Sunday, April 13, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Snowman
It snowed in Surrey on 6.4.08. So my sister Alison and sister-in-law Alexis celebrated Harry's birthday by creating this snowy masterpiece.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Monday, April 07, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
From the Archive... No.14
I found this unfortunate dead Green Woodpecker with a rather gruesome hole in its back [I wonder what would peck 'er?... forgive me (and yes I know it's an 'im)] at Morborne Hill, Cambs on 7.4.06.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Recent activities
Since the last update on my goings on, I have the following to report:
1. Added Kittiwake to my PBC list with a bird found at Maxey pits (29.3.08). The same day, I also added Lesser Spodepecker & Med Gull to my 2008 PBC list. (My PBC list is now 223 species)
Grey Plover (distant digiscope!)
2. Next day I took a stroll down the Nene Washes, and saw my first Garganey of the year, a couple of Grey Plovers (see above) and the Merlin with a Snipe (below).
3. The same day, a group of three Mallards turned up in our garden. By the way, the pond isn't really purple!
4. The Weedon team photographed the ducks, and used the lovely sunny weather to take a few tadpole shots.
3. On 2.4.08 I went twitching a Knot on the Nene Washes with Will Bowell, and we added Avocet as well to the old year list.
4. Today (3.4.08) I heard my first Willow Warblers of the year at Ferry Meadows. So, current PBC year list stands at 136 species (inc 21 'elites').
1. Added Kittiwake to my PBC list with a bird found at Maxey pits (29.3.08). The same day, I also added Lesser Spodepecker & Med Gull to my 2008 PBC list. (My PBC list is now 223 species)
Grey Plover (distant digiscope!)
2. Next day I took a stroll down the Nene Washes, and saw my first Garganey of the year, a couple of Grey Plovers (see above) and the Merlin with a Snipe (below).
3. The same day, a group of three Mallards turned up in our garden. By the way, the pond isn't really purple!
4. The Weedon team photographed the ducks, and used the lovely sunny weather to take a few tadpole shots.
3. On 2.4.08 I went twitching a Knot on the Nene Washes with Will Bowell, and we added Avocet as well to the old year list.
4. Today (3.4.08) I heard my first Willow Warblers of the year at Ferry Meadows. So, current PBC year list stands at 136 species (inc 21 'elites').
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Merlin eating Snipe
And it was off, and while it was away, it picked up a Snipe and carried it back...
...and gobbled it (all shots digiscoped)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Latest news
A few things of note for followers of my doings (probably just me...)
1. Once more a pair of Robins are nesting in the same spot as last year (when they were successful) among the grape vines in the 'veranda' outside our kitchen window. Same pair as last year? Probably.
2. Blue Tits are also still visiting the box on our garage (also viewable from the kitchen). Last year, the pair's young died.
3. This morning, my local (PBC) year list took a boost with my finding of a Grey Plover over Maxey pits and a group of four Common Scoters (three drakes, one female) at Ferry Meadows on my cycle in to work. These two 'elite' species (by Weedonian definition), take my PBC year list to 125 so far (including 17 elites).
1. Once more a pair of Robins are nesting in the same spot as last year (when they were successful) among the grape vines in the 'veranda' outside our kitchen window. Same pair as last year? Probably.
2. Blue Tits are also still visiting the box on our garage (also viewable from the kitchen). Last year, the pair's young died.
3. This morning, my local (PBC) year list took a boost with my finding of a Grey Plover over Maxey pits and a group of four Common Scoters (three drakes, one female) at Ferry Meadows on my cycle in to work. These two 'elite' species (by Weedonian definition), take my PBC year list to 125 so far (including 17 elites).
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
More Wheat
The male of a pair of Wheatears at Maxey pits on 22.3.08 (digiscoped)
Note remnant snow. It was a tad cold...
Thursday, March 20, 2008
One of my faves...
Here is a shot I took a couple of years back with ye olde A95e. This back-lit Reed Bunting remains one of my favourite digiscoped shots though, as I recall, celebrated digiscope guru Paul Hacket said of it, with northern frankness: "you don't want to get into that arty farty nonsense, Kiddo!"
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
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