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08-01-2009, 09:51 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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| |  how many species?
i've just been counting up my lifetime species list, and so far i've seen 76 (definite) species, and i was just wondering how many other people have seen (?)
(make that 77, i've just remembered the black swan i've seen at the reservoir)  |
08-01-2009, 10:30 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saddleworth
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| | | Re: how many species?
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Originally Posted by squishy  i've just been counting up my lifetime species list, and so far i've seen 76 (definite) species, and i was just wondering how many other people have seen (?)
(make that 77, i've just remembered the black swan i've seen at the reservoir) | Squish, are we talking birds here?
Big chance to see everyones tally!
But like all birders lists, you need to decide what can and cant go on a list - introduced and captive, like black swan or not!!!!!
British list birds only?
All world list?
TV list?
and so it goes on!
Birders, eh?
I might even get round to trying to count mine. 
Ken
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08-01-2009, 10:39 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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oh yes sorry  i am talking about birds i have seen wild in england. |
08-01-2009, 10:40 AM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Uplees, Faversham, Kent
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| | | Re: how many species?
i managed 169 species in 2008, with a British list total standing at 256.
My best year was 2007 with 229 species, but that year i went hardcore!! |
08-01-2009, 11:01 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Vale of Belvoir, Nottinghamshire
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| | | Re: how many species?
I've never ever kept a list, always been much more of a laid back enjoying birds kinda guy.
However, I am becoming much more interested in bird stats and trends, rise and decline these days. I think I'd like to at least be able to chart the visitors to my garden over the coming years, especially seeing as I've done so much to it.
So, starting Jan 01 2009 I am going to keep a list of everything I see!
Some people I know have lists near the 300 mark!
Insane, I guess mine will be a smaller list, but I don't really twitch that much and mainly keep in the midlands so..
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08-01-2009, 11:02 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
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| | | Re: how many species?
I'm not a lister either but having flipped through the bird book I think between 190 and 200 so far  |
08-01-2009, 11:21 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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no no, i'm not a lister, i just tick off species, so i can keep some kind of track of what i've seen  |
08-01-2009, 11:25 AM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
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| | | Re: how many species?
I've never made a list before but decided I would this year. It's currently standing at 34 - mainly the obvious garden birds. I'm not a twitcher either and can't go dashing off after rarities at the beep of a pager so I would be surprised if my total went over 100 by the end of the year.
Dave P.
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08-01-2009, 11:50 AM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Vale of Belvoir, Nottinghamshire
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Originally Posted by squishy no no, i'm not a lister, i just tick off species, so i can keep some kind of track of what i've seen | ticking something off a list...
adding something to a list...
stop playing mind-games with me squishy! 
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08-01-2009, 11:53 AM
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| | | Re: how many species?
I stopped counting/listing in 1981 (apart from birds seen in/from the garden - currently standing at 72)!
In my view there's far too much made of counting, ticking, listing etc amongst birders, with year lists, life lists, county lists and what have you -just go out and enjoy what you see
But, each to their own and if such paperwork adds to your enjoyment, then why not | | | |
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