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    Your top 3 "bogey" birds?

    Reading over the thread, get to my own post and realise I put Black-tailed when I actually meant Bar-tailed *sigh*
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Wow, not updated in months... not actually done much birding thanks to a few consecutive dips that have really tested my willingness to continue - I'm hoping to get back into it and scrape through the 150 mark before year end. Still some common stuff left! 16/07 - Ruislip Woods 141 - Eurasian...
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    Your top 3 "bogey" birds?

    Tawny Owl Yellowhammer Black-tailed Godwit Plus I have no luck with chats and flycatchers (except Stonechat which I see fairly often)
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Haven't updated this in a long time! 07/05 - Dungeness NNR 126 - Sandwich Tern 127 - Black Tern 128 - Common Tern 129 – Common Swift 130 - Peregrine Falcon 131 - Arctic Tern 132 - Whimbrel 133 - Eurasian Hobby 134 - Barnacle Goose* 135 - Eurasian Bittern* 136 - Common Cuckoo 137 - Eurasian Tree...
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Found one more bird (and quite a few more) to take me over last year's total already with 7+ months to spare. 16/04 - Fairlop Waters 118 - Sand Martin 119 - Common House Martin 120 - Barn Swallow 121 - Western Yellow Wagtail* 122 - Willow Warbler 123 - Lesser Whitethroat 124 - Little Owl 125 -...
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Went to Rainham for the Razorbill but was sadly too late :( but did get a new lifer! 11/04 - Rainham Marshes RSPB 113 - Eurasian Reed Warbler 114 - Bearded Reedling 115 - Short-eared Owl 116 - Sedge Warbler 117 - Ring Ouzel This draws me level with last year's total; just one more bird to...
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    Two passerines Awash NP, Ethiopia

    Yeah I'm not really convinced myself but I can't think of anything closer.
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    Two passerines Awash NP, Ethiopia

    Finch like bird could be African Silverbill?
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    Namibia - Etosha

    Bird 5 in your second lot of photos is a Wattled Starling.
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Quick afternoon jaunt for an easy addition. 30/03 - Southwark Park 112 - Common Scoter
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Few minor updates... 03/03 - Home 109 - Eurasian Blackcap 03/03 - Banstead Woods 110 - Common Chiffchaff 13/03 - Beddington Farmlands 111 - Jack Snipe
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Another LNHC coach trip, another lot to add on the list. 20/02 - Rutland Water 102 - Red Kite 103 - Black-necked Grebe 104 - Red-necked Grebe 105 - Horned Grebe 106 - Northern Pintail 107 - Common Snipe 108 - Common Merganser
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Delayed update of a few odds and ends. 14/02 - Hyde Park 099 - Red-crested Pochard 100 - Eurasian Nuthatch 15/02 - Thames Path, Erith 101 - Common Ringed Plover*
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    In London

    http://kensingtongardensandhydeparkbirds.blogspot.co.uk/ This is an excellent blog for finding out what's out and about in Hyde Park, and today's post (Sun 7th Feb) shows a nuthatch (which I've not seen there although admittedly I don't go often). The Friday 5th Feb post shows GS Woodpecker...
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    A (Less of a) Beginner's 2016 List

    Had some Siskins drop in again to the garden feeders, meaning I didn't have to leave the house to add to my list today. 07/02 - Home 096 - Eurasian Siskin
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