Martin (Brussels) 2014 List (1 Viewer)

martinboer

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• Aug 4, 2014

• #41

4 August 2014

Visited the beautiful town of Sirmioni today and hit the water, but saw no new birds.

Sirmioni, Lago di Garda (Italy)
Red-crested Pochard (New IT Lifer)

World life list: 372 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014)
Italy life list: 24 (Red-crested Pochard, Sirmioni, Italy, August 2014)
2014 year list: 141 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014)

 

Last edited: Aug 10, 2014

martinboer

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• Aug 10, 2014

• #42

10 August 2014

Driving home, via France, saw two new France lifers.

Strasbourg (France)
White Stork (New FR Lifer)
Common Buzzard (New FR Lifer)

World life list: 372 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014)
France life list: 35 (Common Buzzard, Strasbourg, France, August 2014)
2014 year list: 141 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014)

 

martinboer

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #43

4 October 2014

After two months of no birding, I was happy to enjoy a mini week's vacation in California, arriving in Los Angeles and driving up the coast.

Augora Hills
142. Black Phoebe (New Lifer)

Westlake Village
143. Nuttall's Woodpecker (New Lifer)

Camarillo
144. Sanderling
145. Semipalpated Sandpiper (New Lifer)
146. Willet

Carpinteria
147. Double-crested Cormorant
148. Western Gull

World life list: 375 (Semipalpated Sandpiper, Camarillo, CA, USA, October 2014)
US life list: 96 (Semipalpated Sandpiper, Camarillo, CA, USA, October 2014)
2014 year list: 148 (Western Gull, Carpinteria, CA, USA, October 2014)

 

martinboer

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #44

5 October 2014

Pismo Beach
149. Brown Pelican
150. Red-necked Grebe (New US Lifer)
151. Eared Grebe (New Lifer)
152. Heermann's Gull (New Lifer)
153. Whimbrel (New Lifer)
154. Purple Martin (New Lifer)

Piedras Blancas
155. Brewer's Blackbird
156. Snowy Plover (New Lifer)
157. Elegant Tern (New Lifer)

World life list: 381 (Elegant Tern, Piedras Blancas, CA, USA, October 2014)
US life list: 103 (Elegant Tern, Piedras Blancas, USA, CA, October 2014)
2014 year list: 157 (Elegant Tern, Piedras Blancas, USA, CA, October 2014)

 

Last edited: Oct 12, 2014

martinboer

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #45

6 October 2014

Big Sur
158. Steller's Jay
159. Silky Phainopepla (New Lifer)
160. Brown Creeper (New Lifer)
161. Black-chinned Sparrow (New Lifer)
162. Western Scrub-jay
163. Common Scoter (New US Lifer)
164. Brandt's Cormorant
165. Acorn Woodpecker (New Lifer)

World life list: 385 (Acorn Woodpecker, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
US life list: 108 (Acorn Woodpecker, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
2014 year list: 165 (Acorn Woodpecker, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)

 

Last edited: Oct 12, 2014

martinboer

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #46

7 October 2014

One of our main targets during the trip was the California Condor, which was nearly extinct and is now coming back slowly as a species. We were very lucky and saw three resting in a tree on the highway. They are massive and much bigger than the very common Turkey Vulture.

Big Sur
166. California Condor (New Lifer)
167. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (New Lifer)
Great Northern Diver
168. California Gull
169. Great Blue Heron

I am now very close to seeing 171 birds this year, which is my best ever performance, achieved in 2004 when I lived in Namibia.

World life list: 387 (Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
US life list: 110 (Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
2014 year list: 169 (Great Blue Heron, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 9, 2014

martinboer

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #47

8 October 2014

My last day in California and I only needed three more year birds to make it my best year ever, since hitting 171 in 2004!

Big Sur
170. American Kestrel (New Lifer)
171. Caspian Tern (New Lifer)
172. Lesser Yellowlegs (New Lifer)
173. California Quail (New Lifer)

Very happy with the result, seeing 46 birds: 19 lifers, 21 first time in the US and 31 new birds for the year.

I then spent 3 days in Washington DC for work and saw no new birds, as I've been there already twice this year and the selection is rather limited (at least for me.)

World life list: 391 (California Quail, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
US life list: 114 (California Quail, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)
2014 year list: 173 (California Quail, Big Sur, CA, USA, October 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 9, 2014

martinboer

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• Nov 14, 2014

• #48

13 November 2014

Went out birding for a few hours today in Windsor Great Park, Surrey, England, before going to a conference in Cumberland Lodge.

Was very impressed by all the elegant Red Kites - a lifer for me! This species has been reintroduced here and is doing really well. Saw 19 species, including Buzzards and lots of other more common birds.

Windsor Great Park, Windsor
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (New UK Lifer)
174. Red Kite (New Lifer)
Mistle Thrush (New UK Lifer)
Rook (New UK Lifer)
Blue Tit (New UK Lifer)
Common Buzzard (New UK Lifer)
Song Thrush (New UK Lifer)
Common Pheasant (New UK Lifer)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (New UK Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
UK life list: 54 (Rose-ringed Parakeet, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
2014 year list: 174 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 9, 2014

martinboer

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• Dec 9, 2014

• #49

9 December 2014

I went to the Red Cloister park for a nice 90-minute walk, seeing 28 birds.

Red Cloister (Brussels)
Greater Scaup (New BE Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
Belgium life list: 72 (Greater Scaup, Brussels, Belgium; December 2014)
2014 year list: 174 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 9, 2014

martinboer

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• Dec 18, 2014

• #50

14 December 2014

Enjoyed walking through the Werkendam region in The Netherlands and saw 15 species over a 90 minute period. Quite windy and cold.

Werkendam
Long-tailed Tit (New The Netherlands Lifer)
Red-necked Grebe (New The Netherlands Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
The Netherlands life list: 65 (Red-necked Grebe, Werkendam, The Netherlands; December 2014)
2014 year list: 174 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 26, 2014

• #51

20-23 December 2014

Arrived in Oslo for the holidays. Have gotten a bit of birding in between family events. Very nice, beautiful and relaxing place to end the year.

Not too optimistic I'd see anything new, at all.

Oslo Airport Gardermoen
175. Fur Crow

Frognerparken, Oslo
Eurasian nuthatch (New Norway Lifer)
Eurasian Herring Gull (New Norway Lifer)
Tree sparrow (New Norway Lifer)
Grey Heron (New Norway Lifer)
Great Scaup (New Norway Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
Norway life list: 24 (Great Scaup, Oslo, Norway, December 2014)
2014 year list: 175 (Fur Crow, Gardemoen, Norway; December 2014)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 26, 2014

• #52

23 December 2014

Spent the day in beautiful Baerums Verk to see the Christmas village.

Baerums Verk
Blue Tit (New Norway Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014)
Norway life list: 25 (Blue Tit, Baerums Verk, Norway, December 2014)
2014 year list: 175 (Fur Crow, Gardemoen, Norway; December 2014)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 26, 2014

• #53

25 December 2014

Merry Christmas, indeed. A leisurely stroll through Oslo this morning brought me to a bush with three Fieldfare, hiding and scurrying around. A new lifer!

Oslo
176. Fieldfare (New Lifer)
Great Tit (New Norway Lifer)

World life list: 393 (Fieldfare, Oslo, Norway, December 2014)
Norway life list: 27 (Great Tit, Oslo, Norway, December 2014)
2014 year list: 176 (Fieldfare, Oslo, Norway; December 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 29, 2014

martinboer

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• Dec 26, 2014

• #54

26 December 2014

Another day, another Christmas meal. Today in the township of Skjetten, 20 km outside of Oslo.

Outside, where it was very cold, I spotted a medium sized Woodpecker in the tree up above full of Blue Tits. It was clearly a Three-toed Woodpecker. Another lifer!

Skjetten
177. Three-toed Woodpecker (New Lifer)

World life list: 394 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
Norway life list: 28 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
2014 year list: 177 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)

 

Last edited: Dec 29, 2014

martinboer

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• Dec 30, 2014

• #55

Dear all,

I have really enjoyed reading about your impressive birding results this year.

As 2014 is coming to an end, I had an enjoyable year birding and realise I will probably not see any new species this year.

Based in Brussels, Belgium I was fortunate to have a number of holiday and work trips this year and saw 177 species, my best year ever (vs. 171 in 2004) and with 65 new species, bringing my life total to 394.

It's a bit ridiculous, but this year I was fortunate enough to bird in: Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, the USA, Malta, UK, Liechtenstein, Italy, France and Norway.

I really should have seen even more birds ...

Here's to 2015 !!

- Martin


World life list: 394 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
Norway life list: 28 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
2014 year list: 177 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)