January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition) (2 Viewers)

[Swindon Addick]

thought these records from New Zealand Blumine Island, Motuara Island and Queen Charlotte Sound may add to the total

After a bit of tidying up of my earlier numbers, I think we now have a combined 131 for Australia and New Zealand, of which 107 Australian and 26 NZ, with 2 on both lists. Too early to see what this does for the global total, but I don't think it will surprise anyone that Eurasian Blackbird had already been reported from Europe.

From Jonny721's list I can add Grey Partridge and Bearded Tit to the UK list.

UK up to 168 (or 167 since I guess the plastic goose will have to go), Europe to 181/180.

 

[Swindon Addick]

We have a worldwide total, provisional as I'm sure there are duplicates where someone's used a non-IOC name that I've failed to spot. Also there's still time over the next day or two for anyone to add something they saw on the first.

Total: 696

Of which:
Europe 180 (UK 167, rest of Europe 78)
North America 270 (USA 178, Mexico 119, Barbados 20)
Australasia 131 (Australia 107, New Zealand 26)
Africa 107
East Asia 51
South-west Asia 5

Spreadsheet: BirdForum Joint 1 Jan list 2024

 

[Farnboro John]

After a bit of tidying up of my earlier numbers, I think we now have a combined 131 for Australia and New Zealand, of which 107 Australian and 26 NZ, with 2 on both lists. Too early to see what this does for the global total, but I don't think it will surprise anyone that Eurasian Blackbird had already been reported from Europe.

UK up to 168 (or 167 since I guess the plastic goose will have to go), Europe to 181/180.

Which plastic goose is that? The first-winter Red-breasted Goose at Cley with Brents should be fine.

John

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

I assume they meant the Lancashire Cackling Goose.

 

[Swindon Addick]

Yes, the Red-breasted is still in the UK total. I don't have strong views about the Cackling Goose and have no problem putting it back in the UK total if people disagree with the person who queried it. It won't affect the global total because we have it on the list from the US.

 

[MKinHK]

I can add Powerful Owl from Australia- a begging juvenile calling in the wooded valley below my house was going as I brushed my teeth before going to bed - on Jan 1 not Jan 2!

also seen/heard on the morning dog walk -

Channel-billed Cuckoo
Pacific Koel
Eastern Whipbird

Cheers
Mike

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

As the birder who saw the Cackling Goose, I have no strong feelings either way; it was associating with a tickable flock of Canadas. Genuinely don’t know what the record committees have ruled about it in the past (assuming it is the same individual as at Marshside in previous years).

 

[Jos Stratford]

Was 120 species, must have made a mistake somewhere typing out the list. Will check later, currently on a NYC subway train

Found the missing bird - Least Flycatcher , which will be new for México and North America

I had actually mistyped - the second Least Sandpiper should have been this bird

 

[Swindon Addick]

We already had Least Flycatcher from the US, but the 4 Aussies are all new.

Total: 700

Of which:
Europe 180 (UK 167, rest of Europe 78)
North America 270 (USA 178, Mexico 120, Barbados 20)
Australasia 135 (Australia 111, New Zealand 26)
Africa 107
East Asia 51
South-west Asia 5

 

[bernie b]

Perhaps some surprising United Kingdom omissions?

Barnacle Goose

Bearded Tit

Bewick's Swan

Black Guillemot

Caspian Gull

Common Sandpiper

Corn Bunting

Crossbill

Dartford Warbler

Eider

Glaucous Gull

Golden Plover

Green Sandpiper

Green Woodpecker

Grey Partridge

Greylag Goose

Hawfinch

Iceland Gull

Jack Snipe

Kingfisher

Kittiwake

Little Owl

Mandarin Duck

Mediterranean Gull

Red-necked Grebe

Ring-necked Duck

Shore Lark

Snow Bunting

Tundra Bean Goose

Willow Tit

Woodcock

Yellow-legged Gull

A few that Julian Thomas will have seen in Somerset if he pops along past this thread.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1741900400859513243

All the best

Paul

Common Sandpiper is on list Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Common Sandpiper is on list Paul

Cheers

 

[foresttwitcher]

January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition) SA have you seen this one from Aus?

 

[Swindon Addick]

6 final additions for Australia, of which all but one were new for the world list. I think it's probably time to close the list at this point.

Total: 705

Of which:
Europe 180 (UK 167, rest of Europe 78)
North America 270 (USA 178, Mexico 120, Barbados 20)
Australasia 141 (Australia 117, New Zealand 26)
Africa 107
East Asia 51
South-west Asia 5

Here's the final version of the spreadsheet, published so it's read-only and will stay online if I ever delete the working version: BirdForum Joint 1 Jan list 2024 - Google Drive

 

[Farnboro John]

6 final additions for Australia, of which all but one were new for the world list. I think it's probably time to close the list at this point.

Total: 705

Of which:
Europe 180 (UK 167, rest of Europe 78)
North America 270 (USA 178, Mexico 120, Barbados 20)
Australasia 141 (Australia 117, New Zealand 26)
Africa 107
East Asia 51
South-west Asia 5

Here's the final version of the spreadsheet, published so it's read-only and will stay online if I ever delete the working version: BirdForum Joint 1 Jan list 2024 - Google Drive

Thank you for all your work on this once again!

John

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Same here SA. Remains one of my favourite BirdForum threads.

Rich

 

[Jos Stratford]

Same from me, adds that little extra incentive to push a tad harder on 1Jan every year 👍

 

[delia todd]

If we're ever going to top 1000 we need to get more results from Asia and Africa I think.

 

[Jos Stratford]

If we're ever going to top 1000 we need to get more results from Asia and Africa I think.

I did my best one year with a hefty tally from northern Namibia... don't remember what the global total was that year though.

I think we could achieve the 1000 if Delia had an extra dram or two on New Year's Eve and then had an 'enlightened' day to follow 😅

 

[Earnest lad]

Cirl Bunting duly ticked off for the UK. Also Goldfinch Greenfinch and lots of House Sparrows.

Please may I enquire (if possible) the location of the cirl bunting sighting?

 

[opisska]

So we split the destinations for next year for maximal coverage? Where should I go?