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  1. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    28/12/17 Whitby 269. Desert wheatear Barmston 270. Snow bunting In all probability that will be it for the year, delighted to have scraped 500 for my world list, acknowledging that there are a couple of dodgy ones on there by way of the Dorset hooded merganser and the overly tame Shrewsbury...
  2. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    23/12/17 Howden reservoir Another one pulled back 268. Parrot crossbill World 498
  3. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    17/12/17 It seems as I approach 500 for the year that my luck has really run out. A string of dips on birds such as rough legged buzzard, jacksnipe, glossy ibis and parrot crossbill and snow bunting in recent weeks! Managed to pull one of them back today along with a red breasted merganser for...
  4. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    3/12/17 First upgraded my first UK Lesser yellowlegs from Dorset earlier this year to my first Yorkshire one at Spurn, followed by a stop off at Wheldrake. Wheldrake 266. American wigeon World 496, UK 266, Yorkshire 229
  5. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    26/11/17 Back in the UK and finally catching up with the influx of Hawfinches. Two birds I wanted to get onto my Yorkshire list this year were Lesser spotted woodpecker and this bird so mission accomplished! Yorkshire Arboretum (Castle Howard) 265. Hawfinch (1st Yorkshire) - at least 8 birds...
  6. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    Now I've finished cross indexing with my main list, a not insignificant number of omissions found here: 5/11/17 250. BAR THROATED MINLA 251. Eurasian hobby 6/11/17 252. Ferruginous duck 253. Hume's leaf warbler 254. Hair crested drongo 255. Brown capped woodpecker 256. Plum headed parakeet...
  7. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    13/11/17 The 12/11 proved to be a total disaster. The plan was to drive from Chitwan to Kathmandu, we were aware of ongoing roadworks and the potential for the first part of the journey to be slow, however, the road had been closed overnight and there were 8 hour tailbacks. After travelling...
  8. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    11/11/17 A full day out in a jeep today, I suppose the idea was to maximise our small chance of seeing Tigers but this wasn't to be. A rather uncomfortable day in fact although the species kept ticking over nicely. 218. GREY HEADED PRINIA 219. Small minivet 220. CHESTNUT BELLIED NUTCHATCH 221...
  9. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    10/11/17 The morning of our first day at CHitwan as walking the edge of the reserve with forest on one side and grass land on the other. About four in the morning, I heard an owl calling outside and was lucky to see it perched in the tree from my balcony, although it proved to be around on and...
  10. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    9/11/17 A long drive today to Chitwan national park with some birding stops along the way, plus the need to call at a hospital to get a rabies shot for one of our party who had contrived to be bitten by a bat in the evening! (Greater short nosed fruit bat) We only managed two new species for...
  11. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    8/11/17 Travelling north of the main reserve in the morning and down to the dam on the Koshi river in the afternoon where the main target was the Ganges river dolphin, at least 5 were active when we arrived. Birds for the day as follows: 170. Stork billed kingfisher 171. SAND LARK 172. Common...
  12. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    7/11/17 Spent the whole day around the Koshi Tappa reserve 131. Great egret 132. Striated heron 133. ORANGE HEADED THRUSH 134. SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT 135. Crested serpent eagle 136. INDIAN WHITE BACKED VULTURE 137. Striated grassbird 138. Grey heron 139. AMUR FALCON 140. THICK BILED WARBLER 141...
  13. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    6/11/17 Internal flight today to reach Koshi Tappo wildlife reserve Kathmandu Airport 74. (ASIAN) Stonechat 75. Long tailed shrike Biratnagar Airport 76. Collared dove 77. Scaly breasted munia 78. Black drongo 79. Black shouldered kite 80. TICKELL'S LEAF WARBLER 81. CHESTNUT TAILED STARLING...
  14. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    5/11/17 Kathmandu 39. Oriental magpie robin En route 40. Barn swallow 41. JUNGLE MYNA 42. Indian jungle crow Phulchowki - A little more time in this area would surely have yielded more birds with lifers coming thick and fast at times, we were told that there would be another stop on the way...
  15. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    4/11/17 Having arranged my own flights I had today to myself in Kathmandu so booked a taxi to the nearby reserve of Nagarjun. I had hoped to wander round by myself but apparently a guide is compulsory and cost about £20 for the day. As expected, he knew a few key birds but was otherwise of...
  16. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    My original plans for a birding holiday had to be put on the shelf and a smaller trip to Nepal with naturetrek booked at fairly short notice. 3/11/17 A bit of birding in Dubai airport was not overly productive with only 4 species. 1. House sparrow 2. Feral pigeon 3. Red wattled lapwing -...
  17. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    15/10/17 A long run up to Northumberland today with a lifer and a couple of year ticks available. A brief morning stop for Hawfinch did not pay off. Goswick 262. Long tailed skua Budle bay 263. CACKLING GOOSE Druridge pools As well as a lovely red necked phalarope here, also offshore was...
  18. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    08/10/17 Yet another trip to Spurn today, this time with a few friends from bird forum. The day started well enough with a dodgy ring-necked parakeet in Easington for a Yorkshire tick, followed with the target Rose coloured starling. Easington 259. Rose coloured starling Spurn 260. Red...
  19. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    3/10/17 After dipping on Sunday, went back this evening for another go. Ryhope 258. Scops owl (1st UK)
  20. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    28/09/17 Happened to be only a few minutes away when reports of American golden plover came through with a nice juvenile dotterel. Sennen, Cornwall 257. American golden plover
  21. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    25/9/17 Leaving Dorset and continuing on to Cornwall today, it seemed that my timing couldn't be worse with the Stilt sandpiper being refound and a rosefinch at Portland out of the question to twitch and the rarities in Cornwall seemingly not lingering. Shouldn't complain though as another UK...
  22. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    24/9/17 Continued to improve my year and uk lists in Dorset today with 2 and a half ticks. Stanpit marsh 253. Lesser yellowlegs (1st UK) Radipole lake Hmmm... 254. Hooded merganser - well it's actually a lifer but I don't feel good about it. Abbotsbury 255. Spotted sandpiper (1st UK)
  23. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    23/09/17 Started the day in Yorkshire and ended in Dorset with a new year tick either end. Worsbrough reservoir 251. Grey phalarope Avon Heath 252. Dartford warbler
  24. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    17/9/17 Back to Spurn for the second week in a row. Birds were elusive but managed to catch up with 3 good year birds. 248. Barred warbler 249. Yellow browed warbler 250. Arctic warbler In addition, Arctic skua made the Yorkshire year list. Year list totals now: Yorkshire 221, UK 250, World 264
  25. Trystan

    Trystan's 2017 year list

    11/09/17 New Brighton 247. Leach's petrel A nice steady stream the whole time I was there.
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