2016 Year List

2016 Year List (UK:137) (Total:165):
Key: Bold = Lifer. Red = Overseas Bold Red (Work it out!)

Starling, House Sparrow, Mallard, Eider, Pheasant, Red-throated Diver, Northern Fulmar, Raven, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin, Rock Pipit, Rock Dove, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Gannet, Shag, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Widgeon, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Great Northern Diver, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Purple Sandpiper, Collard Dove, Redwing, Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Red Kite, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Egyptian Goose, Northern Shovelar, Great Crested Grebe, Bittern, Moorhen, Coot, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Canada Goose, Pintail, Pochard, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Jay, Siskin, Gadwall, Peregrine Falcon, Long-tailed Tit, Meadow Pipit, Red-legged Partridge, Treecreeper, Shelduck, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Kingfisher, Penduline Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Sardinian Warbler, Audouin's Gull, Osprey, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Yellow-legged Gull, Blackcap, Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, Stone Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Serin, Common Crossbill, Reed Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Crag Martin, Booted Eagle, Kentish Plover, Greater Flamingo, Moustached Warbler, Purple Swamphen, Pied Avocet, Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Grey Partridge, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Lapland Bunting, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Golden Pheasant, Common Snipe, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Wheatear, Dipper, Yellowhammer, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Goosander, Velvet Scoter, Common Scoter, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, King Eider, Whimbrel, Snow Bunting, Capercaillie, Red-breasted Merganser, Slavonian Grebe, Rock Ptarmigan, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Black-throated Diver, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Skua, Puffin, Red-crested Pochard










Saturday 8 February 2014

Quick Twitch

We were booked in to visit friends today down in Southampton, the misses said I could have tomorrow to go geeking while she chatted wedding stuff with our friends. I really wanted to take the chance to see the Red-flanked Bluetail in Marshfield as it's not far from my house, I couldn't really go Sunday though as it's the opposite direction to London, where we would be travelling back to. So I pushed my luck with the misses and suggested I check it out on the way to our friends, it should only add 30 mins to the journey.....

I followed the directions as posted on Bird Guides and pulled up to quite a number of cars as expected. I followed the directions to the exact location, taking the footpath along the valley, wellies would have been a good idea but I never thought that far ahead so I got my shoes extremely muddy.

When I arrived the birders were all stood around waiting for the bird to show back up, they informed me that it hadn't been showing all that well. I had a couple of low fly-over Raven which were cronking away, always great to see these massive corvids doing so well. One of the birders was pointing to the closest bush, I scanned it and there it was, Red-flanked Bluetail, tucked away in the ivy.

After some half decent views, made possible due to the sun being behind us, I decided to set off as we were due at our friends. I started to leave and the bird flushed, it was quickly relocated having moved to another bush, however this time it was right out at the front putting on a great show. It was posturing towards all the birders watching, flicking it's tail, quite funny. It enabled me to get a few decent shots which I'm quite happy with for a change.

127. Red-flanked Bluetail

127. Red-flanked Bluetail

127. Red-flanked Bluetail

127. Red-flanked Bluetail

127. Red-flanked Bluetail

127. Red-flanked Bluetail
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