A quick trip to Abberton today so the Jim’s could connect with the Essex Franklin’s Gull where we added Arctic and Black Tern to the year lists before making the short drive down to Vange Marsh where we very quickly got on both Red-footed Falcon and a mating pair of Black-winged Stilts. Year list now […]
Rain and Dotterel
As Hannibal Smith was prone to say: I love it when a plan comes together. We haven’t had rain for over a week and none is forecast for the coming week either but overcast skies and the chance of showers this morning got me excited. Rain in May brings down migrants and especially waders and […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 14 May 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Rob Belterman wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)”. Dave Richards wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “Citrus Swallowtails”. Third Prize goes to Alan Jonker for his excellent photo entitled “Look, No Hands!”. See detailed results below: […]
Yellow Wagtail – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area I found two Yellow Wagtails. I am not certain of their subspecies but they may have been poorly marked beema or flava? The Yellow Wagtail is a common passage migrant with various subspecies occurring with the most common being Black-headed Wagtails of the race Motacilla flava feldegg which are the […]
Pacific Golden-Plover At Everglades Agricultural Area
Corey Callaghan was birding the sod fields at Six Mile Bend in Palm Beach County during the afternoon of 9 April 2016 and found a Pacific Golden-Plover which became the first Florida record for the species. The sunrise above (image 1) was photographed at Everglades Agricultural Area in April 2016. Tom […]
Caspian Stonechat – Titchfield Haven
I had to pop to Christchurch today for a quick survey so got up early and headed to Pennington Marshes first. It was raining when I got up at 05:00 but I was optimistic that it would brighten up and I was at Pennington by 06:15. It was lashing down, I took shelter and scanned […]
Water birds around Jubail
Whilst birding Jubail recently I came across a nice selection of water birds some of which I have not seen so often this year. Terns are always common in Jubail and Caspian Tern has been seen in numbers up to 100 birds in some visits. It is a local breeding species and can often be […]
Pato crestón (Crested Duck) Lophonetta specularioides
El Pato crestón es un pato de tamaño grande, alcanza una longitud total de 51 a 61 cm. El macho, más grande que la hembra, pesa entre 1.100 y 1.200 g. Posee una cola aguda, aunque la hembra la tiene menos aguda que el macho. Es de coloración parda ocrácea manchada, con rabadilla y vientre […]