Green Listing 2024 - Joint Thread (1 Viewer)

[Paul Chapman]

Spring has sprung for me on my usual walk:-

79 - Sand Martin - 21st March

This appears to be 108 for the United Kingdom & the first addition since 28th January?

All the best

Paul

 

[Richard Prior]

Spring has sprung for me on my usual walk:-

79 - Sand Martin - 21st March

This appears to be 108 for the United Kingdom & the first addition since 28th January?

All the best

Paul

Staying on the Martin theme, I can add Crag Martin along with three others for Europe and the World in the past week:

Black Kite

Crag Martin

Ring Ousel

Short-toed Snake Eagle

My wife and I have tried twice for Pygmy Owl in the forest up behind our place this month, but not a squeak ! We even took our supper up there with us on the second occasion but Sushi doesn't attract them it seems

 

[Xenospiza]

I had hoped bad weather yesterday would have brought in something to the local patch and it did: three Spotted Redshanks.
In blustery weather I also added Ruff and Swallow to my yearlist.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Two for me today on the usual walk:-

80 - Gadwall 25th March
81 - Northern Wheatear 25th March

The last was 109 for the UK list.

All the best

Paul

 

[Xenospiza]

A Green Sandpiper this evening was probably the least surprising addition I could have had!

 

[dantheman]

I think I must have rather overdone it at the beginning of the year with my long walks and runs and struggled to even get out the last couple of months. But I did manage to get down to the reservoirs yesterday and then on to asda for some groceries. Was hoping for Sand Martins as first migrants of the year, but alas, no sign (College Res is a good site for them on migration). Did however have something more surprising - a couple of singing Willow Warblers briefly! Plenty of Chiffchaff song too, but these will have certainly been my earliest Willow Warblers (I seem to recall 28th March as earliest before).

 

[Xenospiza]

An also rather unsurprising but nonetheless welcome Blackcap on my way to work.
The corner where I tend to see the first one in town is currently "off-route" because of road works, which may have prevented an earlier date.

 

[Richard Prior]

A Firecrest was a welcome addition for me (No 64) on Saturday, just 100m up the lane from our house. It is the fourth species on my Green Year List that I haven't yet seen in or from the garden, only one of which (Hazel Hen) will probably remain off the Garden List.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Another addition to my personal 'on foot' list today:-

82 - Pheasant

All the best

Paul

 

[Xenospiza]

A Willow Warbler and a heard-only-(and shortly) Bluethroat on my patch this morning. No Tree Pipit yet.

 

[dantheman]

Didn't manage to get down to the reservoirs for a few days as managed to injure my knee doing a jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately it got better (something clicked and within 12 hours it seemed good, rather weird) and went down for another try yesterday late afternoon to College Reservoir - c120 Sand Martin the rewards. First Bluebells out too.

 

[Richard Prior]

Didn't manage to get down to the reservoirs for a few days as managed to injure my knee doing a jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately it got better (something clicked and within 12 hours it seemed good, rather weird) and went down for another try yesterday late afternoon to College Reservoir - c120 Sand Martin the rewards. First Bluebells out too.

Glad to hear the knee’s better Dan, but it serves you right for practising such extreme sports Reminds me of the English Test cricketer who was flown home from a tour of India after injuring his back writing a letter!

 

[Xenospiza]

A (heard-only) Yellow Wagtail today (which will go into my list as Blue-headed as its the most likely option by far).
I then went to the closest population of Black-tailed Godwits and saw four, which is a good score. A few Curlews as well, but no surprises at all. It was windier than expected which was most unwelcome when I cycled back!

 

[Paul Chapman]

Another addition to my personal 'on foot' list today:-

82 - Pheasant

All the best

Paul

Long overdue as part of my evening walk:-

83 - Cetti's Warbler

This seems to be 110 for the UK List.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Two additions for me on my morning walk - 51 species in total on my walk:-

84 - Willow Warbler
85 - Reed Bunting

The first appears to be 111 for the UK list.

All the best

Paul

 

[dantheman]

Two additions for me on my morning walk - 51 species in total:-

84 - Willow Warbler
85 - Reed Bunting

The first appears to be 111 for the UK list.

I had a couple a week ago per earlier post, although admittedly I haven't added to any lists recently ...

 

[Paul Chapman]

I had a couple a week ago per earlier post, although admittedly I haven't added to any lists recently ...

That explains my surprise when I looked at the spreadsheet. I vaguely remembered! Mind you Cetti's surprised me more.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

An addition for me today with 2 Black-tailed Godwit (presumably a pair of islandica). That is 86 for me 'on foot' from home for the year.

42 species on the walk & a total soaking - https://ebird.org/checklist/S166796683

All the best

Paul

 

[Xenospiza]

After a very stubborn rain front finally moved east, I thought some vismig might follow and I was right: a good afternoon/evening for Marsh Harrier and Osprey, with a Tree Pipit flying across as I was leaving.

 

[Richard Prior]

Witnessing vis-mig in our cul de sac of a valley is quite a rare event so 8 White Wagtails heading for the higher slopes was notable today, especially considering the wintry conditions and cloud low down. The latter prevented me from actually seeing my latest addition, a Red-billed Chough heard passing somewhere quite close…..