Penny Clarke
Well-known member
251. Bullfinch
252. Wood Warbler
253. Spoonbill
252. Wood Warbler
253. Spoonbill
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How is your 2008 List Going? (1 Viewer)
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Selsey Birder
Well-known member
Well back in UK after a week in Mallorca, and the curse of the Friday night departure strikes again as the Trumpeter Finch disappears from East Sussex!!!
Anyway managed to add a couple more to the year list
269. Red Backed Shrike
270. Nightjar
Anyway managed to add a couple more to the year list
269. Red Backed Shrike
270. Nightjar
Since I've posted last I've been able to get:
175. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
176. Warbling Vireo
177. Blackpoll Warbler
178. Hooded Warbler
179. Alder Flycatcher
Things are slowing down now. Hopefully there will be a good migration season this fall and I will be able to get the ones I missed.
175. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
176. Warbling Vireo
177. Blackpoll Warbler
178. Hooded Warbler
179. Alder Flycatcher
Things are slowing down now. Hopefully there will be a good migration season this fall and I will be able to get the ones I missed.
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Spurn 02.06.08
218 Red-backed Shrike
219 Marsh Warbler
220 Icterine Warbler
Spurn 03.06.08
221 Curlew Sandpiper
222 Hawfinch
223 Common Rosefinch
Steve
218 Red-backed Shrike
219 Marsh Warbler
220 Icterine Warbler
Spurn 03.06.08
221 Curlew Sandpiper
222 Hawfinch
223 Common Rosefinch
Steve
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Now that migration is over, it's no longer possible just to go birding somewhere and pick up a few year ticks. Now I have to go to specific places to look for specific birds. So today was a day of driving. I went to southwest Indiana where the only breeding Least Terns in the state can be found, and then to south-central Indiana where the only breeding Mississippi Kites can be found. In high heat and humidity, I managed to add five birds to my Year List, which is now up to 401.
397. Least Tern
398. Laughing Gull
399. Olive-sided Flycatcher
400. Mississippi Kite
401. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Dave
397. Least Tern
398. Laughing Gull
399. Olive-sided Flycatcher
400. Mississippi Kite
401. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Dave
spottedtowhee
Birder
So far so good - 208
Birding the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and around Spirit Lake in Iowa.
I want to try Western MN and up north around Lake Superior but I don't have the money for gas.
Still, I am happy with 208
Birding the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and around Spirit Lake in Iowa.
I want to try Western MN and up north around Lake Superior but I don't have the money for gas.
Still, I am happy with 208
Selsey Birder
Well-known member
Well today equalled my single year UK listing record of 231, so i guess i am gonna beat it this year, starting to collect those awkward species now that the migration lull has hit us. Off to Norfolk next weekend for the usual suspects!!
271. Goshawk
272. Honey Buzzard
271. Goshawk
272. Honey Buzzard
Larry Lade
Moderator
So, Ian, is it 231 (2) or 271 (2) for the year?
Selsey Birder
Well-known member
Hi Larry,
Thanks for asking, it is actually now 233 for the UK (and a single year record for me, which i set out determinedly to beat at the beginning of the year) having added Little Ringed Plover and Lesser Whitethroat.
Penny is to blame for this (honestly Penny it was not me who said that - lol), the 271 is birds seen this year and includes birds seen in Mallorca last month. Therefore there is no addition to this thread today since i saw both of those birds whilst over there.
That way i will get a large year list because i will be in Kenya for two weeks in November (plus two weeks in Southern France in July/August):t::-O
Anyway i hope that makes sense, my signature only counts UK birds since that is my main target!
Thanks for asking, it is actually now 233 for the UK (and a single year record for me, which i set out determinedly to beat at the beginning of the year) having added Little Ringed Plover and Lesser Whitethroat.
Penny is to blame for this (honestly Penny it was not me who said that - lol), the 271 is birds seen this year and includes birds seen in Mallorca last month. Therefore there is no addition to this thread today since i saw both of those birds whilst over there.
That way i will get a large year list because i will be in Kenya for two weeks in November (plus two weeks in Southern France in July/August):t::-O
Anyway i hope that makes sense, my signature only counts UK birds since that is my main target!
Larry Lade
Moderator
OK, Ian, I think that clears it up! I just thought that maybe you struck a wrong key for the 231.
Nightjar61
David Daniels
This morning I chased a Black-bellied Whistling Duck, which is a local mega rarity. I found my target, which was number 208 on my ABA Area and Indiana year lists. It wasn't a true year tick, as I had seen it in Honduras in March. However, it was an Indiana state lifer (number 287).
Oddly enough, along with Fork-tailed Flycatcher, the whistling duck is the second Central American bird I have seen in Indiana in two weeks. The violent storms we've been having over the last three weeks or so must be blowing some southern birds our way.
Dave
Oddly enough, along with Fork-tailed Flycatcher, the whistling duck is the second Central American bird I have seen in Indiana in two weeks. The violent storms we've been having over the last three weeks or so must be blowing some southern birds our way.
Dave
gthang
Ford Focus Fanatic: mmmmmm... 3.1415926535.....
Had a good weekend in the Adirondacks for a change. Was greeted with a Black-Throated Green Warbler then a flash of red and black as a Scarlet Tanager flew by. Walked the dogs, and after returning, spotted what appeared to be a pair of Eastern Phoebes, only they dove to the ground, indicating to me that they were something else... got my bins out and found out the two birds were Cedar Waxwings! Haven't seen a Waxwing since July 2004! They are beautiful birds and a nice addition to my year list!
Thais brings me up to 46 for the year... i know, a measly tally, but when you can't get out much, that's the best you can do...
In other news, with the addition of the Red-Headed Woodpecker last month, and a group of Lapland Longspurs last fall, I have reached 100 birds for the entire state of New York. Quite a milestone, but i don't think i'll be breaking 150 anytime soon.
Thais brings me up to 46 for the year... i know, a measly tally, but when you can't get out much, that's the best you can do...
In other news, with the addition of the Red-Headed Woodpecker last month, and a group of Lapland Longspurs last fall, I have reached 100 birds for the entire state of New York. Quite a milestone, but i don't think i'll be breaking 150 anytime soon.
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Slowing down now....
224 Crossbill Charnwood Forest June 16th
Makes 1295 for my 2008 World yearlist though.
Steve
224 Crossbill Charnwood Forest June 16th
Makes 1295 for my 2008 World yearlist though.
Steve
Black Wheatear
Bowed but not broken, yet!
And I bet counting the days for your raptor tour to Spain later on Steve! Is that 1295 birds for 2008? Lucky bugger!
:t:
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Got a year tick this morning, so my Year List is now up to 402.
402. Loggerhead Shrike
Dave
402. Loggerhead Shrike
Dave
