2017 Western Palearctic Big Year (1 Viewer)

Paul Chapman · Dec 30, 2016

I can't seem to access the Itinerary? I believe 1-17 January is Kuwait. A lengthy period. So 25 hours to the start of this WP Big Year. Although there is a repeat trip planned, so some of these will be seen on both, I suspect the key species are:-

Important
Crested Honey Buzzard
Shikra
Crab-plover
White-tailed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Lesser Sand Plover
Daurian Shrike
Turkestan Shrike
Indian Roller
Hypocolius
Oriental Skylark
Buff-bellied Pipit
Bank Myna
White-eared Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Afghan Babbler
Red-tailed Wheatear
Ruppell's Weaver

Less Important but Useful
Western Reef Heron
Grey-headed Swamphen
Greater Sand Plover
Armenian Gull
Greater Crested Tern
Namaqua Dove
Menetrie's Warbler
Hooded Wheatear
Dunn's Lark

Regular Elsewhere but Useful
Greater Spotted Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Little Crake
Cream-coloured Courser
Great Black-headed Gull
Greater Hoopoe-lark
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark
Temminck's Lark
Mourning Wheatear

Recent rarities
Hume's Warbler
Eversmann's Redstart
Olive-backed Pipit

All the best

Nutcracker · Dec 30, 2016

Nutcracker said:
The two Blue Chaffinches are split now :t:

http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/finches/

Maffong said:
Not yet split by netfugl and I have a feeling they might take some time before accepting this split too, hence a (subjective) score of 4

Forgot about this - had a look at Netfugl, and their list is based on an old version (Version 2.7) of IOC. Since they're following IOC, it's only a matter of when they can find the time to update to the current IOC version. If I recall rightly, Netfugl is/was suffering from a lack of anyone with the time to do updates, but that could always change.

njlarsen · Dec 31, 2016

I received semi-official statements long time ago that Netfugl was closing down.

Niels

Nutcracker · Dec 31, 2016

njlarsen said:
I received semi-official statements long time ago that Netfugl was closing down.

Niels

Yep, that's what I remember too; but it is still there. Frozen in time, I guess.

magifrig · Dec 31, 2016

Not true guys, Jens continues to update netfugl with input from PAC and myself. We were updating the existing netfugl WP list in accordance with BOU updates but they became 'frozen in time' &#55357;&#56841;.

If you check the list you will see that new additions are added quickly e.g. Ruppell's Weaver, Dark-sided Flycatcher and the removal of species such as Fork-tailed Flycatcher and Louisiana Waterthrush in accordance with recent Spanish decisions.

So the list is very much up to date but taxonomy is up in the air until the BOU get their act together.

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

njlarsen · Dec 31, 2016

magifrig said:
So the list is very much up to date but taxonomy is up in the air until the BOU get their act together.

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

Or until you decide to follow a different authority ...

Niels

magifrig · Dec 31, 2016

Seems sensible to wait and see what the BOU do.... personally I would go with IOC but I have a nasty feeling they might follow HBW and the crazy (IMO) Tobias system.

If that happens we will have a decision to make...

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

Nutcracker · Dec 31, 2016

magifrig said:
Not true guys, Jens continues to update netfugl with input from PAC and myself. We were updating the existing netfugl WP list in accordance with BOU updates but they became 'frozen in time' ��.

So the list is very much up to date but taxonomy is up in the air until the BOU get their act together.

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

Thanks! If so, the WP list (from BOU, with e.g. Lesser Redpoll, without Stejneger's Stonechat) must differ from the World list (from IOC, without Lesser Redpoll, but with Stejneger's Stonechat) in a few places? Are there any plans to update the World list to the current IOC 6.4?

magifrig · Dec 31, 2016

No plans to update any lists prior to the BOU decision. Once that happens I guess things will change.....but Jens is a busy guy and is currently away in Peru, so keeping the WP list up to date is the priority at the moment.

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

McMadd · Jan 1, 2017

And they're off...79 species entered for day 1...11% of the 720 target set by Paul down (leave it to him to break the score down within his groups)...how hard can it be...?

Category 1 - 323 species
Category 2 - 229 species
Category 3 - 105 species
Category 5 - 36 species
Category 6 - 20 species
Category 7 - 7 species
Target - 720 species

Mysticete · Jan 1, 2017

magifrig said:
Seems sensible to wait and see what the BOU do.... personally I would go with IOC but I have a nasty feeling they might follow HBW and the crazy (IMO) Tobias system.

If that happens we will have a decision to make...

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

Actually...so far there is no evidence the IOC is going to adopt HBW, but I have heard speculation that BOU will...

DMW · Jan 1, 2017

Nice to see they got Hypocolius. Is Black-throated Thrush a vagrant to Kuwait, or a regular winter visitor?

magifrig · Jan 1, 2017

Mysticete said:
Actually...so far there is no evidence the IOC is going to adopt HBW, but I have heard speculation that BOU will...

Crossed wires I guess, that's what I meant. My worry is that BOU will follow HBW.

B-t Thrush is rare but fairly regular in Kuwait.

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

magifrig · Jan 1, 2017

Crested Honey Buzzard is the big bonus today, still some WP listers over 800 who need that....

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

Nutcracker · Jan 1, 2017

What's the list so far? 79 species, but which? Only 3 named so far

jobbuq · Jan 1, 2017

http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/igoterra-ticks/

You can see the list here

Nutcracker · Jan 1, 2017

jobbuq said:
http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/igoterra-ticks/

You can see the list here

Thanks!

What does it mean:

Qasr Farms, Kuwait 07:07 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis, 0

That there were no Laughing Doves there, but they still ticked the species?? :eek!:

Paul Chapman · Jan 1, 2017

magifrig said:
Crested Honey Buzzard is the big bonus today, still some WP listers over 800 who need that....

Cheers, Graeme Joynt

And others on around 750...... They could have had the decency to wait till 2nd January before starting to put birds on me. They'll get at least another 50..... :-C

On the categorisation I posted, I make it:-
Category 1 - 63 species
Category 2 - 11 species
Category 3 - 4 species (White-tailed Lapwing, Hypocolius, Black-throated Thrush & Bank Myna)
Category 5 - 1 species (Crested Honey Buzzard)

All the best

Dortmundbirder · Jan 2, 2017

Im still surprised they directly started in Kuwait. The crested Honey maybe was Worth it. But a 2day start in Sweden Denmark Germany could have gotten them a combined of Red necked Stint, Franklins, Ivory and Ring billed Gull. With Ivory Gull on the List you maybe can skip Svalbard completely?

I really think the First days of a big year should be used to clear up some longstaying Rarities.

DMW · Jan 2, 2017

I agree, and my first bird of the year would probably have been the Sudan Golden Sparrow, if it is still in the Canaries. The problem is, unless you have very deep pockets, it isn't very affordable to do a fully flexible WP big year based around vagrants. Just think how much more expensive it would be to be constantly buying last minute flight tickets.

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