Paul Heaton wrote:

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I,ve been told to put more commas, in my posting, and be sensible, so here goes.

1. Eider
2. Common Crane
2. Great Reed warbler.

keep birding.

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mystic heaton!

Did anyone see a white van near River Roch yesterday?

And possibly someone releasing a rather large duck?

Ask me again if both your other predictions come true, then we'll see

I am sure when Ian said he was looking at the tournament rules, there was going to be points for predictions coming true

Keep guessing, if you dream it will come true.


keep birding

Can I change one of mine to Eider?!

Seeing as everyone else is having 3 guesses im going to add Shore Lark and Red-throated Pipit to my already mentioned Wilson's Phalarope... And i'm going to find them all, at the Wigan Flashes

Sean Sweeney wrote:

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I didn't think it was a competition or anything like that!?p>

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Whoever told you anything to do with birding wasn't a competition!!

Bluethroat (on the spit at Pennington). How about a good Warbler - Raddes I think, and final choice something a bit more colourful - Bee eater.



-- Edited by Craig Higson at 16:12, 2009-01-05

Ah well, I didn't scrutinise the other predictions. Like I said, they are my predictions and I didn't think it was a competition or anything like that!?

As for Bearded Tit, stranger things have happened!?

Sean Sweeney wrote:

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On the rarity side of things I think:
Night Heron;
Whiskered Tern;
Hoopoe!

While, I am predicting one of the following this year too!!
Hobby to be confirmed breeding;
A drake Smew somewhere and;
Bearded Tit!

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Hoopoe has already been taken (Paul Wilson) as has confirmed breeding Hobby (Ian Campbell), also Bearded Tit is rarer than Hoopoe in the county

On the rarity side of things I think:
Night Heron;
Whiskered Tern;
Hoopoe!

While, I am predicting one of the following this year too!!
Hobby to be confirmed breeding;
A drake Smew somewhere and;
Bearded Tit!

I,ve been told to put more commas, in my posting, and be sensible, so here goes.

1. Eider
2. Common Crane
2. Great Reed warbler.

keep birding.

I was going to have Black-winged Stilt but that's gone already so I'll go for

Little Bittern
Black Kite
Roller

One of the follwing would be a good county first for 2009!

1, Black Stork
2, American Golden Plover
3, Dark eyed Junco

I predict Kerry Katona eating ice cream at Pennington Flash.........which reminds me, I haven't looked on the Pennington thread to see what's been there recently

Hoopoe
Snowy Owl
American Robin

sociable lapwing.........absolutely no chance of seeing one but i just love the name.

Twitchable examples of the following would be fine :

Hawfinch.
Marsh Tit.
Turtle Dove.

Mark Rigby wrote:

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I will go for Black Winged Stilt, Lesser Yellowlegs or White Tailed Eagle

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Your White-tailed Eagle had better be BEFORE the middle of May or some of us will be insisting on a car boot inspection

Any of the following to be confirmed breeding:
Hobby
Bittern
Cetti Warbler
Cheers Ian

i think there has been a record of wilsons phal from pennington in the past, seen by charlie owen but the record wasnt submited, anyway i will go for
1.marsh sandpiper
2.spotted sandpiper
3.purple heron
hope to see some of the following which i need for the county, bewicks, curlew sandpiper, quail, osprey, black-throated diver, great grey shrike, pec sand, red kite , barnacle, red crested pochard, avocet and yellow browed warbler.


-- Edited by brian fielding at 10:39, 2009-01-01

-- Edited by brian fielding at 10:51, 2009-01-01

Wilson's Phal? just noticed its not on the county list... yet!

oh, happy new year to you all!

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe at 01:01, 2009-01-01

I will go for Black Winged Stilt, Lesser Yellowlegs or White Tailed Eagle

Arctic Redpoll, Collared Pratincole and Hume's Warbler.

Just read Paul's gloat about predicting the Glossy Ibis this Year. What about predictions for next Years new rarities. Cheers Ian