Sunday, May 27, 2007 - No Little Stint, but nice walk on the home spot.
Got up at ten. Checked the reports, but no Calidris-waders in Torslandaviken at all. Took a walk around the field near my home with Adam. Mostly Starlings, Jackdaws and Blackbirds. Turned home again, but saw interesting movement in a stack of twigs and branches. Male Red-backed Shrike! New species for the location! It soon retreated since tits and whitethroats were now pretty upset and aggressive. On the way home we saw a pair of Marsh Warblers (the male sang) and heard another two. A Raven swooped past, followed by Crows. An Oystercatcher was foraging in one of the football fields. A Chiffchaff sang a couple of bars. The rain stopped. Nice walk after all!
If we're counting correctly, Adam and I now both have 173 life ticks. :)
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About Me
26 year old birder from Gothenburg, Sweden.
My goal for 2007 was get above 200 life-ticks. I managed 215 and the goal for 2008 was to get to 250. Right now it looks like I might get to 250 year ticks which is of course even better.
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Last ticks
• 266: Leach's Storm-petrel
• 265: Isabelline Shrike
• 264: Sooty Shearwater
• 263: Little Auk
• 262: Snow Bunting
• 261: Yellow-browed Warbler
• 260: Red-throated Pipit
• 259: Hen Harrier
• 258: Sabine's Gull
• 257: Ortolan Bunting
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