106 Best Birding Moments of 2021
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Episode Notes
It’s become a custom at the end of each year to review the bird species we’ve seen and recall the wonderful birding moments that we’ve had.
In this episode I look back at the birds I saw in 2021 and share my favourite birding memories. Listeners also tell us about their stand out birding moments from the year.
Timestamps & Links:
00:00:00 Opening
00:00:51 Past episode
00:01:22 Take the Survey and help shape the show
00:02:30 My birding year - overview
00:08:46 Share the show on social media
00:09:32 My birding year - month by month
Suzy’s tour leader in Scotland: Mike Dilger
00:34:23 Support the show
00:35:32 Your sightings
00:44:14 Events in 2022
00:45:43 Wrap and Close
I’m grateful to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.
The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones.
Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net
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My seen lifer birds from 2021
Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons
Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus
Barnacle Goose - Branta leucopsis
Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus
Common Pochard - Aythya ferina
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
Velvet Scoter - Melanitta fusca
Common Scoter - Melanitta nigra
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
Red Grouse/Willow Grouse - Lagopus lagopus
Black Grouse - Lyrurus tetrix
Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica
Red Knot - Calidris canutus
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago
Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides
Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
Red-throated Diver - Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver - Gavia arctica
Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo
Woodlark - Lullula arborea
Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus
Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin
Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
Twite - Linaria flavirostris