A week away to visit relatives in the mid-West during the still hot & sunny autumn.
St. Charles, 7th October: Black-Capped Chickadee, Chimney Swift, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow, Starling.
St. Louis Gateway Arch & Zoo, 8th October: Red-Tailed Hawk, Common Grackle, Red-Winged Blackbird, Cardinal, American Robin.
Cahokia Mounds & Grafton, Illinois, 9th October: Double-Crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Canada Goose & Great Egret on various waterways seen from the car; Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel, Kildeer & American Crow by the banks of Mississippi in Grafton; White Pelican passing way overhead at Pere Marquette viewpoint.
Boston, 10th to 12th October: House Sparrow, European Starling, Hermit Thrush (whilst walking to hotel), Double-Crested Cormorant (during Boston duck tour).
20 species, 17 new!
Sunday, 14 October 2007
Sunday, 26 August 2007
RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk, 26/08/2007
Nice & sunny but quite breezy.
Avocet
Swallow
Bearded Tit
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Canada Goose
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunlin
Eider
Gadwall
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Grey Plover
Herring Gull
Lapwing
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Pied Wheatear
Pochard
Redshank
Reed Bunting
Ringed Plover
Ruff
Sanderling
Shoveler
Snipe
Starling
Teal
Wood Pigeon
35 Species
Avocet
Swallow
Bearded Tit
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Canada Goose
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunlin
Eider
Gadwall
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Grey Plover
Herring Gull
Lapwing
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Pied Wheatear
Pochard
Redshank
Reed Bunting
Ringed Plover
Ruff
Sanderling
Shoveler
Snipe
Starling
Teal
Wood Pigeon
35 Species
Sunday, 15 July 2007
RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk, 15/07/2007
Bright, overcast, breezy.
Avocet
Blackcap
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Canada Goose
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Common Tern
Coot
Curlew
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Hobby (possibly)
Lapwing
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Reed Bunting
Reed Warbler
Robin
Ruddy Duck
Shoveler
Skylark
Wood Pigeon
26 Species.
Avocet
Blackcap
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Canada Goose
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Common Tern
Coot
Curlew
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Hobby (possibly)
Lapwing
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Reed Bunting
Reed Warbler
Robin
Ruddy Duck
Shoveler
Skylark
Wood Pigeon
26 Species.
Sunday, 8 July 2007
Tring Reservoirs, Hertfordshire, 08/07/2007
Bright, sunny & warm.
Walk around all the reservoirs: Startops End, Tringford, Marsworth, Wilstone.
Barn Swallow
Blackcap
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Collared Dove
Common Tern
Coot
Cormorant
Great Crested Grebe
Great Tit
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Rook
Song Thrush
Swift
Tufted Duck
Pied Wagtail
Wood Pigeon
Wren
23 Species.
Walk around all the reservoirs: Startops End, Tringford, Marsworth, Wilstone.
Barn Swallow
Blackcap
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Collared Dove
Common Tern
Coot
Cormorant
Great Crested Grebe
Great Tit
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Rook
Song Thrush
Swift
Tufted Duck
Pied Wagtail
Wood Pigeon
Wren
23 Species.
Saturday, 7 April 2007
Roydon Common, Norfolk, 07/04/2007
Early morning walk, both sides of the reserve.
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Curlew
Dunnock
Goldfinch
Great Tit
Green Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Jay
Kestrel
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Pheasant
Red-legged Partridge
Reed Bunting
Robin
Skylark
Stonechat
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Yellowhammer
24 Species.
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Curlew
Dunnock
Goldfinch
Great Tit
Green Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Jay
Kestrel
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Pheasant
Red-legged Partridge
Reed Bunting
Robin
Skylark
Stonechat
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Yellowhammer
24 Species.
Tuesday, 20 October 1992
Glenshee - Strathardle - Loch Lowes, Scotland, 20/10/1992
Variable [weather].
To Glenshee: Rook, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, Red Deer.
At Glenshee where there was much snow on the ground and the weather was very unpredictable.
Walking up a hill at Glenshee gave large numbers of Red Grouse and a single Snow Hare.
At Glenshee cafe red grouse were still easily seen.
When leaving Glenshee valley a grouse-like bird turned out to be a Red-Legged Partridge. Perhaps a bird blown off-course and very high up as it did not seem at home because it ran around the road reluctant to enter the snow, until it took fright.
To Strathardle: Kestrel near to two Mistle Thrush and later on a flock of Fieldfare were seen. No birds seen at Strathardle 'moor'.
At Loch of the Lowes:
Blue Tit - in trees.
Tufted Duck - most numerous.
Gooseander - two or three pairs.
Goldeneye - dull plumaged females/eclipse?
Mallard - half dozen pair.
Coot - half dozen solitary birds.
Pochard - two or three pairs in middle of loch.
A large congregation of gulls in various plumage also was in the centre of the loch but was too far away to distinguish individual species using binoculars (no telescope taken). Large numbers of small, dark-coloured, very vocal geese continued to fly into the middle of the loch, most likely Pink-Footed Goose.
On journey home a strange-looking bird standing in an arable field when viewed through binoculars turned out to be a Peregrine. Largish bird with dark plumage and moustaches, yellow legs and hunched standing appearance allowed identification. It flew off quickly and distinctive flight of rapid wing beats with a quick glide was characteristic.
18 species no new species.
To Glenshee: Rook, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, Red Deer.
At Glenshee where there was much snow on the ground and the weather was very unpredictable.
Walking up a hill at Glenshee gave large numbers of Red Grouse and a single Snow Hare.
At Glenshee cafe red grouse were still easily seen.
When leaving Glenshee valley a grouse-like bird turned out to be a Red-Legged Partridge. Perhaps a bird blown off-course and very high up as it did not seem at home because it ran around the road reluctant to enter the snow, until it took fright.
To Strathardle: Kestrel near to two Mistle Thrush and later on a flock of Fieldfare were seen. No birds seen at Strathardle 'moor'.
At Loch of the Lowes:
Blue Tit - in trees.
Tufted Duck - most numerous.
Gooseander - two or three pairs.
Goldeneye - dull plumaged females/eclipse?
Mallard - half dozen pair.
Coot - half dozen solitary birds.
Pochard - two or three pairs in middle of loch.
A large congregation of gulls in various plumage also was in the centre of the loch but was too far away to distinguish individual species using binoculars (no telescope taken). Large numbers of small, dark-coloured, very vocal geese continued to fly into the middle of the loch, most likely Pink-Footed Goose.
On journey home a strange-looking bird standing in an arable field when viewed through binoculars turned out to be a Peregrine. Largish bird with dark plumage and moustaches, yellow legs and hunched standing appearance allowed identification. It flew off quickly and distinctive flight of rapid wing beats with a quick glide was characteristic.
18 species no new species.
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