Sunday 18 May 2014

Finland, Day Two



  
 Ural Owl (above) 
 Male Great Grey Owl
Female Great Grey Owl
Tengmalm's Owl 
 
A great day. Excellent views of Ural Owl and another pair of Great Grey Owls. Supporting cast included Black Woodpecker, Honey Buzzard, Temminck's Stint, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike, Short-eared Owls and Wrynecks.
 
Great to meet birding greats Killian Mullarney and Dick Forsman staying in the same hotel as us and leading a tour for Sunbird. Will try and get my Collins Guide signed. 

2 comments:

StourbridgeRantBoy said...

Cracking stuff - i have the old ringers guide and managed to (one Autumn in the 80's) get Killians, Lars Jonsson, Peter Grant, David Hunt and of course Lars Svenssons autograph in it! - 2 of them are sadly no longer with us :-(.....

Laurie -

Peter Alfrey said...

That must be worth something!
I did manage to get my Collins Guide signed. Mullarney -one of my heros big time- good to meet him.