Just getting into my year list here in smalltown northern Japan. I`m carless so I`ve decided to concentrate on a local list only ( ie within walking distance from my house). I used to do this when I lived in Preston and got 102 one year (a long time ago).
So far I`ve just got 23 (there`s no way I`ll break 100)-these include Great Tit, Coal Tit, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Teal, Mallard-the same birds as Preston in fact! I should get Harlequin Duck and hopefully Glaucous Winged Gull when I go to the beach tommorrow.
Anybody else do these kind of carless non-twitching lists? Or do you think I`m a pathetic loser?!?
No Stu, keep it up !
I get just as much enjoyment, if not more, out of the birds that I manage to find locally as those I do on special excursions.
How can anyone bird and be a pathetic loser?? That is simply not possible... and so what if your list is not long.. it is worthy my friend!!!