The bird you’ve seen in the most countries? (1 Viewer)

[pbjosh]

Skipping House Sparrow / Rock Pigeon or any other exotics, what species have you seen in the most countries?

Some obvious contenders are Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Great Egret, Western Cattle Egret (I don’t consider it an exotic in the Americas, it arrived on its own), Ruddy Turnstone, Common Tern (and perhaps Royal, Caspian, or Gull-billed), Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, and I’m sure others will come up with more good candidates.

For me it’s Great Egret (I think).

 

[Farnboro John]

Great Egret currently the lead bird, everywhere I've been I think, especially the places most widely spread: Falklands, USA, Europe, Africa top to bottom, India and Sri Lanka. Osprey, in Europe, Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA probably my next most widely recorded, Western Cattle Egret right behind it including the Falklands as well as pretty much everywhere I've been in Europe and Africa plus USA. Peregrine not far behind them: I doubt anything else comes close for me.

One of my more interesting multiples is White-rumped Sandpiper, which I've seen in Britain, Namibia and the Falkland Islands but not North America.

John

 

[pbjosh]

Great Egret currently the lead bird, everywhere I've been I think, especially the places most widely spread: Falklands, USA, Europe, Africa top to bottom, India and Sri Lanka. Osprey, in Europe, Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA probably my next most widely recorded, Western Cattle Egret right behind it including the Falklands as well as pretty much everywhere I've been in Europe and Africa plus USA. Peregrine not far behind them: I doubt anything else comes close for me.

One of my more interesting multiples is White-rumped Sandpiper, which I've seen in Britain, Namibia and the Falkland Islands but not North America.

John

Ruddy Turnstone is (I believe) my second highest, then W Cattle Egret, then Osprey, then Peregrine.

 

[Steve Lister]

Grey Plover, Cattle Egret of one sort or the other and Peregrine spring to mind.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Great Egret. 48 countries.

Nothing else is even close. #2 is Great Cormorant with 26 countries.

 

[Xenospiza]

Barn Swallow (European + American) wins, followed by Grey Heron, Common Kestrel and Great Egret (Western + Eastern + American).

 

[Andy Adcock]

Tree Sparrow must be up there on mine?

 

[jurek]

For me it is probably Great Egret. I even forgot to write it on several trip reports, because my brain simply filters it... Beautiful bird, nevertheless.

 

[foresttwitcher]

Barn Swallow, closely followed by Grey Heron then Common Kestrel / House Sparrow then Little Egret / Raven / Mallard / Common Sandpiper.

 

[Dortmundbirder]

Great Egret and Barn Swallow are in Front for me. From a more rarer perspective Capian Tern makes an appearance which I saw at least in 13 countries on 5 continents.