tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424717651586089912024-03-05T10:05:44.753+00:00Borderlands Birding... and beyondBorderlands Birding ... and beyondChris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-87589316707502191702024-03-01T17:29:00.000+00:002024-03-01T17:29:48.153+00:00South Cumbria with Richard's Pipit and Brent Geese ...The Ulverston Richard's Pipit was surprisingly easy to find this week as it initially perched up on overhead wires and then flew to a field with short grass ... this was quite unlike most of my previous expreiences with the species where the bird skulks in long vegetation ...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMezazr1xHBfu11Fsr5sMtb3f53oKvddqPWqam7FuX1ITCHCCRYei6-cFybYuG19hU4CQvblL1XYkGL6dh8rS86ml061rjhq4rNoVI_HcWrVhnXzaCS1kl42BJ02RuUoH8-9UXdqPLDxtYAJVt5V7c3fHU0aGptz5o2vQLF_mxAhtkrwl2tSAmUIL4a0/s1210/2024-02-28%2011.29.15-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... while on the other side of the causeway some Pale-bellied Brent Geese were equally obliging ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqS9rIkO11lq0mTcSPIcMUhuQ4eOPwBSG-oX7k-Sn_0cDlmplsHPd-qRxdqoV3sU7fAHv4mK0dF_qoer5VI3GvV775-isdIMr20OCAkEJDtBR7oraUjWxEwIB8ZK0JkObTHzqZLC_XRN6bkgGpKMwyEf4D2OVXJYTRhNyojkAdtwDferwevecUfOznRM/s2684/2024-02-28%2012.37.02-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2684" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqS9rIkO11lq0mTcSPIcMUhuQ4eOPwBSG-oX7k-Sn_0cDlmplsHPd-qRxdqoV3sU7fAHv4mK0dF_qoer5VI3GvV775-isdIMr20OCAkEJDtBR7oraUjWxEwIB8ZK0JkObTHzqZLC_XRN6bkgGpKMwyEf4D2OVXJYTRhNyojkAdtwDferwevecUfOznRM/w640-h494/2024-02-28%2012.37.02-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the northern breeding waders were still distinctly in winter mode, Ringed Plovers seemed to think that spring was in the air and some lovely display was going on ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a1Ldwz6JI-syhCIbuQFJR9kLCihOLuXZn79lCdz65_LT0A3Q40lo1IEyrlhrvC0yIBu5nRU4PXJawhxsVI-TZ2KsqwvLpRCkQZAYS8oNF1lJgvgK1QYkPk1B8cTLn1uwSDlDeWq7xmAVn5P5HmrEO9q78LEE90964f5wMo-aqcKtesJKc8vD9ObKsn8/s2204/2024-02-16%2012.28.01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2204" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a1Ldwz6JI-syhCIbuQFJR9kLCihOLuXZn79lCdz65_LT0A3Q40lo1IEyrlhrvC0yIBu5nRU4PXJawhxsVI-TZ2KsqwvLpRCkQZAYS8oNF1lJgvgK1QYkPk1B8cTLn1uwSDlDeWq7xmAVn5P5HmrEO9q78LEE90964f5wMo-aqcKtesJKc8vD9ObKsn8/w640-h436/2024-02-16%2012.28.01-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Golden Plovers are elusive on some days but at other times great flocks wheel around the skies or loaf on the wet sand of the Wampool at Anthorn ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDchnr-RzfRiH3Nj7-iJy1QOw9hdQTh7mDzrkxrupMrDufRteOnPYs57l0D5DIWcjUbrd4tSHT_d5QHV_tcckkltcMhXWPIHW-K_90YjXbSzhmc73MxHy7DR7iceEerCBmQyENdFHiC9age9FeqTbD542Wvah9c1UBB7sZNhSJZiiX49HdsNWRdnoaos8/s2038/2024-02-16%2014.18.03-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2038" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDchnr-RzfRiH3Nj7-iJy1QOw9hdQTh7mDzrkxrupMrDufRteOnPYs57l0D5DIWcjUbrd4tSHT_d5QHV_tcckkltcMhXWPIHW-K_90YjXbSzhmc73MxHy7DR7iceEerCBmQyENdFHiC9age9FeqTbD542Wvah9c1UBB7sZNhSJZiiX49HdsNWRdnoaos8/w640-h406/2024-02-16%2014.18.03-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and three Ruff consorted with the Lapwing flock there ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOhP9B5cVeawkYS6mv9NUUdqMOgkSD3PDt2E_6NyD0Tjwpib1mn9nsjDY1hMFNv10b1nt68eu-bjAnZTWvNdjXG-mAidNIyIeXxJXyrllUbu6SIw4PKzKa_ezmgWRy7_p5JquuxmXJMOlPO9dMaqEYMhFdT9Es2AauV6a6GmBjf6gNvqLDPvIt8zamwY/s1869/IMG_3757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1869" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOhP9B5cVeawkYS6mv9NUUdqMOgkSD3PDt2E_6NyD0Tjwpib1mn9nsjDY1hMFNv10b1nt68eu-bjAnZTWvNdjXG-mAidNIyIeXxJXyrllUbu6SIw4PKzKa_ezmgWRy7_p5JquuxmXJMOlPO9dMaqEYMhFdT9Es2AauV6a6GmBjf6gNvqLDPvIt8zamwY/w640-h420/IMG_3757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A juvenile Marsh Harrier put in an appearance ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO6UNd7mJt4XIUs29KWApcho01r41t4ICpyLdH839tin0wpq2DIjPVCbGYWQnmQs1pVJ4rRkLSfjbL2dttpetIRjf2y7tHO-W3O7J_jHXK95y2exYaDc44JoDbjIGGCVZ3jpfrtKHd0bdy6Ee-b1Sm93d2r0WVXLWIg5y13hTrp2LHAZhnOOfW36PNec/s1275/2024-02-16%2015.37.04-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1275" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO6UNd7mJt4XIUs29KWApcho01r41t4ICpyLdH839tin0wpq2DIjPVCbGYWQnmQs1pVJ4rRkLSfjbL2dttpetIRjf2y7tHO-W3O7J_jHXK95y2exYaDc44JoDbjIGGCVZ3jpfrtKHd0bdy6Ee-b1Sm93d2r0WVXLWIg5y13hTrp2LHAZhnOOfW36PNec/w640-h446/2024-02-16%2015.37.04-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and a juvenile female Hen harrier too ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6lu2sK_qkFXOzBlCA-tfLDUIkaNt5G7stl93YZj05Bo-DEjz_nJW-fH1ym7vPoIz6H1yhPs52RwqTBqe63nEhpR3NHMNhcJjfgt8l-n5E9PV2_kIMmE_yTIQaxBc1vnZ_Cu0X7PDENrstlUv8BZTZ52EIjmop9ItxnZvx_q2nNOX6BE7PaBywiAdsus/s1651/2024-02-16%2015.37.35-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1651" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6lu2sK_qkFXOzBlCA-tfLDUIkaNt5G7stl93YZj05Bo-DEjz_nJW-fH1ym7vPoIz6H1yhPs52RwqTBqe63nEhpR3NHMNhcJjfgt8l-n5E9PV2_kIMmE_yTIQaxBc1vnZ_Cu0X7PDENrstlUv8BZTZ52EIjmop9ItxnZvx_q2nNOX6BE7PaBywiAdsus/w400-h268/2024-02-16%2015.37.35-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and to add to the raptor-fest a male Merlin perched near the waters edge at Port Carlisle before heading northwards into Sotland ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdURJwFQsMZEWqq-RbvMXA7sSnpvIhDIx27rjYie9Z_UTVZyb9cUzNaK7LnRNjIM6FVTaVHrd2ro5crKlQ7-bN23KXEG8hnvX_X6_ob08dRbtrVTf7KfZ_jQufDbOTgeC7fTIf9rJED-k3XRJj38ze2o7ur8qQa0d1XcpEfA-CSksiDqPODKOumMTkzNY/s2361/2024-02-23%2010.45.26-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdURJwFQsMZEWqq-RbvMXA7sSnpvIhDIx27rjYie9Z_UTVZyb9cUzNaK7LnRNjIM6FVTaVHrd2ro5crKlQ7-bN23KXEG8hnvX_X6_ob08dRbtrVTf7KfZ_jQufDbOTgeC7fTIf9rJED-k3XRJj38ze2o7ur8qQa0d1XcpEfA-CSksiDqPODKOumMTkzNY/w640-h400/2024-02-23%2010.45.26-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and another two (or perhaps the same birds as at Anthorn) Ruff fed among the Redshank at Campfield ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaJFGQfO5xPYeCKIfqqY_o3i_YtHd5pimuh5bxrHp8LY3Berfa9uhbkBuwSBOArwRiZjor6UrvOPhZWdBIzXmLDeidsOumLh60YtuhWS3TTNhGXpZ4Gj8Zp80k5-W7PgF5r1xrI15lXx_-XiFXBzDwsm8M61QgrLNjWj2IcJC08era8bmllnL3VcnW1M/s2681/IMG_3771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="2681" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaJFGQfO5xPYeCKIfqqY_o3i_YtHd5pimuh5bxrHp8LY3Berfa9uhbkBuwSBOArwRiZjor6UrvOPhZWdBIzXmLDeidsOumLh60YtuhWS3TTNhGXpZ4Gj8Zp80k5-W7PgF5r1xrI15lXx_-XiFXBzDwsm8M61QgrLNjWj2IcJC08era8bmllnL3VcnW1M/w640-h448/IMG_3771.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a very welcome sight to see eleven Whooper Swans at Walby, my first sighting of them there this winter ... a family party with three juveniles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4o3EjGwf_IocRhrFbAJFbmYEIZQwR_0IPKWcsspT1xLzwPziXeQK0bVNyImfszJaV1oVDsQP_V6xtbpw-iXKdrro2fI_sncPuyI-vK82wgVt_3VHjmXGD7qukMBXZJUQ3Br8ATuujEferkiC6JN9z_mMeiVR2WuS9lAr7-_TGaS9Z1JsjpQTA1MhAG0/s2631/2024-02-23%2009.50.17-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2631" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4o3EjGwf_IocRhrFbAJFbmYEIZQwR_0IPKWcsspT1xLzwPziXeQK0bVNyImfszJaV1oVDsQP_V6xtbpw-iXKdrro2fI_sncPuyI-vK82wgVt_3VHjmXGD7qukMBXZJUQ3Br8ATuujEferkiC6JN9z_mMeiVR2WuS9lAr7-_TGaS9Z1JsjpQTA1MhAG0/w640-h422/2024-02-23%2009.50.17-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and some adults ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFpLbyQ0uKU61VFkLBPSPqSe7D6DBxUU6OL3UvwYOgPjtrhvqTBhrUDdfadlFP60LvKXxhJbqla81cOkuFgn809a1Ip0kQDxSVRmO_2yz0nKCbdVKieZKA_NYLAtGkAReWIqDWTcKhbfSFhj28pPasmXbmLuEkEzUMsaBZcjGi26Ou9_m8g_gnJU0gUs/s3401/2024-02-23%2009.50.11-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="3401" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFpLbyQ0uKU61VFkLBPSPqSe7D6DBxUU6OL3UvwYOgPjtrhvqTBhrUDdfadlFP60LvKXxhJbqla81cOkuFgn809a1Ip0kQDxSVRmO_2yz0nKCbdVKieZKA_NYLAtGkAReWIqDWTcKhbfSFhj28pPasmXbmLuEkEzUMsaBZcjGi26Ou9_m8g_gnJU0gUs/w640-h386/2024-02-23%2009.50.11-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the thermometer reading -8 C but with the bright sunshine and a clear blue sky it was magical in the Border Forest ... birds were inevitably rather scarce but the occasional Coal Tit called and flitted about the conifer branches ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisulnnUm5V3RqTqQrLPYGqnQ0Ts_94dM8IuOPilzfP2HDUHWh3ffzgOsDbMkbHQhfNs2370-tO4_omom25vjh1NEbE8ZM-sWxHkRPwSBJ8MhA8QLswzuLFbv-o0vZU8TezzkVnJL0_qUSflVHwH9EEeJ35opSyIfzlaZ1vKEo-zcS5tHCs57sxVnNUUM8/s3250/2024-01-18%2012.24.19-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="3250" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisulnnUm5V3RqTqQrLPYGqnQ0Ts_94dM8IuOPilzfP2HDUHWh3ffzgOsDbMkbHQhfNs2370-tO4_omom25vjh1NEbE8ZM-sWxHkRPwSBJ8MhA8QLswzuLFbv-o0vZU8TezzkVnJL0_qUSflVHwH9EEeJ35opSyIfzlaZ1vKEo-zcS5tHCs57sxVnNUUM8/w640-h486/2024-01-18%2012.24.19-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... a great looking bird with its pink legs and bill-base ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-48231397800216823512023-11-12T15:39:00.001+00:002023-12-23T15:18:40.815+00:00Back to Spain ... it's Aiguamolls de l'Emporda<p> Family wedding celebrations are great ... when they're close to a wonderful reserve somewhere abroad they're even better ...</p><p>Aiguamolls is a reserve that I've visited many times over a fifteen year period ... this former rice paddy site has never failed to delight ... with its pools, wet meadows, woodland, open grassland and coastal dunes ...</p><p>While Great White Egrets are not the rarity that they were a few decades ago, a little group of them is always a nice sight ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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East Anglian birds ...<p> Frampton Marsh was my first port of call last week and both Semi-palmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs were still present despite being rather mobile ... but a Pectoral Sandpiper remained more site faithful to give some nice close views ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzxcpUKDejx_UGqISRQtSVIyKerwl3CVpICHyWwS2OGFQI8eEfhg6AOiC_VCXQlqRNX6Xbh2eKxWqsk9OotS2nAjpAWYxyd2eCD4ZhS4nAaOFD8_ukjw7ghAQ6Y2SkXIiPWLj4SRfvP444CDHDuZcxnJmFu8ZDKfmig0ou7CGA2XPzdSvDGUPR0CKSLw/s1483/IMG_3331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1483" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzxcpUKDejx_UGqISRQtSVIyKerwl3CVpICHyWwS2OGFQI8eEfhg6AOiC_VCXQlqRNX6Xbh2eKxWqsk9OotS2nAjpAWYxyd2eCD4ZhS4nAaOFD8_ukjw7ghAQ6Y2SkXIiPWLj4SRfvP444CDHDuZcxnJmFu8ZDKfmig0ou7CGA2XPzdSvDGUPR0CKSLw/w640-h454/IMG_3331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Then on to my planned destination of North Norfolk where high water levels on the marshes left less feeding areas for waders than usual ... among the Ruff there were some very smart males ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUMxchE02YNLfnD37Lc6rpQQ8RDFotwzAuzwGupm-KLGivew3Dr80IjK4SYejUFLgpOQiwEYbGkip-7y-V9IS0EiTOBEcKdjj-iwObpgx4T8Szpq4-5c51e9_WNq9HEqk4HG-SEs68KgxbwjSvQcDAVVslB29GfxCNeGi1ujGZbdBOCCIy8eEXmLY1bk/s2016/IMG_3385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUMxchE02YNLfnD37Lc6rpQQ8RDFotwzAuzwGupm-KLGivew3Dr80IjK4SYejUFLgpOQiwEYbGkip-7y-V9IS0EiTOBEcKdjj-iwObpgx4T8Szpq4-5c51e9_WNq9HEqk4HG-SEs68KgxbwjSvQcDAVVslB29GfxCNeGi1ujGZbdBOCCIy8eEXmLY1bk/w480-h640/IMG_3385.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpipers were rather scarce but one at Burnham Overy showed well as it fed along with a small group of Dunlin ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hlITK0QIb_48HjcoG__XncWNOXlWrVaFSKW2az2W1qe0mc4hoTJRY21Vyu7iE_HJNbV5E5qrT-zcNmMXuV1wh041mAhWgMMkWgNAM6AQmZYuLvY1wMvLmrSCcJKJRn70MMY_lnhugayNFYBONa8ivjlWfWIs186WvcJGCFaJkMDbG-xTtOVL4e-k0Vw/s1492/IMG_3341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hlITK0QIb_48HjcoG__XncWNOXlWrVaFSKW2az2W1qe0mc4hoTJRY21Vyu7iE_HJNbV5E5qrT-zcNmMXuV1wh041mAhWgMMkWgNAM6AQmZYuLvY1wMvLmrSCcJKJRn70MMY_lnhugayNFYBONa8ivjlWfWIs186WvcJGCFaJkMDbG-xTtOVL4e-k0Vw/w640-h400/IMG_3341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Cley some Cattle Egrets dropped on to Pat's Pool and finally numbered a remarkable sixteen birds ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4k_bE2PX8sn4XkBLhSek3Ww-kicgMJJ3qyr_9su08agiLgcAPsVyK3VWHmOQa9WlYNE9h5KSjWwxsU1-MaxBHlYral4dF_yPj6ONpB5Wx0It4S0KrLntqb5EoxqiWVSkOMwMoBnuj9LIb6M8dr04zBtQhE3EFXgiJeGBpJPOI8vRKjciI03qhf6aRiQ/s1486/IMG_3361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1486" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4k_bE2PX8sn4XkBLhSek3Ww-kicgMJJ3qyr_9su08agiLgcAPsVyK3VWHmOQa9WlYNE9h5KSjWwxsU1-MaxBHlYral4dF_yPj6ONpB5Wx0It4S0KrLntqb5EoxqiWVSkOMwMoBnuj9LIb6M8dr04zBtQhE3EFXgiJeGBpJPOI8vRKjciI03qhf6aRiQ/w640-h378/IMG_3361.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mediterranean Gulls turned up at a few locations including an adult past Sheringham ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOtWRfIggq5BXxbl9RH0QAgU1OhpQccBIKtABLgtkBvaYN4LbWb0e0c1zJ9ZFd-5sU-jqWXH8LIy7mXF9XyhkaG19OvDS0o9SC1O9QlVFXErAuUGw5ptaZXUZXzjPZ7ivcWD5QTkzXLW2Imp4IbEpzyUYJym341I0yuCGbXqsHIQr4Yb1XnLQw2UdcZ8/s2533/2023-10-18%2010.09.11-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2533" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOtWRfIggq5BXxbl9RH0QAgU1OhpQccBIKtABLgtkBvaYN4LbWb0e0c1zJ9ZFd-5sU-jqWXH8LIy7mXF9XyhkaG19OvDS0o9SC1O9QlVFXErAuUGw5ptaZXUZXzjPZ7ivcWD5QTkzXLW2Imp4IbEpzyUYJym341I0yuCGbXqsHIQr4Yb1XnLQw2UdcZ8/w640-h462/2023-10-18%2010.09.11-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... followed by a second-winter bird there ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3Ku-oI-xBt2jloFKQ9-qnnEGYbjrAF2ILoh1yOJ2OFwqHCf2TChSJp2Vl96GrVjE5m0nLngTKNDx5Anj5vsQrO7LiPyGAr4Si2nnkMxo6T_PEwCgP1XIAhR1sbXgigYM0_nGkkJnM7YMHjMJzVbYCPfeNxGWxTWGf54X_SmI5athTTlqlo8K2_VXJk/s1750/2023-10-18%2010.49.14-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1750" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3Ku-oI-xBt2jloFKQ9-qnnEGYbjrAF2ILoh1yOJ2OFwqHCf2TChSJp2Vl96GrVjE5m0nLngTKNDx5Anj5vsQrO7LiPyGAr4Si2nnkMxo6T_PEwCgP1XIAhR1sbXgigYM0_nGkkJnM7YMHjMJzVbYCPfeNxGWxTWGf54X_SmI5athTTlqlo8K2_VXJk/w640-h418/2023-10-18%2010.49.14-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and a very distant first-winter bird on Arnold's Marsh in rather murky conditions ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSrutp3hmVUOam_uQ9w7qi3WWAhJmtj0lx83ElHHNSKDSY9N_KQGegn-RGcPWXUuCsR0hyZqXLnzT0yX7ElCA5oUbUBY5qifUPe19zl_Jx5RH5b6zaPqmzSTa9I2p2AeeiX_CwnQM25TWwMFfM7urWdj-IsiwjKJBGap8s9swIuT9UE9yfnT3_c2bPk8/s2016/IMG_3449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSrutp3hmVUOam_uQ9w7qi3WWAhJmtj0lx83ElHHNSKDSY9N_KQGegn-RGcPWXUuCsR0hyZqXLnzT0yX7ElCA5oUbUBY5qifUPe19zl_Jx5RH5b6zaPqmzSTa9I2p2AeeiX_CwnQM25TWwMFfM7urWdj-IsiwjKJBGap8s9swIuT9UE9yfnT3_c2bPk8/w480-h640/IMG_3449.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... juvenile Gannets were a frequent sight close inshore ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSXwAd6hoCEqn0zcXGyBPCYp71-u-0MuzpXTSROAdLN6ZFdkQxfPIKEkFfrLMHtCyb9fit-SEd8chLL3KwXufM154RdXKcujFeePBJuwXemW8tzzbLg4y8jr96rJ8U5it11BYSIjYn_8ivmPZrhTxFZ7g7dIHYsdH6wEe1R_VLlYyosDwLm9JAX4UkuQ/s3446/2023-10-19%2013.51.34-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2461" data-original-width="3446" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSXwAd6hoCEqn0zcXGyBPCYp71-u-0MuzpXTSROAdLN6ZFdkQxfPIKEkFfrLMHtCyb9fit-SEd8chLL3KwXufM154RdXKcujFeePBJuwXemW8tzzbLg4y8jr96rJ8U5it11BYSIjYn_8ivmPZrhTxFZ7g7dIHYsdH6wEe1R_VLlYyosDwLm9JAX4UkuQ/w640-h458/2023-10-19%2013.51.34-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Late afternoon on Pat's Pool gull numbers built and an adult Caspian Gull put in an appearance on two occasions ...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81opGEEU7rtZc_4xF6LXZfpRvV9LlUDXKDG5wEVSP_dwIV4htvA7LH5AHwivi1-7SfEVUAQ58yhjVtfTlwWMtIc6rwshh0_g9HQL6odciQZVUXzivXVtblaQpCXsv4yZQuS66lkUD8y-6g8YmOiUG8KUro2-vuh_2ZZjNqaniF8x2u9yDYZIbLH-GAT4/s2016/IMG_3396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81opGEEU7rtZc_4xF6LXZfpRvV9LlUDXKDG5wEVSP_dwIV4htvA7LH5AHwivi1-7SfEVUAQ58yhjVtfTlwWMtIc6rwshh0_g9HQL6odciQZVUXzivXVtblaQpCXsv4yZQuS66lkUD8y-6g8YmOiUG8KUro2-vuh_2ZZjNqaniF8x2u9yDYZIbLH-GAT4/w480-h640/IMG_3396.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Waders, Gulls ... arriving and departing migrants ...<p> Barnacle Geese are arriving wave after wave now and seem more obvious than the Pink-footed Geese that filled the skies a few weeks ago ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexsEoi9382ZN2-yg6ApNaL-G9kOFKyejNGix6P8gUMaZ1fdp90ok-oOgKadFPWHV-DUE-jBnd06Pa7iUUg0djdsNo1qWJlIN0GFnjrq2tp5fnPO27iUces1E8vhZQLF9Oa4cVAnzf3rYhqstvEWpnLc4kTM0e5maXr9YcyDzGNHAYfm6ZRtcJU1D2Xvc/s6960/2023-09-26%2007.59.06-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexsEoi9382ZN2-yg6ApNaL-G9kOFKyejNGix6P8gUMaZ1fdp90ok-oOgKadFPWHV-DUE-jBnd06Pa7iUUg0djdsNo1qWJlIN0GFnjrq2tp5fnPO27iUces1E8vhZQLF9Oa4cVAnzf3rYhqstvEWpnLc4kTM0e5maXr9YcyDzGNHAYfm6ZRtcJU1D2Xvc/w640-h426/2023-09-26%2007.59.06-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greenshanks, rarely very common on the Solway have numbered up to four in recent weeks ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDc0vl-gy7-w0pSzLwqqWNHTLeOdSRD1UHWgadQaaU_TEHg3_82F-mFUjooRwsDiDJtJOL6aI6q4xeub206lpqHwf3AH5ZfAytFeK-qRjR-MOaXkYJZgDriCivDZ9MRkarWkVIMwqhXb1zVquIMEoiz-CSOmBdcNBlI3ySEu1bMsR-uM8uZVqcZlmhD4/s1717/2023-10-10%2010.22.16-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1717" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDc0vl-gy7-w0pSzLwqqWNHTLeOdSRD1UHWgadQaaU_TEHg3_82F-mFUjooRwsDiDJtJOL6aI6q4xeub206lpqHwf3AH5ZfAytFeK-qRjR-MOaXkYJZgDriCivDZ9MRkarWkVIMwqhXb1zVquIMEoiz-CSOmBdcNBlI3ySEu1bMsR-uM8uZVqcZlmhD4/w640-h412/2023-10-10%2010.22.16-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... the wake behind this bird resulted from it running along with its head submerged ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyalVaRje-PqLbtBIhTPCaWOwudxJZoaVoYKPhewXWcXi8Uimqkg_hzV8EcMY6QfZdHA3k30QZkD_jjpsgXwbHHCByk1Xwg-MFMgaWnEqBlB6qhFKh6tJWgeEXKaE4fUTdOf3ld7zmj1rsuOVSBPtI3EFpIhRV0IVaIIfeM4JLs3ESbcXVnOISogHUcM/s1770/2023-10-10%2010.22.12-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1770" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyalVaRje-PqLbtBIhTPCaWOwudxJZoaVoYKPhewXWcXi8Uimqkg_hzV8EcMY6QfZdHA3k30QZkD_jjpsgXwbHHCByk1Xwg-MFMgaWnEqBlB6qhFKh6tJWgeEXKaE4fUTdOf3ld7zmj1rsuOVSBPtI3EFpIhRV0IVaIIfeM4JLs3ESbcXVnOISogHUcM/w640-h392/2023-10-10%2010.22.12-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... a notable 81 Mediterranean Gulls in Workington Harbour included adults, second-winters and first-winters in decreasing order of numbers ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sXymrrKX63SQ4uZu9GYZZHc8Fajk8BxYK2whW37aalw0kNd00nv_idMmCAqDk9odEaMDOgbZsFpwA0qcunHhpiYWnUijSG75qiDr7nOHqcc2ASUOJi4XxL9T3FGlwkL4uzoiYkBNgMI8Pg8ztb7m14SvJA07MRkGpkshkl8p8SNdX5_9ghLDETKIEcw/s2913/2023-10-11%2009.46.19-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="2913" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sXymrrKX63SQ4uZu9GYZZHc8Fajk8BxYK2whW37aalw0kNd00nv_idMmCAqDk9odEaMDOgbZsFpwA0qcunHhpiYWnUijSG75qiDr7nOHqcc2ASUOJi4XxL9T3FGlwkL4uzoiYkBNgMI8Pg8ztb7m14SvJA07MRkGpkshkl8p8SNdX5_9ghLDETKIEcw/w640-h320/2023-10-11%2009.46.19-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and a single adult at Port Carlisle / Bowness Railings was further up the estuary than most venture to ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZBOPRNDMYC8uwR0tQ9kg2c_ZVTUeGnkTJkTJ98U8lx9m_9Bm4dk8-lM3M6CjkUGRaP3wvmHtxsuV7fiFYJd51w2Nebw-Wf5U_BYRU_0F67U8ZwWJGGMFldczOjoRQ7mC_NUiVJP1KPcs7NK3iVfaI79HQPXGy9KywzJYMWwZgj4wRjxWXhdRNV_F_so/s457/IMG_3114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="457" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZBOPRNDMYC8uwR0tQ9kg2c_ZVTUeGnkTJkTJ98U8lx9m_9Bm4dk8-lM3M6CjkUGRaP3wvmHtxsuV7fiFYJd51w2Nebw-Wf5U_BYRU_0F67U8ZwWJGGMFldczOjoRQ7mC_NUiVJP1KPcs7NK3iVfaI79HQPXGy9KywzJYMWwZgj4wRjxWXhdRNV_F_so/w640-h328/IMG_3114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and this juvenile Garganey consorted with Teal on the new Campfield Scrape pools ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAQX5dcqfS1Z46rLPqnYZ_3uHU8SP4lh27OKzVxSwx8-h4afKjaDf8JZNSt2OQEUzmmq_roKNIY0E1QiKCCL8S9DYuH6GTEGlZ9lHpiFKr8GgROi1oMeZQ2H4if0hLVziTPnRdikeoh7MNkKMyVQ2TpNzsq5wfT87t0KQKscX0BKExAFCBWPRX0U13ok/s469/IMG_3195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="469" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAQX5dcqfS1Z46rLPqnYZ_3uHU8SP4lh27OKzVxSwx8-h4afKjaDf8JZNSt2OQEUzmmq_roKNIY0E1QiKCCL8S9DYuH6GTEGlZ9lHpiFKr8GgROi1oMeZQ2H4if0hLVziTPnRdikeoh7MNkKMyVQ2TpNzsq5wfT87t0KQKscX0BKExAFCBWPRX0U13ok/w640-h442/IMG_3195.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-472808155939291902023-09-16T18:06:00.000+01:002023-09-16T18:06:45.339+01:00Ullapool and around ... and the Viking Gull is back ...<p> It seems early for white-wingers and yet the Ullapool Viking Gull was present last week ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qgVz14QqIqnwkdYfHpV5Oysdy_228HtBfjbUO6me-KTWpwDl_LuVY3U6krOtTFd5XKw7BzC2DLSPhi-9XUEi3kLRBX3imhmUc0AUCjSf4uirRO8o11Dy0Ej8nCQV-Rw4VQQX6rFXN1-XxE1qNmjSabTFE-IwPpx8JTO54bcVNlNcqvTc6TDG4LE4ZKQ/s2835/2023-09-10%2012.52.38-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2835" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qgVz14QqIqnwkdYfHpV5Oysdy_228HtBfjbUO6me-KTWpwDl_LuVY3U6krOtTFd5XKw7BzC2DLSPhi-9XUEi3kLRBX3imhmUc0AUCjSf4uirRO8o11Dy0Ej8nCQV-Rw4VQQX6rFXN1-XxE1qNmjSabTFE-IwPpx8JTO54bcVNlNcqvTc6TDG4LE4ZKQ/w640-h396/2023-09-10%2012.52.38-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rooks appear to have a rather unusual ecological niche here, often feeding around the streets of the town ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6STpHZvjEmNgr2kTc8Yo2U8Hdhz26GerZzjIJgdA64CYUVAUewLlaV4KCKSKgOg9uiRlZbhkELyGwHGs07tBVr-TxMV5P-bmzBVuS-jm2bzF9SKDYWLvrnunn6Pl-a-Oou6ZIM4gCFmEzZl6pKNFsiLIlUsxiB_ug8SwEqsZNHoh4iSaLaRZSlEdK0yk/s6960/2023-09-10%2016.30.29-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6STpHZvjEmNgr2kTc8Yo2U8Hdhz26GerZzjIJgdA64CYUVAUewLlaV4KCKSKgOg9uiRlZbhkELyGwHGs07tBVr-TxMV5P-bmzBVuS-jm2bzF9SKDYWLvrnunn6Pl-a-Oou6ZIM4gCFmEzZl6pKNFsiLIlUsxiB_ug8SwEqsZNHoh4iSaLaRZSlEdK0yk/w640-h426/2023-09-10%2016.30.29-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and on the shore ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy911pnd7sSuFGGxCD2HQF7xhmyEJo9M5HTPk88rCr_nv_-N4vl541JH_qiQnmmoiEwIWmTekFaw7DDDQuCt1o2tiy3d-UYksuzVoDPyB0ntgOKHVY3c9cmIGCsMSqsHQfxFri7qQI_wU6Igo6j2MSmZUz3BtPkgJsXhM1YEZoIrXtwRedbIitBJl2wl4/s4671/2023-09-06%2017.23.40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="4671" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy911pnd7sSuFGGxCD2HQF7xhmyEJo9M5HTPk88rCr_nv_-N4vl541JH_qiQnmmoiEwIWmTekFaw7DDDQuCt1o2tiy3d-UYksuzVoDPyB0ntgOKHVY3c9cmIGCsMSqsHQfxFri7qQI_wU6Igo6j2MSmZUz3BtPkgJsXhM1YEZoIrXtwRedbIitBJl2wl4/w640-h406/2023-09-06%2017.23.40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... this time of year sees a mix of plumages with some already in full winter garb as with this Razorbill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJETmN4s2ftOfEPuStqfjuHsZ8qumREejHYFaue_c-Y3SroiKy0bABWHTtkUatQW7AM5-J86X-EN4DIR3jmP0np_oyzqf5_J5Y_f9rs_IYpHGSCPhaq4GLRRTeZLduxhTKvstXj5mkoa4PCbx1SWajdxjv01pIMkpcNs4n3MPBKixVvvaaHAj34MSzcI/s2138/2023-09-07%2011.11.12-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2138" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJETmN4s2ftOfEPuStqfjuHsZ8qumREejHYFaue_c-Y3SroiKy0bABWHTtkUatQW7AM5-J86X-EN4DIR3jmP0np_oyzqf5_J5Y_f9rs_IYpHGSCPhaq4GLRRTeZLduxhTKvstXj5mkoa4PCbx1SWajdxjv01pIMkpcNs4n3MPBKixVvvaaHAj34MSzcI/w640-h378/2023-09-07%2011.11.12-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and these first-winter Black Guillemots ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym-L9DCZhzdlB8J54TLRccyV7XM1iqaHzKj38xkI9dnyuPb9hc6zM8DhIItYId3_avhLKmRHYTcMW7-7E4mBxDoAp9jPOr4L_iLZnHFIA0dyBvswyvIP49HuTickUDiu4JVeRZe7yDif66JQO7dJ65oay4s-nOjjgRMuSjogcOhBA1q4OSxjoQFXWCDQ/s1362/2023-09-08%2010.07.52-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1362" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym-L9DCZhzdlB8J54TLRccyV7XM1iqaHzKj38xkI9dnyuPb9hc6zM8DhIItYId3_avhLKmRHYTcMW7-7E4mBxDoAp9jPOr4L_iLZnHFIA0dyBvswyvIP49HuTickUDiu4JVeRZe7yDif66JQO7dJ65oay4s-nOjjgRMuSjogcOhBA1q4OSxjoQFXWCDQ/w640-h488/2023-09-08%2010.07.52-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Hooded Crow patrolled the saltmarsh at Achnahaird ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO4z-LEtolH0CX22LKa-tAN5KDFWqwJmuz5U0m1vjVMS-AWekOhPVi8kX28_JdlK23F-FsNgELuOpKoPJsYKI_uoComssjtFbDtcgn9NcjD2cM7JhSR7cHZ3Zh5Jgm0IQyIm0A-L3jZi5f_i-QZqEnl5BffrM31HWQzFJpSzEaCUNXY8scwBu3gsryXw/s1756/2023-09-08%2012.09.44-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO4z-LEtolH0CX22LKa-tAN5KDFWqwJmuz5U0m1vjVMS-AWekOhPVi8kX28_JdlK23F-FsNgELuOpKoPJsYKI_uoComssjtFbDtcgn9NcjD2cM7JhSR7cHZ3Zh5Jgm0IQyIm0A-L3jZi5f_i-QZqEnl5BffrM31HWQzFJpSzEaCUNXY8scwBu3gsryXw/w640-h400/2023-09-08%2012.09.44-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And so it seemed when the Brown Booby appeared on Teesmouth the day after I set off for the Highlands. I'd missed the Northumberland Grey-headed Lapwing in the spring which had departed as I crossed the Bay of Biscay to return to England.</p><p>Amazingly the Brown Booby was still around on my return from Scotland and so the following day Teesmouth was my destination. And in an extraordinary turn of good fortune the bird was perched on the Pilots' Jetty as I arrived, a mere 100m or so away - I would have been perfectly happy for the bird to be showing on one of the bouys way out in the channel but this was amazing !!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1DDgbo2YY9vKDKIYCwJ7YPefuaX3HChL_QG2nMv9VSWMi1vPpkFFDJZ8eRbNJARe5FcDcsoUWrRy66yf9-MEo7dJqLdcJQmf_BHsvZNJQFFaP_RAdk06YkokEbyJw71VpQOjs_M1FWLN3P_HdsY2id0N2NJwZMgBb83IMzrNLicQk21yOrAFtI1E1-4/s1822/2023-09-15%2010.26.31-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1822" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1DDgbo2YY9vKDKIYCwJ7YPefuaX3HChL_QG2nMv9VSWMi1vPpkFFDJZ8eRbNJARe5FcDcsoUWrRy66yf9-MEo7dJqLdcJQmf_BHsvZNJQFFaP_RAdk06YkokEbyJw71VpQOjs_M1FWLN3P_HdsY2id0N2NJwZMgBb83IMzrNLicQk21yOrAFtI1E1-4/w640-h520/2023-09-15%2010.26.31-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... more listening and waiting was followed by some song coming from dense vegetation close by ... and just time for a quick recording ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QlLnFZlwfi5sBBKeIKqSO2ogL603RWLS7zv5iYE00vvyIjGKlXz3ph3nK-keIGBPZmU64KKkOZtxQN2JbuOiZuBFrfVagHi5jnwVC5IugVwbkgXbVOJQpr3wuDGA4lTFOpc6fo8thebQqFn9l9S64KksCGGlvPQ4xZVZcT-zsTQ9eDqEdwucJp2k/s1920/2023-05-17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QlLnFZlwfi5sBBKeIKqSO2ogL603RWLS7zv5iYE00vvyIjGKlXz3ph3nK-keIGBPZmU64KKkOZtxQN2JbuOiZuBFrfVagHi5jnwVC5IugVwbkgXbVOJQpr3wuDGA4lTFOpc6fo8thebQqFn9l9S64KksCGGlvPQ4xZVZcT-zsTQ9eDqEdwucJp2k/w640-h360/2023-05-17.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... then heading back north aross the plains some Black-bellied Sandgrouse flew by and a Little Owl perched up prominently ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OL104XFV8UhBljrJQQ1ji4gX5fcqFGkaozSEq4Lrwb_z4LCgGQCAWjCLn1CfvN_3lhQh2Tj8DjNRljbm-4zJ54PBNZWnsgJoqX0YmAi-HqdiCgNPnI7fVp1jSxlLeD7fPyOUJuExOD-iJjPitvdr1v5kCwvbZLeEV8mGYoWPqoco07mw4j1asM9-/s1678/2023-04-30%2009.11.42-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1678" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OL104XFV8UhBljrJQQ1ji4gX5fcqFGkaozSEq4Lrwb_z4LCgGQCAWjCLn1CfvN_3lhQh2Tj8DjNRljbm-4zJ54PBNZWnsgJoqX0YmAi-HqdiCgNPnI7fVp1jSxlLeD7fPyOUJuExOD-iJjPitvdr1v5kCwvbZLeEV8mGYoWPqoco07mw4j1asM9-/w640-h456/2023-04-30%2009.11.42-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... near to the church a large square building hosted some Lesser Kestrels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVBmQJkvBLHH9014RQ7McIPGd0HUjHOIYVAZXMuZiDc_s_ZdYJVR_6ruyNVhNUFwXz3UTKnbSNc2uH0cjWoRe0In3fVBisxPQtpSJiZG3xgDz7GxkpOhD4a9xIDvCuAki1D2OOQi46rmC6t6kuAeMZMW9u9-mOvOEu0AKfQO9WjqwR0zgJk7U50fv/s6960/2023-04-30%2017.29.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVBmQJkvBLHH9014RQ7McIPGd0HUjHOIYVAZXMuZiDc_s_ZdYJVR_6ruyNVhNUFwXz3UTKnbSNc2uH0cjWoRe0In3fVBisxPQtpSJiZG3xgDz7GxkpOhD4a9xIDvCuAki1D2OOQi46rmC6t6kuAeMZMW9u9-mOvOEu0AKfQO9WjqwR0zgJk7U50fv/w640-h426/2023-04-30%2017.29.57.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-26639944455589728002023-05-17T15:04:00.001+01:002023-05-17T15:04:30.421+01:00From Castilla y Leon to Extremadura ... birds of the Spanish steppes ...<p> The Dehesas of Monfrague at Saucedilla lie en route with some wetland and dry country species ... but first back to the Bay of Biscay where one of the few birds seen from the boat was this Whimbrel ... strangely heading south ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU7oOKz27IVBO-DJPzG8vRglhgC6G14nOa82RAB78ScPv4ThvVkrYWOnxN-B0dswwM1CkBgy6pcdwAS_PWu0B6DeoQp1Pkpms9t2lbi6V8aLVyzW9GQczgbFPNCvLS6vV698kxVSJrxHA07jbi976L_j-jG6spnnyoFc1f6JatRMEe9K1S0RTGAGS/s1467/2023-04-17%2008.24.29-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1467" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU7oOKz27IVBO-DJPzG8vRglhgC6G14nOa82RAB78ScPv4ThvVkrYWOnxN-B0dswwM1CkBgy6pcdwAS_PWu0B6DeoQp1Pkpms9t2lbi6V8aLVyzW9GQczgbFPNCvLS6vV698kxVSJrxHA07jbi976L_j-jG6spnnyoFc1f6JatRMEe9K1S0RTGAGS/w640-h450/2023-04-17%2008.24.29-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and in the Gredos foothills a Wryneck showed rather distantly in some deep shade ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGvnOkkmrvu21KwFNOqJ_lPmkHO86Fjlss8GiP9SwPhWRKbQQOXUXCVelNxajlGtF52lPeLfqPHlBS5Py6JJiuhUf9s5bedSDOK6EJ3ckY9eWISG0toVj03x4KKxQvMfKE4friAY8_xGLsMAcauJv2eZEs6lCtrNpmUpB-6lofy20T9M9p6kBwNez/s1638/2023-04-19%2014.45.01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1638" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGvnOkkmrvu21KwFNOqJ_lPmkHO86Fjlss8GiP9SwPhWRKbQQOXUXCVelNxajlGtF52lPeLfqPHlBS5Py6JJiuhUf9s5bedSDOK6EJ3ckY9eWISG0toVj03x4KKxQvMfKE4friAY8_xGLsMAcauJv2eZEs6lCtrNpmUpB-6lofy20T9M9p6kBwNez/w640-h510/2023-04-19%2014.45.01-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a Thekla Lark perched up on the rocky hillside ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnLrCAuIFrYXOHWtACM21CGvDqNtCcxz1GoLDkRDfd_qVWdAtnMXSwiO4GnRR0GsJ6DQh_tdnqtEYK7ZiYBdaQtPjMB_xVtYfHKbg49wth8XXoMoksOjXluX_KS4WXAPyM-yO4PGT4JbC_onx4eDOaDu1DdbUC6KfTbcyL9wE7PN332ydRp5_f3mu/s2782/2023-04-20%2014.33.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="2782" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnLrCAuIFrYXOHWtACM21CGvDqNtCcxz1GoLDkRDfd_qVWdAtnMXSwiO4GnRR0GsJ6DQh_tdnqtEYK7ZiYBdaQtPjMB_xVtYfHKbg49wth8XXoMoksOjXluX_KS4WXAPyM-yO4PGT4JbC_onx4eDOaDu1DdbUC6KfTbcyL9wE7PN332ydRp5_f3mu/w640-h448/2023-04-20%2014.33.29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... then dropping down to the plain at Saucedilla a little group of Spotless Starlings showed off their glossy plumage ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxSfY_9K7SItx7zG4A0qetMvgvtBhhjmY15Cfi6LO5BhhpcrvXKwMc58Wz2iUHPDNhs7zuluWD2QhhT3AFG_hNiWnXr9hxUmcLZiBuRG8dlrtze7zzq1tksoPUSqKmmh2SFoZXASYtR-gfX8gcoV0maad5PfA6D-NqcrkZnDFa0Xxd-FG_hJY6vnN/s2545/2023-04-21%2009.46.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="2545" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxSfY_9K7SItx7zG4A0qetMvgvtBhhjmY15Cfi6LO5BhhpcrvXKwMc58Wz2iUHPDNhs7zuluWD2QhhT3AFG_hNiWnXr9hxUmcLZiBuRG8dlrtze7zzq1tksoPUSqKmmh2SFoZXASYtR-gfX8gcoV0maad5PfA6D-NqcrkZnDFa0Xxd-FG_hJY6vnN/w640-h434/2023-04-21%2009.46.18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... Zitting Cisticolas, Cetti's Warblers, Stonechats and a Southern Grey Shrike all along the sandy track leading north from the village ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu--adUU-ll674MWDhFaY5Mqxq978oHSuwEJ7ij8lYBbvGRqHo8_lYIW2n4iIRzzo51UFR8XxxUvn3lztaJqv2IjFqVnH_8LGZ52JcLdH6OkFKbNZqgaxy1s9TuAVlqM-1b7qdG5NTbQi98uvvBlq9PERhCEt6VndvQBk6Xpa8tFchYcS9o2QUnUl_/s1881/2023-04-21%2010.53.18-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1881" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu--adUU-ll674MWDhFaY5Mqxq978oHSuwEJ7ij8lYBbvGRqHo8_lYIW2n4iIRzzo51UFR8XxxUvn3lztaJqv2IjFqVnH_8LGZ52JcLdH6OkFKbNZqgaxy1s9TuAVlqM-1b7qdG5NTbQi98uvvBlq9PERhCEt6VndvQBk6Xpa8tFchYcS9o2QUnUl_/w640-h428/2023-04-21%2010.53.18-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and the occasional fly over Purple Heron ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVNNbC7pg62T1Mu9lrN-FEwt8qDN9gD-CHRfxsH2BwZ6WuTkSkt25vSq1JaGYPxGJabrtv9wjLkkrJeeqm6-kuxWz26bzIo7X0zt1h6v7ll1Qp5Rm7PHKQpVuRB4OhcDVuMyEwzFOq-0mp4lJfMmygqLb-3NnjqZOCfhY4TUJqK1X1AEdinW9gCcM/s2038/2023-04-21%2011.10.18-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2038" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVNNbC7pg62T1Mu9lrN-FEwt8qDN9gD-CHRfxsH2BwZ6WuTkSkt25vSq1JaGYPxGJabrtv9wjLkkrJeeqm6-kuxWz26bzIo7X0zt1h6v7ll1Qp5Rm7PHKQpVuRB4OhcDVuMyEwzFOq-0mp4lJfMmygqLb-3NnjqZOCfhY4TUJqK1X1AEdinW9gCcM/w640-h500/2023-04-21%2011.10.18-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and then off to the fabled Monfrague... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxggQRw-KIYOX97P73Ww3Lqkl2WjCpnifNw71WUN7pMdCgVbJhJ_hUCV0mGXXMHPG5hwqIUofetCVdfacaJCCpuaagOLqy_rs0RVswJdQM_bml8QCH56NtrP6uvDEjfCSMEOTi9Nl8u2KR0KQxsl-nJzG5_hTFNd8YvCPWsm4d7XTA9_g0zQm0xP9z/s1454/2023-04-22%2009.46.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1454" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxggQRw-KIYOX97P73Ww3Lqkl2WjCpnifNw71WUN7pMdCgVbJhJ_hUCV0mGXXMHPG5hwqIUofetCVdfacaJCCpuaagOLqy_rs0RVswJdQM_bml8QCH56NtrP6uvDEjfCSMEOTi9Nl8u2KR0KQxsl-nJzG5_hTFNd8YvCPWsm4d7XTA9_g0zQm0xP9z/w640-h432/2023-04-22%2009.46.53.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>... where a young Eagle Owl made occasional half-appearances in the shadow of its rocky cave ... before a Black Stork came flying by in front of the face of the crag ...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old town of Trujillo had Lesser Kestrels at the bullring ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s1EZY4b0NdGt_g-APcmL26M5Iysg7GjLd-MnjMtRnzgbpNRQFxoWjEcQLpGM3wbQJoSjilBfWqPuWONHDZXCiyc91vO2oEG9VUObiKOHnb4KsRTq_vrVhVhTO-LF6fsXoyd_ubmZqZTOucyRGDTCJLZs6926vk7i5ZWuARKScXLY7MlKtY7-6AtM/s1525/2023-04-24%2010.50.43-2-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1525" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s1EZY4b0NdGt_g-APcmL26M5Iysg7GjLd-MnjMtRnzgbpNRQFxoWjEcQLpGM3wbQJoSjilBfWqPuWONHDZXCiyc91vO2oEG9VUObiKOHnb4KsRTq_vrVhVhTO-LF6fsXoyd_ubmZqZTOucyRGDTCJLZs6926vk7i5ZWuARKScXLY7MlKtY7-6AtM/w640-h510/2023-04-24%2010.50.43-2-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back on the Villareal plateau a Short-toed Eagle passed over in the cool of the morning ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHgggd_6TPaiv7fU_sv9kcKw9t6aYtMQkEjF69oPVRC7UiIibcHMdkmo_WrFEP_vX0LDKMVLGzuyZVODnLC5CgbGxqwqwtYO8d6nlHLKkTx1D6eBdTzMQZqS4CJOvUkXRSUGfdBUYk_EoKJui5l6Vhlgyn9Jo4dqPKy62yi1hPzr05Hf_6K-G7i2y/s2375/2023-04-25%2007.46.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2375" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHgggd_6TPaiv7fU_sv9kcKw9t6aYtMQkEjF69oPVRC7UiIibcHMdkmo_WrFEP_vX0LDKMVLGzuyZVODnLC5CgbGxqwqwtYO8d6nlHLKkTx1D6eBdTzMQZqS4CJOvUkXRSUGfdBUYk_EoKJui5l6Vhlgyn9Jo4dqPKy62yi1hPzr05Hf_6K-G7i2y/w640-h444/2023-04-25%2007.46.35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> ... and a pair of Woodchat Shrikes displayed prominetly ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXo7HdruoG7Z0NCXcYHGUdNotNTdIe7jU9-vEUpvqD6ZH9vBgrc6yYeeY93-c0LTgzV1okQSSQyaH6Ads0sXOOeDO-yK0vldBIOZ9FEOSlNCN8b96uDjpUxyGAgzSI8zEqtRY5gv3MJH07w51JbjbqRJtkc4wCy2IAxR4g1S-v6zw-diWB0f5sEcU/s2204/2023-04-25%2009.00.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2204" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXo7HdruoG7Z0NCXcYHGUdNotNTdIe7jU9-vEUpvqD6ZH9vBgrc6yYeeY93-c0LTgzV1okQSSQyaH6Ads0sXOOeDO-yK0vldBIOZ9FEOSlNCN8b96uDjpUxyGAgzSI8zEqtRY5gv3MJH07w51JbjbqRJtkc4wCy2IAxR4g1S-v6zw-diWB0f5sEcU/w640-h386/2023-04-25%2009.00.02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and with a sudden burst of raptor activity a Bonelli's Eagle drifted along the ridge and conveniently circled to give nice views ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A9Wmg2Whf1h9Vg6YhSZphQ-SdZfmaJmQ-LTe9CFA0ABkmhtlDKFZjkHydypHT8rH-iJirzw2tbPKb-JxTIfoicIvP6evB5V1BEa9DlNu1DVmyujfEd1WQbf64qc3g2iknao3XVgucw4cuKYAZpL6djngMieWafbN0RKIQdl86eTpPfytzfreJgX_/s1453/2023-04-27%2008.53.51-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1453" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A9Wmg2Whf1h9Vg6YhSZphQ-SdZfmaJmQ-LTe9CFA0ABkmhtlDKFZjkHydypHT8rH-iJirzw2tbPKb-JxTIfoicIvP6evB5V1BEa9DlNu1DVmyujfEd1WQbf64qc3g2iknao3XVgucw4cuKYAZpL6djngMieWafbN0RKIQdl86eTpPfytzfreJgX_/w640-h434/2023-04-27%2008.53.51-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and passed by a pair of previously sleepy Black Vultures ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjYYir6DVfs-rfSDUp_o16yT6Ng21f8seooGvcJ3Wy5ZcZVJ_nUFeUv_bdCYQS9AyRCHq1P-r21OBDs_01O4DpANzcQEC7io7Uc9B_kq6CvEk82ddIbTyvYH8Sn2GII1-5T2ZU_QdSWB1fbu6KdPYavVGLjEnIPvBgd7Yq8SbLfgQil6f7QHRKaZK/s1447/2023-04-27%2008.55.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1447" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjYYir6DVfs-rfSDUp_o16yT6Ng21f8seooGvcJ3Wy5ZcZVJ_nUFeUv_bdCYQS9AyRCHq1P-r21OBDs_01O4DpANzcQEC7io7Uc9B_kq6CvEk82ddIbTyvYH8Sn2GII1-5T2ZU_QdSWB1fbu6KdPYavVGLjEnIPvBgd7Yq8SbLfgQil6f7QHRKaZK/w640-h422/2023-04-27%2008.55.43.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and moments later a pair of Spanish Imperial Eagles circled very distantly against the wooded hillside ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPac4_pEs_5_Rkr9EHFoFpkRDH95d0yl02iiyf_2lluj1721Av6dB75GiVB7ua4b8OHzv_MeeHn7gqBrGb98XdJT0pC9Fyp34zca0O9p3bFLYBuxzuljDZMvoHOTwgYxRlaVqNujO3GXsTBS9QByqM2iZdNsNnJ3oNzbOSzzkVSK5L5qqgyokhtbvU/s1500/2023-04-27%2009.42.51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1500" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPac4_pEs_5_Rkr9EHFoFpkRDH95d0yl02iiyf_2lluj1721Av6dB75GiVB7ua4b8OHzv_MeeHn7gqBrGb98XdJT0pC9Fyp34zca0O9p3bFLYBuxzuljDZMvoHOTwgYxRlaVqNujO3GXsTBS9QByqM2iZdNsNnJ3oNzbOSzzkVSK5L5qqgyokhtbvU/w640-h390/2023-04-27%2009.42.51.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another Egyptian Vulture drifted over ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35luBSC-6P7VdmRIL85Cc9l0BjkOmEJ39sfvwB_NpdWGD2TbzHEpDBQboiS3iFpkqALyjFYhgGaVHzrvuuXIDyiOtThZn0dH40-YQEcW0kkBfMUdyoosplIC8N0Dq1x5vgpMPhqseKU-fuOKnVQgf-qdQIupIgUTcrcII32NYY5Zik5ougU1IOfwZ/s1717/2023-04-28%2008.59.53-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1717" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35luBSC-6P7VdmRIL85Cc9l0BjkOmEJ39sfvwB_NpdWGD2TbzHEpDBQboiS3iFpkqALyjFYhgGaVHzrvuuXIDyiOtThZn0dH40-YQEcW0kkBfMUdyoosplIC8N0Dq1x5vgpMPhqseKU-fuOKnVQgf-qdQIupIgUTcrcII32NYY5Zik5ougU1IOfwZ/w640-h544/2023-04-28%2008.59.53-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After by-passing Cacares a minor road led to an area of steppe ... a scan of the vast grassy plain rvealed a Great Bustard which strutted steadily across ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp--IBIS_jKkmP6tkdp_g2zTYsdYQMXL4L6lLwUNSD6ARNmxA8DzdAJ75h61yksvl9_84DgIt7__PvsBbMCSjcTRdU2mSHEC9yaHWeta-Xz8oMbWFe08QvPDXVnsJ40b0dJKu4MEYYQkT1MCNgD9UjUXyohwUQNuM8Cn5MkgxtnJs0-lygWOXjO54/s2164/2023-04-29%2008.36.01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2164" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp--IBIS_jKkmP6tkdp_g2zTYsdYQMXL4L6lLwUNSD6ARNmxA8DzdAJ75h61yksvl9_84DgIt7__PvsBbMCSjcTRdU2mSHEC9yaHWeta-Xz8oMbWFe08QvPDXVnsJ40b0dJKu4MEYYQkT1MCNgD9UjUXyohwUQNuM8Cn5MkgxtnJs0-lygWOXjO54/w640-h462/2023-04-29%2008.36.01-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We stayed in one of the two cottages at the top of the grounds.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF2hDmiNICJAMD1ebxe3E1gWtST7VzFBFQC22PpMYZ1zZpkfViTbWtKb_FZzXyrRGjyotoNiynylpjtpTq8w3LgSV0z9CXlvuJegZ21DBMJGN9wgmCKqKy2Vo5rJuupwfwHSu8jtrv-UWMZXsdhUxDm9LDIZ8eSVW3s3ttDAICdQMjWp8pTJBKJuT/s4608/20230418_161917%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF2hDmiNICJAMD1ebxe3E1gWtST7VzFBFQC22PpMYZ1zZpkfViTbWtKb_FZzXyrRGjyotoNiynylpjtpTq8w3LgSV0z9CXlvuJegZ21DBMJGN9wgmCKqKy2Vo5rJuupwfwHSu8jtrv-UWMZXsdhUxDm9LDIZ8eSVW3s3ttDAICdQMjWp8pTJBKJuT/w640-h480/20230418_161917%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were great views out over the plain and along the mountain range.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVK2hrwb6THXy_EaiVjwidrbrONyCIEDCwfMhBVrglWi0OdHWIJKo45JxJReInAC_V8KYzLFFpqAHjDU3kwN6gN_e8zzflI91Zn3aGbW9v_mVZvSDYmo7yeoU1C__pSdyAQ0q2Ot6ntXWD7RVCAkNods6rRpNvKtFwiHoRs4qj83o3xLX1Ag0gqHk/s640/IMG_2599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVK2hrwb6THXy_EaiVjwidrbrONyCIEDCwfMhBVrglWi0OdHWIJKo45JxJReInAC_V8KYzLFFpqAHjDU3kwN6gN_e8zzflI91Zn3aGbW9v_mVZvSDYmo7yeoU1C__pSdyAQ0q2Ot6ntXWD7RVCAkNods6rRpNvKtFwiHoRs4qj83o3xLX1Ag0gqHk/w640-h480/IMG_2599.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The property is owned by a very welcoming British couple Keith and Jane Hamilton who have tastefully fitted out the property to give three self catering units.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQPeP3CAS7eloTePZ-dg7xAVdlJEUjr7OhSaKnBPitsYGhJ-z825sookpf3tX0wfwvrIyqp6-B2ZeVfJHXXsHAw-f1kb5qOmOu1qGx7GE4HqSJomR35P3vNeBaDafI4k8eLd5LkK2GjOeSlxsw-UFnaCLShI3u_7gLbAIGhVW8R1zL4ClFCbhqz6w/s640/IMG_2614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQPeP3CAS7eloTePZ-dg7xAVdlJEUjr7OhSaKnBPitsYGhJ-z825sookpf3tX0wfwvrIyqp6-B2ZeVfJHXXsHAw-f1kb5qOmOu1qGx7GE4HqSJomR35P3vNeBaDafI4k8eLd5LkK2GjOeSlxsw-UFnaCLShI3u_7gLbAIGhVW8R1zL4ClFCbhqz6w/w640-h480/IMG_2614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here you can walk up into the low hills that ajoin the property and follow a whole range of tracks running through the wild but easily accessible terrain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYqxjFQMMKo12VpSloL6ch3oiqtEat3VZl1sB3CZUhcqEawufp_0zJ7NV4uZXLoRkm9NhHolsWMfbgwkrWviVge5XYBAREYVrJ5MqyUl5W9Rlrxzo7QjPlQbJ_6BC7hohL0wy7FFt7nnpa4geKi8tKevWQCiOkzXQmnB4lxhohK4qkVTNz3_-NHc2/s4608/20230418_164842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYqxjFQMMKo12VpSloL6ch3oiqtEat3VZl1sB3CZUhcqEawufp_0zJ7NV4uZXLoRkm9NhHolsWMfbgwkrWviVge5XYBAREYVrJ5MqyUl5W9Rlrxzo7QjPlQbJ_6BC7hohL0wy7FFt7nnpa4geKi8tKevWQCiOkzXQmnB4lxhohK4qkVTNz3_-NHc2/w640-h480/20230418_164842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The nearby plain has some nice landscapes including some water bodies ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYzB7i0IEZVJqrYBzHFIdozhtoapqrLIOc-_uUiM1Yqde5Q2W6g8m_qbw2P2jxipv3doNqYENOVXCFEb3XEFifsVS7jbXQ5KGJo5EQe663kNtsD-zjp20MkPeD9WvKMNf2Z0Fb0Ii2NXh9IP7IMaL6jRj6eWhSaFngYENM4QGAJ80GBZGfmibCnyA/s4608/20230419_122833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYzB7i0IEZVJqrYBzHFIdozhtoapqrLIOc-_uUiM1Yqde5Q2W6g8m_qbw2P2jxipv3doNqYENOVXCFEb3XEFifsVS7jbXQ5KGJo5EQe663kNtsD-zjp20MkPeD9WvKMNf2Z0Fb0Ii2NXh9IP7IMaL6jRj6eWhSaFngYENM4QGAJ80GBZGfmibCnyA/w640-h480/20230419_122833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The nearby villages had a very well-healed feeling with some nice bars and restaurants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spectacularly craggy backdrop of the Gredos Mountains certainly added a sense of drama to the landscape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-38421799144442272712023-02-26T18:33:00.002+00:002023-02-26T18:33:59.889+00:00Winter Birding in North Cumbria ... and embracing the Mirrorless technology ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since visiting Norfolk and then Slimbridge in the autumn my birding has been entirely around the tarns and forests of North Cumbria and its Solway coast ... I now use a mirrorless system - Canon R7 with rf 100-400 lens. This setup weighs 1.2 Kg whereas my previous Canon 7D mk 11 with a 300mm f4.5 and 1.4x converter was twice that weight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weight advantage alone is very compelling but the results have been very pleasing. Setting up the camera required a new mindset and interestingly the Youtube videos which were mainly American proved to be less than helpful - North Cumbria is not the USA !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Goldeneyes that we see at Talkin Tarn and mainly females and many of these are first winter birds with relatively dull yellow eyes and all black bills ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9t96BAqhJKjtKT7lDMhKSopROuQnPMDZUsPOON_a23vXWoOABAcK5-ZPp3jdputjcLGRFKIay97IlYQ_zpFH3dh3y4gIODzpynCMYtsnptYOpEWahCLM4utOJmN3S4AQcMCtV_qWwhPVoriPR6Fzn-k_TRpkyPlZ21ILgygLB8PvY5mep__SIU6E/s3598/2022-11-18%2010.01.46-2-2-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3723" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__JFsRLAMErwbjA70B2P7m26kmBLZ8tmYBCmyPjl1Eva-KOjZ_Fi7vGDqI0akTlip4e7_ojv004Ti6aCt1sOs8uvgK0roaVE85vKeJbk4jMVMbL28aCPZxi-dRZfJybvPUiRjsHA13BBjgjxMGGiIEQlkvTkJfn6hUvjlqE1Ph8U1teH3isoyKgrw/w640-h394/2022-12-13%2011.44.24-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A mid-December visit to the Solway proved very worthwhile when a Todd's Canada Goose turned up among several hundred Barnacle Geese just outside Anthorn ... this appears on the basis of photographic comparisons to be a different bird from the earlier Rockcliffe Marsh individual ... always an exciting find !<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFudXIXwGEwAa035A_iWRz_FaHLUVBKXxufbnfJpO3grOJrIhxjpWSDyMq46Nr9WzSD7-Fvh2eF-D2vBohmtxKz5RKyGMiBOefT4M-5X5cRBRGDFGiJ7d1hEUFhTHfHKkdrnd_bYAxuJsssOtStPlLujsM3EgWnh84xrkXJZOa2aWmIoWO9HTlCHq/s1927/2022-12-14%20N%20American%20Canada%20Goose,%20Chris%20Hind%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1927" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFudXIXwGEwAa035A_iWRz_FaHLUVBKXxufbnfJpO3grOJrIhxjpWSDyMq46Nr9WzSD7-Fvh2eF-D2vBohmtxKz5RKyGMiBOefT4M-5X5cRBRGDFGiJ7d1hEUFhTHfHKkdrnd_bYAxuJsssOtStPlLujsM3EgWnh84xrkXJZOa2aWmIoWO9HTlCHq/w640-h490/2022-12-14%20N%20American%20Canada%20Goose,%20Chris%20Hind%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Back in the Border Forests Crossbills were present in better numbers than of late and this displaying male was a fine sight ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW3Ue54Cl0K3v5kGccrCX1yllAUKxlZQXTdY5TiAsMfHXstdbmBZlu6N1Qcl-zb_RkZLDgOWjkCXJwGHvnNheZDcV9evlLujmEY6X6spMNZhIiB0QLoidaCS3AUQnjLPp99Vaq2VobVxtaNoisAmkQ923rRNou-Yge_k-SKD4S1YwVDDY009OPOTK/s1835/2023-01-25%2015.19.46-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1835" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW3Ue54Cl0K3v5kGccrCX1yllAUKxlZQXTdY5TiAsMfHXstdbmBZlu6N1Qcl-zb_RkZLDgOWjkCXJwGHvnNheZDcV9evlLujmEY6X6spMNZhIiB0QLoidaCS3AUQnjLPp99Vaq2VobVxtaNoisAmkQ923rRNou-Yge_k-SKD4S1YwVDDY009OPOTK/w640-h574/2023-01-25%2015.19.46-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... a female Tufted Duck just looked all dark through the bins but the camera revealed some detail including bill pattern at a range of around 400m ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKc1uAmbxMslEa3OstbSSMjQ4TsZWW7weEpSn1ijhoA3boDZGX18xtBUz5rsqN28oLTMYQKbnKZ6fzAtl0f8hreFSdjf2roBbF2LZXAfTgZaim3Uxl5mnuaIKuMGuSOFUpzcudmYQnKcfCEx-w-Pd797y9RccBNeq9Kkpkfc1HfcLhNiTHsRi2AlB/s1474/2023-02-26%2011.15.49-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1474" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKc1uAmbxMslEa3OstbSSMjQ4TsZWW7weEpSn1ijhoA3boDZGX18xtBUz5rsqN28oLTMYQKbnKZ6fzAtl0f8hreFSdjf2roBbF2LZXAfTgZaim3Uxl5mnuaIKuMGuSOFUpzcudmYQnKcfCEx-w-Pd797y9RccBNeq9Kkpkfc1HfcLhNiTHsRi2AlB/w640-h362/2023-02-26%2011.15.49-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and a pair of Wigeon along with another first winter female Goldeneye were at a similar distance ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXP1sejewz4fMX6_rf6sr0UfnvuWKtY4McEGbO1pWgObIuyu8LslJut8bPdQQe6eI_cSEo4jdCQh2oYEUbyU4FNmxh82R_a5dSGtbF-kjbHoDNUgcBZteMbsTbN16zz76EewB-TpMgmPeI4koZ-0X02Zwht2tGw2CZI8xYdX5q7NGJLPy0Mc5aah2/s2691/2023-02-26%2011.16.34-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="2691" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXP1sejewz4fMX6_rf6sr0UfnvuWKtY4McEGbO1pWgObIuyu8LslJut8bPdQQe6eI_cSEo4jdCQh2oYEUbyU4FNmxh82R_a5dSGtbF-kjbHoDNUgcBZteMbsTbN16zz76EewB-TpMgmPeI4koZ-0X02Zwht2tGw2CZI8xYdX5q7NGJLPy0Mc5aah2/w640-h278/2023-02-26%2011.16.34-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... a female Smew had been on the tarn for a good while over the winter and with bins it was just about discernible on the most distant part of the far shore at around 500m range ... the camera added some detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcBsZw4eLBsIFT2sxLGK_RvyRG1leetyg5MJeX59k-gXQ7A74fljDVaZz9fOq44mKrRsUWKxytU7u4ZZPJFc3vZBKUsIgKAYG-67ARWpg9vYyjcyxgWwWK9047XZt3MG_S6M0jsCM9pTxV-dJak0gm-RrnIQo19GHsmBl1iQCWA1x-dyqo41jeGu6/s1796/2023-02-26%2011.19.55-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1796" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcBsZw4eLBsIFT2sxLGK_RvyRG1leetyg5MJeX59k-gXQ7A74fljDVaZz9fOq44mKrRsUWKxytU7u4ZZPJFc3vZBKUsIgKAYG-67ARWpg9vYyjcyxgWwWK9047XZt3MG_S6M0jsCM9pTxV-dJak0gm-RrnIQo19GHsmBl1iQCWA1x-dyqo41jeGu6/w640-h416/2023-02-26%2011.19.55-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br />Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-24586237960176760732022-11-02T14:23:00.000+00:002022-11-02T14:23:30.050+00:00Slimbridge ... a brief tour<p> Collared Pratincole has never been recorded here in Cumbria, contrary to some published material eg. Brown & Grice 2005. Recently one was reported in Northumberland and also in Cleveland. Hence, a trip to Slimbridge.</p><p>I arrived in the Discovery Hide and a helpful member of staff told me it was on the small island. Peering into the sun across the extensive South Pool I scanned all the smallish islands but with no success. The small island turned out to be a tiny patch of half submerged shingle only 30m or so in front of the hide.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlhguU7bSWWPz3sZAIzz-EP6jXt9tYBapHnk7YtU7sXvfMiqnA4qD-TtWQThJcOuXkSly-yMaUHei01N7vCNOc2V5y75BhAPYyuObRgoKbktkRLrZPXww4Zy48CtXBes8shLtsPlXjcTFuBbPqdotCm2jdEtXvVgmL941byL_A3fxZS_qD_9gd7vQ/s2752/2022-10-28%2011.17.53-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="2752" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlhguU7bSWWPz3sZAIzz-EP6jXt9tYBapHnk7YtU7sXvfMiqnA4qD-TtWQThJcOuXkSly-yMaUHei01N7vCNOc2V5y75BhAPYyuObRgoKbktkRLrZPXww4Zy48CtXBes8shLtsPlXjcTFuBbPqdotCm2jdEtXvVgmL941byL_A3fxZS_qD_9gd7vQ/w640-h482/2022-10-28%2011.17.53-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it carries a recently caught wasp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the course of the morning the sun became less unfavourable and the bird gave good views ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzqtlFOB9sLSEjIw6RfXAUxFfqHEacf40Ks0bzGtjxnRS0SRqTu7-pi8Wg4ro9WypmDnUwran7THWNWvdKwvC6lbBdnokov_h3CL-4yqCx2g_pxqJKfC1eFhfVXg9iM9LVoECUUtWt33n2UXwSjjGwgSB2cjo7_aH5ywkcuHFCpZE1N2d51LnLMT7/s2519/2022-10-28%2011.18.09-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2519" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzqtlFOB9sLSEjIw6RfXAUxFfqHEacf40Ks0bzGtjxnRS0SRqTu7-pi8Wg4ro9WypmDnUwran7THWNWvdKwvC6lbBdnokov_h3CL-4yqCx2g_pxqJKfC1eFhfVXg9iM9LVoECUUtWt33n2UXwSjjGwgSB2cjo7_aH5ywkcuHFCpZE1N2d51LnLMT7/w640-h466/2022-10-28%2011.18.09-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Most of these were rather distantly out on the fields toiwards the river so phonescoping was the only option ...</p><p>A group of Russian White-fronted Geese fed way out along with some Barnacle Geese and Greylags ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP4gNKB1jzJk15eVaHOFeJdUXKYoUE5RSHj7uR8oqKnmgCzr7yzb_1QBW92cGS367z0K8RpZhx4eerhwVGrG4enOmi7XKYhvg_ZAxDYQQPJKOZpyUrerUMu56oc_rM4qRB_DBu7voCF4TNJWLYEiyKcG1Sdhe7WY6oPGcqhhY6vhPHbZsN8g7tLpG/s640/IMG_2180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP4gNKB1jzJk15eVaHOFeJdUXKYoUE5RSHj7uR8oqKnmgCzr7yzb_1QBW92cGS367z0K8RpZhx4eerhwVGrG4enOmi7XKYhvg_ZAxDYQQPJKOZpyUrerUMu56oc_rM4qRB_DBu7voCF4TNJWLYEiyKcG1Sdhe7WY6oPGcqhhY6vhPHbZsN8g7tLpG/w480-h640/IMG_2180.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also a Great White Egret conveniently posed along with two Little Egrets to emphasise its greater stature ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnRR-tcOiUq30aougg_5vqRS4P685vlJgJX0_nf6ftRk4dMgSHB8RadKDnkDIisIeG2RXha6keTed1DhatKSsoW2S5wP7IkoEJF7edth8aBLtFD_-1kMm9RFvphcHB8TTF7SNP0BOu0bf_3AUfd0w1gUUzZthSiAmpSrQuC3bllMmAxXIFDN-OJ3L/s640/IMG_2229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnRR-tcOiUq30aougg_5vqRS4P685vlJgJX0_nf6ftRk4dMgSHB8RadKDnkDIisIeG2RXha6keTed1DhatKSsoW2S5wP7IkoEJF7edth8aBLtFD_-1kMm9RFvphcHB8TTF7SNP0BOu0bf_3AUfd0w1gUUzZthSiAmpSrQuC3bllMmAxXIFDN-OJ3L/w480-h640/IMG_2229.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-58512294710684443472022-11-01T20:00:00.000+00:002022-11-01T20:00:43.690+00:00Norfolk in October ... large numbers of Geese creating atmospheric skyscapes ...<p> The dominant feature of the saltmarshes last week was the flocks of Dark-bellied Brent Geese while the skies were filled with skeins of Pink-footed Geese ... each uttering their characteristic wild calls ...</p><p>At the start and end of each day the Norfolk skylines included lines of Pinkfeet ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ2swA-NE3lDSPxINU-EuAjaDLNiqyp9eEjFw5kCbj1FhyIXakb4f0MSYxhXJ0VcJUQztf8jCcx9-MOGi8iDZ7Mooql85BBsQk6fb6QtWMfRUyFOi0FfiWiG9yK6ulVf6TytpGXRBwu2m7HumsdC__DglNj5quogr901RyAqXNF2YYv6Lxzh8gYql/s5472/2022-10-22%2015.22.45-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... here the top three birds are adults showing barred flanks while the lower two are juveniles with their plainer flanks ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Brents showed best near the pool on the Eye Field at Cley as they fed on the short turf ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1siLEvUTERnVOnST6NCb7K7t1SwNQa723U-1cJdHgyh8fpssHe5fjN7UGAUoC79MWinZCzXzWedAJ64ysayXmiPM_EfWe_H2pVZ74IyLa4ajP8ho6lZvjWE9pvxoEIw76kB31T71bPuI-JJMXFLLhvjCQCe2TVJ14y-IulWneR0eDrUCxsCZHKU3/s3925/2022-10-25%2014.00.22-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... the predominance of adults among the Black-headed Gulls was interesting with just an occasional first-winter as here along with a Grey Plover and a couple of Turnstones ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyLl6BlYUJTLB9dvSsh4wE0PU5Aq9spDQZl16zaWgoi9m7-wYGc2Z9qtzXXHUAHhbHMpiN-A2vaqhe06JUe5yw9UwXbbdyf04b7U192PB-zq_3th9gEOFCHI-Q0sr6I-WRfYYGhSRPwSR_b4XboDiWer8jxaOtaogECLTHyMKBB2Se_038dWvR51Y/s2752/2022-10-26%2010.01.03-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2752" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyLl6BlYUJTLB9dvSsh4wE0PU5Aq9spDQZl16zaWgoi9m7-wYGc2Z9qtzXXHUAHhbHMpiN-A2vaqhe06JUe5yw9UwXbbdyf04b7U192PB-zq_3th9gEOFCHI-Q0sr6I-WRfYYGhSRPwSR_b4XboDiWer8jxaOtaogECLTHyMKBB2Se_038dWvR51Y/w640-h394/2022-10-26%2010.01.03-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As is so often the case on the Solway, these birds were at a range of at least 400m and looking into the bright morning sun even phonescoping was out of the question - a good start to the day however.</p><p>Campfield Scrape was uninspiring with only Wigeon, Teal and a probable sleeping Pintail which was looking worryingly inactive ...</p><p>The sun was again tricky at Anthorn but there were clearly good numbers of waders present and a nice adult male Ruff quickly lifted the spirits ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXA2HixO-hKywXnGGYnSnhutuM4vwDhpgamgBgP6Uupr28QxdPf1bS54Q2MBubKdCTwJJTNiENJPBxISGP5cGe2VY6vyNSqkZrM-XV4A1-QC2sXSgp8vrylNtlQ0KNbiA9hP_JMB4NdP4t9vgaT0sVgw-U_y9AI3n50enI0OSG6TVHTsbNW6-rRhfy/s488/IMG_2122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXA2HixO-hKywXnGGYnSnhutuM4vwDhpgamgBgP6Uupr28QxdPf1bS54Q2MBubKdCTwJJTNiENJPBxISGP5cGe2VY6vyNSqkZrM-XV4A1-QC2sXSgp8vrylNtlQ0KNbiA9hP_JMB4NdP4t9vgaT0sVgw-U_y9AI3n50enI0OSG6TVHTsbNW6-rRhfy/w622-h640/IMG_2122.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... there were some small groups of Dunlin and scrutiny of these flocks soon revealed a few juvenile Curlew Sandpipers ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJs5BZPWrAGbbyn80XpwID4M5sOu-_0uSBrbsNV5Uq9sE6D7g4QRiGP3E-VcftNilwdrARZNlzvxiRlqSSYG3aJJ1GzKWKxECchRJy4isIT7Ac42GAn7nSuOWABYz7vUcw0GD0pAGe4gmxuqDzXCGG4BP6wHKEtwN0owLUL0Ddr2hQKdsmY-5q4jV/s475/IMG_2105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="475" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJs5BZPWrAGbbyn80XpwID4M5sOu-_0uSBrbsNV5Uq9sE6D7g4QRiGP3E-VcftNilwdrARZNlzvxiRlqSSYG3aJJ1GzKWKxECchRJy4isIT7Ac42GAn7nSuOWABYz7vUcw0GD0pAGe4gmxuqDzXCGG4BP6wHKEtwN0owLUL0Ddr2hQKdsmY-5q4jV/w640-h626/IMG_2105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... with the constant movements it was difficult to be sure of numbers but seven Curlew Sandpipers and five Ruff would be a conservative estimate ... the tidal bore was impressive to see, and hear as the water rushed in ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... even in the gentle breeze this Ruff showed the typical tertials blowing around ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT01ALdS1Khbk-ZeH65j7DQOAZvHu9J_oLiQht1JogPOl_uPLrgue78a_RxoDKM0-3hkawt25knq6ThrzhARxRl9x9Xvl7V8Bj1OATJswJzRRa-bz8A5fH9SHBQfrfCxZWjyaXeSpBbol7aQN8COs8QrGDbIPjNoEbwMMoeUPVG2R347jTJA198CD/s384/IMG_2127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="384" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT01ALdS1Khbk-ZeH65j7DQOAZvHu9J_oLiQht1JogPOl_uPLrgue78a_RxoDKM0-3hkawt25knq6ThrzhARxRl9x9Xvl7V8Bj1OATJswJzRRa-bz8A5fH9SHBQfrfCxZWjyaXeSpBbol7aQN8COs8QrGDbIPjNoEbwMMoeUPVG2R347jTJA198CD/w640-h478/IMG_2127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Golden Plovers numbered around four hundered and nearby about twenty Grey Plovers and a few Ringed Plovers added to the Wader list. More Greenshanks appeared here too. Curlews, an impressive 100+ Black-tailed Godwits, Oystercatchers and Lapwings were scattered around also to add to the cast list of a true wader-fest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-53479609207972384002022-07-26T18:04:00.003+01:002022-07-26T18:04:56.824+01:00It's July ... and the Med.s are back in town (Mediterranean Gulls in the Workington area)<p> In the harbour at Workington there were three adults ... always nice to see, but the plumage I always love to see is that of juveniles ... this beauty was lingering by the outfall pipe ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wMa45ALcuAiajYvN7H9tkk5gNuEL2HX8OcAhW947VMB2y5k-peJDusGpnXrO4x9FHsrsAGyBkqF0gngRLF92pXeh5via-8bBXBXDwdn8zT_ESuNiKk5u4mcXrX3aKd6SA1N8CbFAuhvckF5HeYGoE64IpU26bu8jGxn82gkQz1CrSqscdpfBpDEG/s1367/IMG_1806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1367" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wMa45ALcuAiajYvN7H9tkk5gNuEL2HX8OcAhW947VMB2y5k-peJDusGpnXrO4x9FHsrsAGyBkqF0gngRLF92pXeh5via-8bBXBXDwdn8zT_ESuNiKk5u4mcXrX3aKd6SA1N8CbFAuhvckF5HeYGoE64IpU26bu8jGxn82gkQz1CrSqscdpfBpDEG/w640-h460/IMG_1806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Siddick Pond had no Med.s ... so it was on to St.Helens ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here there were four second winter birds, always good to see and seemingly one of the more scarce ages ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGTFWyJJ1AOpxOycz9FSygCCD9V88E7naIwK8NXN7NwbDUq7QZr8qIHGhKEn8oXiB9uxvJqTa8dyd950DO7aaMLNcKyhg8sv5rRkyKOlppiT3kkV9EH-kJYuYfqvA-Ymh6nBEXidrGAFr11IuV1gd-Aq7AQYJ4Gs5zYuMIjnvdSHgfosqGmAniQqL/s1472/IMG_1820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1472" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGTFWyJJ1AOpxOycz9FSygCCD9V88E7naIwK8NXN7NwbDUq7QZr8qIHGhKEn8oXiB9uxvJqTa8dyd950DO7aaMLNcKyhg8sv5rRkyKOlppiT3kkV9EH-kJYuYfqvA-Ymh6nBEXidrGAFr11IuV1gd-Aq7AQYJ4Gs5zYuMIjnvdSHgfosqGmAniQqL/w640-h466/IMG_1820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... with a northerly wind all the birds were tail-on but this one turned itrs head occasionally to show a nice yellow bill base ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one of the 35 adults ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEB9RVyiiH2C7ZvwzUXuSoxYig5kkOSf6Gt-ABwtl_yoslo2EVfZyeyUAPEOFfThJkJSb3-y6FyybgR-fsX6zKFrpkxz34-v7qalCmjSa1t022emx-TwwFQTokLeGjTJdaWYlpN_E5sWdsQZbODljlvwdvOEtLczpQv-pryevthlOfGFx9u9zORRm/s1488/IMG_1823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1488" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEB9RVyiiH2C7ZvwzUXuSoxYig5kkOSf6Gt-ABwtl_yoslo2EVfZyeyUAPEOFfThJkJSb3-y6FyybgR-fsX6zKFrpkxz34-v7qalCmjSa1t022emx-TwwFQTokLeGjTJdaWYlpN_E5sWdsQZbODljlvwdvOEtLczpQv-pryevthlOfGFx9u9zORRm/w640-h564/IMG_1823.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... just moulting out of summer plumage ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-4251157007270130162022-07-10T16:48:00.000+01:002022-07-10T16:48:25.518+01:00Birds and Wildlife in Cumbria 2021 - Out Now !<p> This is my third year as Editor of Birds and Wildlife in Cumbria. It is the first year that Cumbria Bird Club has been the publisher. It was previously published by the now defunct Cumbria Naturalists' Union and the only difference is that we now have one fewer layer of management - this is a good thing !</p><p>In all other respects it is the same as before, same Editor, same species account wtriters and the same photographers.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFw7cXyGs989umpR2rmFWlOJzefa-vJcfAPS6_rjRIr7aK3NlAs4wjKjquFQJ7W5w9f-ZU1WfM7QXnG83oEeTx89L2xadIRmvCxEqcUb1GCzukWP6ZcyuoaCKDqAI1ejb8orMpWnWhjdW-LLhDVy7xwZf8C2gMZUvYcs4xwpY0c10JDp3-_fdY9HA/s3182/IMG_1788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3182" data-original-width="2233" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFw7cXyGs989umpR2rmFWlOJzefa-vJcfAPS6_rjRIr7aK3NlAs4wjKjquFQJ7W5w9f-ZU1WfM7QXnG83oEeTx89L2xadIRmvCxEqcUb1GCzukWP6ZcyuoaCKDqAI1ejb8orMpWnWhjdW-LLhDVy7xwZf8C2gMZUvYcs4xwpY0c10JDp3-_fdY9HA/w450-h640/IMG_1788.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the first time since 1991, I think, that the cover image is not a photograph - these sketches of a Leach's Petrel are by Barry Robson. He was one of only five people to see this bird which spent a short time on Tindale Tarn on 5th November. There are a number of Barry's other lovely sketches throughout the report.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The content is similar to that of the last two years with the systematic list comprising species accounts written by a wonderful team of sixteen writers which includes some academics, remowned published ornithologists and keen birders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The RSPB Reserve managers have once again given us reports that help us understand the great work they do through the year, CWT wardens have done likewise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The year produced two new species for the county, Caspian Gull and Long-toed Stint (this was accepted by BBRC just after the report went to print) and two others still IC with BBRC, Elegant Tern, Marsh Sandpiper. Western Subalpine Warbler from 2013 before the split is also IC (these will hopefully be accepted).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh0bRv-A0fm9VM4xIL8oSqLH3hsFEfa6Nhh980sWCuS4yusZz7r4jYOw4bMR0d9HNBbZMGTbKHvf4mT9pO1TLuxFA0_QvCg4RKutKBi7QX7wkRcTaqv3N92WrkFiZ4rMhoBmUJRgIYcli_3l5j-IKiWKQ3pP56s0M-Fac8mMucIqdkokxLEB9Tb7M/s3327/IMG_1789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3327" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh0bRv-A0fm9VM4xIL8oSqLH3hsFEfa6Nhh980sWCuS4yusZz7r4jYOw4bMR0d9HNBbZMGTbKHvf4mT9pO1TLuxFA0_QvCg4RKutKBi7QX7wkRcTaqv3N92WrkFiZ4rMhoBmUJRgIYcli_3l5j-IKiWKQ3pP56s0M-Fac8mMucIqdkokxLEB9Tb7M/w448-h640/IMG_1789.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ringing Report is not simply a list of recoveries, rather, it explains the significance of the selected recoveries and highlights how ringing both illustrates the routine and highlights the unusual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Copies are available from Cumbria Bird Club website now.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Copies will shortly be in Bookends in Carlisle and in Keswick and possibly in other independent bookshops through the county.</b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><p></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-52987287099614824032022-05-27T20:34:00.000+01:002022-05-27T20:34:04.468+01:00France ... a Spring Tour ... some Highlights ...<p> The first location was in the southwest near the small town of Septfond ... a quiet spacious campsite set in oak woodland with Golden Oriole, Woodlark, Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Short-toed Treecreeper, Honey-buzzard and Western Bonelli's Warbler ... the lanes around the town had Melodious Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Corn Bunting and a miriad Blackcaps. </p><p>The species that interested me the most was Western Bonelli's Warbler ... these were singing almost constantly from the taller scattered oaks through the campsite ... unlike our own phylloscs they were quite hard to observe ... they sang from the high canopy remaining in one position while looking around ... they would then relocate to another tree before singing again ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Black-winged Stilt, Crested Lark, Glossy Ibis, Short-toed Lark, Zitting Cisticola and some apparent intergrade Yellow Wagtails of probable<i> cinereocapilla x iberiae</i> origin<i> ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAXKrt1q5v9bMg8c56xmlYQg6hsl6bGaDA5pYGM9kIrEIe_KCQQTlEVtnsBPaHub88tG2M1u5u6cj-qvlsmADrJs4DPIp9NKShRKbZ3r2uNXe3QapfqBdOcNMCiclsAaVWJ1G4jPx52VS1Evo3-3XDKbq1nN59l40IZ-_jNTY9S3eZYJmm3UyQnCt/s1491/0W2A9235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1491" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAXKrt1q5v9bMg8c56xmlYQg6hsl6bGaDA5pYGM9kIrEIe_KCQQTlEVtnsBPaHub88tG2M1u5u6cj-qvlsmADrJs4DPIp9NKShRKbZ3r2uNXe3QapfqBdOcNMCiclsAaVWJ1G4jPx52VS1Evo3-3XDKbq1nN59l40IZ-_jNTY9S3eZYJmm3UyQnCt/w640-h404/0W2A9235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDK79mBWOGM8Cy17yS_HFsYpNcT85sVgVh6ZCHVmuc7vXkclg0sUWPWQjHVllcoH4zwNKGeiZCGX5Wdu17vVi0TcwB-q6SRcoYTNQiFBpW95GF7nKt3t6BgESuXVPyGa4zmyM6SpZf-qBKSHG19n1QmWkJIG8bJrcLmZYPVrs5rEhvWq3sjwgRDiJ/s1607/0W2A9239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1607" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDK79mBWOGM8Cy17yS_HFsYpNcT85sVgVh6ZCHVmuc7vXkclg0sUWPWQjHVllcoH4zwNKGeiZCGX5Wdu17vVi0TcwB-q6SRcoYTNQiFBpW95GF7nKt3t6BgESuXVPyGa4zmyM6SpZf-qBKSHG19n1QmWkJIG8bJrcLmZYPVrs5rEhvWq3sjwgRDiJ/w640-h468/0W2A9239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... 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Crag Martins wizzed around the church ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Causse had Ortolan Bunting, Hoopoe, Red-backed Shrike, Chough and a good scattering of Rock Sparrows ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcRV3Lxt7pn0swr1fqD5HW4mKOEldkjyHDRbYulQZ_xn5aImkruUL2bFGwPmdIz6zndpBifKqIc6chNDm6OOYBVj2roLIn4-m9ZofIZxUdXOR9uwMXJBBZsVFnZKibL5lYeF_DgK2GFUCv-_1p1mnNYeyrUb6EZLqc4Nm1PjfbEtcy4bjzNzcdS7A/s1612/0W2A9558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1612" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcRV3Lxt7pn0swr1fqD5HW4mKOEldkjyHDRbYulQZ_xn5aImkruUL2bFGwPmdIz6zndpBifKqIc6chNDm6OOYBVj2roLIn4-m9ZofIZxUdXOR9uwMXJBBZsVFnZKibL5lYeF_DgK2GFUCv-_1p1mnNYeyrUb6EZLqc4Nm1PjfbEtcy4bjzNzcdS7A/w640-h458/0W2A9558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-48761939445206870172022-04-22T18:26:00.000+01:002022-04-22T18:26:22.984+01:00Spring Waders on the Solway<p> Late April should be prime time for skuas on the Solway ... however, westerly winds have been inconsistent to say the least. With a brisk easterly blowing this morning there was little hope of any such action ...</p><p>A couple of Whitethroats were in good voice at Port Carlisle but very reluctant to show themselves ... doubtless the chilly wind contributed to that ...</p><p>Waders seemed to be rather scarce with low numbers of Redshanks around the harbour but just to the west by the outfall pipe a Whimbrel was feeding ...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNf3C--6L-7XyN4anRC88w-N51xCo9ZR38sTAa_ZKNa5FtHAcEsqzgcXhKc61tU_JCLoxrCM-ATI2ENSdsoWBwtWu4V9Wt85q2SAmcOCFHEoF9JH8qlZxy9kadyRjaL1Pb62qZbOLBjpqYKpwp32860yXSKsOosOk8Hz_vp93I1ILgSm19Igk_Hpc/s2982/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="2982" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNf3C--6L-7XyN4anRC88w-N51xCo9ZR38sTAa_ZKNa5FtHAcEsqzgcXhKc61tU_JCLoxrCM-ATI2ENSdsoWBwtWu4V9Wt85q2SAmcOCFHEoF9JH8qlZxy9kadyRjaL1Pb62qZbOLBjpqYKpwp32860yXSKsOosOk8Hz_vp93I1ILgSm19Igk_Hpc/w640-h620/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>With the tide well out at Bowness there seemed to be few birds around ... until distantly way out on the mudflats a group of waders flew in from the west ...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">At Campfield Marsh the fields and pools along the lonnen held a good number of Lapwings which no doubt will stand a good chance of having high breeding productivity, protected by the new electric fence ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI4wYke-aPPn8ieEZzaL39nn6gjjrV6OK4qY0UdEUKlgnmpd3uv_kxQzCRrIbPfttfMQpbhkLCex_BXd9NHx4w5HesZMFF5wTPy2voBkxCXoGxy2MLnLt53eL2jv33NTUt2r5S-0ocHyTJ8O5rwR658YweZZ4iLcNwgEdncorWh-YCZaUO_cZPAkV/s4032/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI4wYke-aPPn8ieEZzaL39nn6gjjrV6OK4qY0UdEUKlgnmpd3uv_kxQzCRrIbPfttfMQpbhkLCex_BXd9NHx4w5HesZMFF5wTPy2voBkxCXoGxy2MLnLt53eL2jv33NTUt2r5S-0ocHyTJ8O5rwR658YweZZ4iLcNwgEdncorWh-YCZaUO_cZPAkV/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and a very smart male Wheatear fed distantly nearby ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFjuBtFGgIujyyxfvlBOmUxY-TxAMhIhgKXFIC5tiSAD69PWxBMq4D7ZfdI-usIzOWKP5liu6EDNIxw_4xdmLCuEvQgi9Pa4DmkrOyDXQU7h5_lNwF2cJ6fclWNMMDLKrLQpLwJPw90a6AeyKLqalH8LRTCDd9c43c2vD-PTi4g_SGfy_DkfjMU_B/s4032/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFjuBtFGgIujyyxfvlBOmUxY-TxAMhIhgKXFIC5tiSAD69PWxBMq4D7ZfdI-usIzOWKP5liu6EDNIxw_4xdmLCuEvQgi9Pa4DmkrOyDXQU7h5_lNwF2cJ6fclWNMMDLKrLQpLwJPw90a6AeyKLqalH8LRTCDd9c43c2vD-PTi4g_SGfy_DkfjMU_B/w480-h640/2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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One pointer seems to be the rather slight dark markings on the oiuter primaries as are visible here -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vYR8zQP2k0O8TVVq4qPVcy2IGR_kukAPDlYKF86S1R95GewTgHphQMTw-MLwAXTsQFVmn95s_oM3Yop5XvV-jk48b7T8ITxohVMahn6aPlP-X7kpoIoi9Jcg0Uv_HSlsSKGDYy7NNMIqKNLsleLrYBdp4EhdtkTWU6g1pB2JOZFDxq6WG99RcZGh=s2557" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2557" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vYR8zQP2k0O8TVVq4qPVcy2IGR_kukAPDlYKF86S1R95GewTgHphQMTw-MLwAXTsQFVmn95s_oM3Yop5XvV-jk48b7T8ITxohVMahn6aPlP-X7kpoIoi9Jcg0Uv_HSlsSKGDYy7NNMIqKNLsleLrYBdp4EhdtkTWU6g1pB2JOZFDxq6WG99RcZGh=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- these markings are apparently variable on these hybrids and can range from almost Herring Gull-like to a few slight grey streaks as shown on this bird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... an instructive bird ! and thanks again for comments Derek and Jamie</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-85677747868262030372022-03-05T17:11:00.001+00:002022-03-05T17:11:32.266+00:00Three days in Ullapool ... in hope of white-wing gulls ...<p> Over the years I have seen reports of sometimes large numbers of 'white-wingers' in Ullapool Harbour ... now was the time to seek at least a taste of that ... recent reports were however not encouraging with the last report of Iceland Gull being three days ago and no Glaucous Gull reports within the last week ...</p><p>Wednesday afternoon was the first chance to look around the harbour ... there seemed to be very few gulls around in the brisk wind, certainly fewer than ten ... some white primaries were soon apparent on a bird that was flying circuits behind a large boat and occasionally performing a wider circle ...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The river mouth proved unproductive with only Herring Gulls and a few Great Black-backed Gulls loafing on a shingle bar ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday morning dawned with the wind less severe and a number of gulls were perched on the ferry terminal ... mostly hunkered down on a concrete slab but one bird was perched up on an exposed mast ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtQ4YYtze9xxsi6DG3r-Nfj7PKE7OXSnARGQKxc-TOL1htA3s4MZb9PuM6iVatBMHyxurlEjDoEplDIUIkIEAOgpgS-C-yqEj5mFElTfV7RC_HxSPMZlIRkTzmHg3pINd8YSrLXA51J6zU4outDxoBKZJ-JtVUP9UWNhBcD9l9QDqdMReye_nn-6CL=s1913" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several more males were recorded through the 1990s with birds often 'touring' local water bodies and also returning to similar locations in subsequent years ..,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was not until 2007 that a female was seen and this was at Campfield Marsh ... a female was then recorded at Bassenthwaite Lake over the winters of 2007-8 and 2008-9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next record was also of a female, this time at Siddick Pond in January 2017 ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A male was recorded at Tindale tarn in January 2019 and spent alsmost two months 'touring' around Talkin Tarn, Castle Carrock Reservoir and some nearby Northumberland sites ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-24438669241992895532021-11-07T16:31:00.000+00:002021-11-07T16:31:17.308+00:00Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland<p> With a stiff northerly wind blowing at Stag Rocks, Bamburgh a few days ago the adult was close in on the rocks as the tide came in. </p><p>Records have come from Ireland, (County Down and Cork) and three locations on the east coast (Norfolk, Northumberland and Angus & Dundee) this autumn. </p><p>The American breeding grounds lie across Canada and wintering is much further south in southern USA and the Caribbean.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn-JsXcc8yeSZD9vyd7KsW8C5cdgzAqMxnUOrlanRmJYUNyYjHpvbcWmCH0TszpGHfxYBAoN-rHFD_i-IHm1utjX8YVBmbdeX5QIlLhiD_dFL4afZufyx4gFRASPXGKTXScGS7Js-XTY/s2048/2021-11-03+10.42.31-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn-JsXcc8yeSZD9vyd7KsW8C5cdgzAqMxnUOrlanRmJYUNyYjHpvbcWmCH0TszpGHfxYBAoN-rHFD_i-IHm1utjX8YVBmbdeX5QIlLhiD_dFL4afZufyx4gFRASPXGKTXScGS7Js-XTY/w640-h452/2021-11-03+10.42.31-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>... here the pale underside of the primaries shows on the far wing ...<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWpqoiWj79umeghgbvcjqiJ14gr1K2gznsx6L1X3CH9D9cAHvmIfwuqNxPnUjilsPqqhMKTs-Qju03S0lYv2QyfFo_n0t3nHWat9_su_OZ9kQm-XQ-Yq5N3PHKiv3lYnRKci7ZRRev_I/s2048/2021-11-03+10.37.27-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWpqoiWj79umeghgbvcjqiJ14gr1K2gznsx6L1X3CH9D9cAHvmIfwuqNxPnUjilsPqqhMKTs-Qju03S0lYv2QyfFo_n0t3nHWat9_su_OZ9kQm-XQ-Yq5N3PHKiv3lYnRKci7ZRRev_I/w640-h434/2021-11-03+10.37.27-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>... and the clearly defined small black primary tips form a clear-cut black trailing edge to the wing ...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji51wrKoV1K_qByxzDzCnWMLJB2z5jktafPaV6OPNeTu7ltpsPL6aCnzDukfYC9zkSm_it1myDdt8lnYnKRReviTGhjRaW0_MApRUZMZHC2firf5QYy4ImORo8cXz_6hgwNPHTogyCtDM/s1958/2021-11-03+10.37.27-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1958" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji51wrKoV1K_qByxzDzCnWMLJB2z5jktafPaV6OPNeTu7ltpsPL6aCnzDukfYC9zkSm_it1myDdt8lnYnKRReviTGhjRaW0_MApRUZMZHC2firf5QYy4ImORo8cXz_6hgwNPHTogyCtDM/w640-h448/2021-11-03+10.37.27-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>... and as it comes in to land the bright pink legs show nicely...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">... also p5,6 7 & 8 have tiny white tips ... perhaps like Black-headed Gull these are an age related feature that increase with age...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPugEmK90JnDKqviucT_TzxNacBzOi3aEbWoQ5sWl9Slj8VUEBCKxFcY-yuTezOTPXRBQLhBqMZGVFtCWLM0vUj5ACr9jL8abowpjBib0AApFV9Rogm0j0iZ3h7NVNYDzWiqZIrOiUcMU/s1631/2021-11-03+10.37.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1631" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPugEmK90JnDKqviucT_TzxNacBzOi3aEbWoQ5sWl9Slj8VUEBCKxFcY-yuTezOTPXRBQLhBqMZGVFtCWLM0vUj5ACr9jL8abowpjBib0AApFV9Rogm0j0iZ3h7NVNYDzWiqZIrOiUcMU/w640-h476/2021-11-03+10.37.38.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... then standing right next to a Black-headed Gull, the slightly darker mantle shade is apparent along with its smaller size ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A superb bird !</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42471765158608991.post-40161237426228411232021-10-14T10:32:00.000+01:002021-10-14T10:32:47.062+01:00Birds on the move ... Crossbills ... Geese ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XwWjBwCw3wCq79PLl9wqVVTYVO4PHGOUdMGlRRW12poVEQgM7LtiYHVXB0_oRfe_XPea-EDehh1UGW5o9pEkHg07VaydIl124IVeZo2Ef-DUawdPsPHe4YBewPO20y5VyXyjF8X3D_k/s1652/2021-10-11+09.09.47-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1652" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XwWjBwCw3wCq79PLl9wqVVTYVO4PHGOUdMGlRRW12poVEQgM7LtiYHVXB0_oRfe_XPea-EDehh1UGW5o9pEkHg07VaydIl124IVeZo2Ef-DUawdPsPHe4YBewPO20y5VyXyjF8X3D_k/s600/2021-10-11+09.09.47-1.jpg" width="600" /></a><span style="color: black;">With Crossbill numbers having been low recently it was good to see more birds in the Border Forest area recently ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarPNro0exojULOJ0DihGaTP4D6vWh9Gl2F-HsqNXGqrnCJ31yq9fmHTQas5zDvzXTQWsxy435kF_domkX4pwXhe8ctTqX1c6QZ5ddcMykd1HAKgl_e8kHo_jRKLhIEUYOHXnNfDPBujs/s1964/2021-10-11+09.11.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1964" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarPNro0exojULOJ0DihGaTP4D6vWh9Gl2F-HsqNXGqrnCJ31yq9fmHTQas5zDvzXTQWsxy435kF_domkX4pwXhe8ctTqX1c6QZ5ddcMykd1HAKgl_e8kHo_jRKLhIEUYOHXnNfDPBujs/w640-h538/2021-10-11+09.11.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>... and the presence of some juveniles was nice to see ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9LGO-DGntdpZYWno7aSN8IEzrlp2vW3FIVGY0ohVwRH9pjpex9sPQoBpYVnfLA7XMYMlEUxzCI-RrAjHCPhVQSeeWuYw8CipJU8y9uMIMJZ61bU-227AXW4bkosVTgsZtcS47i3ubuU/s1744/2021-10-11+10.03.25-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1744" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9LGO-DGntdpZYWno7aSN8IEzrlp2vW3FIVGY0ohVwRH9pjpex9sPQoBpYVnfLA7XMYMlEUxzCI-RrAjHCPhVQSeeWuYw8CipJU8y9uMIMJZ61bU-227AXW4bkosVTgsZtcS47i3ubuU/w640-h488/2021-10-11+10.03.25-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... as usual many of the views were simple fly-overs ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KNM_qtLWPHAW5sUdLoKhgeuzv5SaR9UwkEErZkmepO_gKrcUfxDlibf8mJJxccZG323C0M6Ij91lD65nvmQ0m2OFBPKXG_Uu6TM5yN2sqD1KP6ElsWbJTAOmU6N9H9fS4o995WT3wyQ/s1779/2021-10-11+10.04.34-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1779" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KNM_qtLWPHAW5sUdLoKhgeuzv5SaR9UwkEErZkmepO_gKrcUfxDlibf8mJJxccZG323C0M6Ij91lD65nvmQ0m2OFBPKXG_Uu6TM5yN2sqD1KP6ElsWbJTAOmU6N9H9fS4o995WT3wyQ/w640-h494/2021-10-11+10.04.34-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... yet some simply perched up, silently on bare branches ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An unexpected flock of nine Barnacle Geese flew over the Spadeadam Forest three days ago and these were the first barnacles of the year for me after seeing Pink-footed Geese over the past few weeks ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSImnFHVXsuRXGzMUrNqlsyl3VfpFV5kOQ-NJnRrmWwMEpABiOqVOqLdaaTgJBDFmHrAzF-hXAciTtDmXPfMW55gQHbBBQX0CaF1JQmCfPqrtUJahED-EwmEM-3swTxG_QCc_yhPpvt0/s1938/2021-10-11+09.52.38-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1938" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSImnFHVXsuRXGzMUrNqlsyl3VfpFV5kOQ-NJnRrmWwMEpABiOqVOqLdaaTgJBDFmHrAzF-hXAciTtDmXPfMW55gQHbBBQX0CaF1JQmCfPqrtUJahED-EwmEM-3swTxG_QCc_yhPpvt0/w640-h454/2021-10-11+09.52.38-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always fascinating to hear back from the ringers of CR gulls ... this Black-headed Gull was at Carr Beds on 9th September while I was there investigating some questionable rarity records ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwWYR-h4cxADyKd5awxev7DuR45rAzLGAQS6fgAy4poRFt6XDm8bpDAvEhmhO9nBblFz5OkUKulz-_rxiRKgHR4ttSZgxGj3RE2YEQxEU3_1E7F3cwRqmufWPgWcA2Renhtiv93rbdb8/s640/B-h+Gull+CR+Carr+Beds+9+Sep+2021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwWYR-h4cxADyKd5awxev7DuR45rAzLGAQS6fgAy4poRFt6XDm8bpDAvEhmhO9nBblFz5OkUKulz-_rxiRKgHR4ttSZgxGj3RE2YEQxEU3_1E7F3cwRqmufWPgWcA2Renhtiv93rbdb8/w480-h640/B-h+Gull+CR+Carr+Beds+9+Sep+2021.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... ringed in South Lanarkshire as a pullus on 18th June 2019 this was the first resighting of the bird that had been reported ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>Chris Hindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273288830911910429noreply@blogger.com0