You should never believe your eyes…..
My Aberlady trip had been, er, a bit of a challenge and I was determined to get back out as soon as humanly possible. And by human, I mean as soon as the competing demands of employment, wife and mini- Sandpipers allowed me. Now, I do love a challenge and not being put off by the loathsome Aberlady, a few days later I found myself with a few spare hours and headed to Ardmore Point, in Dumbartonshire. A place I'd struggled for birds previously, despite other birders finding great riches there regularly. A place I'd always found challenging....sounds familiar? I made my usual mistake of looking at the internet at what other people had seen, and said “hey, I can do that….” Damned internet.
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Pie or Pile, that is the question. - Mike's Photographs
I heard what to my ears was a garden warbler singing in Sherborne, Dorset. That continuous babbling sound, coming from a thick hedgr and I couldn't see the bird. Do they overwinter?
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At Sook Lake watching the Malaysian Eared Nightjar
With good friend of mine; Susan Myers, author for the Birds of Borneo fieldguide
Access road at Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Son watches the migrant ducks at Tempasuk Plain, Kota Belud
With Mel, Trinket and Adrian (bird guide from Manila) at Sukau Greenview, Kinabatangan River with my trusted Toyota Land Cruiser!
As it's been a very warm winter so far this year yesterday's trip out to Barnegat Jetty will probably be my last until next winter. In just a week since my last trip Warning! Graphic Images. the duck numbers and species have gone way down. Except for the Harlequins as they put on quite a show.
Harlequins Anyone?
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2024/02/1211-sunshine-then-storm-30124-31124.html
New blog-post. Weatherwise, January ended with 2 rather contrasting days - one nice and sunny, the other wild and windy. I used them both to try to add another 2 species to my Dundee150 list, to try to reach 100 species in just the 1st month of 2024. How did I get on?....
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2024/02/1210-rolling-dice-28124.html
On Sunday the 28th of January I headed for Riverside Nature Park to try to add another species (or ideally three) to my #Dundee150 list, to take me closer to reaching an unexpected 100 species for January, all from within Dundee.
Hi All,
I am a returning member to the forums and I thought I would take this chance to promote my wildlife blog.
Musings on the Wild is a blog covering my thoughts and sightings of an ecological nature. It covers extensive notes on the species I see on my patch, my use of camera traps, and commentary on books, films, and media.
www.musingsonthewild.blogspot.com
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2024/02/1209-tempy-time-27124.html
New blog-post. As the end of January approached and my Dundee150 list was within touching distance of a very unexpected 100 species in January within the city, I decided to try to add Greylag Goose & Redpoll - both seen by my pal, Lainy around her local patch.
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