native2sussexbirding: 2012

Monday, 31 December 2012

My Big Year 2012

I started the year at Rye & Castle water, Pett level
with 52 differant birds on my first day out on the 2nd
of January.On the 4th me and Jake done Norfolk &
saw 83 differant birds l got 6 new lifers as l started the year
with 246 on my life list.loads of days out with John Stanton
Matt Eade, Jake Everitt, Dan & Mike, Bob Self and many
other Sussex Birders . thanks to all.
Had three trips to Wales two to Scotland one to Yorkshire
the rest more south than that didn't do Silly's or Shetland
two boat trips in Dorset helped with a bulldog mind to get one more
& one more again to keep up with the birders at the front.
The Scotland trip was Amazing (6 day's) lifers every day
an a Boat trip with white-tailed Eagle 20 feet away.
I finished the Year with 309 & 315 on my UK life List
thats 69 new birds this year & joint 5th on BUBO list
Jake got 3rd Place, Matt got 4th Place... Great time l will
never forget THANKS

self found shoreham
Iceland Gull

Rainham Bearded tit

Gosport Ring-billed Gull

Warnham Redwing

Castle water Bittern

Sanderling Selsey bill

Highlands Ptarmigan

Jake & Matt on the Sea Eagles Boat

Cream-Coloured Courser

Stodmarsh White-winged Black Tern

Yorkshire Roller

Dorset Manx Shearwater

Kingfisher Sussex

Yellow Wagtail Ouse marsh

Rainham Baillon's Crake

Portland bill Black Redstart

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll

Queen mother's res Buff-Bellied Pipit

Saturday, 29 December 2012

Devon

Today Me,Jake,Matt
went to see the Cirl Bunting & lesser Yellowlegs
Thanks for Driving Matt a New Bird For me the Yellowlegs.
and back early...

Redshank & Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Friday, 28 December 2012

Norfolk

Kelling in Norfolk
was my trip today set off at 7am arrived 11.30
parked then walked to the beach about a mile
in. l saw the Canada Geese scanned then found
the Richardson's Canada Goose three Greylag &
some Brent Geese.On the Salthouse road the Sacrad Ibis
was feeding..