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05-05-2008, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
I was determined not to do any birding today as I needed a bit of a rest plus I wanted to transplant some seedlings I had been growing.
I was relaxed in the garden when the pager went off alerting me to 2 Sponbills only 20 miles away. What could one do?
Within 45 minutes I had changed my clothes and was on site. They were very distant but it wasn't long before they took off and disappeared flying north East. At least I had a chance of a few flight shots, two of them shown here. Definitely my bird of the day.  
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05-05-2008, 09:06 PM
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I,m very happy!!! I saw a Lapwing hunting and watched it for 1 hour straight  |
05-05-2008, 10:06 PM
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Had a fantastic day at Elmley marshes today. It was a day of firsts for me, starting with first time I've missed the Sheppey exit from the M2. A twenty-two mile detour got me back on track and fortunately that was about the only thing that went wrong all day.
Saw my first Temminck's Stint (at least that's what everyone else in the hide said it was - I got some very distant shots, which I'll post later, that might confirm it), first common sandpiper, and - my bird of the day - first yellow wagtail. I got some pretty good shots of it too, better than I've ever managed with pied or grey wagtails. I have about a week's worth of editing to do but they'll turn up in the Gallery over the next few days.
I also saw my first hares and first orange-tip butterfly and it was the first time I've been to Elmley and not seen a stonechat. Where've they all gone?
Dave P.
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07-05-2008, 09:45 AM
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Still got loads of editing to do but these are my favourite yellow wagtails from Monday so far...   
Dave P.
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07-05-2008, 05:15 PM
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They are lovely, elegant birds aren't they Dave.
Where did you take these?
John Quote:
Originally Posted by pressld2  Still got loads of editing to do but these are my favourite yellow wagtails from Monday so far...
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07-05-2008, 05:23 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
This afternoon I went to see the Black Terns that had been reported at Wilstone Reservoir (near Tring). (Does that make me a twitcher?  )
They were too far off in the middle of the reservoir for a photo, but I could see them clearly through my binoculars. They were a first for me, so they are my Bird of the Day.
I also enjoyed watching my first Hobby of the year, and was rather surprised to see a Pintail. |
07-05-2008, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by John They are lovely, elegant birds aren't they Dave.
Where did you take these?
John | They certainly are John. These were at RSPB Elmley Marshes in Kent, and were taken from the car on the long drive up from the entrance. But they were everywhere and I got some more shots as I was leaving one of the hides. One of them let me get within about six or seven feet.
Elmley is the only place I know where it's possible to fill a 4Gb memory card before you reach the car park!
Dave P.
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09-05-2008, 08:16 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
My bird of the week is ... blue tit - just one seen (today). Mind, there aren't many other birds in numbers or regularity of attendance. Pigeons and magpies appear when any scraps are thrown out but, a the hopper, only coal tits regularly, consistently seen.
The disapperance of the blue tits does stand out though. Normally they are the most abundant, regular attenders at the feeders but about eight years ago they disappeared entirely from our garden and the rest of the neighbourhood and were hardly seen for nine months.
Interesting to see that great tits are coping with climate change in UK: BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Great tits cope well with warming
Might blue tits be having a prolem adapting? 
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09-05-2008, 10:40 PM
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My BOTD was a Little Owl. We knew one had been putting in good appearances at a local cliff face. Took us ages to find it but when we did we got a great view. |
11-05-2008, 09:22 AM
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I took a party to Stodmarsh yesterday + was pleased to see 6 species of raptor there (most I've seen there!) with 2 Kestrel, c20 Hobby, Sparrowhawk, c6 Marsh Harrier with some food passes, Buzzard + 3 Red Kites. Turtle Doves, Nightingale Cuckoos, Kingfisher + many others the icing on the cake.
A great day at a fabulous wetland reserve! | | | |
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