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Friday, 6 May 2016

Theale GPs (03/05/2016)

Did a quick look around on the way home from work. Not much but did see 2 drake Red-crested Pochards, 2 Common Sandpipers (1 on Hosehill, one on the Main Pit), Sedge Warbler, Little Ringed Plover and heard Cuckoo.

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Dinton / Moor Green Lakes (28/04/16)

My annual jaunt around Dinton Pastures was extremely poor. I suspect the cold weather didn't help but the only decent birds were 2 male Mandarin's and a Garden Warbler. Very few warblers and no Nightingales. I suspect next year I won't be doing this walk again as Dinton has deteriorated over the years and is no longer worth a good visit.

Moor Green Lakes was much better with good numbers of hirundines, my first Swift of the year, Common Sandpiper and a cracking Yellow Wagtail on the marsh near the hide.

Friday, 25 March 2016

The Camargue @ Christmas

A very enjoyable trip to the Camargue over Christmas with good company, excellent food and of course some birds!

Although, I didn't get any lifers (except a possible fly-over Citril Finch) there were some notable highlights including, according to the leader, me finding the bird of the trip, i.e. Black-winged Kite:

Bewick's Swan
Black Stork
Purple Swamphen
Little Bustard (distant)
one Slender-billed Gull
Black Woodpecker
Alpine Accentor
Penduline Tit
Pair of Bonelli's Eagles (my best ever view)
4 Wallcreepers
Rock Sparrow
Good sized flock of Brambling
Yelkouan Shearwater
Rock Bunting
Out of season Squacco Heron and Wood Sandpiper

Friday, 18 December 2015

Dads Birthday (80th)

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

The Burgh (13/12/2015)

On the way home from Dad's 80th birthday dropped into the Burgh for a quick birding trip. First bird seen was a Red Kite and then a few Fieldfares. No sign of any partridge but there were to two hunting Short-eared Owls showing very well.