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Probirder: Hot off the press... Penduline Tit
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Birding, wildlife and more. in Eastern Europe and Beyond. Saturday, May 16, 2015. Hot off the press. Penduline Tit. Another birding trip successfully completed, a week in Hungary, mainly in the Kiskunság lowlands and the Zemplén Hills. Here is one of the last birds we saw, this morning before heading for Budapest Airport, a Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus). This little gem is always very popular. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Birding and Wildlife Tours in Eastern Europe. Woodpeckers of the World.
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Tracks & Signs: Mole-rat Mounds
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The clues that betray the presence of Europe's wildlife. Thursday, 21 May 2015. Mounds, Kiskunság, Hungary, May 2015. These mounds are around a metre across, much bigger than those of true moles (which are not related). It is unclear which species of Mole-rat this (Lesser or Balkan? Taxonomy of this group is under review. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Pocket Guide to Tracks and Signs. A new book on European wildlife signs published September 2014. Click the cover image for more details. Black Woodp...
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Probirder: February 2015
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Birding, wildlife and more. in Eastern Europe and Beyond. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Of course it was not all birds in Morocco recently. For example, we came across other wildlife such as this Spur-thighed Tortoise (Tesudo graeca). Absolutely wild, too. Sadly these reptiles are easily caught by those involved in the illegal pet-trade. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Monday, February 23, 2015. Morocco. Hoopoe Lark. Sunday, February 8, 2015. Great Spotted Woodpecker: a favourite garden bird. Which is fairl...
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Probirder: August 2014
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Birding, wildlife and more. in Eastern Europe and Beyond. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. And yet another great birding tour completed. This time with two South African birders, taking in parts of Austria and Hungary. We saw 150 species, upland, lowland and wetland, including many raptors and woodpeckers. Here is a favourite, a Crested Tit which is common in Austria's conifer forests. Sunday, August 3, 2014. So after the global travels, back to Hungary. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Woodpeckers of the World.
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European Links
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Crested Owls,Jennifer Brumfield. Mid and South America. A trans-Atlantic collaboration, very nice. Internet Portal to bird travel and reports. BirdWatch Galway, Ireland. Birdwatching in Northern Ireland. Birds of Foula (Shetland). And pictures of seabirds. Birding in York and North Yorkshire. Bishop's Storpford and District Natural History Society. West Midland Bird Club. A Birdwatching Guide to the Dee Estuary. The British Ornithologists' Union. Central London RSPB Members' Group. Bird Watching in Norway.
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Tracks & Signs: August 2015
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The clues that betray the presence of Europe's wildlife. Tuesday, 11 August 2015. Woodpecker Anvil with Cone. Conifer cone wedged in an 'anvil' of Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Bükk Hills, Hungary, August 2015 (Gerard Gorman). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pocket Guide to Tracks and Signs. A new book on European wildlife signs published September 2014. Click the cover image for more details. WELCOME TO TRACKS and SIGNS. Central and Eastern European Wildlife. Probirder - Gerard Gorman.
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Woodpeckers Of Europe: July 2014
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014. New book with woodpecker signs. My forthcoming book Pocket Guide to Tracks and Signs has some pages of European woodpecker content, of course! Here is a sample, it's due out officially in September. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I welcome comments, suggestions, photographs, video clips and will credit items used. My aim is to create a non-commercial source for all lovers of the European Picida. E Sincere thanks are due to ALL who have contributed their photos and clips to this blog.
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Woodpeckers Of Europe: Europe's smallest woodpecker
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Friday, 1 May 2015. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos minor. Is Europe's smallest picid. This is a male: females lack red on the crown. Budapest, Hungary, April 2015 (Gerard Gorman). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I welcome comments, suggestions, photographs, video clips and will credit items used. My aim is to create a non-commercial source for all lovers of the European Picida. E Sincere thanks are due to ALL who have contributed their photos and clips to this blog. Woodpeckers of the World.
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Woodpeckers Of Europe: October 2014
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Thursday, 30 October 2014. Here is a fine example of the foraging work of a Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius. An impressively large hole has been opened up on this trunk, big enough for a man's hand to easily fit inside. Looking at this, it might be thought that the woodpecker has killed the tree. but has it really? Wednesday, 22 October 2014. Urban Woodpeckers: Syrian Woodpecker. Monday, 13 October 2014. Gallery: Female and nestling Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker. A nestling. At this age, both chi...
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Woodpeckers Of Europe: January 2015
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Monday, 5 January 2015. Gallery: Europe's smallest woodpecker. Another shot of the adult male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. In the post below. At around 14-16 cm in length this is Europe's smallest woodpecker. Budapest, Hungary by Gerard Gorman. Thursday, 1 January 2015. Gallery: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Adult male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor. Photo taken recently in Budapest, Hungary by Gerard Gorman. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Gerard Gorman: gerard@probirder.com. Woodpeckers of the World.