tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14951398897418129482024-03-16T07:24:12.234+00:00Northumbrian BirdingNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.comBlogger955125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-58867972900767766382017-04-24T18:24:00.000+01:002017-04-24T18:24:33.799+01:00Mallorca April 2016 Part 3Just some more photos from the last part of my trip to Majorca I thought I had better get these in before my impending trip back , this year going when last year I was coming back , so should be plenty to see .<br />
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19th April 2016<br />
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I looked for snakes especially early morning hoping they would be out in the<br />
open getting some warmth ,but these where the only ones I saw , with also one in the water ,not even sure how many are involved in this , and the size difference between them is great . Must say though after this I was not keen to go into the long grass especially with shorts on , although they would probably be gone long before I stood on one .<br />
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Some stunning Flowers to be found you don't have to know there names to enjoy them .<br />
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These Cory's just visible from the shore , just to far for my bins , a scope would have been handy <br />
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Looking over to the Lighthouse at Formentor<br />
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Some very interesting Flowers to be found<br />
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This is the path below the Arta mountains<br />
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Cattle e Egrets heading to roost from the platform at the Sewage works<br />
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Just missed this plane passing the moon from the platform<br />
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20th April 2016<br />
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Early run to Formentor before the crowds<br />
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The hire car at one of the viewpoints it was packed on the way back <br />
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Blue Rock Thrush it was distant , but then they always are<br />
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Looking back to Puerto Pollensa<br />
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ended the day back at S'Albufera this Stone Curlew just by one of the hides<br />
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22nd April 2016<br />
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Looks like a Volcano erupting in the distance ,if so that's Puerto Pollensa gone !<br />
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A visit to the Arta Mountains area , fantastic scenery and a good walk (long )<br />
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Egyptian Vulture was a surprise, it circled around a few times but was not easy to lock onto<br />
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Tawny pipit<br />
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Red Kite one of several<br />
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Tawny pipit signing from the tower<br />
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Spotted and Pied Flycatchers down by the carpark<br />
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23rd April 2016<br />
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Another of my frequent visits to S'Albufera a fantastic place ever changing its huge by our standards and takes some getting around<br />
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This Terrapin either practising to swim or just getting some rays !<br />
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Cetti's warblers obliging at times byt takes patience to hang around , you just get your eye on one when noisy tourists send it back into deep cover .<br />
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This one sat above me for ages signing but mostly with it's head turned away from me , then a sly look as if to taught me<br />
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Got my Snake eye in and found a few .<br />
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Cattle Egret taking nesting material , they nest just out of the extent of visitor limit , perhaps just as well.<br />
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It's not just the hoards of cyclists, to avoid this Scooter rally must be well over a 100 bikes .<br />
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24th April 2016<br />
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Took the morning off from birding to watch this Triathlon start , not like the Uk where there is plenty safety cover for the swimmers , here the back markers where just left to get on with it .<br />
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This trip I had quite a few Swallow Tails most just flashed past this one I tracked till it settled .<br />
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Orchids a plenty , but also many species had long gone over .<br />
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Very distant Roller , picked up by the other half with her usual comment "theres something on the wire over there "<br />
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Stunning Orchids , Flowers and insects , plenty to photograph .<br />
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Two Hoopoes near a couple of Kestrels<br />
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Black tailed Skimmer<br />
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Not sure what some of these insects are just lok<br />
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Although I heard a few Turtle Doves in various places this is the only one I saw it's sunning itself in amongst the branches<br />
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Cattle Egrets in amongst the horses and Flowers whats not to like , there hoping the grazing horse puts up insects for them .<br />
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Thousands , and I mean Thousands of Orchids in this field , no doubt one year I will visit top find it build on !!<br />
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Bee-eaters where often around a lot you just heard overhead , most of the flights shots I took ended up deleted<br />
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26th April 2016<br />
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The sewage works where if you have not been is well worth a visit , no access to the works but a platform gives you some good views over the pools that hold various wildfowl and waders , A Feruginous Duck around this year as where a couple of Pratincoles<br />
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Flight shots of the Pratincoles where all rubbish I just include this to show it with Swifts in the background<br />
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Little Bittern in the same spot but could not get a good view<br />
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Distant Great Reed<br />
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Purple Heron on the walk up the track to the reserve<br />
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The very obliging Great Reed near the pool by the mound .<br />
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Great Reed again the one by the pool , (apparently its back again this year 2017 )<br />
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A pair of Stone Curlews I just love these , and there call is something else !!<br />
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Nightingale giving great views , I was just praying nobody would come along and spook it .<br />
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13th April 2016<br />
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Common Sandpipers in good numbers this one of three looking over from a roadside bridge<br />
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Lesser Emperor on the sea shore and odd place for a Dragonfly<br />
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Frogs are heard everywhere but not many seen these where in a gully on the track up to the visitor centre<br />
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14th Audouins Gull being vocal on the beach , also saw Kentish Plover , Dunlin, Ringed Plover , Mallard and Little Egret as well as Swift, House Martins , Collared Dove all from the balcony<br />
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15th S Albufera Black tailed Skimmer make an appearance<br />
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This is a very small Turtle only given away by the mud dried on its back<br />
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great views of a Squacco Heron one late afternoon more photos to follow<br />
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Good numbers of Spotted Redshanks this one with Greenshank<br />
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More suspected Pine Marten scat<br />
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Orchids going over rapidly in the Spring heat<br />
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still sorting through some of the Orchids so as yet not sure of there names<br />
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Cattle Egret in a field of colour , you could see one in the UK ,but doubt you will find it in a meadow like this<br />
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A Couple of Red Kite seen but always distant , also at this time a raptor going over high , the photos where very poor but I did think it could have been possibly a Pallid Harrier<br />
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17th April 2016 Son Real<br />
Hermann's Tortoise<br />
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early morning seems best to find these although we did see lots of tracks<br />
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Crossbills coming down to the pools for a drink<br />
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Crossbills where very showy at the pool , luckily they sat in the trees on the edge where the light was better before dropping down to drink, there where other birds down , Serins, Linnets , Willow Warblers etc: but the shade too heavy to get any reasonable shots.<br />
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Marsh Harrier in the open fields , also here , Hoopoes , Crested Larks , and typical just as we sat down to have a drink and something to eat a mystery raptor passed over<br />
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Not too many Butterflies around lots of very small ones which are hard to photograph <br />
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Red Veined Darter on the long walk back to a shower and Beer (or two)<br />
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Got a hire car and headed for the Arta Mountains area its a park area has a carpark visitor centre toilets etc: not far out of Arta </div>
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Woodcaht Shrikes are fairly common using bare branches to perch on they are easy to see but always keep distant<br />
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We decided to do one of the walks that gives views of Alcudia Bay and Formentor its a bit of a slog especially carrying two cameras bins , food and water<br />
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Views are suberb, you just can't capture it all in a photo,<br />
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Looking out to sea<br />
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I found lots of suspected Pine Marten scat , this is the classic shape with a Euro for size<br />
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This is some sort of animal operated water pump , saw a few in various state of repair<br />
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If you go check out the map in the car park it has the various routes on some are strenuous<br />
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Pied Flycatcher several around the car park area , probably the best place to be for Spring migration </div>
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There are lots of walks in the area , you can even walk here from the coast , although it's a steep climb , not sure what this was nearby<br />
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ended the day at the platform for a sunset and watch the Egrets going to roost </div>
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Some stunning sunset views from thye platform on the edge of the sewage works<br />
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Early evening this Stone Curlew right beside the hide a couple of photographers must have taken hundreds of shots as it just sat there , putting there cameras in machine gun mode seems the norm now , as I also saw a couple take 40 plus shots each of a frog !!<br />
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<br />Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-50241916062850233492016-07-28T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-28T10:00:27.464+01:00Caspian Tern............. Big Waters 27th July I have just returned from an intensive trip to Bulgaria in search of Butterflies , so I just wanted to get out for a quiet walk around ,not having been to Big Waters for some time I headed there to check for Dragonflies . Typical of out British Summers by the time I got there it had mostly clouded over all I got was Common Blue, Large Red , and Blue Tail Damsels so I just headed to the hides for a quick look . only newly fledged Blue and Great Tits on the feeders , looked out from the hide perhaps I would be lucky and see an otter problem was though I only had my compact 7 x 21 bins ,great for Butterflies and Dragonflies no good for distance there where several terns hawking the far end then one started mobbing a larger bird what the hell its another tern it flew low back and forth then high and came towards me still a long way off surely a Caspian Tern I thought , tried to pick it out in the camera but could not find it this was frustrating I thought it was going to fly off as an unconfirmed till it rose higher and headed off SW between the hides and I managed to pick it up in the camera and get a few shots to confirm using my SX50.<br />
I put the word out but neglected to add a tag but I'm sure the word was spread although I stayed another hour and no one turned up on the off chance the bird returned so I guess everyone saw the last bird but me as I missed the last Caspian Tern not once but twice got to Big Waters to find it had just left and raced down to Blyth to find it had just been pushed off by the tide ,never to be seen again .<br />
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<br />Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-10362111383431561592016-07-11T15:57:00.001+01:002016-07-11T15:57:33.776+01:00Mallorca Part 1 April 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is a general report of my visit to Mallorca based near the reserve of S'Albufera but also visits to Boquer Valley ,Formentor, Son Real, and the Arta mountains </div>
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Day one 7th April arrived about midday with a taxi from the airport I had not booked one but as I was the only passenger to go near Alcudia on that flight I had a Taxi to myself which cost about £5 , settled into the Hotel (geared dumped on the bed ) had a coffee and was out for a walk just the nearby woodland on the extreme edge of S'Albufera, looking for Butterflies and Orchids </div>
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Several Painted Ladies on the wing ,Serins, Corn Buntings, 2 Hoopoe, Kestrel, Stonechats, Willow Warblers, Sardinian and Cettis Warblers etc all in the space of a couple hours in the sun fantastic.<br />
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Swallowtails also in good numbers but only this one settled<br />
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A Hornets nest on the wall<br />
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Naked man Orchid<br />
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Mirror Orchid<br />
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Spider Orchid ?<br />
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Spider Orchid<br />
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Audouin's Gull are numerous on the beach<br />
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8th April<br />
First full day so I went to the reserve a short bus ride away cost about £1;30 a quick look on the beach before the bus to see several Audouin's Gulls again.Red Knobbed Coot,Red Crested Pochard , Marbled Duck,Stone Curlew,Little Egrets ,Cattle Egrets, Night Heron ,etc ,etc,<br />
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About 5 Spotted Redshanks on the pools<br />
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I counted 40 Kentish Plover<br />
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Numerous Ospreys around this one fishing in a small pool and soon caught a fish which it flew off with<br />
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Some much needed rain in the afternoon saw me stuck in the hide at Sa roca ,was not dressed for it , luckily I had took coffee and food , plenty of battery power and spare cards for the camera<br />
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Purple Swamphens are very easy to see here , I always admire their ability to feed so delicately holding onto the root with one foot , this is also how they feed the young <br />
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Poor shot of a Water Pipit one of two that dropped in light was now poor , but you can see the Summer plumage on this bird , it would have looked great in the sun.<br />
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Little Ringed Plover taking time out to have a bath<br />
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Water level before the rain was perfect for the small waders but was also in danger of drying out , so rain is essential to regenerate the pools <br />
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9th April<br />
I took the bus to Alberfereta reserve just north of Alcudia its easy to get too , hopped off the bus first bird Zitting Cisticola , although they are very common most are seen as they ZIT, Zit through the air , was lucky to have this one drop in beside me.<br />
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Walked to the new platform which gave fantastic views , but on this day was a bit windy and hence cool ,Osprey, 4 Flamingoes, Great White Egret,Yellow Wagtails ,Corn Buntings<br />
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The top of the platform gives some great views , I have seen reports of some great sightings from here , Unfortunately you could imagine this sort of Tower/Platform in the UK , a new hide erected at a reserve at home lasted about a week before being burnt down , So Kudos to the Spanish Government for the funding of reserves !!!<br />
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A Tongue Orchid or one of the Serapia Orchids I don't as yet know how to separate them<br />
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I did not walk all the way around part of the path was under lots of water so I headed back to the road to head for La Gola in Pollensa.<br />
This is the outflow from Albufereta<br />
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Common Sandpiper , seen in every suitable location .Had a quick look into the north end of the reserve a path leads to a couple of screens etc. a group of ringers had a net up stretching for some way , there was nothing in and they said it was OK to walk past <br />
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La Gola is a small reserve in Pueerto Pollensa more like our parks , but with a very impressive species list , this was my first visit although I had been to Pollensa many times I had no idea of the reserve , I knew there was a visitor centre which had been closed for some time , but as it was open again I had a look in .The staff are very helpful and there is lots of leaflets with information of other sites to visit , I had just missed a low flying Osprey and they had recently had a Great White Egret giving very close views .<br />
Redstart, Sardinian Warblers ,Willow Warblers ,Blackcaps, Greenshanks, Yellow -Legged Gulls<br />
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Son Bosc & area and the sewage works Depuradora (you have to visit a sewage works don't you ) this is a bit of a walk not a problem normally but it gets pretty hot even in April so you need plenty water , which all has to be carried along with bins,cameras (DSLR & Bridge) Scope & Tripod they all take there toll by days end, which means numerous cold beers are essential to recover for the next days trek.</div>
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A rough tally of birds in the area , Bee eaters (heard only ) Ravens , 5 Hoopoes , Feruginous Duck , Marbled Duck,Stone Curlews, Purple Herons, Marsh Harriers, Osprey,Water Rail,Nightingale,Egrets , LRPlovers, Wood Sandpiper etc;</div>
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I think this is Red Veined Darter not had time to check the photos out yet<br />
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Son Real can either be reached via the a long walk along the beach or via road to carpark and its still a good walk around if you want to go to the coast.<br />
This is a bird hide overlooking a pool unfortuanatley walkers come to it from the front scaring everything away but are surprised when they get inside and see nothing there , if your going get in early for some good views of birds drinking.<br />
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Woodchat Shrikes fairly numerous and easy to see , albeit on the top of a bush some way off , two in this shot where a long way off the male was singing . As where a few Turtle Doves but I only glimpsed one flying out the back of a tree,<br />
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These are views from down at the coast<br />
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This platform gives good views of the surrounding scrub and the slight elevation helps to see birds flitting around .<br />
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Arta Mountains in the distance and the well worn coastal path ,it gets busy but you can soon get away from people if you want .<br />
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Tawny Pipit<br />
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Audouin's Gulls I counted 18 on the nearby small island<br />
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12th April<br />
Back to S'Albufera I should have said you need a permit to visit , but it's free just ask at visitor centre I always get one , to me it lets them know how many visitors are passing through , the more visitors it attracts the more they will spend on it's up keep and its a huge area to maintain , it can get very busy but again its so large most visitors by the time they have walked the 1km to get in , dont go much further ,<br />
Night Heron<br />
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Nightingale,<br />
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Found this very small shell on the wall only about 15mm , but a metre up the wall in full sun .<br />
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Catfish are very large and plentiful , I think these where feeding on the algae bloom after the heavy rain <br />
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Red Knobbed Coot , this is the one you have to step back to get a photo as it's so close , some have rings and some do not , smart bird though .<br />
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Red Eared Terrapin which seems to feature in Uk ponds now , I even saw one along the tidal stretch of the Ouseburn, Newcastle<br />
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I think the photos got mixed up as this is the Boquer Valley some days later<br />
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Black Winged Stilt , in very good numbers, a photographers dream ,very mobile and very noisy .<br />
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Purple Heron<br />
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Again this was down the end of the Boquer Valley where I found two Lesser Emperors , I may have some better pics , but they only landed very briefly , at some distance , they where the only ones I saw .<br />
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This is the end of part one I have only included a few shots from the places visited , and most are as from camera , if you have not been then visit it has something for everyone , there is plenty of information on the internet as to where and when to go ,it's only 2 1/2 hour flight from Uk .Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-62519056704599006452016-06-30T11:25:00.000+01:002016-06-30T11:26:23.273+01:00S'Albufera Mallorca- Snakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its some time since I updated my Blog so I am the process of editing some photos and videos from my trip to Mallorca earlier in the year .Video never seems to load on Blogger anymore nor is there notification as to why except for file too large .<br />
This is a video clip of a number of Snakes that collected on the edge of a canal , I presume its hot in that mat of vegetation which was in full sun , and after witnessing this it put me off going into the long grass especially with shorts on .Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-21848556206367455182016-03-19T15:32:00.001+00:002016-03-19T15:32:50.078+00:00Great White Egret <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Great White Egret at Bothal Pond presented no problems as I pulled it there it was just along the edge of the pool with just a couple of observers there also , they soon left and it was strange standing there alone with such a one time mega bird ,it still is a mega bird but sightings are more regular now and it's the sort of rarity you could easily find for yourself . So I enjoyed it all to myself as it wandered around the pond edge then hopped over the fence to the north end .</div>
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The bird had a drooping feather in flight it looked either the innermost primary or outermost secondary , not sure if it's moult or damage .<br />
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Called in at castle Island on the way past but nothing of note the water level fairly low .<br />
Also stopped at the quayside River Blyth Red Throated Diver not far off the side of the river but just to far away in the non accessible area , three or four Guillemots with a couple of dead birds on the tideline . The Tall ship has a new berth taking off more of the jetty access so you cant see down to the piers as well .<br />
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A Couple of short videos of the bird feeding , the sound needs to muted to drown out traffic etc: you can see it paddling its feet to try and disturb fish<br />
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A brief seawatch from St Mary's Island this am resulted in only a Black throated Diver on the sea and a Merganser north , with some Purple sandpipers in the foreground . Walking back near the willows the Short Eared Owls where out and about first one then another and briefly a third , hunting mainly over the wetland putting up Snipe first 6 then up to 20 , then ranging further afield giving some cracking views I rattled off numerous shots with varying results so I have just put in lots for this post .</div>
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<br />Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-53139643895913188992015-11-10T16:49:00.001+00:002015-11-10T16:49:36.560+00:00Late Tern <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Having seen the Long Billed Dowitcher at Cresswell the bird distant and the hide full , I was very interested in the report of Black Tern at Druridge Pools , the bird soon appeared doing a circuit around the pond ,passing the hide into the wind it did not make it any easier to get shots as they have such a buoyant flight . Not seen such a late bird hence the interest from me and others to see this bird .</div>
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Even the long range of the SX50 could not pull in a decent image of the LBD<br />
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It could get the more obliging Snipe though<br />
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Last Month saw some nice sunny days so I tried to find some Dragonflies ,plenty of Common Darters still around some coupled and ovipositing , also saw a couple of Large Hawkers either Common or Migrant I'm still at that stage where I need to see them perched or get a reasonable flight shot to ID them , but these where just darting about and then gone . Funghi starting to come through another subject i like to look at but unless they have a common name most remain a mystery but you can still enjoy them .</div>
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Took this Caterpillar out of a pond on the end of a stick , not sure what it is<br />
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This caught my eye it would make a great macro subject<br />
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This is pristine must have just come through<br />
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Common Darter this one seems to have clasped a male<br />
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M & F Common Darters clasped in a wheel<br />
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This Lichen on a small stone giving a nice pattern reminding me of ancient Northumberland rock carvings could there be a link .<br />
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<br />Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-53165307326808359402015-10-13T11:41:00.000+01:002015-10-13T11:41:51.875+01:00Shorelark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided to put a post on the Shorelark found at Blyth harbour yesterday by Peter Fletcher these used to be annual in small numbers but this is the first one I've seen for a few years , so it was worth spending lots of time with it ,letting it settle into a routine ,it gave best views when it landed in the compound giving us the opportunity to watch it slowly feed among the very small plants. The only thing that spooked it was any noisy vehicle that past ,when it would fly sometimes onto the beach , at one point posing on a log for a couple of minutes thus allowing me to use the SX5O as we stood behind the wall , it also sang from here a short sweet trilling sub song<br />
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Showing the small horns<br />
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A very pleasant couple of hours at St Mary's Island this afternoon still a few Goldcrests in the top end and two wWillow/Chiffs in the Willows with a Great Spotted Woodpecker , Stonechat , with a couple of Skeins of Pinkfeet heading South , but is was the Butterflies that where in dominance , I loosely counted 42 Speckled Wood , 10 Red Admiral , 6 Small Torts 2 Painted Ladies , and over 100+ Silver Y modtly on the flowers planted along the roadside not counting the hundreds of Bees and other insects . No sign of any Hawkers but plenty of Common Darter scattered all over </div>
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When this sign was put up I doubt there was any Speckled Wood in the County<br />
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Liked the sun on this one<br />
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It was good enough to sit for several portraits<br />
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60+ Pinkfeet head south in the clear sky<br />
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Golden Plover settle on the rocks as the tide recedes, with the Wildflowers in the foreground<br />
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21st September as we fly over Corfu our destination lies below the small resort of Agios St George South and Lake Korission </div>
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As I say this was never a birding holiday but the area could have potential ,I never got down to the lake early morning ,but if the price is right it's worth a look , not a great deal other than a small harbour and lots of restaurants along the very long coast road of St Georges , and insect where rather a pain Carol getting some nasty bites which needed antibiotics, you needs some good insect repellent. </div>
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22nd We had a walk along to the Lake it was not early and the sun well up and very hot, the sand is hard in places and other areas are soft and hard to walk , plenty of Dragonflies at a small disgusting looking pool , with other Darters perched along the trackside . Whinchats where in small groups and also a few Spotted Flycatchers and distant Red Backed Shrikes also two wood Warblers and numerous Stonechats , but all flew ahead of us and with plenty cover they soon disappeared. This was never meant to be a birding holiday just a few days away in the sun there is always something to find when the sun shines </div>
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View across the lake from a small sand dune east<br />
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Meadow Browns very common and where seen everywhere much more so than at home<br />
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A small ploughed field had Whinchats and Spotted Flycatcher<br />
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Early evening we walk down for the sunset and this young lady taking in the last rays ,part of a photo shoot nearby<br />
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23rd and a walk up to Argrirades with some nice habitat along the way before the steep climb to the small town , numerous Butterflies along the way the vast majority did not settle which was rather frustrating , I saw a large Fritillary on flowers in someone's garden but all to briefly it was gone further in and with no viewing , I was however lucky to catch sight of a Two Tailed Pasha as it zoomed overhead I had no idea at the time of what it was but it settled High in a tree and I got some shots it also dropped down somewhat giving better views but no open wing .</div>
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I have seen this Spider posted on Twitter with the white spikes and crab like legs<br />
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Two Tailed Pasha a new species for me and it made my day the long walk and climb in the baking heat was well worth it<br />
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Stopping for lunch of salad etc , I dropped some rice and within a flash this ant had it away heaved it down several steep stone stairs to the entrance ony to find it blocked by a team trying to get a piece of sweetcorn into the narrow gap , some pushing and pullin they just went around in circles , but I marvelled at the shear determination they have and the strength.<br />
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These popped up here and there some form of Cyclamen ?<br />
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And the inevitable Sunset which also included Kingfisher in the harbour<br />
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The Night of the 24th a storm raged from about 5 in the afternoon till the early hours of the morning and did it rain it poured down , this would have been the day to get out early but we had booked to go on a trip to Albania to the port of Sarande for my birthday seemed like a good idea at the time.</div>
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We tried to walk out of town but the rain was just relentless and I only got four birds on my Albanian list which will never increase , this small harbour has a crane that has toppled and just been left , most of the town is modern but there is still some old parts around a house we saw was built of bricks but no mortar and the weight of a concrete roof keeping it all in place , I did not like too photograph it as the owners where outside , Two Cows wandered down the street , a shoe shop comprised of Hundreds of used shoes tied together in a pile even odd shoes tied together ,, sort yourself out a pair .</div>
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Like something out of Thunderbirds our 40 mins transfer from Corfu via this Hydrofoil thats the back, A small party of Gulls along the quay but signed as a restricted area no way I was going to check them out with bins and camera<br />
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Two Butterflies settle all too briefly ,presume mating<br />
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Lone Flamingo unless more where hidden the reeds and Bamboo is very high<br />
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Speckled Wood only about three seen<br />
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The two mystery waders Greenshank for me<br />
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I had glimpsed what I thought was a Turtle Dove on the way along and found this 1st year bird in with Collared Doves on the way back the area is littered with shotgun cartridge cases and we saw three guys with Guns and dogs<br />
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Not too many Lizards seen Carol found this for me which posed nicely on the wall<br />
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And another Sunset a nightly event for many of us tourists<br />
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This Moth on the wall as we returned to the hotel and the constant calling of one then two Scops Owls ,which teased me every night as one sounded very close , determined to see it I went around to where I thought it would be and where it seemed to call from for most of the night but alas it had moved on the noise of the weekend perhaps was the cause .<br />
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27th Another walk back up to Agrirades but only what I thought was an Iberian Chiffchaff heard apart from the numerous raucous Jays , even the likes of Great Tits and Blue Tits are very hard to see .</div>
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Long Tailed Blue ? i have not checked anything out yet this just to show how small they are next to a Bee </div>
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This Beetle caught my eye with the sun on it what stunning colours<br />
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Comma on a wall in the town<br />
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A couple of Lizards in this old Olive tree<br />
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Swallowtail gave stunning views as it fed for sometime on these flowers just growing in tin cans on someone's steps<br />
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More Cyclamen type flowers these a bit more accessible <br />
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And this small plain white Butterfly I could see no marks at all and the Aeroplane shaped wings ?<br />
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For some reason Skippers on the wing today and three or four seen , this one rested briefly<br />
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Swallowtail feeding most of the ones seen before just shoot past and away<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-l9nY0WdOYPdG3XTWeUy-Gu5Bl2J43VBPjZAqDc1hya9Dnz8LZHzAMPP8Q0GvhGKug7BRBLuzEerbxKs8uw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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Little Egret just below the hide it just stood and picked up fish ,it must have been a good spot as it chased anything that came near<br />
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Up to 15 Spotted Redshank most just coming into Summer Plummage<br />
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Black winged Silt very common at the reserve ,nevertheless brilliant watching there constant fighting and chasing <br />
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This Nightingale had favourite spots to sing from and at one stage it hopped around the ground just near where I was having lunch<br />
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Several Ospreys present<br />
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Several pairs of Little Ringed Plover<br />
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This Purple Heron was along at the end of a small canal it had a very large Snake not sure if it ate it or just let it go as to much trouble<br />
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If it ate the Snake it did so very quickly as I did not capture it .these taken with the SX50 at max, as the 400 lens would just not reach<br />
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The usual thing I do with Cettis is try to catch them in heavy undergrowth but patience and early morning wouldsee them feeding on the ground in the open <br />
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Another one just voff a quiet path feeding along the edge<br />
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Two Spotted Redshank having a serious fight for some time<br />
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Heavy crop of Moustached Warbler I saw it and heard it sing several times but it never came even remotely close<br />
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Another Orchid from just at the Roadside<br />
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Gull-Billed Tern the only one I saw<br />
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Only a few Night Heron seen and this the only one photographed<br />
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One of two Temmincks Stints at the sewage works also had ,Little Stints and Curlew SandpiperNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-63374321331989269532015-04-27T22:34:00.003+01:002015-04-27T22:34:53.609+01:00Majorca 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We based ourselves at Can Picafort its heavily patronised by the Germans so you would be better to brush up on your German as Spanish , the reserve at Albufera ia walkable from here but you would only want to do it once as is the deck at San Bosc and Son Real , buses where a bit hit and miss this early in the season but very reasonably priced a trip to the reserve is 1.55 Euro , I like to walk so we walked to Son Real twice ,the reserve once , Son Bosc 3 times and around the reserve path once . </div>
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Some reasonable numbers of waders around despite it apparently being quiet , Spotted Redshanks , Wood Sandpipers, Ruff, Common Sandpipers , Little Ringed Plovers , and Kentish Plovers , Greenshanks with a couple of Little Stints , Temminck's Stints , and Collared Pratincoles and large numbers of Black Winged Stilt . Reading what had passed over the Island while I was there was rather impressive though I had made the decision not to hire a car and chase all over the place after birds </div>
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Orchids, some are in huge numbers these we only found a couple of plants <br />
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Several Tortoise where encountered , I did not even know they had them 1<br />
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Climbers up the edge of Boquer Valley I did see much here and still have to find Balearic Warbler <br />
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Little Egrets although fantastic don't have the magic they once had, with frequent sightings around my home now a sight I never thought I would see !!!</div>
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Absolute carpets of flowers another reason to go earlier this year , this is White Star of Bethlehem which grows like daisy do in England<br />
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This is about 4 " long only found the one <br />
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First Encounter with the Golden Eagle , various stories of it's origin <br />
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An Epic bus trip to Port Soller , which held hundreds of Yellow Legged Gulls , but the vast number of cyclists on the way up the steep mountain roads meant the journey seemed to take forever , and it's no easier coming back down as they are going some pace and in packs , another reason I did not fancy driving </div>
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Cuber Dam<br />
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Most of the Flowers I came across I as yet have no idea as to their names , but I can still enjoy them</div>
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A few Marbled Ducks around the first week but only one on the second<br />
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Saw plenty of Bee-Eaters but they where always distant , I love there bubbly call as they fly over </div>
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Only found about 5 species of |Butterffly dispite it being to us very warm , and dragonflies only noticed in the last couple of days <br />
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Audouin's Gulls seen only along the coast a very smart Gull with a distinct call<br />
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Many of the |Bee Orchids seem very similar so I took lots of photos to help ID<br />
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You just can't capture the sheer mass of Flowers I have never seen a meadow like this in the UK . the Cattle Egret just to give it some scale <br />
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Encounter 2 with the Golden Eagle I did get a couple of shots of Marsh Harrier mobbing it showing the huge size differance<br />
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A lot of the Orchids had gone over in the strong sunlight so finding some fresher blooms was harder<br />
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This Bee on a Mirror Bee Orchid which once you got your eye in was found in the thousands <br />
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I don't really have the photographic gear for Botany , one guy had screens , flash and tripod set up , this one looks stunning when you get down to it's level <br />
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Several sightings of Tortoise encountered one only a couple of inches long amazing<br />
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PART TWO TO FOLLOWNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-9425802674018634832015-04-07T21:52:00.000+01:002015-04-07T21:52:19.703+01:00Shaftoe Crags - Bolam <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Not having been to Shaftoe Crags for some time we had a drive up parked at the end of the lane and braved the fierce wind as we headed on a circular walk around to the rock outcrops, a hard surface had been laid for part of the way since our last visit i thought it over the top till I twigged it comprised of concrete railway sleepers placed face down ,but even so it must have taken some time and effort to lay these. Several Buzzards encountered but little in the way of small birds and no sign of expected Wheatear we did see 2 grey Squirrel in a small wood </div>
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Thats one solid road of railway sleepers<br />
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I think this large stone is called The Tailor and his man<br />
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Some of the as yet unused sleepers<br />
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I have seen anything on this small pond<br />
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the stone has some severe weather wear as presumably water runs over the edge<br />
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This looks like a Lizards head<br />
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Steps cut into the rock lead to a small cave presume it was used during quarrying<br />
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More steps lead to the cave<br />
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Some parts are very wert as you would expect from an area like this<br />
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Its a nice area to visit we did a circular walk<br />
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which goes back through this gap<br />
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Called in at Bolam on the way back these two Roe seemed unconcerned by us<br />
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picked out 2 Scaup on the choppy water so I got some shots just to check they where not Lesse Scaup<br />
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Short Eared Owl from near Stobswood /Widdrington never came close harried by Corvids for most of the time</div>
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The Barn Owls at Cresswell are certainly drawing the crowds this late evening just before darkness drops in digiscoped image<br />
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Whilst it out flew the Crows it did prevent it from hunting over the grassland<br />
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You can see the fascination of Owls with the bright eyes looking down at you as they drift past silently<br />
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Probably the closest it came lucky I had brought my DSLR as as good as it is the SX50 struggles with flight shots<br />
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When Shorties drop on the ground they just blend in , I don't know why its wing is outspread it was not successful in hunting<br />
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Slightly out of focus shot but I do like the wing spread<br />
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The recent Mandarin on the Wansbeck and with some sunshine to boot what a stunning bird these are oddly the DSLR shots where very poor whereas the SX50 seemed to handle the bright sun and bold colours very well.</div>
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These two shots taken from the bridge before it went to settle with Mallards on a small island </div>
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A section of the large flock of Pinkfeet at Stobswood that held the Ross's goose spend some time on the pools with more a couple of fields over but no where near as many as previous it seems at this stage that many have moved on taking the Ross's with them<br />
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<br />Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-87791974891168186662015-03-02T13:51:00.000+00:002015-03-02T13:51:13.274+00:00BoulmerBoulmer was the chosen site for a walk from the small village to Howick Burn not a long walk just a gentle stroll the tide was well out on arrival ,so we set straight off taking food etc: with us and taking the top path rather than go along the shore .I checked the fields and fence-lines for any birds but it was not till we had gone two thirds of the way that a flock of about 40 Linnets where encountered near the cattle feeders , I scanned as best I could but all seemed to be Linnets . Crossing the bridge at the burn and up through the gate i noticed a sign "Howich Hill Fort" so off we walked , I had no idea there was a hill fort here despite having walked the coast path a few times , it's only a short walk but it's not until you climb up the hillside and see the outline from within that it shows as a hill fort , so it's well worth the small detour . Back at the Bridge for a coffee stop the wind cool but it was sunny and dry , some years ago I found some large dressed sandstone blocks laid out in the sand from an old structure , I sent off the photo and it featured in Northumbrian magazines section for any information but I got no reply so still intrigued as to what it was , no sign today it must have been buried ,heading back via the beach nicely sheltered from the cold breeze , Rock Pipits and Pied Wagtails a plenty feeding in amongst the rotting seaweed, by the time we got back to the car the tide was coming in strongly pushing the birds ever nearer , I scanned with the scope and made a loose count , nothing you would not have expected just a good number of waders frantically feeding as the tide pushed the line of birds up the sand I was looking for any colour ringed birds , six Grey Plover flew past heading north .<br />
Check out these stunning images of Northumberland , I just love the one of the bathing house which is just about 1/2 mile from the burn and taken the same day as our visit .<a href="http://anitanicholsonphotography.com/northumberland-landscapes-and-seascapes" target="_blank">Anita Nicholson Photography</a><br />
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The familiar Yellow helicopter which I believe is to be replaced by a private service 2016? , It just hovered for awhile circled and hovered again before heading North<br />
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Difficult to show the hill fort in a photo , you can make out the outline edge , with the burn to the right<br />
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Looking back towards the burn there is a bridge across , and a path leads through to Howick Hall gardens<br />
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Late afternoon and I headed to Prestwick Carr in the hope of Owls I did not go too early just enough time to have some daylight for a walk around down to the sentry post and back again to the platform just as well despite the sunshine it was freezing, Bullfinch ,Chaffinch, and lots of Goldfinch along the track hedge of the bumpy road , Willow Tit tantalised me with good views which I tried to capture but they move around so fast all I photographed where twigs . I stopped now again to scan with the scope hoping for a roosting LEO hidden deep in the bushes but no luck . Three Kestrels and two Buzzards encountered , heading back to the platform in the now fading light a Tawny called from the plantation I got set up on the platform and just scanned and scanned the fading light gradually reducing how far I could see six Roe Deer hopped over a fence one by one and disappeared into the long grass . I tried the scope it seemed to gather more light but obviously a much narrower field of view , then suddenly a Short Eared Owl popped into view as it hunted in the distance, at one point it hovered in the air for what seemed like a few minutes but was probably only 10 or so seconds I eventually lost it so looked through the bins but could not see very far at all , Surprised just how much more light the scope pulled in would not have seen the bird without it , Picked it up again with the scope and followed its progress till it was lost behind a hedge . I now turned my attention to the Moon and accompanying planets which where showing well but I dont have the gear to get any good shots , but in the setting of the Carr they did look impressive .</div>
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Willow Tit with background Great Tit<br />
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The Moon , Venus and Mars (just visible) much more impressive at the time , while I was looking through the scope at them something flew over my head I only heard the swoosh of wing beats , gave me quiet a fright in the near darkness no idea what it was .Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-38029444012169386232015-02-24T12:14:00.001+00:002015-02-24T12:14:19.642+00:00Morpeth to Mitford Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A walk from Morpeth to Mitford and back again , it was rather a cool day only the fact I was walking kept me warm sadly not much bird life encountered, the site of the Abbey ruin is now closed to no access at all now sad as it was always worth a visit, the usual hedge nearby along where the Hornbeams are held several Bullfinch that always alighted on the other side given close but restricted views , a flock of Goldfinch with a few Greenfinch, Chaffinch's and a small group of tits but no Marsh Tit, a raucous Jay flew across ahead of me and landed in the Hornbeams , I saw nothing on the river where it was visible , on the ground large patches of Snowdrops added some colour to the drab scene and thousands of shoots of Ransom starting to come through .</div>
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Mitford castle was to be as far as I went stopped here for my coffee, there are always birds passing through the hawthorns , nearby the drumming of a GSW , and 2 Buzzard circled calling, years ago I had called here at dusk with the kids to observe the Bats coming out it's a fantastic setting, I headed back via the road which gives several views of the streams and river no Dippers ,just several mallard and 2 Little Grebes , cut back into Morpeth and over the stepping stones to check out Appleby's Bookshop having a 50% off sale due to closing down not a sole in save the one shop assistant , I checked the Natural History section and found nothing I needed but overall there are plenty of books going very cheap !!!!</div>
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Jenny Wren the only photo opportunity<br />
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The walk takes you under the A1 the Wansbeck snakes it's way to the sea and a WW11 pillbox guards the valley<br />
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Although these pillboxes are common in Northumberland and ones like this will be around for many years to come , many at the coast have been lost to the sea or as in Blyth destroyed for health & saftey , to me they are as important a part of our history as any castle , or stately home and as such should be saved .<br />
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The path descends steeply down and over the stream Mitford Castle sits atop an isolated hill<br />
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The Wansbeck below and the road back in the distance , there was splash of Dipper but no sightings<br />
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Mitford Church through the castle walls<br />
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This is some sort of cellar ,used nowadays by youths to light fires and drink ! I only went down because I dropped some litter and had to retrieve itNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-49406325468084715672015-02-19T11:17:00.000+00:002015-02-19T11:17:35.196+00:00River Otter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One late afternoon walking along the River Blyth I could see some ripples along the river edge probably a couple of Mallard I thought but no the head of an Otter popped up briefly catching me by surprise, whipped the camera but the light fading fast I should have practised with the settings for just such a case , I rattled a few shots off but the poor light made it hard to focus ,so I just watched it as it searched along the bank coming within a few feet at one point but I could only see it 's back , it made my day the first time Iv'e seen one in a river setting apart from the glimpse of one in the harbour while kayaking.</div>
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A walk for the sake of it in an area west of Morpeth turned up a couple of Marsh Tit , and in the same tree 2 Nuthatch which seemed determined to have the tree to themselves , a large flock of Fielfare was encountered a few times as we walked in a large circle, Tawny Owl called from a copse, with 3 Buzzards in the air, Bullfinch, Jay also encountered<br />
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Distant Buzzard taken with the SX50 which was just able to make out with the bins<br />
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A run up the coast which ended back at Cresswell in the hope of the Barn Owl which duly turned up it usually starts off on the east side near the small pond it was still reasonably bright but the setting sun put the area in shade so again I just took a couple of shots with my sx50 a watched as it cruised over the field . The Pond had 34 Whoopers that dropped in and several Snipe in front of the hide and the small pool had lots of Wigeon and Teal including a hybrid Wigeon of some sort I thought it was an American/Eurasion Wigeon it realy stood out amongst the flock<br />
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Hybrid Wigeon<br />
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Not sure if this Cormorant caught this flatfish in the pool but it also seems unlikely that it flew in with it , in which case it shows the power of a tidal surge<br />
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Whoopers drop in announcing their arrival with loud honking<br />
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Barn Owl settles along the south edge of the reserve you never tire of seeing them<br />
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And again settles along the fence line of the road good to see another one has survived perhaps the worst of the WinterNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-68973015979419342842015-02-16T13:18:00.001+00:002015-02-16T13:18:18.568+00:00The Year So Far<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just an assortment of shots from the past few weeks been neglecting the blog of late partly due to the fact I have not had a decent run of pictures to include. January I concentrated on the Blyth Valley patch challenge to see how many birds could be seen in the are of Blyth Valley which roughly is from Blyth River to Holywell Dene to toughly just short of the A1 and as far out to sea as is visible but only for the month of January, I must say in the end I rather enjoyed it going to areas not usually visited in the quest for the more elusive Marsh(no) & Willow Tit(yes) but rather than just trail around aimlessly I also surveyed sights that could be good for Dragonflies in the coming months of Summer and areas that perhaps had potential for any Spring wader passage , I ended up with 117species in the end which obviously being on the coast was supplemented with Seawatch sightings, total in reality could have been much greater given the fact I did not see CANADA goose which you would have thought of as a given, I even went to anywhere I thought I would see them, and would have twitched one if I could ,how sad is that !!! , </div>
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Med Gull at Holywell Pond turns out to be a Polish Bird<br />
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Digiscoped this Fox I like the fact he had no idea i was there<br />
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Forgot I had this shot 2 little egrets on the Horton Burn<br />
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And this Great Black Backed Gull with the unusual wing pattern what will it mature in too <br />
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I do have a soft spot for Yellowhammers this is one bird that reminds me of my childhood<br />
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Little Egret on the small stream running into the River Blyth , the only bird I have ever seen on this part<br />
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And this one on the Horton Burn late one afternoon<br />
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Kingfisher also on the Horton Burn again late afternoon , it was only the water ripples that gave it away at first<br />
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Goldeneye displaying on the River Blyth probably the sunshine set it off<br />
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Lesser Redpolls at Cramlington actually feeding amongst the shallow water<br />
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Gadwall at Holywell Pond a species that seems to be thriving and one you had to go to Gosforth Park in the hope of seeing them some years ago , how things change !<br />
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Came across this Fungi at the base of a tree , to me it looks like it's upside down , the white coating was very hard and smooth , I put a shot on twitter to see if It can be identifiedNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-10585811276146940222015-02-11T14:21:00.001+00:002015-02-11T14:21:34.356+00:00Header<br />
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I forgot to change my header for this month not that I had much to choose from this is the best of the West Hartford Great Grey Shrike that I managed , so for me at least it sums up the species stunning but often distant !!!Northumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-40793419658813038662015-01-05T18:09:00.001+00:002015-01-05T18:09:09.428+00:00Glaucous & Iceland Gulls <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A day at north Shields Fish Quay on Saturday in the company of many birders and Gulls , we had all come to see Glaucous and Iceland Gulls and they put on a good show especially the Iceland Gull which gave cracking views , my interest was also in the so called "Viking" gull a hybrid of Glaucous and Herring Gull which put in an appearance later in the day , initially it looked just like a Glaucous but darker . I had heard the term Viking gull before presume it has northern origins where perhaps they are more common I suppose it's just a simple name rather than saying Glaucous X Herring Gull Hybrid </div>
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Glaucous Gull<br />
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Glaucous X herring Gull<br />
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Glaucous top left and Glaucous X herring Gull lower rightNorthumbrian Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789507404266357158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495139889741812948.post-90391052107442577612015-01-01T12:07:00.002+00:002015-01-01T12:07:25.246+00:00Happy New Year To All !!!!!<br />
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Started the year with a header of the humble but ever welcome Stonechat , this one along the wall at South Harbour Blyth first time I have seen one this far along the beach, at the moment they seem fairly common especially along the coast , lets hope the winter is kind to them.</div>
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What does 2015 hold for us ,birding has changed enormously over the years , some sites are in decline and will never recover to there former glory , Linton Ponds one such site the closure of the open landfill site more commonly known as the tip , saw the rapid decline of Gulls from this site which would surely have pulled in Yellow Legged and Caspian Gulls . There was always something of interest and I spent many happy but very cold days of Winter at this my favourite site.Other landfill sites around the Country are still active and drawing in some unusual gulls , but how long before the too are phased out . I saw an orange ringed Herring Gull at North Shields Fish Quay which could have been from the ringing scheme to determine the movement of Gulls that fed at landfill sites , of the hundreds of Gulls present this was the only bird I could see as ringed.</div>
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Now another threat to Northumberland more opencast mining ,personally I would have thought they had long since dug out every bit of coal from the area but no , with the proposal of a site not far from where I live and another at Druridge and at the same time importing huge stocks of coal from abroad into Blyth Harbour . Yes they will restore the land to farming and wildlife hopefully not making the mistakes of the early days like Hauxley, after the end of opencast at Widdrington the site was filled and eventually was covered in rough grassland ,that now seems to be going over to pasture all will no doubt end up with a low hedge acting as no more than a windbreak. Perhaps the best to come out of the recent years was the forming of a small pond near Newton which rapidly proved popular with migrating birds , so the creation of suitable habitat can be done. We are never going to get a huge reserve like the creation of Saltholme , although the habitat was already there , the management of the RSPB does see it's future more secure . So what is 2015 going to produce no doubt given the recent trend there will be a couple of County firsts , or the very least County first's for many given the increase in birders over the years , so let's be positive and enjoy what the fantastic County of Northumberland has to offer in the coming year !!!</div>
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4th of December a visit to Blyth South Harbour , in reality there is no public right of way to the harbour access has been seriously restricted in the past few years in the interest of security , the middle jetty was the place to be where you could see the fishing boats unload and get very close to the ever present Gulls. Walking the path a Snow Bunting lifted from the grass I stopped and it settled on the wall as it was on it's own it just sat there giving superb views ,till it flew across the road into the restricted yard . There was masses of Gulls in the harbour and distant shed roofs , but no White Wing Gulls that I could see. </div>
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Common Gull not that common in the harbour<br />
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Red Throated Diver off the stone jetty it was getting nearer till kayakers came around and onto the beach<br />
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The stone jetty and entrance to the river on rather a dull day one of many in December<br />
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The 5th saw me spend a day at Shields Fish Quay , never seen as many gulls at one site , these are just a fraction of gulls coming in with the fishing boats . At last a bright sunny day but it soon became a problem the strong low light was impossible to pick out any WW gulls I had also taken my DSLR but did not go mad taking shots . I took the bus to the boating lake and back again it often has gulls on taking the chance of a bath in fresh water.<br />
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16th A day at Big Waters , first problem the small hide on the south side was closed due to vandalism , an ever present problem not just at nature reserves but everywhere and with seemingly little retribution for those that are caught it's only going to be an increasing problem. Apparently the shutters had not been bolted properly , which is also what happened at Holywell Pond . Anyway it was a good day in the sense that I had sightings of Otter first two for about 20 minutes than an hour later a single slightly nearer , which would have given great views from the closed hide . </div>
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17th Went back to West Hartford with the Great Grey Shrike having been refound I had been there on the Monday but it stayed hidden for the couple of hours I had given it , the bird gave good views via the scope but stayed rather distant , looking at some of the photos of the bird it did come much nearer at times. I thought as my luck is in I would head to Swallow Pond with the chance of Bittern, Harris Hawk, and Water Rail it was worth the run . Well I gave it till near dark but no sign of Bittern , Harris Hawk dropped in nearby as did a Sparrowhawk and in the field behind the screen an Adult Med Gull with the Common and Black Headed, and in the fading light 2 Water Rails called and a bird crossed the gap , ended the day getting some shopping at ASDA \<br />
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18th stopped off at QE11 lake to try for the Black Necked Grebe I went around the east side which was a mistake as the wind was howling across the lake , the bird located via the scope so I went around to the west side which was at least calmer , I never got close enough for any decent shots , but again I have seen some cracking shots from other birders , you need Patience or luck . Not having been to Linton Ponds for a year or more , my most favoured winter haunt when the local tip was in full swing and the pond used to get full of gulls , alas the closing of the tip (and others not sure where all the rubbish now goes) sees the ponds very quiet with only a handfull of Mallard a few Teal and Tufted </div>
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