Acres Down

Another visit to Acres Down in the New Forest with Paul F; Buzzard, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Tree Pipit, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Redstart. Poor quality Stonechat pic below plus 2 slightly better Tree Pipit pics.

Paul Frost's Pics below. Stock Dove, Wren, Coal Tit, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Tree Pipit x2. The butterflies are Silver Washed Fritillary and Silver Studded Blue.

Juv Shag at Wilstone Reservoir

At Wilstone Reservoir this evening; Juv Shag, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret and Little Grebe. Very poorly quality record shot of sleeping Shag.

Poplar Hawk Moth

I discovered the moth pictured below in the Watford Sorting Office.

I'm just wild about Saffron

An evening visit to Little Marlow gravel pits with Paul F; Egyptian Goose, Common Tern, Kingfisher, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull and a 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull. My Yellow-legged Gull record shots below.

Budgie at Woodoaks Farm

Woodoaks Farm this afternoon; 3 Green Woodpecker (2 adult, 1 juv), 2 Little Owl (1 adult, 1 juv), 3 Kestrel (2 adult, 1 juv), Buzzard, Red Kite, Herring Gull, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Goldcrest, Whitethroat and an escaped Budgerigar.

Wilstone

Thurs 14th July 2011 at Wilstone Reservoir; 9 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Common Tern, Lapwing, Buzzard, Red Kite, Kestrel, Blackcap.

Common Rosefinch

Paul Frost's Common Rosefinch pics taken on 13th July 2011 at Fowlmere Road, Melbourn, Cambs. Click on pics to enlarge. Please do not use without permission.

Common Rosefinch in Cambs

Weds 13th July. A visit to Daventry Country park was in all in vain as the reported Greater Yellow Legs was in fact a Greenshank.
Later I met up with Paul F and we went to Fowlmere Road, Cambs, where we were able to connect with a first summer male Common Rosefinch. Next stop was Deadmans Hill near Baldock; 6 Corn Bunting, 2 Red Legged Partridge, Yellowhammer and Buzzard. Also noted 10+ adult and juvenile Hare's.
See later post for pics.

Snail Trail

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/snail-bird-survive-digestion_n_894616.html

Small bird scares tiger

http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/tiny-bird-scares-tiger/1j4tfvuyj?from=video_module

Tern Turtle

A days birding in Kent with Brendan G, Dave J and Paul F.
Lydd Golf Course; Turtle Dove on telephone wires near entrance to golf course.
Beach at Dungeness near fishing boats; Sandwich Tern, Turnstone, Gannet, Great Black Backed Gull and Glaucous Gull.
Dungeness Power Station "the patch"; Common Tern, Gannet and Mediterranean Gull.
Near power station; Linnet.
Dungeness RSPB ARC Pit; Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Black Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier and Garganey.
Dungeness RSPB; Marsh Harrier, Greenshank, Great White Egret, Little Egret and Common Tern.
Finally we spent about an hour and a half at Elmley Marshes hoping to see the recently reported Long Eared Owls, no sign of the LEO's but we did see; 2 Barn Owl, Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Black Tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Little Egret, Avocet and Little Grebe.
My record shots below, Glaucous Gull, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank and Great White Egret. Paul's pics after my Great White Egret record shot. Click on pics to enlarge.

Paul Frost's Pics below, please do not use without his permision. Glaucous Gull, Glaucous Gull, Greenshank, Linnet, Linnet, Great White Egret, Barn Owl, Marsh Harrier, Turtle Dove nr Lydd Golf Course, Great Black Backed Gull and Glaucous Gull.

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross

Another visit to Woodoaks Farm this evening. 5 Red Kite (2 Adult and 3 Juvenile), Buzzard, Stock Dove, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, 4 Little Owl (2 Adult and 2 Juvenile) Click on pics to enlarge.

Woodoaks Farm, nr Maple Cross

At Woodoaks this evening; House Martin, Swift, Swallow, Yellowhammer, Pheasant, Red Kite, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 3 Little Owl (2 adult and 1 juvenile).

Garden Birds

This morning from my garden I noted the following; Carrion Crow, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Starling, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff (singing), Blackcap (singing), Yellowhammer (singing), House Martin and Swift.

Fast Food for Urban Heron

Watford High Street is full of bars and fast food places. Nice to see a fast food joint for a visiting Grey Heron. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9109814.Visiting_heron_lunches_at_the_pond_in_Watford_High_Street/

Odds n S*ds

Not a birding site but some interesting stuff;
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/09/nightingales-and-bombers/

Can you dig it?

Pied Wagtail halts progress, see the following link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13995117