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Charlie's Yearlist 2006 - based on the Clements list (2005)

People keep asking me how many species I see in a year, and "Less than a Tour Leader but probably more than most people who don't work for an airline"
doesn't seem to answer the question very well. So this year I'm going to keep a "Yearlist": not a 'Hell for leather, can't sleep, must drive hundreds of miles every day'
sort of list, but just a 'by-product' list, a 'look, there's a new bird' sort of "low-impact" list. No bashing around, no "listing before conservation" - just a little list of about
1000 or so species.

I'm going to make the time to keep this page updated with a current list so if you're interested 'bookmark' and come back...

Rules: Rules? No rules, this is for fun not for the record-books - however, if I'm not sure what I've seen I won't count it!

(NB: If you're browsing with Mozilla Firefox - as I normally do - you may have to refresh the page once it's loaded to properly expand the columns: understandably
it doesn't like the bloated code loaded by Microsoft's Excel, but unless someone can email me an alternative "list maker" I'm going to have keep using it...)

 

 

Common Name Scientific Name Date Location
STRUTHIDAE
Southern Ostrich Struthio camelus 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
GAVIIDAE
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 04 January 2006 California USA
SPHENISCIDAE
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
PODICIPEDIIDAE
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 02 January 2006 California USA
Horned/Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02 January 2006 California USA
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 23 March 2006 Washington USA
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Western Grebe  Aechmophorus occidentalis 02 January 2006 California USA
Clark's Grebe  Aechmophorus clarkii 03 January 2006 California USA
PROCELLARIIDAE
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 24 May 2006 Dorset UK
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 24 May 2006 Dorset UK
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 24 May 2006 Dorset UK
PELECANIDAE
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchus 02 January 2006 California USA
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 04 January 2006 California USA
SULIDAE
Northern Gannet Sula bassana 24 May 2006 Dorset UK
Cape Gannet Sula capensis 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05 January 2006 Bucks UK
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis 21 April 2006 Doha Qatar
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Temminck's Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 02 January 2006 California USA
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 04 January 2006 California USA
Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 04 January 2006 California USA
Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
African Darter Anhinga melanogaster 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa 22
CICONIIFORMES
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 21 April 2006 Doha Qatar
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 15 August 2006 Abuja Nigeria
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodis 02 January 2006 California USA
Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 23 February 2006 Singapore
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Goliath heron Ardea goliath 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Great Egret Ardea alba  02 January 2006 California USA
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Black Egret Egretta ardesiaca 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Snowy Egret Egretta thula 02 January 2006 California USA
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Green Heron Butorides virescens 15 April 2006 New York USA
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 02 January 2006 California USA
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus 29 September 2006 Lagos Nigeria
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea 15 April 2006 New York USA
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
African Spoonbill Platalea alba 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
ANSERIFORMES
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 27 March 2006 NE Germany
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 27 March 2006 NE Germany
Greater Whitefronted Goose Anser albifrons 27 March 2006 NE Germany
Greylag Goose Anser anser 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait 50
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02 January 2006 California USA
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii  04 January 2006 California USA
Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla 20 February 2006 Devon UK
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica 24 February 2006 Singapore
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Cape Shelduck Tadorna cana 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Wood Duck Aix sponsa 04 January 2006 California USA
Maned Duck  Chenonetta jubata 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Brazilian Teal  Amazonetta brasiliensis 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
American Wigeon Anas americana 02 January 2006 California USA
American Black Duck Anas rubripes 12 March 2006 New Jersey USA
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Gadwall Anas strepera 02 January 2006 California USA
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 02 January 2006 California USA
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 02 January 2006 California USA
Garganey Anas querquedula 18 March 2006 Somerset UK
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 17 March 2006 Illinois USA
African Black Duck Anas sparsa 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Cape Shoveler Anas smithii 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 02 January 2006 California USA
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Hottentot Teal  Anas hottentota 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Common Teal  Anas crecca 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 03 January 2006 California USA
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 24 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Canvasback Aythya valisineria 02 January 2006 California USA
Redhead Aythya americana 18 March 2006 Illinois USA 82
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03 January 2006 California USA
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 02 January 2006 California USA
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 02 January 2006 California USA
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28 March 2006 NE Germany
Harlequin Duck Bucephala clangula 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Black Scoter  Melanitta nigra 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 02 January 2006 California USA
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02 January 2006 California USA
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 02 January 2006 California USA
Smew Mergus alba 24 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 02 January 2006 California USA
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 03 January 2006 California USA
Common Merganser Mergus merganser 03 January 2006 California USA
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 02 January 2006 California USA
FALCONIFORMES
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 12 March 2006 New Jersey USA
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 28 March 2006 NE Germany
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 02 January 2006 California USA
Black Harrier Circus maurus 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 02 January 2006 California USA
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 03 January 2006 California USA
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo 01 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 27 March 2006 NE Germany
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 19 December 2006 Cape Town SA
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 15 March 2006 Illinois USA
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 03 January 2006 California USA
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 03 January 2006 California USA 113
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 03 January 2006 California USA
Red Kite Milvus milvus 18 March 2006 Berkshire UK
Black Kite Milvus migrans 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 23 February 2006 Singapore
White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 27 March 2006 NE Germany
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 15 March 2006 Illinois USA
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 23 February 2006 Singapore
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 15 August 2006 Abuja Nigeria
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 29 September 2006 Lagos Nigeria
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 05 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
Black-chested Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus 29 September 2006 Lagos Nigeria
Pale Chanting-goshawk Melierax canorus 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
Northern Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis 29 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Shikra Accipiter badius 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperi 03 January 2006 California USA
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 23 March 2006 Washington USA
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
Changeable Hawk-eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus 23 February 2006 Singapore
Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus 29 September 2006 Lagos Nigeria
Northern Hobby Falco subbuteo 27 April 2006 Devon UK
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 05 January 2006 Bucks UK
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
American Kestrel Falco sparverius 03 January 2006 California USA
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 03 January 2006 California USA
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 01 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
GALLIFORMES
Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris 31 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 21 April 2006 Doha Qatar
California Quail Callipepla californica 03 January 2006 California USA
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 14 January 2006 Wiltshire UK
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02 January 2006 California USA
Grey Francolin  Francolinus pondicerianus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Orange River Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Swainson's Francolin Francolinus swainsonii 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus 15 August 2006 Abuja Nigeria
Cape Francolin Francolinus capensis 07 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
GRUIDAE
Common Crane Grus grus 19 February 2006 Devon UK
Grey Crowned-crane Balearica regulorum 10 June 2006 Nairobi Kenya
RALLIDAE
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Slaty-breasted Wood Rail Aramides saracura 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis 26 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa 140
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Purple Swamphen/Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio 25 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02 January 2006 California USA
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 25 February 2006 Sydney Australia
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
American Coot Fulica americana 02 January 2006 California USA
Common/Black Coot Fulica atra 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
OTIDAE
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
CHARADRIIDAE
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Eurasian Oystercatche Haematopus ostralegus osculans 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
American Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 04 January 2006 California USA
African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini 05 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 02 January 2006 California USA
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 02 January 2006 California USA
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 01 June 2006 Hampshire UK
Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 02 January 2006 California USA
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 04 October 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 06 September 2006 Cape Town SA
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius atrifrons 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Southern Lapwing  Vanellus chilensis 30 July 2006 Sao Paulo Brazil
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 28 March 2006 NE Germany
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa 171
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 02 January 2006 California USA
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 11 January 2006 Gauteng South Africa
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 21 April 2006 Doha Qatar
Willet  Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 02 January 2006 California USA
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 23 January 2006 Gloucestershire UK
Long-billed Curlew  Numenius americanus 02 January 2006 California USA
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 02 January 2006 California USA
Sanderling Calidris alba 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Little Stint Calidris minuta 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dunlin Calidris alpina 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 06 February 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 18 January 2006 Tamil Nadu India
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 08 January 2006 Dorset UK
Black Turnstone  Arenaria melanocephala 04 January 2006 California USA
Surfbird Aphriza virgata 04 January 2006 California USA
STERCORARIDAE
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
LARIIDAE
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni 04 January 2006 California USA
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii 09 July 2006 Dubai UAE
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 30 January 2006 Chiba Japan
Silver Gull