How is your 2018 List Going? (2 Viewers)

Nightjar61 · Feb 18, 2018

Went to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia today to chase a couple of rarities that had been found there. I rather easily found my targets (the grebe and goose) plus one other bird, bringing my year total up to 102.

100. Red-necked Grebe
101. Cackling Goose
102. Common Grackle

Dave

AlexC · Feb 19, 2018

A friend’s birthday weekend in Joshua Tree - saw a few while hiking:
185. Phainopepla
186. Black-throated Sparrow
187. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
188. Cactus Wren
189. Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Jacana · Feb 21, 2018

89. Ural Owl

Did not expect that when I woke up this morning! It was sat in a tree in the middle of Uppsala. Didn't look to be in the best condition.

Richard Prior · Feb 21, 2018

jacana said:
89. Ural Owl

Did not expect that when I woke up this morning! It was sat in a tree in the middle of Uppsala. Didn't look to be in the best condition.

You should report it to the local Council or a lumberjack Will, sounds dangerous

Cheers,
Richard (latest 2018, Peregrine.102)

Andy Hurley · Feb 21, 2018

A week in the North of Scotland addded the following:

69 Eurasian Oystercatcher
70 Eurasian Curlew
71 Bar tailed Godwit*
72 Lesser black backed Gull
73 Greater black backed Gull
74 European Shag
75 Common Raven
76 Whooper Swan
77 Coal Tit
78 Red Kite*
79 Pink footed Goose
80 Tundra Bean Goose*

*First for Scotland

Andy Hurley · Feb 21, 2018

Nettelnbrecher See Bentfeld, Germany

81 Smew

Andy Hurley · Feb 21, 2018

Seen but not photographed in Scotland:

82 Merlin
83 Common Skylark
84 Grey Partridge
85 Northern Goshawk
86 Hooded Crow

Andy Hurley · Feb 21, 2018

Also on the Nettelnbrecher See:

87 Lesser Redpoll

Tero · Feb 22, 2018

51. Cackling goose
52. Wild turkey
53. Common merganser
54. Lesser scaup
55. Common goldeneye
56. Canvasback
57. Northern pintail
58. Northern shrike
59. Snow goose
60. Ross’s goose
a herring gull was seen but I have yet to see any gulls

Nightjar61 · Feb 22, 2018

This afternoon after work I did a little birding and picked up two new birds for the year.

103. American Wigeon
104. Wilson’s Snipe

Dave

Nightjar61 · Feb 23, 2018

Checking out some local lakes and ponds produced two new ducks for the year, putting me at 106.

105. Ruddy Duck
106. Northern Shoveler

Dave

Jacana · Feb 24, 2018

I'm in the UK for a long weekend in Exeter and today I managed to get hold a a vehicle and shoot over to Weymouth for the Ross's Gull that has been hanging out there for the past few days. Got the bird and netted a few good extras that aren't so easy when I spend most of my year in Sweden.

90. Great Black-backed Gull
91. Eurasian Spoonbill
92. Dunlin
93. Ross's Gull
94. Cetti's Warbler
95. Common Pochard
96. Black-tailed Godwit
97. Glaucous Gull
98. Pied Avocet
99. Little Egret
100. Water Rail
101. Ruff
102. Mediterranean Gull
103. Western Marsh Harrier
104. Little Grebe
105. American Wigeon

Nightjar61 · Feb 24, 2018

Finally, early spring migrants are starting to trickle in.

107. Eastern Phoebe

Dave

Nightjar61 · Feb 25, 2018

Today I added a very early spring migrant to my Year List.

108. Tree Swallow

This is an exceptionally early record, but the past week has been in the mid- to high-60s Fahrenheit, with one day last week reaching 80 degrees.

Dave

Jacana · Feb 26, 2018

Had a bash along the Devon coast today between Teignmouth and Dawlish. Main targets were the Bonaparte's Gull (got) and Iceland Gull (dipped) that have been hanging around recently.

106. Common Redshank
107. Bar-tailed Godwit
108. Eurasian Oystercatcher
109. Eurasian Curlew
110. Common Greenshank
111. European Shag
112. Common Gull
113. Red-breasted Merganser
114. Northern Gannet
115. Bonaparte's Gull
116. Ruddy Turnstone
117. European Stonechat
118. Grey Plover
119. Brent Goose
120. Common Linnet

Nightjar61 · Feb 26, 2018

One new bird this afternoon puts me at 109 for the year.

109. Blue-winged Teal

Dave

Tero · Mar 1, 2018

61. Ring-billed gull
62. Wood duck
63. Ring-necked duck
64. American wigeon
65. Gadwall
66. Hooded merganser
67. Bufflehead
68. American white pelican
69. Northern shoveler
70. Readhead

Jacana · Mar 3, 2018

I've been in Lund, southern Sweden for a few days and managed to pick up a couple of extra birds at the sewage works while looking for the Ferruginous Duck that has been reported from there on and off.

121. Grey Wagtail
122. Goosander

AlexC · Mar 3, 2018

A Saturday morning walk in my local patch after the (much needed) rain let up:
190. Purple Finch
191. Swainson’s Hawk
192. Mountain Chickadee
193. Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Tero · Mar 4, 2018

71. Ruddy duck
72. Killdeer
73. Green-winged teal
74. Long-tailed duck
my NE bird 250, also new to eBird N America...have seen and listed in Iceland
75. American coot

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