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How is your 2009 List Going? (1 Viewer)

I'll start posting here now I've actually got a list started!

01/01/09

In garden/from the house

1. Magpie
2. Robin
3. Grey Heron
4. Blackbird
5. Jackdaw
6. Blue Tit
7. Great Tit
8. Woodpigeon
9. Long-tailed Tit
10. Greenfinch
11. Goldfinch
12. Carrion Crow
13. Black-headed Gull

Loxley Valley

14. Wren
15. Kestrel
16. Mallard
17. Coot
18. Moorhen
19. Canada Goose
20. Coal Tit
21. Fieldfare
22. Song Thrush
23. Pheasant

02/01/09

In and around garden

24. Collared Dove
25. Dunnock
26. Mistle Thrush

Sheffield Centre

27. Feral Pigeon
28. House Sparrow
29. Starling
30. Lesser Black-backed Gull
31. Pied Wagtail

03/01/09

Loxley Valley

32. Jay
33. Chaffinch
34. Great Spotted Woodpecker
35. Bullfinch
36. Treecreeper
37. Redwing
38. Tufted Duck
39. Cormorant

10/01/2009

Fairburn Ings

40. Mute Swan
41. Gadwall
42. Teal
43. Greylag Goose
44. Long-eared Owl*
45. Kingfisher
46. Tree Sparrow
47. Willow Tit
48. Shelduck
49. Shoveler
50. Goldeneye
51. Pochard
52. Great Crested Grebe
53. Lapwing
54. Lesser Redpoll
55. Snipe
56. Siskin

Still some glaring ones to get - sparrowhawk, nuthatch, meadow pipit, little owl, tawny owl, little grebe, dipper, rook(!), grey wagtail, stock dove and goldcrest spring to mind, plus nearly all waders and gulls.
 
Picking up a bit

Friday had two new year birds at work:
64. Eastern Phoebe
65. Rock Dove/Pigeon.

Finally managed some real birding on Sunday at San Bernard NWR and Brazos Bend State Park:
66. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
67. Blue-winged Teal
68. Green-winged Teal
69. Little Blue Heron
70. Tricolored Heron
71. White Ibis
72. White-faced Ibis
73. Red-shouldered Hawk
74. Common Moorhen
75. Greater Yellowlegs
76. Tufted Titmouse
77. Carolina Wren
78. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
79. Eastern Bluebird
80. White-tailed Kite.

Last year I managed 100 species in the first 4 weeks. I didn't think I'd get close to that this year but the first 11 days have certainly gone well.

Jeff
 
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Two sparrows

I was just complaining that almost the only sparrows I've seen this year have been Savannah when I saw three new 2009 species on my drive to work:

81. Harris's Sparrow
82. White-crowned Sparrow
83. Song Sparrow.

Jeff
 
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More birds at work

Saw two more birds at the college where I work:
84. Ring-billed Gull
85. Hermit Thrush.

I'm hoping to fit in a day at somewhere in our area that has ducks and geese. Then, at the start of February, I'll get in several hours of birding in San Francisco and Phoenix. I'm looking forward to seeing some western species in SF and some desert birds in Arizona.

Jeff
 
102. Ferral Pigeon
103. Spotted Redshank
104. Jack Snipe
105. Water Pipit
106. Short Eared Owl
107. Black tailed Godwit
 
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January 17

Finally found a bit of open water on a nearby river - there's precious little of that about here these days! We're in a middle of a severe cold snap, even here in the 'deep south' of Canada. The (local) rivers are mostly frozen over, with just a few open stretches near mills and weirs. Still not much variety of waterfowl present, and amazingly, not one single gull! I suspect they've mostly moved down to the Great Lakes, and the Niagara River, until things start thawing out a bit.

The grebe was a nice surprise, they seldom overwinter here.

90. Pied-billed Grebe
91. Canada Goose
92. Mallard
93. Bufflehead
94. Common Goldeneye
95. Cooper’s Hawk
96. Hairy Woodpecker
97. American Tree Sparrow
98. Pine Siskin

Peter C.
 
Im currently on 126 so far this year, all in Kent, E Sussex and a trip in London/Essex border.
My Full list is on BUBO, or see my blog for some of the latest year ticks!
 
Leics and Britain 112
(Little Egret, Kingfisher and Tawny Owl added today)

WP and World 194
(Leics/Rutland and Morocco)

I am resisting driving more than a couple of miles for year-ticks this year - resisted a Leics Great White Egret today.

Steve
 
Everything just seemed to click today as I saw all my targets and then some. I added ten birds to my Year List, which is now up to 92.

83. Eurasian Collared Dove
84. Snow Goose
85. Greater White-fronted Goose
86. Merlin
87. Myrtle Warbler
88. Hermit Thrush
89. Red-breasted Nuthatch
90. Golden Eagle
91. American Coot
92. Brown-headed Cowbird

I was especially relieved to see the Hermit Thrush because, although relatively common, I dipped on it in 2007 and 2008.

Dave
 
A weekend that included a trip to Norfolk has beefed it up somewhat...

17/01/09

Loxley Valley

57. Dipper
58. Goldcrest

Over house

59. Sparrowhawk

18/01/09

Nofolk trip…

On the way

60. Rook
61. Barn Owl
62. Great Black-backed Gull
63. Grey Partridge
64. Herring Gull
65. Pink-footed Goose

Holkham

66. Brent Goose (dark-bellied)*
67. Oystercatcher
68. Common Gull
69. Stonechat
70. Skylark
71. Linnet
72. Redshank
73. Red-breasted Merganser*
74. Meadow Pipit

Titchwell

75. Little Grebe
76. Pintail
77. Sanderling
78. Ruff
79. Golden Plover
80. Reed Bunting
81. Avocet
82. Dunlin
83. Black-tailed Godwit
84. Bar-tailed Godwit
85. Turnstone
86. Grey Plover*
87. Marsh Harrier
88. Bearded Tit

On the way back…

89. Egyptian Goose*

Still missing a few easy ones - nuthatch, goosander, little owl, tawny owl, grey wagtail and green woodpecker are probably going to be the next ones.
 
I've actually realised two I've seen somehow escaped being put on the list!

90. Wigeon (Holkham, although I feel sure I saw some at Fairburn...)
91. Curlew (Holkham)
 
Four More

Not much time for birding over the weekend but a walk in Spring Creek Park, Tomball yesterday added:

86. White-eyed Vireo
87. Northern Flicker
88. Cooper's Hawk
89. Brown Creeper.

Jeff
 
Leics and Britain 112

WP and World 216
(Leics/Rutland, Morocco, Spain)

Europe 161
(Leics/Rutland, Spain)

I am resisting driving more than a couple of miles for year-ticks this year - so already 'turned down' Iceland Gull, Great White Egret and Bittern.

Steve
 
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