Young Birders Yearlist Challenge (1 Viewer)

[canadagurl123]

two more with Least sandpiper and Pacific-slope Flycatcher

 

[FoghornKinghorn]

1st) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 197 species
2nd) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 174 species
3rd) Canadagurl123 (CA) - 173 species
4th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 171 species
5th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 171 species
6th) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 169 species
7th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -158 species
8th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 150 species
9th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 145 species
10th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -145 species
11th) Halcon (SP) - 134 species
12th) Robin jack (IT) - 126 species
13th) Adin92 (MA) -124 species
14th) ausmar (MA) - 121 species
14th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -118 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 117 species
17th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 114 species
18th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 108 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 108 species
20th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 101 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 74 species
22nd) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
23rd) tjbirdofprey (SP) - 64 species
24th) nrg800 (AU) - 42 species
25th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
26th) Maltese Falcon (MA) - 24 species
27th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
28th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Just thought I would update it just this once. Hope you don't mind Jonny

 

[Jonny721]

Thanks Andrew been abit busy atm.

Also I have finally got round to doing a report for the Easter Holidays on my blog. It includes details of 2 Lifers, 4 County Ticks and 25 Yearticks so take a look if you want to find out where they are. Comments appreciated as always.

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 197 species
2nd) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 174 species
3rd) Canadagurl123 (CA) - 173 species
4th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 171 species
5th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 171 species
6th) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 169 species
7th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -160 species
8th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 150 species
9th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 145 species
10th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -145 species
11th) Halcon (SP) - 134 species
12th) Robin jack (IT) - 126 species
13th) Adin92 (MA) -124 species
14th) ausmar (MA) - 121 species
14th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -118 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 117 species
17th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 114 species
18th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 108 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 108 species
20th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 101 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 74 species
22nd) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
23rd) tjbirdofprey (SP) - 64 species
24th) nrg800 (AU) - 42 species
25th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
26th) Maltese Falcon (MA) - 24 species
27th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
28th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Finally managed to break the 160 barrier with Common Whitethroat and Swift from my house while I've been ill off school today. Also a strange new garden tick in the form of a pair of Wheatears:eek!: which alighted in the Hawthorn Bushes at the back of the garden before going down onto my lawn. Not a usual garden species I suspect lol

 

[Creamcolouredcourser]

126 please!
Puffin,Gannet,Tree sparrow,Fulmar, House Martin , Cuckoo Grey plover and a Lifer Brent goose
All of these were seen in Yorkshire last weekend at Spurn, Fairburn ings and Flamborough head. Also 5 Brimstone Butterflies at Fairburn ings.

 

[FoghornKinghorn]

170 - Common Tern
171 - Wood Sandpiper - lifer as well.

 

[Adin 92]

tonight at 1:30am i will be heading 25 miles offshore from the island of Gozo. I am not expecting any yearers but for sure i will expect hundreds maybe thousands of Cory`s Shearwater and Yelkouan Shearwater the latter in less numbers

 

[Joseph N]

170 - Common Tern
171 - Wood Sandpiper - lifer as well.

3 people on 171 again! To make it fair shouldn't all 171'ers all be 4th though?

 

[canadagurl123]

two more with Yellow-headed Blackbird and Yellow Warbler for 175

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 197 species
2nd) Canadagurl123 (CA) - 175 species
3rd) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 174 species
4th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 171 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 171 species
4th) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 171 species
7th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -160 species
8th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 150 species
9th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 145 species
10th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -145 species
11th) Halcon (SP) - 134 species
12th) Robin jack (IT) - 126 species
12th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -126 species
14th) Adin92 (MA) -124 species
15th) ausmar (MA) - 121 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 117 species
17th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 114 species
18th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 108 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 108 species
20th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 101 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 74 species
22nd) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
23rd) tjbirdofprey (SP) - 64 species
24th) nrg800 (AU) - 42 species
25th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
26th) Maltese Falcon (MA) - 24 species
27th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
28th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Sorry Joseph you are quite right I must have missed that I feel slightly ashamed that I'm 11 species behind the next person, determined to catch you guys up

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 197 species
2nd) Canadagurl123 (CA) - 175 species
3rd) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 174 species
4th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 171 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 171 species
4th) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 171 species
7th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -161 species
8th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 150 species
9th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 145 species
9th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -145 species
11th) Halcon (SP) - 134 species
12th) Robin jack (IT) - 126 species
12th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -126 species
14th) Adin92 (MA) -124 species
15th) ausmar (MA) - 121 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 117 species
17th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 114 species
18th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 108 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 108 species
20th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 101 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 89 species
22nd) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
23rd) tjbirdofprey (SP) - 64 species
24th) nrg800 (AU) - 42 species
25th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
26th) Maltese Falcon (MA) - 24 species
27th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
28th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Second day off school ill but got another yeartick from my bedroom with a single Lesser Whitethroat.

 

[Birding Bob]

176 please

 

[gropperwinch]

my first Swift screaming away over the garden this evening brings me to 151

 

[Zac Hinchcliffe]

176 - Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler

Zac

 

[Alexjh1]

When this thread says 'young' how young are we talking? I'm 22, and so probably less than half the age of the majority of birdwatchers I ever run into, or is that too old for this?

If it's not too old though - after a quick count up I'm at 101 so far this year - with a lifetime list of 146 in Britain, plus (a rather paltry) 3 more abroad. I only just got back into bird watching last summer, before which I hadn't really done any since primary school.

 

[FoghornKinghorn]

When this thread says 'young' how young are we talking? I'm 22, and so probably less than half the age of the majority of birdwatchers I ever run into, or is that too old for this?

If it's not too old though - after a quick count up I'm at 101 so far this year - with a lifetime list of 146 in Britain, plus (a rather paltry) 3 more abroad. I only just got back into bird watching last summer, before which I hadn't really done any since primary school.

I think it would be fine to join in. 22 isn't that old I am 19 this year in December. I only have 2 ticks from abroad:-O

 

[Alexjh1]

Slightly irritatingly, it would probably be more abroad if I'd had better binoculars and being paying more attention. I saw at least one very large raptor on a trip to the Dolomites a few years ago but my rather rubbish 8x21 binoculars of the time werent really up to the job, and if it was anything other than a golden eagle it would have been a lifer. Still... I did get snow finches and alpine choughs out of that trip.

Anyway, my highlights of this year so far:
Mediteranean Gull, Osprey, Water Pipit, Barnacle Goose, Spoonbill

Still missing some pretty obvious ones like Siskin and Swift - hopefully a trip to Rainham marshes next week will get me a few more.

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 197 species
2nd Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 176 species
2nd) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 176 species
4th) Canadagurl123 (CA) - 175 species
5th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 171 species
5th) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 171 species
7th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -161 species
8th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 151 species
9th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 145 species
9th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -145 species
11th) Halcon (SP) - 134 species
12th) Robin jack (IT) - 126 species
12th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -126 species
14th) Adin92 (MA) -124 species
15th) ausmar (MA) - 121 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 117 species
17th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 114 species
18th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 108 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 108 species
20th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 101 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 89 species
22nd) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
23rd) tjbirdofprey (SP) - 64 species
24th) nrg800 (AU) - 42 species
25th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
26th) Maltese Falcon (MA) - 24 species
27th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
28th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Alex it depends if you can join on when you turned 22. I have said before that if you were 21 at the start of the year you can enter but if you weren't then I'm sorry but you can't compete.

Jonny

 

[Adin 92]

number 125

2 Red-footed Falcons female and juv perched on a electric wire on the outskirts of my village, they are also a lifer!!

 

[Middy24]

Now on 114 after yesterdays succesfull trip to RSPB Saltholme

Cheers