Gloucestershire Year Listers 2008              alt="Birding

The Gloucestershire Birding League was popular with all those who have taken part for the last five years, so it will run again this year in the same format. For the purpose of this league we will use the list on site. Go to List, only species shown in red are not countable. Feral Pigeon, feral Barnacle Goose (breed at Frampton) and Greylag will be allowed. If in doubt about what you can count ask me. The following species can be counted on call (heard only) if you wish - Water Rail, Spotted Crake, Corncrake, Tawny Owl, Long-eared Owl, Nightjar, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Nightingale, Cetti's, Savi's and Grasshopper Warblers. The previous four year's Leagues are below this one. The record (as far as I know) was set in 2004 by Martin McGill and stands at 208. There are now to my knowledge five birders in the Gloucestershire 200 Club - Martin, Neil Smart, Andy Lodge, Steve Owen and myself. New members always welcome. How about this year?

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COUNTY LISTING CHAMPIONS SINCE 2002

Year

Winning Total

Name

2007 198 Graham Watson
2006 204 Andy Lodge
2005 203 Mike King
2004 197 Paul Taylor
2003 195 Richard Baatsen
2002 188 Mike King

Here is the League. Last updated 11/05/2008.

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2008

Psn Best Total prior years Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 193 Paul Masters 171 04/05/08

Quedgeley

Pallas's Warbler at Frampton, Wood Sandpiper at Coombe Hill. 
2 191 Mark Hobson 169 27/04/08

Tuffley

Pallas's Warbler at Frampton, Long-eared Owl and Avocet at WWT, Wood Sandpiper at Coombe Hill. 
3 203 Mike King 167 11/05/08

Frampton

Pallas's Warbler, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Whiskered Tern at Frampton, Marsh Harrier and Guillemot at Saul Warth, 3 Arctic Skuas at Fretherne, Wood Sandpiper at Coombe Hill. 
4 164 Jon Mercer 163 10/05/08

CWP

Red Kite at Perrott's Brook, Pallas's Warbler at Frampton, Grasshopper Warblers at West Down. 
5=

202

Steve Owen

156 07/05/08

Winchcombe

Pallas's Warbler, Little Tern and Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Frampton. 
5= 193 Andy Chapman 156 03/05/08

Quedgeley

Marsh Harrier at Port Ham, Ring Ouzels on Cleeve Hill, Pallas's Warbler at Frampton. 
7 186 Andy Jayne 152 09/05/08 Walmore Common Pallas's Warbler at Frampton, Arctic Skua and Little Gulls at Fretherne.
8= 198 Graham Watson 145 01/05/08

Dowdeswell

Ring Ouzels on Cleeve Hill, Pallas's Warbler at Frampton, Black Tern at Bourton. 
8= 169 Geoff Moyser 145 11/05/08 Berkeley Pallas's Warbler, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Whiskered Tern at Frampton.
10 161 David Owen 136 08/05/08

Brownshill

Ring Ouzels on Cleeve Hill and Whimbrels at Fretherne, Pallas's Warbler and Whiskered Tern at Frampton, Black Terns at Coombe Hill 
11 204 Andy Lodge 124 07/05/08

Frampton

Wood Sandpiper at Coombe Hill. 
12 - Ray Sherman (Public Transport only) 110 27/04/08

Cam

Goshawk at Claypits, Green-winged Teal at Frampton (Life tick), Long-eared Owl and Avocet at WWT. 
13 - John Overfield (Foot & Cycle only) 109 08/03/08 W-U-E Grey Partridge at Harnhill, Brambling flocks in the Cotswolds. 
14 183 Jake King 105 20/04/08

Mill End

Black Redstart at Sharpness, Jack Snipe at Berkeley, Pallas's Warbler at Frampton. 
15 179 Ian Ralphs (Listing in SP10 only) 100 10/05/08

Fairford/Bibury

Whinchat and Redstart at Eastleach.

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2007

Psn Best Total prior years Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 185 Graham Watson 198 09/12/07

Dowdeswell

American Golden Plover and Siberian Chiffchaff at WWT, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
2= 189 Paul Masters 193 14/12/07

Quedgeley

American Golden Plover and Dark-bellied Brent at WWT, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
2= 173 Andy Chapman 193 31/12/07

Quedgeley

Osprey at Yat Rock, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
4 185 Mark Hobson 191 02/12/07

Tuffley

American Golden Plover at WWT, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
5 194 Dave Pearce 185 20/12/07

Cleeve Hill

Hen Harrier at Ashleworth, Water Pipit at Ashleworth, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
6 - Jake King 183 09/12/07

Mill End

Water Pipit at Ashleworth, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
7 203 Mike King 182 09/12/07

Frampton

Woodcock at Quedgeley, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
8= 186 Andy Jayne 175 28/12/07 Walmore Common Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
8=

202

Steve Owen

175 18/12/07

Winchcombe

American Golden Plover at WWT, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
10 167 Geoff Moyser 169 23/12/07 Berkeley American Golden Plover at WWT, Cattle Egret at Fretherne, Bramblings at Bencombe.
11 170 Terry Fenton 168 31/12/07

Witcombe

Water Pipit at Ashleworth, Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
12 - Jon Mercer 164 31/12/07

CWP

Cattle Egret at Fretherne.
13 147 David Owen 161 14/11/07

Brownshill

Water Pipits at Ashleworth.
14 204 Andy Lodge 151 02/11/07

Frampton

Water Pipit at Ashleworth.
15 160 Ben Macdonald 104 07/04/07

South Glos

Marsh Harrier at Frampton.

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2006

Psn Best Total prior years Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 - Andy Lodge 204 28/12/06

Frampton

Bittern at WWT.
2

184

Steve Owen

202

28/12/06

Winchcombe

Bittern at WWT.
3 203 Mike King 193 28/12/06

Frampton

Bittern at WWT.
4 194 Dave Pearce 193 28/12/06

Cleeve Hill

Bittern at WWT.
5 196 Tony Eveleigh 189 05/12/06 Oxenhall Gannet and Bonxies on the Severn.
6 187 Paul Masters 189 29/12/06

Quedgeley

Bittern at WWT.
7= - Graham Watson 185 28/12/06

Dowdeswell

Bittern at WWT.
7= 178 Mark Hobson 185 31/12/06

Tuffley

Shag at Sharpness.
9 186 Andy Jayne 182 05/12/06 Walmore Common Yellow-browed Warbler at WWT.
10 172 Ian Ralphs 179 30/12/06 Fairford/Bibury Bittern at WWT.
11 171 Andy Chapman 173 28/12/06

Quedgeley

Bittern at WWT. 
12 162 Terry Fenton 170 31/12/06

Witcombe

Leach's Petrel and Bonxies at Sharpness.
13 152 Phil Pope 170 31/12/06 Frampton/Slimbridge Bittern at WWT.
14 - Ben Macdonald 148 19/08/06

South Glos

Aquatic Warbler at WWT.
15 147 David Owen 147 13/12/06

Brownshill

Tundra Bean Goose at WWT. Equalled last year.

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2005

Psn Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 Mike King 203 13/11/05

Frampton

Grey Phalarope at Coombe Hill. 
2 David Pearce 194 15/12/05

Cleeve Hill

Willow Tit at Mallards Pike.
3= Tony Eveleigh 187 03/12/05

Oxenhall

Bittern at WWT.
3= Paul Masters 187 13/11/05

Quedgeley

Ring Ouzels on Cleeve Hill.
5 Andy Jayne 181 27/11/05

Walmore Common

Little Stints at Awre.
6 Mark Hobson 178 13/11/05

Tuffley

Fulmar at Fretherne. 
7 Richard Cawsey 162 19/12/05

Cheltenham

Brent Goose at WWT.
8 Andy Chapman 160 31/12/05

Quedgeley

Little Crake at WWT.
9 Ian Ralphs 154 22/12/05

Fairford/Bibury

Brent and Pink-feet at WWT.
10 Terry Fenton 149 31/12/05

Witcombe

Grey Phalarope at Coombe Hill.
11 David Owen 147 15/12/05

Brownshill

Red-necked Grebe at Dudgrove.

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2004

Psn Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 Paul Taylor (BOU only) 197 31/12/04

Berkeley shore

2 Tony Eveleigh 196 30/12/04

Oxenhall

Crossbills at New Fancy View
3 Mike King 191 27/12/04

Frampton

Firecrest at Fretherne
4 Richard Baatsen 187 06/09/04

Frampton

White Stork at Stoke Orchard
5 Andy Jayne 186 11/12/04

Walmore Common

Rock Pipits at Berkeley
6 David Pearce 180 29/12/04

Cleeve Hill

Waxwings at M-I-T-M
7= Paul Masters 172 19/12/04

Quedgeley

Goosanders at CWP
7= Ian Ralphs 172 30/11/04

Fairford/Bibury

Bittern at WWT
9 Andy Chapman 171 20/12/04

Quedgeley

Firecrest at Fretherne
10 Terry Fenton 162 28/11/04

Witcombe

Aquatic Warbler at WWT
11 Richard Cawsey 148 16/12/04

Cheltenham

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at WWT
12 David Owen 145 06/12/04

Brownshill

Tundra Bean Geese at WWT
13 Tony Hurcombe 121 08/05/04 Dusky Warbler at WWT

Gloucestershire Year Listers 2003

Psn Name No of Species To Date Local Patch Latest Highlights/Comments
1 Richard Baatsen 194 30/12/03

Frampton

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
2 Paul Taylor (BOU only) 193 29/12/03

Berkeley shore

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
3 Mike King 190 29/12/03

Frampton

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
4 Tony Eveleigh 187 29/12/03

Oxenhall

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
5 Colin Butters 179 31/12/03

Ashleworth

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
6= David Pearce 178 31/12/03

Cleeve Hill

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
6= Andy Jayne 178 29/12/03

Walmore Common

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
8 Mo Croose 163 29/12/03

Walmore Common

Yellow-browed Warbler at CWP
9 Ian Ralphs 160 22/12/03

Fairford/Bibury

Three Ruddy Shelducks at WWT
10 Richard Cawsey 157 28/12/03

Cheltenham

Bittern at Frampton
11 Andy Chapman 142 07/12/03

Quedgeley

Hen Harrier at Nebrow Hill
12= David Owen 136 23/12/03