2025 : DAY 1. THE 275 BIRD CHALLENGE BEGINS!

[@yellowbelly04]

good luck with the 275. spent 10 mins birding on the way back from the butchers today and added eight to the new year total including goosander and kingfisher. made my day.

[@billbrown3605]

Some very nice pictures. Which camera and lens do you use?

[@OCAVIARY]

Brilliant that you saw Twites considering their rarity! Likely Scottish birds that have migrated south for the winter 👏🏼

[@brighteyedbirding]

Awesome start to the new year! Well done! Can't wait to see what else you find!

[@stephenmurphy928]

only recently found you here. I'm enjoying your videos especially the way you write their names as you find the birds, most I know. I'm from Dublin and I get out now and agiN with my cameras, canons 650 &70d. I'm impressed at your quality in your videos, well done and thanks for your posts. Stephen

[@martynyapp1760]

Nicely done, we usually get one Common Sandpiper in our region per year.

[@HawkInTheLens]

Good start to the year! Thanks for sharing all the birds you picked up. No more getting sick allowed this year you have 275 birds to see!!!

[@TheBackyardAviaryAdventures]

@HawkInTheLens thanks buddy, it's a huge challenge, but we learnt plenty last year, so hopefully, some of that will help.

[@eog0579]

My wader recognition skills are terrible! Great video. Good luck!

[@markshen3280]

Good morning 🌅 to you and your family. HAPPY NEW 2025 YEAR 🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎊🎊May this New Year bring you and your family, joy, peace, safety and prosperity. Looking forward to an exciting birding year. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@JT_Birder]

Good luck getting to 275 this year! I’m doing my own challenge across the pond, trying to photograph 250 species in the state of Massachusetts this year for my channel. Should be fun!

[@Jm-bh3tr]

Best birding channel on KZbin👍

[@TheBackyardAviaryAdventures]

Thanks so much, we genuinely appreciate your kind words. ❤

[@missharry5727]

I sprained my ankle a few days before Christmas so no New Year birding. Mind you, the weather has not been encouraging here in Hampshire till today.

[@ShaynaCossetteBirding]

Happy new year and best of luck on your challenge!

[@andygraham2433]

Good luck with your challenge hope you beat 275 this year Happy new year to you both 🥳🎉👍

[@earnestlad1872]

I am so glad you got off to a good start: I am pleased that you got the Twite so early in the year too. Thanks for sharing.

[@birdocs]

Great video, looking forward to another year of birding.

[@davidbutler13]

Love these Videos good luck for the year and will enjoy all your videos throughout the year take care and happy new year.

[@TheBackyardAviaryAdventures]

@davidbutler13 thanks so much

[@robfoster1059]

Did you happen to get the full colour ring combination of the Curlew at all?

[@TheBackyardAviaryAdventures]

@robfoster1059 rob, I am really sorry, I did not even notice the ring until you commented. Apologies.

[@tonycritcher3419]

Glad you are feeling better Kayley! Some great birds to start the year there! I wonder if you will be tripping over green woodpeckers at a lot of locations this year? I was really surprised to hear you'd not got one on your list last year.

[@Meades4532]

Shame the Bird count gets exponentially harder and harder on a year list. The Twite is a good early tick though. Can be a tricky bird to see. Atb.