foresttwitcher
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A species you have seen for the first time - i.e. has been added to your 'life list'.
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A species you have seen for the first time - i.e. has been added to your 'life list'.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Primarily a US term; in UK usually called a "lifer" :t:
hookem2010
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Grasshopper sparrow in SW Tarrant county while searching (finally successfully on attempt #3) for my county northern bobwhite. Texas bird #320
wheatearlp
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Little Bustard at Slimbridge 23/6/19
Groovy Grackle
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A lone Painted Bunting on the Gulf coast of Alabama in a grove of pine trees. Saw it early Summer. Could not believe I saw one in the wild. I live in Central Alabama where they never reach...was a treat to see it.
This is what kickstarted me back into bird watching more regularly...and why I joined this forum.
This is what kickstarted me back into bird watching more regularly...and why I joined this forum.
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Gill Osborne
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I've had no new Lifers since November's 2015's Long-billed Dowitcher (life & work getting in the way :C ) but this year I'm back into birding properly once more....
Tuesday June 4th ~ TWO Lifers with
Bearded Tit @ East Chevington
Baikal Teal @ Druridge Pools :t:
Tuesday June 4th ~ TWO Lifers with
Bearded Tit @ East Chevington
Baikal Teal @ Druridge Pools :t:
Telephoto Paul
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A Ring ouzel has just broken my year and a half dry spell.
hookem2010
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Black-capped vireo and zone-tailed hawk in Colorado Bend State Park. It required a 4 am wakeup and 4 hours of hiking in eventual 90+ degree weather, but spending time finding cool birds in the Texas hill country is always worth it.
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foresttwitcher
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Racket-tailed Treepie, Bang Poo, Bangkok, today.
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
2 weeks ago in Andenes, Norway 4 lifers, and last one was Great Skua.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Madeiran Firecrest today. Somehow can't see me making it to Taiwan for the set, but you never know.
Blue-winged Teal yesterday.
Your list, your rules Owen:t:
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Trocaz Pigeon about half an hour ago 😁
birdmeister
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A research trip (road surveys) in the southern U.S. brought me a fantastic total of 20 lifers. My top three were, without a doubt, Swallow-tailed Kite, Roseate Spoonbill, and Short-tailed Hawk. The hawk was quite uncommon where we saw it, too (north of Gainesville, FL).
Mottled Duck
Anhinga
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Swallow-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Short-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
Wilson's Plover
Marbled Godwit
Common Ground-Dove
Loggerhead Shrike
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Summer Tanager
Seaside Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Painted Bunting
I should add that the highlight of the trip was reaching a melon field with dragonflies and their associated kite flock. There must have been about 60 Swallow-tailed and 20 Mississippi, many of which wheeled and dove right above the car!
Mottled Duck
Anhinga
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Swallow-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Short-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
Wilson's Plover
Marbled Godwit
Common Ground-Dove
Loggerhead Shrike
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Summer Tanager
Seaside Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Painted Bunting
I should add that the highlight of the trip was reaching a melon field with dragonflies and their associated kite flock. There must have been about 60 Swallow-tailed and 20 Mississippi, many of which wheeled and dove right above the car!
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