Birding Challenge – the shortest Day of the Year 2012 The complete list of bird species observed during the shortest days of the year - 21, 22 or 23 of December. List is made on the base of the winners team observations adding to them missed species observed by other birdwatchers. There are species seen for the first time in this contest (marked in red). Some of the bird species were observed only by one birdwatcher team / individual (marked with bold)

Nr. Species Location Date Amount Time Observer 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Sõrve säär 200 2 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Uudepanga laht 2 3 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Sõrve säär 40 4 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 1 5 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sõrve säär 50 6 Teal Anas crecca Kuressaare 12 7 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Sõrve säär 40 8 Scaup Aythya marila Sõrve säär 1 9 Common Eider Somateria mollissima Uudepanga laht 15 10 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Uudepanga laht 7 11 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Uudepanga laht 3 12 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Sõrve säär 500 13 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Sõrve säär 14 Smew Mergellus albellus Sõrve säär 4 15 Goosander Mergus merganser Sõrve säär 30 16 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Uudepanga laht 4 17 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Uudepanga laht 2 18 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Uudepanga laht 1 19 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kuressaare 1 20 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Sõrve säär 16 21 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Sõrve säär 1 22 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Sõrve säär 1 23 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Sõrve säär 10 24 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1 Mariliis Märtson, 25 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Sõrve säär 1 09:05- 26 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kuressaare 23 1 Margus Ots, 14:40 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Salme 1 Thea Perm, 28 Coot Fulica atra Kuressaare 25 Raul Vilk 29 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Sõrve säär 4 30 Common Gull Larus canus Sõrve säär 5 31 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sõrve säär 20 32 Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sõrve säär 1 33 Feral Pigeon Columba livia domestica Salme 15 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kuressaare 1 35 Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo vald 1 36 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor Kuressaare 1 37 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Karuste 2 38 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Kärla 1 39 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Karuste 2 40 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Karuste 2 41 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Kuressaare 4 42 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Liiva 1 43 Jackdaw Corvus monedula Kuressaare 10 44 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Sõrve säär 40 45 Raven Corvus corax Sõrve säär 2 46 Willow Tit Poecile montanus Salme 1 47 Great Tit Parus major Sõrve säär 20 48 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Sõrve säär 2 49 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kuressaare 2 50 Eurasian Treeceeper Certhia familiaris Sõrve säär 1 51 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kuressaare 1 Nr. Species Location Date Amount Time Observer 52 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Odalätsi allikad 1 53 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kuressaare 3 54 Blackbird Turdus merula Sõrve säär 8 55 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Sõrve säär 3 56 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sõrve säär 25 57 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Sõrve säär 15 58 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 500 Mariliis 59 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kuressaare 1 Märtson, 09:05- 60 Chaffinch Fringa coelebs Sõrve säär 23 20 Margus Ots, 14:40 61 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Sõrve säär 40 Thea Perm, 62 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Sõrve säär 70 Raul Vilk 63 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Kuressaare 2 64 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Sõrve säär 3 65 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Sõrve säär 8 66 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Sõrve säär 1 67 House Sparrow Passer domesticu Kuressaare 3 68 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Salme 2 69 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris rossicus Ventspils 22 1 K.Vilks J.Jansons, A.Mankus, 70 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Saldus 22 1 A.Klepers S.Laime, 71 Common Pochard Aythya ferina Daugava - Rīgas HES 21, 22 2 U.Piterāns

Tartu County, U.Paal, L.Mällo, 72 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Haaslava 22 10 K.Võhandu M.Tīrums, 73 Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix Ādaži, Avaste põllud 21, 23 20 + 10 E.Lelov 74 Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia 5 locations 22,23 many 75 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Oviši 22 20 A.Klepers U.Piterāns, Daugava - Rīgas E.Račinskis, HES, Zvejniekciems, D.Brakmane, 76 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mustjoe 22, 23 4 J.Saari, I.Aus 77 Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Oviši 22 1 A.Klepers Gulf of Riga at Pterupe river E.Račinskis, 78 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis mouth, Saulkrasti 22 1 D.Brakmane S.Rabkevičs, 79 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Ķemeri NP 23 A.Poišs J.Jansons & 80 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Liepāja 22 1 A.Mankus 81 Common Crane Grus grus Dursupe 23 1 S.Elferte 82 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Liepa, Gauja NP 22 1 V.Vladimirovs T.Valker, 83 Ural Owl Strix uralensis Saunja 22 1 15:10:00 M.Valker J.Jansons, 84 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Liepāja 22 1 A.Mankus I.Deņisovs; J.Ķuze, A.Avotiņš jun., 85 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Kalngale, Ķemeri NP 21, 22 2 D.Drazdovskis S.Rabkevičs, Lapmežciems, Gauja S.Laime, 86 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis near Cēsis, Dzelda 23 3 J,Jansons M.Kilups, J.Kluša, 87 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius Valle, Rīga, Rude 23 3 S.Biļdjuga Nr. Species Location Date Amount Time Observer

88 White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 5 locations in LV, EE 21, 22, 23 5 many Jõgeva Co., Mihkel Örd, Pedassaare & Liepa, Lehti Saag; 89 Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Gauja NP 2 V.Vladimirovs 21, 22, 90 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 5 locations in LV 23 5 many 10 locations 91 Rook Corvus frugilegus registred 21, 22, 23 15 many J.Jansons & 92 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Liepāja 22 2 A.Mankus J.Jansons & 93 Skylark Alauda arvensis Liepāja 22 1 A.Mankus 10 locations 94 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris registred 21, 22, 23many many T.Valker, 95 Coal Tit Periparus ater Roosta 22 3 M.Valker 10 locations 21, 22, 96 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus registred 23 many many 12 locations 21, 22, 97 Nuthatch Sitta europaea registred 23 many many 6 locations (5 LV, 1 21, 22, 98 Robin Erithacus rubecula EE) 23 many many 99 Redwing Turdus iliacus Liepāja 22 1 S.Bērziņa J.Jansons & 100 Dunnock Prunella modularis Liepāja 22 1 A.Mankus Oviši, Rītausmas- A.Klepers, 101 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Bērzi 22, 23 17+4 E.Laucis G.Grandāns & Vidaga; Trapene; I.Grīnerte; 102 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Rīga 23 10 I.Ķerus Harju Co., Tallinn Comm., Tallinn, 103 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mustjõe 23 2 J.Saari different places in 104 Siskin Carduelis spinus LV, one in EE 22, 23 many 105 Linnet Carduelis cannabina Kuiviži 21 1 M.Tīrums A.Klepers, Mandarine Duck (E category) Aix galericulata Ventspils 22 1 K.Vilks