Short Toed Eagle, Crag martin, American coot, Myrtle warbler, Brunnichs guillemot,Baikal Teal, Cape may warbler

352) BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT, Portland Harbour, 27 Dec; 351) IVORY GULL, Patrington Haven, 16 Dec; 350) HUME'S LEAF WARBLER, Kelmarsh Hall, Northants, 14 Dec; Ross's Snow Goose, Marshside Marsh RSPB, 3 Dec; 349) BAIKAL TEAL, Crossens Outer Marsh, 3 December; 348) BLACK-THROATED THRUSH, Tunstall Forest, Suffolk, 26 Nov; CASPIAN STONECHAT, St Warna's Cove, St Agnes, 23 Nov; 347) PACIFIC DIVER, Pendower Beach, Gerrans Bay, 25 Nov; 346) EUROPEAN SERIN, Millenium Woodland, Flamborough Head, 21 Nov; 345) WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER, Orlandon Kilns, St Brides, 15 Nov; 344) AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE, Rum, 3 Nov; 343) RUSTIC BUNTING, Cove Community Woodland, Aberdeen, 3 Nov; Shetland Wren, Unst, 2 Nov; 342) CAPE MAY WARBLER, The Manse, Unst, 2 November; 341) HERMIT THRUSH, Porthgwarra, 31 Oct; 340) PALLID SWIFT, Felbrigg Hall, 23 Oct; NORTHERN HARRIER, Ouse Washes RSPB, 23 Oct; 339) SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Hayling Island Black Point, 17 Oct; 338) Shore Lark, Landguard NR, 16 Oct; 337) LITTLE BUNTING, Sammy's Point, Easington, 15 Oct; 336) WESTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER, Hartlepool Headland, 15 Oct; Siberian Lesser Whitethroat, Winterton North Dunes, 14 Oct; 335) RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL, Happisburgh, 14 Oct; 334) RADDE'S WARBLER, Anton Lakes NR Andover, 14 Oct; 333) Grey Phalarope, Rutland Water Dam, 13 Oct; 332) PARROT CROSSBILL (4 birds), Shoeburyness, 12-13 Oct; 331) OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT, Holland Haven, 12 Oct; 330) DUSKY WARBLER, Sandy Point NR Hayling Island, 10 Oct; 329) DAURIAN ISABELLINE SHRIKE, Pendeen, 6 Oct; 328) ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, St Martin's Haven, 5 Oct; 327) SIBERIAN STONECHAT, Trimley Marshes, 2 October; 326) BOOTED WARBLER, Hope Cove, Seaford Head, 30 Sept; 325) Yellow-browed Warbler, St Abb's, Whitburn CP, etc, 28 Sept; 324) RICHARD'S PIPIT (3 birds), Whitburn CP, 28 Sept; 323) SARDINIAN WARBLER, St Abbs Head, 28 Sept; 322) BROWN SHRIKE, Chilling, Hampshire, 20 Sept; 321) LESSER GREY SHRIKE, Leiston, 17 Sept; 320) Balearic Shearwater, Pendeen, 16 Sept; 319) Sooty Shearwater, Pendeen, 16 Sept; 318) LEACH'S PETREL, Pendeen, 16 Sept; 317) SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, Keyhaven Marsh, 7 September; 316) STILT SANDPIPER, Elton Hall Flash, Sandbach, 2 September; 315) SPOTTED CRAKE, Grove Ferry, 30 August; 314) ICTERINE WARBLER, Beacon Lane, Kilnsea, 27 August; Italian Sparrow, Hungry Hill, Northrepps, 25 August; 313) WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN, Hanningfield Reservoir, 25 August; 312) SABINE'S GULL, Thames Foreshore, Rainham RSPB, 25 August; 311) Wrynecks, Landguard Point, 24 August; 310) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Castor Hanglands, 8 August; 309) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, Elmley Marshes NNR, 5 August; 308) BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, Thornton Reservoir, 1 August; Ruddy Shelduck, Abberton Reservoir, 30 July; 307) CASPIAN TERN, Rudyard Lake, Staffs, 26 July; 306) BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, Frampton Marsh RSPB, 26 July; 305) TWO-BARRED CROSSBILLS (female & 3 juveniles), Lynford Arboretum, 22 July; 304) WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, Lodmoor CP, 19 July; 303) PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER, Rutland Water Egleton NR, 15 July; 302) BRIDLED TERN, Inner Farne, 3 July; 301) LITTLE BITTERN, Walton Heath Reedbed, Ham Walls RSPB, 1 July; 300) NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT, Loch Plocratol, Harris, 26 June; 299) British Storm Petrel, Ullapool/Stornoway Ferry, 26 June; 298) COMMON ROSEFINCH, Strathtummel, 26 June; 297) MELODIOUS WARBLER, Broome Wood, Tiln (Notts), 22 June; 296) Common Quail, Redbournbury, 21 June; 295) WILSON'S PHALAROPE, Yarmouth Mill Ponds, 20 June; 294) EUROPEAN ROLLER, Holt Lowes, 17 June; 293) PACIFIC SWIFT, Trimley Marshes SWT, 15 June; 292) GREENISH WARBLER, Turton Golf Course, 14 June; 291) Marsh Warbler, Southwold Town Marshes, 10 June; 290) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, Cuckmere Haven, 11 June; 289) BLACK KITE, Selling (Kent), 10 June; 288) European Honey Buzzard, New Forest, 2 June; 287) European Nightjar, Chobham Common, 1 June; 286) GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK, Blakeney Point, 31 May; 285) SAVI'S WARBLER, Lakenheath Fen, 29 May; 284) Scottish Crossbill, Anagach Woods, 27 May; Northwestern Redpoll, Flodigarry, Skye, 26 May; 283) LONG-TAILED SKUA, Aird an Runair, 26 May; 282) Corncrake, Balranald RSPB, 25 May; 281) Pomarine Skua, Aird an Runair, 25 May; 280) RED-RUMPED SWALLOW, Beddington SF, 24 May; 279) Roseate Tern, Coquet Island, 21 May; 278) Red-backed Shrike, Holy Island, 21 May; 277) BARRED WARBLER, Holy Island, 21 May; 276) RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER, South Bents Park, 21 May; 275) THRUSH NIGHTINGALE, Hartlepool Headland, 21 May; 274) Temminck's Stint, Spade Oak GP, 18 May; 273) DUSKY THRUSH, Margate Cemetery, 18 May; 272) Montagu's Harrier; 271) RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, Coombe Hill Meadows, 17 May; 270) BLACK-WINGED STILT, Burwell/Adventurer's Fen, Wicken, 16 May; 269) GREAT REED WARBLER, Grimley Church Pools, 14 May; 268) PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Denge Marsh, 13 May; 267) Spotted Flycatcher, Tempsford Churchyard, 13 May; 266) Great Skua, Dungeness, 9 May; 265) Manx Shearwater, Dungeness, 9 May; 264) CATTLE EGRET, Stodmarsh NNR, 9 May; 263) European Turtle Dove, Totternhoe Knolls, 8 May; 262) Common Nightingale, Paxton Pits NR, 7 May; 261) RED-FOOTED FALCON, Lakenheath Fen, 7 May; 260) Wood Sandpiper, Manor Farm GP, 6 May; 259) Little Stint, Manor Farm GP, 6 May; 258) DOTTEREL (7 birds), Gringley Carr, 6 May; 257) BLUE-WINGED TEAL, Bridgend Farm Pools, 5 May; 256) Little Tern, Ythan Estuary, 5 May; 255) Scottish Crossbill, Anagach Woods, 4 May; 254) Arctic Skua, Portsoy, 3 May; 253) Atlantic Puffin, Portsoy, 3 May; 252) WHITE-BILLED DIVER (8 individuals), Portsoy/Sandend, 3 May; 251) Garganey, Linford NR, 1 May; 250) Garden Warbler, Spade Oak GP, 30 April; 249) Hobby, Marlow Low Grounds, 30 April; 248) Whinchat, Marlow Pump Lane, 30 April; 247) Wood Warbler, Wilstone Reservoir, 29 April; 246) Arctic Tern; 245) Grasshopper Warbler, Amwell NR, 27 April; 244) Pied Flycatcher, Amwell NR, 27 April; 243) WOODCHAT SHRIKE, Barton Bendish, Norfolk, 27 April; 242) EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER, Landguard Point, 26 April; 241) ROCK THRUSH, Kilnsea, 26 April; 240) Lesser Whitethroat, Wilstone, 26 April; 239) Common Whitethroat, Wilstone, 26 April; 238) Common Cuckoo, Wilstone, 26 April; 237) Tree Pipit, Wilstone Reservoir, 26 April; 236) Sedge Warbler, Marsworth Reservoir, 25 April; 235) Western Reed Warbler, Marsworth Reservoir, 25 April; 234) Common Swift, Startop's End Res, 25 April; 233) Black Tern, Startop's End Res, 25 April; 232) Yellow Wagtail, Wilstone, 11 April; 231) Common Redstart, Blows Downs, 15 April; 230) LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT; 229) Osprey, Wilstone Reservoir, 12 April; 227) Common Tern, Marsworth Reservoir, 09 April; 226) Barn Swallow, Startop's End Reservoir, 09 April; 225) House Martin, Wilstone, 09 April; 224) Ring Ouzel, Wing, 07 April; 223) Stone Curlew, Gallows Bridge BBOWT, 03 April; White Wagtail, Spade Oak, 02 April; 222) WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT, Samphire Hoe CP, Kent, 30 March; 221) Little Gull, Farmoor Reservoirs, 28 March; 220) Sandwich Tern, Rye Harbour, 26 March; 219) KENTISH PLOVER (2 males), Rye Harbour NR, 26 March; 218) Little Ringed Plover, Dorney, 26 March; Hooded Merganser, Radipole Lake, 13 March; 217) Northern Wheatear, Portland Bill, 13 March; 216) Sand Martin, Radipole Lake, 13 March; Baltic Gull, adult, Hedgerley Tip, 10 March; 215) Northern Goshawk, Norfolk Breckland, 28 Feb; 214) Woodlark, Cockley Cley, 28 Feb; 213) Black Redstart, Ferry Lane Rainham, 27 Feb; 212) KING EIDER, St Coombs, 24 Feb; 211) Black Grouse, Blainarrow, 24 Feb; 210) Crested Tit, Loch Garten, 24 Feb; 209) Capercaillie, Inshriach, 23 Feb; 208) Ptarmigan, Applecross, 23 Feb; 207) SNOW GEESE, Paible, North Uist, 22 Feb; 206) RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE with Barnacles, Balranald RSPB, 22 Feb; 205) HARLEQUIN DUCK, drake, Aird an Runair, North Uist, 22 Feb; 204) Golden Eagle, Skye, 22 Feb; 203) White-tailed Sea Eagle (5+), Skye, 22 Feb; 202) Iceland Gull, Hedgerley Landfill, 18 Feb; 201) Red-necked Grebe, Portland Harbour, 17 Feb; 200) AMERICAN WIGEON, Bowling Green Marsh, 17 Feb; 199) PIED-BILLED GREBE, Ham Wall RSPB, 17 Feb; BLACK BRANT, Fishbourne Channel, 13 Feb; 197) Whimbrel, Fishbourne Channel, 13 Feb; 196) PENDULINE TIT, Stodmarsh NNR, 11 Feb; 195) Mealy Redpoll, The Lodge Sandy RSPB, 9 Feb; 194) Red Grouse, Glenshee, 8 Feb; 193) PINE GROSBEAK, Saltoo Garden, North Collafirth, 7 Feb; 192) Black Guillemot, Lerwick Harbour, 7 Feb; 191) Rock Dove, Brae, 7 Feb; 190) Hooded Crow, Olna Firth, 7 Feb; 189) DESERT WHEATEAR, Rattray Head, 6 Feb; 188) Dartford Warbler, Brands Bay, 4 Feb; 187) HOOPOE, Hamworthy, 4 Feb; Dark-breasted Barn Owl, Southease Bridge, 3 Feb; 186) BONAPARTE'S GULL, Princes Park Eastbourne, 3 Feb; 185) Willow Tit, Linford NR, 3 Feb; 184) Tawny Owl, Quainton, 30 Jan; 183) Jack Snipe (9 birds), Broom GP, Beds, 28 Jan; 182) FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Priory CP, 28 Jan; 181) Surf Scoter, Broad Haven, 27 Jan; 180) Woodcock, Gann Estuary, 27 Jan; 179) LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Gann Estuary, 27 Jan; 178) Chough, Martin's Haven, 27 Jan; 177) GLOSSY IBIS, Marloes Mere, 27 Jan; Greenland White-front, Bude, 26 Jan; 176) Green-winged Teal, Bude, 26 Jan; 175) Ring-necked Duck, Siblyback Lake, 26 Jan; 174) LESSER SCAUP, Colliford Lake, 26 Jan; 173) Greenshank, Ernesettle, 25 Jan; 172) LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Ernesettle Creek Plymouth, 25 Jan; 171) Gannet, Broadsands, 25 Jan; 170) Cirl Bunting, Broadsands, 25 Jan; 169) ROSE-COLOURED STARLING, Exminster, 25 Jan; 168) Curlew Sandpiper, Bowling Green Marsh RSPB, 25 Jan; 167) Razorbill, Portland Harbour, 24 Jan; 166) Velvet Scoter, Portland Harbour, 24 Jan; 165) Spoonbill, Holes Bay, Poole, 24 Jan; Tundra Bean Goose, Longham Lakes, Dorset, 24 Jan; 164) Common Sandpiper, Riverside Park Southampton, 24 Jan; 163) RING-BILLED GULL, Walpole Park Lake, 24 Jan; 162) Bewick's Swan, Welney, 22 Jan; 161) Whooper Swan, Welney, 22 Jan; 160) Red-breasted Merganser, Ouse Relief Channel, 22 Jan; 159) Eider, Hunstanton, 22 Jan; 158) Fulmar, Hunstanton, 22 Jan; 157) Golden Pheasnat, Norfolk, 22 Jan; 156) Lapland Bunting, Titchwell, 21 Jan; 155) Spotted Redshank, Titchwell, 21 Jan; 154) Twite, Titchwell, 21 Jan; 153) Eurasian White-front, Holkham, 21 Jan; 152) ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Burgh Castle, 21 Jan; 151) Snow Bunting, Caister, 21 Jan; Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Reydon, 20 Jan; 150) RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Reydon Marshes, Suffolk, 20 Jan; 149) Shag, Lake Lothing Lowestoft, 20 Jan; 148) Purple Sandpiper, Lowestoft, 20 Jan; 147) Sanderling, Lowestoft, 20 Jan; 146) Turnstone, Lowestoft, 20 Jan; 145) Pied Avocet, Burgh Castle, 20 Jan; 144) Merlin, Burgh Castle, 20 Jan; 143) Mediterranean Gull, Gt Yarmouth, 20 Jan; 142) Grey Plover, Breydon, 20 Jan; 141) Bar-tailed Godwit, Breydon, 20 Jan; 140) Curlew, Breydon, 20 Jan; 139) Black-tailed Godwit, Breydon, 20 Jan; 138) Redshank, Breydon, 20 Jan; 137) Red Knot, Breydon, 20 Jan; 136) Oystercatcher, Breydon Water, 20 Jan; 135) Rock Pipit, Breydon Water, 20 Jan; 134) Pink-footed Goose, Cantley, 19 Jan; 133) Common Crane, Stubb Mill, Norfolk, 19 January; 132) TAIGA BEAN GEESE, Cantley Marshes, Norfolk, 19 Jan; 133) 131) Marsh Harrier, Buckenham Marshes RSPB, Norfolk, 19 Jan; 130) Black-bellied Dipper, Thetford, 19 Jan; 129) Hen Harrier, Therfield Heath, Herts, 19 Jan; 128) Common Crossbill, Black Park, Bucks, 17 Jan; 127) Ruff, Eton Wick, Berks, 16 Jan; 126) Blackcap, Chesham, Bucks, 16 jan; 125) Great Northern Diver, Chimney Corner South, Beds, 14 Jan; 124) Slavonian Grebe, Brogborough Lake, 14 Jan; 123) Common Stonechat, Staines Moor, 13 Jan; 122) Black-throated Diver, Queen Mother Res, Berks, 13 Jan; 121) Bearded Tit, Hyde Park, Central London, 13 Jan; 120) PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER, Moor Green Lakes NR, 13 Jan (Tick for me in Berks & Hants); 120) Bittern, Amwell NR, 11 Jan; 119) Pintail, Amwell, 11 Jan; 118) Ruddy Duck, 10 jan; 117) Black-necked Grebe 10 Jan; 116) AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT, QMR, 10 Jan (2 birds); 115) Long-tailed Duck, QMR, 10 Jan; 114) Slavonian Grebe, QMR, 10 Jan; 113) Common Kingfisher, Chess Valley, 9 Jan; 112) Firecrest (4), Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield, 8 Jan; 111) Little Owl, Chess Vallet, 8 Jan; 110) Short-eared Owl, Therfield Heath, Herts, 7 Jan; 109) GREAT GREY SHRIKE, Therfield, 7 Jan; 108) Golden Plover, Therfield, 7 Jan; 107) LONG-EARED OWL (4), 7 Jan; 106) HAWFINCH, Bramfield Old Rectory, 7 Jan; 105) Grey Partridge, Little Linford, 6 Jan; 104) Barnacle Goose, Emberton Lakes, 6 Jan; 103) Tree Sparrow, Stoke Goldington, 6 Jan; 102) Corn Bunting, Lodge Hill Farm (Bucks), 5 Jan; 101) Yellowhammer, Lodge Hill Fm, 5 Jan - 100 species seen in my home county of Bucks plus 10 more in neighbouring Herts - highlight so far Long-eared Owl.

Dec 27th. BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT. Dec 19th. IVORY GULL. Dec 6th. BAIKAL TEAL. Nov 22nd. PARROTT CROSBILL. Nov 16th Serin, Shorelark. Nov 15th (ORPHEAN WARBLER (Western IMHO). Nov 10th, Pied Wheatear, Nov 3rd. Sabine's Gull, Oct 30th, HERMIT THRUSH, White-rumped Sandpiper, Oct 29th, MOURNING DOVE, Oct 27th. Barred Warbler. Oct 20th. Hoopoe, Oct 19th. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER.Oct 18th. PALLID SWIFT, WESTERN BONELLIE'S WARBLER & ISABELLINE SHRIKE. Oct 13th. Dusky Warbler & Little Bunting. Oct 11th. Leache's Petrel, Grey Phalarope, Oct 5th. SIBERIAN STONECHAT, Oct 3rd. ISABELLINE WHEATEAR. Sept 30th. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Sept 26th, American Golden Plover and Yellow-browed Warbler. Sept 20th. LESSER GREY SHRIKE, BROWN SHRIKE, Sept 15th. GREAT SNIPE, Sept 13th. Citrine Wagtail. Sept 7th. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (Keyhaven) ORTOLAN BUNTING. Hooded Merganser (Radipole - under protest) (Sept 6th. White-winged Black Tern, Sept 1st. Short-toed Lark. Aug 31st. STILT SANDPIPER. 30th August. Dotterel & Spotted Crake. Other recent additions, BOOTED WARBLER, Little Stint. Aug 25th, Icterine Warbler, Cattle Egret, Great Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater. Recent additions ROLLER, NIGHT HERON, CASPIAN TERN, BAIRDS SANDPIPER, TWO_BARRED CROSSBILL, Curlew Sandpiper. ROCK THRUSH on 21st & BRIDLED TERN, PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER, LITTLE BITTERN, Nightjar, PACIFIC SWIFT. Others. MELODIOUS WARBLER, GREENISH WARBLER, DUSKY THRUSH, THRUSH NIGHTINGALE, R.B.FLY, HARLEQUIN DUCK, PINE GROSSBEAK, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, RED-FOOTED FALCON, BLACK-WINGED STILT, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, WHITE-BILLED DIVER, EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER, WOODCHAT SHRIKE, WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT, KENTISH PLOVER, RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE, AMERICAN WIGEON, PIED-BILLED GREBE, DESERT WHEATEAR, BONAPARTE'S GULL, FERRUGINOUS DUCK, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GLOSSY IBIS, LESSER SCAUP, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, ROSE-COLOURED STARLING, RING-BILLED GULL, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, RED-BREASTED GOOSE, TAIGA BEAN GEESE, PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER, AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT, GREAT GREY SHRIKE, LONG-EARED OWL, RED-RUMPED SWALLOW. A few others. Corncrake, Manx Shearwater, Storm Petrel, Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Montague's Harrier, Black-throated Diver, Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver,Capercaillie, Black Grouse, Bittern, G.W. Egret, Spoonbill, G.W.Teal, King Eider, Velvet Scoter, Surf Scoter, Goshawk, Merlin, Common Crane, Stone-Curlew, Temminks Stint, Pec Sand, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, Jack Snipe, Wood Sand, Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Roseate Tern, Little Tern, Black Tern, Black Guillemot, Puffin, Turtle Dove, S.E. Owl, Wryneck, Woodlark, Tree Pipit, Red-backed Shrike, Black Redstart, Redstart, Whinchat, Ring Ouzel, Siberian Chiffchaff, Grasshopper Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Fly, Spot Fly, Penduline Tit, Crested Tit, Lapland Bunting, Snow Bunting, Corn Bunting, Cirl Bunting, Lesser redpoll, Mealy Redpoll, Crossbill, Hawfinch, Tree Sparrow, Chough, Raven, Hooded Crow plus all the usuals.

White-rumped Sandpiper, Shorelark, Serin, Lapland Bunting, Pacific Swift, Bonaparte's Gull, Melodious Warbler, Roseate Tern, Little Bittern, Nightjar, Pacific Golden Plover, Bridled Tern, Rock Thrush, Two-barred Crossbill, Bird's Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Night Heron, Long-billed Dowitcher

Latest: Brunnich's Guillemot Dec 28th, American Buff-bellied Pipit Dec 26th, Ivory Gull Dec 16th, American Wigeon Dec 15th, American Golden Plover Nov 30th, Parrot Crossbill Nov 23rd, Shore Lark & White-rumped Sandpiper Nov 17th, Serin Nov 14th, Hen Harrier Nov 12th, Pied Wheatear Nov 10th, Sabine's Gull Nov 2nd, Hermit Thrush Oct 31st, Semipalmated Plover and Red-breasted Goose Oct 25th, Hoopoe Oct 21st, Barred Warbler Oct 19th, Pallid Swift and Western Bonelli's Warbler Oct 18th and Siberian Stonechat Oct 17th. Full 2013 British year list can be found at www.bubo.org

Decided to go for it mid-November! So I did and got 300. Highlights: Green-winged Teal, Caspian Gull, PINE GROSBEAK, Ring-billed Gull, HARLEQUIN DUCK, Kumlien's Gull (NCH), Ring-necked Duck, Richardson's Canada Goose, Snow Goose (2), Ferrugginous Duck, Great White Egret (3), PIED-BILLED GREBE, Little Bunting, Lesser Scaup, BAIKAL TRAL (NCH x2), Iberian Chiffchaff, RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK THRUSH, Caspian Tern, Purple Heron, COLLARED FLYCATCHER, DUSKY THRUSH, Thrush Nightingale, Lesser Grey Shrike (2), Nightingale, adult Long-tailed Skua, PACIFIC SWIFT, Melodious Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling (3), WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL (dream bird), Surf Scoter, BRIDLED TERN, Quail (at long last), Pacific Golden Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Spotted Crake (2), Night Heron (2 - NOT Little Bittern, not sure why I typed that!), Two-barred Crossbill (2), Booted Warbler, Greenish Warbler (3), Arctic Warbler, Wryneck, Barred Warbler, Stilt Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Great Snipe, Leach's Petrel (8), American Golden Plover, Yellow-browed Warbler (10c), Richard's Pipit (4), Sardinian Warbler, BROWN SHRIKE, Olive-backed Pipit (2), Subalpine Warbler, EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER, Short-toed Lark, Bluethroat, Great Grey Shrike, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Pallid Swift, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Dusky Warbler, Siberian Stonechat, CAPE MAY WARBLER, Red-flanked Bluetail, Glossy Ibis, HERMIT THRUSH, MOURNING DOVE, Pied Wheatear, Parrot Crossbill (7+), Black Brant (NCH), Shorelark (3), IVORY GULL (2), BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT, and White-billed Diver.

28 Dec HIGHLIGHTS: Red-breasted goose, Amwigeon, Lesser scaup, surf scoter, BW Teal, balearic, great and Cory's shearwaters, little bittern, night heron, pied-billed grebe, red-footed falcon, BW stilt, AGP, Kentish plover, stilt sandpiper, baird's sandpiper, white-rumped sandpiper, lesser yellowlegs, long-billed dowitcher, caspian tern, ivory gull, sabine's gull, Boney's gull, pallid swift, roller, lesser grey shrike, greenish warbelr, YB warbler, dusky warbler, western Bonelli's, iberian chiffchaff, subalpine warbler, sardinian warbler, Savi's, Icky, melodious warbler, marsh wrbler, rosy starling, thrush nightingale, bluethroat, RB fly, siberian stonechat, pied wheatear, citrine wagtail, Dick's pipit, 2 barred Xbill, parrot Xbill, rosefinch, little bunting (full list on BUBO)

2013 Highlights (in rough taxonomic order): Richardson's Cackling Goose on North Uist, BAIKAL TEAL in Merseyside, 3 x Blue-winged Teals in Lincolnshire, Harlequin Duck on North Uist, FEA'S PETREL, Cory's Shearwaters & Great Shearwaters off Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Nottinghamshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Sora on the Isles of Scilly, Black-winged Stilt in Cornwall, Pacific Golden Plover in Rutland, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER in Hampshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Staffordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs on Shetland, GREAT SNIPE in East Yorkshire, Pomarine Skuas & Long-tailed Skuas off North Uist, BRIDLED TERN on the Farne Islands, Caspian Tern in Staffordshire, Ivory Gull in East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Lancashire, BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT in Dorset, Snowy Owl on North Uist, PACIFIC SWIFT in Suffolk, Brown Shrike on Shetland, Daurian Shrike in Cornwall, Greenish Warbler in Norfolk, Arctic Warblers on Shetland & Isles of Scilly, Dusky Warbler in Warwickshire, Western Orphean Warbler in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Shetland, Booted Warbler in Norfolk, HERMIT THRUSH in Cornwall, DUSKY THRUSH in Kent, Thrush Nightingale in Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail on Shetland, ROCK THRUSH in Yorkshire, Pied Wheatear in Nottinghamshire, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Pechora Pipit on Shetland, 8 x Two-barred Crossbills in South Yorkshire, 11 x Parrot Crossbills in Norfolk, PINE GROSBEAK on Shetland & CAPE MAY WARBLER on Shetland (bold denotes NEW British Lifers).

Latest - Serin

29th Dec – BBA 288 – American Buff-bellied Pipit, Ivory Gull, American Wigeon, Baikal Teal, Parrot Crossbill, Black Brant, Lesser Grey Shrike, Serin, Pied Wheatear, Common Rosefinch, Lapland Bunting, Glossy Ibis (7), Pallid Swift, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Siberian Stonechat, Common Redpoll, Olive-backed Pipit, Daurian Shrike, Pallas’s & Dusky Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Red-necked Phalarope, Richard’s Pipit, Yellow-Browed Warbler, Cattle Egret, Spotted Crake, Great Snipe, Barred Warbler, Sooty Shearwater, White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Little Stint, Greenish & Icterine Warbler, Black Tern, Great, Arctic & Long-tailed Skua, Temminck’s Stint, Wryneck, Two-barred Crossbill, Balearic Shearwater, Pectoral, Curlew & Green Sandpiper, Spoonbill, BRIDLED TERN, Manx Shearwater, Ruff, Roseate Tern (Ruddy Shelduck (4-N/A) Surf Scoter, Common Quail, Melodious & Savi’s Warbler, Golden Oriole, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike, DUSKY THRUSH, Montagu’s Harrier, Red-footed Falcon, Dotterel, Great Egret, Purple Heron, Nightingale, ROCK THRUSH, Blue-winged Teal x 4, Golden Eagle, Little Bunting, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Chough, Black Guillemot, Ring-billed Gull, White-tailed Eagle, Siberian Chiffchaff, (Adult Kumlien’s Gull @ Angler’s N/A) Grey Phalarope, Great Grey Shrike, Caspian Gull

AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT, PIED-BILLED GREBE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, Lesser Scaup, BAIKAL TEAL, Green & Blue Winged Teal, Capercaillie, Short-toed Lark, E Subalpine Warbler, DUSKY THRUSH, Greenish Warbler, Roller, Rose-coloured Starling, Two-barred Crossbill, Bonapartes Gull, PACIFIC SWIFT, WHITE THROATED NEEDLETAIL, Bridled Tern, Caspian Tern, Red-breasted Fly, Wryneck, Icterine Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit, GREAT SNIPE, Red-breasted Goose, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Hoopoe, Dusky Warbler, Pied Wheatear, MOURNING DOVE, HERMIT THRUSH, CAPE-MAY WARBLER, Red-flanked Bluetail, ORPHEAN WARBLER, Serin, Lesser Grey Shrike.

HIGHLIGHTS: Ivory Gull, Parrot Crossbill (14), Baikal Teal, Little Auk, Serin, Grey Phalarope, Glossy Ibis, Dusky Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, Siberian Stonechat, Pallid Swift, Rose-coloured Starling, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Wryneck, Snow Bunting (at last), Sora, Arctic Warbler, Black-winged Stilt, Short-toed Lark, Firecrest, Sardinian Warbler, Richard's Pipit (4), Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher (4), Yellow-browed Warbler (17), American Golden Plover, Sabine's Gull, Balearic Shearwater, White-rumped Sandpiper, Greenish Warbler (2), Booted Warbler, Two-barred Crossbill (6), Bonaparte's Gull, White-winged Black Tern, Spotted Crake (2), Spotted Sandpiper, BRIDLED TERN, Surf Scoter, Honey Buzzard, Marsh Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine skua, Great Reed Warbler, Thrush Nightingale, Lesser Grey Shrike, Montagu's harrier, Black Kite, Roseate Tern, Red-backed Shrike, Collared Flycatcher, Great White Egret, Purple Heron (2), Water Pipit, ROCK THRUSH, Hoopoe, Iberian Chiffchaff, Common Crane, Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Bunting, Lesser Scaup, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, PINE GROSBEAK, Ring-billed Gull, Green-winged Teal, Glaucous Gull, Cattle Egret, Black Redstart, Waxwing, Lapland Bunting, Tundra Bean Goose, Mealy Redpoll.

IVORY GULL. Parrot Crossbill. Richardsons Canada Goose. Great Northen Diver. Little Auk. Glossy Ibis. Shorelark. Pallas,s Warbler Chough. R/B Flycatcher. Common Rosefinch. Green Winged Teal Grey Phalarope. Pom Skua. Siberian Sonechat. Red Necked Grebe. Jack Snipe. Firecrest. Buff Breasted Sandpiper. Yellow Legged Gull. Yellow Browed Warbler. Rosy Starling.Lesser Grey Shrike. Wilsons Phalarope. Cattle Egret. Great White Egret. Long Tailed Skua. Sooty Shearwater. Manx Shearwater. White Winged Black Tern. Great Skua. Balearic Shearwater .Wryneck .Greenish Warbler. Whinchat Blue Winged Teal Red Necked Phalarope Roller Pectoral Sandpiper Bairds Sandpiper Two-barred Crossbill Arctic Skua Ruddy Duck Ring Ouzel Crested Tit Golden Eagle Rock Pipit Black Guillemot Dotterel Ptarmigan Arctic Tern Black Grouse Hooded Crow R Nightjar Little Stint Bluethroat Black Tern Bittern Savi,s Warbler Spotted Flycatcher Bearded Tit Wood Sandpiper Monty,s Spoonbill Tree Pipit Red Back Shrike Puffin Kittiwake Razorbill Guillemot Shag Red Grouse Wood Warbler Common Redstart Pied Flycatcher Garden Warbler Nightingale Osprey Curlew Sandpiper Temmincks Stint Greenshank Caspian Gull Black Winged Stilt Lesser Whitethroat Red Footed Falcon Cuckoo Ferruginous Duck Hobby Little Tern Common Tern Stone Curlew Dartford Warbler Whimbrel Woodchat Shrike Cetti,s Reed Warbler Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Grasshopper Warbler Swift Blackcap Willow Warbler L.R.P. Yellow Wagtail Common Sandpiper Little Gull House Martin Sandwich Tern Sand Martin Swallow Wheatear Hawfinch Chiffchaff Great Grey Shrike Grey Wagtail Glaucaus Gull Garganey Black Redstart Gannet Lesser Scaup Common Crane B/N Grebe Slav Grebe Woodlark Kingfisher Velvet Scoter Crossbill Purple Sandpiper Green Woodpecker L/E Owl White Tailed Eagle Corn Bunting Mandarin Goshawk Raven PIED BILL GREBE Twite Black Throated Diver Stonechat Mealy Redpol Ringed Plover S/E Owl R/L Buzzard Bewick,s Swan Whooper Swan White Fronted Goose Bean Goose Smew Golden Pheasant Lesser Redpoll Longtailed Duck Lapland Bunting Little Owl Tawny Owl Water Pipit American Widgeon Green Sandpiper Scaup BLACK BELLIED DIPPER Waxwing

29/12 Cirl Buntings Devon 28/12 Black-throated Divers & BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT Portland Harbour, WHITE-BILLED DIVER Brixham Harbour 22/12 IVORY GULL Patrington Haven 24/11 PARROT CROSSBILLS Holt CP 19/11 Golden Eagle The Oa 18/11 RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE Loch Gruinart RSPB Islay 23/10 Hoopoe Annesley Pit Top 20/10 SIBERIAN STONECHAT Scalby Nab, Dusky Warbler & Barred Warbler Spurn 13/10 Grey Phalarope & Leach's Petrel Rutland Water, Ring-necked Duck Eyebrook Res 29/9 Yellow-browed Warbler Kilnsea 15/9 GREAT SNIPE & Little Stint Kilnsea Cattle Egret Thoresby Bridge 8/9 Spotted Crake Ladywalk NR Red-backed Shrike Spurn 6/9 White-winged Black Tern Attenborough Sailing Pit 4/9 Stilt Sandpiper Sandbach Flashes 31/8 Balearic Shearwater Strumble Head Lesser Yellowlegs Llanelli WWT 25/8 4 Wrynecks 3 Bonxies Spot Flys & Icterine Warbler Spurn 10/8 Glossy Ibis Marloes Mere 31/7 Night Heron Thornton Reservoir 26/7 CASPIAN TERN Rudyard Lake 23/7 Two-barred Crossbill Lynford Arboretum 20/7 Roseate Tern Inner Farne 19/7 Temminck's Stint East Chevington NWT 15/7 PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Rutland Water 10/7 Nightjar & Long-eared Owl Cannock Chase 7/7 BRIDLED TERN Cresswell Pond NWT Arctic Skua Amble 30/6 Melodious Warbler Tiln, Surf Scoter Filey Brigg 23/6 Storm Petrel Tutt Head, The Mumbles 16/6 PACIFIC SWIFT Trimley Marshes SWT 10/6 Marsh Warbler Carsington Water 9/6 Puffin South Stack RSPB Manxies Cemlyn Bay WWT 2/6 Savi's Warbler Lakenheath Fen RSPB 21/5 THRUSH NIGHTINGALE Hartlepool Headland Pec Sand Saltholme RSPB 18/5 Ring-necked Parakeet & DUSKY THRUSH Margate Cemetery & Montagu's Harrier Reculver Marshes 17/5 Stone Curlew The Brecks Red-footed Falcon Lakenheath Fen RSPB 2/5 Woodchat Shrike Brandon Marsh NR 28/4 Ring-billed Gull Melton CP 21/4 Lesser Scaup Parc Bryn Bach 20/4 Arctic Terns Loughor Bridge 26/3 4 Ruddy Ducks 3/3 White-tailed Eagle Houghton Hall 26/2 Green-winged Teal Brandon Marsh NR 24/2 Firecrest Llanfairfechan 23/2 9 Black Guillemots Holyhead, Hooded Crow nr The Range 20 Choughs between S.Stack & The Range 22/2 15 lekking males 1 flying fem Black Grouse 15-20 Crossbills Llandulas 17/2 PIED-BILLED GREBE Ham Wall RSPB Goshawk New Fancy View 15/2 Ad Med & 2 juv Iceland Gulls Chasewater 10/2 2 Great White Egrets Llanrhidian Marsh 9/2 Glaucous Gull Wernffrwd BN Grebe Kenfig 13/1 Hawfinches Cromford Gt Grey Shrike Upper Longdon RN Grebe Belvide 8/1 2 fem Velvet Scoters Swithland Res 6/1 BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER Thetford 5/1 LT Duck & Twite Titchwell 3/1 Taiga Beans & WF Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB GN Diver & Purple Sand Lowestoft 19+ Cranes Waxham to Sea Palling 2/1 Bittern Titchwell R.S.P.B 48+ Snow Buntings Holme 1/1 11 Waxwings Burnham Norton Merlin & 3 or 4 ringtail Hen Harriers Stiffkey

01/01/2013- Long Tailed Duck, Greater Scaup, Great Northern Diver, Firecrest- 02/01/2013 - Peregrine Falcon 05/01/2013 Hants RED BREASTED GOOSE, RING BILLED GULL, Hawfinch , 06/01/2013 Chasewater Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, 12/01/2013- Sparrowhawk,17/01/2013, Little Owl, Yellowhammer, 27/01/2013 - Dorset - Egyptian Goose, Treecreeper, Black Necked Grebe, Snow Bunting, Short Eared Owl-18/02/2013- highlights - PINE GROSBEAK , DESERT WHEATEAR, Goshawk, Twite, Bittern , Jack Sinipe, Black Necked Grebe, Great Grey Shrike, Red Necked Grebe ,Smew- 20/02/2013, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Greenshank, Cettis Warbler, AMERICAN WIGEON, PIED BILLED GREBE- 27/02/2023- Green Winged Teal , Brandon Marsh- 02/03/2013, Norfolk , Golden Phesent, Grey Partridge, Spotted Redshank, Ringed Plover, Linnet, Hen Harrier, 17/03/2013, BONAPARTS GULL, Rock Pipit, Chough, Northern Wheatear 31/03/2013, Golden Eagle, White tailed Eagle. Black Throated Diver, HARLEQUIN DUCK. Barnacle Goose-07/04/13, Blackcap, Sandwich Tern, LESSER SCAUP, Garganey, Ring Ouzel, Bearded Tit, 13/04/2013, Swallow, 14/04/2013, Sandmartin, 20/04/2013 Whitethroat, Willow Warbler-24/04/2013, WHISKERED TERN, Artic Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover-27/04/2013- Whimbrel, House Martin,Lesser Whitethroat, IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, Manx Shearwater, Puffin, Norfolk, 05/05/2013, Swift, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Little Tern, , Turtle Dove , Hobby, Stone Curlew, cuckoo, 06/05/2013, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler- 14/05/2013, Nightingale,Dotterel, Common Tern, Osprey 18/05/2013, Ring Necked Parakeet, Montagues Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher, Red Backed Shrike, DUSKY THRUSH 26/05/2013, Teminicks Stint, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 15/06/2013, PACIFIC SWIFT 27/07/2013 , Common Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Curlew Sandpiper , Wood Sandpiper, Black Tern, Merlin, Ruddy Duck , Red Crested Pochard, Artic Skua- 28/07/13, CASPIAN TERN, 17/08/2013- TWO BARRED CROSSBILL, crossbill, Common Crane- Rudyard, 02/08/13 - NIGHT HERON - Thornton 19/08/2013 Great White Egret , 25/08/13 , Norfolk , GREENISH WARBLER, Wryneck, Whinchat, Pom Skua-28/08/2013 - Spurn , Ickerine Warbler, Red Breasted Flycatcher, 31/08/13 -0 Glossy Ibis, Belaeric Shearwater , 07/09/13 Notts White Winged Black Tern, 15/09/13 - GREAT SNIPE , 27/09 to 05/10/13 - Shetland , Yellow Browed Warbler , Barred Warbler, Little Gull, EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER, PECHORA PIPIT, OLIVE BACKED PIPIT, LITTLE BUNTING, WESTERN BONELLIS WARBLER, LESSER L LEGGS ,BROWN SHRIKE, ARTIC WARBLER, THICK BILLED WARBLER -13/ 10 / 2013 - DUSKY WARBLER , Flambrough, 20/ 10 / 2013 , SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Hayling Island-26 / 10 / 2013, CAPE MAY WARBLER , Red Flanked Bluetail ,- Shetland, 10/11/2013, PIED WHEATEAR , Collingham -24/11/2013 LESSER GREY SHRIKE, Red Grouse, 06/12/2013 , BAIKAL TEAL, 29/12/2013- BRUNNICKS GUILLEMOT, WHITE BILLED DIVER, Cirl Bunting - I Clampage the Birding Clams

Highlights;w b diver 29/12/13 brixham )BRUNNICKS GUILLIMOT 27/12/13 portland)Parrot crossbill 22/12/13 budby notts)BAKIEL TEAL crossens marsh 7/12/13 )lesser grey shrike newton by sea )Western orphaen warbler 17/11/13 st brides)pied wheatear10/11/13 notts )red flanked bluetail walls) Slav grebe unst 26/10/13 )CAPE MAY WARBLER 26/10/13 unst)Dusky warbler 13/10/13 flamboro )Artic warbler,little bunting,y b warbler,brown shrike,bonxie,west bon warb,olive b pipit,pechora,lesseryellowlegs,THICKBILLEDWARBLER shetand trip)brandon 16/9/13 pec sand )kilnsea 15/9/13 great snipe )attenbourgh nr 6/9/13white wing tern )Ladywalk5/9/13 spot crake )bridgewater31/8/13glossyibies)Portland bill31/8/13 Balearic shearwater)spurn 28/8/13 red brest flycatcher,icky,)norfolk 25/8/13 wryneck,greenish warbler,whinchat,pom skua ;Ouse washes17/8/13 common crane;17/8/13Broomhead res,crossbill,t-b-crossbill,Thorton res 1/8/13 night heron.rudyard res28/7/13 caspian tern;frampton&norfolk27/7/13curlew sand,woodsand,black tern,ruddy duck;Farnes20/7/13BRIDLE TERN;saltholme20/7/13spoonbill;northyorkmoors20/7/13redgrousesaltholme6/7/13roseate tern,east chevington,6/7/13artic skua .marton ,warks,5/7/13merlin,Retford notts,22/6/13melodius warblertrimileymarshes15/6/13 PACIFIC SWIFT .sussex 26/5/13;temmincks stint,.belvide;spotted sand,kent;DUSKY THRUSH,montys harrier,r n paroket,red b shrike,spot fly,.marschchapel(lincs)doteral.Whisbyn/r;garden warbler,nightingale.Cannock chase6/5/13;wood warbler,redstart,pied flycatcher.norfolk and suffolk5/5/13;swift,reed warbler,little tern,turtle dove,bittern,hobby,stone curlew.cannock chase4/5/13;tree pipit.Brandon marsh28/4/13;cuckoo,sedge warbler,.flamboro27/4/13;iberian chiffchaff,puffin,b.t.diver,manx shearwater,Kilnsea27/4/13;whimbrel,lesser whitethroat,.blithfield res.24/4/13 whiskerd tern ;ladywalk.22/4/13;lesser spot woodpecker,marsh tit,willow warbler,whitethroat ,aberderon.20/4/13;western subalpine warbler,grasshopper warbler,Kingsbury w.p.19/4/13 yellow wagtail,alvecote 16/3/13;common sandpiper,Shustoke res 16/3/13;artic tern,common tern,house Martin.shustoke res;13/3/13shustoke res, sand martin,swallow.dostill n.r7/3/13bearded tit.clee hill7/3/13;ringouzel.Wellington g.p.7/3/13garganey,lesser scaup.portland7/3/13blackcap,sandwich tern.gaielyres6/3/13;littie gull.Rutland water3/4/13;osprey,lrp,skyeand n.uist30/3/13;HARLIQUIN DUCK,golden eagle,w.t.eagle,purple sand,hooded crow,barnacle goose,kittiwake,black guilimot,razorbill,guilimotOgmore;bonapartes gull,Marlowe mere;rock pipit,chough,shag,wheatear,gannet,brandonmarsh;green winged teal,norfolk;2/3/13,golden pheasant,greypartidge,ringed plover,spotshank,eider,r-t-diver,peregrine,hen harrierHam wall;17/2/13,pied-billed grebe,great White egret,stonechat,gailey res;16/2/13,white fronted goose,Forest of Dean;14/2/13,goshawk,mandarin,Norfolk;3/2/13,ruff,avocet,greyplover,cornbuntingb-b-dipper,woodcock,fulmer,oyestercatcher,marsh harrier,knott,bt godwit,blk godwit,twite,turnstone,med gull,rc pochard,sanderling,adywalk;mealy redpoll,redpollDorset;green woodpecker,treecreeper,blackneckedgrebe,snow bunting,red-Brest-merge,Brent goose,short-eared-owlbarn owl24/1/13,Alvecote13/1/13tawneyowl,belvide res 13/1/13;bramlng,red-necked grebe,12/1/13Red-leg partridge,6/1/13whopper swan,raven,willow tit,nuthatch,mistle thrush,glaucous gull. swithland&rutland;velvet scoter,redkite,little egret,pintail,green sand,redshank,smew,water rail,egyption goose,dunlin,long tailed duck,scaup,firecrest,waxwing,grey wagtail,little owl,tree sparrow,yellowhammer,greylag,golden plover,great grey shrike,coal tit,Iceland gull

Latest: Brunnich's Guillemot 27th Dec. Highlights: Dusky Thrush, Pacific Swift, Orphean Warbler, Harlequin Duck, Bridled Tern, Black-bellied Dipper, Pacific Golden Plover, Two-barred & Parrot Crossbills & Sora.

Trying to better my own best 260 this year and nothing else. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED GAME OVER. 8 October 261. Red Breasted Flycatcher, Wyke Regis. 5 October, 260 Isabelline Wheatear, Martin's Haven. 30 September 2013, 259 Common Rosefinch, Portland Bill. 23 September, 258 Melodious Warbler, Portland Bill. 21 September 257. Grey Phalarope, Penclacwydd. 5 September. 256 Wryneck, Cogden Beach. 4 September. 255 Semipalmated Sandpiper. Abbotsbury. 25 August 254. Willow Tit, Carmarthenshire 17 August 253. Cory's Shearwater, Porthgwarra (Lifer ! - Both Big Bogey Shearwaters gone in a week). 252. Sooty Shearwater, Porthgwarra. 10 August. 251 Great Shearwater (Lifer!! At B Last!!), Penzance Pelagic, ornwall. 250. Storm Petrel, Penzance Pelagic . 31 July 249. Wood Sandpiper, Longham 20 July 248. Curlew Sandpiper, Pennington. 247. Pectoral Sandpiper, Pennington 17 July 246 White Rumped Sandpiper, Lodmoor

Bird of the year Brunnich's Guillemot - A last rush of birds in Dec incl Hume's Warbler. Not a bad list considering I was away for nearly 3 months in total this year.

Highlights BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT/SIBERIAN STONECHAT/GREAT SNIPE/BRIDLED TERN/PACIFIC SWIFT/DUSKY THRUSH/ROCK THRUSH + Sora Rail/Pied Wheatear/BW Stilt/Arctic W/P G Plover [Leics] +Bluethroat//BW Stilt/RF Falcon/Lesser Scaup]+Siberian Chiffchaff[n/c]+Grey Headed Wagtail[n/c] both Leics

Highlights: Green-Winged Teal, Cattle Egret, Caspian Gull, Scaup, Bean Goose, Red-Necked Grebe, Hawfinch, Lesser Scaup, Little Bunting, Ring Ouzel, Snow Goose, Pectoral Sandpiper, Black Redstart, Blue-Headed Wagtail, Ptarmigan, Capercaillie, Crested Tit, Golden Eagle, Tree Pipit, Surf Scoter, Iceland Gull, King Eider, COLLARED FLYCATCHER, Garganey, Wood Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Whinchat, Corncrake, Corn Bunting, White-Tailed Eagle, Red-Necked Phalarope, Dotterel, Marsh Warbler, BRIDLED TERN, Quail, Spotted Sandpiper, Pomarine Skua, Black Tern, Hobby, Spotted Crake, YLG, Night Heron, Two-Barred Crossbill, White-Rumped Sandpiper, Spoonbill, American Golden Plover, Yellow-Browed Warbler (7), Bluethroat, Richard's Pipit (3), Subalpine Warbler, Lapland Bunting, Firecrest, Sardinian Warbler, Dusky Warbler, W Bonelli's Warbler, Pallid Swift, Siberian Stonechat (2), Glossy Ibis, Grey Phalarope, Water Pipit, Serin, Parrot Crossbill, Rose-Coloured Starling, IVORY GULL (2)

Highlights:WHITE BILLED DIVER,BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT,Grey Phalarope,IVORY GULL,BAIKAL TEAL,ORPHEAN WARBLER,DUSKY WARBLER,White Rumped Sandpiper,HERMIT THRUSH,SORA.Grey Cheeked Thrush,Glossy Ibis,Pectoral Sandpipier,Wryneck,ICTERINE WARBLER,GREENISH WARBLER,TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL,White Tailed Eagle,Golden Eagle,Storm Petrel,CASPIAN TERN,Red Backed Shrike,Wood Sandpiper,Red Necked Phalarope,Montagu's Harrier,Pomarine Skua,Woodchat Shrike,Arctic Skua,KENTISH PLOVER,Bluethroat,Stone Curlew,Osprey,Ferruginous Duck,Ring Necked Duck,Spoonbill,Goshawk,Bonapartes Gull,Little Gull,Lapland Bunting,Whooper Swan,Pied Billed Grebe,Great White Egret,Green Winged Teal,Great Grey Shrike,Snow Bunting, Black Throated Diver,Red Throated Diver,Slavonian Grebe,Black Necked Grebe,Rose Coloured Starling,Glaucous Gull, Bittern,Bean Goose,Waxwing,Great Northern Diver

Mainly local (199) inc Green-winged Teal, Pacific Golden Plover, Night Heron, Spotted Crake, Ring-billed Gull, 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and 3 RNDucks. A few trips to Norfolk. Lincs and Yorkshire plus 2.5 weeks in Devon and Cornwall produced most of the rest. And Brunnich's/Black gillies at Portland. Only new birds this year Dusky Thrush, Baikal Teal and Brunnich's.

Trying to better my own best 260 this year and career and family preclude anything else. List is as per post 2014 "U"K - i.e. excludes Scotland. Latest 22 May 234 Woodchat Shrike, Southbourne (big thanks to whoever leaked that one and breached the dark or gone protocol and for allowing us plebs to catch up with it) 18 May: 233 Cattle Egret, Gravesend. 232 Montagu's Harrier, Reculver, 231 Dusky Thrush, Margate.13 May: 230 Pomarine Skua, Portland Bill; 229 Arctic Skua, Portland Bill; 228 Turtle Dove, Turnerspuddle Heath; 227 Spotted Flycatcher, Sherford Bridge. 11 May 226 Black Guillemot, Goodwick; 225 Manx Shearwater, Strumble. 10 May 224 Whinchat, Llyn Brianne. 9 May 223 Pied Flycatcher, Dinas. 8 May 222 Grasshopper, Gweunydd Cochio. 3 May 221 Nightjar, Whitesheet; 220 Great Skua, Portland Bill; 219 Puffin, Portland Bill. 2 May 218 Hobby, Longham

Latest: Bittern. Highlights: Cattle Egret , Green-winged Teal , Lesser Scaup , Little Bunting , Purple Heron, Great White Egret, Temmink's Stint, COLLARED FLYCATCHER, Red-backed Shrike (x3), Lesser Grey Shrike (x2), Icterine Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Ring-necked Duck, Common Rosefinch, BRIDLED TERN, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Corncrake, Spotted Crake, White-winged Black Tern, Balearic Shearwater (x2), White-rumped Sandpiper, Self-found Thrush Nightingale at Holy Island, American Golden Plover, Richard's Pipit (x3), Subalpine Warbler, Pomarine Skua, Great Grey Shrike, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Coue's Arctic Redpoll, Pallid Swift, Siberian Stonechat, Bonapate's Gull, IVORY GULL, Caspian Gull.

Stopped actively yearlisting on 21st march, Spring season ringing at PBO has given a few...6/1/13- Being made redundant makes doing this a whole lot easier! Although starting a new job on 11/2, QUIT THE JOB! Birding the spring and autumn! Highlights so far; Why is there a sex shop situated next to the A1? The Valery Singleton plaque. The best Ham and Egg sandwhich I've ever eaten, Driving to Dorset and back with no brake pads left, Ticking Purple Sand over a cliff edge whilst still drunk from the night before, Gary T's bootfull of Natch, 180 Minutes spent watching an empty field with a muck spreader circling ever closer and the only 5 Lifers this year have been Yanks... Lowlights, a Trip to Kent for Glauc and Bean geese and coming back almost empty handed and getting drenched in Eastbourne missing the Bonaparte's Gull. Putting up with the biggest bellend talking crap and stringing harriers at Ham Wall

only been out of England twice! latest one of the grip backs of the century ---- PACIFIC SWIFT...nice!

Ruddy Duck

Highlights include White billed Diver, Green-winged Teal, Golden Eagle, Crested Tit, Black and Red Grouse, Snow Goose, Brown Shrike, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long Billed Dowitcher, American Wigeon, Montagu's Harrier, Red footed Falcon, Black bellied Dipper, Rough Legged Buzzard, Goshawk, Rose coloured Starling, Pied billed Grebe and Ring necked Duck

216 AHGull 215 Osprey 214 YBWarbler

PACIFIC SWIFT, DUSKY THRUSH, PINE GROSBEAK, HARLEQUIN DUCK, RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE, PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN WIGEON, ring-billed gulls, glaucous, Kumlein's and iceland gulls, red-breasted goose, BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER,

Two barred crossbill leaches petrel snow bunting parrot crossbill ring necked duck green winged teal great skua semipalmated plover whinchat red breasted fly jack snipe night heron G.n diver Hawfinch B t diver G w egret dotterel pec sand blue winged teal wryneck woodchat shrike ring billed gull ring ouzel red footed falcon purple sandpiper redstart bearded tit bluethroat pacific golden plover

Oct 18: Scilly: Storm Petrel, Scillonian III; Sora, Tresco;

Bittern, Smew, Barn Owl, Barnacle Goose, Bewick's Swan, Hen Harrier, PINE GROSBEAK Ring-billed Gull, Marsh Tit, Black-bellied Dipper,Hawfinch, Great Grey Shrike, Wilts - Great White Egret, Pallas's Warbler, Glossy Ibis, DUSKY THRUSH Latest: PACIFIC SWIFT, Red br. Goose, HERMIT THRUSH, BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT

Rough-legged Buzzard, Dipper (Black-bellied), Tundra Bean Goose, Green-winged Teal, White-billed Diver, Red Grouse, Crested Tit, Capercaillie, Ring Ouzel, Surf Scoter, Ptarmigan, Red-footed Falcon, Bonaparte's Gull, Little Bittern, White-rumped Sandpiper, Cirl Bunting, Parrot Crossbill, Two-barred Crossbill.

Black Redstart

Lifers this year: Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Red-necked Grebe, Ruff, Great Grey Shrike, PIED-BILLED GREBE, Ring Ouzel, Kentish Plover, Bluethroat, Osprey, Stone-curlew, Tree Pipit, Woodlark, Goshawk, Honey-buzzard, White-rumped Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Roseate Tern, Nightingale, Balearic Shearwater, Ortolan Bunting, Surf Scoter, Scaup, Caspian gull, Crane, Black Guillemot, BRÜNNICH'S GUILLEMOT . Latest: Glossy Ibis

Caspian Gull (3) Green winged Teal Glau

06/07/13 BRIDLED TERN + Roseate Tern in Cleveland. 04/07/13 Nightjars on Cannock Chase. 24/06/13 Egyptian Goose on the local patch. 25/05/13 Wood Wblr, Pied and Spot Flys on Cannock Chase. 21/05/13 THRUSH NIGHTINGALE in Cleveland. 20/05/13 Cuckoos & Tree Pipits. 19/05/13 Hobby on local patch. Overall highlights : BRIDLED TERN, ROCK THRUSH, DUSKY THRUSH, THRUSH NIGHTINGALE, Desert Wheatear, PINE GROSBEAK.

Walpole Park, Gosport, 1st December - Waldo the Ring-billed Gull - my final year tick of 2013, after not really managing to get out and about again much in December! Powderham Marshes, 27th November - Christmas meeting followed by a quick walk revealed my first ever legitimate Cirl Bunting! Farlington Marshes, 25th November - Barnacle Goose and White-fronted Goose. Up at Alac & Jane's in Wales for a few days :-) Back at Marli, a bit earlier this time, 12th November - Dipper. RSPB Conwy, 11th November - Water Rail. In evening, Woodcock at Marli. Llanddulas, 10th November - Surf Scoter, half-decent views too eventually of this life tick! Later at Llanbedr-y-Cennin, no luck with Hawfinch but did finally see 2 Bullfinches for the year. Llysfaen, 9th November - Common Scoter and Red-throated Diver, then later at Cwnwyd, Black Grouse and finally my actual first ever Red Grouse! Glad to get that bird off my back :-D Hook Links, 4th November - Great Grey Shrike. Dungeness for my birthday weekend in Kent with Knickers Marsh, 29th October - a great afternoon adding for the year Tree Sparrow, Golden Plover and Glossy Ibis! Arne after a meeting, 23rd October - Tawny Owl in a tree by the lane then 26 Spoonbills at Shipstal. Arne after work, 4th September - Finally caught up with Dartford Warbler while dipping out on Spoonbills! Summer additions upto the end of August - Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Wood Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Long-billed Dowitcher, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Woodlark, Wood Warbler, Mandarin, Raven, Guillemot, Razorbill, Sedge Warbler, Red-breasted Merganser, Hobby, Nightjar, Yellowhammer, Black Necked Grebe, Red Kite. Life ticks include Marsh Warbler, Roseate Tern, Nightingale and Red-breasted Goose! Other highlights - Woodchat Shrike in Southbourne, Osprey and probably several more.

Melodious Warbler,Spotted Flycatcher,Pacific Swift,Arctic Tern,Spotted Sandpiper,Red Kite,Temincks Stint, Common Tern,Little Tern,Reed Warbler,Red Backed Shrike,Sedge Warbler,Common Cuckoo,Common Swift,Iberian Chiffchaff,Puffin, Black throated Diver,Manx Shearwater,Whimbrell,Lesser Whitethroat,Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat,Sand Martin,Swallow,Willow Warbler,Red legged Partridge,Bearded Tit,Ring Ousel,Lesser Scaup,Garganey,Kingfisher,Sandwich Tern,Blackcap,Harlequin,Golden Eagle,White tailed Eagle,Twite,Corn Bunting,Razorbill,Eider,Barnacle Goose,Snow Goose,Ringed Plover,Black Guillemot,Merlin,Cettis Warbler, Chough,Wheatear,Raven,Gannet, Fulmar,Bonapartes Gull,White fronted Goose,Water Rail,Glaucous Gull,Tree Sparrow,Reed Bunting,Brambling,Egyptian Goose,Gadwall,Black necked Grebe,Snow Bunting,Short eared Owl,Marsh Tit,Littlle Owl,Goosander,TreeCreeper ,Golden Plover, Sparrowhawk,Cormorant,Pochard,Bullfinch,Goldcrest,Nuthatch,Greenfinch,Hawfinch,Ring Billed Gull,Red Breasted Goose ,Chiffchaff.

Surf Scoter,Black-necked Grebe,Slavonian Grebe, Rose-ringed Parakeet.

BRUNNICHS GUILLEMOT, Black Guillemot, Razorbill, Bittern, Lesser Redpoll

Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Diver, Razorbill, Sanderling, Slavonian Grebe, Eider Duck, Spotted Redshank, Great Grey Shrike, Rock Pipit, Jack Snipe, Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Greenshank, Yellow Legged Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Stint, Dipper, Spotted Flycatcher, Wood Warbler, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Tit, Black-tailed Godwit. Sand Martin, Black Redstart, Fulmar, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Nightjar, Woodcock, Little Tern, Common Tern, Gannet, Stonechat, Swift, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Nightingale, Blackcap, Yellowhammer, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, House Martin, Wheatear, Chiff Chaff, Swallow, Cetti`s Warbler, Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, Mistle Thrush, Sandwich Tern, Kingfisher, Manderin Duck, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, Avocet, Sparrowhawk, Tree Creeper, Goldcrest, Raven, Waxwing, Egyptian Goose, Coal Tit, Bewick Swan, Little Grebe, Skylark, Rock Pipit, Purple Sandpiper, Common Scoter, Little Egret, Red Breasted Merganser, Redwing, Red Kite, Bullfinch, Song Thrush, Great White Egret, Tree Sparrow, Goldeneye, Shoveler, Nuthatch, Fieldfare, Common Buzzard.

Water pipit at Stanpit. Osprey, Hen harrier, Crossbill, Nightjar and Dartford warbler at Arne. Marsh harrier, Bearded tit and Cetti's warbler at Radipole. Great white egret at Ham Wall. Redpoll at Blashord.

31/7/13 Puffin, Guillemot, Razorbill, Gannet, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Nightingale

New to this! Red-breasted Goose, Nightingale, Little Owl, Nightjar, Black-necked Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Harrier and Great White Sha - sorry, I mean Egret. Towards the end of the year, Glossy Ibis, Golden Plover and Fulmar.