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More on Lesser Black-backed Gull MCAV
A little while ago I wrote about the Peregrinations of MCAV, well the data logger fitted to this LBB Gull has revealed its movements during the winter period of 2013/14.  Kees Camphuysen has kindly...
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Lesser Black-backed Gull MAFB
A Lesser Black-backed Gull  (Green MAFB) was colour-ringed in the Netherlands during 2007 and fitted with a satellite tracker. Steve Nicholls and I saw this bird on March 29th 2014.Kees Camphuysen has...
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Barn Owl and Raven
I have been up early the last few mornings and as a reward I've enjoyed a great view of a Barn Owl and been delighted by a family of Ravens. The Raven surely must have a claim to master of the skies....
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Gull Colour-ringing Update
I recently read the colour-ring on my 300th gull at Shawell. A first-summer Common Gull was the prize winner. This was a good record because the codes on the smaller gulls are really difficult to read...
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Odin's Informers
I posted a couple of images of a nest full of Raven chicks just over a week ago and yesterday they were preparing to fledge. The largest of them was making short hops about the rock face, so I wouldn't...
View ArticleShame on Malta - Please Read This.
Maltese hunters continue to pile shame on their country, as does the Maltese Government for allowing the hunting of migrating birds. Chris Packham is out in Malta highlighting this barbaric hunting...
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My Flickr Galleries
I have opened a Flickr account so I can show my photos at a larger size compared to what can be done with Blogger.To browse my better images click HERE.I intend to build the collection over the next...
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Ring Ouzels
I had a really good time in the Peak District today - the weather was perfect. Arriving early was a good plan as I saw at least ten Ring Ouzels, but later in the day they had all disappeared. If you...
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Odd Sounding Chiffchaff
I heard a warbler singing at Shawell A5 Lagoons yesterday, which was obviously a Chiffchaff sp. but the song seemed wrong for what I would expect from an ordinary British breeding Chiffchaff. There are...
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The Republic of Belarus - Part One
At the 2012 Rutland Water Birdfair, I spoke to a chap promoting a trip to Belarus called 'The Great Belarus Experience'. Both Dawn and I were intrigued and penciled it down as a possible next...
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The Republic of Belarus - Part Two
Our second night in Belarus was spent in a hotel in a town called Pruzhany. We had noticed that there was some decent habitat near the hotel, so we arranged to meet outside the hotel at 05:30. As it...
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The Republic of Belarus - Part Three
On the third day we woke to the un-mistakable sound of rain hammering against our bedroom window. This was not what we wanted, as this day had been awaited with excitement for months. This was to be...
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The Republic of Belarus - Part Four
I woke early and left our hotel in the town of Pinsk and went out for a walk. I headed to an area of parkland, which was sure to hold some good birds. I got great views of a Syrian  and a Middle...
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The Republic of Belarus - Part Five
Rain returned with a vengeance as we headed away from Turov. The plan for the day was to visit some mature fishponds. Here we hoped to see Smew and we weren't disappointed, as we saw 14 in total and...
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North Uist
It had been 20 years almost to the day since I last visited North Uist, so a return was well overdue.Last Friday I joined Dave Gray, Colin Green and John Waters on a weekend away to North Uist. We...
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Back to Shawell A5 Lagoons
You would think that the gull numbers would be really low at an inland landfill site during late May and early June, but I estimate that up to 500 gulls are still visiting Cotesbach landfill site at...
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Update on Spring Hunting on Malta
I wrote a short piece on the problems of hunting migrant birds in spring on Malta earlier this year. Today I received an email from Birdlife Malta, which gives a glimmer of hope that hunting in spring...
View ArticleBelarus Video
I have taken to recording short bits of video of birds that are out of range, or when the light is too poor for good quality photos.The weather was quite poor somedays whilst I was in Belarus and the...
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Peregrine on the Roof
At one of my regular birding sites, a pair of Peregrines have successfully raised four young that fledged last week. The youngsters have took to sitting on the roof of one of the buildings on site.I...
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Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Brascote Pits was my choice of destination this morning and it was the insects that stole the show. Lots of Meadow Browns and Ringlets have emerged recently and also many Small Skippers. Plenty of...
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