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@@TonyQ, yes well done. 106 species photographed on one trip is great. Now that you have the "itch" you can scratch it locally and keep the numbers going up. I think the race to 300 has begun!

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I am not a birder. So why am I starting in “My Big Year”? I have enjoyed watching, and photographing birds on recent trips abroad, most recently in Kenya. I would like to carry on that enjoyment in t

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2. Great Tit Parus major Earlswood,nr Birmingham 07.03.2016 Earlswood,nr Birmingham 07.03.2016 Our garden, Birmingham 29.03.2016

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5. Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Our garden, Birmingham 14.02.2016 Our garden, Birmingham 12.03.2016 Our garden, Birmingham 29.03.2016 These are regular visitors to feeders i

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It has been fairly quiet for new species, but one of the pleasures of the summer has been seeing the development of baby birds. In our garden, we introduced suet block feeders (on the recommendation of @Tdgraves and @@Zim Girl )

These have been a great success with tits in particular, but we even got a Great Spotted Woodpecker one day.

 

Blue Tits used them a lot when (I presume) they were feeding youngsters - then they brought the youngsters to the feeders and fed them from the suet bloc

(Taken through window, 21.06.2016)

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A couple of days later, some babies came without an adult (taken while sitting at garden table, 23.06.2016)

 

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We were also delighted that a young Coal Tit came to visit

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Watching the visiting babies has been a continuing delight

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We have also continued to enjoy seeing babies out in the countryside

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Redshank Baby, Upton Warren, 27.06.2016

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Redshank Baby, Upton Warren, 27.06.2016

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Tufted Duck, Upton Warren, 1.07.2016

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Tufted Duck, Earlswood, 06.07.2016

I was great fun watching the very young babies diving for food

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Tufted Duck, Upton Warren, 1.07.2016

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We have seen a few new species:

204. (UK.101). Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 09.06.2016

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 09.06.2016

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205 (UK.102). Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

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Brandon Marsh, nr Coventry 16.05.2016

Very much an e.b.c. I waited to post in the hope of getting a better picture - but this is the only cuckoo I have ever seen!

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I am pleased the suet blocks are working for you. Really nice pictures of the young tits being fed.

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- (UK.103). Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 05.07.2016

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 05.07.2016

 

We also saw a Green Sandpiper in Kenya so not counted in total.

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- (UK.104). Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 01.07.2016

We also saw Egyptian Goose in Kenya. (We were more surprised to see it in the middle of England!) A pair has been there for quite a few weeks.

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206. (UK.105). Curlew Numenius arquata

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 14.07.2016

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 14.07.2016

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207. (UK.106). Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

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Earlswood,nr Birmingham 06.06.2016

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Earlswood,nr Birmingham 06.06.2016

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@@TonyQ Well done getting more than 200. I've just gone back through this thread, some nice images added since I last looked.

I like the compositions of Little Bee-eater in post #246 & Three-banded Plover #253 and a lovely image of the displaying Kori Bustard in #253.

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Beautiful additions, Tony! Especially like the baby Tits and the Black-Necked Grebe.

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love the Black necked Grebe @@TonyQ and baby coal tit- a bird thta is very seldom seen in our garden. The jackdaws and magpies seem to be very food on the suet logs where we are!

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@@TonyQ, come to the States, we have LOTS of Cuckoos here. Heck, a couple are running for President. Wait...you were probably talking about birds right?

 

There is a Yellow-billed Cuckoo around here but I have yet to see one. I would be very happy with just a proof shot of one though.

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Sorry I haven't updated this for a while - but here goes.....

We couldn't get out much during the summer, so only one new bird in August

 

208.(UK. 107). Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 23.08.2016

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We did also get a better sighting of Curlew (all at Upton Warren)

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In September we went to the East Coast of Scotland for family business, and were able to fit in some bird watching as well.

 

209. (UK.108). Herring Gull Larus argentatus

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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Juvenile, Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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210. (UK.109). Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

 

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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211. (UK.110). Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 02.10.2016

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Upton Warren, Worcestershire 02.10.2016

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Missed your updates, Tony. Beautiful photos.

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212. (UK.111). Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

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Montrose Basin, Scotland 12.09.2016

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Montrose Basin, Scotland 12.09.2016

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213. (UK.112). Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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214. (UK.113). Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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215. (UK.114). Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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Arbroath, Scotland 12.09.2016

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