Hello,
At Pitsford Res this morning, an Osprey spent some time over the Scaldwell Bay before moving off west. A migration of hirundines which was mostly Swallows, Wagtails one Grey, at max of 20 Yellow and a few Pied. Pipits were going over in groups quite visible all morning. The pipits were made up of one Tree and a couple of Meadow Pipit. Other birds noted included Hobby, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and the two Black Swans still.
A ringing session at the Old Scaldwell Road Feeding Station became wind-affected and produced only a small catch of birds. Pick of the bunch was Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler and Tree Sparrow. A total of 22 Birds.
There was a Spotted Flycatcher down School Lane, Scaldwell this evening catch passing Insects.
Regards,
Jacob
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Not much Birding...
Hello,
Not much Birding took place today but three species really stranded out which were Blackcap, 4 Sea Eagles fighting for a territory, 30 odd Sanderlings on the Dervaig Estuary and 8 Goldeneye on the Croig Beach. Ten minutes later my Family and I were in the Water snorkelling and a pod of Seals came right up to us by 6ft!
Regards,
Jacob
Not much Birding took place today but three species really stranded out which were Blackcap, 4 Sea Eagles fighting for a territory, 30 odd Sanderlings on the Dervaig Estuary and 8 Goldeneye on the Croig Beach. Ten minutes later my Family and I were in the Water snorkelling and a pod of Seals came right up to us by 6ft!
Regards,
Jacob
Monday, 25 August 2014
Cool Down from Yesterday...
Hello,
Definitely a cool down from yesterday with two star birds which were a Dipper at Aros Park and a Merlin attacking Hooded Crows over the Garden in Dervaig!
A drive past the Mishnish Lochs found Buzzards, Ravens and Hooded Crows circling over a dead Red Deer.
Regards,
Jacob
Definitely a cool down from yesterday with two star birds which were a Dipper at Aros Park and a Merlin attacking Hooded Crows over the Garden in Dervaig!
A drive past the Mishnish Lochs found Buzzards, Ravens and Hooded Crows circling over a dead Red Deer.
Regards,
Jacob
Sunday, 24 August 2014
The Best two Birding Days Ever!
Hello,
Sorry there was no post yesterday but yesterday birds were a White Tailed Eagle, Curlew and some Rock Dove on the Dervaig Estuary. Over Dervaig was my First Hen Harrier. Others flying over we're migrating birds going south which were Swallows and House Martin. But at Croig Beach there were Meadow and Rock Pipit, Wheatear, Grey Heron, Lapwing, White Tailed Eagle and a Redshank!
Today at The Mishnish Lochs at around 8:00 thee were 8 Red Throated Divers, a Reed Bunting, a Juvenile Cuckoo, 4 Little Grebe, about 40 Meadow Pipits!
In the Garden today was a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 8 Mistle Thrush. At Croig Beach today were my First Merlin, 3 Goosander, a Buzzard, a few Wheatear and Rock Pipit, a Grey Heron, plenty of Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Hering Gull and Greater Blacked Back Gull. Waders were Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper.
Regards,
Jacob
Sorry there was no post yesterday but yesterday birds were a White Tailed Eagle, Curlew and some Rock Dove on the Dervaig Estuary. Over Dervaig was my First Hen Harrier. Others flying over we're migrating birds going south which were Swallows and House Martin. But at Croig Beach there were Meadow and Rock Pipit, Wheatear, Grey Heron, Lapwing, White Tailed Eagle and a Redshank!
Today at The Mishnish Lochs at around 8:00 thee were 8 Red Throated Divers, a Reed Bunting, a Juvenile Cuckoo, 4 Little Grebe, about 40 Meadow Pipits!
In the Garden today was a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 8 Mistle Thrush. At Croig Beach today were my First Merlin, 3 Goosander, a Buzzard, a few Wheatear and Rock Pipit, a Grey Heron, plenty of Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Hering Gull and Greater Blacked Back Gull. Waders were Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper.
Regards,
Jacob
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Mull Birds
Hello,
There were plenty of Birds today like 8 Goosander on the Estuary on Dervaig also 3 Curlew and a Grey Heron. At the Heritage Centre there was 7 Goldcrest, and very Good Numbers of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler also a lone Buzzard.
At Loch Na Keal there were two White Tailed Eagles which landed on the Beach. Then there was a other Sea Eagle at Croig Beach.
Regards,
Jacob
There were plenty of Birds today like 8 Goosander on the Estuary on Dervaig also 3 Curlew and a Grey Heron. At the Heritage Centre there was 7 Goldcrest, and very Good Numbers of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler also a lone Buzzard.
At Loch Na Keal there were two White Tailed Eagles which landed on the Beach. Then there was a other Sea Eagle at Croig Beach.
Regards,
Jacob
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Rain and More Rain Coming...
Hello,
The weather today has been Terrible! There was only time for a hour at Croig Beach. This provided a Adult Buzzard feeding a Juvenile, a Curlew, a couple of Wheatear, a Common Sandpiper, a few Rock Pipits, Grey Herons and a Good amount of Greylag Geese.
In the Garden today we had a Tree Creeper also Coal, Blue and Great Tit and lots of Chaffinch and a Adult male Bullfinch!
Regards,
Jacob
The weather today has been Terrible! There was only time for a hour at Croig Beach. This provided a Adult Buzzard feeding a Juvenile, a Curlew, a couple of Wheatear, a Common Sandpiper, a few Rock Pipits, Grey Herons and a Good amount of Greylag Geese.
In the Garden today we had a Tree Creeper also Coal, Blue and Great Tit and lots of Chaffinch and a Adult male Bullfinch!
Regards,
Jacob
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Mull Chartes and more...
Hello,
I walked the Dog this morning down the Estuary to find 4 Curlews, a Greenshank, a Yellowhammer, a Meadow Pipit and good numbers of Rock Pipit.
At 13:00 I went on a trip on the Mull Chartes and saw 2 White Tailed Eagles 7 times! We also saw big Gulls like Herring and Greater Blacked Back! We also found 4 Article Terns.
For Pictures of the Eagles visit my Flickr Page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildlife_boy1/
Regards,
Jacob
I walked the Dog this morning down the Estuary to find 4 Curlews, a Greenshank, a Yellowhammer, a Meadow Pipit and good numbers of Rock Pipit.
At 13:00 I went on a trip on the Mull Chartes and saw 2 White Tailed Eagles 7 times! We also saw big Gulls like Herring and Greater Blacked Back! We also found 4 Article Terns.
For Pictures of the Eagles visit my Flickr Page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildlife_boy1/
Regards,
Jacob
Monday, 18 August 2014
Nothing really...
Hello,
Today there hasn't been much to report but at Croig Beach thee were 24 Oystercatchers, 40+ Common Seals, a Skylark, 4 Shag and 6 Rock Pipit.
Afterwards a quick look at Tobermory for Gulls produced a few Pied Wagtails, some House Sparrows, a Handful of Herring Gulls and a couple of Greater Blacked Backed Gulls.
Regards,
Jacob
Today there hasn't been much to report but at Croig Beach thee were 24 Oystercatchers, 40+ Common Seals, a Skylark, 4 Shag and 6 Rock Pipit.
Afterwards a quick look at Tobermory for Gulls produced a few Pied Wagtails, some House Sparrows, a Handful of Herring Gulls and a couple of Greater Blacked Backed Gulls.
Regards,
Jacob
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Wet Weather...
Hello,
It has been very Wet and Windy with Gusts of 30-40mph. There was only a small gap in the weather for us to go too Calgary Beach which provided Pied Wagtail, Hooded Crow, 14 Oystercatcher, Rock Pipit, Wheatear, Robin, Common Gull, Lesser Blacked Back Gull, Gannet and Sand Martin.
I took the Dog for a walk next to the estuary in Dervaig, Mull and found Pied Wagtail, 7 Red Breasted Merganser, Linnet, Shoveler, Grey Heron, 2 Curlew, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, 2 Greenshank, Greylag Goose, Buzzard and the first Wren!
Regards,
Jacob
It has been very Wet and Windy with Gusts of 30-40mph. There was only a small gap in the weather for us to go too Calgary Beach which provided Pied Wagtail, Hooded Crow, 14 Oystercatcher, Rock Pipit, Wheatear, Robin, Common Gull, Lesser Blacked Back Gull, Gannet and Sand Martin.
I took the Dog for a walk next to the estuary in Dervaig, Mull and found Pied Wagtail, 7 Red Breasted Merganser, Linnet, Shoveler, Grey Heron, 2 Curlew, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, 2 Greenshank, Greylag Goose, Buzzard and the first Wren!
Regards,
Jacob
Saturday, 16 August 2014
Mull and Long Tailed Skua
Hello,
I have been traveling to Mull today. On the crossing there was a fair amount of birds. There were Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser and Greater Blacked Back Gull, Kittiwake, a Fulmar, Gannet, Cormerant, Shag, Black Guillemot, 30+ Manx Shearwater and a single Long Tailed Skua!
When we had arrived in Mull we had located 23 Fieldfare and Blackbird in some bushes and feeding on the floor. There wer plenty of Corvids on a carcos near the Thrushes, the Corvids were Jackdaw, Hooded and Carrion Crow also a single Raven was taking good amounts of food. We pulled over again 100 yards down the road to find Eider and Tufted Duck. Also there was a couple of Oystercatcher and Grey Heron.
When we had arrived at the House two White Tailed Eagles came over at quite a high altitude. In the meanwhile Wheatear, Whinchat and Stonechat were feeding themselves and young! These were the best species but I have reached 36 species!
Regards,
Jacob
I have been traveling to Mull today. On the crossing there was a fair amount of birds. There were Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser and Greater Blacked Back Gull, Kittiwake, a Fulmar, Gannet, Cormerant, Shag, Black Guillemot, 30+ Manx Shearwater and a single Long Tailed Skua!
When we had arrived in Mull we had located 23 Fieldfare and Blackbird in some bushes and feeding on the floor. There wer plenty of Corvids on a carcos near the Thrushes, the Corvids were Jackdaw, Hooded and Carrion Crow also a single Raven was taking good amounts of food. We pulled over again 100 yards down the road to find Eider and Tufted Duck. Also there was a couple of Oystercatcher and Grey Heron.
When we had arrived at the House two White Tailed Eagles came over at quite a high altitude. In the meanwhile Wheatear, Whinchat and Stonechat were feeding themselves and young! These were the best species but I have reached 36 species!
Regards,
Jacob
Saturday, 9 August 2014
Ringing and Red Necked Grebe
Hello,
A long period of ringing at Harrington Airfield yesterday provided 43 captures. This was made up of 12 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, a Dunnock, 6 Robin, a Wren, a Reed Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer, a Blue Tit, a Great Tit, 3 Blackbird and 3 Linnet. Other birds noted on-site included Hobby and singles of Spotted Flycatcher and Redstart.
Afterwards a visit to Pitsford Res immediately yielded a surprise with a summer plumage Red-necked Grebe displaying noisily to Great Crested Grebes on the reserve from the Maytrees Hide! Two drake Red-crested Pochard and a Pintail were in the Walgrave Bay and a Goldeneye and a Snipe were in the Scaldwell Bay. In total there were 5 adult Yellow-legged Gulls in residence and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull was again off the yacht club in inclement conditions this evening.
Sincerely,
Jacob
A long period of ringing at Harrington Airfield yesterday provided 43 captures. This was made up of 12 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, a Dunnock, 6 Robin, a Wren, a Reed Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer, a Blue Tit, a Great Tit, 3 Blackbird and 3 Linnet. Other birds noted on-site included Hobby and singles of Spotted Flycatcher and Redstart.
Afterwards a visit to Pitsford Res immediately yielded a surprise with a summer plumage Red-necked Grebe displaying noisily to Great Crested Grebes on the reserve from the Maytrees Hide! Two drake Red-crested Pochard and a Pintail were in the Walgrave Bay and a Goldeneye and a Snipe were in the Scaldwell Bay. In total there were 5 adult Yellow-legged Gulls in residence and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull was again off the yacht club in inclement conditions this evening.
Sincerely,
Jacob
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