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  1. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    9th December 2013 Whoops, forgot to add the group of Goldeneyes I saw on the Isle of Man in November: 258. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 09/12/2013: Life: 769 species (IOC v3.5) World: 258 species UK: 133 species Patch: 111 species N
  2. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    2nd December 2013 First patch ticks for over a month: Great Northern Divers/Loons have been reported from Southampton Water for the past couple of weeks, but I failed to spot one until this morning. And as a bonus right next to it was a Black-throated Diver/Loon, much rarer around these parts...
  3. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    28th November 2013 A quick visit to the Lower Test Marshes (my new patch for the PWC 2014) this morning yielded a Eurasian Treecreeper. One of the glaring omissions of this year, let's hope one shows up on my Hythe patch before New Years Eve! 255. Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)...
  4. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    13th November 2013 Briefly saw a Mediterranean Gull together with the ubiquitous Black-headed Gulls at a visit to Lepe CP. I always expect the two species to be very similar but they're not: the Med Gull really stood out with it's size and white-tipped wings, making it both heavier and daintier...
  5. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    18th October 2013 A very unexpected pelagic visited my patch last Friday: the southeasterly winds had blown a Leach's Storm Petrel all the way up the estuary! Normally these north Atlantic breeders are pretty rare even in the English Channel, so this was a massive stroke of luck. And a lifer...
  6. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    13th October 2013 A (feral?) Greylag Goose joined the regular Canada Geese at Lower Test Marshes NR today. 252. Greylag Goose (Anser anser) 13/10/2013: Life: 768 species (IOC v3.5) World: 252 species UK: 127 species Patch: 108 species N
  7. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    3rd & 12th October 2013 Spent a long weekend visiting the family on the continent; my sister lives in a nice wooded area and I easily picked up a Short-toed Treecreeper in the garden. Today an enjoyable morning was spent at the nearby Lower Test Marshes NR, where we spotted a Ring Ouzel the...
  8. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    1st October 2013 A few small changes to the numbers: Eurasian Rock Pipit had been listed twice (once on and once off-patch) and is now corrected; Western Osprey was a surprise find on my local patch yesterday; and the life list is +1 in the latest IOC version (v3.5) with the addition of Iberian...
  9. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    21st & 29th August 2013 Pretty calm on patch these summer months and most of the wet fields are dry after many weeks with little rain. Surprisingly, the one remaining pond attracted a pair of Northern Pintail. The second patch tick of this month was a Lesser Whitethroat, which I had been...
  10. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    11th August 2013 On the trail from Beaulieu to Buckler's Hard (New Forest NP): 246. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 11/08/2013: Life: 766 species (IOC v3.4) World: 246 species UK: 119 species Patch: 103 species N
  11. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    18th July 2013 An afternoon walk in the New Forest on a surprisingly sunny Sunday produced a female Common Redstart (as well as a beautiful male Reed Bunting and a Grass Snake on the path). First of the year...I don't get out in the forest enough! 245. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)...
  12. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    25th May to 15th June 2013 This year's big trip away was to the southwestern States - what an amazing place! We started out in Vegas and did the classical 'Grand Tour' of southern Utah and northern Arizona, before heading west to California and ending in San Francisco. Although this was very...
  13. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    15th May 2013 May has been a slow month with very little time spent on the patch, so I was happy to spy a Sandwich Tern alongside the regular Common Terns this morning: 122. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) * 15/05/2013: Life: 681 species (IOC v3.3) World: 122 species UK: 117 species...
  14. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    13th May 2013 Although the weather wasn't fantastic and the tide was in, a walk from Ashlett to Calshot produced some nice birds: a Red-Legged Partridge on the trail, plenty of Shelduck and Little Egret on the marshes, two Dunlin in summer outfit, Cuckoo, Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler calling...
  15. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    7th May 2013 One more summer addition on the way to work: 120. Common Swift (Apus apus) * 07/05/2013: Life: 681 species (updated to IOC v3.3) World: 120 species UK: 115 species Patch: 101 species N 08/07/13 UPDATE: Common Swift now seen on patch as well
  16. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    30th April 2013 A few more summer arrivals push the patch list over the 100 mark. Lovely views of both Sedge and Reed Warbler, both of which can be very elusive. 117. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) * 118. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) * 119. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus...
  17. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    15th April 2013 Spring migrants passing through in good numbers now, particularly Willow Warblers and Northern Wheatears. The trio of UK swallows is now complete and a Common Sandpiper was a nice bonus. 112. Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) * 113. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)...
  18. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    12th April 2013 Unexpectedly a Red-throated Loon was reported at the head of Sothampton Water at lunchtime. Not expecting it to tick around for long, I was pleasantly surprised to see it on the way home hours later (it was nearly run over by the docking ferry too). 111. Red-throated Loon...
  19. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    11th April 2013 Spring is finally here! On the first nice warm(er) sunny day Chiffchaffs were singing all over town and the first Barn Swallows and Common Terns arrived from their African winter break: 109. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) * 110. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) * 11/04/2013...
  20. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    9th April 2013 A brief visit to the Hythe Marshes resulted in the first Ringed Plover of the year. 108. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) * 09/04/2013:Life: 681 species (updated to IOC v3.3) World: 108 species UK: 103 species Patch: 89 species N
  21. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    29th March - 3rd April 2013 Easter family visit to the Isle of Man, with a little bit of time to go out and enjoy the lovely weather, great scenery and a few nice birds to add to the list: 99. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) 100. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 101. Hooded...
  22. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    26th March 2013 This morning at the duck/rat pond in Southampton Common: 97. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 98. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) * 26/03/2013: Life: 681 species (updated to IOC v3.3) World: 96 species UK: 93 species Patch: 87 species N 24/04/13 UPDATE: Tufted Duck now seen on...
  23. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    24th March 2013 Went out around the local patch this weekend, despite the 'lovely' UK spring weather, and to my surprise encountered the first spring migrants: 95. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) * 96. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) * 24/03/2013: Life: 681 species (updated to IOC v3.3)...
  24. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    11th & 14th March 2013 March continues to delivier, with the list steadily growing. The brief cold snap didn't bring the wished for divers or ducks, but scanning the usual clutch of gulls at the marina resulted in a Ring-billed Gull! 92. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) * 93. Egyptian...
  25. Nohatch

    Nohatch's 2013 list

    9th March 2013 Late afternoon visit to Dibden Bay. Still plenty of wintering Lapwings around, attracting a hunting male Peregrine Falcon. It didn't catch any of the Lapwings, but it was fun to watch him try. 91. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) * 09/03/2013: Life: 676 species World: 91...
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