Your Most Recent "Life" Bird (11 Viewers)

[jocateme]

Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius)
Male and female
Guarujá - São Paulo, Brazil
February 16th 2007

 

[jedku]

An American, I have been in Hungary the last year and am learning European birds. I am just back from my first trip to Sicilia and the Mediterranean which was an amazing place to visit and bird in early Spring. 2 days ago, I climbed from Cefalu to the ruins of a Norman fortification on the high cliffs overlooking the city. On the way, I saw 3 life species: Crag Martins, Alpine Swifts and a couple of Blue Rock Thrushes. It was a wonderful day.

 

[Osprey_watcher]

My most recent lifer:

Hoopoe in Tenerife week before last.

 

[J Moss]

Had a good 3 days last week, with lifers on each day;

15/03/2007 - 1 Wimbrel on Farlington Marsh.
16/03/2007 - 1 Goshawk, flying south over Blackwater Arbouretum.
17/03/2007 - 7 Jack Snipe on Farlington Marsh, during a Snipe count.



Jason

 

[nick scarle]

Had a fabulous trip to Ethiopia last month in which I saw so many spectacular birds, many of them endemic to that area (lots of pics in my gallery). Of 356 species in 12 days, 174 were lifers for me - but the last one of the trip was a rather drab and uninspiring Long-billed Pipit.

 

[MKinHK]

10 days in nothern New Zealand was a great experience with 50 lifers out 0f 74 spp (ignoring the introduced garbage) - nailed NZ Storm Petrel, Blue-grey Noddy, White-faced Storm Petrel and White-necked Petrel from a pelagic on day 2, and Royal Spoonbill and 1000+Wrybill at a high tide roost near Mangere Sewage Farm to close just before boarding the flight home on the last day.

Kiwis and the South Island await a future visit . . .

 

[Steve Lister]

World 3842 Dupont's Lark at Belchite, Spain on Sunday.

Steve

 

[Atricapilla]

Just got it confirmed that I saw a Whimbrel this morning,brilliant.

 

[KC Foggin]

That would be a Chuck-will's-widow, 03/19/07

 

[B.C. Birder]

Hi,

The Cassin's Finch was the last one I got on March 8, 2007.

B.C. Birder

 

[JRE]

Hi,

The Cassin's Finch was the last one I got on March 8, 2007.

B.C. Birder

On my sister's birthday!

 

[Hotspur]

American Wigeon followed by Glaucous Gull

 

[Mary R]

On my 3rd visit to Amwell GP i finally got to see the Little Bunting.

..................

Mary

 

[lpantic]

Phainopepla - Actually it was last spring but since then it has been the same old coming to the feeder and I just saw this thread. They built a nest last year, I hope they come back.

 

[birderbf]

American Woodcocks - a local Audubon chapter brought me to one of their displaying grounds the Sunday before last. A very interesting experience!

 

[metroplex]

Grey-winged Blackbird and Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler

 

[Charlie M]

Agulhas Clapper and Agulhas Long-billed Larks. Lovely birds (even if the Clapper is taxonomically contentious).
Photos on my homepage...
Cheers
Charlie

 

[wolfbirder]

Gyr Falcon - the white morph bird at Stepper Point Cornwall 9th March. A wonderful moment for me !

Not sure I can eclipse it.

 

[Stewart J.]

Family holiday to Mahe Seychelles inc a visit to Bird Island.

Madagascan Fody
Barred Ground Dove
Madagascan Turtle Dove
Seychelles Blue Pigeon
Seychelles Bulbul
Seychelles Sunbird
Seychelles Kestrel
Crab Plover
Saunders Tern
Less Shore Plover
Greater Shore Plover
Seychelles Cave Swiftlet
Seychelles Scops Owl

Stewart

 

[Henstooth]

Golden Eagle...Just back from Cumbria and took a walk in Hawswater. Saw the lone male bird by his nesting point...