Hace unos días atrás integrantes del COA Tangará de Posadas fotografiaron individuos de Torcacita escamada en el Paraje Nemesio Parma de la Ciudad de Posadas por primera vez, y nuevamente volvieron a hacerlo el día Sábado Pasado. Esta especie y otras mas están expandiendo su área de distribución hacia el sur ocupando nuevos espacios. Había […]
Desert birds and migrants – Haradh
Whilst birding the NADAC Farm area of Haradh 14 October I saw some good desert birds and migrants. One of the first birds seen was an Eastern Morning Wheatear, which was good as birds have only just started returning for the winter and I have not seen one at this location before. Other migrants included […]
Zambezi Crossing…
A Bull Elephant (Loxodonta africana) crosses a shallow channel of the Zambezi River to gain access to the island reeds. With Ruckomechi Camp, Mana Pools Zimbabwe
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 29 Oct 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Dana Allen wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Dune”. Kath Aggiss wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Winner Takes It All “. Third Prize goes to Bert Van Der Krieken for his excellent photo entitled “Take Off”. See detailed results […]
Issy Wheatear and more
Yesterday was my birthday but I couldn’t go birding. So today I cashed in on my birthday credit, and went out with James (AKA The Driver), Dave, Phil and Will to Burnham Overy Dunes. Weather was looking good and we hoped to find Norfolk’s first Sibe Accentor. But when we got there we started complaining […]
Cuban Tody!
For more than a decade, I’ve been blathering on and on about todies. For a time, if you googled “Most adorable bird in the universe,” the first page you got was from one of my blog posts about the Cuban Tody. It really does live up to those words, but unless you’re an ornithologist or […]
Crested lark
Galerida cristata – Everybody knows the Disney cartoon character Beep beep inspired by the American Roadrunner… well to me this is the bird that resembles it the most in Europe!! It is usually common in Spain but this summer it seemed they were fewer. Cochevis huppé – A mon avis voici l’oiseau qui s’en approche […]