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January 1st joint Birdforum list (2018 edition) (3 Viewers)

Jay
Goldcrest
Stock Dove
Jackdaw
Mallard
Kingfisher
Great Spot Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Great Tit
Sparrowhawk
Treecreeper
Kestrel
Feral Pigeon
Tufted Duck
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
GBB Gull
 
Greenfinch
Collared Dove
Long-tailed Tit

41 for me, ending to recover from a bad cold (shouldn't really have been out at all today!! :-O)
 
USA, Maryland
#3 White-throated Sparrow.
Like the first two, heard not seen.

Nutcracker, I hope your cold doesn't get any worse. Fiscalshrike, here's to a quick recovery.
 
Hong Kong - Wong Lung Hang and Discovery Bay

Little Egret
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Large-billed Crow
Collared Scops Owl
Spotted Dove
Grey Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
Daurian Redstart
Blue Whistling Thrush
Black-naped Monarch
Cinereous Tit
Japanese White-eye
Oriental Magpie Robin
Hainan Laughingthrush (introduced)
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Chinese Bulbul
Common Tailorbird
Mountain Tailorbird
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Yellow-browed Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Crested Myna
Tree Sparrow

Cheers
Mike
 
Finland, 30 species:

Goosander
Merlin
Herring Gull
Feral Pigeon
Waxwing
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Goldcrest
Willow Tit
Crested Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Hooded Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Common Redpoll
Arctic Redpoll
Crossbill species (Common/Parrot)
Hawfinch
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
 
I can add Kingfisher, Slavonian Grebe, Marsh Tit , Goosander , Cettis Warbler and Hawfinch. Everything else was extremely common.

Rich
 
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All seen in Greece, I've tried to weed out those already listed (apologies to whoever is compiling if there are any duplicates)!

Yellow-legged Gull
Common Buzzard
(Western) Rock Nuthatch
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Raven (heard only)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Little Owl
Kestrel

Dark now so that's it from me! Off out for dinner and a couple of well-earned glasses of tsipouro!

Chris
 
Sixty plus birds seen for UK list.

Those not already mentioned in lists from others are:-

Oystercatcher
Cormorant
Eider
White-tailed Eagle
Curlew
Goldeneye
Sanderling
Redshank
Fulmar
Mute Swan
Tree Sparrow
Dunlin
Teal
Black-tailed Godwit
Little Grebe
Grey Plover
Pheasant
Pink-Footed Goose
Common Buzzard
Rook
Shag
Guillemot
Gannet
Turnstone
Rock Pipit
Stonechat
Snipe
Woodcock
Coot
Pochard
Wigeon
Long-tailed Duck
Bar-tailed Godwit
Linnet.

I tried to target a couple of birds that did not make last year's list (Twite & Surf Scoter), but struck out on both. On the bright side, I did get two others that did not make last years list (W-t Eagle and Woodcock).

I have some photos to sort through later, so may be able to add one or two more.
 
I've been through my photos from today, and can add the following birds to the UK list

Scaup
Lapwing
Velvet Scoter
Brent Goose (Light-bellied)
 
For europe from la gomera, canary islands, spain:

- canary
- canary chiffchaff
- african blue tit
- common kestrel
- african collared dove
- blackbird
- rock dove
- yellow-legged gull
- spanish sparrow
- sardinian warbler
- common chaffinch
- berthelot's pipit
- blackcap

regards and happy new year.

fink
 
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