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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Yearlist 2015

January 1, 2015
1. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
2. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
3. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
4. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
5. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
6. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
7. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
8. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
9. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
10. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
11. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia )
12. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
13. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
14. European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
15. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
16. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
17. Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
18. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
19. Carrion Cow (Corvus corone)
20. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
21. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
22. Great Tit (Parus major)
23. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
24. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
25. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
26. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
27. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
28. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
29. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
30. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
31. Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
32. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
33. European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

January 2, 2015
34. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
35. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
36. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
37. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

January 3, 2015
38. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
39. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
40. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
41. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
42. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
43. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
44. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
45. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
46. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
47. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

January 6, 2015
48. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
49. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

January 8, 2015
50. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

January 13, 2015
51. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
52. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
53. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
54. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

January 16, 2015
55. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
56. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
57. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
58. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
59. Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
60. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
61. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
62. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
63. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
64. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
65. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
66. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
67. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
68. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
69. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
70. Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
71. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

January 17, 2015
72. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
73. Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

January 18, 2015
74. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
75. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

January 31, 2015
76. Northern Raven (Corvus corax)

February 2, 2015
77. Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
78. Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)

February 3, 2015
79. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
80. Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

February 5, 2015
81. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
82. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
83. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
84. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

February 14, 2015
85. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
86. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

February 21, 2015
87. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris)
88. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

February 28, 2015
89. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
90. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

March 1, 2015
91. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

March 3, 2015
92. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

March 7, 2015
93. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)

March 8, 2015
94. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
95. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

March 15, 2015
96. Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

March 17, 2015
97. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collibyta)

March 21, 2015
98. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
99. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
100. Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
101. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
102. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
103. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

March 26, 2015
104. European Serin (Serinus serinus)

March 29, 2015
105. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
106. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
107. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

April 5, 2015
108. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
109. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
110. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
111. Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
112. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
113. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
114. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
115. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
116. Common Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

April 11, 2015
117. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
118. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
119. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
120. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
121. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
122. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
123. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
124. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
125. Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
126. Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
127. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
128. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
129. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

April 13, 2015
130. Common Swift (Apus apus)

April 19, 2015
131. Common Crane (Grus grus)
132. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
133. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
134. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
135. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
136. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

April 25, 2015
137. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
138. Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
139. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
140. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
141. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
142. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
143. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
144. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
145. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
146. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
147. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
148. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
149. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
150. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
151. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) - Lifer!!!
152. European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
153. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

April 26, 2015
154. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
155. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
156. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
157. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

April 28, 2015
158. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
159. European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
160. Corn Crake (Crex crex)

Thursday, January 2, 2014

#Greenlist

Thanks to my twitter friend Gert (@Gertatron) I decided to compile another birdlist. Those birders who love to make lists and are true nature lovers will certainly love it. It's "Green list" (twitter hashtag: #greenlist). In this list you can count all the birds you have seen on your birding adventures without using any other means of transportation than your own feet. Birds seen during your bike rides count as well :) 

Please, spread the word and do your own #greenlist!  

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Yearlist 2014

January 1, 2014
1. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
2. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
3. Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
4. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
5. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
6. Great Tit (Parus major)
7. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
8. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
9. Blackbird (Turdus merula)
10. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
11. Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
12. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
13. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
14. Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
15. Siskin (Spinus spinus)
16. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
17. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
18. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
19. Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

January 2, 2014
20. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
21. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
22. White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
23. Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
24. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
25. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
26. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
27. Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
28. Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
29. Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
30. Magpie (Pica pica)
31. Raven (Corvus corax)
32. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
33. Linnet (Linaria cannabina)

January 3, 2014
34. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
35. Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
36. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
37. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

January 4, 2014
38. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
39. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
40. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

January 5, 2014
41. Great Egret (Egretta alba)
42. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
43. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
44. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
45. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

January 6, 2014
46. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
47. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
48. Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
49. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
50. Pochard (Aythya ferina)
51. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
52. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
53. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
54. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
55. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
56. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
57. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
58. Coot (Fulica atra)
59. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
60. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
61. Common Gull (Larus canus)
62. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
63. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
64. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
65. Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

January 9, 2014
66. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
67. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
68. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

January 11, 2014
69. Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
70. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
71. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)

January 12, 2014
72. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
73. Wigeon (Anas penelope)

January 14, 2014
74. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

January 18, 2014
75. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
76. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

January 19, 2014
77. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
78. Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
79. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
80. White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

January 26, 2014
81. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

February 3, 2014
82. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

February 4, 2014
83. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
84. Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - Lifer!!!
85. Teal (Anas crecca)

February 5, 2014
86. White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii) - Lifer!!!

February 8, 2014
87. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
88. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
89. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
90. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
91. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

February 14, 2014
92. Pintail (Anas acuta)
93. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

February 19, 2014
94. Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
95. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)

February 20, 2014
96. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)

February 22, 2014
97. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
98. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

February 24, 2014
99. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

February 25, 2014
100. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
101. Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)

February 27, 2014
102. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) - Lifer!!!
103. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

March 1, 2014
104. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

March 2, 2014
105. Common Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
106. Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
107. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
108. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

March 8, 2014
109. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
110. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
111. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
112. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

March 9, 2014
113. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

March 12, 2014
114. Garganey (Anas querquedula)

March 22, 2014
115. European Serin (Serinus serinus)
116. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
117. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
119. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
120. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
121. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
122. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
123. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
124. Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
125. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

March 23, 2014
126. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

March 29, 2014
127. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
128. Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

March 30, 2014
129. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
130. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

April 11, 2014
131. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
132. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
133. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
134. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
135. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
136. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
137. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
138. Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
139. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

April 12, 2014
140. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
141. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)

April 13, 2014
142. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
143. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
144. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
145. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

April 16, 2014
146. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

April 17, 2014
147. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) - Lifer!!!

April 18, 2014
148. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - Lifer!!!
149. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Lifer!!!
150. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) - Lifer!!!

April 19, 2014
151. Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) - Lifer!!!
152. Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) - Lifer!!!
153. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) - Lifer!!!
154. European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) - Lifer!!!

April 21, 2014
155. Common Swift (Apus apus)
156. House Martin (Delichon urbica)

April 23, 2014
157. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

April 25, 2014
158. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

April 26, 2014
159. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)

April 28, 2014
160. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
161. European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

May 1, 2014
162. Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
163. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
164. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
165. Dunlin(Calidris alpina)
166. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
167. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
168. Corncrake (Crex crex)

May 6, 2014
169. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)

May 17, 2014
170. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

May 17, 2014
171. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
172. European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

May 25, 2014
173. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)

June 1, 2014
174. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
175. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

June 3, 2014
176. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
177. Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
178. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) - Lifer!!!

June 5, 2014
179. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

June 7, 2014
180. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
181. Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
182. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

June 16, 2014
183. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

June 21, 2014
184. Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)

June 27, 2014
185. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
186. Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) - Lifer!!!
187. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)

July 3, 2014
188. Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
189. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

July 6, 2014
190. River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)

July 12, 2014
191. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
192. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

August 9, 2014
193. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

August 17, 2014
194. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

August 23, 2014
195. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

September 4, 2014
196. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)

September 6, 2014
197. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
198. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
199. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)

September 15, 2014
200. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

September 24, 2014
201. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

October 25, 2014
202. Common Crane (Grus grus)
203. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
204. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
205. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
206. Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

November 16, 2014
207. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

December 14, 2014
208. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
209. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

December 23, 2014
210. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

December 28, 2014
211. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
212. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Yearlist 2013

January 1, 2013
1. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
3. Coot (Fulica atra)
4. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
5. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
6. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
7. Blackbird (Turdus merula)
8. Great Tit (Parus major)
9. Common Magpie (Pica pica)
10. Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
11. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
12. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
13. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

January 2, 2013
14. Common Gull (Larus canus)
15. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
16. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

January 3, 2013
17. Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
18. Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
19. Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
20. Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
21. Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

January 4, 2013
22. Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
23. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
24. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
25. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
26. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
27. Wigeon (Anas penelope)
28. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
29. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

January 5, 2013
30. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
31. Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
32. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
33. Marsh Tit (Parus palustris)
34. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
35. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
36. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

January 6, 2013
37. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
38. Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

January 7, 2013
39. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
40. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
41. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

January 10, 2013
42. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
43. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

January 11, 2013
44. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
45. Great Egret (Egretta alba)
46. White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
47. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
48. Pochard (Aythya ferina)
49. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
50. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
51. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
52. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
53. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
54. Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
55. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
56. Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
57. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

January 12, 2013
58. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
59. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

January 16, 2013
60. Coal Tit (Parus ater)
61. Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

January 19, 2013
62. Teal (Anas crecca)
63. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
64. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
65. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
66. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
67. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
68. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
69. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
70. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

January 23, 2013
71. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

January 26, 2013
72. Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
73. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

January 27, 2013
74. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
75. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

January 31, 2013
76. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
77. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

February 10, 2013
78. Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
79. Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Lifer !!!
80. Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
81. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - Lifer !!!

February 17, 2013
82. Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - Lifer !!!
83. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
84. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)

February 22, 2013
85. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

March 3, 2013
86. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
87. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
88. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
89. Common Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
90. Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

March 3, 2013
91. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
92. Raven (Corvus corax)

March 5, 2013
93. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)

March 9, 2013
94. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

March 10, 2013
95. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

March 14, 2013
96. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

March 18, 2013
97. Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
98. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

March 23, 2013
99. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
100. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
101. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
102. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
103. Redshank (Tringa totanus)
104. Garganey (Anas querquedula)

April 1, 2013
105. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
106. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
107. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

April 4, 2013
108. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

April 6, 2013
109. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

April 7, 2013
110. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

April 12, 2013
111. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
112. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

April 13, 2013
113. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus)

April 14, 2013
114. House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
115. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
116. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
117. Wryneck (Jynx torquila)
118. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
119. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
120. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
121. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
122. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

April 17, 2013
123. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
124. Common Swift (Apus apus)

April 18, 2013
125. Serin (Serinus serinus)

April 19, 2013
126. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
127. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
128. Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
129. Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
130. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
131. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
132. Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
133. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
134. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
135. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
136. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
137. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
138. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
139. Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
140. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
141. Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

April 20, 2013
142. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
143. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
144. Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
145. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
146. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

April 21, 2013
147. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

April 27, 2013
148. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
149. Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
150. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
151. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
152. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
153. Curlew (Numenius arquata)
154. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
155. Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

May 5, 2013
156. Corncrake (Crex crex)
157. Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

May 7, 2013
158. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)

May 17, 2013
159. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

May 18, 2013
160. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

May 26, 2013
161. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

June 1, 2013
162. Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
163. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
164. Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
165. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
166. Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra)

June 2, 2013
167. Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

June 15, 2013
168. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

June 29, 2013
169. Woodlark (Lullula arborea)

July 4, 2013
170. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

July 5, 2013
171. White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) - Lifer !!!

July 26, 2013
172. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

August 13, 2013
173. Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

August 14, 2013
174. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) - Lifer !!!

August 25, 2013
175. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

August 31, 2013
176. Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

September 4, 2013
177. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
178. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
179. Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) - Lifer !!!
180. Little Crake (Porzana parva) - Lifer !!!
181. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

September 5, 2013
182. Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

September 6, 2013
183. Red Knot (Calidris canutus) - Lifer !!!
184. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

September 8, 2013
185. Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Lifer !!!
186. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) - Lifer !!!

September 15, 2013
187. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
188. Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Lifer !!!

October 4, 2013
189. Common Crane (Grus grus)
190. Little Owl (Athene noctua)

October 17, 2013
191. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

October 24, 2013
192. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)

November 3, 2013
193. Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)

November 30, 2013
194. Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) - Lifer !!!

December 25, 2013
195. Siskin (Spinus spinus)
196. Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

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??. Pied Crow (Corvus albus) - Lifer !!! (escapee)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

2012 Lifers in pictures

You know that great feeling when you see it for the first time in your life. It is a very special moment. You are just observing the bird in your spotting scope or binoculars and enjoying the beauty of the moment. Suddenly you realize that you can make a photo of it. Sometimes is gone, sometimes it is far away, sometimes you don't have your camera, sometimes it's only your mobile phone. Do not await great photos. All of them are made with my smartphone, they are digiscoped and bad quality, but try to imagine that feeling of your lifer connection... 
Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria); Devín castle, Bratislava, Slovakia - Feb 13, 2012
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea); Zicklacke, Illmitz, Austria - Mar 1, 2012
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis); Budmerice, Slovakia - Apr 15, 2012
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis); Sandeck - Wasserstatten, Illmitz, Austria - Apr 22, 2012
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides); Danube, Bratislava, Slovakia - Apr 29, 2012
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); Perín fishponds, Perín, Slovakia - May 6, 2012
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus); Waasen-Hanság, Austria - Jun 9, 2012
Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor); Apetlon, Austria - Jun 9, 2012
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus); Bratislava, Slovakia - Dec 4, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012

Black-throated Loon in the city.

I got an announcement yesterday, that Black-throated Loon was seen on lake Veľký Draždiak in Petržalka, Bratislava. I missed it last week on Danube so I wanted to make my yearlist tick today. I persuaded my colleague to join me and we checked this site this morning. Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) was there all the time. It was intensively diving first hour, but later there were some nice opportunities to see this unusual bird.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday birdwatching on Danube

After several visits in the northern outskirts of Bratislava near River Morava I decided to change my direction and went to check Danube. Hrušovská zdrž water reservoir is an important migration and wintering spot in Central Europe. I took spotting scope and my binoculars and went out to check if there are already first autumn guests or not. I found 3 different dabbling duck species beside Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) - 7 Gadwall (Anas strepera), 6 Wigeon (Anas penelope), 15 Teal (Anas crecca). I've spotted one female Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), 5 female Goosander (Mergus merganser) and first few hundreds of Tufted Ducks (Aythya fuligula) and Common Pochards (Aythya ferina) that used to winter in this area. There were plenty of White Wagtails (Motacilla alba) and one Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea). It might be there more of them, but I spotted only one. I haven't seen any waders nor Pygmy Cormorants. May be there will be some of them in later weeks. 

I think this is enough writing. It's better to check photos, videos and list of observed birds on Hrušovská zdrž water dam and Čunovo surroundings. Photos and videos of birds are digiscoped using my HTC Desire S smartphone.
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)


juvenile Yellow-legged or Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans/michahellis)
River Danube below Danubiana
female Goosanders (Mergus merganser)
River Danube below dam
posing Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
sleeping Teals (Anas crecca)



upper parts of water reservoir
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret (Egretta alba)


List of observed bird species:
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret (Egretta alba)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Business Trip to Neusiedler See - Seewinkel National Park

[Thursday, March 1, 2012]
My colleagues from travel agency watching.sk have planned a business trip to Neusiedler See area. It included meeting with manager from Neusiedler See - Seewinkel National Park in the National Park Information Centre in Illmitz. We needed to discuss an excursion which will be part of Pannonian Bird Experience 2012. The other thing on our "to do list" was to check accomodation possibilities in Illmitz and nearby lying villages on the Hungarian part of Lake Neusiedl. I needed to dust off my ability to speak Hungarian but later I was satisfied with my performance. In the spare time we tried to make some birdwatching in this beautiful area. We visited several places but it's better to see it. And the late afternoon short stop on one watching tower brought a lifelist tick for two of us.
Modern building of information centre and headquarters of Neusiedler See - Seewinkel NP.
 We have about 20 minutes before the meeting with manager so we visited this hide.
This was the view from the hide - low grey clouds over Zicklacke periodic lake.
One of the Greylag Geese (Anser anser) that were feeding just few meters from the hide.
On the top of the watching tower next to the information centre.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) seen from the watching tower.
Flatlands of Seewinkel.
After visiting of several guesthouses in Hungary we moved to the Hungarian part of the lake near Fertóujlak
Large flock of Geese was composed mostly of Greylag Geese (Anser anser) and White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons). There were only few Bean Geese (Anser fabalis). Beside the Geese man could spot here 5 different duck species of Anas genus (Mallard, Gadwall, Teal, Pintail, Shoveler) and my favourite Shelducks.
Diving Pintails (Anas acuta).
Northern Shovelers (Anas clypeata) were showing their diving skills too.
My beloved Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna).

After the late lunch in Fertód we drove back to Bratislava,  but we decided to make two more stops near Illmitz. We stopped near Zicklacke (the same lake that could be seen from mentioned hide). I just asked if we have 10 spare minutes to go up on the watching tower and check some birds. In a while I spotted something that I have never seen before. Shelduck's rusty cousins. Two Ruddy Shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea) were feeding amidst Geese. What a great observation! It was lifelist tick for me and Katka. None of the photos is good enough but maybe this video:
 
With Ruddy Shelducks in our minds we moved to reeds that are all around the lake Neusiedl.

 Crisscross of channels, reeds and open water.
Sunset over vast reed belt.


List of observed bird species during the day:
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) 3000 (all Geese together)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 8
Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna) 15
Ruddy Shellduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 2; Lifer !!!
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 50
Wigeon (Anas penelope) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 3
Pintail (Anas acuta) 3
Teal (Anas crecca) 30
Pochard (Aythya ferina) 20
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 1
Great Egret (Egretta alba) 4
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 3
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 4
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 15
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 7
Coot (Fulica atra)
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
large Gull (Larus cachinnans/michahellis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) 2
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
Jackdaw (Coloelus monedula) 2
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) H
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) 3
number of individuals is mentioned only if we were able to count them or make an estimation; "H" means that we heard it

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Yearlist 2012

January 1, 2012
1. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
2. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
3. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
4. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
5. Common Magpie (Pica pica)
6. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
7. Great Tit (Parus major)
8. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
9. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
10. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
11. Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
12. Blackbird (Turdus merula)
13. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
14. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
15. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
16. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
17. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

January 3, 2012
18. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
19. Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
20. Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

January 4, 2012
21. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

January 6, 2012
22. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
23. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
24. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
25. Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
26. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
27. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
28. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
29. Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
30. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
31. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

January 11, 2012
32. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
33. Common Gull (Larus canus)
34. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
35. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
36. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

January 12, 2012
37. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
38. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

January 13, 2012
39. Wigeon (Anas penelope)
40. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
41. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
42. Great Egret (Egretta alba)
43. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
44. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

January 14, 2012
45. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
46. Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
47. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
48. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
49. Pochard (Aythya ferina)
50. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
51. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
52. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
53. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
54. Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
55. Coot (Fulica atra)
56. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
57. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

January 15, 2012
58. Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

January 21, 2012
59. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
60. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
61. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
62. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

January 22, 2012
63. Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

January 27, 2012
64. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

January 28, 2012
65. Teal (Anas crecca)
66. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
67. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

January 29, 2012
68. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
69. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

February 3, 2012
70. Jackdaw (Coloelus monedula)
71. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)

February 11, 2012
72. Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

February 13, 2012
73. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) - Lifer!!!

February 20, 2012
74. Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
75. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Lifer!!!

February 25, 2012
76. Pintail (Anas acuta)
77. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
78. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
79. Common Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

March 1, 2012
80. White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
81. Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
82. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) - Lifer!!!
83. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
84. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
85. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
86. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

March 3, 2012
87. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
88. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
89. Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) - Lifer!!!

March 6, 2012
90. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

March 10, 2012
91. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
92. Raven (Corvus corax)

March 17, 2012
93. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
94. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
95. Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
96. Woodlark (Lullula arborea) - Lifer!!!
97. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

March 18, 2012
98. European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

March 25, 2012
99. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
100. Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
101. Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)

March 27, 2012
102. Common Crane (Grus grus)

April 1, 2012
103. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
104. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
105. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) - Lifer!!!
106. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
107. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) - Lifer!!!
108. Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
109. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

April 5, 2012
110. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
111. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
112. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
113. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
114. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
115. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
116. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
117. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

April 6, 2012
118. Serin (Serinus serinus)

April 7, 2012
119. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
120. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
121. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
122. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
123. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
124. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
125. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
126. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) - Lifer!!!

April 8, 2012
127. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
128. House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
129. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

April 13, 2012
130. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

April 14, 2012
131. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) - Lifer!!!

April 15, 2012
132. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) - Lifer!!!

April 17, 2012
133. Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
134. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
135. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
136. Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
137. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

April 20, 2012
138. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
139. Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
140. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
141. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Lifer!!!
142. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) - Lifer!!!
143. Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
144. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
145. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
146. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
147. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
148. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
149. Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
150. Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Lifer!!!
151. Curlew (Numenius arquata)

April 21, 2012
152. Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
153. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
154. Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

April 22, 2012
155. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - Lifer!!!
156. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
157. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) - Lifer!!!
158. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) - Lifer!!!

April 29, 2012
159. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) - Lifer!!!

April 30, 2012
160. Common Swift (Apus apus)

May 1, 2012
161. Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
162. Corncrake (Crex crex)

May 6, 2012
163. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) - Lifer!!!
164. Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Lifer!!!
165. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
166. Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) - Lifer!!!
167. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
168. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
169. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
170. Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Lifer!!!
171. Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) - Lifer!!!
172. Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
173. Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

May 7, 2012
174. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) - Lifer!!!
175. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
176. Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
177. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
178. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
179. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)

May 26, 2012
180. Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
181. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
182. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) - Lifer!!!

May 27, 2012
183. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) - Lifer!!!
184. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Lifer!!!
185. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

June 3, 2012
186. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) - Lifer!!!

June 9, 2012
187. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
188. Little Stint (Calidris minuta) - Lifer!!!
189. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) - Lifer!!!
190. Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) - Lifer!!!
191. Bearded Reeding (Panurus biarmicus)

June 10, 2012
192. River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) - Lifer!!!
193. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) - Lifer!!!

July 29, 2012
194. Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) - Lifer!!!

September 5, 2012
195. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

September 7, 2012
196. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

September 15, 2012
197. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) - Lifer!!!

October 6, 2012
198. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
199. Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) - Lifer!!!

October 7, 2012
200. Little Owl (Athene noctua) - Lifer!!!

October 21, 2012
201. Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

October 26, 2012
202. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

November 2, 2012
203. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

November 9, 2012
204. Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)

November 18, 2012
205. Redwing (Turdus iliacus) - Lifer!!!

December 4, 2012
206. Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - Lifer!!!

December 9, 2012
207. Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)

My Life List

1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
2 Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
3 Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
4 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
5 Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
6 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
7 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
8 Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus )
9 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
10 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
11 Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
12 Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
13 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus )
14 Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
15 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
16 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
17 Gadwall (Anas strepera)
18 Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
19 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
20 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
21 Garganey (Anas querquedula)
22 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
23 Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
24 Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
25 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
26 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
27 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
28 Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
29 Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
30 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
31 Smew (Mergellus albellus)
32 Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
33 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
34 Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
35 Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
36 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
37 Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
38 Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)
39 Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
40 Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
41 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
42 Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
43 Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
44 Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
45 Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
46 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
47 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
48 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
49 Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
50 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
51 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
52 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
53 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
54 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
55 Great Egret (Ardea alba)
56 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
57 Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
58 Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
59 European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
60 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
61 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
62 European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
63 Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
64 Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
65 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
66 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
67 Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
68 Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
69 Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
70 Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
71 Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
72 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
73 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
74 Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
75 Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
76 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
77 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
78 Merlin (Falco columbarius)
79 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
80 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
81 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
82 Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
83 Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
84 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
85 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
86 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
87 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
88 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
89 Common Crane (Grus grus)
90 Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
91 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
92 Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
93 Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
94 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
95 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
96 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
97 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
98 Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
99 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
100 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
101 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
102 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
103 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
104 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
105 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
106 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
107 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
108 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
109 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
110 Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
111 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
112 Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
113 Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
114 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
115 Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
116 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
117 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
118 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
119 Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
120 Mediterranean Gull (Icthyaetus melanocephalus)
121 Mew Gull (Larus canus)
122 European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
123 Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
124 Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
125 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
126 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
127 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
128 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
129 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
130 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
131 Feral Pigeon (Columba livia )
132 Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
133 Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
134 European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
135 Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
136 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
137 Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
138 Little Owl (Athene noctua)
139 Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
140 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
141 Common Swift (Apus apus)
142 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
143 European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
144 Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
145 Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
146 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
147 Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
148 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
149 Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
150 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
151 Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
152 Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
153 European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
154 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
155 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
156 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
157 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
158 Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
159 Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
160 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
161 Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
162 Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
163 Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
164 Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
165 Carrion Cow (Corvus corone)
166 Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
167 Northern Raven (Corvus corax)
168 Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
169 Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
170 European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
171 Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
172 Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)
173 Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
174 Great Tit (Parus major)
175 Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
176 Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
177 Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
178 Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
179 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
180 Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
181 Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
182 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
183 Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
184 Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
185 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
186 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
187 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
188 Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
189 Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
190 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
191 Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
192 Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
193 Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
194 Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
195 River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
196 Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
197 Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
198 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
199 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
200 Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
201 Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
202 Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
203 Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
204 Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
205 Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
206 Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
207 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
208 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
209 Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
210 Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
211 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
212 Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
213 Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
214 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
215 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
216 Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
217 European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
218 Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
219 Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
220 Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
221 Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
222 Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
223 Common Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
224 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
225 White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
226 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
227 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
228 Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
229 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
230 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
231 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
232 Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
233 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
234 Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
235 Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
236 Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
237 Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
238 Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
239 Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
240 Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
241 European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
242 Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
243 Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
244 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
245 European Serin (Serinus serinus)
246 Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
247 Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
248 Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
249 Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
250 Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
251 Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)