Red-wattled Lapwing – Khafra Marsh

Poland – Aquatic Warblers and more

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I recently returned from a short work visit to Poland, with Amir Balaban.
This trip was organised with OTOP, to learn about their excellent
conservation …

5 days ago

الطيور في شهر أبريل

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يعتبر هذا الشهر من افضل الشهور للاستمتاع بطيور الحديقة حيث تكون الطيور
المقيمة في اجمل حلة لها والعديد منها قد فرخ وظهرت صغاره وبعضها ما زال يسعى
لحضنة …

2 weeks 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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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

[image: Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)]

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6 years ago

Encuentro con una perdiz roja

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Hoy, mientras caminaba, tuve el placer de encontrarme con una Perdiz roja,
también conocida como Alectoris rufa. Este hermoso ejemplar, probablemente
uno…

55 minutes ago

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IN FOCUS SOUTH WEST Optics field day this Sunday 16th June @PortlandBirdObs
@DorsetWildlife @DorsetBirdClub 01225 891352 for more info @opticronuk
@Sw…

2 hours ago

Mist netting 20/5/24

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A small group of members took part in a mist net session at the crop field.
Nineteen birds were caught which included a good selection of juveniles.
The …

6 hours ago

DE OUARZAZATE A MARRAKECH

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Amanece en Ouarzazate y nos acercamos a la Kasbah de Taourirt, situada muy
cerca de nuestro hotel.

Nido de Cigueña Blanca ” Ciconia ciconia”.

Do…

9 hours ago

12th – 13th June

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We finally have some birds to report with two new additions to the year
list in the past two days. With the weather turning slowly more tasty, we
can’t h…

21 hours ago

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Following yesterday’s glorious weather, we refused to believe that it could
turn into the grot forecasted for today (heavy rain, blown across the
Island …

22 hours ago

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A rare calm day with light westerlies was definitely a nice change from
recent weather. More failed breeding waders were on the move with four
*Curlews *…

1 day ago

30 Apr 24 – Wall Lizards At Durlston

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After an unsuccessful seawatch at Durlston where I had been hoping for a
passing Pomarine Skua, I checked the Durlston Castle wall. This was more
successfu…

1 day ago

El Hondo

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Hola a tod@s

El 8 de junio José A. Guillermo, Toni García, María Celdrán, Neus Ibarra,
Carmen, Diego, Mateo y yo estuvimos viendo fauna en el Parque Natura…

3 days ago

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Here are a few shots of the *Osprey* that was showing at Powderham Park
this morning and also hunting out over the River Exe .

Also seen was a flock of …

6 days ago

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Another fantastic set of tours on the Avalon Marshes in 2024!

The post The Avalon Marshes – 2024 appeared first on Cornwall Bird Watching
Tours.

1 week ago

Barn Owl throuple and other odd goings on

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Over the long bank holiday weekend we had a chance to make our first visits
to Barn Owl nestboxes across part of our patch. It was a long slog, with
plen…

2 weeks ago

Gran Día Mundial (11 de mayo de 2024)

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Imágenes de la salida por la laguna de Monte y la zona rural en
inmediaciones de Berra.
Dejamos los enlaces a eBird con las especies observadas ese hermos…

2 weeks ago

Nokisorsa ja mökkeilyä 12.5.2024

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7.5 lähdettiin Kari Lindblomin kanssa ajelemaan kohti Poria aamusella, kun
olin saanut pojan päiväkotiin. Nokisorsasta tuli päivityksiä pitkin matkaa
ja…

4 weeks ago

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10th May 2024 This Temmink’s Stint was feeding only at arms length away at
the project Pool, lower Moors. A Temmink’s Stint turned up at the project
Pool e…

4 weeks 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 …

5 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…

6 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 …

6 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…

10 months ago

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[image: Lundy]
*Welcome to Lundy Bird Observatory*

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

1 year 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.

4 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