This year i will be trying to get 200 life ticks so i thought you might like to see if i do it or not offer incouragement etc.
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Northern Fulmar
Cormorant
Shag
Bittern
Little Egret
Grey Heron
White Stork
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Bewick’s Swan
Bean Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Greater White-fronted
Greylag Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Black Brant
Brent Goose
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Gadwall
Teal
Mallard
Pintail
Shoveler
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Eider
Common Scoter
Goldeneye
Goosander
Ruddy Duck
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Rough-legged Buzzard
Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Pheasant
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Ruff
Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew
Redshank
Lesser Yellowlegs
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Turnstone
Great Skua
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed
Herring Gull
Common Gull
Iceland Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Kittiwake
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Rock Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Stock Pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Tawny Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Sky Lark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Waxwing
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Redstart
Stonechat
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Cetti’s Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Mealy Redpoll
Artic Redpoll
Lesser Redpoll
Bullfinch
Snow Bunting
Yellowhammer
Little Bunting
Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting
Is this list what you have already seen? I counted 153...so I take it you need another 47.
No reason why you shouldn't reach the magic 200.....I'm currently on a Life List of 171 so am aiming to catch up with another 29 in 2005. I meant to break the 200 barrier last year but, what with one thing and another, failed dismally!
I once read in Birdwatching magazine that to reach a certain goal it's best to go through your field guide and make a list of what birds are missing from your life list and, using local bird club reports, work out the best sites for those particular species....and hopefully they'll turn up where they are supposed to! LOL
Good luck with reaching your goal (adds an even more interesting dimension to our hobby, doesn't it!) and we want to hear all about it on BF!
GILL
If thats a list you have got great, if its what you need good luck. Keep on birding.