Winter at Holme Bird Observatory (please click for clip)

Sunday 12 December 2010

2010 - what a year!

An amazing year for the observatory - the following where the highlights in the recording area:

Hume's Warbler (2nd for Holme)

'apparent' Northern Harrier

Pallid Harrier (1st for Holme)

Arctic Warbler (4th for Holme)

Red-flanked Bluetail (1st for Holme)

Gull-billed Tern (2nd for Holme)

Alpine Swift

Snow Goose

Corncrake

Red-necked Phalarope

Grey Phalarope (3)

Icterine Warbler

Barred Warbler (4+)

Rough-legged Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Red-backed Shrike (2)

Great Grey Shrike (2)

Wood Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler (3)

Siberian Chiffchaff

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Sabine's Gull (3)

Long-tailed Skua (2)

Wryneck (2)

Thanks to all who found birds and contributed records. Hopefully next year will be just as productive!