Una de las primeras especies que pude ver por primera vez ni bien pisé la playa del hotel Memories en Varadero junto a la Gaviota reidora y al pelícano fué el Gaviotín real; este gaviotín solo se acercaba al agua para zambullirse si veía algún pez nadando cerca de la superficie del mar. Pude observar […]
Sinsonte Común (Northern Mockingbird) Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Durante mi estadía en Varadero pude conocer y fotografiar al Sinsonte común, pariente de nuestras calandrias e integrante del mismo género “mimus”; similar a nuestra Calandria grande con algunos detalles de la Calandria real porque al verlo en vuelo se destaca por las manchas blancas que tiene en las remeras y timoneras. Cuando esta volando […]
Pied Avocet – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area in late June I found an adult Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta. Records at this time of year are scarce and always a pleasure to see. The Pied Avocet is an uncommon migrant and winter visitor to all coasts. Locally common along the southern Red Sea coast. Scarce inland but recorded […]
Tachurí canela (Bearded Tachuri) Polystictus pectoralis
El día 13 de Abril pasado fuimos con Roby y Lucho a los pastizales de la desembocadura del Arroyo Apepú con la finalidad de fotografiar al Tachurí canela; luego de una hora recorriendo distintos sectores del predio localizamos un sector en particular con buena altura de pastos y nos dispusimos a montar guardia para ver […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 24 Jun 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Kerry Singleton wins First Prize for her brilliant capture “Cow and New Calf”. Sherry Shepardson is awarded Second Prize for her outstanding image “Safe with Mom”. Third Prize goes to Reima Rönkkö with “Forever Yours”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails […]
Collared Pratincoles – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area, I found and photographed three Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincola along the edge of a flooded area of Sabkha on 2 June 2017. This is quite a late date for the species to be recorded in the Eastern Province of the country. The Collared Pratincole is an uncommon passage migrant to […]
Turtle Dove at Titchwell
The venue for todays trip was Titchwell RSPB. In the car park we watched a single Turtle Dove as it called and spent some time picking grit from the car park gravel. These birds are becoming scarce as they run the gauntlet of the gun on the way back from Africa and then have to […]
Mongolia – 16th May (Day 9) – Ikht Bogd Uul and to Kholboolj Lakes near to Jinst
After a good nights sleep in our tents beside Orog Lake we had an earlier breakfast at 06:30 overlooking the lake with its breeding colony of Spoonbill and Grey Heron and to the sound of booming Bittern and singing Asian Short-toed Lark. After loading the car we headed up the valley behind the campsite and […]