2017 Western Palearctic Big Year (1 Viewer)

[Maffong]

Not quite: http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/2017/04/08/hortobagyi-possibly-the-best-birding-site-in-europe/

The list hasn't yet been updated though

 

[DanielDoer]

Not quite: http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/2017/04/08/hortobagyi-possibly-the-best-birding-site-in-europe/

The list hasn't yet been updated though

And they made a real necessary excuse for underestimating Hungary!

 

[DanielDoer]

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The list hasn't yet been updated though

They still have technical difficulties with updating their list. According facebook they are now at 495 species with the new ones:
Common Tern
Reedling (=Bearded Tit)
Great Bittern
Red-necked Grebe
Barn Owl
(all in their so far best birding day with a total of 111 species in Hortobagy national park!)

Now embarking on a pelagic in southern Kuwait - very interesting...

 

[Maffong]

Great news, though it's a shame they couldn't ID the White-fronted Geese. Now with Barn Owl on the list the difference list should be updates too. What surprises me most is that they still haven't seen Willow Warbler as a group. I was sure they would get it in Hungary, they're singing all over germany at the moment

 

[Jon Turner]

Facethingum now says up to 502 after the Pelagic:

Pirates! Great start to our second Kuwait trip. Now 502 on the list!

 

[dantheman]

Great news, though it's a shame they couldn't ID the White-fronted Geese. Now with Barn Owl on the list the difference list should be updates too. What surprises me most is that they still haven't seen Willow Warbler as a group. I was sure they would get it in Hungary, they're singing all over germany at the moment

If they could see the white fronts would have thought they would have been able to id them as Lessers on combination of jizz/size/location? Or just being extra cautious as they won't have a problem connecting elsewhere later in the year??

 

[Paul Chapman]

Ten additions today including a nice self-found rarity. They didn't add anything on me for the WP today though (thankfully). I had two WP ticks today Socotra Cormorant and White-cheeked Tern.

All the best

 

[Maffong]

How do you know? I can't find anything on Facebook nor on their website. What are the additions?

 

[Paul Chapman]

How do you know? I can't find anything on Facebook nor on their website. What are the additions?

I found them.

I think - Willow Warbler, Bridled Tern, White-cheeked Tern, Socotra Cormorant, Little Tern, Pied Wheatear, Red -tailed Shrike, Syke's Warbler, Menetrie's Warbler & Whinchat (if I was paying attention).

I need to stare at the Syke's photos some more.

All the best

 

[Maffong]

The problems with their listing software have been sold. In addition to the already mentioned species they've added Basra Reed Warbler and golzii Nightingale today. Not much left for them to clean up now

Maffong

 

[Maffong]

Of the possible targets mentioned here, they've already found quite a lot

Excluding unlikely and very unlikely species from here - http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/spring-tour/ - 38 potential targets for the week in Kuwait:-
Socotra Cormorant
Montagu's Harrier
Eurasian Hobby
Corn Crake
Black-winged Pratincole
Caspian Plover
Red-necked Phalarope
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
White-winged Tern
Common Tern
White-cheeked Tern
European Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar
European Roller
Thrush Nightingale
White-throated Robin
Whinchat
Pied Wheatear
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
Marsh Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Basra Reed Warbler
Upcher's Warbler
Menetries's Warbler
Hume's Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Semicollared Flycatcher
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Red-tailed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Rosy Starling
Pale Rock Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Cinereous Bunting
Black-headed Bunting

Shikra would also be handy and that is described as unlikely. (A few others within that category of course.)

All the best

Left are
Montagu's Harrier
Shikra
Eurasian Hobby
Corn Crake
Black-winged Pratincole
Caspian Plover
White-winged Tern
European Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar
European Roller
Thrush Nightingale
White-throated Robin
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
Marsh Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Upcher's Warbler
Hume's Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Red-backed Shrike
Rosy Starling
Pale Rock Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Cinereous Bunting
Black-headed Bunting

Bold ones are of greater importance, but almost all of these can be repaired if missed

 

[Muppit17]

Of the possible targets mentioned here, they've already found quite a lot

Left are......

Shikra is definitely the most important (although they will want to put Caspian Plover to bed).

Of the others, perhaps interestingly Paul Chapman's group saw White-throated Robin and Rock Thrush yesterday, but missed by the Big Year team; see http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/

 

[DanielDoer]

The problems with their listing software have been sold. In addition to the already mentioned species they've added Basra Reed Warbler and golzii Nightingale today. Not much left for them to clean up now

Maffong

Probably there will be more additions today as they have entered ticks just until 8:45 o'clock in the morning...

 

[Paul Chapman]

B#gger. I knew that I shouldn't have lost them again. Basra Reed Warbler is another one on me though at least I'm in the right place to do something about it! That said Ruppell's Weaver is gripped back so they are only 22 of maybe 60-70 that I won't have seen by the end of the year.

I'd expect them to be gunning for 750.

We've had Rock Thrush and White-throated Robin again today as well as Montagu 's Harrier, Hobby and White-winged Tern and Black-winged Pratincoles are about. I'd expect Caspian Plover, Egyptian Nightjar and Hume 's Warbler are high up on their wants with Shikra. There had been one last week at their first site this morning.

All the best

 

[foresttwitcher]

Link to list @ 506 to get it onto the current page: http://www.bigyearwp.com/index.php/igoterra-ticks/

 

[Richard Prior]

Back down to 505 now as they have retracted their Basra Reed Warbler (so Paul won't feel so bad now!).

 

[PedroNicolau]

Added 4 new species:
Icterina Warbler, White-throated Robin, Red-backed Shrike and Hume's Whitethroat

 

[DanielDoer]

They found a Long-toed Stint today in Kuwait!!
See facebook: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=297539144013217&id=186249971808802

Unbelievable! Very very huge congrats on that fantastic find!

 

[lewis20126]

They found a Long-toed Stint today in Kuwait!!
See facebook: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=297539144013217&id=186249971808802

Unbelievable! Very very huge congrats on that fantastic find!

any images that aren't behind the FB login?

cheers, a

 

[lewis20126]

Basra Reed Warbler

Aside from SW Iran, which is time consuming, I had always though a short trip to Kuwait for Basra Reed Warbler might be the way to go for this species. What is the story with them - are there very few pairs? late to arrive?

cheers, alan