So Hows your 2006 Yearlist Going then ? (1 Viewer)

[Nightjar61]

Saw a new year bird flying above my store this afternoon, bringing my Year List up to 301.

301. Chimney Swift

Yesterday there weren't any, and today they're everywhere.

Dave

 

[dan pointon]

Found a Purple Heron over Dawlish Warren, lifer! :hippy:

Also Little Terns and Common Terns.

169 Devon BOU.

Wow, nice one Andy!!!!

 

[Hedgewitch]

Found a Purple Heron over Dawlish Warren, lifer! :hippy:

Also Little Terns and Common Terns.

169 Devon BOU.

Got home from work and saw the Purple Heron reported. Wondered if you were involved Andrew, nice one mate!

 

[Hotspur]

Went to blacktoft and spurn for me birthday on weds got garganey, marsh harrier, brent goose avocet and willow warbler to take me to 118 uk and 121 wp

 

[JohnnyH]

Good morning spent around the Pulborough area added the following -

Grasshopper Warbler
Cettis Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Nightingale
Cuckoo
Greenshank.

Now 158.

Cheers,

John.

 

[jada dulo]

Despite serious fatigue after a night shift, still found 2 more this morning on ze patch!!

156 - Lesser Whitethroat. (very showy & vocal bird, little smasher!!).
157 - Reed Warbler.

Starting to pick up slightly now with 106 species seen on the patch alone this year.

 

[cavan wood]

Haven't been out yet this weekend, but last weekend I added a few.
77. savannah sparrow
78. double-crested cormorant
79. field sparrow
80. american wigeon
81. redhead
82. green-winged teal

Scott

 

[Hotspur]

forgot black tailed godwit 122 year and 119 uk

 

[JohnnyH]

Another good day,

Twitched the Bluethroat at Staines Moor,plus picked up a Hobby
Then added Garganey,Common Tern, & Black Tern at the Res. Shame the football put a downer on things though!

Now up to 163

Cheers,

John.

 

[marcus]

Coming home on the train from Niagara Falls on Thursday, April 20 I saw a Ring-necked Pheasant, a wild one, and 4 Wild Turkeys. They were both year's first.
But my list so far is only 70.

 

[dan pointon]

A 'family' holiday in Wales allowed me to add a few more:

192: Sedge Warbler
193: Black Scoter
194: Whitethroat
195: American Golden Plover
196: Chough
197: Hooded Crow
198: Swift
199: White Stork - jammed in on the Conwy bird

 

[Andrew]

Unbelievably good day in glorious Devon with super weather and birds.

Pied Flycatchers, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, Cuckoo, Whinchat and to top it all off a showy Short-eared Owl.

Another seven tick day will be a very long time coming.

Thanks Ian. :t:

176 Devon BOU.

 

[Nightjar61]

This evening I went to a marsh about an hour west of here. A beautiful spring evening with a spectacular sunset. I saw three new birds for the year, bringing my Year List up to 304.

302. Sora
303. Gray Catbird
304. House Wren

I saw a total of five Soras, and all but one flushed. The fifth one seemed reluctant to fly, and was just a few feet away. I was therefore able to get the best look I've ever had of a Sora.

Dave

 

[Richard W]

2 stop day in Suffolk yesterday, Languard was quiet apart from lots of Wheatear.

Minsmere was good, highlights were very good views of a pair of Bearded Tit & Cetti's Warbler.

added Little Gull, Garganey, Sandwich Tern & Bearded Tit.

plus a Reed Warbler this morning

159.

 

[Nightjar61]

The year's first hummingbird came to my feeder this morning. My Year List is now up to 305.

305. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Dave

 

[geoffc]

Walking my dog yesterday at 0945 I heard a call above and looked up to see a White Stork warning off an inquisititve carrion crow. The Stork circled a few times at about 75 metres and then headed north. Its legs looked pale so I assume it was a juvenile.

 

[dan pointon]

Migrants everywhere today, not least at Branston...

200: Grasshopper Warbler
201: Lesser Whitethroat
202: Long Tailed Duck

 

[timmyjones]

Added several goodies at upton today

124: Common tern
125: Blackcap
126: Cetti's Wabler
127: Ruddy Duck
128:Yellow Wagtail (L) Yippie bout time to.
129: Whitethroat
130: Common Sandpiper
131: Sedge Warbler

 

[Nightjar61]

Took advantage of another absolutely perfect evening to do a little birding. (I worked during the day so wasn't able to get out earlier). Added five new birds to the Year List, which is now up to 310.

306. Pectoral Sandpiper
307. American Redstart
308. Yellow-throated Vireo
309. Green Heron
310. Warbling Vireo

Dave

 

[Tero]

A few warblers, most swallows. Plus
111. Indigo bunting