Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

Indian Subcontinent Life Lists Showing Records 1 through 50 of 63 Total Records NEXT Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Paul Holt British 1080 Rasmussen taxonomy. Chestnut-breasted Partridge, Lesser Whitefront, White-winged Duck, Serendib Scops Owl, Black-tailed Crake, Lb Dowitcher, Buff-b. Sand., White-bellied Heron, Blue-naped Pitta, Yellow-rumped Fly., 10 sp. wren babbler inc. Long-billed, Bar-winged & Wedge-billed. 2 Craig Robson British 1059 Lesser White-fronted Goose, Chevron-breasted Babbler, Blyth's Tragopan, Bristled Grassbird 3 Peter Kaestner USA 983 Strict Clements' taxonomy. 4 Nick Dymond British 940 + Rasmussen splits Forest Owlet, Cheer Pheasant, Lesser Florican, 11 wren babblers, Orange Bullfinch, Western Tragopan, Jerdon's Courser, White-tailed Eagle,White-cheeked Tit, White-bellied Heron 5 James Eaton / Birdtour Asia British 920 Latest: Gould's Shortwing, Indian Skimmer, Hodgson's Frogmouth. Previous highlights: Forest Owlet, Green Avadavat, Indian & Macqueen's Bustard, Hypocolius (Gujarat & Rajasthan), Blyth's Tragopan, Striped Laughingthrush, Cachar Wedge-billed (Nagaland). Sclater's Monal, Mishmi Wren Babbler (Mishmi Hills), Bugun Liocichla, Sikkim Wedge-billed, (Arunachal Pradesh). Tawny-breasted Wren Babbler, Dark-rumped Swift (Meghalaya). Blue-naped Pitta, Black-breasted Parrotbil, Chestnut-backed Laugher (Assam) Crab Plover (Goa), all Andaman & Sri Lanka endemics. 6 Nick Bray (Birdseekers) British 895 Just added Blyth's Kingfisher, Ferruginous Flycatcher, Blood Pheasant and Pale-headed Woodpecker from Eaglenest in May 09 and other additions from the Mishmi Hills 09 include Cachar Wedge-billed Wren-babbler and finally Long-tailed Thrush. Eaglenest May 08 inc Green & Purple Cochoa, Chestnut-breasted Hill-partridge, Blue-fronted Robin, Snow Partridge, Grandala and Gould's Shortwing! (Finally reached 850 forIndia). 7 Chris Bradshaw British 879 Substantial number of additions on a recent trip to Bhutan included Hodsgon's Frogmouth. 8 Mike Prince British 872 OBC taxonomy. Full list on BUBO Listing. 9 Claes-Göran Cederlund Swedish 849 Updated 24 May 2009. Bhutan i April-May 2009 with lots of goodies. 10 Claudio Koller Swiss 841 Bugun Liocichla, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Mishmi & Long-billed Wren Babbler, Blyth's Tragopan, White-winged Duck, Siberian Crane, Andaman Crake, Beach Thickknee 11 Gary and Marlene Babic US 831 Jan 2005 WGhats, Desert NP, Punjab 12 Susan Myers Australian 818 Assam March 2006 - Black-breasted Parrotbill and Finn's Weaver 13 Maan Barua Assamese 811 Specialize in Northeastern India, but have birded all over. Am planning South India and the West to reach 900. Bengal Florican, Black-breasted Parrotbill, White-winged Duck, Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Marsh Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Beautiful Nuthatch, Long-billed Plover, Finn's Weaver, Olive Bulbul, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Snowy-throated Babbler, Fire-tailed Myzornis, and many more 14 Dr. Dipankar Ghose Indian 805 western tragopan, satyr tragopan, Blyth's tragopan, Temminck's tragopan, Himalayan monal, Sclater's monal, Mrs. Hume's pheasant, lesser white-fronted goose, white-winged duck, rufous- necked hornbill, malabar trogon, 9 sp. of kingfisher, 5 sp. of bee-eater, 9 sp. of cuckoo, 6 sp. of parakeet, 11 sp. of owl, 8 sp. of vulture etc. specialised in Himalayan and North-east Indian species 15 Raf Drijvres Belgium 804 Horned Grebe, Western Tragopan, Rufous-backed Redstart,, White-naped Tit, Plain Leaf Warbler, Long-billed Wren Babbler etc... 16 Ruud Schenk Dutch 797 White-naped Tit, Grey Hypocolius, Bristled Grass Warbler, White-cheeked Nuthatch, Blyth's Rosefinch 17 Sumit K. Sen Indian 794 Added Sclater's Monal, Hill Blue Flycatcher, Streak-throated and Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Coral-billed Sc. Babbler and a few others 18 Matthias Fehlow German 774 Bengal Florican, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Green Cochoa, Great Snipe in Kaziranga, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Beautiful Nuthatch, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Ward's Trogon and 6 spp. of Wren-Babbler in Eaglesnest WS march 2007 19 Bob Watts British 764 Dec 2002 - Bengal Florican, White-bellied Heron, Beautiful Nuthatch, Green Cochoa, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Snowy-throated Babbler 20 Stephen Blaber British/Australian 760 June 09 SW endemics 21 Rajneesh Suvarna Indian 754 Clements taxanomy - India records only - July 2009: Oriental Dwarf King fisher April 2009: Hodgson's Frogmouth, Bugun Liocichla Oct 2008: Sclater's Monal, Mishmi Wren Babbler Naturechronicles 22 Antonio Salvadori Italo/Canadian 726 23 Steve Lister British 703 Added 66 in Assam January 2004, including Greater Adjutant and Bengal Florican, 30 in Sri Lanka in January 2006, and 90 in NE India Feb 2008: the latter included Bugun Liocichla, Black-necked Crane, Snow Pigeon and Black-tailed Crake. Earlier trips to NW India, Nepal, Goa and Sri Lanka. Not including any Rasmussen splits. 24 Dave Sargeant British 692 Last upd: Feb-04. Highlights: Andaman endemics, Western Ghat endemics, White-bellied Minivet, Satyr Tragopan, Rusty-bellied Shortwing. Trips to Nepal (2), India (3), Sri Lanka. 25 Peter Gilchrist Canadian 684 26 Mike Passant British 683 Bhutan April 1999; White-Bellied Heron ,Ward's Trogon ,Satyr Tragopan,Himalayan Monal,11 Laughing Thrushes,5 Wren Babblers.plus supporting caste of Barwings ,Minlas,Fulvettas, Yuhinas,not forgetting Fire-Tailed Myzornis. 27 Brian Fletcher Australian/British 680 Black-necked Crane, White-bellied Heron, Himalayan Snowcock, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush 28 Micky Maher British 669 Siberian Crane, Long-billed Dowitcher, Bugun Liocichla, White-winged Duck, Beautiful Nuthatch, Bengal Florican,Snow Partridge, Blackish-breasted Babbler, Dark-rumped Swift, Ward's Trogon, Black-tailed Crake, Indian Bustard. 29 Martin Edwards Canadian 668 30 Samuel Hansson Swedish 668 India jan-april 2005: Dark-rumped Swift, Greater Adjutant, Indian Bustard, Satyr Tragopan, Blue-naped Pitta, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, White-browed Bush-chat, White-naped Tit, Tawny-breasted and Long-billed Wren-Babblers, Cutia, Black-headed Shrike-Babbler etc. 31 Govind Kumar Indian 667 Painted Spurfowl - Rishi Valley August 2008 32 Clive Harris British 640 Serendib Scops-Owl, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush, Grey-headed Lapwing (Yamuna, Delhi) 33 Adrian Jordi Switzerland 622 White-bellied Heron, Beautiful Nuthatch, Bengal Florican, Indian Pitta, Sibe Crane 34 Mark Sutton British 610 Mandarin Jan '00 Nepal, Satyr Tragopan May '98 Nepal 35 Praveen J Indian 571 Does not include 66 species in the Indian checklist that i saw outside India(Europe, Singapore). South India - mainly Kerala, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu & Karnataka, Bangalore Area, some isolated spots in Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra; North East India - Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. All 16 Western Ghats endemics, Oriental Bay Owl, Ceylon Frogmouth, Tiger Bittern, Ward's Trogon, Temminck's Tragopan, Cutia, Rufousnecked Hornbill, Blyth's Kingfisher and many more 36 Mario Renden Dutch 544 in Assam: Greater Adjutant, White-winged Duck, Bengal Florican, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Chestnut-cheeked Starling (new bird for Indian subcontinent!!), Dark-rumped Swift, Pied Harrier, Jerdon's Baza, Pied Falconet, Slender-billed Vulture, Oriental Hobby, Hodgson's Bushchat, Daurian Redstart, Hodgson's Redstart, Spot-winged Starling, Jerdon's Babbler, Marsh Babbler, Grey Sibia and although not new the Great Hornbills and good views of a Scaly Thrush. 37 Lieven De Temmerman Belgian 540 Wynaad LT, Indian Skimmer, White-W Duck and Bugun Liocichla. 5 weeks to the Ghats, Goa, Delhi and the North-East 38 Ben Lascelles English 510 All Nepal (5 trips) and Bhutan.... Highlights....Black Bittern, Giant Hornbill, Satyr Tragopan, Black-necked Crane, Monal, White-bellied Heron...so many just an awsome palce to bird the Himalayas! 39 Mark Lopez British 510 3 trips so far, a 3 week business trip to Delhi in Oct-Nov 04, a week in Goa Feb 05 and 11 days in north India Dec 05. Highlights inc Cheer and Koklass Pheasants, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, both Rubythroats, Long-billed Thrush, Hodgson's Bushchat, Tawny Fish Owl, Chestnut-crowned and Large-billed Leaf Warblers and Spot-winged Grosbeak. 40 Keith Betton British 499 Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (Sri Lanka, Apr 2002) 41 Simon Woolley British 498 29 Sri Lankan endemics (by 2004 taxonomy), plus Frogmouth, Kashmir Fly and Pied Thrush 42 Bruce Barrett British / Canadian 489 One 7-week trip Jan/Feb 2007. 43 Stijn Brand Dutch 485 Malabar Trogon, Red-breasted Parakeet, Brown Fish Owl, Jerdon's Nightjar, Bengal Florican, Solitary Snipe, Ibisbill, Pied Harrier, Indian Pitta, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Dusky Thrush, Siberian Rubythroat, Rufous-backed Redstart, Chestnut-headed Tesia, R 44 Nikhil Devasar Indian 479 479 Species. Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttaranchal & Rajasthan. Specialialities include - Spot-bellied Eagle Owl and plain Leaf Warbler in Corbett. Stoliczka's Bushchat and Cream-colored Courser in Sultanpur. Armenian Gull and Song Thrush in Harike. Blyth's Pipit in the Yamuna. Sind Sparrow in Bhindawas. Rufous-tailed Lark in Sariska. large-tailed Nightjar in Bharatpur. 45 John Wheldon English 453 Siberian crane Kalij Pheasant frogmouth,indian pitta 46 Philip W. Johnson U.S.A. 408 47 Peter Adhemar British 405 48 Yong Ding Li Singapore 375 Great Indian, MacQueen's Bustard, Grey Hypocolius, Stoliczka's Bushchat, Grey-crowned Prinia 49 Colin Fenn British 368 Indian Pitta, Ceylon Frogmouth, Indian Blue Robin Goa Feb 2002 50 Kevin Vang Australia/Norway/USA 363 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home