Ton-Up
27th july2015 Teamed up with Ben ‘the whimbrel’ Ward in the hope to see over 100 species in the day. Not the greatest time of year for a big list but that wasn’t going to stop us trying. We kicked … Continue reading Ton-Up
Month: July 2015
Freiston and Frampton.
Wader numbers are beginning to build up nicely in the wash. I went in the hope of finding a few of the scarcer ones of which there were one or two. I finished with twenty species of wader. At Freiston … Continue reading Freiston and Frampton.
Sound of Sleat week
I spend a week every summer with some old friends in a farmhouse at Glenelg on the Sound of Sleat in Wester Ross. All the usual suspects were seen plus for the first time for four years I got some … Continue reading Sound of Sleat week
Working @ home & then
Got home from working in Derby this afternoon but still had a few telephone calls to make on a project I am currently on. I got sorted out with all relevant paperwork phone numbers etc. and moved to my ‘office’. … Continue reading Working @ home & then
Up close with dunlins.
Witham mouth 6th July 2015. A high tide meant that a few waders rested on the rocks close to the cut end hide. Close inspection showed that one of the dunlins had a BTO ring. I managed to read seven of the … Continue reading Up close with dunlins.
White-winged black tern.
RSPB FRAMPTON. This beautiful (no other word for it!) specimen decided to hang on for it’s second day here and showed very well at times. Wow, I mean Wow, no I mean WOW! Took these digi-scoped pics, but there were some … Continue reading White-winged black tern.
Wishing for Whinchat – Padley Gorge Derbyshire
I went back to Padley Gorge again a couple of weeks back to see if I could meet up with the Whinchats there that I missed on my previous visit. I parked up got alongside the Ice-Cream Van (no lolly … Continue reading Wishing for Whinchat – Padley Gorge Derbyshire
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