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  1. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    And the last day of the year. The biggest year list ever for me! 31. December - Ranthambhore, India 1100: Painted Spurfowl 1101: Indian Vulture 1102: Jungle Prinia I know the background is not pretty. But that's birding in India..... Painted Spurfowl:
  2. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Birding at Sultanpur National Park today, a nice park and three lifers: 30. December - Sultanpur, India 1093: Knob-billed Duck 1094: White-tailed Lapwing 1095: Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1096: Sulphur-bellied Warbler 1097: Brooks's Leaf Warbler 1098: Graceful Prinia 1099: Sind Sparrow White-tailed...
  3. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    No new birds yesterday. Today in Delhi, birding at Okhla Sanctuary at the Yamuna River in the middle of the city. 29. December - Delhi, India 1086: Pallas's Gull 1087: Large Grey Babbler 1088: Plain Prinia 1089: Red Avadavat 1090: Indian Silverbill Also two additions which were seen earlier in...
  4. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Some pictures from the trip: Brown Rock Chat, Blue-capped Redstart and River Lapwing with Marsh Crocodile.
  5. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Full day in Pangot. Unfortunately no luck with Cheer's Pheasant after scanning those grassy slopes for hours and hours. Still three lifers today. 27. December - Pangot, India 1082: Large-tailed Nightjar 1083: Himalayan Woodpecker 1084: Scaly-bellied Woodpecker 1085: Altai Accentor
  6. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Today first some final birding at Sattal with a big surprise. I enjoyed a relaxed breakfast and was nibbling at my toast when suddenly a White-tailed Rubythroat hopped in front of the restaurant window. What a nice Christmas present! Later drive to Pangot which is higher than Sattal...
  7. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Sattal is a nice place in the foothills of the mighty Himalayas. Like yesterday the weather is fine but it gets rather cold at night and I'm glad having packed a warm sleeping bag .... 25. December - Sattal, India 1072: Hill Partridge 1073: Red Junglefowl 1074: Slaty-headed Parakeet 1075...
  8. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Back from India and some birds to add for last years list: 24. December - Sattal, India 1061: Steppe Eagle 1062: Brown-fronted Woodpecker 1063: Red-billed Blue Magpie 1064: Himalayan Black-lored Tit 1065: Himalayan Bulbul 1066: Black-chinned Babbler 1067: Streaked Laughingthrush 1068: Rufous...
  9. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    After I missed the Sardinian Warbler in early December luck was on my side today: 20. December - Silvaplana, Switzerland 1060: Pacific Diver
  10. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    And some November additions: 2. November - Wildhaus, Switzerland 1057: Black Grouse 22. November - Lake Constance, Switzerland/Germany 1058: Whooper Swan 1059: Tundra Swan
  11. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    A nice wee trip to Ouessant, off the coast of Brittany was very rewarding. It included my first Blyth's Pipit for the Western Palearctic and some other goodies. Here the additions to my year list (with an earlier one from Switzerland): 4. October - Bargen, Switzerland 1043: Red-throated Pipit...
  12. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Four new species so far in September: 5. September - Flachsee, Switzerland 1039: Eurasian Spoonbill 13. September - Klingnauer Stausee, Switzerland 1040: Wood Warbler 1041: European Pied Flycatcher 26. September - Klingnauer Stausee, Switzerland 1042: Northern Goshawk (better late than never;))
  13. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    And two more species for the rest of August: 15. August - Klingnauer Stausee, Switzerland 1037: Spotted Crake 31. August - Nilibucht, Lake Constance, Switzerland 1038: Red Knot
  14. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Squeezed in some birding during a family visit to Scotland: 8. August - Ferry from Gourock to Dunoon - Scotland 1029: Manx Shearwater 9. August - Around Holy Loch and the Clyde - Scotland 1030: Red-legged Partridge 1031: Sandwich Tern 1032: Eurasian Oystercatcher 1033: Northern Gannet 1034...
  15. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Sadly already the last day in Costa Rica. What a wonderful country! I will surely return one day. Another day around Savegre and up to Cerro de la Muerte with a view down to the Pacific. 27. July - Savegre to San José, Costa Rica 1017: Spotted Wood Quail 1018: Barred Forest Falcon 1019...
  16. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Full day at Savegre, exploring the hotel grounds and various spots along the road. A very nice place, lots of birds, nice climate. And as the original plan for July (Namibia) was swapped with Costa Rica: 1000 again! CoolB (: 26. July - Savegre, Costa Rica 986: Ruddy Pigeon 987: Common Ground...
  17. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Another morning at Carara, then a longish drive south to Isidro and then up the mountains again to Savegre. 25. July - Carara to Savegre, Costa Rica 970: Crested Guan 971: Roadside Hawk 972: Pale-vented Pigeon 973: Fiery-billed Aracari 974: Red-crowned Woodpecker 975: Scaly-throated Leaftosser...
  18. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Full day at Carara National Park with a boat tour on Rio Tarcoles in the afternoon for mangrove specialists and some waders. Excellent day! 24. July - Carara NP, Costa Rica 927: Muscovy Duck 928: Roseate Spoonbill 929: Boat-billed Heron 930: Yellow-crowned Night Heron 931: Great Blue Heron 932...
  19. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Another morning in Monteverde, visiting the Curi-Cancha Reserve. Then drive down to the Pacific lowlands, visit at a site near Puerto Morales for the Lesser Ground Cuckoo (successful) and then drive to Carara Nationalpark. 23. July - Monteverde to Carara NP 895: Grey-headed Chachalaca 896...
  20. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Full day around Monteverde, first to Monteverde Reserve (crowded as ever), then to Bajo del Tigre with excellent observations of Three-wattled Bellbird and Long-tailed Manakin. 22. July - Montverde, Costa Rica 851: Highland Tinamou 852: Band-tailed Pigeon 853: White-fronted Amazon 854: Mottled...
  21. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Another half day at La Selva and then we drive on to Monteverde. Some observations on the way (notably the Potoo) and on arrival in the mountains. 21. July - La Selva to Monteverde 828: White-tailed Kite 829: Semiplumbeous Hawk 830: Zone-tailed Hawk 831: Ruddy Ground Dove 832: Orange-fronted...
  22. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Today we spent all day at La Selva Biological Station. The local guides were very good and with their help we found a bunch of good birds. 20. July - La Selva, Costa Rica 762: Great Tinamou 763: Great Curassow 764: Bare-throated Tiger Heron 765: Little Blue Heron 766: Anhinga 767: Turkey...
  23. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Today first some pre-breakfast birding at the hotel grounds, then of to Braulio Carrillo National Park and closeby El Tapir Hummingbird garden. Pouring rain at times but still some excellent birds. Then on to La Selva and some birding in the cultivated land near the lowland rainforest. 19. July...
  24. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    First an addendum to the list: 23. January - Stammheim, Switzerland 686: Great Egret Now back to the timeline. Long flights from Switzerland to Newark, then to San José, arrived late at night and spent the next day around the hotel, relaxing and seeing some birds: 18. July - Hotel Robledal...
  25. wintibird

    Wintibird's International List 2015

    Probably the last additons before I leave for Costa Rica: 11. July - Klingnauer Stausee, Switzerland 684: Common Grasshopper Warbler (often heard before but now seen) 14. July - Frauenwinkel, Switzerland 685: Zitting Cisticola (my second in Switzerland)
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