World Yearlist Record Attempt (1 Viewer)

[jurek]

Great things! BTW, why Audubon on that pages puts an ad with blue morph of a Lovebird? A new, very rare split?

 

[Paul Chapman]

Now 171 added in South Africa from 7 days - 45, 57, 17, 11, 14, 13 & 14 - closing in on the second highest annual total of 3,662 set by Jim Clements in 1989 with only 25 to go:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list

All the best

 

[lewis20126]

Now 171 added in South Africa from 7 days - 45, 57, 17, 11, 14, 13 & 14 - closing in on the second highest annual total of 3,662 set by Jim Clements in 1989 with only 25 to go:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list

All the best

Some quality targets there, amongst the standard padders, eg Rudd's Lark, Neergard's Sunbird, Rudd's Apalis and Pink-throated Twinspot.

cheers, alan

 

[Jon Turner]

Day 201 has added another 16, so the score moves on to 3654.

 

[Andy Adcock]

A fair bit bigger than my World life list accumulated over 20 years!

Andy

 

[Paul Chapman]

Second Highest Yearlist Total Ever!

Now 3,666 so the second highest bird yearlist of all time:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list

So 676 to break the record from here. I reckon he may well do so before he leaves Africa. If so, he will break the record with a third of the year and two continents to spare.....

Still left in Africa:-

South Africa – 8 days
Madagascar – 10 days
Kenya – 7 days
Zambia – 3 days
Malawi – 12 days
Ethiopia – 10 days

All the best

 

[Paul Chapman]

In the former record, 3,663 was Bluebonnet Parrot on 31 October whereas in this attempt, it was Delegorgue's Pigeon on 21 July so currently 3 months and 10 days ahead of the pace on that metric.

All the best

 

[lewis20126]

Now 3692 after a day up in Lesotho, via Sani pass, a trip many people will have done, if they have been around South Africa. Some quality birds seen including African grass-owl (which I have missed), the Rockjumper and lower down Orange Ground-thrush and Bush Blackcap.

cheers, alan

 

[Jon Turner]

Now 3692 after a day up in Lesotho, via Sani pass, a trip many people will have done, if they have been around South Africa. Some quality birds seen including African grass-owl (which I have missed), the Rockjumper and lower down Orange Ground-thrush and Bush Blackcap.

cheers, alan

An early post for today adds a further 11 and passes the 3700 mark.

He is now in Cape Town and with Callan Cohen - he's in safe hands if he's the guide for the rest of the time in SA.

 

[Paul Chapman]

For anyone into rugby in even the slightest way, this is a funny post:-

https://www.audubon.org/news/day-205-birds-and-rugby

(It also gives me an excuse to tell my favourite rugby anecdote. I went to one of the original Premiership showdowns at Vicarage Road between Saracens and Newcastle. Star-studded talent and largest crowd for a domestic game at that stage. The Saracens fans spent a lot of their time chanting 'François Pienaar's indestructible' before they stopped when he went off injured!!! No comedy better than real life. 3)

All the best

 

[MKinHK]

The rugby anecdote from Noah Stryker reminds me of the time my sister met Jonah Lomu at the Hong Kong Sevens a few years ago. After being introduced and shaking hands with him she turned to me and asked "Joe who?"

Cheers
Mike

 

[dantheman]

Noah meeting Jonah would be interesting; they could swap a few seafaring stories at any rate?

 

[Paul Chapman]

The rugby anecdote from Noah Stryker reminds me of the time my sister met Jonah Lomu at the Hong Kong Sevens a few years ago. After being introduced and shaking hands with him she turned to me and asked "Joe who?"

Cheers
Mike

Excellent!

All the best

 

[Jon Turner]

The last three days have moved the score on to 3748. Needless to say I haven't seen any of the latest additions....

 

[Paul Chapman]

Indeed. Less than 600 off the 'previous record' with one full day to go in South Africa and looking like he will finish with 300 additions for the country:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list

Then 10 days in Madagascar. Not sure how many of the endemics will be possible in that timescale but I guessed 100 additions for that period up thread?

Still finalising my analysis of the overlaps between the seven main bird recording areas. Maybe another week or so to finish that!

All the best

 

[lewis20126]

He's seeing some good birds on the his trip around the south-west, some quality targets again logged, eg Burchell's Courser, Ludwig's Bustard, Kopje (aka Cinnamon-breasted) Warbler, Protea Canary and .. the one which grips me off, the always difficult Knysna Woodpecker. Now to google up "Tides Lodge"!

One interesting thing for me is that, presumably as he is using local guides, he's picking up some good birds in places that are not on the "bog standard" circuits.

cheers, alan

 

[Pedro Ramalho]

Indeed. Less than 600 off the 'previous record' with one full day to go in South Africa and looking like he will finish with 300 additions for the country:-

Shout Africa was a interesting country because after the first two days the number of new birds was very stable, in terms of numbers no great days but no bad days either, apart the pelagic day, on the rest of the days Noah saw 10-15 birds and at the end of the trip got almost 300 (or more) and some very nice mammals, so a very successful trip.

10 days for Madagascar isn’t a bit of a overkill? I have no idea, but for the size of the island is going to spend a lot of time there.

 

[lewis20126]

10 days for Madagascar isn’t a bit of a overkill? I have no idea, but for the size of the island is going to spend a lot of time there.

10 days for 100+ species may be a good investment even if it is below his long run average and his required average. They are certainly almost all going to be unique, which won't be the case in eg Kenya with lots of Eastern South Africa overlap in the dry zones.

cheers, alan

 

[Paul Chapman]

It appears that there will be no more additions from South Africa as he is due to fly to Madagascar early this morning:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/day-210-cleanup-crew

Africa summary so far:-

Ghana - 294 additions from 8 days
Cameroon - 97 additions from 9 days
South Africa - 303 additions from 18 days
Total - 694 additions from 37 days

He should be birding in Madagascar this afternoon.

All the best

 

[Paul Chapman]

One endemic under the belt and then an internal flight:-

http://www.audubon.org/news/day-211-hour-tana

All the best