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How is your 2013 List Going? (1 Viewer)
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borealowl47
Darrell Neufeld
As winter seems to be holding on,some water is starting to appear,
30.Gadwall
31.Hooded Merganser
32.Herring Gull
33.Ring-billed Gull
34.Ring-necked Duck
35.Common Goldeneye
30.Gadwall
31.Hooded Merganser
32.Herring Gull
33.Ring-billed Gull
34.Ring-necked Duck
35.Common Goldeneye
Reader
Well-known member
Today four of us visited the South East corner of Britain in wickedly cold, and almost gale force like windy conditions.
It didn't make for comfortable birding, especially at Rye Harbour N.R & Dungeness and Samphoe Hoe.
Thankfully we eventually connected with the birds we were after, although both the Bluethroat and the Kentish Plover took some finding.
The Kentish was flushed by a Merlin just as we got there and after an hour of fruitless searching (apart from a few Sandwich Terns) we retreated to the nearby Mercury Cafe (well recommended) for a hearty breakfast. After the breakfast we went back to look for the Plover and thankfully it was back where it normally was.
The Bluethroat was a nightmare. It was bitterley cold and so windy. My eyes were streaming from the biting wind and it took over an hour in those conditions before one of my mates had a brief view of it. Thankfully I managed to see it after it came back to the edges of the bramble bushes.
My list now stands at:
204. Sandwich Tern
205. Kentish Plover
206. White-spotted Bluethroat
207. Penduline Tit.
John
It didn't make for comfortable birding, especially at Rye Harbour N.R & Dungeness and Samphoe Hoe.
Thankfully we eventually connected with the birds we were after, although both the Bluethroat and the Kentish Plover took some finding.
The Kentish was flushed by a Merlin just as we got there and after an hour of fruitless searching (apart from a few Sandwich Terns) we retreated to the nearby Mercury Cafe (well recommended) for a hearty breakfast. After the breakfast we went back to look for the Plover and thankfully it was back where it normally was.
The Bluethroat was a nightmare. It was bitterley cold and so windy. My eyes were streaming from the biting wind and it took over an hour in those conditions before one of my mates had a brief view of it. Thankfully I managed to see it after it came back to the edges of the bramble bushes.
My list now stands at:
204. Sandwich Tern
205. Kentish Plover
206. White-spotted Bluethroat
207. Penduline Tit.
John
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Cheshire Birder
Well-known member
LRP and Black-necked Grebe brought me up to the 150 mark.
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HabbinAlan
Well-known member
Red Kites, Little Owl and Osprey at Rutland Water took my UK 2013 list past 100 and World 2013 list to 635.
The weather means that I've still a chance to fill some obvious winter gaps in the UK list in the coming week. High on the target list will be Waxwings, Bewick's Swan and some of the smaller waders. I might even have a go for the Golden Pheasants at Wolfreton - which would be a lifer.
alan
The weather means that I've still a chance to fill some obvious winter gaps in the UK list in the coming week. High on the target list will be Waxwings, Bewick's Swan and some of the smaller waders. I might even have a go for the Golden Pheasants at Wolfreton - which would be a lifer.
alan
Nightjar61
David Daniels
My unbelievable streak of rare European vagrants continues. A Spotted Redshank showed up late last week in Indiana. Ironically, it was found at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area near where I used to live. (I moved from Indiana to West Virginia a year ago). So yesterday I made the 16-hour round-trip drive to see the bird, as it would be an ABA Area lifer. I didn't bird long, but managed to add five species to my Year List.
118. Spotted Redshank
119. Pectoral Sandpiper
120. American Golden Plover
121. Lesser Yellowlegs
122. Greater Yellowlegs
Since last December, European vagrants that I have seen include Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Northern Lapwing, Spotted Redshank, and Black-tailed Godwit.
Dave
118. Spotted Redshank
119. Pectoral Sandpiper
120. American Golden Plover
121. Lesser Yellowlegs
122. Greater Yellowlegs
Since last December, European vagrants that I have seen include Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Northern Lapwing, Spotted Redshank, and Black-tailed Godwit.
Dave
Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
borealowl47
Darrell Neufeld
Very rare in my area, ten sightings last ten years Ebird,
36.Eared Grebe
36.Eared Grebe
HabbinAlan
Well-known member
Stop off on way back from supermarket delivered number 105, Adult Yellow-legged Gull, on Britain 2013 list (636 on world 2013 list).
Crows and Buzzards are at war down Long Drove, Cottenham and the juvenile gulls are still testing my patience.
Bright but still bitter cold in the NE wind.
alan
Crows and Buzzards are at war down Long Drove, Cottenham and the juvenile gulls are still testing my patience.
Bright but still bitter cold in the NE wind.
alan
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Two new birds this morning bring my Year List up to 124.
123. Savannah Sparrow
124. Ruffed Grouse
To see the grouse I drove up into the mountains to a place that has been reliable in the past. I had to slog through two feet of snow that's still in the woods. (Here at a lower elevation it is warm and spring-like). I found the bird by following tracks in the snow until it flushed, giving me a brief but good look.
Dave
123. Savannah Sparrow
124. Ruffed Grouse
To see the grouse I drove up into the mountains to a place that has been reliable in the past. I had to slog through two feet of snow that's still in the woods. (Here at a lower elevation it is warm and spring-like). I found the bird by following tracks in the snow until it flushed, giving me a brief but good look.
Dave
borealowl47
Darrell Neufeld
Before the stiff north winds chased me out,
37.Common Merganser
38.Double-crested Cormorant
37.Common Merganser
38.Double-crested Cormorant
borealowl47
Darrell Neufeld
Heavy snow today but spring migration is picking up!:eat:
39.Pied-billed Grebe
40.Red-winged Blackbird
41.Mourning Dove
42.Northern Harrier
43.Western Meadowlark
39.Pied-billed Grebe
40.Red-winged Blackbird
41.Mourning Dove
42.Northern Harrier
43.Western Meadowlark
Reader
Well-known member
It's a shame the Killdeer didn't hang around. I was near Wellingborough when that message came up (then rec'd a message from my mate Adam about it) but I just knew I probably wouldn't make it so stuck to my task of finding a Garganey at Ecton Brook which I eventually did. Hopefully the Killdeer will be found again and is still in situ next Friday.
Thankfully my timing was spot on today as two minutes into watching the Garganey at 11.30am a Sparrowhawk flushed all the wildfowl (including the Garganey) and it still hadn't returned by 12pm.
208. Garganey.
John
Thankfully my timing was spot on today as two minutes into watching the Garganey at 11.30am a Sparrowhawk flushed all the wildfowl (including the Garganey) and it still hadn't returned by 12pm.
208. Garganey.
John
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borealowl47
Darrell Neufeld
Today at Kildonan Settlers Bridge,
44.Wood duck(alerted by its call)
45.Bald eagle
44.Wood duck(alerted by its call)
45.Bald eagle
Cheshire Birder
Well-known member
2 more addtions today
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