Your Top Ten 'Would love to see' birds.

[demicav]

It's hard to name just ten but I'll have a go.

1 Golden Eagle
2 Goshawk
3 Osprey
4 Peregrine falcon
5 Red kite
6 Nightjar
7 Treecreeper
8 Puffin
9 Crested tit
10 Snow bunting

As you can tell I love BOP. I've been lucky enough to see a Kingfisher, a Chough and a Cuckoo, otherwise they would be added to the list.

[Jez]

Originally Posted by demicav

It's hard to name just ten but I'll have a go.

1 Golden Eagle
2 Goshawk
3 Osprey
4 Peregrine falcon
5 Red kite
6 Nightjar
7 Treecreeper
8 Puffin
9 Crested tit
10 Snow bunting

As you can tell I love BOP. I've been lucky enough to see a Kingfisher, a Chough and a Cuckoo, otherwise they would be added to the list.

BOP lol, I thought you meant dancing for a mo there Demicav! Saw my first Gos on Friday. I should put down Golden Eagle as I've held one but not seen 1 in it's natural habitat. I saw a poor glimpse of a Osprey last summer, but would like to see 1 catch a fish whilst on the wing. So yer I'm another BOPPER!

[Tracey.A]

I'd love to see any of the following

1. Crossbill
2. Nuthatch
3. Pied flycatcher
4. Snowy owl
5. Chough
6. Firecrest
7. Bluethroat
8. Snow bunting
9. Bittern
10. Great northern diver

Tracey

[sunnydale]

Originally Posted by Vectisbirder

Puffin - have seen them flying past the coast plenty of times

I've had many holidays on the Isle of Wight and have never yet seen a Puffin Are they passing a particular area of coastline or does it vary?

One of my best friends live in Ryde. When he spots a bird, he rings me up and describes it to me over the phone, just so I can tell him what it is he's looking at!

[Jeapesy]

Mine would be

1. White Tailed Eagle
2. Golden Eagle
3. Puffin
4. Nuthatch
5. Red kite
6. Short Eared Owl
7. Tawny Owl
8. Cuckoo
9. Waxwing
10. Crested Tit

[wellies101]

In no order,

Bearded Tit
Waxwing
Capercaillie
Crossbill
Golden oriole
Hawfinch
Little auk
Osprey
White-tailed eagle
Wryneck
Great Bustard

Ooops, is that 11?! Oh well, lets say I'd like to see 10 ofthese 11. Couldn't leave one out.

This list makes me want to set myself a challenge of trying to see all 11 in one year!

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by sunnydale

They do exist Gill, honestly! I had my first good sighting of a small flock in some scattered bushes earlier in the year. I was sat on a bank high above Cressbrook Dale and the hawthorn bushes were about 30ft below me. At first glance, I saw what I thought were Chaffinches but the more I looked, the more I knew they weren't! Out came the bino's and bingo!
My brother lives about 13 miles away from me and sees them every year....or so he tells me!

Don't give up!

Nah - Japanese anamatronics.......

Or possibly Chaffinch in Drag

[epops]

9 hoopoes and agolden eagle lol

[Kayleigh]

Hawfinch
Goshawk
Cuckoo
Golden Eagle
Bearded tit
Crested tit
Eagle Owl
Hen harrier
Osprey
Water rail

[Chris Hawes]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

hmmm tricky.
Many of mine are rather interational (esp as I am unlikely to twitch!) - Stella's Sea eagle is top. Harlequin duck not far behind, nutcracker too..

but british birds....

Top would probably be hawfinch - if they even exist
Crested Tit because I missed out when I went to Scotland this year
golden eagle
displaying woodcock
displaying Goshawk
displaying red throated diver
displaying black throated diver
lekking black grouse
Chough
little auk

That's a bit uncanny - Stella's Sea Eagle and Harlequin Duck would also be at the top of my want-to-see world list, along with the lammergier.

And I also doubt the existence of the so-called Hawfinch! Even a few trips to Lynford Arboretum hasn't turned them up.

My 10 Uk birds would be...

Hawfinch
Goshawk
Long-eared Owl
Honey Buzzard
Montague's Harrier
Rough-legged Buzzard
Waxwing
Dotterel
Smew

and... errr... Great Auk! (about as likely as a hawfinch!)