Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2004 French Year List Showing Records 1 through 3 of 3 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Jean-Philippe Siblet French 324 Glossy Ibis, Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Spotted Eagle, Cream-coloured Courser, Social Lapwing, Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Lesser Crested Tern, Richard's Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, River Warbler, Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Isabelline Shrike, Pine Bunting 2 DELAPRE JEAN-PIERRE FRANCAISE 300 american wingeon, long legged buzzard,corncrake, pine tailed sandgrouse, cream-coloured courser, upland sandpiper, red necked phalarope, bonaparte's gull, white winged tern, lesser crested tern, richard's pipit, botted warbler, dusky warbler, yellow browed warbler, red brasted flycatcher, pine bunting, black headed bunting,pink footed goose, ferriginous duck little auk 3 Georges Olioso French 245 2004 Ireland Year List Showing Records 1 through 2 of 2 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Niall Keogh Irish 206 12 ticks plus other goodies such as : 2 Fea's , 3 Wilson's , a cracking female Monti's , a bucket load of yank waders , Gull-billed Tern, and a Lesser Whitethroat in the back garden for 6 days. 2 Mark Carmody Irish 203 Spoonbill, LRP, Rosy Starling, Bonaparte's Gull, Water Pipit, Goosander, Ferruginous Duck, Jack Snipe, quail, Med Shear 2004 Wales Year List Showing Records 1 through 7 of 7 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Marc Hughes Welsh - Conwy 217 as of 31/10/04 Highlights to date include Black Scoter, Waxwing, H Y-br Wabler, Spoonbill, Avocet, Bonaparte's gull, Pec Sand, American Wigeon, All 4 Skuas, G-W Teal, Leach's Petrel, Garganey, Hoopoe, Wryneck, Dotterel, GG Shrike, L.Bunt 2 Chris Jones Lancs now living in N Wales 193 BOU (197 UK400) Highlights: Bonaparte's Gull, Black Redstart, winter swans in Ceredigion, spring at Ynys Hir and cracking views of two male Black Grouse stand out. Also GG Shrike, LS Woodpecker, Little Bunting, 10 Hawfinches, Nightjar, Ring Ouzel, finding some Little Terns with JC, Dotterel, Storm/Leach's Petrels, Sabine's Gull, Pec Sand, Common Rosefinch, finding a Lapland Bunting and two Snow Buntings, 10 Waxwings and any day birding in N Wales. A fantastic year! 3 Jonathan Clarke English (At Aber Uni) 174 All the Welsh specialities + the odd rare ones. Recent highlights include: Waxwing, GN Diver, Slav, Snow Bunting, Redhead & LT Duck, Earlier in the year highlights included Black Redstart, GW Teal, LS Wood, Med Gull, both winter swans, Little Terns, Storm Pet, Osprey, Black Guilli, Ring Ouzel, Hooded crow, Nightjar, Temminck's Stint, Garganey, Little Bunting, Little Stint and Hawfinches, all nice on any list! 4 Martin Jones Welsh 170 Hoopoe -Ty'n-y-Groes 06/04 Marsh Harrier, Llyn Llywenan 04/04, Black-necked Grebe 04/04 - Llyn Penrhyn 5 Richard Clarke English (Aber student) 117 A trip to Aber Dysynni gave me scaup (!!) on the river, Egyptian goose, sand martin, wheatear, chiffchaff 27/3/04, Chough on Constitution Hill 6 Phil Baker British (lived in Wales 35 yrs) 98 The African Spoonbill in Cardiff Bay - I even got to video it! Also managed Red Kite. 7 Clive Morris Cymro Welsh 45 Black Redstart(Victoria Dock,Caernarfon),Great Grey Shrike Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home