Hi birders
Just back from a month in Europe - England, France and Spain. In due course
I'll post either a proper trip report (or most likely the URL to an online
report). Just a few lists and brief comments here.
First some filthy ticking information! I got 85 new birds for my global life
list, and finally after a few o/s trips my list has clicked over the 1000 mark.
In the UK I was carted around by Keith Martin (some of you might recall Keith
from this forum when he lived in Adelaide). We visited the New Forest (and the
nearby coast at Dancing Ledge) and East Anglia (Minsmere, Cley to Holme in
Norfolk, and Weeting Heath) as well as Keith's backyard park in Twickenham on
London's western edge. Thanks to Keith, and also various Birding-Aus folk who
provided information - particularly Simon Mustoe for East Anglia. Excellent
birding!
In France I spent a day in Paris looking without luck for accommodation! I
very quickly decamped to Le Puy-en-Velay in the Haute-Loire. Birded around Le
Puy and Langeac in riparian woodland and montane forest. From there to Sixt in
the Haute-Savoie for montane-alpine birding. After that a brief stay in Nîmes
in Languedoc near the border with Provençe. From there by train to Barcelona
in Spain - birds from the train and various locations in Barcelona from Port
Vell and Parc Güell, but no real birding. A few more train trip birds from
Barcelona to Madrid via Zaragosa.
Apart from that, a couple of airport transit lounge bird lists from Zürich in
Switzerland and Changi in Singapore! PS: Any clues on what a small, mostly
dark but white-rumped Munia might be in Singapore? I got a brief view of such
a bird on grass outside the terminal, but not much clue what it was ...... I
blame jetlag!!
Non-birds first:
UK
Roe Deer
Reeve's Muntjac
Badger
Stoat
Fox
Rabbit
Brown Hare
Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel
Common Toad
Adder
France
Roe Deer
Fox
Rabbit
Brown Hare
Pine Marten
Common Frog
Green Lizard
Red Wall Skink
Birds
UK
2134.0 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
309.1 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
167.0 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
178.2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2060.0 Greylag Goose Anser anser
172.0 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
2063.0 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
141.1 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
2067.0 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
135.0 Gadwall Anas strepera
136.0 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
132.0 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
142.0 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
139.2 Garganey Anas querquedula
138.0 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
146.1 Common Pochard Aythya ferina
149.1 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
148.0 Greater Scaup Aythya marila
2002.0 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
2003.0 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
86.0 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
119.0 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
2018.0 European Shag Leucocarbo aristotelis
196.1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
195.0 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
196.0 Great Egret Ardea alba
2025.0 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
2074.0 European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
2096.0 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
2094.0 Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
2100.0 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
336.0 Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
356.1 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
356.0 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
359.1 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
212.1 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
219.0 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
220.0 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
252.0 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
250.0 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
265.0 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
264.1 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
253.1 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
283.0 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
242.3 Little Stint Calidris minuta
243.0 Dunlin Calidris alpina
244.0 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
260.0 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
2209.0 Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
285.0 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
2232.0 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
270.0 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
275.0 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
269.0 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
47.0 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
51.0 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
50.0 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
55.1 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
67.0 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
70.0 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
74.1 Little Tern Sterna albifrons
30.0 Common Murre Uria aalge
32.0 Razorbill Alca torda
13.0 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
313.1 Rock Dove Columba livia
2274.0 Stock Pigeon Columba oenas
2276.0 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
2289.0 Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
315.4 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
382.3 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
388.2 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
2328.0 Tawny Owl Strix aluco
367.0 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
424.2 Common Swift Apus apus
401.1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
2387.0 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
2431.0 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
475.0 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
490.3 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
490.1 Rook Corvus frugilegus
490.2 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
486.0 Common Raven Corvus corax
2418.0 Wood Lark Lullula arborea
473.0 Skylark Alauda arvensis
698.2 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
698.0 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
2839.2 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
2839.1 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
694.0 White Wagtail Motacilla alba
688.2 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
2819.0 Dunnock Prunella modularis
514.3 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
2943.0 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
526.1 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2937.0 Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
516.0 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2882.0 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
535.5 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
722.0 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
2487.0 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
616.0 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
613.0 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
615.2 House Martin Delichon urbica
2620.0 Goldcrest Regulus regulus
2533.0 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
2547.0 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
2554.0 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
2562.0 Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
747.2 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
2592.0 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
747.3 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
2588.0 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
2586.0 Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
2585.0 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
2573.0 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
2804.0 Bearded Parrotbill Panurus biarmicus
2464.0 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
2466.0 Willow Tit Poecile montana
2474.0 Coal Tit Periparus ater
2477.0 Great Tit Parus major
2475.0 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
761.1 Common Blackbird Turdus merula
2739.0 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
2740.0 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
2647.0 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
2659.0 European Robin Erithacus rubecula
2664.0 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
2679.0 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2707.0 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
19206.0 Common Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
765.0 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
493.0 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
132 species
France
178.2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor
141.1 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
135.0 Gadwall Anas strepera
132.0 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
195.0 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2074.0 European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
2077.0 Red Kite Milvus milvus
2076.0 Black Kite Milvus migrans
2081.0 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
2086.0 Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
2091.0 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
331.0 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
2095.0 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
2094.0 Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
2100.0 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
334.0 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
336.0 Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
349.0 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2114.0 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
356.1 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
2117.0 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
359.1 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
206.1 Common Crane Grus grus
269.0 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
2254.0 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
313.1 Rock Dove Columba livia
2276.0 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
2289.0 Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
315.4 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
388.2 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
2317.0 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
1230.0 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
424.2 Common Swift Apus apus
2358.0 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
415.1 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
2380.0 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
2376.0 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius
2377.0 White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
401.1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
401.0 Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
2393.0 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
2387.0 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
2386.0 Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus
2461.0 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
2431.0 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
475.0 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
2436.0 Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
490.3 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
490.1 Rook Corvus frugilegus
490.2 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
486.0 Common Raven Corvus corax
2847.0 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
2853.0 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
2416.0 Crested Lark Galerida cristata
2418.0 Wood Lark Lullula arborea
473.0 Skylark Alauda arvensis
696.1 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
694.0 White Wagtail Motacilla alba
688.2 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
2969.0 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
688.3 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
2980.0 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
2819.0 Dunnock Prunella modularis
514.3 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
2947.0 European Serin Serinus serinus
2943.0 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
2940.0 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
526.1 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
521.0 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
516.0 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
514.2 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
2882.0 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
2496.0 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
2503.0 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
2504.0 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
722.0 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
2487.0 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
616.0 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
2424.0 Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
613.0 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2428.0 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
615.2 House Martin Delichon urbica
2620.0 Goldcrest Regulus regulus
2621.0 Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
2548.0 Eurasian River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
2571.0 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
2570.0 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
747.2 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
2592.0 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
747.3 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
2588.0 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
2586.0 Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
2576.0 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
2464.0 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
2466.0 Willow Tit Poecile montana
2474.0 Coal Tit Periparus ater
2468.0 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
2477.0 Great Tit Parus major
2475.0 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
2523.0 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
2719.0 Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
2723.0 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
761.1 Common Blackbird Turdus merula
2739.0 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
2740.0 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
2647.0 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
2635.0 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
2659.0 European Robin Erithacus rubecula
2664.0 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
2678.0 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
2679.0 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2707.0 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
19206.0 Common Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
493.0 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
114 species
Spain
195.0 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2054.0 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
2076.0 Black Kite Milvus migrans
2082.0 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
2090.0 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
336.0 Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
2115.0 Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
2121.0 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
2268.0 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
2254.0 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
313.1 Rock Dove Columba livia
2276.0 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
315.4 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
382.3 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
424.2 Common Swift Apus apus
2358.0 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2348.0 European Roller Coracias garrulus
391.1 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
2431.0 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
475.0 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
490.3 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
2853.0 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
688.2 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
2980.0 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
2947.0 European Serin Serinus serinus
526.1 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2891.0 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
613.0 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2428.0 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
615.2 House Martin Delichon urbica
2416.0 Crested Lark Galerida cristata
2588.0 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
2587.0 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
2578.0 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
2723.0 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
761.1 Common Blackbird Turdus merula
2664.0 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
493.0 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
36 species
Switzerland
2077.0 Red Kite Milvus milvus
336.0 Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
490.2 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
3 species
Singapore
195.0 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
3029.0 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
3291.0 Glossy Swiftlet Aerodramus esculenta
2346.1 House Swift Apus nipalensis
2449.0 House Crow Corvus splendens
688.3 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
2426.0 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
19217.0 Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus
8 species
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