Your Most Recent "Life" Bird (24 Viewers)

[Brian2]

Pratincole at Shellness yesterday one of only a handful to see the bird hoping it sticks around for others to connect.

 

[Brian2]

Melodious Warbler today, good to finally connect with one after dipping in London last year. B B B

 

[mommymagpie]

Song Sparrow (finally!) yesterday.

 

[hotspot birding]

My latest was a Rose breasted Grosbeak, not very rare for many in the states, but in Arizona where I am from we have only had a handle of sightings in the last 10 years. Of all places it was at a backyard feeder too!

 

[avesjohn]

I finally got my lifer Least Bittern last week. I arrived at the nearest location I knew where I could find one (Legg Lake in Whittier Narrows) as early as possible, and was prepared to spend all day there if I had to. Thankfully, I saw one (a male) fly out of the bulrush after just half an hour, which I was able to observe well three times over the next hour.

Now that that's out of the way, there's just two more "nemesis birds" that nest commonly here in L.A. that I still need to get: Scott's Oriole and Common Poorwill.

 

[Mysticete]

37 new birds while birding around Adelaide, highlights being male Superb Fairy-wren in breeding plumage, Tawny Frogmouth, and Australian Owlet-Nightjar.

 

[idaho john]

and...

a tree swallow. Lots of barn swallows, bank swallows and northern rough-winged swallows but had never seen a tree swallow until today.

John

 

[Mysticete]

Eastern Rosella this morning at the Adelaide Botanical Gardens

although it was eclipsed by the Common Water Rat (also a lifer) I found at one of the ponds

 

[hotspot birding]

Just added White-tailed Kite, Indigo Bunting and Snowy Plover!!! My humble list now stands at 254

 

[mommymagpie]

Several Blue Geese yesterday, a rarity in our area but after extensive research they could be nothing else but.

 

[Boro Birder]

My last lifer was 3 summer plummaged Black Throated Divers, waited a long time for this tick and also the Whinchat, which is becoming something of a rarity here in England.

 

[Mysticete]

2 new birds today...

Pied Currawong, a group of which eventually led me to:

Powerful Owl

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Last lifers were a pair of Himalayan Bluetails feeding young above JiuZhaiGou as part of the Birdfinders tour in Sichuan with Sid Francis. Ended up with 113 lifers.

JH

 

[Mysticete]

15 ish new lifers on my last full day in Sydney, the last being Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

 

[idaho john]

and...

new for me...Pied-billed Grebe.

John

 

[Lisa W]

Nine new life birds in one day, and one is a Mega rare bird:
I am not a twitcher however, I did detour to New Mexico on Wednesday from my familial home in Dallas, TX to my home in SE Arizona. I wanted to try for the Rufous-necked Wood Rail, and had some nice views of him Thursday morning. And was also able to get a rarity for this area the Least Bittern.
Hudsonian Godwit, Marbled Godwit, Ring-necked Pheasant, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Willet, Western Sandpiper, and Spotted Sandpiper.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Lesser Yellowlegs at Penclacwydd today.

 

[WACCOE]

Italian Sparrow Rome.Not sure if I should really count this,even though it's counted on Clement's.

 

[Mysticete]

Haven't updated in a bit...but have gotten about 11 new lifers in the last few days in the Auckland region, with North Island Kokako the last

 

[Reader]

Managed to get away from work early today to drive the 50 miles to Rutland Water for my first Pacific Golden Plover.

John