Peter B's first big year

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@PeterHG@Kitsafari

 

Merry Christmas !

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Some local birds spotted this morning in Oostduinkerke 

 

 

[Galana]

20 minutes ago, BRACQUENE said:

spotted this morning in Oostduinkerke 

Obviously 'escapes' so not to be counted.

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221° Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus - Scholekster) Oostduinkerke 24th of December 2022 : 

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222° Curlew ( Numenius arquata- Wulp) Nieuwpoort 24th of December 2022 : 

 

 

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223° Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs- Vink) Oostduinkerke 26th of December 2022 : 

224° Pintail ( Anas acuta - Pijlstaart ) Nieuwpoort 24th of December 2022 : 

 

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225° Great Black-backed Gull ( Larus marines- Grote mantelmeeuw ) Nieuwpoort 24th of December 2022 : 

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226° Common Shelduck ( Tadorna Tadorna - Bergeend) Nieuwpoort 24 th of December 2022 : 

 

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227° Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres -Steenlopers) - Nieuwpoort 24th of December 2022 : 

[BRACQUENE]

I just noticed that I already posted a lonely Ruddy Turnstone a few weeks ago (218) from early this year in Nieuwpoort  so 227 is a double ...

[Tdgraves]

Your no 217 is indeed a turnstone, but that is not what you have posted above - is it a redshank @BRACQUENE?

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But the new 227° above and below is a Common Redshank (Tringa totanus-Tureluur ) Nieuwpoort 24th of December 2022 : 

 

 

 

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I was just rectifying @Tdgraveswith another picture but you are so quick  I was too late 

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228° Grey Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola - Zilverplevier ) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 : 

 

229° Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans - Pontische meeuw) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 : 

 

[michael-ibk]

That‘s the spirit, birding right until the very end of the year - well done!

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230° Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides - Kleine burgemeester) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 ( the one in the middle ) : 

231° Lesser Black-backed Gull ( Larus graellsii - Kleine mantelmeeuw ) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 ( again the one in the middle) : 

232° Dunlin ( Calidris Alpina- Bonte strandloper ) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 ( in the middle with bill down ) :

[PeterHG]

Iceland Gull is a very special sighting!

[BRACQUENE]

Thanks a lot @PeterHGstill looking for some more  in the pictures I took on the day before Christmas near to Ysermonde but time is running out as you know  and given the distance from where I took them identification is difficult to say the least but if you are hooked ... 

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233° Red knot (Calidris canutus- Kanoet ) Nieuwpoort Ysermonde 24th of December 2022 : the one on the waterline 

234° Yellow Bishop ( Euplectes capensis - Napoleonwever ) South Luangwa NP Tafika 24th of July 2022 : The one down under 

235°  Southern Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pammelaina - Zuidelijk zwarte vliegenvanger ) Gonarezhou NP Chilojo Cliffs area 20th of October 2022 : 

This is the end of my first BY ; I started late but loved it from the start and like safari it is indeed addictive so the day after tomorrow I will be on my way to find my first birds for 2023 ; thanks to everyone who loved my first year and especially those who helped me ! 

 

To end some photos of the Ysermonde in Nieuwpoort which is a birders paradise but getting close is difficult : please let me know if you see some other birds

I didn't' discover 

 

 

 

A happy and healthy 2023 to everybody !!

 

[michael-ibk]

And to you Peter, it was great having you join the game. I'm envious about your Iceland Gull. 

[Tdgraves]

I hate to rain on your first parade, but that black bird looks suspiciously like a drongo to me...

 

Happy New (big) Year!

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

that black bird looks suspiciously like a drongo to me...

True.

But nevertheless a creditable first attempt.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Galana
added text.

[BRACQUENE]

I hesitated a long time but I didn’t see a red eye but what about this one from the 14th of October just before midnight ( in Belgium) ?

 

[Galana]

43 minutes ago, BRACQUENE said:

what about this one from the 14th of October

Still a Fork-tailed Drongo. Happy New Year.

[BRACQUENE]

Happy new year Fred and thanks for everything!