Andrew Gibson
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Can any one tell me when the Hull Valley site will be up and working again
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Yorkshire Birding (8 Viewers)
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Another good couple of days at Old Moor. More than enough to keep me busy..
List of species seen are;
Robin, Bullfinch, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Warber, Reed Bunting, Wheatear, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swift, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Little Egret, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Black Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Dunlin, Snipe, Garganey, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe with a very young juv, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Common Tern, Kingfisher, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail.
52 species in all ..... Pity I missed out on the Avocet but work got in the way as it always does !!
Back tomorrow for more.
List of species seen are;
Robin, Bullfinch, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Warber, Reed Bunting, Wheatear, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swift, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Little Egret, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Black Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Dunlin, Snipe, Garganey, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe with a very young juv, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Common Tern, Kingfisher, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail.
52 species in all ..... Pity I missed out on the Avocet but work got in the way as it always does !!
Back tomorrow for more.
Andrew Tongue
Well-known member
Good question Andy - and not one I can answer with any certainty I'm afraid. We believe it is likely to be a server issue. The gentleman who HVWG pay to organise the web hosting has been (and may well still be) away in France following a death in his family. HVWG has been trying to make contact with him for several weeks now without success. At the moment our hands are tied until we do make contact with him.
Sorry I can't be of any more help. Please continue to be patient and do continue to send in records to Derrick Venus at: [email protected]
Records will be added to the website once it is back up and running. Thanks.
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Menorca, 20 km north of the airport, close (less than 2km) to Addia salinas, also 10 mins from Es Grau, 40 mins from Son Bou. Whilst not a birding trip I will be taking scope and bins, well you never know what might turn up.
Dave.Farrant
Member
And mine....
Auntystatic
Well-known member
Thanks guy's, much appreciated, I was at 47% for 2 weeks and have slipped 3% to the purple flower in just over 24hours, a programmer friend thinks there might be some vote ramping going on, just over a week to go now, only time will tell.
Don't forget the next competition is "animal portraits" entry is free and you could be in the running for a new printer too.
James Thomas
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Nice, are the Egyptian vultures close by?
Almost overhead I believe... by this time tomorrow we should be somewhere over the Spanish mainland.
Got myself a small target list... thekla lark, stone curlew, Audouin's gull and any migrants that might be passing through.
Andrew Tongue
Well-known member
One Redstart at Bransholme Sewage Works, Hull, this morning. Also a flock of 58 Goldfinch.
Marcus Conway - ebirder
Well-known member
Thanks guy's, much appreciated, I was at 47% for 2 weeks and have slipped 3% to the purple flower in just over 24hours, a programmer friend thinks there might be some vote ramping going on, just over a week to go now, only time will tell.
Don't forget the next competition is "animal portraits" entry is free and you could be in the running for a new printer too.
How is the short list decided?
Auntystatic
Well-known member
The editors of photo360 look through all the entries and pick the ones that match the competition title and are good photo's. They are the same people that do DSLRUser magazine, this is there online attempt at reaching a wider audiance. I did have a couple of other pictures in that I thought were better, but they chose the butterfly, clicking on the picture gives you a quick guide to what they thought about the picture, clicking on the yellow circle casts a vote.
I am sure your puffin would stand a good chance, as it is an unusual look at the bird, not the normal in your face portrait shot, give it a go and see.
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Back to Old Moor again today and there was the normal stuff as per previous reports but the definite highlight of the day was an Osprey cruising lazily over the Wader Scrape hide at around 4:20 this afternoon.
All the credit has to go out to the guys on the 'walkie talkies' who spotted it over Broomhill Flash and gave us a running commentary from Broomhill Flash until it passed over us.
Knowing it was on its way was obviously a great help for us 'newbies' in the hide.
For a newcomer to birding this was the absolute highlight of my short career!!
All the credit has to go out to the guys on the 'walkie talkies' who spotted it over Broomhill Flash and gave us a running commentary from Broomhill Flash until it passed over us.
Knowing it was on its way was obviously a great help for us 'newbies' in the hide.
For a newcomer to birding this was the absolute highlight of my short career!!
knocker7800
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Thought i'd give Hatfield Moor a try today as Dotterel and Osprey we're both reported. Got there at about 3.45pm as i'd managed a passout after doing all my chores. When i got onto the moor proper i realised the place was huge and despite having a map the chances of finding cell 5 was non existent. So after grilling a few locals I managed to get the dotterel (juv) and walking back along the main path i spied a fast moving raptor (hobby/peregrine) which was making a beeline for the middle of the moor. Next thing a huge bird carrying a fish lumbers into view and preceeds to get mobbed by a tiny looking falcon. Forgot how big ospreys are. Great day and also got some great gen about the surrounding areas. Was also tempted by the news of a montys on potteric which is very close by but by 6pm the light was dropping.
Roll on the september sea watch.
Mark.
Roll on the september sea watch.
Mark.
Marcus Conway - ebirder
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Airport run had me out early, but at least I've got some peace for a week or so :king:
Hornsea south shore for a couple of hours got 3 little gull, distant marsh tern sp (presume black) and a distant hobby. Two dunlins still on the point, when it opened.
Headed to Sammy's Point. 1 fem Redstart, 3 Spot Fly and usual warblers. Spent a while getting shots of the Flycatchers. Curlew Sand feeding quite close in, but flushed it when I went in for a shot. Typical photographer Migrant Hawker and Ruddy Darter and another Brown Argus for Mr Flowers to send off for ID :t:
Slatmarshe Delph. Kingfisher, Little Grebe. Damselfly sp - possible small red eyed. Lots of signs of vandals unfortunately.
Hornsea south shore for a couple of hours got 3 little gull, distant marsh tern sp (presume black) and a distant hobby. Two dunlins still on the point, when it opened.
Headed to Sammy's Point. 1 fem Redstart, 3 Spot Fly and usual warblers. Spent a while getting shots of the Flycatchers. Curlew Sand feeding quite close in, but flushed it when I went in for a shot. Typical photographer
Migrant Hawker and Ruddy Darter and another Brown Argus for Mr Flowers to send off for ID :t:Slatmarshe Delph. Kingfisher, Little Grebe. Damselfly sp - possible small red eyed. Lots of signs of vandals unfortunately.
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Auntystatic
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There is an osprey heading south from scotland with gps tag on, it can be tracked here http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/tracking/lochgartenospreys/index.asp
Looks like it was fishing just west of my house yesterday, It might be the one seen today, the tracking has not updated yet.
Dani
Looks like it was fishing just west of my house yesterday, It might be the one seen today, the tracking has not updated yet.
Dani
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Pete Mella
Getting there...
Well done, but a very big damn you!
I'm cheating by going to Rutland Water later in the week... You watch, the last one will have gone the day before!
Auntystatic
Well-known member
Well done, but a very big damn you!
All the way to rutland, there's one in the northeast, see the durham thread.
BirdFlower
Always more to learn
Headed to Sammy's Point. 1 fem Redstart, 3 Spot Fly and usual warblers. Spent a while getting shots of the Flycatchers. Curlew Sand feeding quite close in, but flushed it when I went in for a shot. Typical photographer
Thanks for the info, will try Sammy's Point first with my class this morning. Hope you tied the migrants down for the class! I'm taking it that the Cuckoo has gone? Failed to see it last Tuesday. Nice Flycatchers by the way.
Chris-Leeds
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I miss ospreys all the time, that's one I'd love to see without going all the way to nesting sites. One day I'll time it right.
Too tired to go off on the bike yesterday so made do with a dog walk for two and a half hours and the best bit was watching a couple of spot flys catching flies.
