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So Hows your 2006 Yearlist Going then ? (1 Viewer)
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dan pointon
Can't Stop
Went up for the Black Stork in Borders yesterday morning, and then couldn't resist the Stilt Sand which came on as we were arriving back in Liverpool!
251: Black Stork
252: Stilt Sandpiper
My attempts at pictures of these two distant/hard to photograph birds....
251: Black Stork
252: Stilt Sandpiper
My attempts at pictures of these two distant/hard to photograph birds....
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Papuan birder
- Lost in the Pacific -
Some more species seen in our garden, the bittern was seen in a small swamp this morning while the haning-parrots were in some fruit trees seen yesterday while driving in to a coral reef for some scuba diving.
666. Yellow bittern
667. Grey-headed Fruit-dove LIFER
668. Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon LIFER
669. Moluccan hanging-parrot LIFER
670. Blue and white kingfisher LIFER
671. Rufous-bellied Triller LIFER
666. Yellow bittern
667. Grey-headed Fruit-dove LIFER
668. Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon LIFER
669. Moluccan hanging-parrot LIFER
670. Blue and white kingfisher LIFER
671. Rufous-bellied Triller LIFER
Stephen Menzie
Being English isn't about hate. It's about disgust
wrexile1 said:
I'm sure we would have found out some way or other
Cheers Wrexile :t:
dan pointon
Can't Stop
wrexile1 said:
Yeah that 'tragic news from wales
' thankyou Wrexile.
Edward woodwood
Member
Papuan birder said:
amazing
you're a lucky man...
I bet of the few other specialities of the area will be harder work though!
Tim
Reader
Well-known member
Decided to do a twitch today. The Pine Grosbeak was a little further than I wanted to go but I had never seen one before.
I met Dave (Deboo) as soon as I had arrived and he had missed the bird by two minutes, which meant I had missed it by twenty minutes. It took almost three hours before we were rewarded with fairly decent views of the bird.
Unfortunately I left my cable release back home so had to use my finger on the button, which didn't help in producing quality photos. I have attached a couple I did manage.
I also decided to go after the Berkshire red-footed falcon as well. Thankfully that was co-operative straight away, albeit distantly. It was flying in front of us then perched on a dead Oak. Trouble was that the heat haze was far to bad to try for an image.
201. Pine Grosbeak (Lifer)
202. Red-footed Falcon
203. Red Kite
John
I met Dave (Deboo) as soon as I had arrived and he had missed the bird by two minutes, which meant I had missed it by twenty minutes. It took almost three hours before we were rewarded with fairly decent views of the bird.
Unfortunately I left my cable release back home so had to use my finger on the button, which didn't help in producing quality photos. I have attached a couple I did manage.
I also decided to go after the Berkshire red-footed falcon as well. Thankfully that was co-operative straight away, albeit distantly. It was flying in front of us then perched on a dead Oak. Trouble was that the heat haze was far to bad to try for an image.
201. Pine Grosbeak (Lifer)
202. Red-footed Falcon
203. Red Kite
John
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dan pointon
Can't Stop
Did much the same as Reader yesterday, although fitted in a GWEgret too. The London traffic was horrendous...that's the last time I go around that area during the day!
253: Red Footed Falcon
254: Ring Necked Parakeet
255: Great White Egret
Also had the Pine Grosser but not included in my total. A couple of pics below.
253: Red Footed Falcon
254: Ring Necked Parakeet
255: Great White Egret
Also had the Pine Grosser but not included in my total. A couple of pics below.
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Stephen Menzie
Being English isn't about hate. It's about disgust
dan pointon said:
Don't I know it! Worth it in the end though - RFF was a lifer for me
Thank God I was with good company, sitting baking in the car for literally hours...
Reader
Well-known member
I reduced my year list by one when it became obvious that the Pine Grosbeak was an escapee after all.
Went over to Anglesey and spent a day with digi-birder and Keith, as well as another couple from Manchester but on the way I picked up a couple of unexpected year ticks.
203. Tawny Owl
204. Quail (flew past the car Nr Betws-y-coed)
On Anglesey I added a few more.
205. Raven
206. Chough
207. Manx Shearwater
208. Arctic Tern
209. Black Guillemot
Went over to Anglesey and spent a day with digi-birder and Keith, as well as another couple from Manchester but on the way I picked up a couple of unexpected year ticks.
203. Tawny Owl
204. Quail (flew past the car Nr Betws-y-coed)
On Anglesey I added a few more.
205. Raven
206. Chough
207. Manx Shearwater
208. Arctic Tern
209. Black Guillemot
Papuan birder
- Lost in the Pacific -
Tim Allwood said:
Hello Tim,
Yes I have noticed by now that these species are the ones you commonly encounter here on the Island, they are all rather common.
Altough with some birdwatching at the slopes of Gunung Sibela recently I have been able to add a few of the uncommon ones.
672. Blue-capped Fruit-dove LIFER
673. White Cockatoo LIFER
674. Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon LIFER
675. Giant coucal LIFER
676. Flame-breasted Flowerpecker LIFER
677. Paradise crow LIFER
678. Cream-throated white-eye LIFER
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dan pointon
Can't Stop
256 Long Billed Dowitcher
But no LesserLegs...
But no LesserLegs...
Gavin Haig
Well-known member
An aspect of London birding that I DO NOT miss!! Worst I have to worry about now is maybe a tractor, caravan, or cow in the road 3dan pointon said:
A couple more recent additions to the patch year list:
171. Garganey (patch tick, and about time too!)
172. Yellow-legged Gull - 2 juvs on Sunday and another 2 today.
Didn't get to 172 last year until 12th September........
