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[skylark25]

I haven't updated my year list in months :eek!:

Infact on this thread, I'm still on 54 species oops

I'll try and update this in the coming days to the correct number :t:

Eagerly waiting for autumn migration to kickstart down here oo

 

[O.Reville1989]

2 more (and 1 missed earlier in the year)

Missed out one from earlier in the year to take me to 190.
and to add today:
191: Corn Bunting x4
192: Montagu's Harrier! x 1 Juve
Day couldn't have gone much better!

 

[O.Reville1989]

Just started following. Would have done so earlier but wasn't aware you had a blog! :t:

For anyone interested my blog can be found below by clicking on "Foghorn's Birding Adventures".

Cheers,

Cheers mate! It should be in my sig shouldn't it?
Following you now! Congrats on the Bona gull :t:

 

[Ash1456]

Havent updated here for a while, had 2 year ticks since last time (i think, cant remember exactly how many without looking at list which isnt with me atm)

188 - Pacific Golden Plover, Hayle Estuary RSPB
189 - Black Kite, today, Drift res

 

[Joseph N]

Update it then!

Went to North Norfolk (and Lincolnshire) yesterday to see the White-Rumped Sandpiper thats been knocking around at Snettisham. On arrival we started to scan the wader flocks along the beach, coming across a juvenile Curlew Sand' and Little Stint. We then went into Shore hide and started to scan the mass of waders to our left, coming across two more Curlew Sands, this time immaculate summer adults as well as stacks of Little Tern. Eventually someone found the White-Rumper, and a quick look through his scope left me looking at the breast - only the breast - of the bird. A couple of us got a few more brief views before all of the waders went for a fly-around. Luckily when they landed the bird was showing fantastically well at the front of the flock, giving us all great views.
Then off to look for Monties. A bit of a wait left us with great views of a ringtail shooting across the fields.
We finished off the day at Frampton Marsh. A lone grounded Pink-Foot greeted us but then it was off to look for the Pec Sand', which was sleeping among the dock. At Reedbed hide a guy had it in his scope but no-one else could spot it, even through his scope! A bit later on we went round towards the visitor centre and started scanning the dock for waders. A lovely Wood Sand' but no sign of the elusive Pec. After this we went and waited for the Spotted Crake to show and right on queue it came out and performed fairly well for us.

196) Woodcock (missed off from a while ago)
197) Bar-tailed Godwit
198) Little Stint
199) Curlew Sandpiper
200) White-Rumped Sandpiper (couldn't resist putting this as 200!)
201) Little Tern
202) Montagu's Harrier
203) Spotted Crake

Tasty! Well done mate on some very decent birds . For personal reasons that I'd rather not mention, I now have a base in Norfolk so I will be able to visit the area a lot more in the coming years. I'm hoping to get down during the holidays for at least a week in October for some migrant action, and also for New Year for some decent winter birds both before the year ends and once the new year has started. I've already been once this year, back in April. Birding locally has been ok recently, was at the Ythan twice where it was good to see some commoner passage waders and had a Red Kite in the countryside when cycling with a mate last Monday, but nothing new for the year around.

Joseph

 

[wildlifelove]

Not been on here for a long time...But!

I'm now up to 74! Not much but good for a new birder.

Got to see an amazing bird in france, A Hoopoe! Stunning.

 

[O.Reville1989]

Tasty! Well done mate on some very decent birds . For personal reasons that I'd rather not mention, I now have a base in Norfolk so I will be able to visit the area a lot more in the coming years. I'm hoping to get down during the holidays for at least a week in October for some migrant action, and also for New Year for some decent winter birds both before the year ends and once the new year has started. I've already been once this year, back in April. Birding locally has been ok recently, was at the Ythan twice where it was good to see some commoner passage waders and had a Red Kite in the countryside when cycling with a mate last Monday, but nothing new for the year around.

Joseph

Hi Joseph,
Will keep you posted on all things Norfolk or if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Presuming you don't know the area but if you do tell me to shut it! haha
Oli

 

[tjbirdofprey]

Now following you! Great blog so far, reminded me to update mine!

Thanks mate! o

Been In Devon for a few days Not seen masses of different birds but visited places such as Dawlish Warren and Berry head - Birds such as Common Tern, Sandwich tern, Manxie, Bonxie, Gannet, Guillimot, Ringed plover, Knot, Sprawk, Willow warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge warbler etc. Had a very strange warbler sp at berry head? Greyish colored back and white underbelly, Broad white supercilium, Quite bulky. But it disappeared before I could get onto it. Also very pleased on my close up views of Cirl Bunting at a place a birder told me about Brilliant!

Dartmoor today B

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Shantanu (Mumbai, India) - 340 species
2nd) Joshua-B (Australia) - 244 species
3rd) FoghornKinghorn (Durham, GB) - 242 species
4th) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 227 species
5th) Timmyjones (Yorkshire, GB) - 212 species
6th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire GB) - 204 species
7th) Knotsbirder (Nottinghamshire, GB) - 203 species
8th) O.Reville1989 (Norfolk, GB) - 192 species
9th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) - 190 species
10th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) - 189 species
11th) Halcon (Spain) - 177 species
12th) Simmojunior (London, GB) - 173 species
13th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 162 species
14th) nrg800 (Australia) - 155 species
14th) ***DIJ*** (Lincolnshire, GB) - 155 species
16th) Mari E (Oxford, GB) - 147 species
17th) Ausmar (Malta) - 141 species
18th) Birdermoose (Essex, GB) - 138 species
19th) Shrikebirder (London, GB) - 137 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 136 species
21st) Borofan (Cleveland, GB) - 115 species
22nd) Jamesevry (Somerset, GB) - 114 species
23rd) Birdpics (Essex, GB) - 107 species
24th) Nature_Lover (Durham, GB) - 91 species
25th) WildlifeLove (Essex, GB) - 74 species
26th) CreamColouredCourser (Wales, GB) - 67 species
27th) Skylark25 (Malta) - 54 species
28th) Maltese Falcon (Malta) - 45 species
29th) Andrewj123 (Bedfordshire, GB) - 35 species

I'm going on a family holiday to France for the next 10 days so won't be able to update the table, so if anyone wants to do that then that would be helpful, or I could just update it when I get back.

 

[beth.birding38]

Hello. My name is Beth and I am 13 years old. I have just signed up for he forums. I live in Wiltshire, and have been birding for about 2 years. Currently, I only have 72 birds on my life list, which isn't many, but I hope I will be able to add to that in the future. I'm sure I will enjoy using the forums. Beth

 

[knotsbirder]

Hello. My name is Beth and I am 13 years old. I have just signed up for he forums. I live in Wiltshire, and have been birding for about 2 years. Currently, I only have 72 birds on my life list, which isn't many, but I hope I will be able to add to that in the future. I'm sure I will enjoy using the forums. Beth

Hi Beth and welcome to birdforum!

Sam

 

[FoghornKinghorn]

Hello. My name is Beth and I am 13 years old. I have just signed up for he forums. I live in Wiltshire, and have been birding for about 2 years. Currently, I only have 72 birds on my life list, which isn't many, but I hope I will be able to add to that in the future. I'm sure I will enjoy using the forums. Beth

Welcome Beth, I am sure you will find we are all a nice bunch of people on here. :-O
We have a great range of ages from about 20(?) down the scale.

Cheers,

 

[O.Reville1989]

Hello. My name is Beth and I am 13 years old. I have just signed up for he forums. I live in Wiltshire, and have been birding for about 2 years. Currently, I only have 72 birds on my life list, which isn't many, but I hope I will be able to add to that in the future. I'm sure I will enjoy using the forums. Beth

Welcome to the forum Beth! Great to see another young member here!
Fantastic to see the future of birding in this country going strong! 72 birds at 13 isn't bad at all! I remember how tough it was when I was younger to get about, I started when I was 8 and stopped for 6 years between 15-21 because of time etc!
Can't wait to hear about your birding adventures! We're a friendly bunch here!
Welcome again!

 

[O.Reville1989]

Welcome Beth, I am sure you will find we are all a nice bunch of people on here. :-O
We have a great range of ages from about 19 down the scale.

Cheers,

and 22 I'm still holding on to youth :-C
Also fantastic pics of the Blue Fulmar! Only ever seen one once! Looks like lovely weather as well

 

[birding maniac]

Nice blog Andrew! Jealous as usual.
Never realised you were into dragons and butterflies, how long have you been interested? I got into them at saltholme, seeing emperor, black tailed skimmer, four spot chaser, emerald damsel, common blue, and blue tailed. I've seen 15 species now, and hoping to get some more this week. I've seen:
Beautiful demoiselle
Banded demoiselle
Emerald
Common blue
Azure blue
Large red
Blue tailed damselfly
Migrant hawker
Emperor
Golden ringed
Four spot chaser
Black tailed skimmer
Keeled skimmer
Ruddy darter
And common darter
What's everyone else seen?

 

[birding maniac]

Hello. My name is Beth and I am 13 years old. I have just signed up for he forums. I live in Wiltshire, and have been birding for about 2 years. Currently, I only have 72 birds on my life list, which isn't many, but I hope I will be able to add to that in the future. I'm sure I will enjoy using the forums. Beth

Welcome! Hope you enjoy the foruums!
There's bits for everything about beds and wildlife, so theres always something to look at!

 

[O.Reville1989]

What's everyone else seen?

Ah man Dragonflies are not my strong point at all but here goes:
Banded demoiselle
Common Blue
Large Red
Large Blue
Migrant Hawker
Common Hawker
Norfolk Hawker
Brown Hawker
Emperor
Southern Hawker
Think that's it! Most identified by other people though

 

[birding maniac]

Ah man Dragonflies are not my strong point at all but here goes:
Banded demoiselle
Common Blue
Large Red
Large Blue
Migrant Hawker
Common Hawker
Norfolk Hawker
Brown Hawker
Emperor
Southern Hawker
Think that's it! Most identified by other people though

Some nice birds there! Jealous of the hawkers I had my first this year. Well, I've seen lots but never noticed them before.
I'm heading to whixall moss sometime this week, which has an impressive list, so I'm hoping to get quite a few new species. Also, when I get home I'm going to look for them up there.

 

[midlands birder]

I only started really this year on dragonflies, but so far i know i have seen:
Blue-tailed Damslefly
Azure
Common Blue
White legged
Beautiful demoiselle
Banded demoiselle
Broad bodied chaser
Black-tailed Skimmer
Ruddy Darter
Emporer
Brown Hawker
Southern Hawker
Migrant hawker
Club-tailed Dragonfly
I think thats all the ones ive identified
With my limited knoledge who knows what else ive seen!!!
MB

 

[knotsbirder]

Some nice birds there! Jealous of the hawkers I had my first this year. Well, I've seen lots but never noticed them before.
I'm heading to whixall moss sometime this week, which has an impressive list, so I'm hoping to get quite a few new species. Also, when I get home I'm going to look for them up there.

Interesting looking birds mate 8-P