Got a "lifer" yesterday! And the best part is the location. At the end of my street, a friend has feeders in his garden. And this little lady is a regular visitor! 
Not the best of shots - very low light, high iso and slow shutter speed.
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SeasideMan
Pro - 2009-01-04 @ 23:41:15
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carlosf
- 2009-01-05 @ 00:51:57
Tom, a lifer is a birding term for something seen for the first time, preferably rare. Black Redstarts are infrequent at best, and generate small groups of twitchers trying to view them!
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SeasideMan
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- 2009-01-05 @ 09:33:10
Thanks for the explanation. I didn't even know there was a black Redstart!
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carlosf
- 2009-01-05 @ 09:58:50
Just to confuse matters, there's also a Redstart - and that lives up to its name too!
Target this winter is a Waxwing, but still missing out on that one.-
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SeasideMan
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- 2009-01-05 @ 10:09:07
I know the Redstart, I just didn't know there was a black one. I've seen Waxwings in Lincolnshire in winter, but never anywhere else in the country.
Good luck with your quest!
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deana24
- 2009-01-05 @ 08:57:17
You've captured her daintiness and that cute little puffed out tummy - your pic has cheered me greatly so it's a fine snap for me.
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MissyMouse
- 2009-01-05 @ 10:44:00
Tom you asked before I got a chance...thank you!
What a beautiful bird...and how exciting for you too!
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carlosf
- 2009-01-05 @ 22:55:16
Thanks Deana and Missy!
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For thos of us who aren't twitchers, what's a "lifer"? Should I recognise that bird?
Tom.