Whilst birding the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment in late March I came across a Black-crowned Tchagra. This was a new species for me in Saudi Arabia and one I was surprised I had not seen before. The bird was at the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment an area known to attract several African species […]
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So quiet
Some spring days just feel birdless and today was one of those. After getting a feeling over Easter that things were warming up I expected quite a bit from today but was to be very disappointed. An overnight frost and cloudless, windless skies in the morning seemed just to have encouraged birds to move on […]
Surucuá aurora (Blue-crowned Trogon) Trogon curucui
Con estas fotografÃas de un Surucuá aurora obtenidas por Luis Krause en el Pantanal brasilero durante el pasado mes de enero del 2016 completamos en el blog a los 3 integrantes de la familia Trogonidae que habitan en la Argentina, de los tres este es el único que no se encuentra en la Provincia de […]
Immature Eurasian Spoonbill – Jubail
I was birding the Jubail area when I found an immature Eurasian Spoonbill on a wet Sabkha area. The bird was quite some distance away on the ground but flew after a couple of minutes. It circled around but unfortunately did not land again and flew off and away. The status of the species has […]
A good year for Crossbills
It would appear to be a good Crossbill year with sightings now regular in certain parts of Suffolk with this in mind I visited a drinking pool they have been visiting and with patience I was rewarded by several visits from up to nine Crossbill. A Jay and several Siskin also visited the pool and […]
Foreign visitors to the Algarve
Yesterday we took our day off and replaced the steppes of Alentejo with the saltmarshes, beaches and lagoons of the Algarve. It was a long and brilliant day, packed with quality stuff. Â We left very early to arrive at our first site, Salinas do Forte do Rato in Tavira in good time. It was pretty […]
Arasarà fajado (Chestnut-eared Aracari) Pteroglossus castanotis
El Domingo 22 de Enero nos habÃamos levantado un poco mas tarde que lo habitual cuando vamos a pasar el fin de semana al Club Refugio Ombú, la sobremesa luego de la cena de la noche anterior con los amigos santafesinos nos quitó algunas horas de sueño pero de igual manera cuando los rayos del […]
Short-toed Eagles
Short-toed Eagles are medium sized eagles that specialise in hunting reptiles. As their name suggests they have evolved with shorter toes that enable the bird to flex and squeeze their talons into a tight grip that prevents in particular snakes and lizards from wriggling free. As slippery as a snake is quite a true expression […]