I was privileged to be able to visit the Western Corridor of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania in mid-September 2017 with CNP Safaris. We were based at the Grumeti Tented Camp. “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all the while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To […]
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Pennington Marsh – 5th October
It was a beautiful October day and after dropping Tobias at school I was going to spent the day at Pennington Marsh until it was time to pick him up at 15:30. After a coffee at the corner of Lower Pennington Lane I walked along the fun length of the Ancient Highway. It took me […]
Mother and cubs at play in Tadoba
The Tigress popularly known as Choti Tara,who we talked about in our last post on Tadoba National Park, led her cubs off the tracks into the grasslands adjacent to the tracks. Our driver almost immediately realised that we might be in for a spectacle and he drove ahead and positioned the jeep at a perfect […]
Picaflor de barbijo (Blue-tufted Starthroat) Heliomaster furcifer
Una vez mas y como todos los años el Picaflor de barbijo nuevamente apareció por mi casa; este año se demoró unos dÃas mas y realizó su primera visita de la temporada Primavera Verano 2017 durante la tarde del pasado 28 de Agosto. Luciendo a pleno el plumaje nupcial con su garganta de color púrpura […]
Beema Yellow Wagtail – Jubail
Whilst birdwatching the Jubail area at the end of September I came across a small group of Sykse’s Yellow Wagtail beema. The Yellow Wagtail is a common passage migrant through the whole of Arabia with many thousands passing through the Eastern Province alone. Birds are common in the spring migration period but less common in […]
Pennington Marsh – 29th October
I had a few hours to spare after dropping Tobias at school and so had a quick wander around the marshes. Wandering along the Ancient Highway past Efford Lagoon there were now 42 Tufted Duck, my highest count yet, while 25 Swallow and three Sand Martin foraged overhead. I spent some time grilling a Common […]
Macuquito (Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper) Lochmias nematura
En una de las tantas recorridas que los amigos pudieron realizar por zonas aledañas de Cerro Corá Misiones han tenido una nueva oportunidad de encontrarse con esta especie residente en arroyos selváticos del noreste de la Argentina. Afortunadamente todavÃa existen al sur de Misiones algunos remanentes selváticos por los cuales transitan numerosos cursos de agua […]
Juvenile Western Osprey – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area on 22 September I came across a Western Osprey. Initially it was seen flying over the reed beds but soon disappeared from view. After a few minutes, the bird was seen again in flight but this time flew and landed on a post nearby. Unfortunately, the bird was directly into […]