Young Birder (3 Viewers)

[ospr3y]

63 for 2013 so far. Found my lifer Purple Sandpiper at Tybee Island yesterday.

 

[Joseph N]

Hi guys, will add the yearlist stuff once we've got enough people participating, but thanks for your totals anyway. A good start to the year for me, with 82 species including highlights such as Temminck's Stint, Ring-necked Duck and 2 Great White Egrets (all in Somerset), and Smew + Short-eared Owl. For more on my recent highlights, see my blog in the coming few days.

Below is a link to a review of the year done by the 2CY Young Birders (including myself, birding maniac and others) which we have done in an 'olympic format'. For more see the blog.

http://northeastyoungbirders.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/2cy-birders-olympic-medal-ceremony-2012.html

Cheers,

Joseph

 

[timsg80]

British year list only 43 now, but was in Morocco for most of the month so far. Latest addition was waxwing- in my garden! A completely unexpected surprise!

 

[Sandhill Crane Lover]

My new yearlist is at 32, with Tundra Swan (also a lifer) and American Robin being some of the newest. I hope to go on a good birding trip soon and get my yearlist number up higher.

 

[ospr3y]

After birding today I am at 81 for my 2013 list. Saw this epic AMBI.

 

[Armin Kreusel]

My year-list is at 69.
A good number for 15 days at Helgoland in January!

In a few days I leave the island for 10 days and I hope that my year-list increased rapidly.

I hope that the eleventh german Ring-billed Gull stay until the 27th! Would be a nice Lifer

 

[timsg80]

Up to 73 now, a pair of wintering sandwich terns were a nice surprise today. Also pink-footed goose and whooper swan, which are rare birds in Dorset.

 

[luke01903]

I'm only on 102 for this year

 

[Sandhill Crane Lover]

Now at 35 with Snow Goose (also a lifer), Black Duck and Great Blue Heron being highlights.

 

[timsg80]

My year list is up to 89 now, highlights today were 3 ruff and a knot a long way inland at Harbridge in Hampshire (sadly missed the bean geese though!) and a great grey shrike at Wyke Down in Dorset. Also a barn owl this morning.

 

[ospr3y]

On 92 now. Went birding this past weekend with an Australian and some friends - fun experience.

 

[Armin Kreusel]

Had a nice day yesterday.
Ring-billed Gull (Lifer) and Rose-ringed Parakeet (new for Germany-list) and some Year-ticks.

Now my year-list is up to 90

 

[timsg80]

90. Black Redstart

 

[Armin Kreusel]

96 now with Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lapwing and some other species.

 

[Armin Kreusel]

97 now with Great Northern Diver.

Today I had a nice day...111 Red-throated Diver fly north in 1h, 1 Black-throated Diver and the Great Northern Diver...nice selection on a rainy grey day

 

[Joshua-B]

On 92 now. Went birding this past weekend with an Australian and some friends - fun experience.

A teenage Australian? I'd be interested in contact details if he is :t:

I'm also now on 92 for Australia in 2013, 252 worldwide, plus another 6 heard. I have a 4 week trip to Northern Aus planned as a Year 12 celebration in December, and will probably get my year list up very high :-O Aiming for 600!

 

[timsg80]

92. Hawfinch

At least 14 in the churchyard at Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset.

 

[ospr3y]

A teenage Australian? I'd be interested in contact details if he is :t:

He wasn't a birder, sadly. :\ Great photographer, though.

Chasing a Northern Lapwing today (1st GA record!).

 

[ospr3y]

Got the lapwing! Plus Snowy Owl!

Yearlist is at 106 now.

 

[timsg80]

Now up to 99 this year- going a bit slowly! I added the pied billed grebe at Ham Wall, Somerset today- what an incredible bird. The other additions were pochard, shoveler, little grebe, marsh harrier and avocet (weirdly a bird swimming right out in open water a long way inland!)