tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9498057796387647732024-02-06T21:50:14.977-08:00The Diary of a Young BirderAlex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-88700207931903790602012-08-02T09:21:00.003-07:002012-08-02T09:21:58.331-07:00I HAVE MOVED!To all my followers, just to let you know my blog has now moved...
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We then took a quick look at Dinton Pastures where we got some nice views of a female <span style="color: #999999;">Pheasant</span>.<br />
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Our final trip of the day was to see the <span style="color: #999999;">Short Eared Owls</span> at Papercourt Meadows. It's been over 6 weeks since I last visited so I was unsure whether they would still be there but luckily, there were still at least 3 birds showing well, a fantastic end to a great day!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Unsurprisingly we headed straight down to Grove Lake where within ten minutes we caught sight of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Bittern</span>. We then watched the bird for around 90 minutes foraging on the open ice. The bird was very distant (around 200-300 metres) but was certainly a showy individual. It was while watching the Bittern we got a brief glimpse of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Snow Goose</span>. The flock of Geese flew past but unfortunately landed in the fields to the north of the lake.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had only around an hour left so decided to go and look at Colebrook North Lake. The entire lake was frozen apart from a small patch where all of the birds were congregating. There were large numbers of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span> and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Gadwall</span>, along with 3 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Teal</span> and 1 Drake <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Goosander</span>. There was also a strange hybrid asleep. On the way back we stopped off at the fields we thought the geese had landed in, and sure enough there were 15 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Barnacle Geese</span> with the Blue Morph Snow Goose amongst them. </span><br />
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</span>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-6062659441283085952012-02-05T10:19:00.000-08:002012-02-05T10:20:23.410-08:00The Stars of 2011...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A bit late I know but I thought I'd finally put together the birding and photography highlights of 2011:<br />
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<u>January</u><br />
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January was one of the best months birding. The highlight was of course Hungerford's Glossy Ibis which allowed some stunning views. The bird stayed a long time allowing everyone to see the bird. After the Glossy Ibis we were also able to go and find the Great White Egret just 10 minutes down the road!! Of course a summary of January would not be complete without mentioning the Waxwing invasion. I was lucky enough to have these birds in my garden although I think the majority of birders were able to connect with these lovely little birds. They were tame as well!! A Great Grey Shrike at Arne was also a fantastic bird to see.<br />
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The highlight of February was undoubtedly my trip down to Dorset where the bird highlights include a very tame Ring Billed Gull which came down to bread in Poole Park, a Tawny Owl in the Arne RSPB car park and photographing Fulmars at Durlston Country Park.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fulmar - Durlston</td></tr>
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<u>March</u><br />
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March was a quiet birding month for me although the Waxwings continued to pose brilliantly. (Photos will appear in due course).<br />
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<u>April</u><br />
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Another surprisingly quiet month but highlights included a Nightingale singing his heart out at Dinton Pastures who even decided to show himself for a bit. We also went up to Thursley common and found my first Woodlark and Tree Pipit. However none of these even come close to the main highlight of April, Fiona the Flamingo. Fiona continued her grand tour of the country and for 2-3 days she took up residence at Lower Farm GP. She was very distant but gave nice views through the scope, a great bird (though a little out of place!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightingale - Dinton Pastures<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiona the Flamingo! - Lower Farm GP</td></tr>
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<u>May</u><br />
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May, as always was a very good time for birding. For me a highlight was being able to watch a Blue Tit family in my own back garden, they successfully raised 3 chicks. I also managed to get some decent shots of Hobbys at the Jubilee River, as well as photographing a very obliging Juvenile Long Tailed Tit on my patch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hobby - Jubilee River</td></tr>
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<u>June</u><br />
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The highlight of June for me was the opportunity to see Great Bustards back in the wild in the UK, down at Salisbury Plain. We saw two birds one of which was the oldest bird in the programme. These are birds I hope to see again in the near future. Photographing (badly) Redstarts at a nest site at Thursley Common was close behind!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redstart - Thursley Common</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Bustard - Salisbury Plain<br />
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<u>July</u><br />
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July was also another fantastic month which begun with me attending a ringing session where I was able to get very close views of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Treecreepers, Jays and Blackcaps. I also found a Yellow Wagtail nest site in Berkshire (a rare sight these days). I managed to get decent shots of both the beautiful male and the juveniles. A showy Sedge Warbler was also a highlight along with some Black Tailed Godwits in summer plumage at Titchfield Haven. I also managed to get my best shots of Terns here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Wagtail - Berkshire<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Wagtail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sedge Warbler - Jubilee River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Tern - Titchfield Haven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Tailed Godwit - Titchfield Haven</td></tr>
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<u>August</u><br />
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The highlight of the year, my trip to Scotland!! If I mentioned all the species seen this post would be even longer than it already is! Highlights for me were finally finding Crested Tit and Snow Bunting (Summer Plumage), photographing Red Grouse from just a few metres away, having good views of both Otter and Pine Marten, gaining good photographs of Dunlin but most of all, the White Tailed Eagles and Osprey. In the cairngorms we were lucky enough to have an Osprey fly right over our heads and on the Isle of Mull we were treated to mesmerising views of White Tailed Eagles fishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Eagle - Isle of Mull<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Grouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osprey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Otter</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkdhPHPFv8XhhuVCoT22z6rNlLlGk4bGKehPGHLQQpuCoj_VerN622T2lbR2uEMG4Z7lh35RKLvSOe0GLa4Fa_HcNlnGllJZL5e5hapXrvyzq-z8N5gzbddARhfyBfScXnnMD-z-vNgA/s1600/DSC08908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkdhPHPFv8XhhuVCoT22z6rNlLlGk4bGKehPGHLQQpuCoj_VerN622T2lbR2uEMG4Z7lh35RKLvSOe0GLa4Fa_HcNlnGllJZL5e5hapXrvyzq-z8N5gzbddARhfyBfScXnnMD-z-vNgA/s320/DSC08908.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Marten</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunlin</td></tr>
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<u>September</u><br />
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September was also one of the best birding months of the year. I was able to get within a few feet of a wild urban Fox as well as photographing Little Grebes at Dinton Pastures with young just a couple of metres from the hide. A summary of September would not be complete without my day trip up to Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk. I saw my first Curlew Sandpiper as well as getting very poor views of the Little Bittern.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Little Grebe - Dinton Pastures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Little Grebe - Dinton Pastures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper (and Ringed Plover) - Titchwell RSPB</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urban Fox - Hersham</td></tr>
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<u>October</u><br />
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Another good month where I got close views of Woodlarks up on Thurley Common, as well as photographing Red Deer Stags at sunrise at Bushy Park. The highlight of October for me though, was the Ferruginous Duck at Dinton Pastures. This is a duck I had wanted to see for a long time but every local bird had quickly been dismissed as a hybrid, but at last a pure bird turned up!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodlark - Thursley Common</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferruginous Duck - Dinton Pastures CP</td></tr>
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<u>November</u><br />
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November was a little quieter than October and winter migrants failed to arrive in large numbers due to the very mild weather. The highlight of November was of course my close encounter with a male Dartford Warbler which allowed an approach down to 2-3 metres.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dartford Warbler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dartford Warbler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dartford Warbler</td></tr>
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<u>December</u><br />
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The month begun with Short Eared Owls turning up locally which allowed for great views but unfortunately the light was not good enough for any great photographs. A trip to Slimbridge WWT was also fantastic with great view of my first Bewick's Swans and female Lesser Scaup. The main highlight for December however was Norfolk. I got some spectacular views of Golden Pheasant at Sculthorpe Moor as well as some wonderful views of Bearded Reedlings and Common Cranes (both had been on my wish list for a very long time!!). Although for me the stars were the 10 or so seals at Wells beach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Scaup - Slimbridge </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pintail - Slimbridge<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bewick's Swan - Slimbridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short Eared Owl - Papercourt Meadows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short Eared Owl - Papercourt Meadows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Crane - Norfolk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bearded Reedling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Pheasant - Sculthorpe Moor</td></tr>
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A cracking years birding which resulted in me seeing over 215 species. 2012 has already turned out great with Jack Snipe, Kingfishers and Whooper Swans!Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-40805965243916541502012-01-21T13:00:00.000-08:002012-01-21T13:00:59.705-08:00Moor Green FirecrestToday was my chance to try and see the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Firecrest </span>which has set up home at Finchampstead Ridges, near Moor Green Lakes. Despite spending around an hour and a half at its preferred location we only managed to see the bird for around half a second, before it disappeared back into the undergrowth! It was still a fantastic day's birding with around 30 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Goosanders</span> on show from the Grove Lake hide along with a drake <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Goldeneye</span>. Most exciting of all was a female <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Bullfinch</span> (they're not common down here by any means!!) which showed down to around 10 metres.<br />
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</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-16096652615637748442012-01-14T13:35:00.000-08:002012-01-14T13:36:03.413-08:00Blashford Lakes - A Trio of SwansHampshire has certainly hit the headlines this week with the appearance of the UK's 8th Spanish Sparrow. Of course this is a bird I would love to see but with thousands of people heading down to see it, what's the point? As the bird has been present since Spring, he doesn't look like he's going anywhere in a hurry!! Anyway, we decided to go down to Blashford Lakes today and one particular focus was the Whooper Swan which had been mixing in with the Mute Swans in Harbridge.<br />
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We arrived at around 10:15 to find over 100 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Mute Swans</span> and 6 (possibly 7) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Bewick's Swans</span>. I scanned through all the swans and failed to find the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Whooper Swan</span> until we discovered the bird was right in front of us, just 20 feet from the hedgerow, fantastic!! We had been warned by others to stay in the car to avoid spooking the bird but it was soon apparent the bird was not concerned by us at all!! Unfortunately the harsh sunlight on a pure white bird made photography almost impossible but I got a few shots worth posting. At around 11:00 we decided to head to Blashfords main reserve and after visiting Ibsley Water and Ivy Lake, we had seen <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Goldeneye, Pintail, Goosander</span> plus the usual wildfowl, with no sign of the Fudge Duck. We then headed off to the woodland hide where we were greeted by the delightful sound of screaming children, great! Fortunately they left soon after our arrival so we were able to photograph the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Lesser Redpolls</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Siskins</span> in peace!!<br />
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We then had a last quick look at the swans in Harbridge (both the Bewick's and Whooper Swan were still present, although the whooper was now around 50 metres away.<br />
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</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-14144061880905196872012-01-08T01:56:00.000-08:002012-01-08T01:56:13.174-08:00KingfishersWent out to photograph some kingfisher in Hampshire today with a friend. We were lucky enough to have an adult male <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Kingfisher</span>, perching no more than 3 metres from the hide for around 5 minutes, amazing!! Hopefully the photographs to the encounter justice....<br />
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</div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-53131457077529073902012-01-01T11:52:00.000-08:002012-01-01T11:52:58.530-08:00News Years Birding - Jack SnipeWent to Dinton Pastures today with the hope of getting my year list off to a good start and it turned out to be a good trip for my life list too! Saw around 60 species which isn't bad considering, but I also saw my first (very well camouflaged) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Jack Snipe</span>. For a Jack Snipe the bird showed well but far too distant for any photographs really, but a stunning bird to watch, especially its peculiar bobbing behaviour. We also saw 2 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Water Rail</span> from the same hide (Bittern Hide) which showed very well in the small "scrape" area visible from the right hand side of the hide. Certainly a great way to start the year, I just hope the rest of the year is as productive!!<br />
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</tbody></table><div>I will add better photographs of the Jack Snipe in the next few days (the best photographs were taken on a new memory card which I am not able to connect to the computer yet) and some of the water rail :)</div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-34602556263713409142011-12-30T10:07:00.001-08:002011-12-30T10:49:45.791-08:00Norfolk - Day 5 and 6Sorry for not posting this sooner, but I am now back down south *sigh*, but what a great week it has been. <br />
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On day 5 we decided to go and photograph some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Bearded Reedlings</span> at a private location. We were fortunate enough to see (and photograph) a number of birds and some allowed a reasonably close approach. On the way to to the site we stopped to admire a large flock of geese in a field, which to my delight contained 2-3 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Bean Geese </span>(of which sub-species I have no idea). In the same day we were also lucky enough to see an over wintering <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Turtle Dove</span> but more exciting perhaps was an adult <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Common Crane</span> which showed very well considering the shy nature of the species. I also managed to photograph an extremely tame <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Curlew</span>, allowing me to get my best shots of this species yet.<br />
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On day 6 I went back to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Bearded Reedlings</span> and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Turtle Dove</span>, before moving on to Sculthorpe Moor. By the time we arrived at Sculthorpe the light was already going but on arrival we had very poor views of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Golden Pheasant</span> (we could only see small patches of gold in the thickets). We moved onto the hide where we saw a number of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Marsh/Willow Tit</span> candidates. I managed to photograph a number of these birds which are currently being identified by an expert, so I should know which of the two species they are soon :) From the furthest hide, we had fantastic views of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Water Rail</span> that showed extremely well in the fast fading light. Unfortunately, no sign of any owls :( Back near the visitor centre, we decided to have a quick look at where we had previously seen the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Golden Pheasant</span>, and to our amazement the male was sat right in the open just a few feet from the boardwalk. We carefully approached the bird although he clearly was not alarmed at our presence and we were able to get with 5 foot of the bird. I managed to get a few shots despite the fact that by now it was nearly dark.<br />
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A great end to a fantastic trip :-)<br />
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</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-662190575490299872011-12-27T11:54:00.000-08:002011-12-27T11:54:26.481-08:00Norfolk - Day 3 and 4On Christmas day we returned to Wells Beach. There were 6-7 Seals along with the usual waders. The biggest surprise of the trip was the Drake <span style="color: #999999;">Red-Breasted Merganser</span> which flew into the estuary briefly.<br />
In the evening we decided to watch the Pinkfeet coming in to Lady Anns Drive. We watched around 3000 geese come into roost but before they arrived we spotted a raptor. The bird wast very distant (around 400 metres away), but large. The bird was easily buzzard sized and after some shocking photographs were taken, it was eventually decided the bird was one of the two <span style="color: red;">Rough Legged Buzzards</span> currently overwintering in the area.<br />
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On Boxing day we headed to Titchwell RSPB. The reserve itself was quiet apart from the 3000 <span style="color: #999999;">Golden Plover</span> found from the Parrinder Hide. The beach contained much more life with 1 Female <span style="color: #999999;">Scaup</span> on the sea along with around 20 <span style="color: #999999;">Goldeneye</span>. Waders included 100+ <span style="color: #999999;">Bar-Tailed Godwit</span>, 20+ <span style="color: #999999;">Sanderling</span>, 10<span style="color: #999999;"> Dunlin</span>, 6 <span style="color: #999999;">Grey Plover</span>, 70 <span style="color: #999999;">Oystercatchers</span> and nearly 200 <span style="color: #999999;">Redshank</span>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-Tailed Godwit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough Legged Buzzard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanderling</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-34121242980546335412011-12-24T10:10:00.000-08:002011-12-24T10:10:04.066-08:00Norfolk - Day 2 ~24th December~Went to Cley today in hope of seeing the <span style="color: red;">Western Sandpiper</span> which had been present for nearly 2 weeks. As soon as we entered the hide (the name of which has escaped me!) we were told the sandpiper was on show next to a small group of <span style="color: #999999;">Teal</span>. I had my scope on the bird when it was immediately flushed by a <span style="color: #999999;">Kestrel</span> and that was it, I never saw the bird again!!! The birds on the lagoons were constantly being flushed by 2 <span style="color: #999999;">Marsh Harriers</span> which on one occasionally came reasonably close and allowed for a half decent record shot. Waders were the main attraction and <span style="color: #999999;">Golden Plover</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Lapwing</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Dunlin</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Ruff</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Knot</span>; just to name a few!!<br />
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After Cley, we went goose hunting. By this time the sun was beginning to set which meant the majority of the <span style="color: #999999;">Pink Footed Geese</span> were already heading to their roosts however we managed to find a small flock near Burnham. The majority of the geese were <span style="color: #999999;">Greylag Geese</span> but amongst them were 2 Pinkfeet and 1 <span style="color: #999999;">White Fronted Goose</span>. The birds were no more than 30 metres away allowing for some decent photographs, despite the appalling light! Merry Christmas Everyone :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Plover (and Lapwing)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Footed Goose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Sandpiper (Just!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Fronted Goose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wigeon</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-59748836372193156362011-12-23T11:25:00.000-08:002011-12-23T11:26:33.834-08:00Norfolk - Day 1 ~23rd December~My first day in Norfolk today and what a day! The journey was relatively painless and once in Norfolk we could see the skeins of <span style="color: #999999;">Pink Footed Geese</span> heading off from their roosts. We are staying in Wells next the Sea next to the quay, which today was full of <span style="color: #999999;">Brent Geese</span>.<br />
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</div><div>We decided to go for a quick walk to Wells Beach before the forecasted rain arrived. Along the shore line, there were a number of <span style="color: #999999;">Oystercatchers</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Bar-Tailed Godwits</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Curlew</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Redshank</span> and <span style="color: #999999;">Dunlin</span>. The highlight of the walk was undoubtedly the small colony of tame Seals we discovered, some which allowed us to approach to less than 10-15 ft. Not bad for the first day!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-Tailed Godwit</td></tr>
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</div></div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-79471506115155214502011-12-17T02:47:00.000-08:002011-12-19T12:10:11.594-08:00Slimbridge WWT ~ 17th December~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span id="goog_1978273093"></span><span id="goog_1978273094"></span>Went to Slimbridge today and had a fantastic time. The two and a half hour journey each way was certainly worth it. First of all, I'd like to say what an amazing place Slimbridge is and I'd thoroughly recommend it to anyone.</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We started off around the Rushy where an incredible number and diversity of birds were seen. 280 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Pintail</span>, 70 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Bewick's Swans</span>, 100+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Shelduck</span>, 600+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tufted Duck</span>. The Bewicks were a first for me and watching their squabbles was fascinating. In the Peng Observatory we had even better views of these species and I managed to get a few reasonable shots (shown below). Of more interest was the returning Female <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Lesser Scaup</span> which we were shown as soon as we entered the observatory. For those of you unfamiliar with female Lesser Scaups, they are practically a female Tufted Duck with slightly peaked head and only nail black on the bill, not easily distinguishable features when the bird is asleep 60 metres away!!</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Next off we went into the captive collection. These provide stunning photo opportunities for species usually only seen through a scope, but we saw too many species to list!!</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Our next target was to try and see the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Bittern</span>. People have been lucky enough to see this bird showing in the open recently but our views were very poor; so bad that we could only see the birds neck!! From this hide we also saw over 500 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Dunlin</span>.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Finally we tackled the last section of the reserve. This part was perhaps the most productive, birds seen include: 50+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">White Fronted Geese</span>, 200+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Golden Plover</span>, 3000+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Lapwing</span>, 1 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Peregrine</span>, 1000+<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Teal</span>, 700+ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span> and 100 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Barnacle Geese</span>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Unfortunately by this time the sun was already setting but we decided to return to the Peng Observatory for the Swan Feed and to have another scan for the Lesser Scaup. We scanned for the scaup furiously but it was nowhere to be seen, until we discovered it had been asleep in front of us all the time, only around 10 metres from the hide!!! As the light was so poor, I only got a couple of bad record shots, but it was great to see this rare little bird so close. The feed itself was also fascinating as we watched over 100 Bewick's Swans coming into feed. All in all a great days birding!</div></div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flamingo (Captive - Obviously!!) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot the Bittern!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bewick's Swan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pintail (Wild)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pintail (Wild)<span id="goog_1257569601"></span><span id="goog_1257569602"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Plover, Bewick's Swans and White-Fronted Geese</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Scaup (Wild) - (to the right of shelduck)</td></tr>
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</div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-68661781485893531372011-12-16T10:31:00.000-08:002011-12-16T10:31:07.722-08:00Short Eared Owls Again!Another trip to see the long staying <span style="color: #999999;">Short Eared Owls</span> today. In total we saw a total of 4 Short Eared Owls, 1 <span style="color: #999999;">Barn Owl</span> and we heard a Female <span style="color: #999999;">Tawny Owl</span>. We also had some stunning views of a <span style="color: #999999;">Kestrel</span> ripping apart a vole.... lovely!! Unfortunately the sun had set before the owls came out to play but I got a couple of shots.<br />
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Other Species seen include : <span style="color: #999999;">Fieldfare</span>,<span style="color: #999999;"> Stonechat</span>, <span style="color: #999999;">Mipits</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kestrel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short Eared Owl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short Eared Owl</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-61069751461835060542011-12-10T02:44:00.000-08:002011-12-11T02:57:28.847-08:00Papercourt Meadows ~10th December~For nearly 3 weeks now I have been watching sightings of Short Eared Owls at Papercourt Meadows flood in, so today, I thought I would finally give it a go. Unfortunately these owls are not as co-operative as other owls and they only come out to play at dusk! We were in position by 2:00 and at 2:20, the first<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Short Eared Owl</span> appeared (my first for 14 months!!). Over the course of the next 2 hours we saw a total of what we estimate to be 7 Short Eared Owls. At times they landed allowing us to get some really stunning views although for the most part, they remained to distant for photography. We were also lucky enough to see 1, possibly 2 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Barn Owls</span> hunting, although unfortunately they did not appear until the sun had set. A great afternoon and I hall be returning if they stick around!<br />
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Other species seen: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Stonechat</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Redwings</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Fieldfares</span><br />
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</span>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-82625930285549432522011-12-03T12:22:00.000-08:002011-12-03T12:22:19.798-08:00Dartfords Again!Went to the local <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Dartford Warbler</span></span> hot-spot again this morning but had better views of the birds than I could ever have imagined!! We saw a total of 8 birds (yes 8!!!) in a spot which is relatively small in heathland terms. All but 1 of these birds were male, which probably means the females were remaining hidden which could put the figure of birds on site nearer the 15 mark. I can't put into words the incredible views we had of the birds, but hopefully the photos below give an idea of how well the birds showed and just how close they were!!<div><br />
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</div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-601149572739845882011-11-27T12:33:00.000-08:002011-11-27T12:33:44.146-08:00Dartfords!! ~27th November~Heathland is a habitat I do not get to visit as much as I would like but after hearing of potential Dartford Warblers, I decided to investigate. Unfortunately the finder of the bird has asked me to keep the location of the birds a secret, so for now, it is "an undisclosed location in NE Hampshire"! There were number of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Stonechats</span> at the site along with small numbers of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Meadow Pipits</span> and a lone Sparrowhawk and after around 20 minutes of searching we heard the unmistakable sound of a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Dartford Warbler</span>. It was soon apparent that there was more than one bird and by the end of our walk we were confident we had seen at least 3 individuals! As always, they were a really nightmare to photograph but I did my very best!! I was particularly excited about seeing these birds as they were my first Dartfords for 8 months! Going back next weekend for more!<br />
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</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-32774428138285627262011-11-27T11:52:00.000-08:002011-11-27T11:52:12.195-08:00Dinton Pastures ~20th November~With recent reports of Bearded Tit and Water Rail I thought Dinton Pastures would be a worth a visit to today. We were fortunate enough to have some great views of the many wildfowl and I was able to obtain my best <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Gadwall</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tufted Duck</span> photographs. Unfortunately the Bearded Tit had not been seen all day and he was not to show for us either. However we had better luck with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Water Rail</span>; a bird showed on and off for around 30 minutes before disappearing into the reed bed. This is only my 3rd water rail and I was able to get a couple of shots as the bird was reasonably obliging! Overall, a very pleasant afternoon!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Gadwall</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-50483250145381017342011-11-26T12:25:00.000-08:002011-11-27T12:26:41.224-08:00DintonPastures ~26th November~Yet another trip to Dinton today with no target species as such although the previously reported Jack Snipe would have been nice!!! As it happened, there was little for us to see with the highlights being brief views of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Water Rail</span>, around 10 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span> and 3 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Pheasants</span>. Also managed to get my best shots (still very poor) of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Fieldfares</span> although they were certainly challenging as they were in try deep foliage! None the less I managed to fire off a couple of half decent shots...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-40574587145208315782011-11-19T20:00:00.000-08:002011-11-27T11:38:22.197-08:00Horseshoe Lake ~19th November~A quick visit to Horseshoe Lake in the evening was certainly an evening well spent. The aim of the trip was to photograph the ducks etc, against the setting sun. Birds seen included the usual suspects really with a few smaller birds such as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Magpie</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Pied Wagtail</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Carrion Crow</span>. We also witnessed a kestrel hunting above the island as well as a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Buzzard</span> perched on a pylon to the rear of the activity centre.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Goose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buzzard</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-7473138107566434062011-11-05T08:59:00.000-07:002011-11-06T09:06:49.209-08:00Dinton Pastures ~ 5th November ~Another trip to Dinton was made today in hope of seeing the ferruginous duck again but despite careful searching on both Sandford and Lavell's lake the bird was not seen by myself nor anyone else as far as I am aware. We had extremely brief views of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Kingfisher</span> and reasonable views of the many wildfowl around including <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Shoveler</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Pochard</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Little Grebe</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Great Crested Grebe</span>, just to name a few!! The highlight of the day was the good views we got of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Barn Owl </span>in his box! Hopefully the lack of the fudge duck today does not mean he has left as I know many would like him to stay for the winter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barn Owl</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-31844026246214520592011-10-30T08:50:00.000-07:002011-11-06T12:29:27.238-08:00Moor Green Lakes ~ 30th October ~Had an early morning visit to Moor Green Lakes in hope of seeing the American Wigeon hybrid as it certainly looked like a stunning bird,unfortunately, it did not show despite searching the 50 or so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span> present!! At first the lake yielded little of interest apart from a few Lapwing and a couple of Snipe, along with the usual wildfowl such as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Teal</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Mallard</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Pochard</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tufted Duck</span>. Scanning through all these ducks I spotted what at first looked like a standard female teal, but in comparison to the other teal, this bird was more boldly marked and slightly larger. Unfortunately it was too far away to make a positive identification, but eventually it came within around 30 metres of the hide, helping me identify what has turned out to be my first<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Garganey</span>. A very late bird too, with only one other of its species in the country which is currently down in Somerset!! On the journey home a couple of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Barnacle Geese</span> were seen which were a nice bonus!!<br />
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</div>Alex Berrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342460575401343012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949805779638764773.post-33420904938054825322011-10-27T02:01:00.000-07:002011-10-27T02:01:36.201-07:00Titchfield Haven ~ 26th October ~I'll try and make this as short as I can, but I'm afraid it was a great days birding!! Started off on the beach near the sailing club where we quickly found some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Turnstones</span> (Tame as ever) and a few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Redshank</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Oystercatchers</span>, which were not so tame!! We decided we were not going to cover the eastern side of the reserve today as last time we visited that side it was deserted. From the bearded tit platform, we could see no Bearded Tits, but could hear a number of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Cetti's Warbler</span> singing in the bushes. From the first hide (name I've forgotten!) we could see too much to list. We spent 80% of the day in this hide! Highlights included a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Water Rail, Black Tailed Godwits, Snipe, Lapwings, Oystercatchers, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Redshank, Turnstones, Curlew</span> and there are probably a few I have missed. There were probably well over 100 teal on the site, the most I have seen in one individual place, but surprisingly few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Wigeon</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Shoveler</span>. From this hide we also had good views of my first ever <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Weasel</span> who was right in front of the hide, but very difficult to photograph (see below). From the second hide it was much the same as the first with no new species being record, so after a while we decided to return to the first hide again. Not much else apart from a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Buzzard</span> which perched on the nearby fence posts. From the viewing platform outside the reserve only a few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Cormorant</span> and a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Little Egret</span>. Total number of species was something around the 65 mark, so a very successful day, lots of photo's below!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Tailed Godwit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cormorant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drake Teal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weasel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weasel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curlew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buzzard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret</td></tr>
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