Hobbie's

[Tokka]

Hello all

I had a great day yesterday, saw about 20-30 hobbies flying round catching dragon fly's.

funny thing was i was looking at a dragon fly, waiting for it to land to take a photo, when not a hobbie but a chaffinch swooped and took it





Also there were plenty of Arctic terns.

[aeshna5]

Hobbies are exquisite birds to watch- where did you see them?

By the way your tern is a Common Tern with a longer black tipped bill .Arctic Tern also shows all the primaries to be translucent.

[Tokka]

I saw them at Lee Valley park, Waltham Abbey.

You are right, my apolagies, It's a commen tern, not a Arctic tern.

Someone there watching told me they were arctic terns, Did not think to check.

That's why i post? Im learning as i go.

Thanks.

[aeshna5]

Cornmill Meadows is a great place. Being the opposite side of town to me I don't get there often. The Lee Valley is good for Hobbies- Roy was talking about them there the other day on here.

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by Tokka

Someone there watching told me they were arctic terns, Did not think to check.

It wasn't me! (I might have been more likely to try and call them "Great Terns" - anyone who has been following the "My year list 2011" thread that Cordaline started will know what I mean!)

Originally Posted by aeshna5

Cornmill Meadows is a great place. Being the opposite side of town to me I don't get there often. The Lee Valley is good for Hobbies- Roy was talking about them there the other day on here.

It's more likely that the OP saw these elsewhere in the Lee Valley Park/River Lee Country Park. At the moment the best area to visit is probably Seventy Acres Lake and the surrounding area (a bit north of Cornmill Meadows) - but you would be unlucky not to see at least one anywhere in the area if you keep an eye out.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by RoyW

It wasn't me! (I might have been more likely to try and call them "Great Terns" - anyone who has been following the "My year list 2011" thread that Cordaline started will know what I mean!)


It's more likely that the OP saw these elsewhere in the Lee Valley Park/River Lee Country Park. At the moment the best area to visit is probably Seventy Acres Lake and the surrounding area (a bit north of Cornmill Meadows) - but you would be unlucky not to see at least one anywhere in the area if you keep an eye out.

I only suggested Cornmill Meadows because the Tokka mentioned it was at Waltham Abbey- perhaps I was taking it too literally!