Monday, November 05, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Goshawk, Strathdearn
An adult, presumed male, with a rather tatty tail base flew by chasing a pigeon, then over our heads, then circled round, when I grabbed these record shots. I have only very rarely seen adult Goshawks in the UK!
Shag, Hopeman harbour, Moray
I think the fish it is going to eat in the fishy photo is a Butterfish. Anyone confirm or correct this?
A close shave
I think this was the last time the Temminck's Stint at Baston & Langtoft 'wader pit' was seen (20th October 2018). Originally found by High Wright (his second there this year), this was the first autumn Minx I have seen in the PBC area. I was trying to get the odd snap for records' sake, when a Sparrowhawk came steaming through trying to nab the wee stink. I snapped off some record shots (the best I could muster) of the attack. In the last one you can see the stint just veering off to the left of the photo, after which the hawk gave up. That said, I couldn't refind it...
Monday, October 08, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
Juvenile Gannet, Ring's End/Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire
A cheeky bit of inland 'seawatching' with Will Bowell yesterday afternoon brought this reward (but sadly no skuas). It flew straight in from the north, soared a bit near the A47, then powered with the northerly wind south toward March. It was a PBC tick for Will and bird number 187 of my 2018 PBC area year list. Get in!
Monday, September 17, 2018
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