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18 Wite-winged Black Terns on a grey water lagoon this mornng. One hour later they had gone. An Afghan tick for me.
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A lone scruffy White-winged Black Tern on the above lagoon today along with four Little Stints and a single male Red-necked Phalarope; the first of the trip. Good photos of all three species taken.
Cranes usually stop off on passage at Wasta lake in District Zhob, Balochistan province, Pakistan. I could try and find out if they stop over in Afghanistan for you, as i have a friend who works in Crane conservation?
Heughlin's Gulls must have been on passage. They tend to winter in Pakistan where I have only observed them on the coast, not inland. Although that is my observations. A book mentions they tend be more coastal in wintering grounds too. Although these birds could have been from Iran too.
RJSeargent
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Yes please. They stop on the Helmand River on their way north but any info would be appreciated. I saw them in 2007 but missed in 2009/10. It would be great to find out where they end up.
Rich
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3 Red-necked Phalaropes, 2 Temminck's Stints and half a dozen Little Stints this morning. Migration is not complete yet and I'm being paid for this.
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What a difference a day makes. 'Only' one Little Stint today on what has been colloquially named the Poo Pond!
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My blog location has moved due to a change of host. The new blog is at:
www.armybirding.org.uk/
Access at the message board under 'Helmand Birding'
www.armybirding.org.uk/
Access at the message board under 'Helmand Birding'
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A stunning ♂ Bay-backed Shrike today on razor wire to add to my photos of 'Birds on razor wire'.
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Thanks mate.
I have loads of photos but the bandwidth is shit and I am unable to post. I do have a couple on my gallery which I managed to download whilst back in the UK.
John Eaton
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Der er ikke laengere nogle fugle i Helmand
The title says it all - if you can read Danish! As I am working closely with the Danes the title sums up my feelings - all the birds appear to have disappeared north. Bar Crested Lark, the odd Common Myna and Laughing Doves this part of Helmand appears to be birdless.
The title says it all - if you can read Danish! As I am working closely with the Danes the title sums up my feelings - all the birds appear to have disappeared north. Bar Crested Lark, the odd Common Myna and Laughing Doves this part of Helmand appears to be birdless.
StuartReeves
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I did wonder when migration was going to dry-up in your part of the world; it seems remarkable that it has continued this long. And yes, I do read Danish!
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Stuart,
Did I get it the translation right? I think most species are working north up to the Taiga and parts of Central Asia which remain under snow for some time; it's still snowing in Northern Afghanistan. A similar migration exists in the US and Canada.
Rich
StuartReeves
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I read the Danish as "There are no longer any birds in Helmand" so if that's what you meant to say then I think it's correct!
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Tak. Yipee, it's about the only Danish I know apart from the rude words I have heard!
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Afghan Bird Photos
A selection of my bird photos has now been posted on Flikr. See the link below. More to follow - a disk is winging its way back to the UK to be uploaded as bandwidth prohibits this in the desert. Rather surprising really!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/armybirding/sets/72157630058039992/
Rich
A selection of my bird photos has now been posted on Flikr. See the link below. More to follow - a disk is winging its way back to the UK to be uploaded as bandwidth prohibits this in the desert. Rather surprising really!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/armybirding/sets/72157630058039992/
Rich
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