Sunday, 17 December 2017

Have you seen these missing birds?

I am making a somewhat feeble attempt to see 200 uk bird species in 2017. Just half a month to go and I have made it to 192.  I keep a record of this on birdtrack.

My good friend Stuart Ball, also based in Peterborough has seen at least 220 species so I am lagging far behind.

My excuses are that I do most of my birding locally by bike and don't tend to pursue birds found by others. I also live 40 miles or so from the sea and this year have missed out on many seabirds. I did have a trip to Scotland though to see some of the specialities up there.

So will I make it to 200 before the end of December?

If I do, these are 15 of the overwintering species that I might possibly see. Many of these are unlikely but you never know. I am not greedy, half of these would be good. How many of these can you identify?

Images screenshot from the Collins bird guide.

Of course I could start being a twitcher but it's a bit late in the year for that sort of malarkey. Maybe next year or maybe not.





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