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  1. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    I am doing a patchlist - so will endeavor to keep this up to date. Long-tailed Duck, 6 Gannet and 6 Brent Geese was the highlight of January 1st. 5/6 Long Tailed duck a single then 5 in flight with Raven and Guillemot new for the year Too many Scoter to count today - 10-30K at a guess, 110...
  2. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Another new ringing species for the house - though it didn't start too promisingly, since I had not reset the whoosh net https://twitter.com/Turnershbo/status/1247051708045438976 However two hours later he caught himself in a net set to catch Blackcaps...
  3. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Up to 61 species now this year with the surprise capture of a Tree Sparrow Yesterday. Never common on North Wirral, these species is declining markedly, so I was less that 50:50 about recording one this year, let alone ringing one. Also new were Wigeon, Jackdaw and Rock Pipit. A Fulmar...
  4. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    After days of gales and lashing rain, it was a little calmer and brighter today. 2 adult Little Gulls, around 150 Kittiwakes and a Razorbill was new for the year [53 species] There was a Great Northern Diver on Jan 25th as well as regular sighings of Chiffchaffs
  5. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Up to 10 warblers now ringed this year, with another Chiffchaff. A surprise Redwing, trapped coming into roost was a 1st for the year.
  6. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Jan 2nd The weather deteriorated at lunchtime, but by then I had color-ringed two more Blackcaps 31st species for 2020
  7. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Jan 1st 2020. 30 species recorded today, unsurprisingly 30 for the year. 42 birds caught, 15 of which were retraps. The biggest surprise was a nominate race Chiffchaff which was caught in the front garden, in the buckthorn. Chaffinch and Goldcrest were also likely migrants. A sound...
  8. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Any Omni-directional mic will work in the parabolic - but the mic is where to spend your money. I usually open my office/seawatch hide window and point the parabolic upwards and out a bit over the beach. This has the advantage that the recorder is inside and can be powered. You need some...
  9. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    The place to spend your money on is the microphone - the expensive recorders come with much better microphones than the cheapo [£12] generic Chinese voice recorders, but a good external microphone is still better. This below is a simultaneous test using from top to bottom the Roland with its...
  10. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    I use different setups depending on the circumstances. That recording came from a second hand Roland R-07 https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=roland%20r%2005 a Sennheiser Lavelier microphone (also second hand) like this...
  11. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    A great day for the garden today. Best was a flyover Richard's Pipit - the second for the house https://youtu.be/Yf3DYaccUu4 On the overnight NocMig recordings there were 65 Redwing 6 Blackbird and a record 22 Song Thrush. Also a Lapland Bunting 150 Siskin, 5 Goldcrest a Chiffchaff were...
  12. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Feeling slightly cheated since we trapped a Willow Warbler in the garden on Saturday.
  13. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Sound only record of Yellow-browed Warbler this morning and 10+ Chiffchaffs. It rained just before dawn. I must have been so close to hearing the YBW myself, since it called 10 seconds before I turned off the Mic. 45 birds ringed
  14. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Added #11 Goldcrest to the trailcam seen list https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EE6efqnXYAAOib5?format=png&name=900x900 and the 10th extra sound only record [Pink-footed Goose] A small arrival of migrants 1st thing, Crest, Chiffs and a Blackcap. 35 ringed and a Goldfinch controlled.
  15. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Trail cam list On camera Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Blue tit, Wren, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch House Sparrow and now #10 Chiffchaff https://twitter.com/i/status/1172892572152475648 Off camera, sound only another 9, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Raven, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull...
  16. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Merlin and Peregrine yesterday, but only 5 Dunlin, which took the fun out of looking for a peep. The drinking pond in the front garden is pulling a lot of birds https://youtu.be/WrJSziLxmTQ
  17. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Links to the Long-tailed Skua https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDpb5VEXkAEv7L-?format=jpg&name=900x900 Steve Williams Phil Woollen below and one of the Poms https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDop2PNXoAAZhfD?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
  18. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    A fabulous 3 hour seawatch today produced 62 Arctic Skua and adult and subadult Pomarine Skua, 4 Great Skua and a very light and stunningly grey 1st summer Long-tailed Skua It was pleasing that the Poms and LTS were picked up on Hilbre. Also 19 Manx Shearwater, 15 Leach's Petrel a Fulmar and...
  19. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    3 Great Skuas, 15 Manx Shearwater a Fulmar and 5 Arctic Skuas today at sea. I missed a Leaches Petrel. 4 Curlew Sandpipers flew through before the tide. One Bonxie was in so close it appeared to be over the garden - I only got a camera on it after it went back out to sea. I caused total...
  20. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Thanks Jon Big tide today - plenty of waders about, inc 2-3 Curlew Sandpipers before the tide. % or so Arctic Skuas and a small skua spp that had promise for LTS based on flight, but needed to be a lot closer to see anything useful. Also a Bonxie. Lots of variation in the waders and it...
  21. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    its only 1430 days since I updated this - must do better. I've started retraining to ring birds, and am using the garden as my ringing site. Totals so far 896 of 20 species. Yesterday there were a few nice waders about - 2 Whimbrel and 2 Juv Curlew Sandpipers being the highlight.
  22. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    It was picked up high over Crosby 15 min earlier.
  23. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    In other news there were 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps and a big increase in Blackbirds today, whilst Coal tits are everywhere
  24. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    Its a frustrating story. As you may know, I can't get out birding at all at the moment. Even birding in the garden is restricted timewise. There were a lot of migrants about this am - Chiffs and Blackcaps, and even more butterflies. A clouded yellow flew clean through and a steady stream of...
  25. Jane Turner

    Hoylake Bird Observatory

    4th for the garden this morning, plus a lovely overhead SEO
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