Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

Eurasia Region Life List Showing Records 1 through 50 of 57 Total Records NEXT Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Hugh Buck British 2444 Indonesia, Java May-June 2008: Javan Plover, Javan Trogon, Spotted Crocias, Vietnam June 2008: Pied Falconet, Annam Partridge, Grey-Crowned Crocias, Black-Crowned Barwing, Iceland 07 Barrow's Goldeneye, Gyrfalcon, Yemen Nov 07, Blanford's Lark and Golden-Winged Grosbeak plus 13 others including Pink-Backed Pelican, Black-Headed Heron, Hamerkop, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Spotted Thicknee, White-Browed Coucal, African Collared Dove and Zebra Waxbill 2 Claes-Göran Cederlund Swedish 2341 Updated 4 Oct 2009. Latest Lesser Sundas in Sept. 3 Bjorn Anderson Swedish 2332 Sh-t Albatross,Wh-eared & Jap Night-Heron,Crested & Giant Ibis,Scaly-s Merganser, Phil Eagle,Bl-billed Capercaillie,Cabot's & Blyth's Tragopan,4x Eared-Pheasants,Elliot's & Reeves' Pheaant,Tib Sandgrouse,Slender-b Curlew,Swinhoe's Rail,Amami & Bukidnon Woodcock,Spoon-b Sand, Ch Crested Tern, Lord Derby's Parakeet,Minahassa & Pere David's Owl,Bornean G-Cuckoo,Schneider's, Gurney's & Blue-banded Pitta, Gould's Shortwing,Blackthroat,4xCochoa,Biet's Laugher,Bugun Liocichla,Sh-tailed Sc-Babbler,Cachar Wedgeb Babbler,Nonggang & Sooty Babbler, Streaked & Bl-cr Barwing,Gold-fr Fulvetta,Przewalski's & Reed Parrotbill, Beautiful & Wh-browed Nuthatch,Silver Oriole, B Bristlehead,Biddulph's, Henderson's & Pander's Ground'Jay,Jankowski's Bunting 4 Peter Kaestner USA 2225 May 09 Assam, six new. Apr 19 AP Jerdon's Courser and Nightjar. NE India 39 lifers. Jan 12 Indian Scops Owl Sept 24 six new Sri Lanka, missed Brown-capped Babbler. Sept 9, 12 or 13 Andaman endemics. Sep 07 Tibetan Sandgrouse and Black-necked Crane plus six others, Ladakh. Aug 07 Lesser Florican Painted Francolin, Velavadar Gujarat. June 2007 Kazakhstan, Uzbekista, w China. Aug 16 2006 Bristled Grassbird, India 5 Pete Morris British 2221 Too many to mention! 6 Philip Rostron British 2197 July 09 - Tibet - Szechenyi's Monal-Partridge, Przevalski's Partridge, Pere David's Owl, Henderson's Ground-Jay, Kozlov's Bunting, Roborovski's Rosefinch 7 Martin Edwards Canadian 2170 2008 May-June Estonia, Finland,Norway, Barnacle Goose,Corn Crake,Ural Owl,Rock Ptarmigan,2008 JAN Yemen,Cinereous Bunting, Hume's Owl, Yemen Thrush, Accentor,Linnetetc.,Serin, 8 Dave Sargeant British 2104 Last upd: Oct-07. Moupinia, Yunnan Nuthatch, Sichuan Treecreeper and Streaked Barwing in China (2007). Mongolian Finch, Iraq Babbler and Finsch’s Wheatear in Turkey (2007). Painted Spurfowl in India (2006). Hume's Pheasant in Thailand (2006): Schneider's Pitta, Sumatran Cochoa, Pale-headed Frogmouth, Salvadori's Pheasant in Indonesia (2005). White-naped Woodpecker and Black Bittern in Sri Lanka (2005). 9 Gerald Broddelez Belgian 2064 Ward's Trogon, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Beautiful Nuthatch, Scarlet Finch, Himalayan Monal, Satyr Tragopan etc in Bhutan 10 Mark Van Beirs Belgian 2039 11 Alan Greensmith Independent 2017 24 April 2009. Birding in the Western Isles of Scotland. 12 Chris Bradshaw British 1915 13 Raf Drijvers Belgium 1912 14 Rob Morris English 1848 Turkey (cleaned up on targets) May 05, Georgia (May 05) - Caucasian Blackcock, Caucasian Snowcock, Caucasian Great Rosefinch etc. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (May 04, April / May 05, Oct/Nov 05) - favourites - Pander's Groundjay and Eversmann's Redstart, 100's Pallas's Sandgrouse May 05. Barrow's Goldeneye etc. - Iceland June 05, Pygmy Owl - French Alps April 05. 15 Yvon Princen Belgium 1748 Strictly according to Clement's last update 15.12.2008 following Cornell. For details about rarities and endemics see www.birdingperu.com/expedition birding Siberian Crane, Japanese Waxwing, Scaly-sided merganser, Ochre-rumped Bunting, Hooded Crane, Great Snipe 16 Gary and Marlene Babic - joint list USA 1717 Storm's Stork and others in Borneo 17 Mikael Bauer Swedish 1700 Sumatran Cochoa, Bar-bellied Pitta and Caerulean Paradise Flycatcher, Sumba Hornbill 18 jonathan newman British 1699 Tibet. 19 Mike Passant British 1689 Vietnam 02/08 Grey-Cr.Crocias, 5 Broadbills 4 Pittas, plus bird of trip Spot-bellied Eagle Owl. 20 John Penhallurick Australian 1652 Crseted Ibis,Rufous-backed Bunting 21 Keith Betton British 1639 22 Couronne Bernard FRANCE 1570 Ivory Gull, Snowy Owl and many Philippines specialities (see Asia Life List) ... 23 Remco Hofland Dutch 1563 Updated Aug 31, 2007. Latest addition: Great Shearwater, Ireland; 42 lifers (W Malaysia, Apr 07). Highlights incl Greater Adjutant, Giant Ibis, Black Baza, Pied Harrier; Snow Partridge, Capercaillie, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant & Siamese Fireback; Great Grey, Hawk & Hume's Tawny Owl; Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Dusky Broadbill, Steere's Pitta; Green & Purple Cochoa; Long-billed, Pied & Dark-sided Thrush; Falcated Wren-Babbler, Flame-templed Babbler, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Cutia; Red-winged, Rusty, Scaly & Collared Laughingthrush; Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin, Henderson's Ground-Jay, Roborowski's Rosefinch, Pink-tailed Bunting & Bobolink. 24 Erling Jirle Swedish 1540 Goa 2006; Indian Pitta 25 Jonathan Rossouw South African 1504 Great Philippine Eagle, Whiskered & Azure-breasted Pittas, Wattled Broadbill, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove, Cebu Flowerpecker, Green-faced Parrotfinch in Philippines in May 04 26 Brian Fletcher Australian/British 1501 Black-necked and Siberian Cranes, Giant Ibis, White-bellied Heron, Bengal Florican, Himalayan Snowcock, Palawan Peacock Pheasant, Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo, Gurney's, Steere's and Whiskered Pittas, Philippine Eagle 27 John Pilgrim English 1369 Mar09 28 Steve Lister British 1359 Added 32 in Assam January 2004. Sora in England Dec 2004. Lost two with the latest Clements updates but got them back in Iceland - Gyr Falcon, Harlequin, Barrows Goldeneye and Brunnichs Guillemot, March 2005. Three owl additions and Pine Grosbeak in Finland/Norway May 05. 15 additions in Sri Lanka January 2006, and 71 in NE India Feb 2008. 29 Peter Bono USA 1303 (Feb 2006) Thailand: Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo, White-fronted Owl, Giant Nuthatch, Limestone Wren-babbler, Great Hornbill, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Spot-winged Grosbeak, Jerdon's Bushchat, Eared and Blue Pitta, Banded Kingfisher 30 Olivier BENOIST French 1266 31 Goran Frisk Swedish 1257 2007 apr, Malaysia: Great Argus, Railbabbler,Cutia, Bluewinged Pitta, Garnet Pitta, Banded Pitta, Silverbreasted Broadbill 32 Trevor Warren British 1239 33 Don Roberson USA 1206 in past 5 years: Bristlehead, Giant Pitta, Tibetan Snowcock, Chinese Grouse, Whiskered Pitta 34 Miquel Rafa Catalonian 1164 Assam specialities (March 04), incl. Black Breasted Parrotbill, Ibisbill and Bengal Florican. Two trips lo Ladakh, plus N and C India. 35 Philip Johnson USA 1123 36 Stephen R Mawby British 1113 37 Howard Laidlaw British 1074 152 new species on March/April 06 trip to Thailand,Bhutan & India 38 George Watola New Zealand/British 1058 Stilt Sandpiper May 2005 39 Steve Holmes & Marion Barlow British 1056 Wilsons Petrel (Clare, Aug 02) 40 Bruce Barrett British - Canadian 988 41 Per Ole Syvertsen Norwegian 988 Europe, Mid-East, Japan, India/Nepal, Indonesia; latest major overseas trip Java and Bali in October 2004 42 Colin Fenn British 893 Hooded, Blue-headed & Garnet Pitta, Diard's Trogon, Storm's Stork, Helmeted Hornbill, Borneo 2003 43 Rick Waldrop USA 884 A 2007 trip was to Indonesia with great birds at Gede-Pangrango National Park and Pulau Rambut. In May, 2008, 11 lifers found in the Marburg, Germany area, and two in Malta in 2009. 44 Peter Adhemar British 873 Updated Aug 03 45 Peter Carnall South African 840 Malayan Peacock Pheasant, Rail Babbler-Oct 2009 46 Stephen Harris English 800 110 new species seen in Cambodia in Feb 2008. 47 Georges Olioso French 752 White-shouldered & Giant Ibis, Mekong Wagtail, Milky Stork in Cambodia 48 Craig Faanes USA 675 49 Ric Zarwell USA - Iowa 556 updated March 8, 2009 50 Daniel König German 460 Lammergeier, Spanish Pyrenees October 04 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home