| Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alex Lees |
British | 154 | 24/09/05, 50m canopy tower, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Alta Floresta, Brazil: Crested Eagle, Blue-winged Macaw, Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak, Cryptic Forest-falcon, Purple Martin, Brown-banded Puffbird, Crane Hawk, Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet. |
2 |
Sander Lilipaly & many others |
Breskens observatory, Netherlands | 143 | 10 may 2001, 136 species observed flying past, Fan-tailed Warbler, 28 species of wader,RF-Falcon, Black Kite, 10 Ortolan, 31 Purple Herons and much more |
3 |
Olivier Barden |
Canada | 129 | 17/05/02, Cap Tourmente observation tower, Quebec -- DICKCISSEL, golden eagle, short-eared owl, Ross' goose |
4 |
Don Roberson & team of 5 more |
USA (California) | 116 | from 6 foot circle overlooking Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Co., CA, in Oct 1982 |
5 |
Christian Cederroth |
Segerstads fyr, Öland, Sweden | 108 | Segerstads fyr = "Victory City Lighthouse", www.segerstadsfyr.se |
6 |
APNAE |
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà NP in Catalonia (Spain) 19-4-03 | 108 | Spotted Crake, Audouin's Gull, Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Eider, Common Scoter |
7 |
Jennifer Rycenga |
US (California) | 103 | Big Sit with Sequoia Audubon team - the SASsy Seawatchers - at Pescadero, 9 Oct 2011 - over 40+ participants through the day; out from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm |
8 |
Pim A. Wolf , Vlissingen migrationwatchpoint |
Netherlands | 103 | |
9 |
Jean-Philippe Siblet |
French | 89 | Gruissan - Roc de Conilhac (Aude / France) 24/09/2007 - Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Greater Flamingo, Glossy Ibis, White Stork, Black Stork, Red Kite, Short-toed Eagle, Osprey, Hobby, Eleonora's Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Spotless Starling. ABA rules |
10 |
Steve Nuttall |
Belvide Reservoir Staffordshire | 88 | L T Duck, Barwit, Blackwit, Whimbrel. 10th May 03 |
11 |
Tom Reed |
Reed's Beach, NJ, USA- FALL | 83 | Sep 15 2001- Sandwich Tern, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. |
12 |
David Allinson |
Canadian | 82 | Inaugural Canadian "Battle of the Towers" Big Sit on May 3, 2003 -- Rocky Point Bird Observatory, Metchosin (Victoria), British Columbia. Good for third place! |
13 |
Steve Lister |
Rutland Water, UK | 78 | 13 October 2002. ABA rules. |
14 |
Jane Turner |
British - sat on our front lawn in Merseyside Oct 28th 2001 | 75 | 3 species of Diver, Brent Goose, Velvet Scoter, Eider and LTD, Merlin, Puffin, CornBunting |
15 |
Matthew Berriman |
North Arm, Rutland Water, UK. 06.10.01 | 75 | Garganey, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Hobby, Spotted Redshank. |
16 |
Jean-Philippe SIBLET |
French | 73 | 25 may 2001 - Tréchy (Seine-et-Marne) France. Black Woodpecker, Mediterranean Gull, Red crested Pochard, |
17 |
Tom Reed |
Reed's Beach, NJ- SPRING | 71 | Apr 3, 2002- Common Loon, Glossy Ibis, Bonaparte's Gull, Purple Martin, Winter Wren, Pine Warbler |
18 |
Angus and Dundee Bird Club Team |
Scottish | 66 | 2000. Peregrine, L T Duck. |
19 |
Tom Reed |
Reed's Beach, NJ, USA- WINTER | 59 | WINTER rec reset on Dec 24 2002 |