Paul's 2023 Photographic World List (2 Viewers)

[Paul Chapman]

Was there myself today. I’d guess at very similar times from the ruff picture. Mine is in my year list thread

Yes. Just noticed on your Twitter feed. I was there from 9.30ish through to around 1.00pm. 👍

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

You missed the Dunlin Paul in post 8, amongst the Sanderling.👍
……also, can you confirm that the immature Swans behind the Bewick are Mutes.

Cheers

Already photographed on 1st January (& Mute Swan was photographed on 2nd January).

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

14th January:-
120. Redwing

After a frustrating couple of hours failing to get a Marsh Tit photo (& also fluffing Jay & Peregrine Falcon), I used up the easiest one left on patch when it really was already too dark. Just avoided my first blank day. It will happen soon enough...

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

I needed to distract myself today to avoid getting too wound up before the North London derby so headed out around Somerset late morning.

15th January:-
121. Rose-coloured Starling
122. Lesser Scaup
123. Garganey

A solid day - improved even further later. The commonest species seen but still not photographed remain - Stock Dove, Peregrine, Jay, Treecreeper, Wren, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Bullfinch & Siskin. Also nine other more difficult species seen so far but not photographed - Slavonian Grebe, Bar-tailed Godwit, Razorbill, Great Northern Diver, Fulmar, Gannet, Ring-necked Parakeet, Marsh Tit & Cetti's Warbler.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

After a little bit of a lie in, I visited four sites in Somerset....

16th January:-
124. Stock Dove
125. Kentish Plover
126. Great Northern Diver
127. Short-eared Owl
128. Marsh Tit

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

A day with a friend today to Llangorse Lake & Forest of Dean:-

17th January:-
129. Mandarin
130. Baikal Teal
131. Wren
132. Hawfinch

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

After a little bit of a lie in, I visited four sites in Somerset....

16th January:-
124. Stock Dove
125. Kentish Plover
126. Great Northern Diver
127. Short-eared Owl
128. Marsh Tit

All the best

Paul

Where was the diver Paul, am thinking of a trip to somerset at the weekend

 

[Paul Chapman]

Cheddar Reservoir. It has been around a couple of weeks Park here as best of the two car parks:-

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Diver tends to favour the middle when I have seen it but more the southern and eastern side.

A drake Red-crested Pochard with the Mallards coming to bread around the northern side as well.... 😀

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

Thanks, I'll probably have a go for it, think the RCP has been there on and off since my last visit a few years back

 

[Paul Chapman]

A day out to the east (of the county)...

18th January:-
133. Red-legged Partridge
134. Hume's Warbler
135. Corn Bunting
136. Yellowhammer

Mammals:-
5. Roe Deer

Options reducing so that blank day will happen at some point!

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Thanks, I'll probably have a go for it, think the RCP has been there on and off since my last visit a few years back

I think that there is a "tick" over of birds with departures & arrivals but usually at least one present..... It must be on a flight line from Coto Donana.

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

BirdGuides said the humes was showing well but didn’t expect that well. Is parking/access easy? Been a few years since I saw my only one. Might make my West Country visit a bit twitchier and leave steart for a bit

 

[Paul Chapman]

BirdGuides said the humes was showing well but didn’t expect that well. Is parking/access easy? Been a few years since I saw my only one. Might make my West Country visit a bit twitchier and leave steart for a bit

Access - you are viewing from outside the compound looking into an area with a couple of settling tanks. You are not looking very far and you can stand in the bushes next to the chain link fence. There are probably three or four different viewpoints.

Views - it was very active but covered an area probably no more than 40 metres by 40 metres. It was most often seen on the second settling tank back sitting on the apparatus and the concrete pad itself but also on the wall around the settling tanks and surrounding bushes and trees. Most of the time it was maybe 30 metres or so away.

Parking - this is challenging but there was room to fit vehicles off the road at the junction with Bathford Hill (51.378026, -2.500562) and a layby at 51.378689, -2.498698. There were maybe ten vehicles parked today. It would be easier with a bit of a thaw. Lots of ice & pretty treacherous today.

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

Thank you Paul. Will see how it works out tl travel wise.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Popped into the Hume's again before Portland with a friend.

19th January:-
137. Black-necked Grebe
138. Guillemot
139. Little Gull
140. Black-throated Diver (use your imagination with the Great Northern Diver clearly to the left facing the bird & illustrating the differences...... )
141. Fulmar
142. Gannet
143. Song Thrush

In fairness, in contrast to the extreme diver, I did improve on my Cirl Bunting pic for the year.

Targeting four species locally tomorrow that are tricky so maybe a blank day as only twelve species seen but not photo'd now...

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Of the four local targets today, one missed, one heard only, one seen only & one photographed but then succumbed & photographed one of the previously local seen onlys (often visible from the garden)...

20th January:-
144. Peregrine
145. Dartford Warbler

Otherwise, some nice light whilst dipping so repeat pics of Stonechat & Song Thrush. Plans to keep the ball rolling tomorrow...

All the best

Paul

 

[Owene]

Excellent dartford photo

 

[Paul Chapman]

A few bits over the weekend as I headed east for a game of football this afternoon.

21st January:-
146. Whooper Swan
147. Yellow-legged Gull
148. Caspian Gull
149. Kumlien's Gull (Iceland Gull)
150. Tawny Owl
151. Long-eared Owl
152. Tree Sparrow

Pretty much all my targets from a trip to Cambridgeshire save for a few of the more common things that I may have chanced upon...

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

22nd January:-
153. Waxwing

Mammals:-
6. Muntjac

A successful pre-football jaunt this morning.....

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

23rd January 2023:-
154. Penduline Tit
155. Lesser Redpoll

A continuing run of remarkable Somerset Penduline Tit records. Stockmoor, Bridgwater (51.112189, -3.011035).

Continuing the run. It has to end soon...

All the best

Paul