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    MKBirder's Year List

    Saturday 19th November 202 Great Northern Diver - Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Saturday 29th October Missed one from the trip. 201 Serin
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    MKBirder's Year List

    A week's stay in Madeira on a family holiday. An organised birding trip was cancelled by the organisers at late notice and meant I never caught up with 2 or 3 other specialites. Sunday 23rd October 195 Canary 196 Yellow-legged Gull 197 Grey Wagtail Monday 24th October 198 Cory's Shearwater 199...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Friday 2nd September Emerson Valley Park 194 Kingfisher
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sabah Borneo, staying at the Rasa Ria Resort. Thursday 4th- Monday 8th August 155 Great Egret - frequent in fields and padis on journey 156 Purple Heron - 1 on golf course by hotel 157 Chestnut Munia - very common 158 White-breasted Woodswallow - frequent around hotel gardens 159 Zebra Dove...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 31st July Singapore 132 Asian Koel 133 Little spiderhunter 134 Stork-billed Kingfisher- 1 around the large lake at the zoo. 135 Oriental Magpie Robin 136 Common Tailorbird 137 Black Nest Swiftlet 138 Oriental Pied Hornbill- 1 seen from our room at top of nearby large tree...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    A two week family holiday to Singapore and then Sabah. My son and I tried to make the most of our birding opportunities. Life birds in bold; as this is my first trip to Malaysia most species will be new. Singapore Friday 29th July Singapore, around the hotel gardens and viewing from our hotel...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Thursday 21st July 114 Red Kite One low over West Bletchley
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    MKBirder's Year List

    A few days in North Norfolk staying in Titchwell village. Monday 30th May 97 Red-legged Partridge, on journey Tuesday 31st May Up and out by 4.45am a walk along Gypsy Lane in Titchwell down to the sea. 98 Cuckoo 99 Marsh Harrier 100 Meadow Pipit 101 Gannet 102 Little Tern On to Titchwell...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Tuesday 3rd May 96. Black Tern - called into Furzton Lake this evening to catch up with them.
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Monday 2nd May Dropped in to Willen this morning. Bright but a chilly E to NE wind. 92. Greenshank 1 93. Ringed Plover 1 94. Common Sandpiper 2 95. Swift over the south basin, a few at first and numbers then swelling to 50+. Unfortunately no sign of the black tern or whimbrel reported a...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Monday 25th April Along the old Bletchley-Oxford railway from far Bletchley, accompanying my son for the BTO breeding bird survey. 86. Willow Warbler 87. Whitethroat - it seemed like every patch of bushes had one today. 88. Yellowhammer 89. Swallow 90. Linnet 91. Lesser Whitethroat
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 24th April Willen Lake, Milton Keynes 82. Sedge Warbler 83. Cetti's Warbler 84. Reed Warbler 85. Hobby - a pair over the lake.
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Tuesday 19th April 81. Common Tern Furzton Lake
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 10th April 80 House Martin - Furzton Lake, MK.
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 20th March Opportunities for birding have been limited recently, so a walk around Willen was a welcome break. 78. Chiffchaff - for me Spring begins when I hear one. 79. Reed Bunting
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Saturday 26th February A weekend in Lancashire during which we managed to fit in some birding along Morecambe seafront and a quick visit to Leighton moss. 67 Curlew 68 Oystercatcher 69 Redshank 70 Shelduck 71 Dunlin 72 Red-breasted Merganser, a pair at Morecambe 73 Eider 74 Bar-tailed Godwit...
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 20th February A walk along the derelict Bletchley-Oxford railway line nr. Bletchley. 64. Skylark 65. Little Egret by stream in pasture. 66. Treecreeper Salden Wood
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    MKBirder's Year List

    63. Song Thrush - at last, one singing at home.
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Whilst driving back to MK from Northampton 62. Mistle Thrush
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sunday 30th January Not much around in Brickhill Woods today. 60. Nuthatch 61. Jay
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Saturday 15th January. Foxcote Reservoir, Bucks. 57. Pintail 58. Shoveler Central Milton Keynes 59. Waxwing, approx. 200
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    MKBirder's Year List

    Sun 8th Jan. A walk from home to Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes. 54. Bullfinch 55. Lapwing 56. Fieldfare
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    MKBirder's Year List

    As my sons accuse me of always dropping my year list by mid -January, I'm determined to stick with this to the end. A trip to Singapore/Borneo will give me some extra motivation to keep plugging away. Jan 1st At home, suburban garden in Milton Keynes 1. House Sparrow 2. Blackbird 3. Carrion...
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