Martin's Wash DC 2020 List (1 Viewer)

A happy new year and happy birding to all!

2019 was not a great birding year for me with only 229 birds (vs 358 in 2018) mainly due to a relative lack of travel. We'll see how this year pans out, and I hope to spend more time birding my local patch although with two active kids that's not always a priority.

January 1-4
Sossusvlei, Solitaire & Windhoek, Namibia
1. Pale Chanting-Goshawk
2. Gabar Goshawk
3. Pied Crow
4. Common Ostrich
5. Namaqua Dove
6. Gray Go-away-bird
7. Sociable Weaver
8. Helmeted Guineafowl
9. Speckled Pigeon
10. White-backed Mousebird
11. Rosy-faced Lovebird
12. Cape Wagtail

January 5
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13. Common Pochard
14. Tufted Duck
15. White Stork
16. Great Cormorant

January 6
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
17. Mourning Dove
18. Black Vulture
19. Blue Jay
20. American Robin
21. Northern Cardinal

Latest Lifer: : 808 Namaqua Sandgrouse (Solitaire, Khomas, Namibia, December 2019)

Some more birds in my neighbourhood...

January 19-February 9
Chevy Chase, MD, USA
22. Canada Goose
23. Red-bellied Woodpecker
24. European Starling
25. Dark-eyed Junco
26. White-throated Sparrow
27. Song Sparrow
28. Hairy Woodpecker
29. Common Grackle

Latest Lifer: : 808 Namaqua Sandgrouse (Solitaire, Khomas, Namibia, December 2019)

An afternoon in Central Park, NYC

February 12
Central Park, New York, NY, USA
30. American Coot
31. Great Blue Heron
32. Red-tailed Hawk
33. House Sparrow
34. Northern Shoveler
35. Mallard
36. Bufflehead
37. Hooded Merganser
38. Ring-billed Gull


Latest Lifer: : 808 Namaqua Sandgrouse (Solitaire, Khomas, Namibia, December 2019)

In Doha, Qatar, saw a lot of familiar birds and a new lifer - the Lesser Crested Tern!


February 24
Sheraton Grand Doha, Doha, Qatar
39. Rock Pigeon
40. Eurasian Collared-Dove
41. Laughing Dove
42. Whimbrel
43. Common Sandpiper
44. Lesser Crested Tern
45. Western Reef-Heron
46. Red-vented Bulbul
47. White-eared Bulbul
48. Common Myna
49. Indian Silverbill
50. Spanish Sparrow
51. White Wagtail

Latest Lifer: : 809 Lesser Crested Tern (Sheraton Grand Doha, Doha, Qatar, February 2020)