Wednesday 26 September 2012

UK NEWS

English: Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Warbler ...
 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
MEGA: PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Hartlepool at jewish cemy.
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Tuesday 25 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

English: Little Stint (Calidris minuta). Photo...
 Little Stint
English: A Long-tailed Skua in flight, seen fr...
 A Long-tailed Skua
Beddington SF: Long-tailed Skua 10:45 flew SW. Little Stint.Bentley Priory: 3 Ravens in area between deer park and lake. Rainham Marshes: 2 Pectoral Sandpipers on Purfleet Scrape at noon then flew towards Aveley Pools. Also Turtle Dove south during morning.
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Monday 24 September 2012

Sunday 23 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

Bar-tailed Godwit from USFWS Title: Bar-tailed...
Bar-tailed Godwit
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My not very good video

Here's my KNOT feeding on lockwood res. Sorry about the small image.

Walthamstow




The first bird i looked at today on lockwood res was a KNOT this was my second bird for the patch.It's great finding your own birds.As you can see some more great shots by Lol.Cumming.

Saturday 22 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

Negrola // Common Scoter
 Common Scoter
Rainham Marshes juv BAILLON'S CRAKE 07.30, 16th day. Also Common Scoter and Yellow-browed Warbler (Birdguides, various observers). 2 Marsh Harriers, Sparrowhawk, Hobby.Dagenham Chase LNR : 2 Immature Gannet flew over at 1:25pm.Brent Reservoir: male Redstart 08.00-08.30.
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Thursday 20 September 2012

Walthamstow

English: Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava at Hod...
 Yellow Wagtail
Today i did see some birds at the patch 13 Yellow Wagtail,Snipe,Wheatear all these birds on or over lockwood res.
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Wednesday 19 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

A male Pied Flycatcher at Wood of Cree Nature ...
male Pied Flycatcher
Pectoral Sandpiper Esperanto: Striokalidro Suo...
Pectoral Sandpiper
Rainham Marshes: juv BAILLON'S CRAKE still.Dorney (near J6 of M4): Pectoral Sandpiper for second day on flooded field behind Colenorton Cresecent. Barking Park: Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher.
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Saturday 15 September 2012

London's Top Birder (in summer plumage).

Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
Baillon's Crake 
This is me in summer plumage at the baillons twitch which i did not see that day.You must admit it's a classic picture of a twitcher in action and so good looking as well.
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Friday 14 September 2012

MY LONDON TWITCHING

Petinha dos campos // Tawny Pipit
tawny pipit
Twitchers
Twitchers
I like to keep a record of my hits & dips of twitching in london. I have been on six trips to see london lifers and have scored on five times and dipped once which puts me a 83% hit rate which i think is not bad.
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Tuesday 11 September 2012

LONDON BAILLONS CRAKE

BAILLON'S CRAKE LONDON.
After 13 and a half hours looking for the BAILLON'S CRAKE i finally scored today putting me on 267 for london.The bird gave stunning views when it was preening,and also it was calling and also i see it swimming between reed beds.

Monday 10 September 2012

GOING BACK

Aquatic Warbler
Aquatic Warbler 
I said i was NOT going back for the baillon's crake but now it's been joined by a AQUATIC WARBLER which is a LIFER for me.I will be back 1st light.
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Sunday 9 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

Black-tailed Godwit at Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium
Black-tailed Godwit.
Rainham Marshes RSPB: Juv BAILLON'S CRAKE seen briefly at 06.00. Baillon's Crake was seen through the gloom and mist at around 6.00am but not tickable for the majority present - just a small grey/brown moving blob for a brief few seconds. Also seen: 3 Water Rail, 3 Hobby, 1 Little Egret, a few Little Grebe, Sedge Warblers and Reed Warblers. Also around the reserve: 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 9 Common Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler. (Neil Randon). Showed very well at 12:35pm.
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Rainham

Baillon's Crake
Baillon's Crake
I had one of the worst days birding yesterday at rainham looking for the crake. 7.30 to 8.00pm with no sign and i will not be going back.
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Friday 7 September 2012

UK NEWS

English: Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semip...
 Semipalmated Plover
MEGA SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at glendale on south uist western Isles. 1st in britain since 1998 and only the 3rd ever.
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Walthamstow

Not much about today with just 2 redshank but lol did take this GREAT picture of a MIGRANT HAWKER.

Thursday 6 September 2012

Walthamstow Listers.

Birding Notebook 1
Birding Notebook
Today we have a NEW walthamstow lister DAVID LAMBERT who as submitted his 'inside the fences'walthamstow list.He stands on 179 going straight into second place only two birds behind lol cumming 181. Would you please contact me via e-mail,tweet me,phone me, so i can update your list straight away.THANK YOU KJM.
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Wednesday 5 September 2012

Lockwood res.

Yet another great day at the patch when i connected with a PECTORAL SANDPIPER at lockwood res. This was only the second record for walthamstow a much needed bird by all local patchers bar one.(lol cumming).

Tuesday 4 September 2012

Walthamstow

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sandwich Tern
English: Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis at Sindhr...
 Tree Pipit
A good day at lockwood today with a low flying TREE PIPIT over my head and it was also calling and soon after that 2 calling SANDWICH TERNS which stayed for about 20 minutes. Patch life 134.
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Monday 3 September 2012

LONDON NEWS

Nightingale
Nightingale 
Walthamstow:Lockwood res Osprey,6+Wheatear,Yellow Wagtail (KJMcmanus). WansteadFlats: f Common Redstart, 5 Whinchat.Wormwood Scrubs: a Nightingale was showing well at the western end of the Embankment at c0830hrs.Beddington SF* Garganey on south lake viewable from footpath.
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