Birds you have seen but want to see in summer plumage (1 Viewer)

[Bubo Fett]

Woodchat shrike....My only bird so far was a juvenile in october. Otherwise I think that waterpipit is the only bird I only seen in the winter plumage.

 

[ovenbird43]

I did a trip to Alaska in June 2019, including a jaunt up to Barrow/Utqiagvik, which got me a ton of long-awaited breeding plumage views, and it was almost like getting them as lifers again - Red Phalarope, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, American Golden Plover, male Snowy Owl, all 4 eiders, plus loons and other sandpipers - well worth it if you're able! Remaining North American species that I still want to see in breeding plumage include the other three longspurs. Outside of North America, definitely Ruff is high on the list, plus Standard-winged Nightjar and Long-tailed Widowbird (almost feel like my non-breeding/female plumage encounters of the latter two don't count).

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Most of the most wanted UK species being mentioned here I've seen at their best (eg Lap Bunt, Red-throated Pipit, Wilson's Phal), Grey Phalarope being the major exception. If I've seen the full plumage abroad I'm not too bothered about getting it in the UK, although I might bend that rule for a Bobolink.

What I am missing, and would like to catch up with some day, some place, are a Red-breasted Flycatcher with a red breast and a Barred Warbler with bars.

 

[qwerty5]

I saw a Black-throated Blue Warbler this year in West Virginia, but it was a female, so I really want to see a male, hopefully I can get one this spring on migration. Other birds include Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Cape May Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, and probably others that have slipped my mind.

 

[wolfbirder]

Most of the most wanted UK species being mentioned here I've seen at their best (eg Lap Bunt, Red-throated Pipit, Wilson's Phal), Grey Phalarope being the major exception. If I've seen the full plumage abroad I'm not too bothered about getting it in the UK, although I might bend that rule for a Bobolink.

What I am missing, and would like to catch up with some day, some place, are a Red-breasted Flycatcher with a red breast and a Barred Warbler with bars.

Ditto.

Just seen 1 RBF with a red breast here, all my Barred Warblers here have been juvs.

 

[kb57]

Red-necked and Red (Grey) Phalarope (seen Wilson's female still in breeding plumage back in the '70s); all the divers / loons except for red-throated (which I've seen, but which are a bit underwhelming in breeding plumage IMHO); Ruff (at a lek, seen slightly tatty post-breeding birds); also agree a RBF would be nice, along with Snow and Lapland Buntings - I actually found a Lapland Bunting's nest once in northern Sweden, but only saw the female.
Agree winter plumage LTDs are superior - saw a large group in summer plumage in NE Scotland a few years ago and although nice to tick off another plumage, the white of winter is best.
Further afield, only seen a female manakin and female Red-headed Barbet - lekking male manakins of any species would be good.