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  1. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    The year has finally come to a close, and I am immensely pleased by my final total - 240. Since my last post I have managed two new year ticks, with a Green-winged Teal at Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, on the 28th, and a Green Sandpiper at Ashford Reservoirs in Somerset today (I am spending the new...
  2. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    It has been a long time since I last posted in here! The year list has risen quite a bit higher since October, pretty much all due to an unforgettable trip to Fair Isle, which included 11 year ticks and 9 lifers. The year list before today was on 237. However a Glaucous Gull at Torry today takes...
  3. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Two more outings have resulted in some fantastic birding, with two very obliging Shore Larks on the 2nd at Donmouth, a lifer for me, and today a Yellow-browed Warbler (my third ever) and Little Stint taking the year list up to 225. I am off to Fair Isle for 5 days on Tuesday, then spending a...
  4. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A fantastic evening's birding down at Girdleness resulted in refinding a Short-toed Lark that had been seen briefly early that day for the first time in several hours, my second sighting of this species in Britain, with good but brief views, and also fantastic views of 4 Lapland Buntings...
  5. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A trip on the 5th September down to Lothian was very successful, with Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Red-necked Grebe all seen, the latter two being lifers. On the 8th September, getting out on the day of a fall resulted year-tick wise in 2 Pied Flycatchers and 3 Whinchats -...
  6. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A Wood Sandpiper at Rigifa Pool and and a Lesser Whitethroat at Girdleness bring the year list up to 215 species.
  7. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    3 drake Surf Scoters off Blackdog today means my year list is now at 213 species. I have been hoping to get time after time in the last couple of years, so finally seeing them for the first time today was a joy.
  8. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    4 Sooty Shearwaters today at Battery Park and a Spotted Redshank at Strathbeg take the yearlist up to 212 species
  9. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    The last month or so resulted in a bit of a hiatus from birding - however I hope to do a lot more birding as the Autumn approaches. Since I last posted I have had my first Great Skua of the year off Blackdog, and yesterday Honey Buzzard at Wykeham Forest, North Yorks, and Long-eared Owl at a...
  10. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    With reports of a Temminck's Stint at Rigifa Pool, just a mile south of Aberdeen, I couldn't resist but go and look for this bird. Soon found on muddy shore close to road, showing well down to 20ft at times. A lovely bird and well worth the after-school trip. This now takes the yearlist up to...
  11. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A trip up to the Angus Glens (Glen Doll) today in search of a bogey bird of mine, Golden Eagle, was successful and thus brings the year list to 206 species. However views were not as satisfactory as they could of been, with views of a pair distantly for about a minute in area where they are...
  12. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Have just returned from a sensational trip to Norfolk/Suffolk. Managed to see a majority of the specialities and targets that I was looking for, and also saw some brilliant bonus birds. Year list has now passed my initial year list target, which was 200. See year list for more. Had 9 lifers on...
  13. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Little Gull and Broad-billed Sandpiper at the Ythan Estuary take the year list up to 187. The latter was an absolutely fantastic bird, with views down to 30ft. ;)
  14. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Have just returned from a fairly successful trip to the Speyside area. Cuckoo, Ring Ouzel, Ptarmigan, Common Sandpiper, Treecreeper, Spotted Flycatcher and Crested Tit bring the year list to 185 species. Notice that Capercallie and Golden Eagle weren't seen despite big attempts for both species...
  15. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A goodish days birding today with my first two Ospreys of the year at the Ythan Estuary and my first Little Terns at the ternery at Ythanmouth with at least 4 birds. 16 Dotterels were also at Strathbeg.
  16. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Despite the grim weather, another good day of birding with 8 fantastic Dotterels and two Arctic Terns at Strathbeg, taking the year list up to 176 species.
  17. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A fantastic day's birding with Snow Goose and Garganey at Strathbeg and a superb male King Eider off Old Slains.
  18. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A lovely evening's birding at Strathbeg provided me with two large, scarce water birds in the form of Common Crane and Great White Egret, as well as my first House Martins, Swifts and Common Terns of the year. This takes the year list up to 171 species.
  19. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    A Greenland White-fronted Goose at the Ythan Estuary + my first Ruff at the year at Strathbeg now mean that my year list is at 166 species.
  20. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    I have returned from my trip now, and I had a really good time. My year list is now at 164 species, with the highlights since my last post being Lesser Scaup, Bittern, Common Redstart, Firecrest, Dartford Warbler, Spoonbill, Mediterranean Gull and Glossy Ibis. For the other birds that...
  21. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Willow Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, Lesser Scaup, Raven, Blackcap and Cetti's Warbler all at Chew Valley Lake take the year list up to 138 species on what has been a good start to my holiday in South-West England.
  22. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Chiffchaff, Kittiwake, Bewick's Swan and Egyptian Goose take the year list up to 131.
  23. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Great Grey Shrike, Black Grouse, Redpoll, Crossbill, Red Grouse and Great Spotted Woodpecker all constituted to a fantastic day's birding in the moors around Rhynie in northernmost Aberdeenshire today, with Great Grey Shrike and Black Grouse being lifers.
  24. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Jay takes the list to 121
  25. Joseph N

    Joseph N's 2010 Year List

    Fulmar, Common Scoter and Brent Goose added to the year list, taking the total to 120.
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