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Another Bird Blog: September 2014

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Monday, September 29, 2014. Here are a few pictures from the recent holiday to Skiathos, Greece. There’d been an overnight thunderstorm storm and in the morning still rain in the air so Sue set off on the local bus into Skiathos Town for a cool shopping trip leaving me to drive the Jimny to Aselinos. Here I could search for migrant birds. A wet Hooded Crow. The goats give up their milk to be used in the production of the famous feta ( Φέτα). Cheese. This herd...

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Another Bird Blog: December 2014

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Tuesday morning I met up with Andy and Craig for a ringing session at Oakenclough. Recent weather and other setbacks delayed the opportunity but at last everything came good in a way best summed up by today’s headline. Things were quieter than of late in both numbers and species however we managed to catch 54 birds, 24 new ones, 29 recaptures from recent weeks and a single “control”. Read about the remarkable things that some folk wi...

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Another Bird Blog: June 2014

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Monday, June 30, 2014. Guess Where, Guess What? It’s a short post today because there isn’t too much to say from a visit to, yes you’ve sussed it, the usual spots. Also new in were 2 Grey Wagtails feeding in the low-tide creek amongst the Redshanks, Common Sandpipers, 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron and 7 Little Egrets. Otherwise, and with the risk of boring regular readers, there was little change to be had around Conder Pool in the way of 15 Tufted Duck...

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Another Bird Blog: July 2014

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. There wasn’t much time for birding on Monday however I did manage an hour or so at Knott End on either side of the 1 pm high tide. Marsh Harrier - Photo credit: Ferran Pestaña. CC BY-SA 2.0). A reasonable only count of 110 Oystercatchers, but otherwise just 9 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Redshank completed the waders. Four Sandwich Terns on the beach, with 4 Pied Wagtails at the jetty and 2 Shelduck up river. At one point a number of Swallows ...

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Another Bird Blog: Menorca Postcard

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Thursday, May 7, 2015. Another Bird Blog is in Menorca. So please excuse the brevity but here’s a picture postcard to be looking at until I’m home. Coffee time Menorca style. Goodnight from Menorca - Scops Owl. Many Thanks for your visit and comments. I’ll catch up with you quite soon. Posted by Phil Slade. Labels: Audouin’s Gull. Absolutely beautiful, Phil, all of your photos have made my day! May 7, 2015 at 3:50 PM. So beautiful. LOVE the dove! How delightful a...

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Another Bird Blog: August 2014

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Friday, August 29, 2014. It’s A Puzzle. The weather folk say next week will be better. In the meantime Friday was yet another windy morning with intermittent showers, far from perfect conditions which posed the question of where to go for best. On heading back to Fluke Hall I saw 3 Buzzards above the wood, a patrolling Kestrel and a lonely Chiffchaff moving west along the sea wall by virtue of the well-spaced bushes. Ravens are something of a local scarcity but w...

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Another Bird Blog: Picture Menorca

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Another Bird Blog is still in Menorca. Here are more Menorca birds and Menorca scenes until I’m home. Many Thanks for your visit and comments. I’ll catch up with you quite soon. Posted by Phil Slade. Labels: Audouin’s Gull. The donkeys made me smile. :). May 13, 2015 at 4:23 PM. May 13, 2015 at 5:00 PM. The sunset is lovely too, enjoy your trip! May 13, 2015 at 5:36 PM. May 13, 2015 at 5:38 PM. Enjoy the rest of your stay! Those Donkeys a...

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Another Bird Blog: Birding Menorca Style

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Saturday, May 16, 2015. We based ourselves on the south coast of the island at our preferred resort and favoured hotel where familiar and friendly faces gave the customary Menorcan welcome of hugs and kisses. No wonder we return year after year to this beautiful island. The early season beach was deserted, the sky as blue as can be with familiar birds around the beach and the hotel grounds. Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus. Too soon our first day was all but ...

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Another Bird Blog: January 2015

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Monday, January 26, 2015. What's The Weather Back Home? Here are a few more pictures from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain where the temperature hovers around the 21°C mark, just the job to shift those winter blues. The tourists don’t hit the beaches too early after sampling the nightlife of Purto del Carmen the previous night so a morning walk surveying the deserted beach while looking for a coffee stop provides an agreeable morning. Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

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Another Bird Blog: May 2015

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Bird Watching, Bird Ringing, Photography. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Birding In The Box. As promised, here is an update on a visit to Oakenclough on Saturday to check with Andy the progress of his nest boxes. The target bird for the nest box project is Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Andy - checking a box. We found one box contained Nuthatches and ringed 6 youngsters. Four boxes were occupied by Pied Flycatchers where we found females sitting on either 6 or 7 eggs and where by a week or so the young...