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Year listing at Holland Haven

The lists here are those that have been achieved through a huge amount of time, effort and commitment, over a yearlong period.

Nigel Pepper set the standard for all to try and beat during 1996.

John Sawyer achieved his total during a year-long challenge against Pete Davis and Gary Gardiner in 2005

Gary Gardiner attempted to set a new year list record during 2007, having a great start to the year with a 100 species seen by the end of the first week of February but a lull during June/July slowed things a bit, fortunately a good October and November got things back on track.

Gary Gardiner  broke his record of 2007 in 2008, with a year end total of 185.  This included 11 site ticks for him (and a new bird for the site with a Storm Petrel being seen). This total was somehow achieved despite a great effort being made to generate a big Essex Year list, with the Essex year total ending at 238 and again with some very nice birds being seen throughout the year.

Year listing is fun and a committed challenge, Good Luck to those for the future ! 

To see the lists achieved during the above years click on the links below.

  Nigel Pepper 1996

  John Sawyer 2005

 Gary Gardiner 2007

  Gary Gardiner 2008

 

 

  This space is still left for Pete Davis - 2010 !!