Martin's 2024 Bird List (Chevy Chase, MD, USA) (2 Viewers)

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Two more nice mornings birding in L.A., and ending my visit with 45 species.

August 16

Silver Lake Reservoir, Los Angeles, California, USA
384. Acorn Woodpecker (+)
385. Cassin's Kingbird
386. Red-whiskered Bulbul (+)

August 17
Hahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena, California, USA
387. California Quail (+)
388. Wrentit
389. California Thrasher
390. Hooded Oriole

Latest lifer: #1057 - California Thrasher (Hahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena, California, USA)

 

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Back in LA, now for the funeral, which is depressing. But nice to get some quick birding in, en route.

September 18

Del Rey Lagoon Park, Marina Del Rey, California, USA
391. Western Gull
392. Brown Pelican

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (salt pan), Marina Del Rey, California, USA
393. Virginia Rail
394. Black-bellied Plover
395. Semipalmated Plover
396. Whimbrel
397. Marbled Godwit (+)
398. Short-billed Dowitcher
399. Willet
400. Black Turnstone
401. Least Sandpiper
402. Western Sandpiper (+)
403. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (+)
404. Black-crowned Night Heron

Latest lifer: #1057 - California Thrasher (Hahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena, California, USA)

 

[martinboer]

Did some more excellent birding today... including two lifers, and so far 69 species over two days.

September 19

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, San Dimas, California, USA
405. Western Grebe
406. Clark's Grebe
407. Brewer's Blackbird
408. Wilson's Warbler

Peck Road Water Conservation Park, Arcadia, California, USA
409. Snow Goose
410. White-faced Ibis (+)
411. Mitred Parakeet

Latest lifer: #1059 - Mitred Parakeet (Peck Road Water Conservation Park, Arcadia, California, USA)

 

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In Cairo for work and saw a few new year species today...

September 30

Gezira Island, Cairo, Egypt
412. Laughing Dove (+)
413. Squacco Heron (+)
414. Pied Kingfisher (+)
415. Hooded Crow

Latest lifer: #1059 - Mitred Parakeet (Peck Road Water Conservation Park, Arcadia, California, USA)

 

[martinboer]

Had a great day birding outside Cairo with some local birders, leaving Egypt with 64 species, 14 of them lifers!

Amazingly, I only saw 4 of the 64 species last year... so, just a fantastic day out.

October 1

Fayoum Oasis, Egypt
416. Greater Flamingo (+)
417. European Turtle-Dove (+)
418. African Swamphen
419. Pied Avocet (+)
420. Common Ringed Plover (+)
421. Spur-winged Lapwing
422. Common Redshank (+)
423. Spotted Redshank
424. Common Greenshank (+)
425. Ruff (+)
426. Dunlin
427. Little Stint
428. Slender-billed Gull
429. Little Bittern
430. Striated Heron (+)
431. Western Cattle Egret (+)
432. Black-winged Kite (+)
433. African Green Bee-eater
434. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
435. Great Gray Shrike (+)
436. Crested Lark
437. Graceful Prinia
438. Clamorous Reed Warbler
439. Common Bulbul
440. Indian Silverbill (+)
441. Red Avadavat

Wadi el Rayan, Egypt
442. Common Snipe
443. Glossy Ibis (+)
444, Western Marsh Harrier (+)
445. Little Owl
446. Desert Wheatear

Latest lifer: #1073 - Desert Wheatear (Wadi el Rayan, Egypt)

 

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Nice morning out with the local bird club, racking up 47 species, all 7 of the local woodpeckers, and lots of Spring warblers.

October 6

Hughes Hollow - McKee Beshers, Poolesville, MD, USA
447. Cape May Warbler
448. Palm Warbler

Latest lifer: #1073 - Desert Wheatear (Wadi el Rayan, Egypt)

 

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It's been a lot of business travel in the past three months - Brussels, Amsterdam, Maastricht, The Hague, Frankfurt, New York, Abu Dhabi - and no time at all for birding.

So, it's been nice to be holed up in a Norwegian cabin at the end of the year, and being visited by some great birds here - including my first ever pair of Bohemian Waxwings!

Off to Oslo today, and then Amsterdam for NYE. Wishing everyone happy end of year celebrations, and a fantastic 2025!

26 December

Anders and Christiane Cabin, Kvam, Norway
449. Coal Tit
450. Eurasian Nuthatch
451. Bohemian Waxwing
452. Eurasian Bullfinch (+)

Latest lifer: #1076 - Bohemian Waxwing (Anders and Christiane Cabin, Kvam, Norway)

 

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Saw 30 Whooper swans from the train down to Oslo.

This has been by far my most prolific birding year ever, far surpassing my previous record 359 species in 2018...

28 December

Hurdalsjøen Lake, Norway
453. Whooper Swan

Latest lifer: #1076 - Bohemian Waxwing (Anders and Christiane Cabin, Kvam, Norway)