03/06/16 (Turkey)

02/06/16 (Turkey)

01/06/2016 (Turkey)

Turkey intro

Just come back from a great trip to Turkey with Naturetrek for dragonflies.  On top of some great dragonflies also had 5 new bird lifers: Rufous Bush Chat, White-throated Robin, Red-fronted Serin, Finsch's Wheatear and Eastern Orphean Warbler.

Pictures to follow

Fobney (04/05/2016)

A new site for me and only 20 minutes walk from my office.  A couple of Sedge Warblers, 4 Common Terns, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk and Grey Wagtail were the highlights.

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.

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.