Young Birders Yearlist Challenge (1 Viewer)

[Zac Hinchcliffe]

212 - Glossy Ibis (Llyn Traffwll, Anglesey)

3rd bloody time i've been for that bird! Wasn't even that good've a bird when I saw it! (oh no! spoken like a true twitcher! arrgghh the dark side!)

Zac

 

[Ash1456]

212 - Glossy Ibis (Llyn Traffwll, Anglesey)

3rd bloody time i've been for that bird! Wasn't even that good've a bird when I saw it! (oh no! spoken like a true twitcher! arrgghh the dark side!)

Zac

:-O
Nothing new today but i did glance out my bedroom window this morning to see a Black Redstart sitting about 5 foot from my window, flew off before i could get camera :-C

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Canadagurl123 (Canada) - 289 species
2nd) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 258 species
3rd) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 238 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 237 species
5th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 229 species
6th) Muddy Turnstone (Sweden) - 220 species
7th) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 212 species
8th) Halcon (Spain) - 207 species
9th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -204 species
10th) Timmyjones (Midlands, GB) - 201 species
11th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 194 species
12th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 192 species
13th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -191 species
14th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 168 species
15th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -165 species
15th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 160 species
17th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 158 species
18th) Youngbirder35 (Manchester, GB) - 154 species
19th) Adin92 (Malta) -152 species
19th) Loufish (London, GB) - 152 species
21st) ausmar (Malta) - 137 species
22nd) Alexjh1 (Northants, GB) - 131 species
23rd) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 130 species
24th) Robin jack (Italy) - 126 species
25th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 114 species
26th) Bill19 (Lincolnshire, GB) - 87 species
27th) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
28th) tjbirdofprey (Spain) - 64 species
29th) nrg800 (Australia) - 42 species
30th) Maltese Falcon (Malta) - 28 species
31st) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
32nd) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
33rd) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Well done Zac, find the right area this time Managed to get Jack Snipe at Marshside today amongst 80+ Common Snipe. Hoping to get Great Grey Shrike for life tomorrow o

 

[Halcon]

Hello to all!


I am back from the sunny glorious Menorca and i have to say that the weather here is a lot colder than what i realised before!
Anyway I have seen a lot of new birds for the year and it was an amazing experience!
It was the first time i had been abroad birdwatching!

192. Yellow-Legged gull
193. Audoins Gull
194. Pallid Swift
195. Balearic Warbler
196. Eleonoras Falcon
197. Sardinian Warbler
198. Yellow Wagtail
199. Blue Rock Thrush
200. Booted Eagle
201. Cettis Warbler
202. Cory's Shearwater
203. Egyptian Vulture
204. Hoopoe
205. Thekla Lark
206. Balearic Shearwater
201. Black Redstart
208. Cattle Egret
209. Crag Martin
210. Purple Heron
211. Chiff-Chaff
212. Orphean Warbler
213. Short-Toed Lark
214. Spotless Starling
215. Woodchat Shrike
216. Black Kite
217. Short toed Eagle
218. Subalpine Warbler
219. Black necked Grebe
220. Ferruginous Duck
221. Nightingale
222. Scops Owl

I would definatly recommend Menorca, the wildlife is just trimendous!
(p.s sorry about the bad spelling! :\)

Nice trip Alex.
I'm sorry for the Beeatears.

 

[Muddy Turnstone]

Now 221 with Red-breasted goose at Ottenby! Nice one!

 

[Ash1456]

193, YB Warbler and Ring-billed Gull (just looked back at my notes and found that i had a RB Gull back in April but forgot to add it to my list) :t:

 

[Muddy Turnstone]

222 - Black guillemot
223 - Black-legged kittiwake (Lifer)
Both this evening at Revsudden, Calmar.

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Canadagurl123 (Canada) - 289 species
2nd) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 258 species
3rd) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 238 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 237 species
5th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 229 species
6th) Muddy Turnstone (Sweden) - 223 species
7th) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 212 species
8th) Halcon (Spain) - 207 species
8th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -207 species
10th) Timmyjones (Midlands, GB) - 201 species
11th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 194 species
12th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -193 species
13th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 192 species
14th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 168 species
15th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -165 species
15th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 160 species
17th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 158 species
18th) Youngbirder35 (Manchester, GB) - 154 species
19th) Adin92 (Malta) -152 species
19th) Loufish (London, GB) - 152 species
21st) ausmar (Malta) - 137 species
22nd) Alexjh1 (Northants, GB) - 131 species
23rd) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 130 species
24th) Robin jack (Italy) - 126 species
25th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 114 species
26th) Bill19 (Lincolnshire, GB) - 87 species
27th) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
28th) tjbirdofprey (Spain) - 64 species
29th) nrg800 (Australia) - 42 species
30th) Maltese Falcon (Malta) - 28 species
31st) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
32nd) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
33rd) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

Had a fab day with 2 lifers and an extra year tick o o check out the young birders thread to find out what I saw

 

[Bill19]

92 with curlew, dunlin, reed bunting, wigeon, and pintail

 

[Youngbirder35]

Up to 160 now after a trip to the scillies having added Yellow-browed Warbler Lesser Redpoll and Grey Wagtail also looked back at my list and noticed id missed GBB Gull and miscounted by 2!

 

[Ash1456]

194, American Bittern

 

[Jonny721]

194, American Bittern

I was just waiting for the mate well done :t: i'm seriousley considering coming down for the weekend and getting this and the green heron ...

 

[Ash1456]

It would be really worth the trip if you did!! Im about to go back up to see it again as i want some pics and the weather was not great earlier this morning. Will report back...

 

[midlands birder]

172. will post new species 2moz when i have more time
MB

 

[Joseph N]

194, American Bittern

Wow! Fantastic news, well done mate! :t:

ATB,

Joseph

 

[Halcon]

208 :bounce::bounce::bounce: VELVET SCOTER :eek!::eek!::eek!:

 

[Jonny721]

1st) Canadagurl123 (Canada) - 289 species
2nd) Kinghorn the bird brain (Durham, GB) - 258 species
3rd) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 238 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 237 species
5th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 229 species
6th) Muddy Turnstone (Sweden) - 223 species
7th) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 212 species
8th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -208 species
8th) Halcon (Spain) - 208 species
10th) Timmyjones (Midlands, GB) - 201 species
11th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 194 species
12th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) -194 species
13th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 192 species
14th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 172 species
15th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 168 species
16th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -165 species
17th) Youngbirder35 (Manchester, GB) - 160 species
18th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 158 species
19th) Adin92 (Malta) -152 species
19th) Loufish (London, GB) - 152 species
21st) ausmar (Malta) - 137 species
22nd) Alexjh1 (Northants, GB) - 131 species
23rd) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 130 species
24th) Robin jack (Italy) - 126 species
24th) Birds 4ever (Oxfordshire, GB) - 126 species
26th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 114 species
27th) Bill19 (Lincolnshire, GB) - 92 species
28th) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
29th) tjbirdofprey (Spain) - 64 species
30th) nrg800 (Australia) - 42 species
31st) Maltese Falcon (Malta) - 28 species
32nd) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
33rd) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
34th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species

First Waxwings of the invasion today for me with 70+ at Barrow in Lancashire, photos on blog in the next few days o

 

[Birds 4ever]

I'm on 126

 

[Jonny721]

I've add you to the list

 

[Creamcolouredcourser]

166-Merlin
167-Hen Harrier
Both seen down on the Dee Estuary this morning