ChinaBirds
Nick Sismey
Hi
This is the third year I have recorded my year list on birdforum. My current total for the number of birds seen this year is 443, both in the UK and Worldwide, as of 29 December 2008.
Again my UK target for the year is 200, which I am pleased to say I reached on 23 May 2008 with a lifer, a Red Footed Falcon
My worldwide target is a bird a day (366 as it is a leap year!), which I am also pleased that I reached on 5 July 2008 with an Eider duck. I still have a couple more business trips to China and Hong Kong to go, together with a family holiday to North East USA and may be some other short overseas trips if I can arrange them.
My current records are as follows:
------------------UK-----China-----HK-----Finland-----USA-----Canada-----World
2008------------220-----177------99------17--------84--------22----------443
2007-------------200-----249---------------------------------------------------398
2006-------------205------------------------------------------------------------410
2005-------------183------------------------------------------------------------358
2004-------------157------------------------------------------------------------276
Life-----806
China---443
UK------252
1 January 2008
As usual the first trip of the year was a dawn raid on Attenborough Nature Reserve, near Nottingham, with my mate DAZ. Although we dipped on Bittern, Water Rail and Smew we did pick up 57 other birds
1.Blackbird------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
2.Robin----------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
3.Jackdaw-------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
4.Grey Heron----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
5.Mallard--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
6.Mute Swan----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
7.Coot----------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
8.Great Crested Grebe-------------------Attenborough-----------------England
9.Goosander----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
10.Woodpigeon-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
11.Tufted Duck-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
12.Shoveler-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
13.Gadwall------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
14.Magpie-------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
15.Black Headed Gull---------------------Attenborough-----------------England
16.Cormorant----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
17.Rook---------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
18.Moorehen----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
19.Wigeon------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
20.Wren--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
21.Carrion Crow-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
22.Reed Bunting-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
23.Long Tailed Tit-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
24.Blue Tit------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
25.Goldfinch----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
26.Great Tit----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
27.Chaffinch----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
28.Dunnock-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
29.Teal---------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
30.Greenfinch---------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
31.Great Spotted Woodpecker-----------Attenborough-----------------England
32.Starling------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
33.House Sparrow-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
34.Willow Tit----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
35.Song Thrush-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
36Bullfinch------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
37.Little Grebe--------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
38.Pochard------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
39.Feral Pigeon-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
40.Redwing-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
41.Mistle Thrush------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
42.Collared Dove------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
43.Pied Wagtail-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
44.Goldcrest----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
45.Red Crested Pochard-----------------Attenborough-----------------England
46.Canada Goose-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
47.Goldeneye---------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
48.Fieldfare-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
49.Egyptian Goose----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
50.Ruddy Duck--------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
51.Lapwing-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
52.Lesser Black Backed Gull--------------Attenborough-----------------England
53.Common Gull-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
54.Tree Sparrow------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
55.Snipe--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
56.Pheasant----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
57.Greylag Goose-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
We also dipped on Peregrine at Derby Cathedral, but made up for that later, picking up one bird on the way to Carsington Reservoir.
58.Kestrel-------------------------------Duffield-----------------------England
At Carsington our dipping continued, missing Great Northern Diver due to fog and both Siskin and Redpoll as the Sheep wash car park was so full we couldn’t find anywhere to park. We therefore moved onto Cromford to dip on Hawfinch despite a good 90-minute stake out. We were pleased to see a calling Dipper though as well as a Jay.
59.Dipper--------------------------------Cromford----------------------England
60.Jay-----------------------------------Cromford----------------------England
At Ogston Reservoir there was a large gathering of birders and as soon as we arrived an Iceland Gull was showing well amongst the Great Black Backs.
61.Iceland Gull---------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
62.Great Black Backed Gull----------------Ogston----------------------England
A Peregrine then spooked all of the birds, which were subsequently joined by both a Glaucous and Mediterranean Gull, both spotted by a particularly eagle eyed birder as they flew in across the reservoir.
63.Peregrine Falcon----------------------Ogston-------------------------England
64.Glaucous Gull-------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
65.Mediterranean Gull-------------------Ogston-------------------------England
We moved just half a mile up the road from the gull watch point to wait for Woodcock as dusk fell, two birds passing low overhead.
66.Woodcock---------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
The first day of the year has certainly been consistent over the last three years, with 67, 67 and 66 birds being seen respectively. A trip to the coast later this week will hopefully see my year list top 100 before I have to return to work.
This is the third year I have recorded my year list on birdforum. My current total for the number of birds seen this year is 443, both in the UK and Worldwide, as of 29 December 2008.
Again my UK target for the year is 200, which I am pleased to say I reached on 23 May 2008 with a lifer, a Red Footed Falcon
My worldwide target is a bird a day (366 as it is a leap year!), which I am also pleased that I reached on 5 July 2008 with an Eider duck. I still have a couple more business trips to China and Hong Kong to go, together with a family holiday to North East USA and may be some other short overseas trips if I can arrange them.
My current records are as follows:
------------------UK-----China-----HK-----Finland-----USA-----Canada-----World
2008------------220-----177------99------17--------84--------22----------443
2007-------------200-----249---------------------------------------------------398
2006-------------205------------------------------------------------------------410
2005-------------183------------------------------------------------------------358
2004-------------157------------------------------------------------------------276
Life-----806
China---443
UK------252
1 January 2008
As usual the first trip of the year was a dawn raid on Attenborough Nature Reserve, near Nottingham, with my mate DAZ. Although we dipped on Bittern, Water Rail and Smew we did pick up 57 other birds
1.Blackbird------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
2.Robin----------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
3.Jackdaw-------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
4.Grey Heron----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
5.Mallard--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
6.Mute Swan----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
7.Coot----------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
8.Great Crested Grebe-------------------Attenborough-----------------England
9.Goosander----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
10.Woodpigeon-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
11.Tufted Duck-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
12.Shoveler-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
13.Gadwall------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
14.Magpie-------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
15.Black Headed Gull---------------------Attenborough-----------------England
16.Cormorant----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
17.Rook---------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
18.Moorehen----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
19.Wigeon------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
20.Wren--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
21.Carrion Crow-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
22.Reed Bunting-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
23.Long Tailed Tit-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
24.Blue Tit------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
25.Goldfinch----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
26.Great Tit----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
27.Chaffinch----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
28.Dunnock-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
29.Teal---------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
30.Greenfinch---------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
31.Great Spotted Woodpecker-----------Attenborough-----------------England
32.Starling------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
33.House Sparrow-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
34.Willow Tit----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
35.Song Thrush-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
36Bullfinch------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
37.Little Grebe--------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
38.Pochard------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
39.Feral Pigeon-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
40.Redwing-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
41.Mistle Thrush------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
42.Collared Dove------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
43.Pied Wagtail-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
44.Goldcrest----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
45.Red Crested Pochard-----------------Attenborough-----------------England
46.Canada Goose-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
47.Goldeneye---------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
48.Fieldfare-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
49.Egyptian Goose----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
50.Ruddy Duck--------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
51.Lapwing-----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
52.Lesser Black Backed Gull--------------Attenborough-----------------England
53.Common Gull-------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
54.Tree Sparrow------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
55.Snipe--------------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
56.Pheasant----------------------------Attenborough-----------------England
57.Greylag Goose-----------------------Attenborough-----------------England
We also dipped on Peregrine at Derby Cathedral, but made up for that later, picking up one bird on the way to Carsington Reservoir.
58.Kestrel-------------------------------Duffield-----------------------England
At Carsington our dipping continued, missing Great Northern Diver due to fog and both Siskin and Redpoll as the Sheep wash car park was so full we couldn’t find anywhere to park. We therefore moved onto Cromford to dip on Hawfinch despite a good 90-minute stake out. We were pleased to see a calling Dipper though as well as a Jay.
59.Dipper--------------------------------Cromford----------------------England
60.Jay-----------------------------------Cromford----------------------England
At Ogston Reservoir there was a large gathering of birders and as soon as we arrived an Iceland Gull was showing well amongst the Great Black Backs.
61.Iceland Gull---------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
62.Great Black Backed Gull----------------Ogston----------------------England
A Peregrine then spooked all of the birds, which were subsequently joined by both a Glaucous and Mediterranean Gull, both spotted by a particularly eagle eyed birder as they flew in across the reservoir.
63.Peregrine Falcon----------------------Ogston-------------------------England
64.Glaucous Gull-------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
65.Mediterranean Gull-------------------Ogston-------------------------England
We moved just half a mile up the road from the gull watch point to wait for Woodcock as dusk fell, two birds passing low overhead.
66.Woodcock---------------------------Ogston-------------------------England
The first day of the year has certainly been consistent over the last three years, with 67, 67 and 66 birds being seen respectively. A trip to the coast later this week will hopefully see my year list top 100 before I have to return to work.
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