Heron numbers building – Dhahran Waste Water Lake

Spring bliss

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This morning was one of those mornings that demonstrate best (to me at
least) why I am a birder and how rewarding being a birder can be. I visited
Mt. Am…

6 days ago

Gambia 2019

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Well behind in posting this one as life has been a bit full on but here’s
pics from our trip to Gambia in 2019. Unfortunately there will be a bit of
a gap…

2 months ago

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Notes from the field – Nader Fahad on using the OSME Birds of the Middle
East Arabic App Nader Fahad is a young bird watcher and photographer based
in Sa…

3 months ago

Home Sweet Home

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09 December 2020 – Kyalami Estate, Midrand

I am now back home in South Africa and re-united with my family after
almost a year due to the Covid restricti…

3 years ago

Stopover 187

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by M. McGrady, F. Al Lamki, B. Meyburg, A. Spalton

As mentioned in yesterday’s post (click here), 187 has been in southern
Russia for the last week or s…

3 years ago

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This morning I went to Jahra Farms, having a feeling that the
Black-throated Thrush should have arrived by now as two weeks earlier one
was found in Pivot …

4 years ago

KAUST week ending May 30, 2019

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KAUST week ending May 30, 2019

Indian Silverbill
Another very quiet week birdwise at KAUST.

A pair of Indian Silverbills have been seen a number of times…

4 years ago

Morocco October 2017

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Trip report for 4 days in Morocco October 2017

Full PDF report and images can be found here : Morocco

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6 years ago

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What was for the most part a gloriously sunny day (albeit a little brisk at
times in a cool northwester) saw a couple of additions to the 2024
yearlist. …

3 hours ago

20th – 22nd March

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The weather on 20th was decidedly spring-like, and allowed obs staff to
make good headway clearing net rides and paths in Holland garden ready for
the se…

5 hours ago

Delta del Ebro

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Hola a tod@s

El 15 de marzo por la tarde estuve un rato viendo aves en el Delta del
Ebro, en concreto en la Laguna de la Tancada y sus alrededores.

La Tan…

6 hours ago

Mist netting 21/3/24

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A small team assembled for a mist netting session around the willows &
Stafford Brook. We set up a base in the pond dipping shelter, and finished
settin…

6 hours ago

21st March

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Migrants remained on the move although in the murky conditions that rolled
in after dawn and persisted for several hours there was a feeling that
plenty …

1 day ago

[Botany • 2024] Solenangis impraedicta (Orchidaceae) • A New orchid Species
expands Darwin’s predicted pollination guild in Madagascar

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*Solenangis impraedicta *Stévart, Farminhão, Savignac, Verlynde & Ramand.,

*in* Farminhão, Savignac, Droissart, Lowry, Rajaonarivelo, Ramandimbisoa,
Ver…

1 day ago

2024 first week update

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The plan was for Emma and I to return to the island on Friday 18th March,
with the staff arriving on Monday 20th.

We left Norfolk on Sunday night at 5.3…

5 days ago

Lapinpöllö 16.3.2024

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Käytiin eilen lasten kanssa bongaamassa Helsingin Laajasalossa paljon
julkisuutta saanut Lapinpöllö vuosilistalle. Lappareita näkyy melkein
vuosittain p…

5 days ago

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13th-14th March 2024 This crackin Mediterranean Gull was hanging out with
some 3-400 Black-headed Gull at Horton Wood The only species of note 14th,
was a …

1 week ago

Bald Common Myna – Tiung Kepala Botak

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Yellow funky botak-head, looks like vultures.
Cause: Unknown

Common Mynas *(Acridotheres tristis tristis)*

1 week ago

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A quick half hour at Bowling Green Marsh got me a few Northern Pintail , a
male Tufted Duck , 2 European Spoonbill , 2 Little Egret , a *Great White
Egr…

2 weeks ago

Pájaro moscón

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Remiz pendulinus. Pájaro moscón. Teixidor. Eurasian Penduline Tit,

2 weeks ago

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January 2024 Private tour booked for the lovely Becki and Andrew on a cold
winter Friday in West Cornwall. We set off from HQ at 8.30 and headed
straight…

1 month ago

Rundum Highland, Tenom

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9th – 13th January 2024

Bird survey with the Sabah Birdwatchers Association at Rundum Highland,
revealed some of the exciting mixture of species from …

2 months ago

We’re migrated to a new website…

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This blogspot is no longer active and will continue to be hosted online as
an archive. But never fear, all of your favourite island news and more and
can n…

3 months ago

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SEAWATCHING in Cornwall is my main interest in birding, mainly because the
county lends itself perfectly to an incredible passage of seabirds and a
its …

3 months ago

Start of the winter Chiffs

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It’s not often we start our winter sewage works ringing in December, but a
couple of weekends of cold weather recently gave us the chance to venture
out …

3 months ago

Birds Beaks

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I made this simple explanation about the diversity of beak types in the
birds. You could of course delve deeper into more complex beak types and
their us…

7 months ago

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As a proud member of the Bird Observatory community, Lundy Bird Observatory
is committed to and promo…

11 months ago

Early June Visit

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Over half term we had a family trip down to Cornwall again. With two out of
three children in tow we headed off on Tuesday for the rest of the week.

The…

2 years ago

What makes for a long life?

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Rob Robinson writes: I am sometimes asked the question: “How long do birds
live?” The answer is, as to many good questions, “It depends”. The oldest
known …

3 years ago

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The migration blog has a new home, head over to
https://www.bto.org/community/bto-blog to check out what species are on the
move and where best to find them.

3 years ago

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Birding at my backyard is a solo activity , that don’t involve large crowd
gathering. Friday, 13 Mar 2020, 10:23 PM MYT – Malaysia positive cases =
197 cas…

4 years ago

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For those who have not heard, I am afraid I have some bad news to share.
Rob, my brother, died suddenly at home in Mauritania from a heart attack on
the 9t…

5 years ago