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Birds
I've seen recently... Taverner's
Canada Goose
at Caerlaverock
WWT, Dumfriesshire 26 Dec. Lesser
Scaup
at Kilbirnie
Loch, Ayrshire,
24 Dec. Sociable
Lapwing
at Rainham
Marshes London,
10 Dec. The
Netherlands Tens
of thousands of geese in Flevoland and Friesland.
2-6 Dec. Richard's
Pipit
at Musselburgh
Lagoons Lothian,
26 Nov. Grey-cheeked
Thrush
at Northaw
Great Wood Herts,
14 &
19 Nov. Also Marsh Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker &
Nuthatch. Birds
I've photographed recently... Blackbird
at Culzean
Castle, Ayrshire 03/01 Red
Kites at Loch Ken,
Wigtonshire 28/12 Bird
books I'm reading this month... Birds
Britannica by Mark Cocker Birds
of Tropical America by Steven Hilty Where
to Watch Birds in Tenerife by Eduardo Garc�a del Rey My
Top Ten 2005 in
no order 1.
Scarlet-banded Barbet 2.
Wallcreeper 3.
Dupont's Lark 4.
Bald Ibis 5.
Eastern Imperial Eagle 6.
Spur-winged Lapwing 7.
Scarlet Macaw 8.
Ornate Hawk-Eagle 9.
Salvin's Curassow 10.
Peruvian Thick-knee
� Photographs from Loch Ken, Wigtonshire added (28/12/05).
Red Kite, Loch Ken, Wigtonshire
� Wildfowl Photographs from Caerlaverock WWT, Solway Firth, Dumfries & Galloway (26/12/05).
Barnacle Geese, Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve
� Christmas Day Photographs from Kay Park & Townholm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire (25/12/05).
Mallard, Kay Park Pond, Kilmarnock
� Turnstone, Oystercatcher & Eider Photographs from Stevenston Point, Ayrshire added (24/12/05).
Oystercatcher, Stevenston Point, Ayrshire
� Iceland Gull Photographs from Ayr, Ayrshire added (23/12/05).
Iceland Gull, Victoria Bridge, River Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire
� Ring-necked Parakeet Photographs added (17/12/05).
Ring-necked Parakeet, The Wetland Centre, London
� New Trip Report for a long weekend watching geese in The Netherlands (2-6 December 2005).
Siberian White-fronted Geese, Friesland, The Netherlands
� Some Geese Photographs from The Netherlands (2-6 December 2005).
� Bird Photographs from a lunch break in Hyde Park, London (23/11/05).
Cormorant, The Long Water, Hyde Park, London
� Amphibians & Reptiles photograph gallery updated (21/11/05). Thanks to Jorge Carrillo for IDs.
� A short London weekend Trip Report added (20/11/05).
Grey-cheeked Thrush site, Northaw Great Wood, Hertfordshire
� A few Bird Photographs from a lunch break in Regent's Park, London (18/11/05).
� Bird Photographs from Grovelands Park, London (13/11/05).
Mandarin Ducks, Grovelands Park, Southgate, London
� Bird Photographs from Brent Reservoir, London added (12/11/05).
Coots, Brent Reservoir, London
� A few Bird photographs from a lunch break in Regent's Park, London (02/11/05).
Feral Pigeons, Regent's Park, London
�
Bird
photographs from Welney WWT, Norfolk (30/10/05).
Whooper Swans, Welney WWT, Norfolk
Mallards, arriving in Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (taken with a Nokia 6630 smart phone).
� Some Digiscoped Photographs added (24/10/05): Iceland Gull � Hybrid Hooded Crow � Black-headed Bunting, etc.
� Robin photographs from Sunny Hill Park, London (22/10/05).
Great Egrets & Neotropic Cormorants, Rio Ucayali, Eastern Peru
� New photos: Dark Green Fritillary � Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary � Six-spot Burnet � Emerald Damselfly.
� New Butterflies & Dragonflies site guide added for Barony Pit, Auchinleck, Ayrshire (29/07/05).
� Trip Report for Northern Greece (inc. Lake Kerkini, Dadia Forest, Mount Olympus, Evros Delta, Porto Lagos, etc)
� Landscape & Habitat photographs from Northern Greece.
� Bird photographs from Northern Greece (Spur-winged Lapwing, Isabelline Wheatear, White Pelican, etc.).
� Amphibian & Reptile photographs from Northern Greece: Hermann's Tortoise & Spur-thighed Tortoise.
Little Egret, Lake Kerkini, Greece
� Phonescoped photographs with Nokia 6630 from London Wetland Centre WWT added (19/06/05).
� Link added for Ayrshire Bird Report 2004 advertisement
� Site Guide for Kay Park & Townholm in Kilmarnock updated.
� New Trip Report for Kindrogan Field Centre, Perthshire (3-10/06/05).
� Common Sandpiper, Swallow, Pied Wagtail & G. S. Woodpecker photographs from Kindrogan Field Centre.
Common Sandpiper, River Ardle, Perthshire
� New Moth Photographs page started with Emperor & Red-necked Footman.
� New photos: Small Heath � Common Frog � Red Squirrel � Fallow Deer � Alpine Mouse-ear � Alpine Bistort.
� Acknowledgements page added.
� Links page updated with Fatbirder Top 500, Surfbirds, Charlie's Bird Blog, etc.
� Green Woodpecker photograph at Kew is Birdguides 'Photo of the Week' 02/06/05. www.birdguides.com
� New Phonescoping photograph page started (cameraphone coupled to a telescope).
� Common Tern, Geese & Grey Heron photographs from Walthamstow Reservoirs, London (30/05/05).
� Broad-bodied Chaser photograph from Cornmill Meadows Dragonfly Sanctuary (29/05/05).
� Green Woodpecker, Jay, Nuthatch, Pheasant & Little Grebe photographs from Kew, Surrey (28/05/05).
� New photos: Mandarin Ducks on Epping Forest pools (23/05/05).
� Raven, Gannet, Turnstone, Ringed Plover & Fulmar photographs from Ayrshire (14/05/05).
Ringed Plover, Lendalfoot, Ayrshire
� Great Crested Grebe photographs taken late evening at Canada Water Quay, East London (10/05/05).
� Kestrel & Canada Goose chick photographs from River Lee Country Park (08/05/05).
� New photos: Rabbit � Roe Deer � Palmate Newt
� Rapid Series of photographs showing a Mistle Thrush ripping out a worm, Hyde Park (07/05/05).
� Coot chick photographs from Hampstead Heath - also Ring-necked Parakeet, Long-tailed Tit, etc.
� Moorhen chick photographs from London Wetland Centre.
� New Trip Report for the Costa de la Luz, Spain with one day in Tanger, Morocco.
� New photos: Spanish Festoon � Provence Hairstreak � Moroccan Orange Tip � European Pond Terrapin
� Large Tortoiseshell � Wall Lizard � Egyptian Grasshopper � Oil Beetle � various Mediterranean plants
Corn Bunting, Zahara-de-los-Atunes, Spain
� New Trip Report for Northern Spain (Wallcreeper, Alpine Accentor, Dupont's Lark, etc.)
Alpine Accentor, Picos de Europa, Spain
� Stonechat, Yellowhammer & Turnstone photos from Ayrshire (25/03/05)
� Four new photo pages from a lunch break in Regent's Park:
1. Grey Herons 2. Coots copulating 3. Black-headed Gull with a Stickleback 4. Ducks, etc.
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