Whilst at Jubail this winter I have seen good numbers of Greater Flamingo with numbers exceeding two-thousand birds. Occasionally the birds were close to the shore, whch is unusual at this location, allowing good views. I spent quite some time looking to see if I could locate any birds with plastic Darvic rings on them […]
Category: Wildlife
Birding in Bandipur
Bandipur National Park is almost home considering the fact that it is less than 4 hours drive from Bangalore. On this trip to Bandipur, our first couple of safari yielded a rich harvest of bird portraits. Here are a few birds that caught our attention. The common Bushchat looking right at us while it was […]
BailarÃn verde (Wing-barred Manakin) Piprites chloris
De a poco voy editando fotografÃas de archivo para ir publicando en el blog, hoy le toca el turno a este registro de BailarÃn verde que pudimos disfrutar en el Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero del viaje realizado durante el mes de Junio del año pasado. Inolvidable momento compartido entre amigos en el sendero y sin […]
Barn Owls at Christmas
I began the year with an account of a barn owl. I am finishing the year with another account of barn owls. The weather so far in December has been awful with rain on most days and very dull conditions. Hardly conducive to good photography but there have been a couple of days when conditions […]
Long-legged Buzzards – Haradh
Whilst birding in Haradh in mid-January I saw at least five Long-legged Buzzards Buteo rufinus. These birds must be wintering in the area as there were too many in too small an area for them to be breeders. Long-legged Buzzard is an uncommon breeding resident in all areas of the Kingdom. In the Riyadh area […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month January 2019
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Alan Murphy wins First Prize for his brilliant image ‘Belted Kingfisher’. Dave Richards wins Second Prize for his outstanding image ‘Male Sykes’s Monkey’. Third Prize goes to Paamul Jack for his inspiring photo ‘I See Something Yummy!’. See detailed results below: (click on […]
Lapland comes to Scotney
First stop this morning was an easy Red-necked Grebe at Camber although with temperatures of minus six as we arrived the small lake was frozen forcing the Grebe to the far side. Next stop was Scotney where we failed to find the wintering Black-necked Grebe and with the Geese not present we decided to walk […]
Four Black-throated Thrushes in Deffi Park – Jubail
Phil Roberts and I went to Deffi Park on 20 January to see if we could find any displaced birds. Weather to the north of us has been very severe with lots of snow and we were hoping the cold weather may have moved birds south. Deffi Park is a large urban park in Jubail […]