How is your 2010 List Going? (1 Viewer)

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13. May 2010

Sagala Wildlife Sanctuary

256. Yellow-bellied Greenbul
257. Northern Crombec
258. Brubru
259. Grey-headed Bush-shrike
260. Northern White-crowned Shrike
261. Black-cheeked Waxbill
262. Cut-throat Finch
263. Eastern Paradise-Whydah
264. Straw-tailed Whydah
265. Steel-blue Whydah
266. Somali Golden-breasted Bunting

 

[Peter C.]

Saturday, June 5

A couple of more new (and excellent) birds on a local bike ride:

118. Grasshopper Sparrow
119. Eastern Bluebird

 

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14. May 2010

Hells Gate National Park, Lake Naivasha

267. Red-chested Cuckoo
268. Nyanza Swift
269. White-fronted Bee-eater
270. Schalow’s Wheatear
271. Common Stonechat
272. Winding Cisticola

 

[Larry Lade]

Well, Brenda and I are back from New York and we did bird Jamaica Bay and Prospect Park (both in Brooklyn). I did not get to bird Central Park though. I was able to add ten (10) birds which I have not seen yet this year in Missouri. They will not be counted as I do not keep a "lower 48" List on a yearly basis.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (June 4th):
__ Mute Swan (sometimes seen in Missouri but usually regarded as an escapee)
__ American Black Duck (occasionally seen in Missouri)
__ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (I should have seen one in Missouri but missed it)
__ Glossy Ibis (occasionally seen in Missouri)
__ Osprey (another I somehow missed so far in Missouri)
__ AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (* I am not going to see this one in Missouri)
__ Laughing Gull (not usually in Missouri)
__ Great Black-backed Gull (somewhat rare in Missouri)
__ Common Tern (sometimes in Missouri)
__ Willow Flycatcher (this one definitely occurs in Missouri)

On Sunday, June 6th, it was pretty slow birding in Prospect Park (added no "new" year birds). * I should have been there in early May, then I would of had opportunity to see a good variety of wood warblers!

 

[Jacana]

had some 1st class birds in the past week

170. Marmora's Warbler in Abergavenny, Gwent
171. Iberian Chiffchaff half an hour south of the Marmora's
172. White-winged Black Tern only a uk lifer, but a stunning summer plumage bird and in Shropshire to boot!
173. Red Grouse
174. Nightjar finally! saw a female despite the weather

 

[Peter C.]

Wednesday, June 08

120. Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

 

[Nightjar61]

Drove to southern Indiana this morning to the only breeding site in the state for Mississippi Kites. Along the way I made a slight detour to look for shrikes (a long shot, but I did see two shrikes). Since I saw both target birds, I'm now up to 211 for the year.

210. Loggerhead Shrike
211. Mississippi Kite

Dave

 

[Nightjar61]

Went to an area of grasslands in western Indiana this morning and picked up a new bird for the year, so I'm now up to 212.

212. Ring-necked Pheasant

Dave

 

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15. May 2010

Lake Naivasha

273. Buff-bellied Warbler
274. Red-winged Starling

 

[Stranger]

Being eaten alive by Midges made worthwhile by very good views of Nightjars on the Mendips
108 Nightjar
And one missed from previous outings
109 Skylark

 

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16. May 2010

Homa Bay / Lake Victoria

275. Red-necked Falcon
276. Woodland Kingfisher
277. Yellow-spotted Petronia
278. Black-winged Red Bishop
279. Yellow-fronted Canary

 

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17. May 2010

Ruma National Park

280. Great Sparrowhawk
281. African Harrier-Hawk

 

[JeffMoh]

Frank excellent, you're the only person who seems to be seeing new birds at the moment. This is a quiet time of year in most of the USA but obviously not in Kenya!

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Peter C.]

June 15

121. Brown Thrasher

 

[Nightjar61]

What I call the summer doldrums are definitely here. It's getting more and more difficult to find new birds, and it's too hot and humid to do much birding anyway. However, I did get a new bird for the year this morning. It's one I should have found earlier this spring.

213. Least Bittern

Dave

 

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18. May 2010

Kisumu Impala Sanctuary

282. Red-fronted Barbet
283. Black-headed Gonolek

 

[TwoDipsfromAmsterdam]

19 June: Bois de Boulogne

77. House Martin (better late than never)

 

[Jacana]

175. Cirl Bunting (Devon)
176. Quail yet another lifer, was walking through some heathland and flushed one from the path, a very pleasant suprise!
177. Hobby

 

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19. May 2010

Kericho (in the garden of Kericho Tea Hotel)

284. Mosque Swallow
285. Cape Wagtail
286. Olive Thrush
287. African Blue-flycatcher
288. Yellow-bellied Waxbill

 

[Peter C.]

Sunday, June 20

Waterloo, Ontario:

122. Red-bellied Woodpecker
123. Scarlet Tanager