SCOTLAND
MY, JAKE, MATT. DAY 1
Started at Aberdeen with a short drive we got to Ythan Estuary
we saw Eider King Eider Green-winged Teal and Grey Seals.
then headed to Burghead to see the White-billed Diver
then on the way to the B+B we saw Red Grouse.
after that we went to the RSPB Osprey Hide at Loch Garten
and got Cappercaillie Osprey Crested tit Red squirrel.
DAY 2
Up early to see Black Grouse then Parrot Crossbill
back for breakfast then of to Glen shee we saw Black Grouse
Red Grouse White-tailed Eagle on the way to see Rock Ptarmigan
after I court up with Matt & Jake we got pic's and great views.
Dipper Ring-ouzel on the way back to the B+B Red Deer Badger
in the evening.
DAY 3
On the Drive to Oban we stopped at some Lochs and lakes
for Slav Grebe Black throated Diver Osprey through the rain
as we arrived we saw Black Guillemot Hooded Crow.
DAY 4
Got on the ferry to Isle Of MULL
saw a White-tailed Eagle on the way then headed to the
boat for feeding the Eagles only three trout are put off
the boat so 3 chances to get the Eagle grabbing a fish.
As we where on the trip we got Golden Eagle & Hen Harrier
and a OTTER feeding.Then a sea watch with over a 1000+
Manx shearwater past going north.
DAY 5
We got the ferry to IONA
for Corncrake WOW saw 3 heard 6 & Grasshopper warbler
Cuckoo Whopper Swan Twite Glaucous Gull on the way back to the main land
from Isle of Mull Matt found a Long-tailed Skua sitting on the sea and we saw Puffins.
DAY 6
We got to see 2 Common Cranes Little Gull Osprey Avocet
Pink-footed Geese Stock Dove Rock Dove.
DAY 7
Started with Whinchat Whimbrel Little Gull
Little Tern Whitethroat Sanderling finnished
with a Short-eared Owl.. then AIRPORT and
HOME NACKERED
1200 mile Driven by Jake mostly
Matt Nose all the roads and places
THANKS GUYS
GREAT TRIP.......
Cappercaillie
Ring-ouzel
Slavonian Grebe
Red Squirrel
King Eider
Black Guillemot
Hooded Crow
Rock Ptarmigan
White-tailed Eagle
Great Northern Diver
Red Grouse
White-tailed Eagle
native2sussexbirding
first blog so l will let you no what birds and here I've been and some pic's birds that are around sussex.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Friday, 4 May 2012
With Jake Matt Bob all around the place
Cuckmere Swallows
Rye Kentish plover and Curlew sandpiper
dungeness
Garden warbler Spotted flycatcher Pied flycatcher
and Banstead Dotterel
3 lifers a great day out...
swallow house martin sand martin
curlew sandpiper
Kentish plover
black tern
Garden warbler
spotted flycatcher
redstart
pied flycatcher
Dotterel
Cuckmere Swallows
Rye Kentish plover and Curlew sandpiper
dungeness
Garden warbler Spotted flycatcher Pied flycatcher
and Banstead Dotterel
3 lifers a great day out...
swallow house martin sand martin
curlew sandpiper
Kentish plover
black tern
Garden warbler
spotted flycatcher
redstart
pied flycatcher
Dotterel
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Dungeness
started at the old lighthouse
with redstart black redstart whitethroats
2 female blackcaps then to the traping area
more whitethroats blackcaps and a lesser whitethroat
at the ARC pit 4 yellow wagtails swifts swallows house martins
linnets at Denge marsh more swallows house martins and yellow wagtails
a Garganey grey plover.
common Whitethroat
Black redstart
Yellow wagtail
Garganey
Grey plover
Common tern
started at the old lighthouse
with redstart black redstart whitethroats
2 female blackcaps then to the traping area
more whitethroats blackcaps and a lesser whitethroat
at the ARC pit 4 yellow wagtails swifts swallows house martins
linnets at Denge marsh more swallows house martins and yellow wagtails
a Garganey grey plover.
common Whitethroat
Black redstart
Yellow wagtail
Garganey
Grey plover
Common tern
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Pulbourgh brooks
Started with a nightingale one of a dozen heard or seen
walking down the zigzag path lesser whitethroat & whitethroat
then at west mead hide saw the black tern south along the flooded river
ratty at winpenny hide and more nightingales at adder view point
at the hanger 3 more nightingales singing 2 seen and the picnic area
one more seen swallows swifts house martin and a sand martin seen
loads to see and hear at pulbourgh today.and no rain.
Moorehen
lesser whitethroat
blackcap
chaffinch
Ratty
sedge warbler
whitethroat
nightingale
swift
chiffchaff
swift
Started with a nightingale one of a dozen heard or seen
walking down the zigzag path lesser whitethroat & whitethroat
then at west mead hide saw the black tern south along the flooded river
ratty at winpenny hide and more nightingales at adder view point
at the hanger 3 more nightingales singing 2 seen and the picnic area
one more seen swallows swifts house martin and a sand martin seen
loads to see and hear at pulbourgh today.and no rain.
Moorehen
lesser whitethroat
blackcap
chaffinch
Ratty
sedge warbler
whitethroat
nightingale
swift
chiffchaff
swift
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