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

[dan pointon]

Dont remember Sam? I was there at 07:00hrs and left around 08:30am, we had it about 20ft away, got great views but proved very elusive after 08:00hrs....That's why we left!!
But then at 14:30hrs I was off again to Anglesey for....

216 - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR!!!!

WOW! What a great bird, excellent views again!! Tired now, but well chuffed!!

Ditto, the only difference being we drove all the way from Gib Point in Lincs to get there, the traiffc was horrendous!! An awesome bird, i've stuck a pic on the thread in Rare Bird Information.

277: Isabelline Wheatear

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning brought one new bird for the year. My Year List is now up to 496.

496. Palm Warbler

In addition to the warbler, I added Laughing Gull and Common Tern to my Indiana Year List (now up to 208).

Dave

 

[Reader]

Having completed an 11 day birding trip to Turkey with Steve Lister my trip resuilts are as follows.

203 for the trip of which 103 were new birds for the year and of those 25 were lifers.

I got my highlight of the trip in the Demirkazik mountains when the bird that has been top of my wanted list suddenly appeared in the distance then later reappeared in front of us giving us excellent prolonged views of it. it was a cracking Lammergeir.

Anyway these are the new birds of the year for me bringing me now up to 315 birds for the year.

Pelicans
White Pelican

Cormorants
Pygmy Cormorant

Herons and Egrets
Little Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Squacco Heron
Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Purple Heron

Storks
Black Stork
White Stork

Ibises and Spoonbills
Glossy Ibis
Spoonbill (Eurasian)

Flamingos
Greater Flamingo

Swans, Geese and Ducks
Ruddy Shelduck
Red-crested Pochard

Hawks, Vultures and Eagles
Levant Sparrowhawk
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lammergeier (Lifer)
Griffon Vulture
Long-legged Buzzard
Honey-buzzard (European)
Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Pallid Harrier
Golden Eagle

Falcons
Eleonora’s Falcon


Partridges, Quails and Pheasants
Chukar
Caspian Snowcock (Lifer)
See See Partridge (Lifer)
Black Francolin (Lifer)

Rails
Purple Swamp-hen
Little Crake

Coursers and Pratincoles
Collared Pratincole

Plovers and Lapwings
Spur-winged Lapwing (Lifer)
Kentish Plover

Sandpipers and Allies
Temminck’s Stint
Marsh Sandpiper

Skuas
Arctic Skua

Gulls
Caspian Gull
Armenian Gull (Lifer)
Slender-billed Gull

Terns
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern

Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Lifer)

Pigeons
Laughing Dove
Rock Dove

Nightjars
Nightjar (European)

Swifts
Alpine Swift
Little Swift (Lifer)

Kingfishers
White-breasted Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher (Lifer)

Bee-eaters
Bee-eater (European)

Rollers
Roller (European)
Hoopoe

Woodpeckers
Syrian Woodpecker (Lifer)

Larks
Calandra Lark
Short-toed Lark
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Crested Lark
Shore Lark

Swallows
Crag Martin (Eurasian)
Red-rumped Swallow

Pipits and Wagtails
Tawny Pipit
Citrine Wagtail (lifer)

Shrikes
Masked Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike

Accentors
Radde's Accentor (Lifer)

Chats and Thrushes
Finsch's Wheatear (Lifer)
Bluethroat
Black Redstart
Isabelline Wheatear
Black-eared Wheatear
Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush

Warblers
Great Reed Warbler
Graceful Prinia (Lifer)
Menetries's Warbler (Lifer)

Old World Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher

Tits
Sombre Tit
Nuthatches
Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Lifer)
Western Rock Nuthatch

Treecreepers
Short-toed Treecreeper

Buntings and New World Sparrows
Cirl Bunting
Rock Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Black-headed Bunting


Finches
Snowfinch (Lifer)
Desert Finch (Lifer)
Red-fronted Serin (Lifer)
Serin (European)
Crossbill (Common)

Sparrows
Chestnut-shouldered Sparrow (Lifer)
Dead Sea Sparrow (Lifer)
Spanish Sparrow
Rock Sparrow

Old World Orioles
Golden Oriole (Eurasian)

Jays, Crows and Magpies
Alpine Chough (Lifer)
Hooded Crow

John

 

[Gavin Haig]

Patch year ticks in the last week or so were Crossbill and (today) Wryneck, which was also a patch first for me. Now on 184 for the year, which puts last year's total of 186 under severe pressure!

 

[Hanno]

Added some great stuff on a recent trip to Malaysia (Malaysia), putting my year list at 487 species. Still a ways to go to break my 1995 record of 510 species. :gn:

 

[jtibbetts]

Yet another 'yank' wader @ Bittell this morning:

299: Long-billed Dowitcher

A pretty good tick for the Midlands area as well!

 

[Jacana]

161. red grouse on stiperstones... finally!!

 

[Dave B Smith]

It's been too long since I've had something to post here! Yesterday, we went out to Kananaskis for the Golden Eagle Migration and saw 9 G. Eagles & 1 Cooper's Hawk moving through.
ABA 248 - Golden Eagle

 

[cavan wood]

Nice work on the golden eagles Dave.

I havn't updated for a while (mostly because the pickings have been slim), but I have added a few more in recent weeks...and I broke 150 this year, and broke 100 for local patch next to my house.


150 blackpoll warbler
151 palm warbler
152 orange-crowned warbler
153 white-crowned sparrow
154 lincoln's sparrow
155 vesper sparrow

Scott

 

[jada dulo]

Another TSB twitch to N.Wales for.....

217 - Short-toed Lark!!
218 - Woodchat Shrike!!... &
219 - Shag.

Excellent early morning birding, both birds in the bag before the rain came.... and home for 10:00am - excellent stuff!!!
(Looked for you Dan, but couldn't see you, assumed you were over by the Lark?)

 

[Nightjar61]

I had one of those rare birding days when everything just clicked. I saw the four target birds I went after (including an Indiana state lifer) plus three unexpected birds. I saw six new birds for the year, bringing my Year List up to 502.

497. Franklin's Gull
498. Northern Waterthrush
499. Savannah Sparrow
500. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
501. Lincoln's Sparrow
502. Blackpoll Warbler

The Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow was Indiana state lifer number 260. And in addition to the birds listed above, I added Sabine's Gull to my Indiana Year List (I had seen the species this spring on my California pelagic trip).

Dave

 

[Jacana]

on the same twitch as Jada:
162. Short-toed Lark (LIFER)
163. Razorbill
164. Woodchat Shrike (LIFER)
165. Red-throated diver (LIFER)

fantastic!

 

[Koen Verhoeyen]

finally made it back to my list
(a nice Baillon's Crake make's a good incentive)

160 European Honey-buzzard
161 Tree Pipit
162 Marsh Warbler
163 Icterine Warbler
164 Wood Warbler
165 Red-backed Shrike
166 White Stork
167 Spotted Flycatcher
168 Wood Sandpiper
169 Whiskered Tern
170 Common Redstart
171 Common Quail
172 Rose-ringed Parakeet
173 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
174 Corn Bunting
175 Glossy Ibis
176 Black Stork
177 Northern Goshawk
178 Baillon's Crake
179 Water Rail

so my goal for staying ahead of daycounter (and endig the yaer with 365+)
is coming to an "end"
179 (and 170+ april Cameroon) makes 349 : and still a few winterguest to go : it's "looking good"

 

[jtibbetts]

Picked up 2 more @ Portland yesterday:

300: Rose-coloured Starling (Brit Tick!)
301: Balearic Shearwater

 

[dan pointon]

Added a few more last weekend....

278: Pallid Harrier
279: Short-toed Lark
280: Glossy Ibis
281: Black Redstart
282: Hoopoe

Also Woodchat Shrike and Black Scoter in Wales on Sunday. A few pics attached...

 

[Larry Lade]

I birded Swan Lake National Wildlife Area, Sumner, Missouri, on October 3 and picked up one more 2006 year bird for Missouri.

256. Bonaparte's Gull

 

[jada dulo]

Unfortunately sacked Norfolk for the Pallid Harrier today after 48 hours and no reliable news for a day in Wales.... Managed 2 year ticks, but wish I'd stuck to my original plan. Missed Leach's today which was also a downer... oh yeah, my size 10 migrane was another, anyway....

220 - Black Scoter (Good to finally nail this bird after what was my 6th attempt for it).
221 - Arctic Skua.

 

[timmyjones]

added
150 Long Billed Dowitcher (L)
151 Little Stint (L)
152: Greenshank
153: Hoopoe (L)

in the last week at bittel and wasall

 

[jtibbetts]

A great day today in Wales with both good weather and good birds!

302: Woodchat Shrike
303: Short-toed Lark (British Tick!)
304: Manx Shearwater
305: Chough
306: Black Scoter

Also a nice Curlew Sandpiper at Morfa Madryn on the way back.

A rare day indeed in that we completely cleared up on everything we went for!!

 

[Nightjar61]

Went birding on a beautiful fall morning, and got a new bird for the year, bringing my Year List up to 503.

503. American Bittern

The bittern was also number 350 for the ABA Area year. In addition, I saw two Glossy Ibis, extremely rare birds in Indiana, for an Indiana year tick (number 217).

Dave