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Mar 12
Surprised to see a Dark-sided Flycatcher hawking in a stand of trees by the office at lunch time.
166. Dark-sided Flycatcher
Whilst waiting for the bus to head home a flock of at least 30 Daurian Starlings circled overhead before coming into roost. A surprise not to have had these before now!
167. Daurian Starling
Surprised to see a Dark-sided Flycatcher hawking in a stand of trees by the office at lunch time.
166. Dark-sided Flycatcher
Whilst waiting for the bus to head home a flock of at least 30 Daurian Starlings circled overhead before coming into roost. A surprise not to have had these before now!
167. Daurian Starling
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Mar 13, East Coast Park
An afternoon stroll along the park in which I didn't see many birds but one good one - a Yellow-rumped Flycatcher which should be heading north. Unfortunately some other people came along to see what I was looking at and spooked it so no photo.
168. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
An afternoon stroll along the park in which I didn't see many birds but one good one - a Yellow-rumped Flycatcher which should be heading north. Unfortunately some other people came along to see what I was looking at and spooked it so no photo.
168. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
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Apr 5, @Home
Despite having heard Brown Hawk Owl's quite a few times since we moved to our current apartment 18 months ago I've never actually seen one! This changed this morning around 6:40am when one seemed very close i.e. lying in bed with the window open it was unusually loud!
Living on the 7th floor (with no buildings beyond ours) I'm basically at tree top height so after 15min of staring out the window at every silhoutte I didn't recognize (this wasn't the first pre-dawn spent staring out the bedroom window) I eventually spotted a likely shape that wasn't normally there. It eventually got light enough to really id it (personal choice I don't use heard-only birds for my lists) and very soon afterward it flew off, still before sunrise to wherever it spends the day.
So as far as I was concerned the day was all down hill from there and the sun hadn't even come up!
169. Brown Hawk Owl
So as of Apr 5 I'm 190 species behind my record pace of 2009 - but a family holiday in Spain followed by a conference in Las Vegas over the next 5-6 weeks will hopefully pretty much wipe out the gap if not put me in front.
Despite having heard Brown Hawk Owl's quite a few times since we moved to our current apartment 18 months ago I've never actually seen one! This changed this morning around 6:40am when one seemed very close i.e. lying in bed with the window open it was unusually loud!
Living on the 7th floor (with no buildings beyond ours) I'm basically at tree top height so after 15min of staring out the window at every silhoutte I didn't recognize (this wasn't the first pre-dawn spent staring out the bedroom window) I eventually spotted a likely shape that wasn't normally there. It eventually got light enough to really id it (personal choice I don't use heard-only birds for my lists) and very soon afterward it flew off, still before sunrise to wherever it spends the day.
So as far as I was concerned the day was all down hill from there and the sun hadn't even come up!
169. Brown Hawk Owl
So as of Apr 5 I'm 190 species behind my record pace of 2009 - but a family holiday in Spain followed by a conference in Las Vegas over the next 5-6 weeks will hopefully pretty much wipe out the gap if not put me in front.
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Apr 17, Pulau Ubin
Another walking spent walking around Ubin which added a couple of new birds for 2010. The first a Plaintive Cuckoo which was calling loudly which was quickly followed by the rare visitor to Singapore a Crested Serpent Eagle.
170. Plaintive Cuckoo
171. Crested Serpent Eagle
The best sighting of the day though was an Equatorial Spitting Cobra swimming across a pond.
Providing the volcanic ash clears and the airlines clear their backlog flying to Europe on Tues evening....
Another walking spent walking around Ubin which added a couple of new birds for 2010. The first a Plaintive Cuckoo which was calling loudly which was quickly followed by the rare visitor to Singapore a Crested Serpent Eagle.
170. Plaintive Cuckoo
171. Crested Serpent Eagle
The best sighting of the day though was an Equatorial Spitting Cobra swimming across a pond.
Providing the volcanic ash clears and the airlines clear their backlog flying to Europe on Tues evening....
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April 21, Central Catchment
Today's report should be coming from Spain - unfortunately I'm still in Singapore thanks to the volcano. Hopefully get out in the next day or two or will have to cancel the whole trip.
Since now on holiday in Singapore spent the morning hiking in the hot steamy jungle of the central catchment. The first new bird for 2010 was a male Asian Fairy Bluebird and then it was a couple of migrants who should be leaving anytime, a Ferruginous Flycatcher followed by my personal bogey bird that I've never managed anywhere in Sth East Asia let alone Singapore, an Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.
172. Asian Fairy Bluebird
173. Ferruginous Flycatcher
174. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
Mostly photographed butterflies today but here's a yellow morph Oriental White Eye
Today's report should be coming from Spain - unfortunately I'm still in Singapore thanks to the volcano. Hopefully get out in the next day or two or will have to cancel the whole trip.
Since now on holiday in Singapore spent the morning hiking in the hot steamy jungle of the central catchment. The first new bird for 2010 was a male Asian Fairy Bluebird and then it was a couple of migrants who should be leaving anytime, a Ferruginous Flycatcher followed by my personal bogey bird that I've never managed anywhere in Sth East Asia let alone Singapore, an Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.
172. Asian Fairy Bluebird
173. Ferruginous Flycatcher
174. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
Mostly photographed butterflies today but here's a yellow morph Oriental White Eye
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April 22
At the last minute i.e. 3 hours notice a plane was taking off we managed to head towards Europe a day late. Unfortunately at almost double the cost and a circuitous route: Singapore - Dubai via Colombo, Dubai - Athens, and then a flight over to Madrid.
A few new birds were encountered at the various airports though.
Dubai added the first new birds (it was 2am when we landed in Colombo)
175. Eurasian Collared Dove
176. House Sparrow
177. Laughing Dove
178. Bank Myna
Over to Athens and the layover added 3 birds of which 1 was a lifer
179. Common Kestrel
180. Red-footed Falcon
181. Yellow-legged Gull
We arrived at Madrid late in the day and after picking up our hire car in fading light added a magpie.
182. Eurasian Magpie
At the last minute i.e. 3 hours notice a plane was taking off we managed to head towards Europe a day late. Unfortunately at almost double the cost and a circuitous route: Singapore - Dubai via Colombo, Dubai - Athens, and then a flight over to Madrid.
A few new birds were encountered at the various airports though.
Dubai added the first new birds (it was 2am when we landed in Colombo)
175. Eurasian Collared Dove
176. House Sparrow
177. Laughing Dove
178. Bank Myna
Over to Athens and the layover added 3 birds of which 1 was a lifer
179. Common Kestrel
180. Red-footed Falcon
181. Yellow-legged Gull
We arrived at Madrid late in the day and after picking up our hire car in fading light added a magpie.
182. Eurasian Magpie
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April 23, Toledo to Cordoba, Spain
Thanks to the time difference we were up early and spent the morning looking around the old part of Toledo. Since this is my first visit to Europe since I got serious about birding plenty of lifers on this and the coming days even when not actually birding (this was a family holiday so birding is fitted in around sightseeing except the odd dedicated time)
183. Common Blackbird
184. Common House Martin
185. Common Swift
186. Common Wood Pigeon
187. Eurasian Blue Tit
188. Eurasian Hoopoe
189. European Greenfinch
190. European Serin
191. Great Tit
192. Griffon Vulture
193. Mallard
194. Northern Raven
195. Pallid Swift
196. Spotless Starling
197. Western Cattle Egret
After spending the morning looking around it was back in the car to drive to Cordoba via the backroads rather than the highway with frequent stops along the way with plenty of new birds, both lifers and for 2010.
198. Spanish Imperial Eagle
199. Northern Harrier
200. Crested Lark
201. Red-crested Pochard
202. European Goldfinch
203. European Roller
204. Spanish Sparrow
205. Iberian Magpie
206. Common Buzzard
207. Corn Bunting
208. Cirl Bunting
209. Thekla Lark
210. Woodchat Shrike
211. Calandra Lark
212. Northern Wheatear
213. White Stork
214. Common Cuckoo
215. Western Marsh Harrier
216. Northern Shoveller
217. Northern Lapwing
218. European Pied Flycatcher
219. Lesser Kestrel
Having arrived in Cordoba late in the day and checking into our hostal there were a pair of Western Jackdaw's on the roof of the building opposite.
220. Western Jackdaw
Thanks to the time difference we were up early and spent the morning looking around the old part of Toledo. Since this is my first visit to Europe since I got serious about birding plenty of lifers on this and the coming days even when not actually birding (this was a family holiday so birding is fitted in around sightseeing except the odd dedicated time)
183. Common Blackbird
184. Common House Martin
185. Common Swift
186. Common Wood Pigeon
187. Eurasian Blue Tit
188. Eurasian Hoopoe
189. European Greenfinch
190. European Serin
191. Great Tit
192. Griffon Vulture
193. Mallard
194. Northern Raven
195. Pallid Swift
196. Spotless Starling
197. Western Cattle Egret
After spending the morning looking around it was back in the car to drive to Cordoba via the backroads rather than the highway with frequent stops along the way with plenty of new birds, both lifers and for 2010.
198. Spanish Imperial Eagle
199. Northern Harrier
200. Crested Lark
201. Red-crested Pochard
202. European Goldfinch
203. European Roller
204. Spanish Sparrow
205. Iberian Magpie
206. Common Buzzard
207. Corn Bunting
208. Cirl Bunting
209. Thekla Lark
210. Woodchat Shrike
211. Calandra Lark
212. Northern Wheatear
213. White Stork
214. Common Cuckoo
215. Western Marsh Harrier
216. Northern Shoveller
217. Northern Lapwing
218. European Pied Flycatcher
219. Lesser Kestrel
Having arrived in Cordoba late in the day and checking into our hostal there were a pair of Western Jackdaw's on the roof of the building opposite.
220. Western Jackdaw
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April 24, Spain
Most of the day was spent exploring the old town of Cordoba but I did pick up some new birds with a short stroll along the river.
221. Common Chaffinch
222. Willow Warbler
223. Common Chiffchaff
224. Eurasian Blackcap
225. Slender-billed Gull
226. Iberian Chiffchaff
227. Garden Warbler
Driving south from Cordoba
228. Black Kite
229. European Bee-eater
230. Tawny Pipit
A brief stop at the lagoons at Aguilar did have a couple of White-headed Duck's along with a few more common species already on the year list
231. White-headed Duck
232. Western Marsh Harrier
Driving south towards Malaga in the region of El Torcal added three lifers
233. Black-eared Wheatear
234. Alpine Swift
235. Black Redstart
Having checked in to would be our base for the next week at Mireflores resort in Mijas Costa and after a brief rest headed to likely spot and did some sea watching late in the day before dinner.
236. Oriental Turtle Dove
237. Sandwich Tern
238. Black-headed Gull
239. Cory's Shearwater
240. Ruddy Turnstone
241. Audouin's Gull
Below is photo of a Garden Warbler from Cordoba
Most of the day was spent exploring the old town of Cordoba but I did pick up some new birds with a short stroll along the river.
221. Common Chaffinch
222. Willow Warbler
223. Common Chiffchaff
224. Eurasian Blackcap
225. Slender-billed Gull
226. Iberian Chiffchaff
227. Garden Warbler
Driving south from Cordoba
228. Black Kite
229. European Bee-eater
230. Tawny Pipit
A brief stop at the lagoons at Aguilar did have a couple of White-headed Duck's along with a few more common species already on the year list
231. White-headed Duck
232. Western Marsh Harrier
Driving south towards Malaga in the region of El Torcal added three lifers
233. Black-eared Wheatear
234. Alpine Swift
235. Black Redstart
Having checked in to would be our base for the next week at Mireflores resort in Mijas Costa and after a brief rest headed to likely spot and did some sea watching late in the day before dinner.
236. Oriental Turtle Dove
237. Sandwich Tern
238. Black-headed Gull
239. Cory's Shearwater
240. Ruddy Turnstone
241. Audouin's Gull
Below is photo of a Garden Warbler from Cordoba
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April 25, Spain
An early morning walk with my son in the resort grounds and some adjacent waste land added
242. Winter Wren
243. Sand Martin
244. Sardinian Warbler
245. Cetti's Warbler
246. Long-tailed Tit
Mid-morning on the promise of a good lunch we headed up to Fuente de Piedre to primarily (for me anyway) see the flamingoes and whatever other birds I could before the rest of the family complained to much about being bored
247. Black-winged Stilt
248. Greater Flamingo
249. Lesser Short-toed Lark
250. Lesser Black-backed Gull
251. Pied Avocet
252. Common Moorhen
253. Western Yellow Wagtail
254. Montagu's Harrier
255. Eurasian Coot
256. Garganey
257. Gadwall
258. Gull-billed Tern
259. White Wagtail
260. Little Stint
261. Black-necked Grebe
262. Ruff
263. Wood Sandpiper
264. European Stonechat
265. Eurasian Reed Warbler
Driving back to the resort we stopped for a couple of brief strolls along the way. Firstly in the El Torcal area along the highway and scored a lifer in a Rock Sparrow
266. Rock Sparrow
A little later in the Montes de Malaga two more lifers
267. Eurasian Sparrowhawk
268. European Green Woodpecker
Photos attached are: Sardinian Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Greater Flamingo
An early morning walk with my son in the resort grounds and some adjacent waste land added
242. Winter Wren
243. Sand Martin
244. Sardinian Warbler
245. Cetti's Warbler
246. Long-tailed Tit
Mid-morning on the promise of a good lunch we headed up to Fuente de Piedre to primarily (for me anyway) see the flamingoes and whatever other birds I could before the rest of the family complained to much about being bored
247. Black-winged Stilt
248. Greater Flamingo
249. Lesser Short-toed Lark
250. Lesser Black-backed Gull
251. Pied Avocet
252. Common Moorhen
253. Western Yellow Wagtail
254. Montagu's Harrier
255. Eurasian Coot
256. Garganey
257. Gadwall
258. Gull-billed Tern
259. White Wagtail
260. Little Stint
261. Black-necked Grebe
262. Ruff
263. Wood Sandpiper
264. European Stonechat
265. Eurasian Reed Warbler
Driving back to the resort we stopped for a couple of brief strolls along the way. Firstly in the El Torcal area along the highway and scored a lifer in a Rock Sparrow
266. Rock Sparrow
A little later in the Montes de Malaga two more lifers
267. Eurasian Sparrowhawk
268. European Green Woodpecker
Photos attached are: Sardinian Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Greater Flamingo
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April 26, Sierra Nevada, Spain
Today's main purpose was to head to the Sierra Nevada however driving past the Guadalhorce Nature Reserve on the way through Malaga provided a fly-by of a lifer in 3 Monk Parakeets
269. Monk Parakeet
Once in the mountains a few new birds were seen
270. Eurasian Crag Martin
271. Black Wheatear
272. Rock Bunting
273. Eurasian Jay
274. Stock Dove
275. Coal Tit
Once back to the resort a late afternoon walk along the beach
276. Great Cormorant
277. Common Ringed Plover
278. Little Ringed Plover
Below are a couple of images of Rock Buntings
Today's main purpose was to head to the Sierra Nevada however driving past the Guadalhorce Nature Reserve on the way through Malaga provided a fly-by of a lifer in 3 Monk Parakeets
269. Monk Parakeet
Once in the mountains a few new birds were seen
270. Eurasian Crag Martin
271. Black Wheatear
272. Rock Bunting
273. Eurasian Jay
274. Stock Dove
275. Coal Tit
Once back to the resort a late afternoon walk along the beach
276. Great Cormorant
277. Common Ringed Plover
278. Little Ringed Plover
Below are a couple of images of Rock Buntings
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April 27, Andalucia
Today was a sightseeing day driving through inland Andalucia visiting various white towns and generally looking at the scenery. Both activities providing new birds as well.
279. Savi's Warbler
280. Common Redstart
281. Spotted Flycatcher
282. Egyptian Vulture
283. Melodious Warbler
284. Short-toed Snake Eagle
285. Bonelli's Eagle
286. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
287. Blue Rock Thrush
288. Spectacled Warbler
289. Red-billed Chough
290. Booted Eagle
Today was a sightseeing day driving through inland Andalucia visiting various white towns and generally looking at the scenery. Both activities providing new birds as well.
279. Savi's Warbler
280. Common Redstart
281. Spotted Flycatcher
282. Egyptian Vulture
283. Melodious Warbler
284. Short-toed Snake Eagle
285. Bonelli's Eagle
286. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
287. Blue Rock Thrush
288. Spectacled Warbler
289. Red-billed Chough
290. Booted Eagle
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April 28, Malaga, Spain
The morning was spent by myself at Guadalhorce Nature Reserve while the rest of the family rested which allowed for more serious birding but not a long list of new birds!
291. Dartford Warbler
292. Common Pochard
293. Northern Shoveller
294. Short-toed Treecreeper
We then spent the afternoon in the Montes de Malaga
295. Eurasian Nuthatch
296. Common Linnet
297. Northern Goshawk
298. European Robin
299. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
300. Western Olivaceous Warbler
301. European Honey Buzzard
Below are photos of: Zitting Cisticola, Coal Tit, Jackdaw and Red-rumped Swallow
The morning was spent by myself at Guadalhorce Nature Reserve while the rest of the family rested which allowed for more serious birding but not a long list of new birds!
291. Dartford Warbler
292. Common Pochard
293. Northern Shoveller
294. Short-toed Treecreeper
We then spent the afternoon in the Montes de Malaga
295. Eurasian Nuthatch
296. Common Linnet
297. Northern Goshawk
298. European Robin
299. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
300. Western Olivaceous Warbler
301. European Honey Buzzard
Below are photos of: Zitting Cisticola, Coal Tit, Jackdaw and Red-rumped Swallow
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April 29, Montes de Malaga, Spain
Today's main activity was visiting the Alahambra in Granada late in the afternoon but we had a picnic lunch on the way in the Montes de Malaga at the same location as yesterday. Many more birds were present this time and all new birds were lifers!
302. Common Nightingale
303. Western Bonelli's Warbler
304. Mistle Thrush
305. Southern Grey Shrike
Today's main activity was visiting the Alahambra in Granada late in the afternoon but we had a picnic lunch on the way in the Montes de Malaga at the same location as yesterday. Many more birds were present this time and all new birds were lifers!
302. Common Nightingale
303. Western Bonelli's Warbler
304. Mistle Thrush
305. Southern Grey Shrike
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May 2, Milan, Italy
The trip back to Singapore started with an early morning flight to Milan where we had six hours wait before our flight to Dubai. Rather than wait at the airport caught the train into the city to spend a couple of hours sightseeing. The train added
315. Hooded Crow
316. Carrion Crow
317. Common Starling
The trip back to Singapore started with an early morning flight to Milan where we had six hours wait before our flight to Dubai. Rather than wait at the airport caught the train into the city to spend a couple of hours sightseeing. The train added
315. Hooded Crow
316. Carrion Crow
317. Common Starling
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May 8, San Francisco Airport
Flew into SFO today on my way to a conference in Las Vegas
319. Western Gull
320. American Crow
321. Red-tailed Hawk
May 8, Las Vegas
Got into LV late in the day and heading to the hotel a couple of new birds.
322. Brown-headed Cowbird
323. Great-tailed Grackle
Having a walk after dinner very surprised by a find flying over a vacant block off the strip.
324. Common Poorwill
Flew into SFO today on my way to a conference in Las Vegas
319. Western Gull
320. American Crow
321. Red-tailed Hawk
May 8, Las Vegas
Got into LV late in the day and heading to the hotel a couple of new birds.
322. Brown-headed Cowbird
323. Great-tailed Grackle
Having a walk after dinner very surprised by a find flying over a vacant block off the strip.
324. Common Poorwill
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May 9, Corn Creek, Nevada
Up early to be at the oasis of Corn Creek at dawn after driving the 30miles from Las Vegas. This was to be the start of a long day of desert and then mountain birding.
325. Western Kingbird
326. American Cliff Swallow
327. Willow Flycatcher
328. Crissal Thrasher
329. Violet-green Swallow
330. Western Tanager
331. Yellow-headed Blackbird
332. Plumbeous Vireo
333. Cordilleron Flycatcher
334. Wilson's Warbler
335. Yellow-breasted Chat
336. Lesser Goldfinch
337. Lazuli Bunting
338. Western Wood Peewee
339. White-winged Dove
340. Northern Mockingbird
341. Black-headed Grosbeak
342. Bullock's Oriole
343. Ash-throated Flycatcher
344. Verdin
345. Black-chinned Hummingbird
346. Phainopepla
347. Audubon's Warbler
348. Orange-crowned Warbler
349. American Grey Flycatcher
350. American Yellow Warbler
351. Vermillion Flycatcher
352. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
353. American Dusky Flycatcher
354. Song Sparrow
355. House Finch
356. White-crowned Sparrow
357. Cassin's Vireo
358. Black-throated Grey Warbler
359. Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
360. Pine Siskin
361. Lucy's Warbler
362. Horned Lark
363. Le Conte's Thrasher
Below pictures: Black-chinned Hummingbird, Black-chinned Grey Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting
Up early to be at the oasis of Corn Creek at dawn after driving the 30miles from Las Vegas. This was to be the start of a long day of desert and then mountain birding.
325. Western Kingbird
326. American Cliff Swallow
327. Willow Flycatcher
328. Crissal Thrasher
329. Violet-green Swallow
330. Western Tanager
331. Yellow-headed Blackbird
332. Plumbeous Vireo
333. Cordilleron Flycatcher
334. Wilson's Warbler
335. Yellow-breasted Chat
336. Lesser Goldfinch
337. Lazuli Bunting
338. Western Wood Peewee
339. White-winged Dove
340. Northern Mockingbird
341. Black-headed Grosbeak
342. Bullock's Oriole
343. Ash-throated Flycatcher
344. Verdin
345. Black-chinned Hummingbird
346. Phainopepla
347. Audubon's Warbler
348. Orange-crowned Warbler
349. American Grey Flycatcher
350. American Yellow Warbler
351. Vermillion Flycatcher
352. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
353. American Dusky Flycatcher
354. Song Sparrow
355. House Finch
356. White-crowned Sparrow
357. Cassin's Vireo
358. Black-throated Grey Warbler
359. Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
360. Pine Siskin
361. Lucy's Warbler
362. Horned Lark
363. Le Conte's Thrasher
Below pictures: Black-chinned Hummingbird, Black-chinned Grey Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting
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