Arnold Uy has been seeing Fat Sand Rats at a location near Jubail for most of the winter but reported that recently a large number of birds of prey as well as other birds were in the area probably eating the animals. Species seen included Greater Spotted Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Common Kestrel and Long-legged […]
Chululú pintado (Variegated Antpitta) Grallaria varia
Ave que desconcierta bastante al momento de fotografiarla, escurridiza y muy rápida para moverse en el sotobosque cuando está caminando, y cuando vuela el desconcierto es aún mayor porque lo que uno menos se imagina es que puede hacerlo pese a las apariencias de su cuerpo, no tiene cola y sorprende la facilidad con la […]
Eastern Black-headed Yellow Wagtail – Jubail
Whilst birding Jubail at the end of March I found ta number of Eastern Black-headed Yellow Wagtail melanogrisea feeding along a path and near the waters edge. This subspecies is not as common as Black-headed Wagtail feldegg in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia but arrive in early to mid-March similar to feldegg. Some individual […]
Red flanked Bluetail at Titchwell
A planned trip to Norfolk today had added spice with news of Titchwell’s first ever Red-flanked Bluetail staying put for a second and hopefully third day. We stopped at first light in the hope of seeing the Golden Pheasant at Wolferton but had to settle for it on call alone before we moved on to […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 01 Apr 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Steve Catt wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Balancing Act”. David Miles is awarded Second Prize for his outstanding image “Young Snow Monkey of the Jigokudani Valley”. Third Prize goes to Bob Shepardson with “Bath Time”. See detailed results below: (click […]
Oslo in a nutshell
I took in quite a few of Oslo’s best localities today in chilly temperatures but without the rain that was forecast and with few new birds. Maridalen had 3 Lapwings in the morning but 6 by the afternoon which were stood on the ice – hopefully these (and more to come) will breed in the […]
Tueré chico (Black-crowned Tityra) Tityra inquisitor
Bastante agotadora pero productiva fue la jornada que iniciamos el viernes 11 de Noviembre pasado continuando el día Sábado 12 hasta el mediodía, habíamos planeado ir hacia Tacuaruzú para disfrutar de un asado con el grupo y posteriormente a la cena salir a buscar lechuzas. De mas está decir que disfrutamos de una excelente cena […]
Bee-eaters – Records by Vinu Mathew
Vinu Mathew has been seeing quite a lot of Bee-eaters recently and has managed to take photos of both European Bee-eater and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. He has kindly sent me some of his photos and allowed me to use them on my website some of which are shown below. Both species of Bee-eaters have been reported […]