Martin (Brussels) 2015 List (1 Viewer)

martinboer

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• Jan 1, 2015

• #1

Looking forward to another nice year of birding in Brussels and beyond after seeing 165 species in 2014.

My goals for 2015 are to see 200 birds, increase my life total to 450 and my Belgium tally to 100.

1 January 2015

Parc de Woluwé (Brussels)
1. Graylag Goose
2. Canada Goose
3. Mute Swan
4. Egyptian Goose
5. Mallard
6. Common Pochard
7. Tufted Duck
8. Eurasian Moorhen
9. Eurasian Coot
10. Black-headed Gull
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Rose-ringed parakeet
13. Eurasian Magpie
14. Carrion Crow
15. Great Tit
16. Eurasian Blackbird

World life list: 381 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
Belgium life list: 67 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014)
2015 year list: 16 (Eurasian Blackbird, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)

 

Last edited: Mar 7, 2015

martinboer

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• Jan 2, 2015

• #2

2 January 2015

Went for a quick stroll through a neighbourhood park in Brussels.

Parc du Rouge Cloître (Brussels)
17. Mandarin Duck
18. Gadwall
19. Red-crested Pochard
20. Ferruginous Duck
21. Great Crested Grebe
22. Great Cormorant
23. Gray Heron
24. Common Buzzard
25. Great Spotted Woodpecker

World life list: 381 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
Belgium life list: 67 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014)
2015 year list: 25 (Great Spotted Woodpecker, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)

 

Last edited: Mar 7, 2015

martinboer

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• Jan 9, 2015

• #3

4 January 2015

More of a neighbourhood mop up for year birds.

Brussels
26. Northern Shoveler
27. Common Wood Pigeon
28. Common Kingfisher
29. Eurasian Blue Tit
30. European Robin
31. Song Thrush
32. Common Chaffinch
33. European Greenfinch
34. House Sparrow

World life list: 381 (Three-toed Woodpecker, Skjetten, Norway; December 2014)
Belgium life list: 67 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014)
2015 year list: 34 (House Sparrow, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)

 

Last edited: Mar 7, 2015

martinboer

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• Jan 24, 2015

• #4

24 January 2015

Went for a long run this morning and spotted new more birds.

Brussels
35. Eurasian Jay
36. Eurasian Wren (New Lifer)

World life list: 382 (Eurasian Wren, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)
Belgium life list: 68 (Eurasian Wren, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)
2015 year list: 36 (Eurasian Wren, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)

 

Last edited: Mar 7, 2015

martinboer

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• Feb 1, 2015

• #5

30 January 2015

Went for a nice run around Zurich Lake around sunrise and saw lots of birds.

Lake Zurich (Switzerland)
37. Golden Eagle
38. Mew Gull
39. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Great Cormorant (new Switzerland lifer)
Eurasian Blue Tit (new Switzerland lifer)

31 January 2015

Went skiing at Davos-Klosters and saw:

Klosters (Switzerland)
40. Yellow-billed Chough
41. White-winged Snow finch

World life list: 382 (Eurasian Wren, Brussels, Belgium; January 2015)
Switzerland life list: 23 (Eurasian Blue Tit, Zurich, Switzerland; January 2015)
2015 year list: 41 (White-winged Snow finch, Davos-Kloisters, Switzerland; January 2015)

 

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martinboer

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• Feb 10, 2015

• #6

10 February 2015

As I was leaving the house this morning I saw a busy little bird in the treetop through our upstairs window. And it's a lifer! One of the benefits of having a modest life list...

Brussels (Belgium)
42. Short-toed Treecreeper (New Lifer)

World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
2015 year list: 42 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)

 

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martinboer

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• Feb 26, 2015

• #7

25 February 2015

Slow going. But have some trips coming up soon…

Brussels (Belgium)
43. European Starling

World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
2015 year list: 43 (European Starling, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)

 

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martinboer

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• Feb 28, 2015

• #8

28 February 2015

Watermaal Bosvoorde, Brussel (Belgium)
44. Coal Tit
45. Long-tailed Tit

World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
2015 year list: 45 (Long-tailed Tit, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)

 

Last edited: Mar 7, 2015

martinboer

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• Mar 8, 2015

• #9

8 March 2015

Visited the Biesbosch area today between a trip to Brussels from Amsterdam.

Biesbosch (The Netherlands)
46. Common Shelduck
47. Garganey
48. Red-necked Grebe
49. Great Egret
50. Little Egret
51. Eurasian Oystercatcher
52. Herring Gull

World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
The Netherlands life list: 64 (Little Egret, Biesbosch, The Netherlands; March 2015)
2015 year list: 52 (Herring Gull, Biesbosch, The Netherlands; March 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Mar 17, 2015

• #10

11 March 2015

Woluwe Saint Pierre (Brussels)
53. Eurasian Collared-Dove

World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015)
2015 year list: 53 (Eurasian Collared-Dove, Brussels, Belgium; March 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Mar 17, 2015

• #11

15-16 March

Just returned for a three day business trip to Doha in the oil state of Qatar. Very nice weather and was able to go birding on two days, first at my hotel and then a few more spots around the city.

Many thanks to Wayne "kiwiguy" for the tips on where to bird and what to look for. Too bad we couldn't catch up this time but I enjoyed the birding nonetheless.

Was very happy to see 21 species, 14 new ones for the year, and 9 of which are lifers!

The Ritz-Carlton Doha
54. Purple Heron (New Lifer)
- Black-headed Gull
55. Pallas's Gull (New Lifer)
- Rock Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
56. Laughing Dove
57. Red-vented Bulbul (New Lifer)
58. White-eared Bulbul (New Lifer)
59. Common Myna
- House Sparrow
60. Spanish Sparrow

Al Corniche, Doha
- Little Egret
61. Socotra Cormorant (New Lifer)
62. Western Reef-Heron (New Lifer)
63. Ruddy Turnstone (New Lifer)
64. Caspian Tern
65. European Turtle-Dove (New Lifer)
66. Eurasian Hoopoe
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Great Cormorant

Sheraton Doha Resort
67. Common Sandpiper (New Lifer)

World life list: 392 (Common Sandpiper, Doha, Qatar; March 2015)
Qatar life list: 21 (Common Sandpiper, Doha, Qatar; March 2015)
2015 year list: 67 (Common Sandpiper, Doha, Qatar; March 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Mar 20, 2015

• #12

20 March

Managed to do some birding this morning in Rome before meetings at the Bank of Italy.

Villa Borghese, Rome
68. Ruddy Shelduck (New Lifer)
69. Yellow-legged Gull
70. Hooded Crow (Italy Lifer)
Eurasian Wren (Italy Lifer)
71. Blackcap (Italy Lifer)
72. European Serin (Italy Lifer)
73. Italian Sparrow

World life list: 393 (Rudy Shelduck, Rome, Italy; March 2015)
Italy life list: 26 (European Serin, Rome, Italy; March 2015)
2015 year list: 73 (Italian Sparrow, Rome, Italy; March 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Mar 30, 2015

• #13

26 March

Brussels
74. Dunnock

St. James Park, London, UK
75. Barnacle Goose
76. Eurasian Wigeon
77. Northern Pintail
78. Smew

World life list: 394 (Eurasian Wigeon; March 2015)
UK life list: 48 (Mew Gull, London, England; March 2015)
2015 year list: 78 (Smew, London, England; March 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Apr 1, 2015

• #14

1 April

Frankendael Park, Amsterdam
79. White Stork
80. Eurasian Jackdaw

World life list: 394 (Eurasian Wigeon; March 2015)
The Netherlands life list: 64 (Little Egret, Biesbosch, The Netherlands; March 2015)
2015 year list: 80 (Eurasian Jackdaw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; April 2015)

 

martinboer

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• Apr 8, 2015

• #15

4-7 April


Have been enjoying some family quality time in Northfield, MA and seeing some good quality birds as well.

Northfield, MA, USA
81. Lesser Scaup
82. Great Blue Heron
83. Cooper's Hawk (Lifer)
84. Red-tailed Hawk
85. Downy Woodpecker
86. Eastern Phoebe
87. Blue Jay
88. American Crow
89. Tree Swallow
90. Black-capped Chickadee
91. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Lifer)
92. White-breasted Nuthatch
93. Eastern Bluebird
94. Hermit Thrush
95. American Robin
96. Northern Mockingbird
97. Song Sparrow
98. Dark-eyed Junco
99. Northern Cardinal
100. Pine Siskin (Lifer)
101. American Goldfinch

7 April

Turner's Falls--Barton's Cove, MA, USA
102. Turkey Vulture
103. Iceland Gull

World life list: 397 (Pine Siskin, Northfield, MA, USA; April 2015)
USA life list: 113 (Pine Siskin, Northfield, MA, USA; April 2015)
2015 year list: 103 (Iceland Gull, Turner's Falls, MA, USA; April 2015)

 

Last edited: Apr 9, 2015

martinboer

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• Apr 12, 2015

• #16

9-12 April

Been visiting Chevy Chase, MD, where I am moving to this summer and seeing there are tons of birds here.

Chevy Chase, MD, USA
104. Mourning Dove
105. Carolina Chickadee (Lifer)
106. White-throated Sparrow (Lifer)
107. Common Grackle

World life list: 399 (White-throated Sparrow, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; April 2015)
USA life list: 115 (White-throated Sparrow, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; April 2015)
2015 year list: 107 (Common Grackle, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; April 2015)

 

martinboer

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• May 3, 2015

• #17

19 April

Walibi in Wavre, Belgium
108. White Wagtail

30 April

I moved to Maryland from Brussels. My new job will include a lot of travel, domestic and foreign, which augers well for the bird count...

Chevy Chase, MD, USA
109. Red-bellied Woodpecker
110. Cedar Waxwing Chevy Chase

2 May

Went on a nice walk with the local Audubon society and met lots of local birders.

Audubon Naturalist Society, Woodend Sanctuary, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
111. Bald Eagle
112. Hairy Woodpecker
113. Tufted Titmouse
114. Carolina Wren (New Lifer)
115. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
116. Brown-headed Cowbird

World life list: 400 (Carolina Wren, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; May 2015)
USA life list: 116 (Carolina Wren, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; May 2015)
2015 year list: 116 (Brown-headed Cowbird, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; May 2015)

 

Last edited: May 3, 2015

martinboer

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• May 7, 2015

• #18

6 May

In Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, for a conference.

Battery Park City, NY, NY, USA
117. Brant (New Lifer)
118. American Black Duck
119. Ring-billed Gull

World life list: 401 (Brant, New York, NY, USA; May 2015)
USA life list: 117 (Brant, New York, NY, USA; May 2015)
2015 year list: 119 (Ring-billed Gull, New York, NY, USA; May 2015)

 

martinboer

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• May 20, 2015

• #19

Some catch up after some good birding the last few days...

Saw a massive Pileated pecking away in a nearby garden.

14 May

Chevy Chase, MD
120. Pileated Woodpeck

17 May

Visited Silicon Valley with my work and stayed across from Stanford University.

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
121. California Gull
122. Acorn Woodpecker
123. Nuttall's Woodpecker
124. Black Phoebe
125. Steller's Jay
126. Western Scrub-Jay
127. Violet-green Swallow (New Lifer)
128. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
129. Oak Titmouse (New Lifer)
130. Spotted Towhee (New Lifer)
131. California Towhee (New Lifer)
132. Lesser Goldfinch (New Lifer)

19 May

Took a nice walk out to the water, to Fisherman's Wharf, and saw lots of birds.

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA
133. Double-crested Cormorant
134. Brown Pelican
135. Black-crowned Night-Heron (New Lifer)
136. Western Gull
137. Forster's Tern (New Lifer)
138. Anna's Hummingbird
139. Common Raven
140. White-crowned Sparrow (New Lifer)
141. Brewer's Blackbird

World life list: 409 (White-crowned Sparrow, San Francisco, CA, USA; May 2015)
USA life list: 125 (White-crowned Sparrow, San Francisco, CA, USA; May 2015)
2015 year list: 141 (Brewer's Blackbird, San Francisco, CA, USA; May 2015)

 

Last edited: May 20, 2015

martinboer

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• May 22, 2015

• #20

20 May

In Sacramento for work...

CalPERS, Sacramento, CA
142. House Finch

21 May

Had a nice couple of hours birding in one of America's premier birding hot-spots and bagged 6 newer lifers...

Balboa Pier, CA
143. Western Grebe

Newport Harbor Jetties, CA
144. Pied-billed Grebe (New Lifer)
145. Red Knot (New Lifer)

Upper Newport Bay, CA
146. Snowy Egret
147. Rufous Hummingbird (New Lifer)
148. Barn Swallow
149. Marsh Wren (New Lifer)
150. Common Yellowthroat (New Lifer)
151. Savannah Sparrow (New Lifer)

World life list: 415 (Savannah Sparrow, Newport Beach, CA, USA; May 2015)
USA life list: 131 (Savannah Sparrow, Newport Beach, CA, USA; May 2015)
2015 year list: 151 (Savannah Sparrow, Newport Beach, CA, USA; May 2015)