shrikebirder
Well-known member
:-CHow do you see all those birds!? I've seen (only) 143 diff. species, where as most of the other people on BF have loads more! Oh, well, you're probably all stringers anyway! (joke):-O
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Ashley beolens
Breeding the next generation of birders.
Only way to see them, is go looking, get off your PC and go and look!!
shrikebirder
Well-known member
I have a mac!
Guizotia
Well-known member
Well that's it for you then I'm afraid. 8-P
My life list is 115 which I am quite happy about. I have lots of time to see more birds.... there's no rush (unless you are close to your life expectancy?).
But more seriously, you can either chase sightings, or try to generate your own sightings by getting to the right habitats at the right (or even wrong) time of year. It might help to target particular birds that you haven't yet seen, at least to tick off the less scarce species.
The more birds in more situations that you see, the less you have left to see... so less to look forward too!
shrikebirder
Well-known member
True.
When you put it that way, I guess 143 isn't that bad. I still have some really common birds that I haven,t seen, though! (yellow wag, ruddy duck, smew ect.)
When you put it that way, I guess 143 isn't that bad. I still have some really common birds that I haven,t seen, though! (yellow wag, ruddy duck, smew ect.)
DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
It also depends how long you've been birding and where you actually go birding. Regarding Ruddy Duck, you want to hurry up before they're all shot.
ColonelBlimp
What time is bird?
I'm on 165 and haven't a hope of seeing Smew or Yellow Wagtail where I live.
shrikebirder
Well-known member
But I have! I live in london, smews are supposed to be everywhere in winter!
shrikebirder
Well-known member
Now up to 156 (still no yellow wag, smew or ruddy duck)
DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
You've done well to get 13 today. You wont get Yellow Wag this time of the year but Smew and Ruddy are possible.
dantheman
Bah humbug
At least you can go out birding when it's raining . . . .
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
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