few months. We moved back to Europe from Washington, DC and having been focusing a lot on practicalities. But nice and relaxing to get out for a bit today. 14 March Frankendael Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 48. Eurasian Moorhen 49. Eurasian Coot 50. Common Snipe 51...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    A nice family visit to Portland, OR stirred up a few more birds.. 20 January Chevy Chase, MD, USA 18. Cooper's Hawk 24 January Portland, OR, USA 19. Downy Woodpecker 20. California Scrub-Jay 21. Black-capped Chickadee 22. House Finch 23. Lesser Goldfinch 24. Spotted Towhee 25 January Oaks...
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    Martin's 2025 World List (Chevy Chase MD / Brussels)

    After a very productive 2024, where I saw a record (for me) 453 species, this year has had a bit of a slow start. I had a bicycle injury in Amsterdam that I slowly recovering from. But I am getting back on my feet and looking forward to some great birding this year. 3 January Chevy Chase, MD...
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    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Hey everybody. Happy New Year! I banged myself up in a bicycle accident in Amsterdam, so have not been able to leave the house too much. So, off to a slow start... January 3-5 1 Canada Goose 2 Rock Pigeon 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Carolina...
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    Martin's 2024 Bird List (Chevy Chase, MD, USA)

    Saw 30 Whooper swans from the train down to Oslo. This has been by far my most prolific birding year ever, far surpassing my previous record 359 species in 2018... 28 December Hurdalsjøen Lake, Norway 453. Whooper Swan Latest lifer: #1076 - Bohemian Waxwing (Anders and Christiane Cabin...
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    Martin's 2024 Bird List (Chevy Chase, MD, USA)

    It's been a lot of business travel in the past three months - Brussels, Amsterdam, Maastricht, The Hague, Frankfurt, New York, Abu Dhabi - and no time at all for birding. So, it's been nice to be holed up in a Norwegian cabin at the end of the year, and being visited by some great birds here -...
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    Martin's 2024 Bird List (Chevy Chase, MD, USA)

    Nice morning out with the local bird club, racking up 47 species, all 7 of the local woodpeckers, and lots of Spring warblers. October 6 Hughes Hollow - McKee Beshers, Poolesville, MD, USA 447. Cape May Warbler 448. Palm Warbler Latest lifer: #1073 - Desert Wheatear (Wadi el Rayan, Egypt)
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