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  1. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Two weeks ago I tried to find a Common Scoter, but failed. Of course it was reported again the next day. As it was also seen on Boxing Day, I thought I'd give it another try. Another failure, but I did find a Great Northern Diver. Too bad for the yearlist that I already twitched one four weeks...
  2. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Finally a nice day in the weekend, so I headed to the best area for Grey Partridge within cycling range: I found nine. Otherwise it was quiet everywhere: even Redpolls were only at the Grey Partridge spot. On my way back I checked if it was realistic to cycle past a Great Northern Diver that had...
  3. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Not a lot happening this morning, but I did find my target Common Redpoll. Now if I could manage Grey Patridge that would be nice...
  4. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    A cracking day for the green yearlist although the grey start and strong southwesterly didn't bode well. I added Long-eared Owl (patch tick), Short-eared Owl (showing marvellously) and Serin (heard).
  5. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    After getting reasonably bored because of disappointing migration yesterday, I decided to cycle to the highest accessible slag heap instead (mostly through forest to avoid the wind). I found the Ring Ouzel I was hoping for, although I only heard it.
  6. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    In a far less exhilirating event on a world scale, I added European Golden Plover to my green & patch year list. I see them once a year on average, so quite pleased with that. I then cycled along the river/canal in the ever present albeit slim hope of a Yellow-browed Warbler. I now know that a...
  7. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    It's not fully healed yet, but at least it is not complaining after a 50 mile ride!
  8. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I decided that it was about time I got Spoonbill on my yearlist, so I cycled to the Rhine this afternoon. Very nice it was too, at 30 °C and a slight headwind... First I went to a site where I had seen quite a large group there last year and scored one. As the backup location is a nice place to...
  9. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Hurray, after a long spell of nothing new two in two hours: Montague's Harrier and Wryneck!
  10. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I sprained my ankle (or worse) during my holiday, which turns out to be especially annoying when driving. But I am also careful not to cycle too far at the moment (Little Egret and Spoonbill will have to wait). The only bird I added recently was an Alexandrine Parakeet, but as I am 60 km from...
  11. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    They had't heard them either...
  12. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I weathered the heat and cycled to the nearest Common Tern colony, after checking some other potentially birdy sites on the way there. 2½ litres of water proved more than enough to see me through. I did run into a few dedicated birders at the Dingdener Heide, who also had not seen any...
  13. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I hope it'll be OK by the weekend. There are a few Grasshopper Warblers within reach, although I'd much rather find one myself.
  14. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I was on holiday for three weeks and have not done much cycling since, because of a health issue. My attempts to find Grasshopper Warbler have failed thusfar. The path towards a good site had been turned into yet another a maize field...
  15. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    The single Thrush Nightingale I found locally (rarity, woohoo!) had been attracted by the large amount of Common Nightingales. Indeed, it chose the driest available spot. I was quite pleased with myself that I picked up this odd-singing Nightingale, as I always find it hard when listening to...
  16. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Great Reed Warbler was always uncommon and now is almost extinct in the Netherlands... The water levels are managed in a farmer-friendly way, which is not good for Great Reed Warbler. In this part of Germany, any reed is rare. The nice reedbed on my local patch was turned into a boring water...
  17. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    A nice displaying Honey Buzzard when I cycled home from work was yet another addition to the green list. Grasshopper Warbler (which seems to get harder every year) is basically the only local summer bird left. The only "unmissable birds" remaining are Spoonbill, Redshank, and Common Tern: a trip...
  18. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    All bird movement seemed to have died down by the weekend, but I did add Golden Oriole and Marsh Warbler on Sunday. On Saturday, in between scanning in vain for Honey Buzzards, I found a Black Stork, which sadly wasn't an addition to the yearlist but showed phenomenally well. I decided against...
  19. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    At just over 20 °C this was the warmest day of the year thusfar. I cycled along the Lippe River after work and when entering some Black-headed Gulls into ornitho.de I heard a familiar call. At first I blamed the Jackdaws, but then I saw I wasn't mistaken: a flock of seven Bee-eaters appeared to...
  20. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    A nice evening with a very late first Cuckoo (two weeks after the expected date... I had heard my first two elsewhere this weekend), followed by a few Grey-headed Wagtails on my local patch (which has seen very few wagtails this year). The highlight was a Nightjar on my traditional spot, where...
  21. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    Yesterday my local patch was exceedingly boring, but today I found a very early Icterine Warbler and my earliest ever local Red-backed Shrike (apparently, there even were two present). I am bad at keeping up the world list, but these seem to be additions.
  22. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    This long weekend I added Wood Warbler, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff and Common Sandpiper to my (green) yearlist. I thought I had just beaten the rain when I got home, but although I could see the clouds they never reached me!
  23. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    While slightly regretting not wearing gloves at my local patch after work, a Garden Warbler and my earliest ever Spotted Flycatcher for Germany reminded me of the time of year.
  24. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    I had guessed correctly: nine Nightingales today! The only other addition was Black Kite, of which I saw three – a high count for where I live.
  25. Xenospiza

    Green Listing 2023 - Joint Thread

    A curious day. With the wind turning south I had expected some new species, but not a Savi's Warbler on my local patch (the second ever). Visible migration was lacklustre (as opposed to the Netherlands...), but when cycling past my usual haunts I found a Common Quail (which of course I did not...
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