Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

Oriental Asia Life List Showing Records 1 through 16 of 16 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Rob Hutchinson / Birdtour Asia British 2479 Most recent additions; Drummer Rail, Bornean Frogmouth, Gould's Shortwing, Blyth's Kingfisher, Bugun Liocichla, Dusky Eagle Owl (India, April 2009) Blakiston’s Fish Owl, Ural Owl, Copper Pheasant, Short-tailed Albatross, Steller’s Sea Eagle (Japan, January 2009), Nonggang Babbler, Reeve’s Pheasant (China, December ’08), Minahassa Owl (Sulawesi / Halmahera, October '08) Biet's Laughingthrush, Cabot's Tragopan, Reed Parrotbill, Cortois's Laughingthrush (China, May '08) . All time highlights; Bay Owl, Giant Scops Owl, Flores and Rajah Scops Owls, and Pere David's Owl among 77 owls, all Asian pittas with Blue-banded and Whiskered pick of the bunch. Tibetan Sandgrouse, Ala Shan Redstart, Henderson's Ground Jay, Kozlov's Bunting (Tibet), Temminck's Tragopan, Firethroat, Rufous-headed Robin (China), White-browed Nuthatch (Burma), Malaysian Rail Babbler (Malaysia), Hodgson's Frogmouth, Gurney's & Eared Pitta (Thailand), Blue-naped Pitta (Vietnam), Calayan Rail, 3 sp. Bleeding-heart, Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher, Mindanao & Visayan Wattled Broadbills (Philippines), Bristlehead!, Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, Hose's Broadbill, Whitehead's Trogon (Borneo), Wallace's Standardwing, Sumatran Frogmouth, Scaly Kingfisher (Indonesia). 2 James Eaton / Birdtour Asia English 2266 Most recent: Swinhoe's Snipe, Long-tailed Skua, Gould's Shortwing, Blyth's Kingfisher, Bufflehead(!), Short-tailed Albatross, Copper Pheasant, Blakiston's Fish Owl, Nonggang Babbler. Past highlights: Blyth's Tragopan, Sclater's Monal, Sikkim & Cachar Wedge-billed, Bugun Liocichla, Mishmi & Naga Wren Babblers, Green Avadavat, Indian Bustard, Hypocolius, Forest Owlet (India) Timor Imperial Pigeon, all Sumba & Flores endemics (Lesser Sundas), Sumatran Cochoa (Sumatra), White-faced Partridge, Javan Scops Owl (Java) Phil Dwarf Kingfisher, Calayan Rail, Palawan Striped Babbler, Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Philippines). Cabot's Tragopan, Sibe Crane, Sichuan Partridge, Gold-fronted Fulvetta, Reeve's Pheasant, Red-tailed Laugher (China), Lompobatteng Flycatcher, Blue-faced Rail, Talaud Bush-hen, Cearulean Paradise Flycatcher (Sulawesi), Cambodian Laughingthrush, Finfoot, Orange-necked Partridge (Cambodia), Bulwer's Pheasant (Kaliamantan), all Taiwan endemics, Sooty Babbler, Black-crowned Barwing, Red-collared Woodpecker (Vietnam). All Andaman (inc And. Barn Owl) & Sri Lanka endemics. Completed the Barwings & Pittas 3 Claes-Göran Cederlund Swedish 2090 Updated 4 Oct 2009. Latest: Lesser Sundas in Sept 4 Susan Myers/VENT Australian 2019 Most recently: Orange-breasted Laughingthrush in Vietnam, a few in the Philippines notably Celestial Monarch. Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sundas) - a long overdue trip, highlights were Little Sumba Boobook, Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Flores Monarch, Elegant Pitta, etc. 5 Bram Demeulemeester Belgian 1962 Purple-backed Starling in Kuala Lumpur.latest visith to Sangihe and Talaud Caerulean Paradise Flycatcher, Little Shrike trush. Sangihe Scops Owl. JAVAN SCOPS OWL, Sunda Trush,BIET'S LAUGHINGTHRUSH, Silver Oriole, Cabot's Tragopan, Reed Parrotbill, Cortois's Laughingthrush (China, May '08), Fawn-breasted Trush,Slaty backed Trush,Lesser masked Owl ,SUMATRAN GROUND CUCKOO. Latest from the Philippines Calayan Rail, Camiguin hanging Parrot, Mindanao Scops Owl,Giant Scops Owl,Green Racquet-tail,Green-faced Parrotfinch. 6 John Gregory British 1747 7 Raf Drijvers Belgium 1628 Minahassa Masked Owl, White-naped Tit, Cebu Flowerpecker, Writhe-billed Hornbill etc... 8 Peter Collaerts Belgian 1603 January 21th 2009 - after 4 weeks in India 9 Mikael Bauer Swedish 1547 Andaman Owl quintet, Giant Ibis, Flores Scops Owl, Red-naped Fruit Dove, Giant Pitta, Gould's Shortwing and Giant Scops Owl, 10 Yvon Princen Belgian 1486 Strictly according to Clement's last adaptation by Cornell 15.12.2008 For details about rarities and endemics see www.birdingperu.com/expedition birding. Last added Sulawesi and Taminbar Timor sparrow, Wallace's hanging parrot, Flores scops owl, Wallace's scops owl, Sumba Buttonquail, Sumba Hornbill 11 Albert Low Singaporean 1466 Latest: N India January 2009 with Ibisbill, Black-bellied Tern, Koklass Pheasant, Common Hill Partridge, Cinereous Vulture and more . All Time Highlights: 20 Sp. Oriental Pittas, All Cochoas, All Old World Ground-cuckoos, All Oriental Vultures, Philippine Eagle, Wallace's Standardwing, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Bugun Liocichla 12 Yong Ding Li Singapore 1440 All Tesias, Stubtails, Forktails, Rhabdornis, Malkohas etc etc 13 Rick Waldrop USA 713 includes 74 lifers seen during my last trip to Asia (Thailand) in 2004, and 66 in Indonesia (Gede-Pangrango NP and Palau Rambat) in 2007 14 Peter Carnall South African 653 Siamese Fireback,CB Ground Cuckoo,Greenbacked Kingfisher,Knobbed Hornbill. 15 Carl Downing British 365 Broadbills, Gurney's Pitta, Spot-bellied Eagle-owl 16 Jennifer Norman South African 333 Blue Pitta, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Scarlet Finch Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home