Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

Jamaica Life List Showing Records 1 through 22 of 22 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Jason Fidorra USA 136 2009- All extant endemics, Plain Pigeon, Black Swift, Masked Duck, YB Cuckoo, Blackburnian Wa, rum, beaches, Dragon Stout, snorkeling, reggae, coco bread, dancehall, patties, and many many wonderful people! 2 Petri Hottola Finnish 133 One short visit, October 2008 3 Vaughan Ashby English 125 All 28 extant endemics on both a familiarisation tour March 2004 and led tour in February 2005. 4 Martin Edwards Canadian 124 5 David Booth British 122 All endemics, on tour led by late Robert Sutton in 2001 6 Mike Passant British 120 7 Svetlana Annenkova Russian 117 All 28 endemics on a familiarisation visit in March 2005 8 Alan Greensmith Independent 112 23 August 2009. One 10 day trip a few days after Gilbert hit the island. 9 Ray Belding US 111 I got to go out with Robert Sutton! 10 Dave Sargeant British 107 Last upd: Nov-03. All gettable endmics in March 2003. 11 Rick Waldrop USA 99 all endemics seen except Jamaican Elaenia 12 Chet McGaugh USA 99 8 days in the west, 1992; Marshall's Pen with Robert and Ann Sutton 13 Mario Renden Dutch 91 Northern Potoo, Ring-tailed Pigeon, Crested Quail-Dove 14 David Massie UK 88 15 Garry George USA 88 all 29 endemics in one trip 16 Claes-Göran Cederlund Swedish 88 All endemics on a family trip in Aug 98. 17 Jim Holmes, Jr. USA (Calif) 84 brief trip (2 days of birding) yielded all but 1 of the endemics in November 2006 18 Peter Kaestner USA 83 Two weekends in 1987. 19 Rob Batchelder USA (resident in Berlin) 74 18 of 29 endemics. Last trip Dec 2000. 20 Chris Hiatt USA-California 73 Jamaican tody,arrowhead warbler,white-eyed thrush,jam.lizard cuckoo,vervain hummingbird 21 Brian Allen USA Michigan 52 22 Julian Weldrick British 40 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home