Message from John Molloy
Below is a list of camera equipment I currently use:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D; Canon EOS 40D
Lenses: Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX APO HSM , Tamron 28-200mm and also use a Sigma 1.4x Converter EX DG.
For digiscoping I still use my trusty Nikon Coolpix 995 through a Leica APO-Televid 77 with 20x W eyepiece.
My life bird list as of 29 July 2009
Accipitridae
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Marsh Hawk Circus hudsonius
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Alaudidae
Larks
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris
Thekla Lark Galerida theklae
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Alcedinidae
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Alcidae
Auks
Puffin Fratercula arctica
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Guillemot Uria aalge
Little Auk Alle alle
Razorbill Alca torda
Anatidae
Swans, Geese, Ducks
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
American Wigeon Anas americana
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Bewick's Swan Cygnus bewickii
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Pochard Aythya ferina
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Common Teal Anas crecca
Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Wigeon Anas penelope
Falcated Duck Anas falcata
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Gadwall Anas strepera
Garganey Anas querquedula
Goosander Mergus merganser
Scaup Aythya marila
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Pintail Anas acuta
Shoveler Anas clypeata
Pale-bellied Brent Goose Branta hrota
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Ross's Goose Chen rossii
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Smew Mergellus albellus
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Whistling Swan Cygnus columbianus
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Anhingidae
Anhingas
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Apodidae
Swifts
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Aramidae
Limpkin
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Ardeidae
Bitterns, Herons
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Bombycillidae
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Burhinidae
Thick-knees
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Caprimulgidae
Nightjars
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Cardinalidae
Saltators, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Cathartidae
New World Vultures
American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Certhiidae
Treecreepers
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
Charadriidae
Plovers
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Ciconiidae
Storks
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Cinclidae
Dippers
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Cisticolidae
Cisticolas
Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis
Columbidae
Pigeons, Doves
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Coraciidae
Rollers
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Corvidae
Jays, Crows
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Common Magpie Pica pica
Common Raven Corvus corax
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Cuculidae
Cuckoos
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Emberizidae
Buntings
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Falconidae
Caracaras, Falcons
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Fringillidae
Finches
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella
Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Serin Serinus serinus
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Gaviidae
Divers
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Great Northern Loon Gavia immer
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Glareolidae
Coursers, Pratincoles
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Gruidae
Cranes
Common Crane Grus grus
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
Whooping Crane Grus americana
Haematopodidae
Oystercatchers
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Hirundinidae
Swallows, Martins
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Purple Martin Progne subis
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Icteridae
New World Blackbirds
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Laniidae
Bush Shrikes, Shrikes
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Laridae
Gulls
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Common Gull Larus canus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Meropidae
Bee-eaters
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Mimidae
Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Motacillidae
Pipits, Wagtails
Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla feldegg
Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Pied Wagtail Motacilla yarrellii
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flavissima
Pandionidae
Osprey
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Passeridae
Snowfinches, Sparrows
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Italian Sparrow Passer italiae
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Phasianidae
Partridges, Pheasants
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
Chukar Alectoris chukar
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Picidae
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Podicipedidae
Grebes
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
Procellariidae
Petrels, Shearwaters
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Psittacidae
Parrots, Cockatoos
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Rallidae
Rails, Waterhens, Coots
American Coot Fulica americana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Corncrake Crex crex
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Little Crake Porzana parva
Sora Porzana carolina
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Scolopacidae
Sandpipers, Snipes
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Sanderling Calidris alba
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Stercorariidae
Skuas
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Sternidae
Terns
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Sturnidae
Starlings
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Sulidae
Boobies, Gannets
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Sylviidae
Gnatcatchers, Goldcrests, Warblers
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Tetraonidae
Grouse
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus
Threskiornithidae
Ibises, Spoonbills
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Timaliidae
Babblers, Parrotbills
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
Troglodytidae
Wrens
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Turdidae
Chats, Thrushes
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
Blackbird Turdus merula
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Cyprus Pied Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
Tyrannidae
Tyrant Flycatchers
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Tytonidae
Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Upupidae
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Vireonidae
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
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