So Hows your 2006 Yearlist Going then ? (5 Viewers)

[dan pointon]

See you there James....

Today:

178: Alpine Swift (3) - Managed to get down Gavin, superb birds.
179: Glaucous Gull (2) Budleigh Salterton
180: Dartford Warbler
181: Greenshank
182: Spoonbill

 

[Gavin Haig]

See you there James....

Today:

178: Alpine Swift (3) - Managed to get down Gavin, superb birds.
179: Glaucous Gull (2) Budleigh Salterton
180: Dartford Warbler
181: Greenshank
182: Spoonbill

Result! :t:

Hope you flushed the Glaucs and waved them East - fed up with hearing about them, want to see them......here.

 

[Larry Lade]

Returning to Missouri after spending two weeks in the Cache River area of Arkansas searching for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker as volunteer for Cornell Lab of Ornithology, I was able to get a few more birds for my Missouri Year List.

126. Red-breasted Nuthatch
127. Tree Swallow
128. Marsh Wren
129. American Golden-Plover
130. Chipping Sparrrow
131. Yellow-rumped Warbler
132. Sora
133. Barn Swallow
134. American Woodcock
135. Semipalmated Plover
136. American Avocet
137. Purple Martin
138. Vesper Sparrow
139. Brown Thrasher

 

[Birdbrain]

170 Shag.
171 Arctic Skua.
172 Great Skua.
173 Spoonbill.
174 White Stork.
175 Sedge Warbler.
176 Willow Warbler.
177 Little Gull.

 

[GiG]

Another seven this month so far including a UK lifer - Stone Curlew. Another distant view without bins of a Red Kite when visiting relatives in Reading on a day trip to a country park in Hampshire - 3rd time I've seen them, twice before in a car along M4, but sightings so poor I've yet to tick it.

A female Brambling was a nice surprise at Lackford, and to watch Stone Curlew with two Buzzards being harassed by corvids in the distance and two Wood Larks singing was an awesome experience.

140. Common Buzzard

 

[jada dulo]

Rewards came today whilst searching for Yellow Wagtail on my patch....as I found not one but....SIX!!!!

148 - Yellow Wagtail.

Also met my first BF member...Jacana!!! Nice to put a face to the name at last!!

 

[Jacana]

got some good birds, and those yellow wagtails were STUNNING when the sun caught them!

105. little ringed plover
106. ruddy duck
107. yellow wagtail

Jada dulo: likewise :hi:

 

[Birdbrain]

178 Alpine Swift.
179 Mandarin.

 

[Richard W]

145

House Martin

 

[Larry Lade]

140. Northern Parula
141. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
142. Orange-crowned Warbler
143. Lark Sparrow
144. Spotted Sandpiper

Spring is a neat time of the year when you can add several birds to your "year list" each day you go out!

 

[dan pointon]

Filthy twitching completed now, going to stay pretty local till June..

182: Blue Winged Teal - my 300th species in the UK, cracking bird to boot.
183: Iceland Gull
184: Guillemot
185: Puffin
186: Purple Sandpiper
187: Grey Partridge

 

[lassa8]

153. Belted Kingfisher.....couldn't find the drumming Ruffed Grouse this morning. Now I have an excuse to try again tomorrow!

 

[bernerjc]

2006 Houston, TX (& a few Calgary, AB) list so far

211 so far in 2006 in Houston, Texas area and 8 in Calgary, Alberta.
Migration is been going on about ten days but should pick up very soon.


201 Great Crested Flycatcher Edith L. Moore Nature Sanct. TX 31 Mar 2006
202 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Waller Co: TX 31 Mar 2006
203 Upland Sandpiper Ft Bend: S.of Brookshire,TX 31 Mar 2006
204 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
205 Pectoral Sandpiper Anahuac National Wildl. Refuge TX 02 Apr 2006
206 Short-billed Dowitcher Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
207 Orchard Oriole Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
208 Eastern Kingbird Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
209 Solitary Sandpiper Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
210 Purple Gallinule Anahuac National Wildlfie Ref. TX 02 Apr 2006
211 Sharp-shinned Hawk Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary TX 05 Apr 2006
212 Chimney Swift Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary TX 05 Apr 2006
213 Chuck-will's-widow Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary TX 09 Apr 2006
214 Wood Thrush Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary TX 09 Apr 2006
215 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Waller Co: TX 09 Apr 2006
216 Horned Lark Waller Co: TX 09 Apr 2006
217 Red-eyed Vireo Bear Creek Park, Houston TX 10 Apr 2006
218 Swainson's Thrush Edith L. Moore Nature Sanc. TX 12 Apr 2006
219 Indigo Bunting Edith L. Moore Nature Sanc. TX 12 Apr 2006

John B

 

[AlexC]

Picked up 5 lifers on Tuesday.

127. Brown-headed Cowbird (lifer)
128. Lesser Yellowlegs (lifer)
129. Ring-necked Pheasant (lifer)
130. Brant (lifer)
131. Glossy Ibis (lifer)

 

[Hotspur]

Got the blue winged teal at the second attempt yesterday. Drew a blank initially but went to the brigg and came back and it was instantly there after 4 hours of staring at apost. Also got Iceland Gull, Wheatear, Purple Sandpiper and House Martin to take me to 116 total and 113 uk

 

[Richard W]

146.

Hoopoe: Fowlmere bird, nice close views in the sun at lunchtime :t:

 

[dan pointon]

188: Garganey
189: Tree Pipit

Best birds of the day however were the Avocets at Blithfield Res, superb site record!

 

[Andrew]

Cetti's Warbler at Beesands and Slapton. Missed a Short-eared Owl far too closely though.

Black-winged Stilt still at Thurlestone.

162 Devon BOU.

 

[Hedgewitch]

Finally got Whimbrel and Northern Wheatear - 123.

Grasshopper Warbler heard but not seen. Bum.

 

[Gavin Haig]

182: Blue Winged Teal - my 300th species in the UK, cracking bird to boot.

A species dear to my heart - 'twas my first BB rarity, at Stodmarsh way back in 1978, viewed through very ancient ex-army 7x50's inherited from my Grandad......so it was probably a Canada Goose, not a Blue-winged Teal.....

Quite unexpected Dartford Warbler today - 139