En esta entrada comparto estas dos fotografías del Alilicucú común infaltable en el Club refugio Ombú, las fotos corresponden a la jornada del día 13 de Marzo pasado. quedó medio despeinado luego de acicalarse unos minutos mientras lo alumbrábamos con una linterna.
Lesser Sand Plovers – Dammam Wader Roost
The Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius altifrons is a common migrant and winter visitor to coastal areas. Autumn movement commences early with family groups moving through the region from the third week in June, continuing until September. In the Eastern Province.It is a winter visitor and passage migrant. In the 1980s it was abundant along the […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 01 Oct 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Bob Shepardson wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Dog Chases Leopard up Tree 3 Times”. Glenn Perrigo wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “Great-horned Owl”. Third Prize goes to Kath Aggiss for her excellent photo entitled “I Can See You”. […]
Western Swamp Hen in the Bank
So having dipped the Western Swamphen the day it left Minsmere I’ve been watching it during it’s stay at Alkborough Flats in Lincolnshire. As I’ve stated before I have this soft self imposed two hour twitch rule and with Swampy now 200 miles from home I’d need to break that rule if I wanted to […]
First Breath…
A newly-born hippopotamus (Hippopatamus amphibius) emerges from the murky waters of the Mara River for his first ever breath of air. Masai Mara, Kenya with Governors Camp.
Mead Gardens, 9/19/2016
Last week I drove out to Mead Gardens, hoping to see a Wilson’s Warbler that had been photographed there the day before. Unfortunately, it either moved on or hid from me the whole time I was there, but that’s to be expected. Thankfully, a few days later another Wilson’s Warbler showed up at Central Winds […]
Wheatear exodus
It’s always great to see the first Wheatear of the year as they arrive in the spring and great to see them gathering for the mass exit too. I hope these guys do well on their epic migration and look forward to their return next spring.
Last of the Egyptian Nightjars – Jubail
The last few Egyptian Nightjars are still present in Jubail although I suspect this will be last time I see them this year. I saw five birds in different locations during the day, but they normally leave in early September. Wader numbers continue to build with large numbers of Common Ringed Plovers seen and smaller […]