Tuesday 25 June 2013

MEGA



W.Isles: WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL still on Harris at Tarbert on south side viewable from cliff above harbour at 6.30pm.SWIFT MEGA PIC
Here's a link to photographs that can not be beaten:http://joshrjones.blogspot.co.uk/ TODAYS NEWS:26/6/2013. Incredibly sad news that the White-throated Needletail has been picked up dead after apparently colliding with a wind-turbine.I have just received these pictures from David k Campbell who is on the western isles twitching the White-throated needletail and was sadly watching the bird when it flown into the wind turbine.(A VERY SAD SIGHT).The fate of the swift as also gone national on radio & tv here's a radio link:Needletail swift
Some more great info on the swift with one of london's top blogs:Devilbirders blog

Sunday 23 June 2013

LONDON NEWS

Staines Reservoirs: 06.00-08.20 1 Drake Scaup & 2 Black-necked Grebe (S. Basin).Walthamstow Reservoirs, Lockwood:FULMAR North at approx 3:45.Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Red Kite, Buzzard.

Thursday 20 June 2013

PATCHBIRDING

Now that my team are in the premiership thats crystal palace i am trying to emulate that by being no1 in the patchbirding league and here's how i am doing.

Monday 17 June 2013

TRIMLEY MARSH

I don't go twitching much these days so to connect with the PACIFIC SWIFT at trimley was great.Also that day had marsh harrier & spotted redshank.

Friday 14 June 2013

LONDON NEWS

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper 
Rainham Marshes: Spoonbill on Aveley Pool, flew off N 12.05, also Wood Sandpiper, at least two Caspian Gulls (2nd-summer and at least one 1st-summer) on the tip east of the stone barges late morning.
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Monday 10 June 2013

LONDON NEWS

Roseate Tern portrait. Petit Manan Island, Mai...
Roseate Tern
Staines Reservoirs: 1 Red-throated Diver landed on N basin 08.04 - still present late am, 1 Roseate Tern feeding on S basin 10.00-10.53 when flew off NW.Greenwich Park: Two spotted flycatchers still.
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Tuesday 4 June 2013

Unhappy birder.

Here's a tweet from a very angry birder.(Surpressing mother fuckening cunts keep your orphean warbler and i rise you a midlands american redstart).Come on it's only a bird,go across the water and see loads of them.

MEGA

Devon WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER male singing 1ml ENE of Newton Abbot by Teign Estuary (for 14th day)

Sunday 2 June 2013

LONDON NEWS

Honey Buzzard
Honey Buzzard
Richmond: 1 Honey Buzzard pale phase, low S over Selwyn Avenue 15.40-15.45 being mobbed by crows.
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