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How is your 2008 List Going? (1 Viewer)
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Gill Osborne
Well-known member
Short trip to Boulmer with Neil yesterday so picked up a few more.
30: Ringed Plover
31: Herring Gull
32: Eider
33: Turnstone
34: Redshank
35: Oystercatcher
36: Lapwing
37: Curlew
38: Great Black-backed Gull
39: Red-breasted Merganser ~ 3 males on sea with group of Mallards
40: Stonechat
30: Ringed Plover
31: Herring Gull
32: Eider
33: Turnstone
34: Redshank
35: Oystercatcher
36: Lapwing
37: Curlew
38: Great Black-backed Gull
39: Red-breasted Merganser ~ 3 males on sea with group of Mallards
40: Stonechat
darrenward
Ace's High
My 100th, was Lapland Longspur @ Salthouse on 7th Jan 08, after the WCSparrow.
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Darren
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Darren
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Today during my lunch hour, I went out and picked up a new bird for my Year List, which is now at 77.
77. Eastern Screech Owl
This was a staked-out bird. Two days ago, I had run across some birders who told me where it is roosting in a hole in a tree. I dipped it the other day, but it was sitting in the entrance of the hole this afternoon. And it's the fourth bird I added to this year's list that I completely missed in 2007.
Dave
77. Eastern Screech Owl
This was a staked-out bird. Two days ago, I had run across some birders who told me where it is roosting in a hole in a tree. I dipped it the other day, but it was sitting in the entrance of the hole this afternoon. And it's the fourth bird I added to this year's list that I completely missed in 2007.
Dave
Michael W
Mountain Chickadee
I birded the Washington coast last weekend, chasing a couple good rarities and adding to my state list. I've finally gotten around to posting an update here! We got over a hundred species for the weekend, and my year list now stands at 122. I got 3 ABA lifers and 8 state lifers - not bad!
January 4, en route to the coast, successful rarity chases
55. Wild Turkey
56. Northern Goshawk
57. Western Meadowlark
58. BLACK-HEADED GULL (first eastside record for WA, pulled right up to it!)
59. Thayer's Gull
60. American Herring Gull
61. NORTHERN HAWK-OWL (great rarity for WA)
62. Double-crested Cormorant
63. Northern Harrier
64. Horned Grebe
65. Greater Scaup
66. Redhead
67. Ruddy Duck
68. Eared Grebe
69. Tundra Sawn
70. Northern Shoveler
71. American Robin
72. Chukar
January 5, various locations in the Puget Sound of Washington
73. Red-necked Grebe
74. Surf Scoter
75. White-winged Scoter
76. Brandt's Cormorant
77. Common Loon
78. Red-breasted Merganser
79. Glaucous-winged Gull
80. Pigeon Guillemot
81. Mew Gull
82. Pine Siskin
83. Common Murre
84. Long-tailed Duck
85. Harlequin Duck
86. Pacific Loon
87. Red-throated Loon
88. Brant
89. Sanderling
90. Pelagic Cormorant
91. Bonaparte's Gull
92. Western Grebe
93. Marbled Murrelet
94. Ancient Murrelet
95. White-crowned Sparrow
96. Golden-crowned Sparrow
97. Rhinocerus Auklet
98. Yellow-rumped Warbler
99. Western Gull
100. Greater White-fronted Goose
101. Canvasback
102. Killdeer
January 6, outer coast at Ocean Shores
103. Black Turnstone
104. Rock Sandpiper
105. Surfbird
106. Black Scoter
107. Peregrine Falcon
108. Glaucous Gull
109. Fox Sparrow
110. Dunlin
111. Least Sandpiper
112. Black-bellied Plover
113. Spotted Towhee
114. Winter Wren
115. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
116. Semipalmated Plover
117. Cackling Goose
118. Steller's Jay
119. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
120. Red-breasted Nuthatch
121. Varied Thrush
122. Anna's Hummingbird
A fantastic trip. I've posted a bunch of photos to www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar , including over a dozen of the Hawk-Owl, Rock Sandpipers, Black Turnstone, Winter Wren, Black-headed Gull, Sanderling, Dunlin, and a hybrid Golden-crowned X White-crowned Sparrow.
So this is definitely my best start to a year's birding! Will be interesting to see how the rest of the year goes.
January 4, en route to the coast, successful rarity chases
55. Wild Turkey
56. Northern Goshawk
57. Western Meadowlark
58. BLACK-HEADED GULL (first eastside record for WA, pulled right up to it!)
59. Thayer's Gull
60. American Herring Gull
61. NORTHERN HAWK-OWL (great rarity for WA)
62. Double-crested Cormorant
63. Northern Harrier
64. Horned Grebe
65. Greater Scaup
66. Redhead
67. Ruddy Duck
68. Eared Grebe
69. Tundra Sawn
70. Northern Shoveler
71. American Robin
72. Chukar
January 5, various locations in the Puget Sound of Washington
73. Red-necked Grebe
74. Surf Scoter
75. White-winged Scoter
76. Brandt's Cormorant
77. Common Loon
78. Red-breasted Merganser
79. Glaucous-winged Gull
80. Pigeon Guillemot
81. Mew Gull
82. Pine Siskin
83. Common Murre
84. Long-tailed Duck
85. Harlequin Duck
86. Pacific Loon
87. Red-throated Loon
88. Brant
89. Sanderling
90. Pelagic Cormorant
91. Bonaparte's Gull
92. Western Grebe
93. Marbled Murrelet
94. Ancient Murrelet
95. White-crowned Sparrow
96. Golden-crowned Sparrow
97. Rhinocerus Auklet
98. Yellow-rumped Warbler
99. Western Gull
100. Greater White-fronted Goose
101. Canvasback
102. Killdeer
January 6, outer coast at Ocean Shores
103. Black Turnstone
104. Rock Sandpiper
105. Surfbird
106. Black Scoter
107. Peregrine Falcon
108. Glaucous Gull
109. Fox Sparrow
110. Dunlin
111. Least Sandpiper
112. Black-bellied Plover
113. Spotted Towhee
114. Winter Wren
115. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
116. Semipalmated Plover
117. Cackling Goose
118. Steller's Jay
119. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
120. Red-breasted Nuthatch
121. Varied Thrush
122. Anna's Hummingbird
A fantastic trip. I've posted a bunch of photos to www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar , including over a dozen of the Hawk-Owl, Rock Sandpipers, Black Turnstone, Winter Wren, Black-headed Gull, Sanderling, Dunlin, and a hybrid Golden-crowned X White-crowned Sparrow.
So this is definitely my best start to a year's birding! Will be interesting to see how the rest of the year goes.
Wow!
Wow! You clearly had a great weekend.
I haven't managed to get to the coast here in Texas so far this year and probably won't be able to do so for a while. This week I've been limited to occasional hours of birding squeezed in here and there between work and home.
Still, a Great Horned Owl and 30 Cedar Waxwings yesterday moved my list up to 77 species, which isn't too bad for 11 days. No lifers yet, though!
Jeff
Wow! You clearly had a great weekend.
I haven't managed to get to the coast here in Texas so far this year and probably won't be able to do so for a while. This week I've been limited to occasional hours of birding squeezed in here and there between work and home.
Still, a Great Horned Owl and 30 Cedar Waxwings yesterday moved my list up to 77 species, which isn't too bad for 11 days. No lifers yet, though!
Jeff
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
91. Grey Partridge
92. Nuthatch
93. Treecreeper
94. Great Spotted Woodpecker
95. Brambling
96. Great Crested Grebe
97. White Crowned Sparrow:king:
98. Lapland Bunting
99. Snowbunting
100. Kingfisher
92. Nuthatch
93. Treecreeper
94. Great Spotted Woodpecker
95. Brambling
96. Great Crested Grebe
97. White Crowned Sparrow:king:
98. Lapland Bunting
99. Snowbunting
100. Kingfisher
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Nightjar61
David Daniels
This evening after work, I went to a local lake and picked up my 78th species of the year.
78. Ruddy Duck
Dave
78. Ruddy Duck
Dave
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
101. Golden pheasant
102. Sisken
103. Lesser Redpoll
104. Water Rail
105. Woodcock
102. Sisken
103. Lesser Redpoll
104. Water Rail
105. Woodcock
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Vectis Birder
Itchy feet
Mine's coming along slowly. I'm on 59 species due to laziness and rising fuel costs (not using my car to go out and about so much - cue public transport and bike posts 
There are no buses round here and I don't own, or want to own, a bike.).
There are no buses round here and I don't own, or want to own, a bike.).
Reader
Well-known member
I have done a couple of trips to Norfolk plus some trips relatively locally. Not quite as many as I had hoped, plus I am missing quite a few relatively easy birds that I should have seen. I have kicked the list of with 125 (plus I have also had Ross's Goose and Black Brant (which I haven't counted).
The first 13 days has seen me add a Lifer (White-crowned Sparrow) and three birds which I didn't see all through 2007 in Britain. (Richards Pipit, Water Pipit & Grey Partridge).
This is my list so far.
Divers
1. Great Northern Diver
Grebes
2. Little Grebe
3. Great Crested Grebe
4. Slavonian Grebe
Petrels and Shearwaters
5. Fulmar
Cormorants
6. Cormorant
7. Shag
Herons and Egrets
8. Cattle Egret
9. Little Egret
10. Grey Heron
Swans, Geese and Ducks
11. Mute Swan
12. Tundra Swan
13. Bean Goose (Tundra)
14. Pink-footed Goose
15. White-fronted Goose
16. Greylag Goose
17. Canada Goose
18. Barnacle Goose
19. Brent Goose
20. Egyptian Goose
21. Shelduck
22. Wigeon
23. Gadwall
24. Teal
25. Mallard
26. Pintail
27. Shoveler
28. Pochard
29. Tufted Duck
30. Lesser Scaup
31. Goldeneye
32. Smew
33. Goosander
Hawks, Vultures and Eagles
34. Marsh Harrier
35. Hen Harrier
36. Sparrowhawk
37. Buzzard
Falcons
38. Kestrel
Partridges, Quails and Pheasants
39. Red-legged Partridge
40. Grey Partridge
41. Pheasant
Rails
42. Water Rail
43. Moorhen
44. Coot
Oystercatchers
45. Oystercatcher
Stilts and Avocets
46. Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
47. Ringed Plover
48. Golden Plover
49. Grey Plover
50. Lapwing
Sandpipers and Allies
51. Knot
52. Sanderling
53. Purple Sandpiper
54. Dunlin
55. Ruff
56. Snipe
57. Black-tailed Godwit
58. Bar-tailed Godwit
59. Curlew
60. Redshank
61. Turnstone
Gulls
62. Caspian Gull
63. Yellow-legged Gull
64. Mediterranean Gull
65. Black-headed Gull
66. Common Gull
67. Lesser Black-backed Gull
68. Herring Gull
69. Great Black-backed Gull
Pigeons
70. Feral Pigeon
71. Stock Dove
72. Wood Pigeon
73. Collared Dove
Owls
74. Barn Owl
Kingfishers
75. Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
76. Green Woodpecker
77. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Larks
78. Wood Lark
79. Sky Lark
Pipits and Wagtails
80. Richard’s Pipit
81. Meadow Pipit
82. Water Pipit
83. Grey Wagtail
84. Pied Wagtail
Shrikes
85. Great Grey Shrike
Waxwings and Hypocolius
86. Waxwing
Wrens
87. Wren
Accentors
88. Hedge Accentor
Chats and Thrushes
89. Robin (European)
90. Stonechat
91. Blackbird (Common )
92. Fieldfare
93. Song Thrush
94. Redwing
95. Mistle Thrush
Old World Warblers
96. Blackcap
97. Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tits
98. Long-tailed Tit
Tits
99. Marsh Tit
100. Coal Tit
101. Blue Tit
102. Great Tit
Buntings and New World Sparrows
103. White-crowned Sparrow (Lifer)
104. Lapland Longspur
105. Snow Bunting
106. Yellowhammer
107. Reed Bunting
108. Corn Bunting
Finches
109. Chaffinch
110. Brambling
111. Greenfinch
112. Goldfinch
113. Siskin
114. Linnet
115. Twite
116. Lesser Redpoll
117. Bullfinch
Sparrows
118. House Sparrow
119. Tree Sparrow
Starlings
120. Starling
Jays, Crows and Magpies
121. Jay
122. Magpie
123. Jackdaw
124. Rook
125. Carrion Crow
Seen but not counted.
Black Brant
Ross's Goose
John
The first 13 days has seen me add a Lifer (White-crowned Sparrow) and three birds which I didn't see all through 2007 in Britain. (Richards Pipit, Water Pipit & Grey Partridge).
This is my list so far.
Divers
1. Great Northern Diver
Grebes
2. Little Grebe
3. Great Crested Grebe
4. Slavonian Grebe
Petrels and Shearwaters
5. Fulmar
Cormorants
6. Cormorant
7. Shag
Herons and Egrets
8. Cattle Egret
9. Little Egret
10. Grey Heron
Swans, Geese and Ducks
11. Mute Swan
12. Tundra Swan
13. Bean Goose (Tundra)
14. Pink-footed Goose
15. White-fronted Goose
16. Greylag Goose
17. Canada Goose
18. Barnacle Goose
19. Brent Goose
20. Egyptian Goose
21. Shelduck
22. Wigeon
23. Gadwall
24. Teal
25. Mallard
26. Pintail
27. Shoveler
28. Pochard
29. Tufted Duck
30. Lesser Scaup
31. Goldeneye
32. Smew
33. Goosander
Hawks, Vultures and Eagles
34. Marsh Harrier
35. Hen Harrier
36. Sparrowhawk
37. Buzzard
Falcons
38. Kestrel
Partridges, Quails and Pheasants
39. Red-legged Partridge
40. Grey Partridge
41. Pheasant
Rails
42. Water Rail
43. Moorhen
44. Coot
Oystercatchers
45. Oystercatcher
Stilts and Avocets
46. Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
47. Ringed Plover
48. Golden Plover
49. Grey Plover
50. Lapwing
Sandpipers and Allies
51. Knot
52. Sanderling
53. Purple Sandpiper
54. Dunlin
55. Ruff
56. Snipe
57. Black-tailed Godwit
58. Bar-tailed Godwit
59. Curlew
60. Redshank
61. Turnstone
Gulls
62. Caspian Gull
63. Yellow-legged Gull
64. Mediterranean Gull
65. Black-headed Gull
66. Common Gull
67. Lesser Black-backed Gull
68. Herring Gull
69. Great Black-backed Gull
Pigeons
70. Feral Pigeon
71. Stock Dove
72. Wood Pigeon
73. Collared Dove
Owls
74. Barn Owl
Kingfishers
75. Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
76. Green Woodpecker
77. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Larks
78. Wood Lark
79. Sky Lark
Pipits and Wagtails
80. Richard’s Pipit
81. Meadow Pipit
82. Water Pipit
83. Grey Wagtail
84. Pied Wagtail
Shrikes
85. Great Grey Shrike
Waxwings and Hypocolius
86. Waxwing
Wrens
87. Wren
Accentors
88. Hedge Accentor
Chats and Thrushes
89. Robin (European)
90. Stonechat
91. Blackbird (Common )
92. Fieldfare
93. Song Thrush
94. Redwing
95. Mistle Thrush
Old World Warblers
96. Blackcap
97. Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tits
98. Long-tailed Tit
Tits
99. Marsh Tit
100. Coal Tit
101. Blue Tit
102. Great Tit
Buntings and New World Sparrows
103. White-crowned Sparrow (Lifer)
104. Lapland Longspur
105. Snow Bunting
106. Yellowhammer
107. Reed Bunting
108. Corn Bunting
Finches
109. Chaffinch
110. Brambling
111. Greenfinch
112. Goldfinch
113. Siskin
114. Linnet
115. Twite
116. Lesser Redpoll
117. Bullfinch
Sparrows
118. House Sparrow
119. Tree Sparrow
Starlings
120. Starling
Jays, Crows and Magpies
121. Jay
122. Magpie
123. Jackdaw
124. Rook
125. Carrion Crow
Seen but not counted.
Black Brant
Ross's Goose
John
Nightjar61
David Daniels
I birded all day and added seven birds to my Year List, which is up to 85.
79. Eurasian Collared Dove
80. White-crowned Sparrow
81. Lincoln's Sparrow
82. Greater White-fronted Goose
83. Greater Scaup
84. Canvasback
85. Lesser Scaup
One of the highlights was seeing a flock of blackbirds (mostly Common Grackles but also some Red-winged Blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds) that must have numbered in the tens of millions. It was at dusk, and the birds were evidently heading to a roosting area. The flock stretched from as far to the northwest as I could see through binoculars, along the entire western horizon, to as far to the southeast as I could see. And as I drove north for a couple of miles, the flock was still coming from the northwest with no end in sight. An amazing sight and one like I've never seen in more than 30 years of birding. I just wonder where they all are during the day?
Dave
79. Eurasian Collared Dove
80. White-crowned Sparrow
81. Lincoln's Sparrow
82. Greater White-fronted Goose
83. Greater Scaup
84. Canvasback
85. Lesser Scaup
One of the highlights was seeing a flock of blackbirds (mostly Common Grackles but also some Red-winged Blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds) that must have numbered in the tens of millions. It was at dusk, and the birds were evidently heading to a roosting area. The flock stretched from as far to the northwest as I could see through binoculars, along the entire western horizon, to as far to the southeast as I could see. And as I drove north for a couple of miles, the flock was still coming from the northwest with no end in sight. An amazing sight and one like I've never seen in more than 30 years of birding. I just wonder where they all are during the day?
Dave
davidtucker
Well-known member
97, female Scaup, Redpolls, Peregrine, to name a few, at the weekend, bumped my number........
Larry Lade
Moderator
My 2008 Missouri List is coming along slowly.
57. Ring-billed Gull
58. Greater White-fronted Goose
59. Lesser Scaup
60. Ring-necked Duck
61. Tufted Titmouse
62. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
57. Ring-billed Gull
58. Greater White-fronted Goose
59. Lesser Scaup
60. Ring-necked Duck
61. Tufted Titmouse
62. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
prairiemerlin
registered guy
I've gotten quite a few more the past week or so - a couple trips to the coast sure helped out a lot!
109. Cackling Goose
110. Canada Goose
111. Surf Scoter
112. Red-breasted Merganser
113. Red-throated Loon
114. Pacific Loon
115. Common Loon
116. Horned Grebe
117. Western Grebe
118. Clark's Grebe
119. Brown Pelican
120. Brandt's Cormorant
121. Pelagic Cormorant
122. American Bittern
123. Reddish Egret
124. Black-crowned Night-Heron
125. White-tailed Kite
126. Northern Harrier
127. Cooper's Hawk
128. Merlin
129. Peregrine Falcon
130. Virginia Rail
131. Black-bellied Plover
132. Snowy Plover
133. Semipalmated Plover
134. Black-necked Stilt
135. American Avocet
136. Willet
137. Long-billed Curlew
138. Marbled Godwit
139. Ruddy Turnstone
140. Western Sandpiper
141. Dunlin
142. Short-billed Dowitcher
143. Heerman's Gull
144. California Gull
145. Herring Gull
146. Western Gull
147. Glaucous-winged Gull
148. Caspian Tern
149. Forster's Tern
150. Pomarine Jaeger
151. Eastern Phoebe
152. Marsh Wren
153. American Pipit
154. American Redstart
155. Wilson's Warbler
156. Lincoln's Sparrow
157. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
158. Barn Swallow
159. Pink-footed Shearwater
160. Black-vented Shearwater
161. Thayer's Gull
162. Parasitic Jaeger
163. Ross's Goose
164. American Oystercatcher
165. Black Oystercatcher
166. Whimbrel
167. Black Turnstone
168. Surfbird
169. Royal Tern
170. Great Horned Owl
Neil G.
109. Cackling Goose
110. Canada Goose
111. Surf Scoter
112. Red-breasted Merganser
113. Red-throated Loon
114. Pacific Loon
115. Common Loon
116. Horned Grebe
117. Western Grebe
118. Clark's Grebe
119. Brown Pelican
120. Brandt's Cormorant
121. Pelagic Cormorant
122. American Bittern
123. Reddish Egret
124. Black-crowned Night-Heron
125. White-tailed Kite
126. Northern Harrier
127. Cooper's Hawk
128. Merlin
129. Peregrine Falcon
130. Virginia Rail
131. Black-bellied Plover
132. Snowy Plover
133. Semipalmated Plover
134. Black-necked Stilt
135. American Avocet
136. Willet
137. Long-billed Curlew
138. Marbled Godwit
139. Ruddy Turnstone
140. Western Sandpiper
141. Dunlin
142. Short-billed Dowitcher
143. Heerman's Gull
144. California Gull
145. Herring Gull
146. Western Gull
147. Glaucous-winged Gull
148. Caspian Tern
149. Forster's Tern
150. Pomarine Jaeger
151. Eastern Phoebe
152. Marsh Wren
153. American Pipit
154. American Redstart
155. Wilson's Warbler
156. Lincoln's Sparrow
157. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
158. Barn Swallow
159. Pink-footed Shearwater
160. Black-vented Shearwater
161. Thayer's Gull
162. Parasitic Jaeger
163. Ross's Goose
164. American Oystercatcher
165. Black Oystercatcher
166. Whimbrel
167. Black Turnstone
168. Surfbird
169. Royal Tern
170. Great Horned Owl
Neil G.
