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How is your 2010 List Going? (1 Viewer)

Didnt get home until late afternoon so only able to see garden for 60 minutes but this was my catch on the first day of 2010:
1. Chaffinch
2. Greenfinch
3. Starling
4. Goldfinch
5. Blackbird
6. Redpoll
7. Woodpigeon
8. Feral Pigeon
9. Blue tit
10. Housesparrow
11. Collared Dove
12. Magpie
13. B H Gull
14. Carrion Crow
15. Jackdaw
16. Dunnock
17. Coal Tit
18. Robin
19. Redwing
20. Reed Bunting (m)
21. Jay
extremely pleased with No 20, this is a new garden tick and a stonking way to get the new year started

Best wishes all
Dave
 
Walk in the snow in dublin this morning
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Redwing
Song Thrush
Dunnock
House sparrow
Wren
Great tit
Goldfinch
Herring Gull
Black Headed Gull
Common Gull
GBB Gull
Brent Goose
Pied Wagtail
Rock Pipit
Collared Dove
hooded Crow
Magpie
Jackdaw
redshank
curlew
turnstone
dunlin
heron
little egret
and last but far from least...
male and female blackcap

Paul
 
Good start to 2010

Decided to tour the Somerset levels today to get a good start to my 2010 year list.
On the way to Greylake.
1 Blackbird
2 Crow
3 Magpie
4 Rook
5 Wood Pigeon
6 Stock Dove
7 Blackheaded Gull
8 Lesser Blackbacked Gull
9 Herring Gull
10 Starling
Greylake Reserve
11 Kestrel
12 Robin
13 Pied Wagtail
14 Reed Bunting
15 Lapwing
16 Snipe
17 Wigeon
18 Teal
19 Mute Swan
20 Mallard
21 Pochard
22 Shoveler
23 Fieldfare
Ham Wall
24 Chaffinch
25 Goldfinch
26 Longtailed Tit
27 Cormorant
28 Blue Tit
29 Great Tit
30 Moorhen
31 Coot
32 Tufted Duck
33 Pintail
34 Gadwall
Mere Heath
35 House Sparrow
36 Great Crested Grebe
37 Dunnock
38 Song Thrush
Catcott Lows
39 Bullfinch
40 Wren
41 Kingfisher
42 Heron
Cheddar Reservoir
43 Grey Wagtail
44 Goldeneye
45 Goosander
46 Blacknecked Grebe
Journey home
47 Buzzard
48 Collared Dove
Missed out on Merlin at Greylake,Marsh Harrier at Hamwall and could not locate the ringnecked Duck at Cheddar ( got it last week so not too disappointed) an interesting Tufted duck at Ham Wall with pronounced white marking on face had me thinking Scaup but apparently this has already been discounted.
Happy new years birding to you all
 
Well, I didn't go outside today because the weather was pretty bad, but I've had 11 species in the garden. The usual suspects of course. And as I rightly thought, I saw Herring Gull literally as soon as I opened the curtains when I got up.

1. Herring Gull
2. Town Pigeon
3. Blue Tit
4. House Sparrow
5. Carrion Crow
6. Blackbird
7. Wood Pigeon
8. Great Tit
9. Fieldfare
10. Redwing
11. Chaffinch

As soon as I get out anywhere it'll obviously go shooting up!

Cheers,

Joseph
 
74 today, all but one at Rainham RSPB... not bad for a single site in London!

Bonxie, Serin, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard and 2+ Short-eared Owls were all notable.
 
112 seen on my local patch today which is a 7 mile radius around the centre of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Highlights included Black-throated Diver, Jack Snipe, Shag, Hen Harrier, Firecrests, Purple Sand, Short-eared Owl and Ruff. Only real miss of the Common stuff was Yellowhammer showing what an amazing patch this is with varied habitats.
 
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In Connecticut for the holidays. Just took the dog outside for a bit. Doing a CBC on Sunday though, so that should give me a boost.

1. Red-bellied Woodpecker
2. American Crow
3. Ring-billed Gull
4. European Starling
5. American Robin
6. Mallard
7. Carolina Wren
8. Red-shouldered Hawk

I THOUGHT I heard Common Raven by the cliffside of this pond (there's a pair that hangs out there), but it was distant and didn't call again. Couldn't tick it for the year... yet.
 
I made two New Year resolutions: 1) to get out birding more often and 2) to start a 2010 Year List on Bird Forum.

It snowed and sleeted in the morning and so I had to content myself with garden birds early on but I managed a short walk around the town in the afternoon. Whilst we await the 2010 Year List thread, I'll start my year list here:

1. Goldfinch
2. Blue Tit
3. Greenfinch
4. Chaffinch
5. Siskin
6. Great Tit
7. Dunnock
8. Magpie
9. Jackdaw
10. Collared Dove
11. Blackbird
12. House Sparrow
13. Feral Pigeon
14. Marsh Tit
15. Hawfinch
16. Jay
17. Moorhen
18. Carrion Crow
19. Grey Heron
 
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Cortonbirds said:
112 seen on my local patch today which is a 7 mile radius around the centre of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Highlights included Black-throated Diver, Jack Snipe, Shag, Hen Harrier, Firecrests, Purple Sand, Short-eared Owl and Ruff. Only real miss of the Common stuff was Yellowhammer showing what an amazing patch this is with varied habitats.
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That's excellent, James - I'm jealous of having real quality birding like that on the doorstep!
 
Started the year at Rutland Water. Only a brief visit so i dipped on a few things, but theres always tomorrow!

1. Great Crested Grebe
2. Cormorant
3. Grey Heron
4. Greylag Goose
5. Egyptian Goose
6. Mallard
7. Gadwall
8. Pintail
9. Wigeon
10 Teal
11 Shoveler
12 Tufted Duck
13 Goldeneye
14 Goosander
15 Ruddy Duck
16 Mute Swan
17 Coot
18 Moorhen
19 Black-headed Gull
20 Lesser Black-back
21 Herring Gull
22 Common Gull
23 Pheasant
24 Woodpigeon
25 Feral Pigeon ( Who cares lol )
26 Stock Dove
27 Collared Dove
28 Buzzard
29 Kestrel
30 Merlin
31 Long-Eared Owl
32 Short-Eared Owl
33 Carrion Crow
34 Jackdaw
35 Rook
36 Magpie
37 Robin
38 Blackbird
39 Fieldfare
40 Redwing
42 Mistle Thrush
43 Wren
44 Dunnock
45 Curlew
46 Redshank
47 Lapwing
48 Pied Wagtail
49 Skylark
50 Greenfinch
51 Goldfinch
52 Chaffinch
53 Bullfinch
54 Lesser Redpoll
55 Reed Bunting
56 Tree Sparrow
57 Starling
58 Great Tit
59 Blue Tit


In no particular order......
 
Cortonbirds said:
112 seen on my local patch today which is a 7 mile radius around the centre of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Highlights included Black-throated Diver, Jack Snipe, Shag, Hen Harrier, Firecrests, Purple Sand, Short-eared Owl and Ruff. Only real miss of the Common stuff was Yellowhammer showing what an amazing patch this is with varied habitats.
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You couldent send some my way:t:

Sounds like an amazing day. Ive had a Hundred in a day during Spring on the South coast, but have never managed it during the winter monthes.
 
1. Robin
2. woodpigeon
3. collared dove,
4. hedge sparrow
5. blackbird
6. starling
7. black headed gull
8. Redwings
9. fieldfares
10. mallard
11. teal
12. gadwall
13. egyptian goose
14. moorhen
15. coot
16. jackdaw
17. rook
18. song thrush
19. mistle thrush
20. grey partridge
21. red leg partridge
22. common buzzard x 2
23. common pheasant
24. magpie
25. greylag goose
26. pink footed goose
27. blue tit
28. great tit
29. curlew
30. greenfinch
31. goldfinches
32. house sparrow
33. Carrion Crow
34. Kestrel
35. Woodcock
36. tufted duck
37. water rail
38. Little Owl

2nd January

39. Marsh Tit
40. Coal Tit
41. Nuthatch
42. Jay
43. Lapwing
44. Common Gull
45. Tufted Duck
46. Pochard
47. Pintail
48. Stonechat
49. Mute Swan
50. Little Egret
51. Shoveler
52. Wigeon
53. Pied Wagtail
54. Shelduck
55. Great Black backed gull
56. Redshank
57. Black tailed godwit
58. Water Pipit
 
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A beautiful day to start the Year List. Bright and sunny, but bitterly cold, however. I managed to get 61 species, not the most I've seen on New Year's Day, but still pretty good. The first 16 were seen from my yard just after sunrise.

01. Song Sparrow
02. American Crow
03. Dark-eyed Junco
04. American Goldfinch
05. Northern Cardinal
06. Tufted Titmouse
07. House Finch
08. White-crowned Sparrow
09. Downy Woodpecker
10. American Tree Sparrow
11. Mourning Dove
12. Blue Jay
13. Red-bellied Woodpecker
14. European Starling
15. Pileated Woodpecker
16. Red-tailed Hawk
17. Golden-crowned Kinglet
18. White-breasted Nuthatch
19. Eastern Bluebird
20. Carolina Chickadee
21. Carolina Wren
22. White-throated Sparrow
23. Eastern Towhee
24. Ring-billed Gull
25. Ruddy Duck
26. Common Goldeneye
27. Canada Goose
28. Mallard
29. Wood Duck
30. Bald Eagle
31. Bufflehead
32. Hooded Merganser
33. Turkey Vulture
34. American Kestrel
35. American Harrier
36. House Sparrow
37. Northern Mockingbird
38. Cedar Waxwing
39. Horned Lark
40. Canvasback
41. Snow Goose
42. Greater White-fronted Goose
43. American Black Duck
44. Eastern Meadowlark
45. Common Grackle
46. Brown-headed Cowbird
47. Rock Pigeon
48. Rusty Blackbird
49. Red-winged Blackbird
50. Mute Swan
51. Tundra Swan
52. Gadwall
53. American Wigeon
54. Wild Turkey
55. Rough-legged Hawk
56. Pied-billed Grebe
57. American Coot
58. Cackling Goose
59. Ring-necked Duck
60. Merlin
61. Short-eared Owl

Dave
 
An attempt to get to 100 in the UK for an idiot who can't tell warblers, female ducks or immature gulls apart, and won't count anything he can't ID himself, can be followed at the link below!
 
Friday, January 01

For 2009 I went for the Big Year for the first time - geography be damned! (Started in the dry forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur of Mexico, ended up in Southern Ontario in the snow.) It was a fun experience, but rather hectic - lots of weekends spent driving around trying to fill "gaps". Life (read: chores around the house that couldn't be avoided) did interfere with the goal to an extent.

This year, I'll see what I can do working strictly from my home base here in Kitchener - human-powered only. I've done "Big Days" this way before, on Pelee Island (as a fund-raiser) but this will be my first green "Big Year". If nothing else, it will make an interesting contrast with 2009!

Today, just did a walk around the neighbourhood, as the bike has a flat. As I'm in the middle of a town, the possibilities are somewhat restricted...

1. Dark-eyed Junco
2. Northern Cardinal
3. House Sparrow
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. House Finch
6. Mourning Dove
7. Canada Goose
8. Red-breasted Nuthatch
9. American Crow
10. Red-tailed Hawk
11. White-breasted Nuthatch
12. American Goldfinch
13. Cooper’s Hawk

P.S. Bird #13 was observed right through the window of the front room of our house - having a go at bird #3!
 
Another couple of hours in the Bois de Boulogne today produced a few more:

23. Mistle Thrush
24. Redwing
25. Grey Heron
26. Nuthatch
27. Kingfisher
28. Pheasant
29. Jay

Still no woodpeckers (had a Black Woody last week); it's only the 2nd day of the year and it's already beginning to feel like pulling teeth. A trip somewhere birdy will be required before long.

DiP
 
Two more today as I walked home after finishing work at 1pm. Off tomorrow so going to get myself out properly :t:

17: Pied Wagtail
18: Long-tailed Tits ~ absolutely delightful group of 8 in the trees above me as I got home :king: Must be one of THE loveliest birds in the UK
 
A bit jealous of you people who can find so many species in one day! Totally impossible here in Sweden in the middle of the winter... well, a short visit to Hjälstaviken produced some new species. The last two can be rather tricky in winter... :)

22. Coal Tit
23: Marsh Tit
24. Black Woodpecker
25. Treecreeper
26. Wren
27. Common Buzzard
 
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