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CactusD's List 2010
Happy New Year, and thanks for reading the list! So, that was the year that was. 153 + one or two heards wasn't too bad in the end for a year with a new baby, some busy work, no overseas trips, and only my third year list. Below I list my highlights, inc. some pics, and some misses...- CactusD
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Finally, here are the record shots of the Mandarins (© Maenad!) and the GNDiver (a poor and distant digiscoped effort).- CactusD
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PS One Nuthatch shot I did manage to get at my parents' feeders, amid all the snow and gloom!- CactusD
- Post #89
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A very cold, foggy, icy, and snowy Derbyshire at Christmas produced little in the way of new birding goodies unfortunately, but as Maenad has already posted on her list, we did see five Mandarins at the bridge in Bakewell. Record shots of those, and a Carsington Great Northern Diver (resting in...- CactusD
- Post #88
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CactusD's List 2010
Very little in the way of birding done lately - too much work, too much bad weather :eek!: Tried to go to Otmoor last week, but got there in thick fog and decided to turn round and go back again :-C Anyway, did manage one or two shots recently, and hopefully Derbyshire Christmas will produce...- CactusD
- Post #87
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Although no new species for the year to report today, a quick write-up of the day is in order. We decided to venture out for some birds today, and I hopefully anticipated that at least at Aston Rowant, i.e. on top of the nearest Oxfordshire comes to having a hill (!), I might be able to escape...- CactusD
- Post #86
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Here's a Bewick's Swan from yesterday, also posted in the gallery. Such a graceful bird!- CactusD
- Post #85
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Another day at Slimbridge today: figured I might be able to pick up a few more for the list with the arrival of some more winter swans and geese. An excellent count (for me!) of 58 species for the day, including 2 lifers, 2 uk firsts, and 6 new birds for the year list: 146. BEWICK SWAN 147...- CactusD
- Post #84
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Some more shots from yesterday, including the Farmoor hybrid duck:- CactusD
- Post #83
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An excellent day's birding today saw me start at Farmoor, and thanks to the kind gentleman for pointing me in the right direction for the Water Pipit on my arrival at 8am. I then moved on to Port Meadow, where I first located the adult Ruff, then had a wander around Burgess Field (Reed Bunting...- CactusD
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Other pics from today, including a rather grumpy looking Buzzard:- CactusD
- Post #81
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The rest of the family are away in Scotland for a short holiday, so I've been left all alone! |=(|:-O Well, to make the most of some weekend freedom, I decided to pay a first visit to Slimbridge this afternoon - only an hour and a half from Banbury, so our nearest coast/estuary area. Very...- CactusD
- Post #80
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I have in fact managed to get out for a few hours here and there recently! A couple of hours at Otmoor yesterday evening picked up my first Stonechats of the year, one male and one female; disappointing dearth of waders (again), but a good range of species seen, including first Meadow Pipits...- CactusD
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It also appears that Ruff is new for the year too! 142. Ruff A record shot of the Ruff, plus a couple of other shots:- CactusD
- Post #78
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And finally the Yellowlegs! A spare couple of hours this afternoon enabled me to get to Port Meadow in the hope of finding the Lesser Yellowlegs, which I'd missed from last weekend away in Derbyshire. Thanks to Adam Hartley of the PM Blog for finally steering me in the right direction |:$| I...- CactusD
- Post #77
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CactusD's List 2010
Work has been - and will until December - be keeping me very busy, though I may manage one or two weekend birding trips. A visit to my parents in Derbyshire didn't, unfortunately, produce any new species for the list despite one or two trips out, but I did find a few things of interest: visible...- CactusD
- Post #76
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A quick update: was in London on Friday, and walking through Hyde Park I had a Rose-ringed Parakeet flying over the Serpentine. For purposes of my list, I count stable wild populations, but not single birds (i.e. Feral Pigeon, Canada Goose, and Parakeet are fine, but not e.g. the odd RCPochard...- CactusD
- Post #75
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Trip to Farmoor this morning was very pleasant (unusually, the place wasn't horridly cold and windy!) Dunlins presented good photo ops, along with one or two other things too.- CactusD
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Just a quick post to record my butterfly sightings for the year. Since I only actually got interested in butterflies properly in August, the list is somewhat limited. I'm planning to be in Greece at least once next year, so hopefully next year's list will be somewhat more impressive. These...- CactusD
- Post #73
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STILL no new birds from Otmoor, but a new butterfly, and a Common Darter to go with it.- CactusD
- Post #72
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Another couple of weeks goes by with no new birds; Otmoor has been singularly unproductive for me - few waders and no sightings of passage Redstarts :-C I did however find a lovely Brimstone butterfly, seemingly freshly emerged.- CactusD
- Post #71
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This morning took me on a good walk around Otmoor, in search of interesting passage migrants. Unfortunately, I only managed a single fly-over Snipe, though many minutes were spent watching hunting Hobbies from the hide. Additionally, a single bramble-filled hedgerow produced five warbler...- CactusD
- Post #70
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August doldrums came to an end with a visit to my parents in Derbyshire. Good close views of several Coal Tits and a female Bullfinch on the feeders in the garden; a visit to Carsington in search of at least Willow Tit produced some songs but no sightings, but excellent views of a Tawny Owl...- CactusD
- Post #69
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A quick update: hopefully the summer doldrums will be soon over, and we'll see some new birds soon. Meanwhile, I've been getting into insects and the last of the year's butterflies, exploring some new sites (Ardley Quarry Nature Reserve, and Hook Norton Cutting Nature Reserve, both of which...- CactusD
- Post #68
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More Butterflies! A sunny day and a free afternoon took me to the railway cutting at Ardley Quarry Nature Reserve today to see what was about. Some nice close views of Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Small White, Meadow Brown, and Gatekeeper kept me busy with the camera for quite a...- CactusD
- Post #67
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