This week has seen a mini influx of Waxwings in Norfolk so with a rare day off work I picked up the Jims and headed north. We arrived at the Coastguards hut Cley for first light and I quickly picked out a single Little Auk flying West close into the shore line and managed to […]
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Mighty fine tits
Today was a good, no very good birding day. For a number of days, I had been looking forward to Friday because it was forecast to be blue skies, sun, freezing temperatures and no wind. Although I don’t normally trust the forecast too much, it was such a change in weather from the previous days […]
Lark Sparrow at Lake Apopka, 11/5/2016
On Saturday I drove out to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive to see a Lark Sparrow that had been found there the day before. It was seen near the gate area, so I didn’t do the whole drive. I just walked up and down Lust Rd until I finally saw the Lark Sparrow. While waiting […]
November
“In November, some birds move away and some birds stay. The air is full of good-byes and well-wishes. The birds who are leaving look very serious. No silly spring chirping now. They have long journeys and must watch where they are going. The staying birds are serious, too, for cold times lie ahead. Hard times. […]
Sietevestidos común (Black-and-Rufous Warbling-Finch) Poospiza nigrorufa
El Sietevestidos resultó al final de cuentas una especie con asistencia perfecta en varios lugares de la zona costera de Posadas, desde hace un tiempo atrás a la fecha siempre podemos observarla durante nuestras salidas de campo. Las fotografÃas que comparto hoy fueron obtenidas por Nico durante la tarde del dÃa 6 de Agosto pasado […]
Juan chiviro (Rufous-browed Peppershrike) Cyclarhis gujanensis
En esta entrada comparto estas fotografÃas de dos Juan chiviro que hemos podido fotografiar con Lucho en el JardÃn Botánico de Posadas el dÃa 14 de Octubre pasado, dÃa en el que el”Buen cantor” se portó relativamente bien con nosotros porque decidió mostrarse mas de lo habitual. Fiel a sus hábitos esquivos tiene bien puesto […]
First returning Bluethroats – Jubail
The Red-spotted Bluethroat is an uncommon wintering species in Saudi Arabia with birds wintering at Sabkhat Al Fasl each year, where it is locally common. The first birds return to Sabkhat Al Fasl around the same time and appear to be females with ringing data suggesting they first return in mid-October. A week or so […]
First winter White Wagtails – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area on 21 October I came across the first winter White Wagtails for me. Birds will arrive in good numbers in the next few weeks and stay for the winter. White Wagtail records occur from Mid-September to April with the majority of birds arriving in October and only occasional records in […]