Paul's 2023 Photographic World List (6 Viewers)

[Paul Chapman]

Well, let's see how long I can keep on top of this...

1. Northern Shoveler
2. Gadwall
3. Eurasian Wigeon
4. Mallard
5. Northern Pintail
6. Goosander
7. Pied Avocet
8. Grey Plover
9. Eurasian Curlew
10. Ruddy Turnstone
11. Dunlin
12. Common Snipe
13. Little Egret
14. Barn Owl
15. Merlin
16. Coal Tit
17. Goldcrest
18. European Robin
19. European Greenfinch
20. Common Linnet

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

A further twenty added today to the photographic year list between my patch early & then the Somerset Levels in some better light:-
21. Mute Swam
22. American Wigeon
23. Eurasian Teal
24. Coot
25. Northern Lapwing
26. Black-headed Gull
27. Great Cormorant
28. Grey Heron
29. Great White Egret - bathing & preening
30. Cattle Egret
31. Marsh Harrier
32. Buzzard
33. Blue Tit
34. Great Tit
35. Blackbird
36. House Sparrow
37. Meadow Pipit
38. Chaffinch
39. Goldfinch
40. Reed Bunting

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

3rd January
41. Feral Pigeon
42. Woodpigeon
43. Herring Gull

Mammals:-
1. Otter

Good to catch up with Otter on my patch for the first time this year.

 

[Paul Chapman]

4th January:-
44. Egyptian Goose
45. Red-crested Pochard
46. Pochard
47. Tufted Duck
48. Great Crested Grebe
49. Moorhen
50. Common Gull
51. Lesser Black-backed Gull
52. Sparrowhawk
53. Red Kite

Mammals:-
2. Rabbit

A couple of days of fairly brutal weather but gradually cleaning up the commoner species....

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

5th January:-
54. Canada Goose
55. Ring-necked Duck
56. Long-tailed Duck
57. Goldeneye
58. Smew
59. Mediterranean Gull
60. Great Black-backed Gull
61. Kingfisher
62. Long-tailed Tit
63. Grey Wagtail

Poor weather, distance, etc but persisting. The Smew requires some imagination.

All the best

Paul

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Poor weather, distance, etc but persisting. The Smew requires some imagination.

All the best

Paul

I've used more imagination for ticks in the past (all upgraded since, of course).

 

[Paul Chapman]

Some catch up. A grey weekend to catch up with family to the North East but some photographic efforts... Redcar & South Shields.

6th January:-
64. Golden Plover
65. Ringed Plover

 

[Paul Chapman]

7th January:-
66. King Eider (circle added in the pic below... I have lowered the bar from the Smew pic. )
67. Eider
68. Common Scoter
69. Velvet Scoter
70. Oystercatcher
71. Sanderling
72. Purple Sandpiper
73. Carrion Crow
74. Pied Wagtail
75. Rock Pipit
76. Snow Bunting

 

[Paul Chapman]

8th January:-
77. Red-throated Diver
78. Starling

However, some pleasant time spent with yesterday's Snow Buntings again & some Sanderling & Turnstones.

Mammals:-
3. Grey Seal

 

[Paul Chapman]

9th January:-
79. Shelduck
80. Pheasant
81. Kittiwake
82. Laughing Gull
83. Shag
84. Great Spotted Woodpecker
85. Magpie
86. Jackdaw
87. Chiffchaff
88. Firecrest
89. Stonechat
90. Dunnock
91. Cirl Bunting

Closing in on the first 100 species as a result of some pottering in Devon... Also improved on the Mediterranean Gull pics.

Mammals:-
4. Grey Squirrel

Now caught up! Another day tomorrow.

All the best

Paul

 

[KC Foggin]

Not even hit mid January and 91! I'd say you are doing damn well Paul!

 

[Scridifer]

7th January:-
66. King Eider (circle added in the pic below... I have lowered the bar from the Smew pic. )
67. Eider
68. Common Scoter
69. Velvet Scoter
70. Oystercatcher
71. Sanderling
72. Purple Sandpiper
73. Carrion Crow
74. Pied Wagtail
75. Rock Pipit
76. Snow Bunting

A great selection of birds there Paul, will take your word on the King Eider!

Chris

 

[Paul Chapman]

9th January:-
92. Isabelline Wheatear - oops - omitted & should have been in the list above.

 

[Paul Chapman]

10th January:-
93. Nuthatch - some snatched birding on a day with little time available & worse conditions.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

11th January:-
94. Dark-bellied & Pale-bellied Brent Geese
95. Red-breasted Merganser
96. Little Grebe
97. Black-tailed Godwit
98. Knot
99. Greenshank
100. Redshank
101. Sabine's Gull - stunning adult
102. Skylark

The photographic yearlist ticked up to 100 species before midday today. Not sure on tomorrow's plans yet - need to check tides & weather but the number of easier seen but unphotographed species is gradually reducing.

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

That sabs is stunning. Just a bit too far for me.

 

[Paul Chapman]

12th January:-
103. Collared Dove
104. Common Sandpiper
105. Green Woodpecker
106. Kestrel
107. Rook
108. Raven
109. Fieldfare

Another grey, windy & wet day around the patch using up some of the easier birds that I had already seen but not photographed. Still a few of those to go but likely to get tougher soon...

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

13th January:-
110. Ross's Goose (escape/feral)
111. Greylag Goose
112. White-fronted Goose
113. Barnacle Goose
114. Bewick's Swan
115. Scaup
116. Water Rail
117. Common Crane (introduced)
118. Ruff
119. Black Redstart

Also two hybrids - Bar-headed x Snow Goose (presumed) & Snow x Canada Goose (presumed). A day at Slimbridge in the sunshine always produces a significant number of photos to edit....

https://ebird.org/checklist/S126072179

Black Redstart at Severn Beach on the way home.

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

Was there myself today. I’d guess at very similar times from the ruff picture. Mine is in my year list thread

 

[KenM]

You missed the Dunlin Paul in post 8, amongst the Sanderling.👍
……also, can you confirm that the immature Swans behind the Bewick are Mutes.

Cheers