December 31, 2007 - 2007 Patch List Challenge - vote for best bird

Following a hectic year of patch-listing, who will win the coveted 'best find' prize? This year you can vote for your favourite celebrity birder and their best find - read on.......

Who's who and what did they find?

Lord Hoffy - He's slogged round Lough Beg twice and found N Irn's 2nd ever Squacco and 3rd ever Great White Egret, the jammy get!

Roy Castle - Better known as a tap-dancing, trumpet-playing dead record breaker, "Royzah' has been working the Don for years. Not much in the way of broken records this year, with Long-tailed Skua his best effort.

UHT-2006 Spritely - A north Don man-machine, his upgrades failed him this year, and Pochard was his 'best' - a good bird on the Don, allegedly.

Fat Paul Scholes - He's fat, he's round, he's always on the ground at Girdleness. 'Scholsey' has been invaluable. 'In' on the recent Brunnich's, but not the finder, his best effort was close on its heels - a fine White-billed Diver off Girdle.

Jesus - Marooned on Cape Clear for the year for his sins, but we all have our crosses to bear. Possible contenders included another Fea's and a shore lark, but he's going with Red-rumped Swallow as his best.

Shakin' Stevens - Never out of the blocks all year, 'Shakey' managed a Squacco off-patch, but had to settle for Great Grey Shrike at the Folkestone cliffs as his best.

Paul McCartney - Everyone's favourite beatle, Paul has been ploughing a lonely furrow regularly at Galley Head all year, with lesser whitethroat his best patch find - a good, (well, all right) bird for ireland honest! 


Don't forget to cast yer vote on the right hand tool bar!!

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