So How Is Your 2005 List Going (1 Viewer)

[timmyjones]

can anyone remember a while back when i said that i had seen a rough legged buzzard well i was looking on the bto website and found that someone else did see it go to this website http://blx1.bto.org/birdtrack/main/map_maker.jsp i saw it on the 11th and someone saw it the week after if anyone could give me any details about this sighting or anything else.

 

[timmyjones]

this website dont seem to work try this

http://www.bto.org/birdtrack/dailyresults/results20.htm

then click on latest results britain and ireland index then select 2004 then animated maps at the bottom rough legged buzzard then narrow it down to nov-dec and there is a record 5-11th december (me) and one 12th-18th december (someone else)

 

[Larry Lade]

This morning I did get our "common" coot, the American Coot, Fulica americana, for my 100th year bird.

I was really astonished at finding about 500 Ross's Geese mixed in with around 4500 Snow Geese on/around the lake at Lewis and Clark Lake, Buchanan County. I have never seen more than a handfull at one time before today! Everywhere I looked among the Snow Geese there were some Ross's.

A Trumpeter Swan and two Tundra Swans are still at Lake Contrary near Saint Joseph, Missouri.

100 American Coot (Missouri)
113 ABA Area

 

[jada dulo]

A rough day in Norfolk ( which was nearly abandoned as we pulled onto the A141 and a snow storm hit us and didn't relent for over 2 hours !! ) . However , we persevered and the weather did clear up amazingly well .... but it was still freezing !!! And would you believe that in these near arctic conditions the two birds which failed to show all day were .... Arctic Redpoll & Snow Bunting !!??

Anyway , we did manage to see ...

141 - Golden Pheasant .
142 - Woodcock . ( x3 )
143 - Avocet .
144 - Mediterranean Gull . ( x3 )
145 - Ringed Plover .
146 - Brent Goose .
147 - Sanderling .
148 - Egyptian Goose .
149 - Shorelark . ( x18 )
150 - Lesser Yellowlegs .
151 - Black-winged Stilt .
152 - Snow Goose .

So , a pretty good day , bearing in mind the bloody weather !! Followed by a 5 1/2 hour drive home thanks to a major tail-back on the M6 !!
But it gives me a great start to March with 12 year ticks for the month ..... so far !

 

[brianfm]

Rlb

this website dont seem to work try this

http://www.bto.org/birdtrack/dailyresults/results20.htm

then click on latest results britain and ireland index then select 2004 then animated maps at the bottom rough legged buzzard then narrow it down to nov-dec and there is a record 5-11th december (me) and one 12th-18th december (someone else)

I remember yout post Tim. I seem to remember one or two non believers or perhaps not!! Seems you may have been correct. Well done.

 

[Fritz73]

Last saturday I made a trip to the city of Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires province / Argentina) and got on a ship for birdwatching of albatross and other sea birds. I could add the following birds to my yearlist 2005:

259. Magellanic Penguin
260. Yellow-nosed Albatross
261. Black-browed Albatross
262. White-chinned Petrel
263. Sooty Shearwater
264. Great Shearwater
265. Manx Shearwater
266. Long-winged Harrier (on the highway)
267. Pale-faced Sheathbill
268. Arctic Skua
269. Long-tailed Skua
270. South American Tern

 

[StevieEvans]

Looks like Argentina's the place to be.....
SE.

 

[mike coleman]

Whoa! Is it 2005 already????

 

[Steve Lister]

can anyone remember a while back when i said that i had seen a rough legged buzzard well i was looking on the bto website and found that someone else did see it go to this website http://blx1.bto.org/birdtrack/main/map_maker.jsp i saw it on the 11th and someone saw it the week after if anyone could give me any details about this sighting or anything else.

Not casting dispursions at all Timmy but just because a dot appears on the map does not mean that the record was genuine. Birdtrack is all automated and nobody reviews the records that are sent in. You will know that you can request that your records are forwarded to the county recorder, or not. It is the county recorder that you need to contact to see if the record has been properly submitted by another observer. I assume that you yourself have submitted a full description of the bird and the circumstances of your observation.

Steve

 

[Michael W]

Hi guys,

My dad and I are headed west to Olympia today. We have targets like Redwing (it's been there for two or three months now), possibly Mountain Quail, Tricolored Blackbird, Tufted Duck, and many other birds that will happen to be year birds. I'll be back Sunday night and will let everyone know how it goes. I'll think I'll finally pass 100! There is a young birder that lives on the west side of the state who has seen almost 190 in Washington this year already! So there's plenty more for me once I get over there!

Cheers,
Michael

 

[Edward woodwood]

this website dont seem to work try this

http://www.bto.org/birdtrack/dailyresults/results20.htm

then click on latest results britain and ireland index then select 2004 then animated maps at the bottom rough legged buzzard then narrow it down to nov-dec and there is a record 5-11th december (me) and one 12th-18th december (someone else)

sounds promising Timmy
I remember it from the time and i remember you posting a few notes on BF, (which makes a pleasant change).

great to see your very keen too....

nothing new for my non existant list today but a great wlak on the norfolk coast in absolutely horrendous snowstorms... ended up prostrate in the dunes for shelter at one point - it was vicious. Iceland Gull at east end of Thornham harbour though in very suitable conditions!!!

Tim

 

[andy one]

Added king eider, black guillemot, raven, med gull and great spotted woodpecker today.

Up to 138 now. 106 for Scotland.

 

[marcus]

I saw my year's first Canvasback this morning. That was #42. Also a Hooded Merganser couple.

 

[Andy Wraithmell]

Headed to St Marks NWR this morning but to our disappointment the tower pool was completely full and no muddy margins or islands were exposed for shorebirds. Usually at high water there are a ton of shorebirds on this pool and as it was my first visit of the spring I was hoping to add a few year birds to my list. DOH! Anyway managed to add a flyby Black-bellied Plover as well as Royal Tern to my year list. Still a long way to reach 500 for the year but its gonna be fun getting there.

ABA area: 189
Florida: 142
Yard: 42

:scribe:

 

[marcus]

Headed to St Marks NWR this morning but to our disappointment the tower pool was completely full and no muddy margins or islands were exposed for shorebirds. Usually at high water there are a ton of shorebirds on this pool and as it was my first visit of the spring I was hoping to add a few year birds to my list. DOH! Anyway managed to add a flyby Black-bellied Plover as well as Royal Tern to my year list. Still a long way to reach 500 for the year but its gonna be fun getting there.

ABA area: 189
Florida: 142
Yard: 42

:scribe:

It's Spring already down there. Yeah, I guess so in Florida, not just warmer weather, but the birds migrating north.

 

[jada dulo]

Only a couple of hour's birding this morning , promised the wife as it was Mothers Day ! But got 2 cracking year ticks !!...

153 - Long-eared Owl . ( x2 )
154 - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker . ( x4 . 2m & 2f )

The Lesser Spots were amazing , we had great close views of the party of 4 for a good few minutes , great tick to be followed by 2 LEO's in just a few minutes was unbelievable !! Great morning out . On 14 now for March .

 

[Larry Lade]

101 Pied-billed Grebe, at Fountain Grove Conservation Area, Missouri.

 

[Richard W]

four more today up to 140.

Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Parakeet
White-Headed Duck
Siskin

 

[dbradnum]

And 3 for me this weekend, some overlap with Richard's sightings:

160: White-headed Duck
161: Firecrest (2 little crackers)
162: Ring-necked Parakeet.

David

four more today up to 140.

Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Parakeet
White-Headed Duck
Siskin

 

[Steve Lister]

Seems daft but I finally added Siskin today - they have been really scarce this year.

Makes 169 for Britain and 116 for Leics/Rutland.

Steve