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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
Dear all, I have really enjoyed reading about your impressive birding results this year. As 2014 is coming to an end, I had an enjoyable year birding and realise I will probably not see any new species this year. Based in Brussels, Belgium I was fortunate to have a number of holiday and work...- martinboer
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
26 December 2014 Another day, another Christmas meal. Today in the township of Skjetten, 20 km outside of Oslo. Outside, where it was very cold, I spotted a medium sized Woodpecker in the tree up above full of Blue Tits. It was clearly a Three-toed Woodpecker. Another lifer! Skjetten 177...- martinboer
- Post #54
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
25 December 2014 Merry Christmas, indeed. A leisurely stroll through Oslo this morning brought me to a bush with three Fieldfare, hiding and scurrying around. A new lifer! Oslo 176. Fieldfare (New Lifer) Great Tit (New Norway Lifer) World life list: 393 (Fieldfare, Oslo, Norway, December...- martinboer
- Post #53
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
23 December 2014 Spent the day in beautiful Baerums Verk to see the Christmas village. Baerums Verk Blue Tit (New Norway Lifer) World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014) Norway life list: 25 (Blue Tit, Baerums Verk, Norway, December 2014) 2014 year list...- martinboer
- Post #52
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
20-23 December 2014 Arrived in Oslo for the holidays. Have gotten a bit of birding in between family events. Very nice, beautiful and relaxing place to end the year. Not too optimistic I'd see anything new, at all. Oslo Airport Gardermoen 175. Fur Crow Frognerparken, Oslo Eurasian nuthatch...- martinboer
- Post #51
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
14 December 2014 Enjoyed walking through the Werkendam region in The Netherlands and saw 15 species over a 90 minute period. Quite windy and cold. Werkendam Long-tailed Tit (New The Netherlands Lifer) Red-necked Grebe (New The Netherlands Lifer) World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great...- martinboer
- Post #50
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
9 December 2014 I went to the Red Cloister park for a nice 90-minute walk, seeing 28 birds. Red Cloister (Brussels) Greater Scaup (New BE Lifer) World life list: 392 (Red Kite, Windsor Great Park, England, UK, November 2014) Belgium life list: 72 (Greater Scaup, Brussels, Belgium; December...- martinboer
- Post #49
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
13 November 2014 Went out birding for a few hours today in Windsor Great Park, Surrey, England, before going to a conference in Cumberland Lodge. Was very impressed by all the elegant Red Kites - a lifer for me! This species has been reintroduced here and is doing really well. Saw 19 species...- martinboer
- Post #48
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
8 October 2014 My last day in California and I only needed three more year birds to make it my best year ever, since hitting 171 in 2004! Big Sur 170. American Kestrel (New Lifer) 171. Caspian Tern (New Lifer) 172. Lesser Yellowlegs (New Lifer) 173. California Quail (New Lifer) Very happy...- martinboer
- Post #47
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
7 October 2014 One of our main targets during the trip was the California Condor, which was nearly extinct and is now coming back slowly as a species. We were very lucky and saw three resting in a tree on the highway. They are massive and much bigger than the very common Turkey Vulture. Big...- martinboer
- Post #46
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
6 October 2014 Big Sur 158. Steller's Jay 159. Silky Phainopepla (New Lifer) 160. Brown Creeper (New Lifer) 161. Black-chinned Sparrow (New Lifer) 162. Western Scrub-jay 163. Common Scoter (New US Lifer) 164. Brandt's Cormorant 165. Acorn Woodpecker (New Lifer) World life list: 385 (Acorn...- martinboer
- Post #45
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
5 October 2014 Pismo Beach 149. Brown Pelican 150. Red-necked Grebe (New US Lifer) 151. Eared Grebe (New Lifer) 152. Heermann's Gull (New Lifer) 153. Whimbrel (New Lifer) 154. Purple Martin (New Lifer) Piedras Blancas 155. Brewer's Blackbird 156. Snowy Plover (New Lifer) 157. Elegant Tern (New...- martinboer
- Post #44
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
4 October 2014 After two months of no birding, I was happy to enjoy a mini week's vacation in California, arriving in Los Angeles and driving up the coast. Augora Hills 142. Black Phoebe (New Lifer) Westlake Village 143. Nuttall's Woodpecker (New Lifer) Camarillo 144. Sanderling 145...- martinboer
- Post #43
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
10 August 2014 Driving home, via France, saw two new France lifers. Strasbourg (France) White Stork (New FR Lifer) Common Buzzard (New FR Lifer) World life list: 372 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014) France life list: 35 (Common Buzzard, Strasbourg, France, August 2014) 2014 year...- martinboer
- Post #42
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
4 August 2014 Visited the beautiful town of Sirmioni today and hit the water, but saw no new birds. Sirmioni, Lago di Garda (Italy) Red-crested Pochard (New IT Lifer) World life list: 372 (Italian Sparrow, Manerba, Italy, July 2014) Italy life list: 24 (Red-crested Pochard, Sirmioni, Italy...- martinboer
- Post #41
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
26 July - 9 August 2014 Staying on the Garda Lake in Northern Italy with the family. There are lots of Italian Sparrows here. I saw them in previous visits but they hadn't been separated as a new species yet. Manerba, Lago di Garda (Italy) 141. Italian Sparrow (New Lifer) Barn Swallow (New IT...- martinboer
- Post #40
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
25 July 2014 Stayed in beautiful Liechtenstein on the way down to Italy. Malbun, Triesenberg (Liechtenstein) White Wagtail (New LI lifer) 140. Willow Tit (New Lifer) World life list: 371 (Willow Tit, Malbun, Liechtenstein, July 2014) Liechtenstein life list: 2 (Willow Tit, Malbun...- martinboer
- Post #39
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
24 July 2014 Enjoyed two days in "Legoland" with wife and kids. Legoland, Gunzburg (Germany) Mistle Thrush (New DE Lifer) World life list: 370 (Red-breasted Goose, St. James's Park, London, July 2014) Germany life list: 30 (Mistle Thrush, Gunzburg, Germany, July 2014) 2014 year list: 139...- martinboer
- Post #38
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
23 July 2014 Merkur Bergbahn, Baden-Baden (Germany) 139. Peregrine Falcon (New DE Lifer) World life list: 370 (Red-breasted Goose, St. James's Park, London, July 2014) Germany life list: 29 (Peregrine Falcon, Baden-Baden, Germany, July 2014) 2014 year list: 139 (Peregrine Falcon, Baden-Baden...- martinboer
- Post #37
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
19 July 2014 Spent Friday working in London and had some spare time on Saturday to visit St. James's Park before heading back to the Eurostar. First visit to the Park to birdwatch since 2005. St. James's Park, London (UK) 132. Eastern or Great White Pelican 133. Black Swan Grey Heron (New UK...- martinboer
- Post #36
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
11-12 June 2014 Landed in Malta today for a two day conference. I know, of course, that Malta has a nasty track record when it comes to birding but I read a BirdLife book on the way over and am convinced we need to come over with our bins and show them the importance of birding vs. hunting...- martinboer
- Post #35
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
3 June 2014 Today I pulled off the freeway for a short break to take a conference call, and was greeted by a group of Eurasian Oystercatchers at the turnoff. Abcoude (The Netherlands) 128. Eurasian Oystercatcher World life list: 367 (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Washington, DC, USA; May 2014) The...- martinboer
- Post #34
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
27-29 May 2014 I've been in Washington DC for a quick work trip and had the pleasure of going out twice for short birding trips. I managed to see 18 species, three of which are new ones for the year. Capitol District, Washington DC (USA) 125. Common Raven 126. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (New Lifer)...- martinboer
- Post #33
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
16 May 2014 Visited the Planckendael zoo today with my son and his school class and saw a number of wild birds beyond the fetching captives. Planckendael, Muizen (Belgium) 123. Barn Swallow 124. Goldcrest World life list: 366 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014) Belgium life list: 71...- martinboer
- Post #32
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Martin (Brussels) 2014 List
15 May 2014 The Swifts are back! Parc de Woluwé (Brussels) 122. Common Swift (New Lifer) World life list: 366 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014) Belgium life list: 71 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014) 2014 year list: 122 (Common Swift, Brussels, Belgium; May 2014)- martinboer
- Post #31
- Forum: Member's Lists 2014