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  1. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    Northern Peloponnese, Greece: 28th June - 8th July: 122. Hooded Crow 123. Serin [Firecrest H] 124. Middle Spotted Woodpecker [Cirl Bunting H] 125. Red-rumped Swallow 126. Red-backed Shrike [Wryneck H] 127. Woodlark 128. Black Redstart [Tawny Pipit H] 129. Lesser Kestrel 130. Short-toed Eagle...
  2. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    117. Cuckoo 118. Sedge Warbler 119. Lesser Whitethroat 120. Ringed Plover 121. Rose-ringed Parakeet
  3. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    105. Wheatear 106. Common Tern 107. Hobby 108. Whitethroat 109. Spotted Flycatcher 110. Stonechat 111. Redstart 112. Dipper 113. Common Sandpiper 114. Bar-tailed Godwit 115. Treecreeper 116. Willow Warbler
  4. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    Many apologies for failing to update this: things have been very hectic this year (esp. with a toddler in tow). Sadly no trip to Lesvos this year, but I have just got back from a few days in Greece looking for butterflies in the mountains: trip report for this to be posted shortly. This means...
  5. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    8th February All pretty quiet here recently, what with the lousy weather and all. However, a birthday treat for my wife took us to Slimbridge today while the small boy was at nursery. Though the Bittern failed to show, we had gripping views of a Water Rail on the ice and under the feeders...
  6. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    28th January A quick walk up the local fields produced a Golden Plover on the ground (probably a patch tick, at least for a non-flyover), a flock of 18 Pied Wagtails, some Thrushes, and a couple of Stock Doves, new for the list. 91. Stock Dove I now see that apparently the Phalarope was...
  7. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    27th January This morning saw me on something of a wild-phalarope-chase, in a failed attempt to see the Grey Phalarope at Farmoor. Sadly it seems that the bird has moved on, or at least I certainly didn't see it for the couple of hours I was there. :C However, a quick walk up the local farm...
  8. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 20th-22nd, Derbyshire A weekend away to visit my parents picked up a small number of new birds for the year, though not as many as hoped for since the weather conditions were highly grim for birding. We took a couple of trips to Longshaw, which even in howling winds and rain is a...
  9. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 18th A spare couple of hours this morning took me to Draycote for the Smew - seemingly a regular January spot for them, as last year. On my walk around to Draycote Bank a Raven obligingly cronked past, and the Smew showed reasonably close in. On my walk back around Rainbow corner I...
  10. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 14th I spent the afternoon today with the camera gear at Otmoor to get some more shots (hopefully) of Short-eared Owls. These duly obliged between c. 3 and 4pm :t: Got some shots of a few other things on my way around too, and some more additions to the list. 80. Red-legged Partridge...
  11. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 13th A trip to Brandon Marsh with the family produced one or two nice birds, including a flash of blue darting past providing me with a new bird for the list: 79. Kingfisher
  12. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 8th Bodicote 77. Goldcrest Another trip to Draycote for the gull roost (very intimidating for a beginner! Not enough time/skill to pick out any rarer gulls sadly |:(|) 78. Great Black-backed Gull
  13. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 7th Trip to Slimbridge 63. Wren 64. Shelduck 65. Pintail 66. Blackcap 67. Bewick’s Swan 68. Ruff 69. Redshank 70. Dunlin 71. White-fronted Goose 72. Barnacle Goose 73. Peregrine 74. Lesser Scaup 75. Bittern 76. Black-tailed Godwit We took it in turns to entertain the toddler in the...
  14. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 6th Trip to Draycote Reservoir 60. Pied Wagtail 61. Goosander 62. Meadow Pipit
  15. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 4th Trip to Farmoor 50. Red Kite (en route) 51. Little Grebe 52. Starling 53. Greylag Goose 54. Canada Goose 55. Song Thrush 56. Great Northern Diver 57. Slavonian Grebe 58. Lesser Black-backed Gull 59. Common Gull
  16. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January 2nd A trip to Brandon Marsh to see what was about 21. Golden Plover (seen en route) 22. Goldfinch 23. Black-headed Gull 24. Mallard 25. Mute Swan 26. Moorhen 27. Redwing 28. Great Tit 29. Greenfinch 30. Reed Bunting 31. Dunnock 32. Coal Tit 33. Nuthatch 34. Great Spotted Woodpecker 35...
  17. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    January After only three years of listing, my best for January is 83 species, so let’s see if I can beat that. We’ll be in Derbyshire quite soon for a long weekend, so that should bump up the numbers. January 1st The year started gently with a walk around the local patch in Bodicote and a...
  18. CactusD

    CactusD's List for 2012

    Another year, another list! I’m not expecting to come anywhere close to last year’s total of 244 birds seen, since I have no dedicated overseas birding trips planned, and work + childcare will demand my attention back home. I am hoping to get away to Greece in the summer, partly for...
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