Non-Europeans what European bird would you like to see? (4 Viewers)

[Welsh Peregrine]

I wasn’t expecting the “correct “ pronunciation of paraque

 

[earlytorise]

I twitched a Hoopoe in Hong Kong, then by some good fortune I found another one on my own.

Hoopoes are a dime a dozen in the Middle East.

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Now that I think about it, I'd be curious to look at more subspecies of Yellow Wagtail.

I once twitched a vagrant thunbergi in Oxford.

But that still leaves feldegg, iberiae, cinereocapilla - and who knows? They might all become separate species.

 

[lockbreeze926]

I wasn’t expecting the “correct “ pronunciation of paraque

Don't want to sound snide, but that isn't the correct spelling either.

 

[Jon Turner]

I would not count Demoiselle Crane as a European bird - Asian. I need it for my WP list, and the only likely spots are on passage in Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt and further east.

We had breeding Demoiselle Crane in Turkey back in 2015. This was after a bit of an influx. Don't ask me exactly where (I can't remember!), but it was North of Mount Ararat.

 

[dantheman]

Saw breeding Demoiselle Crane in Ukraine in um, maybe 2013? Bit trickier now (was on the Crimean peninsula). Hoping they are still present and doing ok.

 

[ovenbird43]

Before I made my first trips to Europe, my top desire was Wallcreeper, followed by European Bee-eater, Black Woodpecker, and European Robin. I'm not sure what's next on my most-wanted list, now that I've seen those along with some of the other basics. I would have to leaf through a field guide perhaps, but Dartford Warbler and Capercaillie come to mind.

 

[Mysticete]

Capercallie is a good one!

 

[lammergeier05]

Have done a couple of trips to Spain and Turkey and some layovers in England so have a few of the otherwise most wanted (Great Bustard, Lammergeier, European Bee-eater) but of what’s left my vote is for: Eurasian Dotterel, Corn Crake, Eleonora’s Falcon, Black Woodpecker, Wallcreeper, Hawfinch

 

[Andy Adcock]

Have done a couple of trips to Spain and Turkey and some layovers in England so have a few of the otherwise most wanted (Great Bustard, Lammergeier, European Bee-eater) but of what’s left my vote is for: Eurasian Dotterel, Corn Crake, Eleonora’s Falcon, Black Woodpecker, Wallcreeper, Hawfinch

One word, Corncrake.

 

[Xenospiza]

One word, Corncrake.

IOC writes it as two words, so it's fine – even if I would follow the British standard and write it as a single word.

 

[Andy Adcock]

IOC writes it as two words, so it's fine – even if I would follow the British standard and write it as a single word.

I follow the IOC and that option on Scythebill writes it as one word.

 

[mummymonkey]

An American staying in the UK cited woodpigeon as their favourite native bird. Mostly due to its size.

 

[raymie]

Lammergeier, European Bee-Eater, Wallcreeper, Eleonora’s Falcon, Western Capercallie, Common Crane, Eurasian Hoopoe

 

[StephenHampshire]

No question. A Long-tailed Tit.

Was watching a small flock as I was eating my breakfast this morning, flitting around the garden and on and off the feeders

 

[Strontium Dog]

No question. A Long-tailed Tit.

This is surprising to me, because you already have bushtits, which are pretty close.

 

[THE_FERN]

This is surprising to me, because you already have bushtits, which are pretty close.

Not plumage-wise. Long-tails feature on the "prettiest bird" thread (me neither, but nice enough)

 

[KC Foggin]

This is surprising to me, because you already have bushtits, which are pretty close.

There all on the west side of the States, not the east side

 

[Jos Stratford]

This is surprising to me, because you already have bushtits, which are pretty close.

Snowy-headed versions of Long-tailed Tit truly take some beating, can understand why someone would want to see these

 

[Lerxst]

I wasn’t expecting the “correct “ pronunciation of paraque

NOBODY expects the correct pronunciation of paraque!

 

[Lerxst]

That reminds me. Another European specialty devoutly to be wished would be the Norwegian Blue Parrot, of course.