Birding 2012 Year List!

[Uv moth notingha]

This is my list for this year so far . I will not cheat , and as I keep records anyway this list is fully legit ... and I will continue to update it in the proper fashion .

1 : Red grouse
2 : Raven
3 : Heron
4: Jackdaw
5 : Buzzard
6: Goldcrest .
7 Long tailed tit
8 Blue tit
9 Great tit
10 Coal tit
11 Great spotted woodpecker
13 Heron
14 Blackbird
15 Redwing
16 fieldfare
17 Goldfinch
18 Chaffinch
19 Bullfinch
20 Robin
22 Dunnock
23 House sparrow
24 Wood pigeon
25 Feral pigeon
26 Collared dove
27 Sparrowhawk
28 Buzzard
29 Kestrel
30 Carrion crow
31 Magpie
32 Mute swan
33 Canada goose
34 Cormorant
35 Mallard
36 Tufted duck
37 Smew
38 Pied wagtail
39 Starling
40 Wren
41 Blackcap
42 Mistle thrush
43 Great crested grebe
44 Moorhen
45 Coot
46 Great black backed gull
47 Black backed gull
48 Red crested pochard (escapee )
49 Goosander .
50 Lapwing
51 Pheasant
52 Rook


Still , i have some catching up to do , Tomorrows target is : a bitten , some few others will have access to ( bwahaha .... ) but they are often seen at my local patch !

[Adam Cheeseman]

145 = Robert S J Smith (226)
143 = Adam Cheeseman (235)
142 = Cordaline (118)
139 = Aeshna5 (197)
132 = david156 (203)
131 = Dogghound (242)
124 = Cookieyum
123 = Tigertom
119 = Shrike (111)
115 = John (173)
113 = ChrisJB
106 = Chris Hawes (137)
106 = naturenutz (205)
105 = burhinus
105 = Jonners (160)
104 = Charlesbeams (172)
100 = Wild-woman (165)
98 = htcdude (156)
93 = actionfinch (131)
90 = Wharfrat
88 = namdrib
86 = pressld2 (172)
85 = RoyW (212)
83 = Tursiops2 (163)
81 = Little_auk11
81 = ukwildlifeo (169)
79 = earthdragon64 (135)
72 = thewoose (122)
70 = Bekki (159)
64 = 243kingfisher
57 = Africa
52 = UV moth notingha
50 = Deb London
16 = Wezwez (46)

[ChrisJB]

Got a red kite (113) today, over the A1, near Wetherby, whilst on my way to Fountains Abbey. It's good there.

Chris

[Naturenutz]

107.Crossbill
108.nuthatch
109.Siskin
110.Lesser Redpoll
111.Mandarin duck

In the forest of dean today.

[Naturenutz]

missed one
112.Brambling also forest of dean.

[Cordaline]

Adam & I went down to Pagham today, ahead of the forecast rain.
The nicest, cheshire grin part of the morning for me, was when several hundred Brent Geese came in low over head, chatting away, as they do.
I couldn'y help but have the music in my head used in Earthflight, for the aerial shots, as they flew over!
We had hoped to see the Paddyfield Warbler but it was a no show!
Only picked up 2 new ones for the year there:-

143. Pintail (life tick)
144. Water Rail (life tick)

We are now holed up in The Ship Inn at Rye and had a scrummy dinner!
Lovely place, circa 1500's!

Hoping for a better day tomorrow, will be going to:-
Pett Levels
Dungeness Beach
Scotney GP
Dungeness RSPB

[Adam Cheeseman]

144 = Pintail at Pagham with Cordaline
145 = Water Rail

Cheers,

Adam

[SamuelMillar153]

Hi! I've just discovered this thread so thought I may as well join the fun. I'm on 69 so far this year - all British of course, and mostly Nornian. But prepare to fall asleep!!! In exact order...

1 starling
2 feral pigeon
3 chaffinch
4 blue tit
5 house sparra
6 rook
7 black-header
8 commy gull
9 dunnook
10 great tit
11 blackbird singin' in the dead of night
12 magpie
13 mallard
14 herring gull
15 oystercatcher
16 hoodie crow
17 redshank
18 curleep
19 robbie
20 peewag
21 linnet
22 turnstone
23 jacko
... and that concludes New Year's Day!

24 shag
25 tystie
26 dabchick
27 common guillemot
28 coot
29 moorehead
30 goldeneye [111]
31 mute swan
32 tufty
33 wren
34 song thrush
35 woody the woodpigeon
36 mistle
37 coal tit
38 red-breasted merganser
39 cormy
40 shelduck
41 buzzard
42 lapwing
43 goldfinch, two-a-penny
44 knot
45 teal
46 long-tailed tit
47 coolard dove
48 jayyy
49 bullfinch
50 raven
51 grey wag
52 siskin
53 ringo plover
54 dunlin
55 greylag
56 great black-backed gull
57 meadow pipit
58 brent
59 little egret
60 wigeon
61 greenshank
62 grey heron
63 lesserblack
64 shoveler
65 black-tailed godwit
66 iceland gull [112]
67 greenfinch
68 reed bunting
69 golden plover [113]

Hope you don't mind the nicknames! La touche personnelle!
(life list [number] and yes, that does say golden plover!!! I should get out more!)

The number to beat from last year is 103, and the rarity to beat is Wilson's Phalarope. Missed an opportunity to see Ross's Gull at Ardglass, alass, but the Iceland was great. I see some people are in the 140s already!

Sam

[Bekki :)]

Haven't posted in a while, but now on 88 ... FINALLY saw the first woodpecker of the year!!

[Ukwildlifeo]

Had a trip to Dungeness today. Started in ARC pits where as I approached the hide I sawa big white heron sized bird with black feet and legs - hecked with those inside the hide (and saw it clearly again later):

82: great white egret (lifer!)

Also in the hide
83: shelduck
84: goldeneye
85: smew

I missed a bittern fly back in near the hide. doh!

Went down to the visitor centre and saw on the sign that tree sparrows were about, then saw a sparrow fly over, looked at the brown head when it landed near the feeder:

86: tree sparrow

The rest of the reserve was pretty disappointing. I had been told in the Arc hide there were 2 or 3 GW egrets on the reserve often coming close but there was very little at all. No bitterns, long tailed duck or goosanders too be seen and I walked within a few metres of a woodcock which took off as I looked the other way! Still I got one for the year list:

87: Great crested grebe.

So after a quick stop back at the ARC hide (with a brief good if distant view of a GW egret) off to the lighthouse. From beach I saw:

88: gulliemots
89: gannets
90: kittiwakes

Not a bad day, but RSPB Dungeness reserve was disappointing.