Biking Birder 2015 - A cycle ride to every RSPB and WWT reserve. (1 Viewer)

[Phil Andrews]

There are 33 species which Gary recorded on his Green Years in 2010 and 2015 that he has yet to connect with this year:

Bean Goose (2010, 2015)
Barnacle Goose (2010, 2015)
King Eider (2015)
Balearic Shearwater (2015)
Night Heron (2015)
Honey Buzzard (2015)
Pallid Harrier (2015)
Spotted Crake (2015)
Pectoral Sandpiper (2010)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (2010)
Pacific Golden Plover (2010)
American Golden Plover (2015)
White-rumped Sandpiper (2015)
Lesser Yellowlegs (2015)
Pomarine Skua (2015)
Laughing Gull (2015)
Iceland Gull (2015)
Little Auk (2010, 2015)
Buff-bellied Pipit (2010)
Olive-backed Pipit (2015)
Waxwing (2010)
Red-flanked Bluetail (2015)
Siberian Rubythroat (2015)
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (2010, 2015)
Blyth's Reed Warbler (2015)
Sykes's Warbler (2010)
Subalpline Warbler (2010, 2015)
Moltoni's Warbler (2015)
Radde's Warbler (2015)
Mealy Redpoll (2010)
Arctic Redpoll (2010)
Citril Finch (2015)
Chestnut Bunting (2015)

 

[Phil Andrews]

After pulling Gary's leg about only getting one addition in the last ten days on Fair Isle he has hit back in style today with the addition of Radde's Warbler (#294), Blyth's Reed Warbler (#295) and Red-flanked Bluetail (#296). And the day is not over with a few other leads to chase up .....

 

[Phil Andrews]

And the day is not over with a few other leads to chase up .....

One of those has proved fruitful on the form of a Pechora Pipit (#297)

 

[Phil Andrews]

And he didn't even need the Arctic Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler and Red-throated Pipit also present today!

 

[Paul Higson]

Greedy Basta~d - just 3 Y B Warblers for me today !!!!! :t: B B B

 

[Phil Andrews]

Yesterday saw Gary miss the Olive-backed Pipit on Fair Isle but still add another (long-awaited) species in the form of Barnacle Goose (#298).

 

[Farnboro John]

Yesterday saw Gary miss the Olive-backed Pipit on Fair Isle but still add another (long-awaited) species in the form of Barnacle Goose (#298).

Good - that would have been a terrible #300!

John

 

[Phil Andrews]

Good - that would have been a terrible #300!

John

Agreed - hope it will be something awesome like a Rubythroat or Sib Thrush for such a landmark.

 

[Phil Andrews]

As megas broke to the north and south of Fair Isle today the best Gary could manage was another dip on an Olive-backed Pipit.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Now on the brink of 300 with the addition today of Mealy Redpoll (BOU #299); hopefully his 300th bird of the year will be a mega Sibe.

At this point there will be two lists now running. Gary's ultimate goal is the European Green Birding record of 305 species (using the AERC listing authority). They don't recognise Mealy Redpoll as a distinct species so that year list remains at 298.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Gary reached his next landmark today with his 300th species (BOU) of his Green Year list - an Olive-backed Pipit (still on Fair Isle)

 

[Brosnabirder]

Congratulations and well done.

 

[stuartvine]

Great job

 

[dantheman]

:t:


B

 

[WACCOE]

Well done Gary.

 

[Paul Higson]

Yowser !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nutcracker]

Nice!

Wonder what #300 AERC list will be . . .

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

Well done mate. Hope Shetland will bring you nearer to your next target.

 

[jasperpatch]

Congratulations! Great news.

 

[WACCOE]

Siberian Accentor on mainland Shetland.