Whilst ringing at Sabkhat Al Fasl on 10 October 2015 we caught a first year Citrine Wagtail. This was the first time we have caught and ringed this species in Saudi Arabia and was a bit of a surprise as we seldom catch any wagtails as they are so good at seeing and avoiding the […]
Varillero congo (Chestnut-capped Blackbird) Agelaius ruficapillus
El primero de Agosto pasado el día de las cosas raras en Cambyretá, además de la gran cantidad de carpinchos muertos que vimos, la presencia de caballos y vacas en donde antes nunca estuvieron como ser en el sector del camping, vimos por primera vez a una gran bandada de Varilleros congo cerca de la […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 24 Oct 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Maciej Olszewski wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Ghost of the Forest”. Glenn Perrigo wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “Tricolored Heron Canopy Feeding”. Third Place goes to John Anderson for “Kestrel Looking for Lunch”. See detailed results below: […]
A good ringing session – Sabkhat Al Fasl
Whilst ringing at Sabkhat Al Fasl on 9 October 2015 we caught 44 birds which is the highest number we have caught in a single day. We set nine 18 metre nets in our normal locations in the reed bed site and apart from the Citrine Wagtail and Savi’s Warblers posted about earlier we also […]
Canon PowerShot G7X: Initial Thoughts
I’ve been using my Canon G7X for about a month now. I didn’t buy it to be my primary camera; I wanted it to take with me to take photos of landscapes, flowers and other non-birds in nature. So far I have been very impressed with it. I haven’t done any formal tests, but it […]
Cicada Killer
At about an inch and a half long, the cicada killer is one of our larges wasps. Their huge size makes them look dangerous, but they are usually not aggressive and do not often sting us. They are solitary wasps that live alone; they lack the hive-defending sting-whatever-comes-close attitude of the yellowjackets they are sometimes […]
Tangará gris (Orange-headed Tanager) Thlypopsis sordida
Un nuevo intento infructuoso por mi parte de mejorar registros previos del Tangará gris, otro motivo mas para regresar a Cambyretá con amigos para intentar nuevamente sacar mejores fotos. Infaltable en el monte aledaño a los quinchos del sector del camping este tangará estuvo poco colaborador con los fotógrafos en el mediodía del primero de […]
Three Cuckoos In One Tree
I spent much of Saturday morning at Wadi Darbet. It is still very green and attracting many birds indeed more so than from November onwards when the ground dries out under the trees. I was looking mostly for any passage birds. I found quite a few. adult male common cuckoo Remarkably in one […]