Merry Christmas to everyone on here and happy birding for 2011 o![]()
WOW :eek!:, Good luck!!!you finally got the Arctic then Andrew!? Nice one. I'm not gripped off at all
I'm afraid I am unlikely to improve on 223 for this year. After my terrible double dip in November, I completely stopped twitching almost. A very happy new year to everyone though and hope next year is as good if not better!
I regretably will not be year listing next year, but I will be focussing on lifers and 'Tubenoses'
For those who are not aware. Chris Bridge and I will be partaking in a personal challenge to see all species of 'Tubenoses' (i.e. Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters and Storm-petrels) in the world before we die. We are starting next year with a Scilly Pelagic and then will venture further afield starting with Maderia and ending in Figi towards the end of the challenge.
We would certainly like to make everyone aware of the challenge as we could use support and potentially financial help for some of the more long distance 'twitches'
'Like' our challenge on Facebook and we will be grately thankful! - http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/The-Tubenose-Challenge/170312186337024
Zac
266 - (Coues') Arctic Redpoll - Rainton Meadows DWT
Just the one but a striking individual with a nice pale white unstreaked rump.
you finally got the Arctic then Andrew!? Nice one. I'm not gripped off at all
I'm afraid I am unlikely to improve on 223 for this year. After my terrible double dip in November, I completely stopped twitching almost. A very happy new year to everyone though and hope next year is as good if not better!
I regretably will not be year listing next year, but I will be focussing on lifers and 'Tubenoses'
For those who are not aware. Chris Bridge and I will be partaking in a personal challenge to see all species of 'Tubenoses' (i.e. Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters and Storm-petrels) in the world before we die. We are starting next year with a Scilly Pelagic and then will venture further afield starting with Maderia and ending in Figi towards the end of the challenge.
We would certainly like to make everyone aware of the challenge as we could use support and potentially financial help for some of the more long distance 'twitches'
'Like' our challenge on Facebook and we will be grately thankful! - http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/The-Tubenose-Challenge/170312186337024
Zac
1st) Canadagurl123 (Canada) - 302 species
2nd) Foghorn Kinghorn (Durham, GB) - 266 species
3rd) Birding Maniac (Durham, GB) - 246 species
4th) Joseph N (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 239 species
5th) Robert Williamson (Norfolk, GB) - 229 species
6th) Muddy Turnstone (Sweden) - 223 species
6th) Zac Hinchcliffe (Lancashire, GB) - 223 species
8th) Jonny721 (Lancashire, GB) -216 species
9th) Timmyjones (Midlands, GB) - 209 species
10th) Halcon (Spain) - 208 species
11th) Ash1456 (Cornwall, GB) - 201 species
12th) Gropperwinch (sussex, GB) - 194 species
13th) SimmoJunior (London, GB) - 195 species
14th) AlexGuthrie (Angus, GB) - 192 species
15th) NicoleVG (Canada) - 185 species
16th) Midlands Birder (Midlands, GB) - 172 species
17th) CreamColouredCourser (GB) -167 species
18th) Adin92 (Malta) -163 species
19th) Youngbirder35 (Manchester, GB) - 162 species
20th) Geth (Glamorgan, GB) - 158 species
21st) Loufish (London, GB) - 152 species
22nd) ausmar (Malta) - 151 species
23rd) Alexjh1 (Northants, GB) - 145 species
24th) Birds 4ever (Oxfordshire, GB) - 131 species
25th) Billsbirding (Surrey, GB) - 130 species
26th) Robin jack (Italy) - 126 species
27th) Middy24 (Northumberland, GB) - 114 species
28th) Bill19 (Lincolnshire, GB) - 92 species
29th) Cnocell (GB) - 83 species
30th) tjbirdofprey (Spain) - 64 species
31st) Wildlifelove (GB) - 42 species
31st) nrg800 (Australia) - 42 species
33rd) Maltese Falcon (Malta) - 28 species
34th) PeterFisher13 (Merseyside, GB) - 32 species
35th) The Seagull (Aberdeenshire, GB) - 21 species
36th) UtahnBirder (Utah, USA) - 9 species
That sounds fab Zac, good luck with it all :t:
Also Joseph has text me saying he got a Green Winged Teal yesterday which takes him up to 239.
Happy New year all, wont be long before it all starts again!
Well done Canadagurl and Foghorn, nice totals!
Well done to everyone else too! Brilliant totals!
Looking forward to another years birding and hope we have another competiton. Havew a good new year, and a good new years birding!!