World Yearlist Record Attempt (1 Viewer)

[Jon Turner]

A good day in New Zealand, but if is already there, what is the next destination?

A very good day in New Zealand, plenty of additions it would seem:

http://ebird.org/ebird/country/NZ/activity

Awaiting an update on the blog for confirmation. Of course he might be out all night looking for more Kiwis8-P

 

[Paul Chapman]

A good day in New Zealand, but if is already there, what is the next destination?

A very good day in New Zealand, plenty of additions it would seem:

http://ebird.org/ebird/country/NZ/activity

Awaiting an update on the blog for confirmation. Of course he might be out all night looking for more Kiwis8-P

A pelagic, a Kiwi and a host of other stuff! About 25 additions?

(At least one more WP species as well.)

All the best

 

[Jon Turner]

A pelagic, a Kiwi and a host of other stuff! About 25 additions?

(At least one more WP species as well.)

All the best

Even better! 28 B

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

So where next after NZ? he has 10 days and only 64 to get that's 6 a day....

Maybe some exotic South Sea Islands will come in to play....

 

[Andy Adcock]

Given his age and background I don't think he is probably in such a hurry that he needs to get an additional 2,000 new lifers next year

It was simply a guess at how many could be achieved in a second year after getting 6K in the first and based on the approximate ages of those World listers in the 7-8K range.

basically, he could achieve a pretty impressive World list comparable to most in just two years rather than the lifetime it takes most!


Andy

 

[lewis20126]

Can you fly direct NZ - Fiji? or NZ - Noumea? Surely Fiji, West Samoa and New Cal would nail it? Hawaii cross Pacific would offer a lot less.

cheers, a

 

[Jon Turner]

Can you fly direct NZ - Fiji? or NZ - Noumea? Surely Fiji, West Samoa and New Cal would nail it? Hawaii cross Pacific would offer a lot less.

cheers, a

Lots of New Zealanders have property in Fiji, so I would think this link must be established. Isn't NZ also the gateway to New Caledonia? Larry wasn't that your route?

 

[lewis20126]

I think he would struggle to get 1000 new in another year - this year is the ultimate skimming trip, ie getting the commonest 60-80% of birds in any one location. Other than a few places already mentioned, he would have to go back to almost all the same countries and even the same sites. And we aren't sure how many heard only he has - most world listers don't count heard onlys on their life lists..

cheers, alan

 

[Nutcracker]

Even better! 28 B

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

So where next after NZ?

Western Australia? Much he could get there?

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Lots of New Zealanders have property in Fiji, so I would think this link must be established. Isn't NZ also the gateway to New Caledonia? Larry wasn't that your route?

we went NZ to Fiji then Vanuatu then New Caledonia

 

[lichenostomus]

Western Australia? Much he could get there?

I think he would pretty comfortably crack the 6000 spending the remainder of his time in south-west WA and Darwin - great birds in both areas and many endemics or semi-endemics. It is wet season on Darwin, not sure what the weather has done this year, could be why he has bypassed it so far. I think heading to the Pacific Islands would be riskier.

Of course he could head back to the tropical Americas and also be assured of getting them. Needs to be careful not to linger in New Zealand, there won't be too many days like his first one!

 

[Nutcracker]

Thinking Noah's total is going to be a very tough act for Arjan to beat - not least the incredible stamina and health he's has had, just that one brief episode of Delhi Belhi. What chance anyone else holding up so well?

 

[Paul Chapman]

I think he would struggle to get 1000 new in another year - this year is the ultimate skimming trip, ie getting the commonest 60-80% of birds in any one location. Other than a few places already mentioned, he would have to go back to almost all the same countries and even the same sites. And we aren't sure how many heard only he has - most world listers don't count heard onlys on their life lists..

cheers, alan

Been distracted this evening but a train journey home to play with ebird.

The percentage of targets is significantly higher for him in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Indeed, when you take into account the 300 species that he had previously recorded but has not done so this year, I imagine that slogging the Western Hemisphere (even South America) would supply him with limited pickings.

He is only 600 behind the highest list on ebird for the Western Hemisphere but 1,760 behind the Eastern Hemisphere equivalent:-

http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=wh&year=AAAA

http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=eh&locInfo.regionType=custom

All the best

 

[Andrew Verrall]

Just checked the ebird link and Noah has had a day round wader hotspots in Auckland area from 06.45 to 18.10 for 22nd, so looks like a good day. Can't wait to see how he spends the last 9 days of the year. Quite by chance I found the Noah website just days before he started on 1st Jan so enjoyed following it all year. Now Arjan can start with a very big day in Holland with all the waders and wildfowl.
Andrew

 

[Paul Chapman]

It looks like 8 additions to me including a feral WP species. He has chalked up a remarkable percentage of the World's wader species already but a couple of wader additions:-

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

All the best

 

[Mysticete]

Looks like he had a really great pelagic...including New Zealand Storm Petrel.

less than 70 to go until 6,000.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Looks like he had a really great pelagic...including New Zealand Storm Petrel.

less than 70 to go until 6,000.

Yes - good day yesterday (21st) but far more limited today (22nd). Where he is tomorrow (23rd) will be interesting.

All the best

 

[Pedro Ramalho]

Where he is tomorrow (23rd) will be interesting.

Back to Australia probably, some species left to see, maybe a short stop, one or two days and them going to the next destination?

 

[wintibird]

I still think that something like New Caledonia or Fiji will come up.

André

 

[Jon Turner]

I still think that something like New Caledonia or Fiji will come up.

André

Or both!B

 

[Paul Chapman]

Back to Australia probably, some species left to see, maybe a short stop, one or two days and them going to the next destination?

I still think that something like New Caledonia or Fiji will come up.

André

Or both!B

As long as he crosses the International Date line in time.........

(Edit - I miscounted. Only seven additions today.)

All the best