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harpyeagle1
Well-known member
I had a very nice all day trip to Pymatuning and Conneaut Harbor today.
Year Birds:
182. Double-crested cormorant
183. Buff-breasted sandpiper
184. Semipalmated plover
185. Greater Black-Backed gull
186. Northern Shoveler
187. Caspian tern
Also we saw about 7 bald eagles including one adult! Always a pleasure to see.
More details at my blog: pittsburghbirdinglife527.wordpress.com
Year Birds:
182. Double-crested cormorant
183. Buff-breasted sandpiper
184. Semipalmated plover
185. Greater Black-Backed gull
186. Northern Shoveler
187. Caspian tern
Also we saw about 7 bald eagles including one adult! Always a pleasure to see.
More details at my blog: pittsburghbirdinglife527.wordpress.com
tjbirdofprey
Dorset birder in Spain
Its been quite a long time since I have been on here but nice to see the thread is ticking along nicely. Spent the day at Tarifa at one of the higher based watch points - Tons of Raptors were seen on the move as to be expected !
Booted Eagles made up the majority with 270 reported on the board before I arrived and at least a 100 more seen by the end of the day. Short Toed Eagles were also very common with Black Kite trailing along at third, one immature Bonelli's Eagle was also seen briefly plus two Egyptian Vultures and one or two Honey Buzzards ( which was surprising ). Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel and Lesser Kestrel made up the falcons seen and 200 White Storks and several Black Storks directly over head were a sight to see.
I was slightly gripped off that before I arrived a Spanish Imperial Eagle had passed by ! A bird I'm dying to see ! I was also hoping for a Ruppells Vulture to turn up but sadly It didn't happen. Anyway its nice to post on here once again.
Booted Eagles made up the majority with 270 reported on the board before I arrived and at least a 100 more seen by the end of the day. Short Toed Eagles were also very common with Black Kite trailing along at third, one immature Bonelli's Eagle was also seen briefly plus two Egyptian Vultures and one or two Honey Buzzards ( which was surprising ). Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel and Lesser Kestrel made up the falcons seen and 200 White Storks and several Black Storks directly over head were a sight to see.
I was slightly gripped off that before I arrived a Spanish Imperial Eagle had passed by ! A bird I'm dying to see ! I was also hoping for a Ruppells Vulture to turn up but sadly It didn't happen. Anyway its nice to post on here once again.
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Raptorboy98
Young birder from Dundee
Went over to Guardbridge today. Saw a Kestrel on the way there. When I did get there the hide was closed! :C Why is it always closed! Anyways saw a kingfisher, Goosanders, herons, finches, buzzard, redshank, cormorant, Chinese goose and Greylag goose.
50) Kestrel
51) Greenfinch
50) Kestrel
51) Greenfinch
Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
1st) Birding Maniac (UK, Durham) - 259 species
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
5th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Herts) - 195 species
11th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
12th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 187 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
24th) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 51 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Hey TJ, great to hear from you again mate. Very long time since you last posted on here; hope tennis has been going well and that you've enjoyed any birding you've managed to fit in. Your trip to the raptor watch point at Tarifa sounds amazing; would love to witness that. Reminds me of how much I miss birding abroad and how bad raptor vis mig (and probably birding as a whole) is here in comparison to over there! Thank you for sharing.
Keep up the birding at Riverside and Guardbridge Glen, sounds like you've had a good time there recently. The Collins' guide is fantastic by the way, really helpful to have at hand, so hope you enjoy it .
Joseph
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
5th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Herts) - 195 species
11th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
12th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 187 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
24th) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 51 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Hey TJ, great to hear from you again mate. Very long time since you last posted on here; hope tennis has been going well and that you've enjoyed any birding you've managed to fit in. Your trip to the raptor watch point at Tarifa sounds amazing; would love to witness that. Reminds me of how much I miss birding abroad and how bad raptor vis mig (and probably birding as a whole) is here in comparison to over there! Thank you for sharing.
Keep up the birding at Riverside and Guardbridge Glen, sounds like you've had a good time there recently. The Collins' guide is fantastic by the way, really helpful to have at hand, so hope you enjoy it .
Joseph
Samuel Perfect
Well-known member
Hi all,
Apologies for not getting in touch for so long, I've been very busy moving into Uni (a radical change of lifestyle). I've managed to make a few brief excursions in between work, including a trip to The Lizard a few days ago where I added Chough to my year list and also had a prob. Pom Skua fly past but didn't get it in the scope soon enough to confirm. I also forgot to mention I squeezed in a trip to Rainham and managed to tick the Baillon's Crake after waiting in the hide for over 5 hours to get a 3 second view (not to mention the 2 hour return journey when I should have been packing to go to Uni)! I was spoilt even more when I had my a second mega in two days, this time I added Short-billed Dowitcher to the life list!! Finally a dip, when I tried to twitch the Pectoral Sandpiper the following day it had been seen near Truro (only 7 miles away from where I currently live). I timed my visit very badly to coincide with a low tide so it was no surprise I only saw a few Curlew. Anyway, my year list is currently at 199 (including feral pigeon). A final point, Joseph you might want to change the location I live to Penryn, Cornwall where I now live, thanks?
Good birding to all,
Samuel
Apologies for not getting in touch for so long, I've been very busy moving into Uni (a radical change of lifestyle). I've managed to make a few brief excursions in between work, including a trip to The Lizard a few days ago where I added Chough to my year list and also had a prob. Pom Skua fly past but didn't get it in the scope soon enough to confirm. I also forgot to mention I squeezed in a trip to Rainham and managed to tick the Baillon's Crake after waiting in the hide for over 5 hours to get a 3 second view (not to mention the 2 hour return journey when I should have been packing to go to Uni)! I was spoilt even more when I had my a second mega in two days, this time I added Short-billed Dowitcher to the life list!! Finally a dip, when I tried to twitch the Pectoral Sandpiper the following day it had been seen near Truro (only 7 miles away from where I currently live). I timed my visit very badly to coincide with a low tide so it was no surprise I only saw a few Curlew. Anyway, my year list is currently at 199 (including feral pigeon). A final point, Joseph you might want to change the location I live to Penryn, Cornwall where I now live, thanks?
Good birding to all,
Samuel
Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
1st) Birding Maniac (UK, Durham) - 259 species
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
12th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 187 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
24th) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 51 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Up to 206 with a long overdue lifer in the form of a nice Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Strathbeg this afternoon. It was quite brief, flying off within 5 minutes of me getting there, but showed quite well. I'm seeing out the end of the month on Shetland, so hoping these upcoming easterlies will linger for a good while; looking forward to it regardless though.
Hi Samuel, congratulations on your move to Cornwall and two successful twtiches, have changed your location as requested. You're going to be sated with decent birds; looking forward to hearing more from you.
Joseph
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
12th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 187 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
24th) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 51 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Up to 206 with a long overdue lifer in the form of a nice Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Strathbeg this afternoon. It was quite brief, flying off within 5 minutes of me getting there, but showed quite well. I'm seeing out the end of the month on Shetland, so hoping these upcoming easterlies will linger for a good while; looking forward to it regardless though.
Hi Samuel, congratulations on your move to Cornwall and two successful twtiches, have changed your location as requested. You're going to be sated with decent birds; looking forward to hearing more from you.
Joseph
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Raptorboy98
Young birder from Dundee
Went up to Westhaven for a look. When I got there, there was a Guillemot that had got stuck in the mud quite far away from sea. I know people say you should leave nature to its course or not to handle birds but it was obsviously stressed and was slowly heading further inland so I quickly picked it up and put it into the ocean where it swam away. Also saw many birds for the year list like Bar-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover and Turnstone as we walked along the coast to Easthaven. We then stopped at Craigmill den in search of Dippers, unsuccesfully but saw Yellowhammers and a Grey Wagtail. All in all, a successful day.
52) Bar-tailed Godwit
53) Guillemot
54) Ringed Plover
55) Turnstone
56) Grey Wagtail
57) Yellowhammer
52) Bar-tailed Godwit
53) Guillemot
54) Ringed Plover
55) Turnstone
56) Grey Wagtail
57) Yellowhammer
harpyeagle1
Well-known member
Hello everyone! Today, was the first annual ABA Midatlantic Youth Birder's Conference. I was able to attend. It was great to see and get to bird with many more young birders and to hear the various interesting lectures that went along with it. All in all it was very successful. It was in Deleware so I was able to turn up a year bird,
188. Carolina Chickadee.
Tommorow, I am going to Bombay Hook NWR for the ABA Member's Meeting and to do some more birding. More details about the conference are at my blog.
188. Carolina Chickadee.
Tommorow, I am going to Bombay Hook NWR for the ABA Member's Meeting and to do some more birding. More details about the conference are at my blog.
harpyeagle1
Well-known member
Today, I went to Bombay Hook NWR. I was albe to see many very cool birds including three lifers and many a year bird.
189. Hermit thrush
190. Forester's tern
191. Black tern
192. American Avocet
193. Snowy egret
194. Black-bellied Plover
195. Semipalmated sandpiper
196. Short-billed dowitcher
197. Merlin
Details are, as always, at my blog and the URL for that is below.
189. Hermit thrush
190. Forester's tern
191. Black tern
192. American Avocet
193. Snowy egret
194. Black-bellied Plover
195. Semipalmated sandpiper
196. Short-billed dowitcher
197. Merlin
Details are, as always, at my blog and the URL for that is below.
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Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
1st) Birding Maniac (UK, Durham) - 259 species
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 197 species
12th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 57 species
24th) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Well done on some good birding guys. Interesting to hear about the young birders conference you attended harpyeagle1, sort of event that wouldn't happen here. There must be quite a decent number of younger birders in the US then in comparison to Britain? An odd thought considering Britain holds the highest density of birders in the world.
It goes without saying I'm wishing I was up in Shetland right now. In under 48 hours I'll be on my way there, so its tantalizingly close. A low will be setting in for the four days we're there, but of course at this point in time anything could happen (needless to say it's still waiting for its annual PG Tips) ... Hopefully some good upcoming birding to be had, will post back in here once I've got back.
Joseph
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 197 species
12th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
13th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
14th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
15th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
16th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
17th) Halcon (Spain) - 114 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 57 species
24th) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Well done on some good birding guys. Interesting to hear about the young birders conference you attended harpyeagle1, sort of event that wouldn't happen here. There must be quite a decent number of younger birders in the US then in comparison to Britain? An odd thought considering Britain holds the highest density of birders in the world.
It goes without saying I'm wishing I was up in Shetland right now. In under 48 hours I'll be on my way there, so its tantalizingly close. A low will be setting in for the four days we're there, but of course at this point in time anything could happen (needless to say it's still waiting for its annual PG Tips) ... Hopefully some good upcoming birding to be had, will post back in here once I've got back.
Joseph
harpyeagle1
Well-known member
Actually Joseph, I think there are more youth birders in Britain for there are certaintly not a lot here. I think that is the reason why the event happened because there are so few of us.
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birding maniac
Michael M
Hi Joseph,
Very busy with a levels ATM, but just a quick update to say I'm on 269- hope to get YBWarb, RBFlyc and maybe Little Bunting over the next few days!
Very busy with a levels ATM, but just a quick update to say I'm on 269- hope to get YBWarb, RBFlyc and maybe Little Bunting over the next few days!
Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
1st) Birding Maniac (UK, Durham) - 269 species
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 197 species
12th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
13th) Halcon (Spain) - 171 species
14th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
15th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
16th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
17th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 57 species
24th) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Thanks for the info harpyeagle, I guess its difficult to know really, you could say because there's more people in America there's going to be a bigger young birding population over there, but yet again there is a good deal of us over here as you say. Good luck with those migs Michael, hoping for similar species over the next four or five days on Shetland.
Joseph
2nd) Armin Kreusel (Germany, Hannover) - 248 species
3rd) Birder of the South (UK, South) - 211 species
4th) Joseph N (UK, Aberdeenshire) - 206 species
5th) Joshua B (Australia, Sydney) â 205 species
6th) Ospr3y (USA) - 205 species
7th) Simmojunior (UK, London) - 203 species
8th) Olivierpwl (Poland) - 203 species
9th) Knotsbirder (UK, Nottinghamshire) - 200 species
10th) Samuel Perfect (UK, Cornwall) - 199 species
11th) harpyeagle1 (USA) - 197 species
12th) Jonny721 (UK, Lancashire) - 193 species
13th) Halcon (Spain) - 171 species
14th) Midlands Birder (UK, Midlands) - 165 species
15th) DIJ (UK, Lincs) - 160 species
16th) Silverstar24 (UK, London) - 136 species
17th) Sandhill Crane Lover (USA) â 120 species
18th) Mari E (Japan) - 101 species
19th) Mworks (UK, Lancashire) - 96 species
20th) Adin 92 (Malta) - 80 species
21st) Trevistky (Canada) - 65 species
22nd) Goldfinch12 (UK, Lancashire) - 59 species
23rd) Raptorboy98 (UK, Angus) - 57 species
24th) Wildlifelove (UK, Essex) - 56 species
25th) Beth598x (UK, South) - 19 species
Thanks for the info harpyeagle, I guess its difficult to know really, you could say because there's more people in America there's going to be a bigger young birding population over there, but yet again there is a good deal of us over here as you say. Good luck with those migs Michael, hoping for similar species over the next four or five days on Shetland.
Joseph
Raptorboy98
Young birder from Dundee
Went with the Angus and Dundee Bird Club to Easthaven, Arbroath, Auchmithie and Montrose. Managed to get me some new birds for the list, with the highlight definitely being the Lesser Whitethroat! Details at my snazzy new blog! :-O (link)
58) Collared Dove
59) Eiders
60) Linnet
61) Pink-footed Goose
62) Gannets
63) Lesser Whitethroat
64) Manx Shearwater
65) Greenshank
66) Grey Plover
67) Wigeon
68) Red-breasted Merganser
69) Tree Sparrow
58) Collared Dove
59) Eiders
60) Linnet
61) Pink-footed Goose
62) Gannets
63) Lesser Whitethroat
64) Manx Shearwater
65) Greenshank
66) Grey Plover
67) Wigeon
68) Red-breasted Merganser
69) Tree Sparrow
harpyeagle1
Well-known member
Hello all I am now out west birding at the Great Salt Lake. Year birds are as follows:
198. Chukar
199. Ring-necked pheasant
200. California quail
201. Eared Grebe
202. American white pelican
203. Golden Eagle
204. Willet
205. Long-billed curlew
206. Wilson's phalarope
207. Red-necked phalarope
208. California gull
209. Great horned owl
210. Long-eared owl (good bird for the area)
211. Burrowing owl
212. Loggerhead Shrike
213. Rock wren
214. Sage thrasher
215. MacGillivray's warbler
Details are, as always, on my blog. Link is below.
198. Chukar
199. Ring-necked pheasant
200. California quail
201. Eared Grebe
202. American white pelican
203. Golden Eagle
204. Willet
205. Long-billed curlew
206. Wilson's phalarope
207. Red-necked phalarope
208. California gull
209. Great horned owl
210. Long-eared owl (good bird for the area)
211. Burrowing owl
212. Loggerhead Shrike
213. Rock wren
214. Sage thrasher
215. MacGillivray's warbler
Details are, as always, on my blog. Link is below.
Sandhill Crane Lover
Young Birder!
Two new lifers, Horned Grebe (saw the rarer Eared Grebe first 
) and Palm Warbler, bump my year list up to 122.
) and Palm Warbler, bump my year list up to 122.
Joshua-B
Well-known member
Just got back from a week around Victoria. 13 lifers, and a large addition to the year list puts me up to 275 now for Australia, and 451 for world this year alone! My blog has a report and photos if you're interested
http://fortheloveof-birds.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/tour-de-victoria.html
http://fortheloveof-birds.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/tour-de-victoria.html
