-
BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!
Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Young Birder (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter The Barn Owl
- Start date
birderbf
Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
I'm in cape Breton NS now. Great music, and the odd good bird. Finally had the last real easy lifer of the trip today, Black Guillemot, and then later on a big surprise: White-winged Crossbills. Also some puffins today, a Bonaparte's Gull, a Merlin take a shorebird in flight as well as eagles, a harrier, Red-tailed hawks and a probable Broad-wing.
birderbf
Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
Still in Cape Breton: more WW Crossbills today, awesome looks at a Lincoln's Sparrow, two rare cape breton migrants (Canada Warbler and Northern Waterthrush)and about 50 other species. Scenics are awesome, and a one point I had a Boreal Chickadee within arm's reach, though if I luged for it I would have toppled off a cliff. That's a comrpomise
).
).
Last edited:
Stephen Menzie
Being English isn't about hate. It's about disgust
Umm, yeah, presumed hybrids anyway
I was going to write a few things but I'm too tired to write them in a way that makes sense! Been working all day and have to be up early tomorrow to go and do a commentary on a wildlife cruise on the River Mersey. :gn:
RegTelescope
Who was breaking away from the pack.
I'm jealous - you have so much to look forward to.
Sadly, the more you see, the less you see - if you get what I mean!
teamsaint
Well-known member
welcome to the 'club' matt :t:
Zac Hinchcliffe
Time spent wishing is time wasted!
Another young Birder reporting in.
Im 15 from Preston Lancs. Bin birding (seriously) sinse mid 2004. (list etc in my Sig)
My advice would be to go onto something like Rare Bird Alert or Bird Guides and have a look whats about your local area.
What i like doing is watching the weather and when its right...head to the East Coast like Spurn, Filey or Flamborough.
Being in Lancs, you get a very very filtered version of the East Coast and Ireland
Im 15 from Preston Lancs. Bin birding (seriously) sinse mid 2004. (list etc in my Sig)
My advice would be to go onto something like Rare Bird Alert or Bird Guides and have a look whats about your local area.
What i like doing is watching the weather and when its right...head to the East Coast like Spurn, Filey or Flamborough.
Being in Lancs, you get a very very filtered version of the East Coast and Ireland
birderbf
Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
Welcome you two!
I had one climatic ending to my Nova Scotia trip. In one day three lifers and one new for me for the ABA area... Little Gull, Ruff, Little Egret and Black-headed Gull respectively (along with a whole bunch of Hudsonian Godwits)! All within ONE HOUR. And I thought seeing my first close Pine Siskins was great that morning! Ha!
Trip list will be reported to BF, youngbirder, and other places soon. Computer isn't doing so well right now though, so even if I do get the report through it may be a while before pictures (photos of the rarities are horrible, but I was lucky to even get anything, as it was raining and my camera was very low on batteries).
I had one climatic ending to my Nova Scotia trip. In one day three lifers and one new for me for the ABA area... Little Gull, Ruff, Little Egret and Black-headed Gull respectively (along with a whole bunch of Hudsonian Godwits)! All within ONE HOUR. And I thought seeing my first close Pine Siskins was great that morning! Ha!
Trip list will be reported to BF, youngbirder, and other places soon. Computer isn't doing so well right now though, so even if I do get the report through it may be a while before pictures (photos of the rarities are horrible, but I was lucky to even get anything, as it was raining and my camera was very low on batteries).
tyrannulet
Deranged but fun...
Welcome Zac and Matt
Pedley Birder
Well-known member
Hi just found this thread.
I am 15 living in Derby in the English Midlands and I started birding in 2000 for two days then started agian seriously on June 4th 2005. Best birding moment seeing a Nightjar by doing a bit of spying on other people. It was in Norfolk and two birder walked down a path while me and my non-birding parents were in the car and one of them was wearing a shirt with whiter than white cuffs to attract the Nightjars so I just watched where he moving is hands to and I saw it. It was also the most exciting, I have never been so alert at 9:40 as I was that night.
I am 15 living in Derby in the English Midlands and I started birding in 2000 for two days then started agian seriously on June 4th 2005. Best birding moment seeing a Nightjar by doing a bit of spying on other people. It was in Norfolk and two birder walked down a path while me and my non-birding parents were in the car and one of them was wearing a shirt with whiter than white cuffs to attract the Nightjars so I just watched where he moving is hands to and I saw it. It was also the most exciting, I have never been so alert at 9:40 as I was that night.
birderbf
Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
Welcome Sam! Sounded like fun!
Pedley Birder
Well-known member
It was fun but also very scary, with bats just above the car and deers running out of nearly every bush.
birderbf
Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
BTW, the trip list in now available here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=985445#post985445
Zac Hinchcliffe
Time spent wishing is time wasted!
Anybody got any stories to tell from recent Trips out?
Mine is not a trip out. Once I woke up this morning I went into the computer room and noticed more Blue tit and Great Tit calls than usual. I looked outside and a migratory flock of Tits were passing through. They Stayed in the Garden for an hour and seemed to attract a few other birds that fed with them. Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, a juv Bullfinch and a Fantastic Adult Lesser Whitethroat.
If you saw the area I lived in (quite a built up estate, with a wood close by however) you would be amazed by the LW. A fantastic Garden tick and a really enjoyable Hour!
Zac
Mine is not a trip out. Once I woke up this morning I went into the computer room and noticed more Blue tit and Great Tit calls than usual. I looked outside and a migratory flock of Tits were passing through. They Stayed in the Garden for an hour and seemed to attract a few other birds that fed with them. Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, a juv Bullfinch and a Fantastic Adult Lesser Whitethroat.
If you saw the area I lived in (quite a built up estate, with a wood close by however) you would be amazed by the LW. A fantastic Garden tick and a really enjoyable Hour!
Zac
tyrannulet
Deranged but fun...
My recent trip to AZ is in the Ex beeb forum, under the title "new birds (aka lifers)"
Storm-Petrel
registered dude
so them black tions wuz lifahz?????
theyre mah faverit toin, btw.
first saw 'em at bittah layke nationul wildlife raefugee .
Zac Hinchcliffe
Time spent wishing is time wasted!
Not a lot can beat Caspian or Little (I suppose it would be Least in America?)
Although the Returning winter adult Forster's Tern to Nimmo's Pier, Ireland is a fantastic Bird!
Zac
Although the Returning winter adult Forster's Tern to Nimmo's Pier, Ireland is a fantastic Bird!
Zac
