tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78885571019209545982024-03-19T08:47:33.733+00:00Non-Stop BirdingPeter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3423125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-66280009219667303962024-03-18T08:29:00.009+00:002024-03-18T09:54:44.086+00:00Early Oak Gall Moth Lifer <p>I put out the new MOL lure yesterday in the warm afternoon conditions and within a few minutes got the target species this time of year, Early Oak Gall Moth. My first moth lifer of the year in the UK. </p><p>The new rental moth list is now on 28 with a few more early Spring additions. About 40 individual moths today mainly Hebrew Character and Common and Small Quaker. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3z3R0oU2Gd-CWOpM7s2C5MRHrrkwR8vdsXKO0w7m4Uo0wQR_q3kyE-X797JwEo2RtdpUrvcsrH3qxVHH43BXsE2oSK-px_A1GkPgemLaO-XoKDnCauS8jswig5KEtK2OuXhwImaKC_gm4QRyxYdOOl27kGfJ_GR3CAddIyBu4-GkCpuo4GZgCsh3eAS/s2777/403A2993.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2777" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3z3R0oU2Gd-CWOpM7s2C5MRHrrkwR8vdsXKO0w7m4Uo0wQR_q3kyE-X797JwEo2RtdpUrvcsrH3qxVHH43BXsE2oSK-px_A1GkPgemLaO-XoKDnCauS8jswig5KEtK2OuXhwImaKC_gm4QRyxYdOOl27kGfJ_GR3CAddIyBu4-GkCpuo4GZgCsh3eAS/w640-h402/403A2993.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Oak Gall Moth <i>Pammene giganteana</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi6PUSL1v3fzUKCmi1e6z7ZwHO1gPbFf9pRQJB8cFgok8CqUr49UsD5Y8Y3F7G_dDFCFsKEynluvfO4j_Cd2Tg7bsqAYeKDcMK7pJcJOvUKRiKD3R1FhNovVsI-hIcvmWopVEyhf5JxjSQpoAlW5eYl3Fr0q-chT0gNQ6O1gIChCNFZZBBSbAbhQptAP-/s5472/403A2943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi6PUSL1v3fzUKCmi1e6z7ZwHO1gPbFf9pRQJB8cFgok8CqUr49UsD5Y8Y3F7G_dDFCFsKEynluvfO4j_Cd2Tg7bsqAYeKDcMK7pJcJOvUKRiKD3R1FhNovVsI-hIcvmWopVEyhf5JxjSQpoAlW5eYl3Fr0q-chT0gNQ6O1gIChCNFZZBBSbAbhQptAP-/w640-h426/403A2943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tawny Pinion (above) and Pale Pinion (below)- typical early spring additions to the new garden moth list. We are only here until early June so it will be interesting to see what we can get in that time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvOqTJ8efS8h6gokAEXPSOhYW_YDLJWZ3IBy0u9kLrcUQHqQqnvVMt3qCZxvE5T6uGAa7FfNjZRRTTZsa7yfNoEqdmjiig8g4D3WJx97gF3ebnNyE0dWiH2xVBmeH-z5GdjlDDXACAuCXOsfhithhIMilsWubogofCLCVwTHDnljx5AfLyxTnrJ9W6Ibn/s5472/403A3001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvOqTJ8efS8h6gokAEXPSOhYW_YDLJWZ3IBy0u9kLrcUQHqQqnvVMt3qCZxvE5T6uGAa7FfNjZRRTTZsa7yfNoEqdmjiig8g4D3WJx97gF3ebnNyE0dWiH2xVBmeH-z5GdjlDDXACAuCXOsfhithhIMilsWubogofCLCVwTHDnljx5AfLyxTnrJ9W6Ibn/w640-h426/403A3001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pale Pinion</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdH8SKMSCGxp8wHfnxwBIhAdK-pWuZwUJdu3KTjlLCzpq6cW94k1ckA8-mjkN_8IVGvP367BragfWVZZymDf1UBUwsj8LQS9woeNiRVKdtcgBWnwKR5VDOV0mDjftABtVBVS3a_iAinzMf-fH7dSyYYopzrI3ECj14uZ7wdNM82HbaUKY8467atEcPlTy/s5472/403A3006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdH8SKMSCGxp8wHfnxwBIhAdK-pWuZwUJdu3KTjlLCzpq6cW94k1ckA8-mjkN_8IVGvP367BragfWVZZymDf1UBUwsj8LQS9woeNiRVKdtcgBWnwKR5VDOV0mDjftABtVBVS3a_iAinzMf-fH7dSyYYopzrI3ECj14uZ7wdNM82HbaUKY8467atEcPlTy/w640-h426/403A3006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Herald- this was a bit of a surprise </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA8ppvYiZ-B8IhVPskzrQtBSrRTpTt1Gbt7Dh7wnShcNkqBf8HY4foXEj8QuG3pbCRmIqd01bVtzMX7ZnTGw3nWUYP_x8LG4lmHhXUWxQLqQ0SthlgXeXqlw65Avr0JFFhIENsbNQyke7lFOvOUjROwSDgZppemikvn9VJkxvBlaT2Xxk7Uw8iqanaNJz/s5472/403A3011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA8ppvYiZ-B8IhVPskzrQtBSrRTpTt1Gbt7Dh7wnShcNkqBf8HY4foXEj8QuG3pbCRmIqd01bVtzMX7ZnTGw3nWUYP_x8LG4lmHhXUWxQLqQ0SthlgXeXqlw65Avr0JFFhIENsbNQyke7lFOvOUjROwSDgZppemikvn9VJkxvBlaT2Xxk7Uw8iqanaNJz/w640-h426/403A3011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Narrow-winged Grey I presume although in this resting posture I would have probably called this a Marsh Grey if it was summer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAv3IoEGaWuOPGzAPtTkJD9jH5Q7wv-7GgS8j2rxlGIFXRdczSTRvW58mpxo_zjqGoIPGrCc3OzM0AlnobxDqNQsNDyOecRqOrXonJUSPLXVF2Lq3DS2GFiiGyBXeaPsRS6_GUkiAPuwiDAeLen56jQF7oJsZ8RynYgJL-fyOwmFxmi-kDYvzEgKzfESx/s5472/403A3021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAv3IoEGaWuOPGzAPtTkJD9jH5Q7wv-7GgS8j2rxlGIFXRdczSTRvW58mpxo_zjqGoIPGrCc3OzM0AlnobxDqNQsNDyOecRqOrXonJUSPLXVF2Lq3DS2GFiiGyBXeaPsRS6_GUkiAPuwiDAeLen56jQF7oJsZ8RynYgJL-fyOwmFxmi-kDYvzEgKzfESx/w640-h426/403A3021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twin-spot Quaker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP0s8sF8NG-2FYMzPqnLb5d6EVpPtwesj3WB4goYu8ood09H7MR-kVeFMYQH3__h-gjseNHi3wNSAwxmVI0V0TWtcMn4kTqrcvns2o5y52FjafnVMCeuCaLDOx_CALiLqF6wYl6Lmk86gGH4bBJZ221vf2YqJb_sktF7CKFZ-WSRQ0A5YwD23nVRELljs/s5472/403A3026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP0s8sF8NG-2FYMzPqnLb5d6EVpPtwesj3WB4goYu8ood09H7MR-kVeFMYQH3__h-gjseNHi3wNSAwxmVI0V0TWtcMn4kTqrcvns2o5y52FjafnVMCeuCaLDOx_CALiLqF6wYl6Lmk86gGH4bBJZ221vf2YqJb_sktF7CKFZ-WSRQ0A5YwD23nVRELljs/w640-h426/403A3026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Reveller- a daily feature here unlike down the road at the Old Vicarage where they were pretty rare</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxya7AbP-Xh351LJrQM6P_4s5WJS7caLVC3WlXVGZSr6JA8nyGv1tS2WDuTC6XFxplRdgDDixhYOJ7-g7A-QQObedO3euLCptl6x5zQP4mKy_wJw5tIBcgCFsp5Gv08i_tYq4cEtA7bssscoL_AT3rguHAzYHAmM3yzMbmoxrNTmqhpjOSojrE5jNb077/s5472/403A2981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxya7AbP-Xh351LJrQM6P_4s5WJS7caLVC3WlXVGZSr6JA8nyGv1tS2WDuTC6XFxplRdgDDixhYOJ7-g7A-QQObedO3euLCptl6x5zQP4mKy_wJw5tIBcgCFsp5Gv08i_tYq4cEtA7bssscoL_AT3rguHAzYHAmM3yzMbmoxrNTmqhpjOSojrE5jNb077/w640-h426/403A2981.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">March moth </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78O_jK2o4bZYPuyokaku__7gvgrfDiJZE5SxOdVu1TxUzc7vwoRc9LNW7CDzUwPTn7oGsDpnpp4rSA1OX6wwvf0QJ8o9AOFoLScjw71K-otXJ0H_nN1jPxc1-TAgYHEI0szXoSMoZI9pXqRo7QwDPDKSW1gxtCZsUa_ahQHGn3C_Y4a2JktjZ-ZC1aK9q/s5472/403A2968.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78O_jK2o4bZYPuyokaku__7gvgrfDiJZE5SxOdVu1TxUzc7vwoRc9LNW7CDzUwPTn7oGsDpnpp4rSA1OX6wwvf0QJ8o9AOFoLScjw71K-otXJ0H_nN1jPxc1-TAgYHEI0szXoSMoZI9pXqRo7QwDPDKSW1gxtCZsUa_ahQHGn3C_Y4a2JktjZ-ZC1aK9q/w640-h426/403A2968.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit of Clouded Drab variation (above and below) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8wvBcf8WhQ7nXXOH1T8FWKRlyOs-tUKWJsE6S2y80MNfs8tW0m4l5hDWNrrr4CQq8phoYLxxv6tLKiqjqDJRDt-3E2YesBReLuju9ArZSuIs5SEx66ZEN7lVA-IDdXpHZsPh_isPnlr20Bg-BZG-DYIogTuIaXSUQeq8xhf6ZKDomRn1IDM2eu4eZgJJ/s5472/403A2974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8wvBcf8WhQ7nXXOH1T8FWKRlyOs-tUKWJsE6S2y80MNfs8tW0m4l5hDWNrrr4CQq8phoYLxxv6tLKiqjqDJRDt-3E2YesBReLuju9ArZSuIs5SEx66ZEN7lVA-IDdXpHZsPh_isPnlr20Bg-BZG-DYIogTuIaXSUQeq8xhf6ZKDomRn1IDM2eu4eZgJJ/w640-h426/403A2974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><br /><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-87967162544135619662024-03-17T08:31:00.005+00:002024-03-17T08:31:50.787+00:00Beddington Farmlands New Planning Application- deadline for objections tomorrow 18th March <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgA5VEYHY5ZQPN3byWDWTtXdLmianwho_bdlMT18R7ca5CYEfFJbNgT12aL9-m5IznY9V7eQDeEaqRsX4x1mGlZLYaM_ylz8h6rl4z0Rf0R5anhrKmKjbXf2Ty7r7dNaeqRcSUKjNLt2NN9kzucRVs0OZjYmBpq2_y5hFG4ANAYYD9hyphenhyphenEIJTr02_xtYwu/s1600/Tree%20Sparrow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1600" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgA5VEYHY5ZQPN3byWDWTtXdLmianwho_bdlMT18R7ca5CYEfFJbNgT12aL9-m5IznY9V7eQDeEaqRsX4x1mGlZLYaM_ylz8h6rl4z0Rf0R5anhrKmKjbXf2Ty7r7dNaeqRcSUKjNLt2NN9kzucRVs0OZjYmBpq2_y5hFG4ANAYYD9hyphenhyphenEIJTr02_xtYwu/w640-h470/Tree%20Sparrow.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Click on facebook post below for more details </div><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="580" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbeddingtonfarmlands%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0kgLrhYHBZwCyyy35GBFQ5papXSXTRmMdJSynQX3182yZsW6Aqux89Qv2Qh4sGhp2l&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-24100089835161914392024-03-15T10:40:00.001+00:002024-03-15T10:40:10.951+00:00Beddington Farmlands Bird and Wildlife Reports <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQNFrdFeH99vAmq3aIECKEe2nIMaQYjz3CtPs6nRLr3pwE7vzeBBBhGtWasJgA8LWRWVDXK9bHQt4ZAuiVy58gAPffv6HDd4ozB1_chUUASsxF_sJ9lErG5akf9T4mUhk-3gIIifugGyjk_3FvYu0zZxowPAYHA1zb8exxMlR1yJGDn6qvNu1fBXcay9k/s1754/BF%20report%2020%20PDF-page-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQNFrdFeH99vAmq3aIECKEe2nIMaQYjz3CtPs6nRLr3pwE7vzeBBBhGtWasJgA8LWRWVDXK9bHQt4ZAuiVy58gAPffv6HDd4ozB1_chUUASsxF_sJ9lErG5akf9T4mUhk-3gIIifugGyjk_3FvYu0zZxowPAYHA1zb8exxMlR1yJGDn6qvNu1fBXcay9k/w452-h640/BF%20report%2020%20PDF-page-001.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p>We are having a bit of trouble at the moment with the main Beddington Farmlands website so need a landing page for all the recent Beddington Farmlands Reports, below: </p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328687123_Beddington_Farmlands_Bird_and_Wildlife_Report_2012">(PDF) Beddington Farmlands Bird and Wildlife Report 2012 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328686967_Beddington_Farmlands_Bird_and_Wildlife_Report_2013">(PDF) Beddington Farmlands Bird and Wildlife Report 2013 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328642092_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2014">(PDF) BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2014 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328641995_The_Beddington_Farmlands_Bird_and_Wildlife_Report_2015">(PDF) The Beddington Farmlands Bird and Wildlife Report 2015 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329626310_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2016">(PDF) BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2016 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329626511_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2017">(PDF) BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2017 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339900531_THE_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2018">(PDF) THE BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2018 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342514847_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2019">(PDF) BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2019 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349215264_BEDDINGTON_FARMLANDS_BIRD_AND_WILDLIFE_REPORT_2020">(PDF) BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS BIRD AND WILDLIFE REPORT 2020 (researchgate.net)</a></p><p><br /></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-19616346030172779072024-03-14T19:08:00.000+00:002024-03-14T19:08:06.848+00:00Otmoor RSPBIt's hard not to get a bit excited about spring migration even if it is just the slow start at the moment. I did a couple of hours at Otmoor this afternoon, the only hint of migration was good numbers of Chiffchaffs including a group of six together. Ebird checklist <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S164805524" target="_blank">HERE</a> . The highlight was two booming Bitterns, 3-4 Marsh Harriers , 20 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit and looks like breeding waders are in with up to 10 Curlews singing, a few Redshanks and 3 Oystercatchers. <div><br /></div><div>The leucistic Pochard was out from the first screen amongst 32 Common Pochards which were very vocal (for Pochards)- recording below. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzBqbiLkuMDGTP_fGR6tS6n8wF1VW4vLmALFFynW54ce3SixGW0S7RE7B0xXiZviFcA6-0-_6AVFT8sZLjNwghyphenhyphen_afFzP02MIUdA3qWdT8sRKQCmSlxrhwmmvL7ZJ3QiGhK-s_1A7yNVeNDjSdct39T3QRfwXhGncli1B8zjYuxPmM80M4PzH7yceOX01/s3803/0J5A0100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="3803" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzBqbiLkuMDGTP_fGR6tS6n8wF1VW4vLmALFFynW54ce3SixGW0S7RE7B0xXiZviFcA6-0-_6AVFT8sZLjNwghyphenhyphen_afFzP02MIUdA3qWdT8sRKQCmSlxrhwmmvL7ZJ3QiGhK-s_1A7yNVeNDjSdct39T3QRfwXhGncli1B8zjYuxPmM80M4PzH7yceOX01/w640-h396/0J5A0100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The usual leucistic Pochard </div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/616037032/embed" width="640"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vocal Pochards </div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-14890311661462548472024-03-14T09:59:00.001+00:002024-03-14T09:59:19.500+00:00Beddington Farmlands- Caspian Gull <p>Did a few hours at Beddington yesterday after work, 50 species was not a bad haul in a couple of hours, Checklist <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S164699582" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>Highlight was a first-summer Caspian Gull, a species which is no longer regular at the farmlands following the closure of the landfill site. Once the premier site in Surrey and a top site in London to see them yesterday's bird was only the second bird this year and the last one was on 8th January. The historical high count Ebird data <a href="https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L933099&bmo=1&emo=12&byr=1900&eyr=2024&spp=casgul2" target="_blank">HERE</a> compared to last year's six bird days <a href="https://ebird.org/map/casgul2?bmo=1&emo=12&byr=2023&eyr=2023&env.minX=-0.198&env.minY=51.331&env.maxX=-0.098&env.maxY=51.431&gp=true" target="_blank">HERE</a> shows the scale of the decline. </p><p>Super-sharp Zach recognised the bird as the same one that Richard Bonser had at Thamesmead on 2nd March <a href="https://twitter.com/bonser_rich/status/1764025801643630898?s=20" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The unusual fine streaked mantle and scaps and the large white area on the tertials and base to primaries is pretty distinctive. </p><p>Other highlights included up to 10 Chiffchaff along the path with some singing and migrating groups of Black-headed and Common Gulls. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WNfUusWvrEtcrsBx7ufl1BCsNDJdea4SqISfGWBIvYE3lXv8FFdTxbZI-kN3hJInpuk-VY2ufE3v9gkYedWRa37sY9EnyZI_IyDqlylYu9zYtVEFvxJzn4NpOiuDTwnGDRfLW5SsYqrcXvw2RzvK_VVC8kw3fGe0gbw3s5V6Gk2NlCp34DrSv6z8xvJL/s1723/0J5A0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1723" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WNfUusWvrEtcrsBx7ufl1BCsNDJdea4SqISfGWBIvYE3lXv8FFdTxbZI-kN3hJInpuk-VY2ufE3v9gkYedWRa37sY9EnyZI_IyDqlylYu9zYtVEFvxJzn4NpOiuDTwnGDRfLW5SsYqrcXvw2RzvK_VVC8kw3fGe0gbw3s5V6Gk2NlCp34DrSv6z8xvJL/w640-h422/0J5A0046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1731" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVb_Pmebfk9tCZ7yoW65ddqPYgYMkFiXtFXhowOmujuq6i297M73k0OCgiyicFBnaMI7aRsAisah0XbLKxQs5IaroDdlv1MF19exQ5GwnD3dpITVfCcfFyh4igtPPRqPb_iMiweTkufWFUuFa4uxnf-e8kx_ddN-GqpjUe_CPqY4u-gsEXCvjyY4qMw9N/w640-h406/0J5A0061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First-summer Caspian Gull (pics above) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg216ttRAMrw4ORekKrJZXgjPsWBzpgKhnGFo1hqOmXB0Wii6yWE8hkO3zB2Qk_QI-Ot9M2v6DhnMUBcjdgaFctyyxIE0T46ciMNN42waR1gkJ2ZrlCik1exbHodYHdmhWaDXtcPIyUz_Jq7UVlUI1pOnIFqO2nCvZ2-afKUMnEBr83IfPqqpBE969_NN_F/s6960/0J5A0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg216ttRAMrw4ORekKrJZXgjPsWBzpgKhnGFo1hqOmXB0Wii6yWE8hkO3zB2Qk_QI-Ot9M2v6DhnMUBcjdgaFctyyxIE0T46ciMNN42waR1gkJ2ZrlCik1exbHodYHdmhWaDXtcPIyUz_Jq7UVlUI1pOnIFqO2nCvZ2-afKUMnEBr83IfPqqpBE969_NN_F/w640-h426/0J5A0068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer plumaged Black-heads were migrating with some flocks dropping in </div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-85609025467226861222024-03-12T17:36:00.003+00:002024-03-12T18:03:28.587+00:00Beddington Farmlands New Planning Application<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRYj52SUvec8nB-QS8rxkph96thQb9PT0bw4KCBR_9JH5zzkZUp5YZkSunRSZBeRug4hn1PaAx5m1vzEP26loownuQz5Nvqa815NIIS74uVQXhnv_xhh6mRw1j99U-LkkWulQ0eLkmxue3HKEo5uRLmi1h-HeGQ9uMFGWNvdNIXvc-cab-qO3puT4nom-/s1600/Tree%20Sparrow.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1600" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRYj52SUvec8nB-QS8rxkph96thQb9PT0bw4KCBR_9JH5zzkZUp5YZkSunRSZBeRug4hn1PaAx5m1vzEP26loownuQz5Nvqa815NIIS74uVQXhnv_xhh6mRw1j99U-LkkWulQ0eLkmxue3HKEo5uRLmi1h-HeGQ9uMFGWNvdNIXvc-cab-qO3puT4nom-/w640-h470/Tree%20Sparrow.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Tree Sparrow. The last remaining stronghold of this species was at Beddington Farmlands. Due to delays in habitat restoration they are now extinct on site. Furthermore Yellow Wagtails and Redshanks were also driven to local extinction and Reed Buntings and other target species have significantly declined. Lapwings are the last important species to remain on site and their population is reducing and threatened with local extinction too. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After nearly two decades of restoration delays which have resulted in a local ecological meltdown, the company Valencia have re-applied to Sutton Council to get planning permission for a re-visioned restoration plan. As of 31st December 2023 Valencia are now in breach of extant planning permission and are thus in an illegal position and are seeking to re-legitimise their position and have submitted an application which is ecologically inferior to the extant permission. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The full planning application can be found <a href="https://planningregister.sutton.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My full objection to the application can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aw6nR4f7AHeJ-vhdny_nzry44MuqMXrB/edit" target="_blank">HERE</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are encouraging members of the public to also object to this
application. A summary of the local community objections are as follows: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">1) Enforce current planning conditions as per Condition 42 and enforce
immediate increase in public access- a further five year delay in public access
is completely unacceptable and there is legitimate expectation from the public
to have more access. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Paragraph 59 of the National Planning Policy
Framework states that ‘Effective enforcement is important to maintain public
confidence in the planning system’.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2) The loss of acid grassland has created a biodiversity net loss from
the original application which is contra to the Environment Act 2021 and
national, regional and local planning policies. If acid grassland and heathland
cannot be created then ecological mitigation measures need to be provided with
a biodiversity net gain set against the 1995 ecological baseline. This can be
achieved by developing habitats to Save the Lapwings in 100 acre and Southeast
Corner.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3) Lack of mitigation in the s106 for the investment reduction between
the applications. The loss of acid grassland has created an enormous financial
saving for the applicant. Acid grassland and heathland creation was a
multi-million pound obligation- that precise investment saving should now be
diverted to investing in other areas of the Beddington Farmlands project such
as better public access facilities to the reserve including a new pedestrian
bridge at the former site of the Irrigation bridge and a visitor's centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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remove and try submitting again.</span></p></span></div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-57087699890410893172024-03-12T06:53:00.002+00:002024-03-12T06:54:57.803+00:00Back to reality <p>In between the virtual birding of re-living past glorious trips I have been getting on with the daily slog too. I had a good session at Lower Cuttlebrook recently <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S164213230" target="_blank">HERE</a>, a few moths in the garden trap and also met up with Sue with the family at Rainham Marshes <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S164320557" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p><p>The hardest slog has been responding to the Beddington Farmlands application which is now at official public consultation stage, more from the Hackbridge NDG <a href="https://hackbridgendg.com/2024/03/06/beddington-farmlands-planning-application-deadline-18-march-2024/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. We had a meeting with local councillors and the NDG last week to discuss the community response. Will update when more comes in on this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxRQZPCMivnjj_FkU3uPsWO7S7bG234YQmHyD5AutsR0BoEuFVhFuXAyGWBx0nAL8de9MPTwFf7YWS4eCuZgjiweHKfSUi-HzIURmyxHAfjJDg1CRl5p_lno4CJZcr21le5MGPbYc0TZHllV50LjX_IB-2LAfNLdGnUWydbeFb1o_SztBDvGuf85ubtAn/s1792/0J5A9967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1792" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxRQZPCMivnjj_FkU3uPsWO7S7bG234YQmHyD5AutsR0BoEuFVhFuXAyGWBx0nAL8de9MPTwFf7YWS4eCuZgjiweHKfSUi-HzIURmyxHAfjJDg1CRl5p_lno4CJZcr21le5MGPbYc0TZHllV50LjX_IB-2LAfNLdGnUWydbeFb1o_SztBDvGuf85ubtAn/w640-h420/0J5A9967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merlin over Cuttlebrook- another patch tick. Also Red-legged Partridge as a patch tick too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjI9HNW7y4MCcFP5VU245m71GFG3mFUDNwrryTg_jqEA-7yyqv-U-0gEFFMim1oFhJkCAlybc20_E9vvUDNY5DTY3A4BJOpTzSLMQH5aypPAg-NdvNon-WylAF_qNHtw4pCCZXNtfZbfQaJvN4nBo4jOSdJEqQ65gc82QrdgxQObqLcOVbKtk6upbiruTS/s4953/0J5A9915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3201" data-original-width="4953" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjI9HNW7y4MCcFP5VU245m71GFG3mFUDNwrryTg_jqEA-7yyqv-U-0gEFFMim1oFhJkCAlybc20_E9vvUDNY5DTY3A4BJOpTzSLMQH5aypPAg-NdvNon-WylAF_qNHtw4pCCZXNtfZbfQaJvN4nBo4jOSdJEqQ65gc82QrdgxQObqLcOVbKtk6upbiruTS/w640-h414/0J5A9915.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Raven mobbing Red Kite over Cuttlebrook </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmpRWEreKn7fIRewo3Fwvv2sxn7LVlenmaLBykcHKjQvWouVNcgA7_EtRZje48-yYu6KYQivrHEw8ZWUVbBgRpNXgEb30dWOGFaIefKrsFTnW-2eWJi7oikvMKSotOKuAlAFxG4-dU3OaDDqae1VGqYZ0uL5l27oFLQe7AqmZmwsG5_eRugPwZ5C97jWr/s3872/0J5A9989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="3872" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmpRWEreKn7fIRewo3Fwvv2sxn7LVlenmaLBykcHKjQvWouVNcgA7_EtRZje48-yYu6KYQivrHEw8ZWUVbBgRpNXgEb30dWOGFaIefKrsFTnW-2eWJi7oikvMKSotOKuAlAFxG4-dU3OaDDqae1VGqYZ0uL5l27oFLQe7AqmZmwsG5_eRugPwZ5C97jWr/w640-h416/0J5A9989.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The female Stonechat is still present by the SUDS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N31dAKIwZyRJm-B_bc40k1rZG4zXidlqcurCLTonh-wNUA9M7HrRyyBnnkDUj59ChGo6NCPkRMt4e_lwbUmbnLDO7Y5I7lNmDrTa_5nM4xyxHYyT6HMRalX18z7V05J-YLRhr2aZCHOEQ0fIEMTzY_TaCz7ha1CBRaEgPZqjdlp74JCYStzb_IJHxCYW/s4284/0J5A9949.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="4284" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N31dAKIwZyRJm-B_bc40k1rZG4zXidlqcurCLTonh-wNUA9M7HrRyyBnnkDUj59ChGo6NCPkRMt4e_lwbUmbnLDO7Y5I7lNmDrTa_5nM4xyxHYyT6HMRalX18z7V05J-YLRhr2aZCHOEQ0fIEMTzY_TaCz7ha1CBRaEgPZqjdlp74JCYStzb_IJHxCYW/w640-h424/0J5A9949.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Red Fox (above) and Reeve's Muntjac (below) at Cuttlebrook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7rdTmmRY8euA9mb6adppz5MDLMrf7oHTWkL2aFiDB8ZKQ5ovgaWdo50J6mpqnvQTKquFt4iXa-AP4LLPADPzBGOGtAh3VnYPAaxdwVIGZxoYswJYXy95cycCv0R8Afdh25MYXpdS7knxSURQv2JaNNdQ234TBBVtw_nyGCOi3u0yvCvHCr2K5NCRqpQ3/s3856/0J5A9956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="3856" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7rdTmmRY8euA9mb6adppz5MDLMrf7oHTWkL2aFiDB8ZKQ5ovgaWdo50J6mpqnvQTKquFt4iXa-AP4LLPADPzBGOGtAh3VnYPAaxdwVIGZxoYswJYXy95cycCv0R8Afdh25MYXpdS7knxSURQv2JaNNdQ234TBBVtw_nyGCOi3u0yvCvHCr2K5NCRqpQ3/w640-h420/0J5A9956.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFW924tlARKkh8sJ0wdddaauT_oWrwWaGA_vvJNYq11aurFD_qa1_Lr_NPfG3kp2tN8he_X9DLcvBIPSDG5rFE-oKJAQoSrjpcDi0tmC-B2s0mrHLvQ-zNfuORudvXCLqSUMVTbak672PgJ8hdLpsv9fdNkcIAOokLQB5NbgrPTfdq1e3vFNLRkvl2Gmm/s6960/0J5A0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFW924tlARKkh8sJ0wdddaauT_oWrwWaGA_vvJNYq11aurFD_qa1_Lr_NPfG3kp2tN8he_X9DLcvBIPSDG5rFE-oKJAQoSrjpcDi0tmC-B2s0mrHLvQ-zNfuORudvXCLqSUMVTbak672PgJ8hdLpsv9fdNkcIAOokLQB5NbgrPTfdq1e3vFNLRkvl2Gmm/w640-h426/0J5A0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good numbers of Avocet at Rainham - I wondered whether numbers had increased recently reflecting the inland migration that occurred last week but according to Ebird (which is glitching on high counts) the abundance at Rainham has declined from a peak in mid-winter <a href="https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L1000253&bmo=1&emo=12&byr=2024&eyr=2024&spp=pieavo1" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-taWlaMQl1byMune_LEwqccK4YwdMrIPp4yHRkfseuRaLLLTN9IB1ccEgoBGsCbskn6fHt-Mc-afyfM9lRXC4dVbwwaBFR4J3reSBxbpnfeC52TCp3XRiWqOFAsTRgQLSx1RgW9aQqkOymOk3FIe-x7SdsJLhVwwU8z8P8AKCzmUTq-fy80KuUGLirMID/s5472/403A2908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-taWlaMQl1byMune_LEwqccK4YwdMrIPp4yHRkfseuRaLLLTN9IB1ccEgoBGsCbskn6fHt-Mc-afyfM9lRXC4dVbwwaBFR4J3reSBxbpnfeC52TCp3XRiWqOFAsTRgQLSx1RgW9aQqkOymOk3FIe-x7SdsJLhVwwU8z8P8AKCzmUTq-fy80KuUGLirMID/w640-h426/403A2908.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dotted Border- a new for year. Now on 18 species for the new rental. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoikP_IOgcJIJpFRzzyhpz1mR6Ykk60zwjgZvuEo18KKPrJdz0qbf-sRmGIeSTDU34M54OudACcgtJ48FcD5VpbfRsFAe8-dNjxtyWzYWBma6HXccgPluSh-JeZC4BoKugeD9kRMPeVUbj-cX9kFIwDiAdsQH4-9sOG4dakkulfBEiW3YbwnqZWMvbYwg/s5472/403A2910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoikP_IOgcJIJpFRzzyhpz1mR6Ykk60zwjgZvuEo18KKPrJdz0qbf-sRmGIeSTDU34M54OudACcgtJ48FcD5VpbfRsFAe8-dNjxtyWzYWBma6HXccgPluSh-JeZC4BoKugeD9kRMPeVUbj-cX9kFIwDiAdsQH4-9sOG4dakkulfBEiW3YbwnqZWMvbYwg/w640-h426/403A2910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Grey- NFY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WxKFf1oeo1iIFTBKfjdVoBw7tOXQVbDzEGYeDejh4-M-DfVusTIblmDKumuRY-uDMKey31n-H1R2BEVXcYPuY7uA1LVxLQTgjDmn-cIyCCXhawZI8P2UOisnQ6MOl6HDycEC2hZ9KA6p-1SiUMBkC4D0r9POczO6V1PZndRYeIXdBnUtT0XR2hpSYekn/s5472/403A2932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WxKFf1oeo1iIFTBKfjdVoBw7tOXQVbDzEGYeDejh4-M-DfVusTIblmDKumuRY-uDMKey31n-H1R2BEVXcYPuY7uA1LVxLQTgjDmn-cIyCCXhawZI8P2UOisnQ6MOl6HDycEC2hZ9KA6p-1SiUMBkC4D0r9POczO6V1PZndRYeIXdBnUtT0XR2hpSYekn/w640-h426/403A2932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Reveller <i>Diurnea fagella- </i>NFY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30V4Oj_ovnmln7fxt_O9be0amMI8mBtP_4xYV-3l_cHmDng8R-sctsSZsKNkbLtqc4G0wlHXdzcI935-rwAkpLh4xlQ0vuM3KwDxvJujeJqydQKiJi2jrv59bTIt-kzi-HaHuWUAXEUYCabsdRsULkTWRd3VYHrBf5eoLoIjikoeND6RExt3TKDyRzBY6/s4032/IMG_0114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30V4Oj_ovnmln7fxt_O9be0amMI8mBtP_4xYV-3l_cHmDng8R-sctsSZsKNkbLtqc4G0wlHXdzcI935-rwAkpLh4xlQ0vuM3KwDxvJujeJqydQKiJi2jrv59bTIt-kzi-HaHuWUAXEUYCabsdRsULkTWRd3VYHrBf5eoLoIjikoeND6RExt3TKDyRzBY6/w480-h640/IMG_0114.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob at Rainham</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoMBtuDh3rumK9MrVa1Ju2pe6BoqWuzsgJ38CuBvUCt_4uCUNDKnzc_coT2yhIo5jYzi8e1fl6HNURXGw7WWb6SYt4U92_-liPeOeBto94pktLoTJy9TZcI9zsb-45jsS6LtYIfRg7xyQfsDlC4jnuldm6J32oDUQ-MFWdVx7VWsS9uxVwPNMGAIp583t/s4032/IMG_0118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoMBtuDh3rumK9MrVa1Ju2pe6BoqWuzsgJ38CuBvUCt_4uCUNDKnzc_coT2yhIo5jYzi8e1fl6HNURXGw7WWb6SYt4U92_-liPeOeBto94pktLoTJy9TZcI9zsb-45jsS6LtYIfRg7xyQfsDlC4jnuldm6J32oDUQ-MFWdVx7VWsS9uxVwPNMGAIp583t/w480-h640/IMG_0118.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good to see water levels have recovered (beyond the call of duty) at Rainham after the whole reserve dried out last autumn </div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-19657562115749765502024-03-11T14:05:00.010+00:002024-03-11T16:32:22.642+00:00From the archives- Arizona 2008 <p>The work continues on working out the gaps in my world list to plan next trips. I've come to the conclusion that I'm just going to have to up upload all my old trip reports onto Ebird as that will make it a lot easier to work out the gaps so I'll probably see how I can find time to do that. Will probably use the same exercise to work out my world mammal list and other taxa too. I guess will be good to get all my old records onto these new big data systems anyway.</p><p>I've done a bit of North America including Point Pelee migration, British Columbia, California and Arizona so still need to do Texas, Alaska, Florida and would also like to do an autumn migration trip to Cape May. </p><p>In the meantime I've been going through old trip reports and the latest one was a trip to Arizona with Sam Woods, another one of the recees for Tropical Birding that we did.</p><p>Surfbirds Trip Report <a href="https://www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=1387" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Plenty of deep south specialities, highlights including Montezuma Quail, Red-faced, Olive, Virginia's, Grace's, McGillvray's, Townend's, Black-throated Grey and Lucy's Warblers, Painted Redstart, ten species of hummingbird, Elegant Trogon, eleven species of Woodpecker, California Condor, Roadrunners and Wild Turkeys, Vermillion Flycatcher, Bendire's, Curve-billed and Crissal Thrashers, some very smart Tanagers and some decent yank sparrows too. </p><p>A few trip photos below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtTea3zLyv0bRvLaXfDv5OOqc5e9nbzigVMk4VseYt5JNytK8rpkD1G9WDUHTk2GpcTQT3Huq06OY0TaJVAc8YiGvHQ1f12cxPS23VUMf6JWA-SkELisrojr1CTxQmhZ3Xz0yNwby0WgiYbGmIA7pNfQN5s40jSWGG4OpCGqeXgMbsYTKCpffac2cPnG/s3072/545%20Elegant%20Trogan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtTea3zLyv0bRvLaXfDv5OOqc5e9nbzigVMk4VseYt5JNytK8rpkD1G9WDUHTk2GpcTQT3Huq06OY0TaJVAc8YiGvHQ1f12cxPS23VUMf6JWA-SkELisrojr1CTxQmhZ3Xz0yNwby0WgiYbGmIA7pNfQN5s40jSWGG4OpCGqeXgMbsYTKCpffac2cPnG/w640-h480/545%20Elegant%20Trogan.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elegant Trogon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRJMbWmXrzX4O7fyWmHKyMLC8F-Ecrzcnb0j_tliIFt3WUaIdbbyDm8C5xSyUJb5qrpnUFC4_OIWIEbJ6WIADyMmYfpKHJTbuAag_ISJ1pUlFq4NcjeUoWZDv4wQPYK182UvrfLQ2-oHDii78h4SCM9LnH7uo8sXrwn3lMCpD2baxJuu9pqHt5qOiQmKH/s1600/137%20Vermillion%20Flycatcher%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRJMbWmXrzX4O7fyWmHKyMLC8F-Ecrzcnb0j_tliIFt3WUaIdbbyDm8C5xSyUJb5qrpnUFC4_OIWIEbJ6WIADyMmYfpKHJTbuAag_ISJ1pUlFq4NcjeUoWZDv4wQPYK182UvrfLQ2-oHDii78h4SCM9LnH7uo8sXrwn3lMCpD2baxJuu9pqHt5qOiQmKH/w640-h480/137%20Vermillion%20Flycatcher%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vermillion Flycatcher </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Brewer's Sparrow (I think) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY37NCskQd_y1_u-hue4quIUF8UzAT5xSzVTMNMmHT3_7K_yIhoDL3oKPVwK0CIsfA4N1qCGH9i2w4xUo0E1nqjXmz12D_-qSaJPOuGGIzmQqIM87C3nY2Uq1ZQxoSa0OGs_AoujOSTQDOUeKpaL2gr14ow_z0ZEhX30g6zBOCAwE_2t-r8f_8BKU-uZkx/s2045/149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2045" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY37NCskQd_y1_u-hue4quIUF8UzAT5xSzVTMNMmHT3_7K_yIhoDL3oKPVwK0CIsfA4N1qCGH9i2w4xUo0E1nqjXmz12D_-qSaJPOuGGIzmQqIM87C3nY2Uq1ZQxoSa0OGs_AoujOSTQDOUeKpaL2gr14ow_z0ZEhX30g6zBOCAwE_2t-r8f_8BKU-uZkx/w640-h480/149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rufous-winged Sparrow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCsCpudGHuqQVBxJ0w8IIp1KvQ0C4lziY_kq96F467dlw7kRLEEMnmReytrNjAdN8BbYP0HTa1GRtGr7MfBsPgYiLOvsRyQ4WrO4xhMS1NhBEDtLysNlyo9sPGhv85LShOsAfh2lhB8zTVP_7AEnXe9YvwwJ7wu0REnBjKXJf5r3QQsb6qThJ4XcpAEeA/s3072/098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">First-summer Wilson's Phalarope </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lQ9S8yJvJargxB-0kwi9C5mdEv2xM4nHbjt3bC4ZX6AZJ05DZBwnwP41xhRq5upVjUNq18EetUAkbG14H_VKe6aTmU3F2RccbuKkuaGK4umEX7FFauMiZyuBiDWLxyb9eBg-cCVgDpbK25Bmdij-xIK6pI-M7WhGnySdbXmjPf7XJHh3GArz0B5I22Lo/s1600/134%20(1)%20Northern%20Pygmy%20Owl.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lQ9S8yJvJargxB-0kwi9C5mdEv2xM4nHbjt3bC4ZX6AZJ05DZBwnwP41xhRq5upVjUNq18EetUAkbG14H_VKe6aTmU3F2RccbuKkuaGK4umEX7FFauMiZyuBiDWLxyb9eBg-cCVgDpbK25Bmdij-xIK6pI-M7WhGnySdbXmjPf7XJHh3GArz0B5I22Lo/w640-h480/134%20(1)%20Northern%20Pygmy%20Owl.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mountain Pygmy Owl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">House Finch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4Sag9wEcAmxggcyc-8A2V39T2O8ozkH6y8Hh5wM2cxizcRP9QLj_P0VXZqwVwI3Pe5yFKmDdHY44haGqXCPcgnr9Cg25LcOhVHtiZB6vb0gzeRNdwj_EU1Z-GeruvO0t3EgnzdFgzCULNczGMNJ6mbk6UTZ54CRcbfxjIx0J6mzl1Badc7EsLHZGWx45/s3072/Flycatchers%20017%20Western%20Wood%20Pewee.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4Sag9wEcAmxggcyc-8A2V39T2O8ozkH6y8Hh5wM2cxizcRP9QLj_P0VXZqwVwI3Pe5yFKmDdHY44haGqXCPcgnr9Cg25LcOhVHtiZB6vb0gzeRNdwj_EU1Z-GeruvO0t3EgnzdFgzCULNczGMNJ6mbk6UTZ54CRcbfxjIx0J6mzl1Badc7EsLHZGWx45/w640-h480/Flycatchers%20017%20Western%20Wood%20Pewee.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Western Wood Pewee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Also had Pronghorns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNKAMabVZpyN1ywaPQY9VzsQACAHg9kD_nGl0_MN6Uq8jMJj1sI_AjQ7JgtBK6-c03saBJrtVvBL6MnaP_CFrITXhcSMnDD_x2oXfuQOKpPyfIhWabxR0i6W8UXtpZp1RTlAh-AFl61XxnXe2Q6XvK5C-OQBVy2xmkiyEKmbLIDKOvCjFR4vmkXc21mDY/s1600/710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNKAMabVZpyN1ywaPQY9VzsQACAHg9kD_nGl0_MN6Uq8jMJj1sI_AjQ7JgtBK6-c03saBJrtVvBL6MnaP_CFrITXhcSMnDD_x2oXfuQOKpPyfIhWabxR0i6W8UXtpZp1RTlAh-AFl61XxnXe2Q6XvK5C-OQBVy2xmkiyEKmbLIDKOvCjFR4vmkXc21mDY/w640-h426/710.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rattlesnake </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYtfCHvTRLomlUv1eAdxU1s7xpt6lo3admezGx-oN5iJfu5jby5tpZaEdcYAYRsqbV36wLmhxhhyAEJ8QBZu_bClh3MTuLvtQPqVEHRJJ3TtHQF8txheckmc2PKf-VAE5d9KEmXbUqXejahFR289TGozOFVqijNdOuso8Y_1YieQZCn_s0pVJlFbKtbfx/s1600/038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYtfCHvTRLomlUv1eAdxU1s7xpt6lo3admezGx-oN5iJfu5jby5tpZaEdcYAYRsqbV36wLmhxhhyAEJ8QBZu_bClh3MTuLvtQPqVEHRJJ3TtHQF8txheckmc2PKf-VAE5d9KEmXbUqXejahFR289TGozOFVqijNdOuso8Y_1YieQZCn_s0pVJlFbKtbfx/w640-h426/038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arizona views (above and below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNaXTfhddy6jvNiqSZhnLXLULydtDFN_QgVUSIa9Vp82MRwzxs5T4MuoWJEV6VJWMvg35CRocD9qe3wPK0SwwXkSJNvMeWZkWPqyUvBnMkQn5ue37wkDPuj097fA9lgQIYxBL92zzlpkGdN1uv4FU-9WRDXnmFybNpeBDW7WRfMw92CW8GnwEGS_eusqM/s1600/198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNaXTfhddy6jvNiqSZhnLXLULydtDFN_QgVUSIa9Vp82MRwzxs5T4MuoWJEV6VJWMvg35CRocD9qe3wPK0SwwXkSJNvMeWZkWPqyUvBnMkQn5ue37wkDPuj097fA9lgQIYxBL92zzlpkGdN1uv4FU-9WRDXnmFybNpeBDW7WRfMw92CW8GnwEGS_eusqM/w640-h426/198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviae9bhopgedya6darI_DYiZQw0NQMNem44PcsaipSv_TnF4KnRDnUtvoo0NsxGOlyv4BhXSWmdrWlKJrng3KgRDGUNwJxwYBJ1w4cGgHEhNuQ_BcYoAAesKLGQSHmCkpwkjYDoq6FKe_2Y7OjtLTxVLDTBr-iPNgIBmFKhsTs4fGs2Pfc8rAvxwm7kcE/s1600/grand%20canyon%20071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviae9bhopgedya6darI_DYiZQw0NQMNem44PcsaipSv_TnF4KnRDnUtvoo0NsxGOlyv4BhXSWmdrWlKJrng3KgRDGUNwJxwYBJ1w4cGgHEhNuQ_BcYoAAesKLGQSHmCkpwkjYDoq6FKe_2Y7OjtLTxVLDTBr-iPNgIBmFKhsTs4fGs2Pfc8rAvxwm7kcE/w640-h426/grand%20canyon%20071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Grand Canyon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwf1IzIgSKABVXyLv6m1TYNeAndroqJRQ9gaWkk08I1-0jiN6ZsGutLzeSde7z2PuW1QibjimMEEaWJdKphc00qyBEty9X6mx1ocNeCgUI9pKPqjKvk5EF48oatjMqR71DOmxfoGfix8b6rYncjeF5MR1fqZ9-c2XWEYkwvaPJvT6Tc66agp3oiXUllxH/s1600/066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwf1IzIgSKABVXyLv6m1TYNeAndroqJRQ9gaWkk08I1-0jiN6ZsGutLzeSde7z2PuW1QibjimMEEaWJdKphc00qyBEty9X6mx1ocNeCgUI9pKPqjKvk5EF48oatjMqR71DOmxfoGfix8b6rYncjeF5MR1fqZ9-c2XWEYkwvaPJvT6Tc66agp3oiXUllxH/w426-h640/066.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam (below) and me (above) doing the Birding Cowboy thing . We even wrote a song about our trip <a href="https://soundcloud.com/peter-alfrey/birding-cowboys" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNNZNAPDDsRNob3XIHDG9GBJQmMd2qkT7ANCgqP9xbmuQ1iPbVGi7B0s0_GGiWl52Gr9WN-trDtJ_xXy7iQs7Gp6afk0FnBWthV405MVPQsFoNgQMhORLfN9DEo0K3f9e3Iw963mqnOhTD47Xn8_NAphB1r3CjsoizriJHk2czAF_dq-feIbmCiX5oYb5/s1600/186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNNZNAPDDsRNob3XIHDG9GBJQmMd2qkT7ANCgqP9xbmuQ1iPbVGi7B0s0_GGiWl52Gr9WN-trDtJ_xXy7iQs7Gp6afk0FnBWthV405MVPQsFoNgQMhORLfN9DEo0K3f9e3Iw963mqnOhTD47Xn8_NAphB1r3CjsoizriJHk2czAF_dq-feIbmCiX5oYb5/w480-h640/186.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-78994951426042889482024-03-08T07:19:00.004+00:002024-03-08T13:55:32.405+00:00Saker drama <p>Been an interesting development on the identify of a well known pair of falcons in Azerbaijan. We saw these birds in 2022, original post <a href="https://peteralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/02/azerbaijan-2022-days-one-and-two.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>They have been widely viewed by travelling birders and identified by local ornithologists as a pair of Lanner, an adult male that has paired up with a young female at the time. However Andrea Corso questioned the identification recently so the photos were sent to Dick Forsman who confirmed they were actually a pair of Sakers. A lifer for a lot of people including myself. </p><p>There was a lot of discussion at the time about the identification and many people present suggested the female bird was a Saker but the possibility of a mixed pairing seemed too improbable. The main problem was the misidentification of the male as nobody present expected a Saker to be so pale and so Lanner-like (from below which was the only views we had) so once the presumption was made that the male was a Lanner then the female was scrutinised further even though it looked like what we expected a Saker to look like and although a pairing of an adult male and a young female was also improbable it seemed more plausible than a mixed pairing. We had limited photos and the photo below (first image) seemed to show pale trousers on the female which is a feature of a young Lanner so we all jumped into the well. </p><p>Following the comments by Andrea and Dick we re-analysed the photos and put out a call for additional photos and indeed an adult pair of Sakers seems to make more sense and a closer look at additional photos does show that the female bird does have the diagnostic dark trousers and rear flanks and the male bird indeed is not a male Lanner, especially when the upperparts are seen. A few captioned photos below goes into a few more details and read to the end for a further twist of the knife : </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptvn0PlaPT8LvNSKuBtO6-4CWrST5QYVk4k7duzu7RG33hIdstqeuSAMHd2IgwpdopmfZHz1iS-Nflhu_8k7f6EH_-TSKo_hNB2x9Qz7ar7hEQJy64qFEEXzcUtxciP0uA6JaSvsSVtKBLa1yXygjGPAskBs4ZwtyHdF4fgyz-D6pMae_3gIOZSHBB-jE/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2008.54.19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptvn0PlaPT8LvNSKuBtO6-4CWrST5QYVk4k7duzu7RG33hIdstqeuSAMHd2IgwpdopmfZHz1iS-Nflhu_8k7f6EH_-TSKo_hNB2x9Qz7ar7hEQJy64qFEEXzcUtxciP0uA6JaSvsSVtKBLa1yXygjGPAskBs4ZwtyHdF4fgyz-D6pMae_3gIOZSHBB-jE/w640-h428/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2008.54.19.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adult female Saker, Gobustan, Azerbaijan February 2022 (Vincent Legrand). The 'trousers' appear pale in this photo which led to the original misidentification as a young Lanner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGsl-_kfGpOn9VEYAg1TT0XONPi694qHdML_jPqguv0uf8jEd8y81n0Uc1TeyDoklLWVSNVDJOwth4HuNsMxCnJdVGhR7zrC30tLeWMFZbjWAR4W27flewoM5p36MgJP3-pXOi7lEFXMwyG2w56WYmi4HeJPqwl79mphk-X5T7OMN-__Y74_U4YVG1diR/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2008.54.37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGsl-_kfGpOn9VEYAg1TT0XONPi694qHdML_jPqguv0uf8jEd8y81n0Uc1TeyDoklLWVSNVDJOwth4HuNsMxCnJdVGhR7zrC30tLeWMFZbjWAR4W27flewoM5p36MgJP3-pXOi7lEFXMwyG2w56WYmi4HeJPqwl79mphk-X5T7OMN-__Y74_U4YVG1diR/w640-h426/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2008.54.37.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adult male Saker, Gobustan, Azerbaijan, February 2022 (Vincent Legrand). This old male has become very pale and appears very Lanner-like from below. Old males can become pale like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEXsu7XTQkpCuZJ7Wp3n9W2H7lFPuSPxfwsEsJRrFY12KO3PFQo820FS2SAo3oEbrXLHgscnPXmXPrwKdPWbPl63kCDs43refKRHyKG7xtep6EHL6mQ94S-15GBq6kSeqRWrUlVfsznjMkXfS5hjvWT2-u67LABxDviy4o_m0u1hwBc1AnD-38LO7T73A/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2009.38.31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEXsu7XTQkpCuZJ7Wp3n9W2H7lFPuSPxfwsEsJRrFY12KO3PFQo820FS2SAo3oEbrXLHgscnPXmXPrwKdPWbPl63kCDs43refKRHyKG7xtep6EHL6mQ94S-15GBq6kSeqRWrUlVfsznjMkXfS5hjvWT2-u67LABxDviy4o_m0u1hwBc1AnD-38LO7T73A/w640-h360/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-06%20at%2009.38.31.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male and female Saker, Gobustan, Azerbaijan, February 2022 (Luk) . This new photo has recently come to light. The female is sitting on the nest and the male (right) is standing guard. The upperparts of the male are clearly brown rather than bluish and the visible crown is not contrasting as expected in adult male Lanner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eWQ03LsUyRhSrRS_uz_iMvSrHkwlYN93ClTNKbFg-_ON9Rwm2zW-MnfkPbrG79ZP5nwaoaKBPQcddRrAO9QX22o1vU9NET1BtIWifXAeJGKp7QtQid_MGwJ2YcybEJgzTIfDJaX2avrscxdIA1n2C5xPrpzJZ2MXmsmiFppzaWzZsoqdGg5x_fkPnIxQ/s2000/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-07%20at%2008.25.16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eWQ03LsUyRhSrRS_uz_iMvSrHkwlYN93ClTNKbFg-_ON9Rwm2zW-MnfkPbrG79ZP5nwaoaKBPQcddRrAO9QX22o1vU9NET1BtIWifXAeJGKp7QtQid_MGwJ2YcybEJgzTIfDJaX2avrscxdIA1n2C5xPrpzJZ2MXmsmiFppzaWzZsoqdGg5x_fkPnIxQ/w640-h400/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-07%20at%2008.25.16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Saker, Gobustan, Azerbaijan, February, 2022, composite photo above and below (Vincent Legrand). In the photo below the dark trousers and streaked rear flanks are clearly shown for the first time, these are diagnostic features of Saker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P0jD4n6LXPRwuZrxwoXRDES142akQ2l_e1RRZvGkOIek_btWAcnK00oigWAGLlyadbrj9G3EcvVA7NxyO2ih-Uv3JZ3W6NsdiZx2vECi7u6FbTlhC1RhmUy8RvGU7SfHkXnLJYjxgV6IfYqHakUEhHtzMrq9v8KhFRkHfQs8tuUrL-Xbxw-OjRmo0K6z/s1354/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-07%20at%2008.25.16%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1354" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P0jD4n6LXPRwuZrxwoXRDES142akQ2l_e1RRZvGkOIek_btWAcnK00oigWAGLlyadbrj9G3EcvVA7NxyO2ih-Uv3JZ3W6NsdiZx2vECi7u6FbTlhC1RhmUy8RvGU7SfHkXnLJYjxgV6IfYqHakUEhHtzMrq9v8KhFRkHfQs8tuUrL-Xbxw-OjRmo0K6z/w640-h420/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-07%20at%2008.25.16%20(2).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Saker, Gobustan, Azerbaijan, February 2022 (Vincent Legrand). In a further twist to this little identification drama, this female is clearly an escaped falconers bird with the remains of straps appearing as rings on both legs. The male was un-ringed. We can only assume that a female escaped bird has paired up with a wild male bird. Considering the female appears so well adapted to the wild it is also possible it was originally a wild bird that escaped? All in all, a bit of a palaver. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Additional Pics:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris Townend (<a href="https://www.wisebirding.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wise Birding)</a> has sent over some photos showing the variation in Sakers that he has seen on trips to Mongolia (Cheers Chris!): </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrdDKh9KhBpYuB8tNgywAFsupPpKm8y3cDL-7vMrCoPV8ABxF_X0X-ILGkmVQXBzKI5R7Q5KkK-6umRrToQ1zP1Fbbq6onrOivcClQfzA5ICnT9zj61n-bVxsAslL5jZV0GBMR9lCm22hnJWRN8oMiIZFcd8O6tkl9Uu9yDg8J6FW5qcwcXuQGu0t3cAD/s1102/Saker5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1102" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrdDKh9KhBpYuB8tNgywAFsupPpKm8y3cDL-7vMrCoPV8ABxF_X0X-ILGkmVQXBzKI5R7Q5KkK-6umRrToQ1zP1Fbbq6onrOivcClQfzA5ICnT9zj61n-bVxsAslL5jZV0GBMR9lCm22hnJWRN8oMiIZFcd8O6tkl9Uu9yDg8J6FW5qcwcXuQGu0t3cAD/w640-h382/Saker5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very pale Saker, almost Gyr-like (above and below). Mongolia (Chris Townend)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqrfgs1xxCqcF3UN_EncuQ28QJcCcRlyq_VklshPqqpYiDFkZ3Kgv9kb1FBVGrr2gN_f7S6ddaJLaWhpFsw2Y2zyf8iAUiSDBrApbgGAISXCWCeYhBk47h6Qjpj-CuvJYTNsMEgN22OcGW_X9ufcPznWM38YIo8aSIbr4Au3kBESHf1Zn0kCTJlhpHXpU/s2876/Saker4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="2876" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqrfgs1xxCqcF3UN_EncuQ28QJcCcRlyq_VklshPqqpYiDFkZ3Kgv9kb1FBVGrr2gN_f7S6ddaJLaWhpFsw2Y2zyf8iAUiSDBrApbgGAISXCWCeYhBk47h6Qjpj-CuvJYTNsMEgN22OcGW_X9ufcPznWM38YIo8aSIbr4Au3kBESHf1Zn0kCTJlhpHXpU/w640-h390/Saker4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi-zyCxeo8_P54vhzr8116wKI0tKUt5qCCJrPtoKvvHkA61O57_ORnn1qTKMYnMDo7hCjVX7L9BOrY6RJ7MhxeT5-IUrsvV1Nec2W9Tx8mPwj3867zovaJ5TDGyRsmSf7Om-QkAUTXhWO7cQcZ7EbSeicV-M6vKARliG1O9-VjxLVmW7jt24ubjmNV-uU/s2000/Falcon3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi-zyCxeo8_P54vhzr8116wKI0tKUt5qCCJrPtoKvvHkA61O57_ORnn1qTKMYnMDo7hCjVX7L9BOrY6RJ7MhxeT5-IUrsvV1Nec2W9Tx8mPwj3867zovaJ5TDGyRsmSf7Om-QkAUTXhWO7cQcZ7EbSeicV-M6vKARliG1O9-VjxLVmW7jt24ubjmNV-uU/w640-h424/Falcon3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the other end of the spectrum here is an example of how dark they can be, Mongolia (Chris Townend)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTqthntfHojNeh1kGRwIdscJiqT5YTejoITFHF1Nm2lj1lAIr01k9hXg84CF2dSJKOlQ_I6qkMTgPLtsXUhKAqOeM9lbam3F1kKNj-El-1qFY_wLE0fQeoMDcYBr6ou6S66wKmdgzlQ9kCmi2PwZ_wUVYUs5R3ptYvadxGn9uBYqoQCewoL9KT5eF3tCu/s1200/Saker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTqthntfHojNeh1kGRwIdscJiqT5YTejoITFHF1Nm2lj1lAIr01k9hXg84CF2dSJKOlQ_I6qkMTgPLtsXUhKAqOeM9lbam3F1kKNj-El-1qFY_wLE0fQeoMDcYBr6ou6S66wKmdgzlQ9kCmi2PwZ_wUVYUs5R3ptYvadxGn9uBYqoQCewoL9KT5eF3tCu/w640-h458/Saker.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of nice photos of what we all expect them to look like, above and below, Mongolia (Chris Townend)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1gYoJqiBPjMXKHJa1vXYvc_6vKLmsPTbG7gMuJ9aVdZ6IyeSuWuf-iASHuGyDZ2jWgq0vDJ22ugmnC23jyGpcmCo1-5Hz8SRfdq8IOdasEWjSdSIMa-qGbIQUo4t0RPsxeqcU2T17BJcK2PZ76DEHHdain3SHoFVIp3ejSoSU18UUr-qWf8TXy42FeJM/s4317/Saker3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="4317" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1gYoJqiBPjMXKHJa1vXYvc_6vKLmsPTbG7gMuJ9aVdZ6IyeSuWuf-iASHuGyDZ2jWgq0vDJ22ugmnC23jyGpcmCo1-5Hz8SRfdq8IOdasEWjSdSIMa-qGbIQUo4t0RPsxeqcU2T17BJcK2PZ76DEHHdain3SHoFVIp3ejSoSU18UUr-qWf8TXy42FeJM/w640-h454/Saker3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wisebirding.co.uk/" target="_blank">WISE BIRDING</a></div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-86671380390324572412024-03-07T10:07:00.008+00:002024-03-08T08:03:29.941+00:00Project Updates <p>There's been quite a few developments on the projects and trips planning recently:</p><p>1) We have exchanged on the Pagham harbour/Selsey Property and are due to complete in mid-May so hopefully will be moving to our new homestead in late May. Ed has joined me on to the Selsey birders whatsapp and I've been researching all the local birding spots (with the help of Ed and Matt's excellent new book <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/where-to-watch-birds-in-surrey-and-sussex-9781399404235/" target="_blank">HERE</a>) and quite frankly can't wait to move in down there. We've got about an acre of land too (unfortunately less than the original plan, so will need to aim for scale on the Bulgaria project, ultimately we want enough land to generate biodiversity and carbon credits to offset/achieve net gain on our family footprint) so really looking forward to creating an epic wildlife garden/mini-nature reserve. The site is 5 min walks from the Ferry pool so pretty much a prime location to be based. </p><p>2) We've booked the summer holiday in Australia to visit Holly's family while the new house gets renovated </p><p>3) The new flat in Malta has been completed to shell form and should be completed by end of the summer. </p><p>4) Still no water on the Bulgaria plot so can't book the pond completion work this spring. Also cant visit in late May as planned as now we need to move house that week. So not looking like will be visiting Bulgaria this Spring/Summer. So a bit of a set back there. Hopefully can do an autumn visit. </p><p>5) Almost completed the first draft of the Azores Pelagic paper. </p><p>6) Planning on visiting Azerbaijan in early May with Vince and Co to witness Caspian Sea spring migration and look for vagrants and a few targets such as Caspian Seal and Shikra. </p><p>7) Valencia have submitted the full planning permission for Beddington Farmlands. We had a community meeting on Tuesday evening and plan to co-ordinate a community response over the next couple of weeks.</p><p>8) We completed several wildflower meadow projects this week including sowing a chalk grassland mix so will be interesting to see how that develops.</p><p>9) I've sold my crypto-positions. Bitcoin is at all time highs and I bought at the low point after FTX crashed so that will do but it could go even higher but I'm happy and out although Coinbase tried to prevent me from cashing out without explanation (these platforms are dodgy!) but my brother helped me get round them. Despite the highs in the stock markets (including all time highs in S&P) I'm just keeping cash in high interest accounts as it's safer and the rates are relatively good. I sold all my natural capital stock as not performing well anyway and as usual will just invest in my own assets. Will wait for big downward movements in the stock market and crypto before bothering with any of this for a while as its all peaking. Hopefully any big downward movements in unsustainable markets might see an uptick in the value of green and natural capital stocks which could be pushed in global economic recovery programs, if climate and ecological risks are realised and result in downward trajectories, although it looks like war is the chosen solution to keep unsustainable markets going so the green transition seems to have slowed right down and may even be going backwards. The carbon price needs to be around £100 to £150 a tonne to do anything meaningful and its all stalled at the moment. </p><p>More info on projects: <a href="https://www.littleoakgroup.com/" target="_blank">LITTLE OAK GROUP</a></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-77224143763775052572024-03-04T16:16:00.008+00:002024-03-05T08:42:24.507+00:00From the archives- Uganda 2019 update <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2iw3ipwUZBBbSZ8av_Pa53vXwkVTKsb32aE0KCA4QX9Ho5Bvo6HPFq1O768F1WwQ2yvJMcyz6IPdpiGE2eofoC5N08Nj2zCW1QksOVilYgHg3s-qusOEi4KOov7D2jQ40Zzjh7QV0WdV9AvBFcvmM9ZPURg8CusnVp0VbDSeaQKnfrTZhU4YImoXTmLI/s5472/403A0049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2iw3ipwUZBBbSZ8av_Pa53vXwkVTKsb32aE0KCA4QX9Ho5Bvo6HPFq1O768F1WwQ2yvJMcyz6IPdpiGE2eofoC5N08Nj2zCW1QksOVilYgHg3s-qusOEi4KOov7D2jQ40Zzjh7QV0WdV9AvBFcvmM9ZPURg8CusnVp0VbDSeaQKnfrTZhU4YImoXTmLI/w426-h640/403A0049.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shoebill</div><p>I'm still going at this, (cleaning up my archives and world list). Latest progress has been going through photos from Uganda and uploading them on to an Ebird trip report. Following a few splits, I make my World List 3203. My aim is to get to 5000 (about half of the world's birds with a focus on iconic bird species and trips focused around iconic wildlife and family suitable trips). Haven't done a big trip since West Papua in 2022 but got Western Australia coming up this year which should be a good haul of ticks. Also I wouldn't mind cleaning up the Western Palearctic list (aka False WP) as that is the biogeographical zone I live in, so far I've seen 944 of 1067 species - so basically 95% already, so I guess my birding listing goal is to see 100% of WP species (extinct ones aside) and 50% of the World's birds. </p><p>Photos: <a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/208398?view=photos" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>Updated Ebird trip report by Graeme Spinks : <a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/208398" target="_blank">HERE</a> and full Wise Birding trip report: <a href="https://www.wisebirding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/UGANDA-JULY-2019.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-80745741409851518012024-03-03T08:37:00.001+00:002024-03-03T08:37:24.216+00:00From the archives- Kenya 2006, Mammals<p>Part 2 of a retrospective Kenya photo dump post. Mammals. </p><p>Trip Report <a href="https://www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=990" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>All photos digiscoped. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wOMscqaQGm3ULihNKOwnsXOZ4zS0cyLasrhZ9O6FDi4dG1rB6-ZIQDMqE8rFMAHQqXVawEr7R7mIuBL2GvNfbFYFcUKIgFtD0iMUIEIHut6t2gb6bd_Bs_V5Q6APmRtiwzIk4BRWocUxZe11VjOM9f6hwT2LKrj36artNf7iotLNMtFJ2lcRToq8VDfU/s2539/DSC06674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2539" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wOMscqaQGm3ULihNKOwnsXOZ4zS0cyLasrhZ9O6FDi4dG1rB6-ZIQDMqE8rFMAHQqXVawEr7R7mIuBL2GvNfbFYFcUKIgFtD0iMUIEIHut6t2gb6bd_Bs_V5Q6APmRtiwzIk4BRWocUxZe11VjOM9f6hwT2LKrj36artNf7iotLNMtFJ2lcRToq8VDfU/w640-h450/DSC06674.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lion</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hxyAJphXGK8HTkpCqIV4exS8W4fmMWUvrRq7XZde36IGNpInwiCPK4preLH7vcSir-hoaaHN_63tx2ipd7bpq7Hw7l-wBG6GM0qMDmQzyv672ExQOdvs-un9JtSnnb3mpo9Jt4fs7Vk7Q8SPtnUsUN4-L7XUpRCqS9hzHI4MvLkMbHEZ_4VYmJhjohMe/w640-h480/DSC03380%20Grevy's%20Zebra%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grevy's Zebra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U98pRVOvV-7MeJ394GltcreqkRM7A5Lb4xf5cU-5OfngoxhZb736f8cFrRAGY3U6mAeqZfN__JnA1ep3R0EACjJgrZaSdQxX58HyeTRl0EyfsMq5La5Zgetp9Pgt28E-3jXwmYw-NrKI1Tme8Sc4jKKixnTF-Nu1KFrvUH6ViR4WzD_W3-0DZ1YkRtNY/s2592/DSC08203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U98pRVOvV-7MeJ394GltcreqkRM7A5Lb4xf5cU-5OfngoxhZb736f8cFrRAGY3U6mAeqZfN__JnA1ep3R0EACjJgrZaSdQxX58HyeTRl0EyfsMq5La5Zgetp9Pgt28E-3jXwmYw-NrKI1Tme8Sc4jKKixnTF-Nu1KFrvUH6ViR4WzD_W3-0DZ1YkRtNY/w640-h480/DSC08203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQl6lYVYVNEPQb_0bI-tjRgf5nZdoVkldPs8pmDNq6JWtTWsx6EpXPfhVmyY_UjzJj1XJwOJFybVimTGLIs06bjZoGsGbXsTD3BzgdqqKw1RL2vIfU77m0ergDdmwBPYcacjTEwwIaREkWALwgonVh-OyfMtaEVmI9LBjIiAd0Y70Ly-XuxEGi_VNv92q/w640-h480/DSC05503%20Colobus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guereza colobus</div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-5110345484539985082024-03-02T17:34:00.007+00:002024-03-02T17:44:50.093+00:00From the archives- Kenya 2006<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still going through old photos and updating my world list. Found a load of other photos that are too good to be hiding on my hard drive so here are some of my favourite photos from a trip to Kenya in 2006. Trip report on Surfbirds <a href="https://www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=990" target="_blank">HERE</a>. All my trip reports can be found by scrolling down on My Publications page <a href="https://peteralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.com/p/publications.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. All the trips since 2008 have featured on this blog already but there were several mega trips I did before then so I'll do some retrospective blog posts over the next few weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loads of mammals from Kenya too so will do a separate post on them. Here's the birds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the photos were digiscoped. Something quite magic about digiscoped photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>THIKA POOLS AND SAMBURU </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPzYwRs949p9qzQxNvvEuqGOQpZmYhnVYlmrLgLWanpxYGREaw8iMX7VY08C7UMSmdxJx8kBYN-DAxLXu5dfNgArqdIX0Y5dcpDquKOwXtE1mhACmGOQymGgoBjSh-_N23q6SHyMjGBlm4WWFdhO18WNE9NQk6uQwRmQpnvhyphenhyphenRncI-aJR5oyj_1h14OVR/s1509/DSC02870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1509" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPzYwRs949p9qzQxNvvEuqGOQpZmYhnVYlmrLgLWanpxYGREaw8iMX7VY08C7UMSmdxJx8kBYN-DAxLXu5dfNgArqdIX0Y5dcpDquKOwXtE1mhACmGOQymGgoBjSh-_N23q6SHyMjGBlm4WWFdhO18WNE9NQk6uQwRmQpnvhyphenhyphenRncI-aJR5oyj_1h14OVR/w640-h424/DSC02870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greater Painted Snipe </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Nwa8XRAAvb8pOxxKTn2GOO2j1dFBHQ7mXwNp6I38Jy1C9_GtnmBabbHjSUDcYWqKP2YvfJbVuj4ujVUBHbjSXd2mW4rNsr763MVXZScSVznEq8PcOQ8x22n39zbsVfypMWg8GR4oEHQZ5GU-HnJ4rdl0IsrMAp3V3A50IL81kCfrraeuVuD-_GLuBA8/s2048/DSC03066%20Malachite%20Kingfisher.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Nwa8XRAAvb8pOxxKTn2GOO2j1dFBHQ7mXwNp6I38Jy1C9_GtnmBabbHjSUDcYWqKP2YvfJbVuj4ujVUBHbjSXd2mW4rNsr763MVXZScSVznEq8PcOQ8x22n39zbsVfypMWg8GR4oEHQZ5GU-HnJ4rdl0IsrMAp3V3A50IL81kCfrraeuVuD-_GLuBA8/w640-h480/DSC03066%20Malachite%20Kingfisher.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malachite Kingfisher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Donaldson-Smith Sparrow Weaver</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BiZdkkZK20bGccSyBi6TXVk2cfX3xDqycCs4Gsw6_YWJLqtduVlYc99SxpmLCxrZq2QHJbKY48ne_9eDlxx16bIUebL8zz7HhsTRiNczbXM_dFne9m5XE0c2qmckQtCxLZQXlemI6EIr_Df1LvGkrKc4yb7ii7CVQBj0E2nMyRWAqKz-anA7G1yORJOF/s2592/DSC03398%20Superb%20Starling.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BiZdkkZK20bGccSyBi6TXVk2cfX3xDqycCs4Gsw6_YWJLqtduVlYc99SxpmLCxrZq2QHJbKY48ne_9eDlxx16bIUebL8zz7HhsTRiNczbXM_dFne9m5XE0c2qmckQtCxLZQXlemI6EIr_Df1LvGkrKc4yb7ii7CVQBj0E2nMyRWAqKz-anA7G1yORJOF/w640-h480/DSC03398%20Superb%20Starling.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Superb Starling </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdDsSJ6OHKba19DddjLg5GB2QV_wflijNcv_QeT5tz197UL2MXw4DjUoJGU0unRXWNmOFfVVcwtlS5bPSX8-uxc7PUCGIuScZWlkJ_G2vJOONnFg5hDng_MlIHsnIfnhhV1VZAq2SlEvZDkzHNugGkuIBAMQYHx6F5WIhhg8UoVj5TPeRVySC2SNalNe6/w640-h480/DSC03487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somali Ostrich </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMozbV2l6eLL2eUxqsD_BbR06iAeJ3S9VC8MpzeYfLSbDtC9o4Cx1RUgkHrx_gMQln_juvaTQKgFmwhleox2Ke_U8_O2BgddTxUf2rFiPn8EmnaDjXybj5jMY72x5p3L3h_ksga2F413-l0ipt8Gi8VH6mMdOtIJv6tYBs9u1jPObdKi36iGs4k9fi2kEB/s2592/DSC03615%20Somali%20Bee-eater.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMozbV2l6eLL2eUxqsD_BbR06iAeJ3S9VC8MpzeYfLSbDtC9o4Cx1RUgkHrx_gMQln_juvaTQKgFmwhleox2Ke_U8_O2BgddTxUf2rFiPn8EmnaDjXybj5jMY72x5p3L3h_ksga2F413-l0ipt8Gi8VH6mMdOtIJv6tYBs9u1jPObdKi36iGs4k9fi2kEB/w640-h480/DSC03615%20Somali%20Bee-eater.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs7QUIQrlR2kOd8zgilRWCSzk_5Hzf9V_JIO5soboCszDFzza9ebSPmUBcF07h8iEF8QsfN3s2EfkgOKOWGd0_v_neaAMN0Ry5qUkvz969SRBvHb8BOD5sHx4uO_x_wpa1icP4Sd12YzdUaPykAj9TXebjYXiym-qJRAprYdLGhjwP-LN7By8yfBFbyq1/s2592/DSC03815%20Von%20der%20Decken's%20Hornbill.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs7QUIQrlR2kOd8zgilRWCSzk_5Hzf9V_JIO5soboCszDFzza9ebSPmUBcF07h8iEF8QsfN3s2EfkgOKOWGd0_v_neaAMN0Ry5qUkvz969SRBvHb8BOD5sHx4uO_x_wpa1icP4Sd12YzdUaPykAj9TXebjYXiym-qJRAprYdLGhjwP-LN7By8yfBFbyq1/w640-h480/DSC03815%20Von%20der%20Decken's%20Hornbill.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Von der Decken's Hornbill </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU98DyWubi648-6Jc63rewkaIfwzYPdX5Pi_wBaRXs6JgcJWN11d3dHvc4_UllZYp1jzV-x791n9Gm1DC0lBF7B1oqKGkTmKX4DcLwLfPwe4HHR3Tl8cP7CaFwHuYEPNi0abOp5VnRezU35aeiE6d_KWfMuzkdrtEqNYAQlGWEMExirwzEq8UsUmU6N-Lj/s2340/DSC03943%20Buff-crested%20Bustard%20male.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="1755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU98DyWubi648-6Jc63rewkaIfwzYPdX5Pi_wBaRXs6JgcJWN11d3dHvc4_UllZYp1jzV-x791n9Gm1DC0lBF7B1oqKGkTmKX4DcLwLfPwe4HHR3Tl8cP7CaFwHuYEPNi0abOp5VnRezU35aeiE6d_KWfMuzkdrtEqNYAQlGWEMExirwzEq8UsUmU6N-Lj/w480-h640/DSC03943%20Buff-crested%20Bustard%20male.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buff-crested Bustard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaA6jVjgQ_p6cUvI_wAqMINU-rjgKj1e7M7s43fD996AEVjl8cfcl37Wx8ikKTMjotCgM93dPk6GcPOGSQZvpQLb1LNaA-EKY40jKWq9fjEZyO1ArAVOhNKBgI2RGchrJKHO0UpAOPCBrdmLng2novH0xev4wfGzBYuwBQ8L7wCAOvK4fK48OjMINyDaW/s1771/DSC03996%20Cape%20Eagle%20Owl%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1771" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaA6jVjgQ_p6cUvI_wAqMINU-rjgKj1e7M7s43fD996AEVjl8cfcl37Wx8ikKTMjotCgM93dPk6GcPOGSQZvpQLb1LNaA-EKY40jKWq9fjEZyO1ArAVOhNKBgI2RGchrJKHO0UpAOPCBrdmLng2novH0xev4wfGzBYuwBQ8L7wCAOvK4fK48OjMINyDaW/w640-h430/DSC03996%20Cape%20Eagle%20Owl%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cape Eagle Owl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>THE RIFT VALLEY</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhce295JRLNNP5GUxE0pVrgW6-zvhw_UnxKm3ZKxGWde2b7Y8bSXaYNp2-_xST1fB7InOpQnZe8W7LAD4c1W6sq_v38DOCjw64_Rj0aZ0OqTAJPyslSP3ELAVDeD8CcBz0pm0VoqQVLfZI_2phdUh6yXIzSmnpBesTOCd2ZxKBpyQtfYVJCZRWVPeTZG4iB/s2592/DSC04048%20Striped%20Kingfisher.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhce295JRLNNP5GUxE0pVrgW6-zvhw_UnxKm3ZKxGWde2b7Y8bSXaYNp2-_xST1fB7InOpQnZe8W7LAD4c1W6sq_v38DOCjw64_Rj0aZ0OqTAJPyslSP3ELAVDeD8CcBz0pm0VoqQVLfZI_2phdUh6yXIzSmnpBesTOCd2ZxKBpyQtfYVJCZRWVPeTZG4iB/w640-h480/DSC04048%20Striped%20Kingfisher.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Striped Kingfisher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YvH4BetgeVRMIOHkNxVfcoe8hJlxnxneNNKLuECo-CRfhmiWZ3AqYNWexaLwZK3OZW46M-z1rrD9VxYk2l2nHnobhjdBlQ6rp4PrnHWJNUHHslaCVRX44RDcSHk-dYts1HUnNBwioHE0m8gdkBHA5AVwf-HkBkNm1uFMVyns6bjqBEmOzJ8FdiNnhIAT/s2592/DSC04080%20Cliff%20Chat.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YvH4BetgeVRMIOHkNxVfcoe8hJlxnxneNNKLuECo-CRfhmiWZ3AqYNWexaLwZK3OZW46M-z1rrD9VxYk2l2nHnobhjdBlQ6rp4PrnHWJNUHHslaCVRX44RDcSHk-dYts1HUnNBwioHE0m8gdkBHA5AVwf-HkBkNm1uFMVyns6bjqBEmOzJ8FdiNnhIAT/w640-h480/DSC04080%20Cliff%20Chat.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cliff Chat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gqcGMkq5F1dZDQJUnxr0bOjkvX_HuYpsabq0k8GWh3F9NZrVofCF3kufu0h6eZvUFeqEND5LmMpRmir9oYcSQKJNdnPJB9RaPtwltpnfYeC8gaYT7KSchCxSSQ9Zl8Eyh9jildZMPtUJSWSDz_U6efybMjMzxm06molGuG1TbiWX2TjfiirnGfMamkf8/s2592/DSC04152%20White-eyed%20Slaty%20Flycatcher.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gqcGMkq5F1dZDQJUnxr0bOjkvX_HuYpsabq0k8GWh3F9NZrVofCF3kufu0h6eZvUFeqEND5LmMpRmir9oYcSQKJNdnPJB9RaPtwltpnfYeC8gaYT7KSchCxSSQ9Zl8Eyh9jildZMPtUJSWSDz_U6efybMjMzxm06molGuG1TbiWX2TjfiirnGfMamkf8/w640-h480/DSC04152%20White-eyed%20Slaty%20Flycatcher.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr390TqBQ-VAvT8Ri9BdW-H2ObXiEJCvLPTpqb5_UcMyKzar-iJ09WnpFGu7J_9m3JD509FZeGFvxCAShBeiFYFh3IGtXrehuOl4Vj7KOzwg2RWHJBTo3Cy-3MxicmGDx4cb6mdPw5W6Vbkq4gmpOEOyRrrZJzMSNBFVTFswxYHYRdMI96hfZnVFL_vh2/s2592/DSC04281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr390TqBQ-VAvT8Ri9BdW-H2ObXiEJCvLPTpqb5_UcMyKzar-iJ09WnpFGu7J_9m3JD509FZeGFvxCAShBeiFYFh3IGtXrehuOl4Vj7KOzwg2RWHJBTo3Cy-3MxicmGDx4cb6mdPw5W6Vbkq4gmpOEOyRrrZJzMSNBFVTFswxYHYRdMI96hfZnVFL_vh2/w640-h480/DSC04281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lesser Flamingos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGHjEoydxmJCW3B3Gef8oTtR1YVneqhsAtofZApNOsSgK6bdxCIZmSHq9obu6NsMf9Lx8gkY-mwJ2MRj17ZurhQAAl0rjBHqqLfCGBYmdPqEZCu_cp581QZ0MGF6-5WjNMzvdrhvKe2c4wLlMvWJTBmaw_KnHdp5rKKAxVxlT-AbX5QKCgu9ShUEgqdk/s2592/DSC04328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGHjEoydxmJCW3B3Gef8oTtR1YVneqhsAtofZApNOsSgK6bdxCIZmSHq9obu6NsMf9Lx8gkY-mwJ2MRj17ZurhQAAl0rjBHqqLfCGBYmdPqEZCu_cp581QZ0MGF6-5WjNMzvdrhvKe2c4wLlMvWJTBmaw_KnHdp5rKKAxVxlT-AbX5QKCgu9ShUEgqdk/w640-h480/DSC04328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">African Pied Wagtail </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRj3duBrKgLPy5feapZWQziGzk4T0CKjDpTK3Xgf6pgXIMZOE8yYXBIsMPvKbYLzunC3b521YDVJbsY2u_YWBaa0TSh51C6-VPk6Hr5heLlGPF_2AjGNVgMhbWXlsUipn1QAKO3rE_RFOHECZFNAUsDQlbk6s919gBUcbygwiCWemg6Lr0wiMxUzJCeMJ/s2592/DSC04429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRj3duBrKgLPy5feapZWQziGzk4T0CKjDpTK3Xgf6pgXIMZOE8yYXBIsMPvKbYLzunC3b521YDVJbsY2u_YWBaa0TSh51C6-VPk6Hr5heLlGPF_2AjGNVgMhbWXlsUipn1QAKO3rE_RFOHECZFNAUsDQlbk6s919gBUcbygwiCWemg6Lr0wiMxUzJCeMJ/w640-h480/DSC04429.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lilac-breasted Roller </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ASc2YRhdqJk-BTJMUyDlg5AoFSZsHnm_027iJ1O8pVfd33fv4m6x-uVPItSJbCILbgtYn13oisWsBlpCNKgd1mQUMGfiUDfylt2T938xIZ3spEiBsjow9sqnMXLe5KTVZewrPbmhje5lkYYavntHbklc3hlHN6SuntwND-ysA2JhiAJubMQYX_19SF0X/s2592/DSC04472%20Diederik%20Cuckoo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ASc2YRhdqJk-BTJMUyDlg5AoFSZsHnm_027iJ1O8pVfd33fv4m6x-uVPItSJbCILbgtYn13oisWsBlpCNKgd1mQUMGfiUDfylt2T938xIZ3spEiBsjow9sqnMXLe5KTVZewrPbmhje5lkYYavntHbklc3hlHN6SuntwND-ysA2JhiAJubMQYX_19SF0X/w640-h480/DSC04472%20Diederik%20Cuckoo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deiderik Cuckoo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEQ3MNKpJlGLp1sC74BG3Wa2S0ZMLRFsTRyyj4dMsuLkjM7LKjUAGclsKEnkSr832M54hLJoOU4YTb0UaGRZ1vRSn_Q5XWVD6c6XG1XQCWw6I5dhPvDIHwIP2qtYJOJtj1v1fMgSI1axT40fyxpecv_sVomDzLh__sfK5euiYCeZ7cpNc6RHvpE7_gDPt/s2107/DSC04564%20Immature%20Martial%20Eagle%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2107" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEQ3MNKpJlGLp1sC74BG3Wa2S0ZMLRFsTRyyj4dMsuLkjM7LKjUAGclsKEnkSr832M54hLJoOU4YTb0UaGRZ1vRSn_Q5XWVD6c6XG1XQCWw6I5dhPvDIHwIP2qtYJOJtj1v1fMgSI1axT40fyxpecv_sVomDzLh__sfK5euiYCeZ7cpNc6RHvpE7_gDPt/w640-h442/DSC04564%20Immature%20Martial%20Eagle%20(10).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Immature Martial Eagle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwhSLQW8puwhToZs3R7Yz4-XarR3HQK-xVGn09cUBlRhHzITdm9nTw1DMlRr88EVrz5wNRX3r4rQu9ZH2OIYZHTTxIvhcWHadc3WSP2hCdLCa7KeS5uptejQCFGOSeOX0tMDIrTIOYKKMQq3AjKy-2h5lBFAw4ov0dIZeadXOirJgrOIVgZAZDA6df-kR/w640-h480/DSC04612%20Tawny%20Eagle.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tawny Eagle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF11njMcRJkMH9-08gsxitSxesI9LdKknKzVbOB5ku4SgQI3LaURP5p_zj_c_0QNL8M3jjK2zYTCX1KKM0trgZ1ZCCOxuS4Wby1IcmSkn1ZhAfW2WVNMt_YE22rvxqtUijbt3ZlVsNluTK-QMKs93Ps1qqsRFpnGNZNN_C3OY06hcBN1w6kDjpBnTitLd/s2592/DSC04675%20White-fronted%20Bee-eater.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF11njMcRJkMH9-08gsxitSxesI9LdKknKzVbOB5ku4SgQI3LaURP5p_zj_c_0QNL8M3jjK2zYTCX1KKM0trgZ1ZCCOxuS4Wby1IcmSkn1ZhAfW2WVNMt_YE22rvxqtUijbt3ZlVsNluTK-QMKs93Ps1qqsRFpnGNZNN_C3OY06hcBN1w6kDjpBnTitLd/w640-h480/DSC04675%20White-fronted%20Bee-eater.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbUdDFalLcpLw9OP7ufnSkC4u-JTcsEYJlhKuIOx_2JEwfPFAUC7kb2mQKpAoFYGBCCb9m8MflpDhq2vV22yqKYs5MT8Ww82pBGRvxfkXlY-hejBYl9kwMdBg84tjl2kU0E8fAKCt-kYFqi0KvriSLcH_V7PFpsUJqpQAvbW1_WzxMLtfZKwwXIVfd6jE/w640-h480/DSC05146%20White-faced%20Scops%20Owl.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Northern White-faced Owl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvxqyTrC4z1C4Sa_1TkZRXDy71hyphenhyphen0YhNtMhslklqf_mBCmxR2nXSzS2t1Zp8rLED4SHUTRV3v2rgJC3_EsdlzseARbHBqNfwW6b3r5IOIZRxUASperDNX8mTZ1qp2oJXe2eWPlsxRRvgtoULtzMvjqjR54mLaIPXkkEM-Jm9_hyZeXXizspktKO2dckvN/s2048/DSC05208%20Red-and-yellow%20Barbet%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvxqyTrC4z1C4Sa_1TkZRXDy71hyphenhyphen0YhNtMhslklqf_mBCmxR2nXSzS2t1Zp8rLED4SHUTRV3v2rgJC3_EsdlzseARbHBqNfwW6b3r5IOIZRxUASperDNX8mTZ1qp2oJXe2eWPlsxRRvgtoULtzMvjqjR54mLaIPXkkEM-Jm9_hyZeXXizspktKO2dckvN/w640-h480/DSC05208%20Red-and-yellow%20Barbet%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiMaBdaDRb-zZtDk11fNgEfWZEAa9WqEZeLOrPWhBgX5ne4jfrWd3_NJhyphenhyphenDH48txCZzhyphenhyphenrp8GslArzU5Hxys0tWAIxBJC3x2ASY35lkxeuy5LgMD3eCR7xZxGPfUIxi4l-ADY-fYA8EzAjD1iPHUBBcbtl-B1W0-q9TmkpDA2caUDZYUeDbJsrx_b7vYS/w640-h480/DSC05558%20Black-and-white%20Casqued%20Hornbill%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>LAKE VICTORIA, THE MASA MAIRA, AMBOSELI AND TSAVO WEST (SOUTH KENYA)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_beevb2f-w8TqxgViTYvFvPBNRh6rbSZdl2PTmxBw8mbXczWl0gAWOHgyvjC9RIzleq2kW1raCyIESRkW6FDRsRAewoK6j5DT3bFlAk83E0tKgSZi8g9UqMYEc_KSMZSm9V6mjEjk-nAQwihUSfmEhuAKG5xvJiqpW8S2elJNQI37Ev_Zy8O5Rvt6J3mC/s2592/DSC05752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_beevb2f-w8TqxgViTYvFvPBNRh6rbSZdl2PTmxBw8mbXczWl0gAWOHgyvjC9RIzleq2kW1raCyIESRkW6FDRsRAewoK6j5DT3bFlAk83E0tKgSZi8g9UqMYEc_KSMZSm9V6mjEjk-nAQwihUSfmEhuAKG5xvJiqpW8S2elJNQI37Ev_Zy8O5Rvt6J3mC/w640-h480/DSC05752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pied Kingfisher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6u-iPOxWgi3yh0XilBMZ2U0nP1amrxGBK8eBFUo9q-FVEWgjm351w0v9OZImFU9hVKsAl4BRMgywC1hbUPzxsG91n5TyQtZ75cdoInECcr4E7sdJK0wdAvHwuqSZxUsuxmuMKRebK-Mp11nl5RgrVcbIXu-7f95nQZCSWKWfEOmI8eS0Bch11OsQ9TiT/s2592/DSC05801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6u-iPOxWgi3yh0XilBMZ2U0nP1amrxGBK8eBFUo9q-FVEWgjm351w0v9OZImFU9hVKsAl4BRMgywC1hbUPzxsG91n5TyQtZ75cdoInECcr4E7sdJK0wdAvHwuqSZxUsuxmuMKRebK-Mp11nl5RgrVcbIXu-7f95nQZCSWKWfEOmI8eS0Bch11OsQ9TiT/w640-h480/DSC05801.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Stork </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEMQD-TJyIh_UDX8PV5h6njav8SdLKW4qGMDzYL8Iloz-Jq8UcG1sM-2kE8km0eUn2oq3yjp0dYTIffHhaJtHzXtjDKs1ADkj4Vts3ONQdD5vNcEDMxLGUsHf0hwR6wWG7yL7oLuSDkBm0XHgul9EjQfl8ujq98DZIVj57XzqLor6B63nR7rsxuRYAYyT/s2592/DSC05848%20Schalow's%20Wheater%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEMQD-TJyIh_UDX8PV5h6njav8SdLKW4qGMDzYL8Iloz-Jq8UcG1sM-2kE8km0eUn2oq3yjp0dYTIffHhaJtHzXtjDKs1ADkj4Vts3ONQdD5vNcEDMxLGUsHf0hwR6wWG7yL7oLuSDkBm0XHgul9EjQfl8ujq98DZIVj57XzqLor6B63nR7rsxuRYAYyT/w640-h480/DSC05848%20Schalow's%20Wheater%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Schalow's Wheatear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjau1g1X5jC4pp63Py3QEZkr-aijMV8Lx6_MTXKuu_mnlzKYc-86_TVh7i6QU1ejNc_upRsXXFe4BVTCbhX38eSCSYyq_GwDA85J7JoVj32223meI9dyhf9KDmvucK_nQJoM2pm_nhrxNo7XCvAMbzD92r3XTDOCbg3yTT4az36V_MFkd_jn6SrObVgPPYf/s2592/DSC05889%20Vereuax's%20eagle.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjau1g1X5jC4pp63Py3QEZkr-aijMV8Lx6_MTXKuu_mnlzKYc-86_TVh7i6QU1ejNc_upRsXXFe4BVTCbhX38eSCSYyq_GwDA85J7JoVj32223meI9dyhf9KDmvucK_nQJoM2pm_nhrxNo7XCvAMbzD92r3XTDOCbg3yTT4az36V_MFkd_jn6SrObVgPPYf/w640-h480/DSC05889%20Vereuax's%20eagle.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vereaux's Eagle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTW65WjETY5NqzSByEizj44_E6Rd7XKY2oJKspRC3k3Rh07Z_l2CHTAdrT9DFQxsd908xP1VhcYupo8qxr3qg0shir-XVKJT_VJ2VBmT-RFa8nN_sx5pRI5rNc4XICktWiT0ZcCmnh7TCUCF_YiiQDY8MrDv2f_mB4gO3KSwoUkdttmTKsbyG_0kRD-Gb/s2592/DSC05972%20African%20Stonechat%20albofasciata.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTW65WjETY5NqzSByEizj44_E6Rd7XKY2oJKspRC3k3Rh07Z_l2CHTAdrT9DFQxsd908xP1VhcYupo8qxr3qg0shir-XVKJT_VJ2VBmT-RFa8nN_sx5pRI5rNc4XICktWiT0ZcCmnh7TCUCF_YiiQDY8MrDv2f_mB4gO3KSwoUkdttmTKsbyG_0kRD-Gb/w640-h480/DSC05972%20African%20Stonechat%20albofasciata.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>'Albofasciata'</i> African Stonechat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgK3eMrrEzxQATpKmCq44zEsVr1ZPBdhzQWr-8rTCrUwcy37QpIiu5C-xmp1Z48Ncwr2iRyCohAeV1-JHnPcFHBYm9I76lmHu0UoxKjCA4wpLq3cePy2oAA0Ma4SF0NRUD8r7DH5EaQEk1hwTFKX2Xjws7FHQnfIviIRGFUz-wajV086xvhJCSsOJzBv7/s2592/DSC06019%20Lappett-faced%20Vulture.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgK3eMrrEzxQATpKmCq44zEsVr1ZPBdhzQWr-8rTCrUwcy37QpIiu5C-xmp1Z48Ncwr2iRyCohAeV1-JHnPcFHBYm9I76lmHu0UoxKjCA4wpLq3cePy2oAA0Ma4SF0NRUD8r7DH5EaQEk1hwTFKX2Xjws7FHQnfIviIRGFUz-wajV086xvhJCSsOJzBv7/w640-h480/DSC06019%20Lappett-faced%20Vulture.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lappet-faced Vulture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6ul2wQUbr6bVL-xnx2fx_AmTG6QYxTAYdNskkWgaGAePvKujEve4XlKTX49l74Z05woDEXJPf2xkABchV5pvyscwSX6rLwHtWSLKpGQ6YPUcuHSQhNfwVfjs2PIuCBqAlaA3nvf0UEHaLW2pDciwT9an-S28JajiUtU2nkNEeBgo2qRyuiCddJxECxrQ/s2592/DSC06195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6ul2wQUbr6bVL-xnx2fx_AmTG6QYxTAYdNskkWgaGAePvKujEve4XlKTX49l74Z05woDEXJPf2xkABchV5pvyscwSX6rLwHtWSLKpGQ6YPUcuHSQhNfwVfjs2PIuCBqAlaA3nvf0UEHaLW2pDciwT9an-S28JajiUtU2nkNEeBgo2qRyuiCddJxECxrQ/w640-h480/DSC06195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wattled Starling </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ilzq0F3gd-RvZWONtOhamNk0qFDFgq0IOGSWN8x7dJPR-Lqec-BmUKxC8GQFxuwG0CWG6acXli1Kwz0vaVJhGHG3INscRDNMIX0oAW_hnJ3nIUXIFM-3xgjhMAtOHS0KmnH_pN4LSIIhSMipE3-DNWM4088TBoC6Tk1aCu2asSP-g5KL1k2Sj_mGj_ko/s2592/DSC06218%20Kori%20Bustard%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ilzq0F3gd-RvZWONtOhamNk0qFDFgq0IOGSWN8x7dJPR-Lqec-BmUKxC8GQFxuwG0CWG6acXli1Kwz0vaVJhGHG3INscRDNMIX0oAW_hnJ3nIUXIFM-3xgjhMAtOHS0KmnH_pN4LSIIhSMipE3-DNWM4088TBoC6Tk1aCu2asSP-g5KL1k2Sj_mGj_ko/w640-h480/DSC06218%20Kori%20Bustard%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kori Bustard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4VUId3jeKjrwG7cn2RKn9OTj2Wxb35v3txSv0JGm4RjrYzvbj5fiQsEjUBP07NtmaEQD2t2_1Hs_v9hrr-jx-bwoTNRGTFX3hNiYHHxls3V5URkuEiyMqdkFrv1brCuXuHruGfOKuC8cxGNASEqB65wjsv6H1YzKvs2iFa3sYQ2VdUqqmm61EmUXTRDp/s2592/DSC06220%20Black-winged%20Lapwing.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4VUId3jeKjrwG7cn2RKn9OTj2Wxb35v3txSv0JGm4RjrYzvbj5fiQsEjUBP07NtmaEQD2t2_1Hs_v9hrr-jx-bwoTNRGTFX3hNiYHHxls3V5URkuEiyMqdkFrv1brCuXuHruGfOKuC8cxGNASEqB65wjsv6H1YzKvs2iFa3sYQ2VdUqqmm61EmUXTRDp/w640-h480/DSC06220%20Black-winged%20Lapwing.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJExoaE5qERMrWgY78lfPDHpTz_UrTg9xxG0iXRVwmvRwOYeXV8IcoqxFYYLI8rJVJnZExnVo20yjHrHWsTfCJHUZc92yQviXeKHDAMDEmn85vSeoemXryfydAl5OYIchWWk1lScIp2M3HFOfo72zziQ51ukSbV3VF5exkaLlOXaJP0dDYF86sOCC_NL4v/w640-h480/DSC06573%20Usambiro%20Barbet%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usambiro Barbet </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jA_6sni57x7G-VaA0WODjxabhViyjUUNJ4eak_NTNQO8_U66mNhX0FM_K3RzFe8dYt96pk_a_x0IfPM10tbBs9_dyTwsfbAu2SpOqcSCl1vvs8WlyeqsroPUKhZYKrnCSmXtwEUdFkAsSbh5SbFHcPK9HLfJsQafojqRQWd6IfSWHfNbDdzl6jxcedmY/s2592/DSC06574%20Striped%20Pipit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jA_6sni57x7G-VaA0WODjxabhViyjUUNJ4eak_NTNQO8_U66mNhX0FM_K3RzFe8dYt96pk_a_x0IfPM10tbBs9_dyTwsfbAu2SpOqcSCl1vvs8WlyeqsroPUKhZYKrnCSmXtwEUdFkAsSbh5SbFHcPK9HLfJsQafojqRQWd6IfSWHfNbDdzl6jxcedmY/w640-h480/DSC06574%20Striped%20Pipit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_G4h1soc3tc9_ZTpSIhDzoH-FF4gOcZ9e3IDxD0yvAP8m3NzgMxSL0C-FPV6xpWYRVQtAPTIJnYNbnyzntPpZvAC5n33enNeqop0DjFPzOLnJnINKpPRpPNZPVFekyPgRxfRCEwEXYIyiTgcKpEEQPylyBuZ-pmmHFMQmO0qbiCYv-fJMKB2XayeSnPZj/w640-h480/DSC08001%20Brubru%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brubru</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlScCCxEbGgQk6Oj4J7jFF61niVXH7_N9hV9w1kgAQvGXFtUXNtnbPcw8_HieSUr-8ynD70Lz_scKsnec-jomp0LR_YzY89tMT9SiLZQfs00cwuAbetOhfZyoCEfcY5cwnuq66XpCul4EuMHMnF8pdS2e3dlg0laTxoVJM8SMtuZ2uoQoXbM5jenK1rV_5/s2191/DSC08020%20Pygmy%20Batis%20maybe%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2191" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlScCCxEbGgQk6Oj4J7jFF61niVXH7_N9hV9w1kgAQvGXFtUXNtnbPcw8_HieSUr-8ynD70Lz_scKsnec-jomp0LR_YzY89tMT9SiLZQfs00cwuAbetOhfZyoCEfcY5cwnuq66XpCul4EuMHMnF8pdS2e3dlg0laTxoVJM8SMtuZ2uoQoXbM5jenK1rV_5/w640-h442/DSC08020%20Pygmy%20Batis%20maybe%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Black-faced Sandgrouse </div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-19293948088367679512024-02-28T15:23:00.001+00:002024-02-28T15:23:21.659+00:00Local Floods and Egrets <p>The Thame flooded again while we were in Madeira and the water levels are just going down now. The flood plain is alive with birds. Over the last couple of days I've checked out lower Cuttlebrook, the Ickford Bridges, Shabbington Fields and Ickford fields, just a few viewpoints in a pretty extensive area which is mainly inaccessible. Highlights have included Curlew (back on the breeding ground already), Cattle Egret, Great Egret and waterfowl in the flooded fields including Gadwall, Wigeon and Teal. Also good numbers of Fieldfares. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYAtA9Ctt1MXYWLlAgOAyAzoBCqaVyIGboC8PwK550i37vg1a23B5xwnnn2hLKyq_h9R0kF10w7qTBWUlxqevJFygeg2lB9z9M1_P95iWRPFbTKJZBDCB_DCvxGA7kjU97jprXyECiFYyGF_xfz73aAnxdVC1MT8WH4RA31CLmMGxNZdevvcYEvroxQO6/s4304/0J5A9767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="4304" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYAtA9Ctt1MXYWLlAgOAyAzoBCqaVyIGboC8PwK550i37vg1a23B5xwnnn2hLKyq_h9R0kF10w7qTBWUlxqevJFygeg2lB9z9M1_P95iWRPFbTKJZBDCB_DCvxGA7kjU97jprXyECiFYyGF_xfz73aAnxdVC1MT8WH4RA31CLmMGxNZdevvcYEvroxQO6/w640-h414/0J5A9767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cattle Egret with Little Egret (above and two pics below) at Ickford Bridges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Great Egret at Shabbington Fields </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH5q1IacAgfF9V5WgtGX4NYeg4hnl49kYs5mVHo8Osp32KJyiHpP4tVTqC9GbP3SdDcrBgHz_G4RTcaDwWqfvQh3hlaVlpewiapl2-Un__EotIFFrBPoLuT7HqZvjagwqAEV5_WLTyvajossxJdVFxaxszUo0c_ydHYZ5g0DhYlIDoELXuohM6ia01gRO/s3758/0J5A9835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="3758" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH5q1IacAgfF9V5WgtGX4NYeg4hnl49kYs5mVHo8Osp32KJyiHpP4tVTqC9GbP3SdDcrBgHz_G4RTcaDwWqfvQh3hlaVlpewiapl2-Un__EotIFFrBPoLuT7HqZvjagwqAEV5_WLTyvajossxJdVFxaxszUo0c_ydHYZ5g0DhYlIDoELXuohM6ia01gRO/w640-h406/0J5A9835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Curlews at Ickford</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEGpBX1GSF3WBga2dOR7x0bFHaG3nRPk8BcgUp5_dxVlzd_PcfysH9dK5cQb8LqnGWXPOZGim-T9s1hBH_xPipIQORDhG2wqowBm_9dW5WoG4t4Z65qIqA9h6rXbTSsAFxWmEx46pg45tdB54PUAr8v7OWISkgjUpKSCEh31gm_v4JIs2IwX0Qwphzfgk/s5417/0J5A9690-best.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Floods at Ickford Bridges (above and below) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjueKLQg8pgqrpKNJqw3O48iLB0Zv5kjNjc-Bxdhyphenhyphenq-xctBjuLr0fxs0ig3Acu9Qe2exTyzP2qBJ7PYM_l54ZiNcZVQ1s-lVu2MD2Qo-IjrRozhStTnw5kfuWccvoapwnRXJlqgqnuCquVK1zignW6Xl5bwRkd2B28cXWqv02F0A6rYYQa6DdT4kL24jhg/s8446/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="8446" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjueKLQg8pgqrpKNJqw3O48iLB0Zv5kjNjc-Bxdhyphenhyphenq-xctBjuLr0fxs0ig3Acu9Qe2exTyzP2qBJ7PYM_l54ZiNcZVQ1s-lVu2MD2Qo-IjrRozhStTnw5kfuWccvoapwnRXJlqgqnuCquVK1zignW6Xl5bwRkd2B28cXWqv02F0A6rYYQa6DdT4kL24jhg/w640-h296/IMG_0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-76823614469058552132024-02-27T08:27:00.007+00:002024-03-09T07:12:13.824+00:00From the Archives - Northern India 2007 <p>I've been sorting out my World List and trip photos on my hard drive recently and been going through photos from a trip to India in 2007, before this blog. Seems a shame to have these good memories and photos buried on my hard drive so thought I would do a retrospective mega post on the trip. Photos digi-scoped (before DSLRs). </p><p>Full trip Report on Surfbirds <a href="https://www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=1315" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>The trip was a recee for a Tropical Birding tour with Sam Woods. I did a few of these with Sam- good times!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>BIRDS</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1L99IFGRBjRTdimh2d9YXka62niLc7lVV8zKlr6RApk17eqYdFAIgX-1Ht7uktwg79l5Symf4hPG1djZseuTECTOjreAHdO1qg1nD6fwt5-sBxFVKf5fIONRvk2al-LcmxZq09U-cv-EbeDB0PP_KaOJWTyA25oqAtBXgehYdoxt56j7sMfL7A-rYphfu/s3072/DSC03920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1L99IFGRBjRTdimh2d9YXka62niLc7lVV8zKlr6RApk17eqYdFAIgX-1Ht7uktwg79l5Symf4hPG1djZseuTECTOjreAHdO1qg1nD6fwt5-sBxFVKf5fIONRvk2al-LcmxZq09U-cv-EbeDB0PP_KaOJWTyA25oqAtBXgehYdoxt56j7sMfL7A-rYphfu/w480-h640/DSC03920.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Asian Green Bee-eater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Stork-billed Kingfisher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4MjW7_PpVaUH_oDvdwVfU8XyMGY52aPk8q6I0SmuWAHDLdqaxaT77YTl_Tuu1xLqMGPLU9qFek2c9o9NDQmlblH4rmMKoSl66g7CDiLVAsfQ8Xpuw9PxuHBa0x7a3YpqKYJfiL792axhYQfEWt4b0zH5r85MhQ9unDdn3TP2zuRdhvOXpr94IqeBisz0/s3072/DSC05112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4MjW7_PpVaUH_oDvdwVfU8XyMGY52aPk8q6I0SmuWAHDLdqaxaT77YTl_Tuu1xLqMGPLU9qFek2c9o9NDQmlblH4rmMKoSl66g7CDiLVAsfQ8Xpuw9PxuHBa0x7a3YpqKYJfiL792axhYQfEWt4b0zH5r85MhQ9unDdn3TP2zuRdhvOXpr94IqeBisz0/w640-h480/DSC05112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mottled Wood Owl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o3D8Fn3yd6NI2A_LGClKgMCDVCONI4KBm5EcxMl4ZXpONWjhJ7StzITkAQ_WXGQcCu-ylBTvG4i3E7RSVuMMvzx2epqTTJyo6LxopGHW_XTTn9jG3KS8xjM8USbmvcFFZEhJgk65bvvW5dvCl60updfdlSayv9tTar8qBBv8uB9pQAkWq3ZYD80NlS9b/s3072/DSC05138%20Lesser%20Adujtant.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">River Lapwing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl19v9eO9T06SC4rmC8rD3zgfqah2ZYiJEsUZPnhyphenhyphenEaQ1WbFaqhdmV0Z92q94vxo7UymrjsSb15hQITEGsJYqgRPi22BW_ucLLHAqOFPeiBfxrjwnUxPRuYuNBOdSBqnRwo4uTFbUqxmDZj1B17bU2MrPi-BYn96qZ8SIdJVGhF9-0Y1F-uMUSnxDMg0v/s3072/DSC04368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl19v9eO9T06SC4rmC8rD3zgfqah2ZYiJEsUZPnhyphenhyphenEaQ1WbFaqhdmV0Z92q94vxo7UymrjsSb15hQITEGsJYqgRPi22BW_ucLLHAqOFPeiBfxrjwnUxPRuYuNBOdSBqnRwo4uTFbUqxmDZj1B17bU2MrPi-BYn96qZ8SIdJVGhF9-0Y1F-uMUSnxDMg0v/w640-h480/DSC04368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painted Sandgrouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jujRaByVwfPliQgNVaBax4JI1-4CieNWnGe1dhHpibFfmtUkGEtLkl0cozPeG4OppgDZ5yoafpWgK0ZZDM5H5DooDxciO5iKo37oE_04r_HwCGmB1i9tFRHf87ESCp5DR1TI_omwYZ65EtBhLQ_ZavvvymcoFXL4yPquusIfJ7AOOLxa_2VSrFbeQv2Z/s3072/DSC05185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jujRaByVwfPliQgNVaBax4JI1-4CieNWnGe1dhHpibFfmtUkGEtLkl0cozPeG4OppgDZ5yoafpWgK0ZZDM5H5DooDxciO5iKo37oE_04r_HwCGmB1i9tFRHf87ESCp5DR1TI_omwYZ65EtBhLQ_ZavvvymcoFXL4yPquusIfJ7AOOLxa_2VSrFbeQv2Z/w640-h480/DSC05185.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great Barbet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF5VOhww0JYmcZ3c9HuuTKWvWMPcrHz-WlmXts2Cix6T6rS6EpbM_6Cwc2nQFNLmzxH1NgliWNqSa9GTw6WOZ28mDQosQQlBTx-DkzVQPOj7nJ79-jpeZyQsw18InaUSn2wD2FDu6qa6pmNDW1Lfc2VowF_O2faicPdEmVXmLYHBqmjOEHWh6QqMf4dtR/s3072/DSC05233%20blue-capped%20redstart.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF5VOhww0JYmcZ3c9HuuTKWvWMPcrHz-WlmXts2Cix6T6rS6EpbM_6Cwc2nQFNLmzxH1NgliWNqSa9GTw6WOZ28mDQosQQlBTx-DkzVQPOj7nJ79-jpeZyQsw18InaUSn2wD2FDu6qa6pmNDW1Lfc2VowF_O2faicPdEmVXmLYHBqmjOEHWh6QqMf4dtR/w640-h480/DSC05233%20blue-capped%20redstart.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x4yoodk5ZK5dYlXyGF4eD1bGjFYNJhJmrSuXBUjYPKMJmtofB8aMsglz69V19zm_cvslJ3yHv2s1R4mvFB5-2SItDkxwCt-xKgLe1h2pV6ZPT6Tq4aPO41a8sq-GRlUWnAhCRh9Zhb4a0DF0gJi74VFehafu0h8SXMClJBB75ww8GGYYk5UJCKM-zBQV/w640-h480/DSC05312%20Black-throated%20Accentor%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black-throated Accentor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSdou9G7-RgJ5nyxO2eYS9yTtyf1SWNJNAPoVkV9eP2E0uRdT7WgqNzeQNdcwTFbuMc3XaWCgzGMQXPiKliQszTkdNvQLwKsvGSbT6XE7Z2enwFwET-1DcWix6AJhGNViM20dpdYdLolFjAGlRohX1oAPvBkSn0l5wYaUsrQdiTMojqeYjOQnjgqO-KMr/s3072/DSC05380%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSdou9G7-RgJ5nyxO2eYS9yTtyf1SWNJNAPoVkV9eP2E0uRdT7WgqNzeQNdcwTFbuMc3XaWCgzGMQXPiKliQszTkdNvQLwKsvGSbT6XE7Z2enwFwET-1DcWix6AJhGNViM20dpdYdLolFjAGlRohX1oAPvBkSn0l5wYaUsrQdiTMojqeYjOQnjgqO-KMr/w640-h480/DSC05380%20copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Streaked Laughingthrush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQQ7n4vXIDfcNTIu1cxhq6VZMarjwODueZ4pK2u_w-3j1dUevBLk9Apd1_OfAttY_scwPHbmFD0RSZbyUu5J2Wwm_tMurnwla_nMPuhqz-nei9IpbeqE4Pu6uzKJozgX-z4H4SfzIEeGUIigW-7tCeDBcEPxNWDNsXhzKqcVuIPnK73uKAW2JqJfyu4J3/s2257/IMG_0747%20Brown%20Wood%20Owl.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="1846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQQ7n4vXIDfcNTIu1cxhq6VZMarjwODueZ4pK2u_w-3j1dUevBLk9Apd1_OfAttY_scwPHbmFD0RSZbyUu5J2Wwm_tMurnwla_nMPuhqz-nei9IpbeqE4Pu6uzKJozgX-z4H4SfzIEeGUIigW-7tCeDBcEPxNWDNsXhzKqcVuIPnK73uKAW2JqJfyu4J3/w524-h640/IMG_0747%20Brown%20Wood%20Owl.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brown Wood Owl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgMw1-foL65bSl3_0l6zdyJZOBqRpETcs4j8Sc5s5zCYkG_LLt63vK53y3aHppgjShF1jFqH6Q9cEf005JlmfC3leAcPd-Ww-IXV0YREgVbk78ZukAKEINRx8GOyyVOm2hnF9FVGHiKryn7aKluXOpNqh9ZPX1eWcpLWZLvD4O1t9dfbyRQ5FcOMzyeP0/s1930/IMG_1115%20Chestnut-eared%20Bunting.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1930" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgMw1-foL65bSl3_0l6zdyJZOBqRpETcs4j8Sc5s5zCYkG_LLt63vK53y3aHppgjShF1jFqH6Q9cEf005JlmfC3leAcPd-Ww-IXV0YREgVbk78ZukAKEINRx8GOyyVOm2hnF9FVGHiKryn7aKluXOpNqh9ZPX1eWcpLWZLvD4O1t9dfbyRQ5FcOMzyeP0/w640-h444/IMG_1115%20Chestnut-eared%20Bunting.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chestnut-eared Bunting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiPoPe5MbglzxvMJmD87pQeWoZeitzBmbrgrLySi7UKZmCxSrG1GXagjqv_ZOGqmQrBzqPN2x3GPgY9klgqC5Lj7BkdnFexWmcTCf8r8-dPOcOqTQGob4_aZfstJAdg1v1t1hxBoqgfmOemnNJJkMkaBnUj5hzm9MXdbX4uQQJBKey3H3TibihzDlnBOO/s3888/IMG_1240%20Black-chinned%20Babbler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiPoPe5MbglzxvMJmD87pQeWoZeitzBmbrgrLySi7UKZmCxSrG1GXagjqv_ZOGqmQrBzqPN2x3GPgY9klgqC5Lj7BkdnFexWmcTCf8r8-dPOcOqTQGob4_aZfstJAdg1v1t1hxBoqgfmOemnNJJkMkaBnUj5hzm9MXdbX4uQQJBKey3H3TibihzDlnBOO/w640-h426/IMG_1240%20Black-chinned%20Babbler.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black-chinned Babbler (thanks Ed for id, I'd forgotten what this was, Ed has just got back from India, trip report <a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/201547" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhcIJzk_vQxsRBPi0VKypO4lI7xELxLDAYevteiZKmE-TH9A-ZziA5YN3xc6d3LMkOxBEVKNYj5epcqp-uOfGFMqCGbAWmDFQ4b3IjWd11vHaQGNPYpOMBN_z6VQMyZiNBdowz_sw_QpVz-d2URlE5_2ECCG8iTW4__5NwrdNHpawisBMkSoBIqX4FGpk/s3888/IMG_1242%20Grey-breasted%20Prinia.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhcIJzk_vQxsRBPi0VKypO4lI7xELxLDAYevteiZKmE-TH9A-ZziA5YN3xc6d3LMkOxBEVKNYj5epcqp-uOfGFMqCGbAWmDFQ4b3IjWd11vHaQGNPYpOMBN_z6VQMyZiNBdowz_sw_QpVz-d2URlE5_2ECCG8iTW4__5NwrdNHpawisBMkSoBIqX4FGpk/w640-h426/IMG_1242%20Grey-breasted%20Prinia.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grey-breasted Prinia (thanks Ed for id)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC2bQzrUR0SLPncTXi9PLDzuYF8MRxtaIludV_I30HykGbCG_tw_BOIyoWo1M0PdRlOBs2YwN6wSb7xmsX223u_0t0gBuA0ixwLHjOyk7dgS-IK6QncaPmZY1qzmD5gplynJdl6weebCzDB0_jivcS4Kow1aB2pjuOm68JH8vMv7dIkIhzjWObJyjM3B4/s2447/IMG_1180%20Pallas's%20Fish%20Eagle%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2447" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC2bQzrUR0SLPncTXi9PLDzuYF8MRxtaIludV_I30HykGbCG_tw_BOIyoWo1M0PdRlOBs2YwN6wSb7xmsX223u_0t0gBuA0ixwLHjOyk7dgS-IK6QncaPmZY1qzmD5gplynJdl6weebCzDB0_jivcS4Kow1aB2pjuOm68JH8vMv7dIkIhzjWObJyjM3B4/w640-h430/IMG_1180%20Pallas's%20Fish%20Eagle%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pallas's Fish Eagle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1742" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJUQnQIw3u_VDTNHArQmmVSlbMN4wjZ-M_sN5TYOn5AQGN9Zt8MZAC0muim5xXzJ6KysDGJ0O8tgNYAy2jZLe1J4yd5Z8xgmjTSPESDCME61raj2_LnbeCWQNEZAxvWCoZf2xOcW9W1RbssXKw2QOjWuAwzf5BAbW9eY7EH756Ta7kQ0-KPuLXhY0gdsy/w640-h422/IMG_1322%20White-rumped%20Vulture.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White-rumped Vulture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm7D_QnAKH8Jzon_9Y1tx_-1po8bnXPLIHpJdxIAkuvFGiBAT1issRLcyEI6WsbuBj74dv00kEi3d2qhgXUSgZ0DiNRPa7_RfV4FrGI9aZSyQWERQsYMFNSW9KWtiphYN0ZG88HBN7iHaEom_Q76RLH0SkbIZBLdTNQGYVS3Mj3pk_zkkd3rsQtPOYDyx/s3888/IMG_8958%20Large-tailed%20Nightjar%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm7D_QnAKH8Jzon_9Y1tx_-1po8bnXPLIHpJdxIAkuvFGiBAT1issRLcyEI6WsbuBj74dv00kEi3d2qhgXUSgZ0DiNRPa7_RfV4FrGI9aZSyQWERQsYMFNSW9KWtiphYN0ZG88HBN7iHaEom_Q76RLH0SkbIZBLdTNQGYVS3Mj3pk_zkkd3rsQtPOYDyx/w640-h426/IMG_8958%20Large-tailed%20Nightjar%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Large-tailed Nightjar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFEm36tCWm4ftr4rAcuhSF16EF7QuKI92lGlm1qIAfVgO4rhPlXPlFyuF2xHP0vDVitF3egPBaUGk7Jvs3iAXjiZd2XQHKQv5wZ1QSg3m3m4A7-UpxkmTJMpH9dK0SA-vlsSy1J-3X4086juGCvbNRgZZlhtFBtshEHy0L0ahmRvGhKpi7awQOyQX2I_2/s3888/IMG_8985.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFEm36tCWm4ftr4rAcuhSF16EF7QuKI92lGlm1qIAfVgO4rhPlXPlFyuF2xHP0vDVitF3egPBaUGk7Jvs3iAXjiZd2XQHKQv5wZ1QSg3m3m4A7-UpxkmTJMpH9dK0SA-vlsSy1J-3X4086juGCvbNRgZZlhtFBtshEHy0L0ahmRvGhKpi7awQOyQX2I_2/w640-h426/IMG_8985.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Indian Peafowl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7halfuqbTrllPalTEUfgMHFnOJBUNT1KvjfbWULQeP4X5XKuWm4h_4hI7WfNabB7OQxA8WBByOnTuenpf5hrce9lcd4jy63v2NYXH34mhnujfWcCfgpMId14li25cYDrbKV3SKXfWJzr-ghbKBaIZt8ZBoA_T8m4eFaULHk_Ntj4OatGHlZYdBC-roIy/s3888/IMG_9119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7halfuqbTrllPalTEUfgMHFnOJBUNT1KvjfbWULQeP4X5XKuWm4h_4hI7WfNabB7OQxA8WBByOnTuenpf5hrce9lcd4jy63v2NYXH34mhnujfWcCfgpMId14li25cYDrbKV3SKXfWJzr-ghbKBaIZt8ZBoA_T8m4eFaULHk_Ntj4OatGHlZYdBC-roIy/w640-h426/IMG_9119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bar-headed Goose </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuY0ntjUXlsfGJ1hcrt04iWWGk_bBcEpUwZ53OgnD116Mjoxi_It1NNMHaskUDbHFmiU_f3AoxSSF0YkhGVyAe9b8H7PpPKusDkFNLYuE7lNyQow_DzEReI7a8M7ExXMrh_7E4wYhNp-QpUQY04C5W3TZWo5v_Y4Ba7J3JXem8wPQfwE4NydYMhELiUTjb/s2098/IMG_9237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2098" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuY0ntjUXlsfGJ1hcrt04iWWGk_bBcEpUwZ53OgnD116Mjoxi_It1NNMHaskUDbHFmiU_f3AoxSSF0YkhGVyAe9b8H7PpPKusDkFNLYuE7lNyQow_DzEReI7a8M7ExXMrh_7E4wYhNp-QpUQY04C5W3TZWo5v_Y4Ba7J3JXem8wPQfwE4NydYMhELiUTjb/w640-h440/IMG_9237.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crested Honey Buzzard </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7JFBPahqxBDAy39P0VOCnE9p9E5Mpzev_A7kkadKbyRoKUwkN3tvUBIjoyDY81W5Jo6FNC3m1H-C5ZbUdNeL8iQ9eJnzChk85r4knq5ePMoYpO4lI3FpyNfwGjBisSqUDTPzqt6DH-Xtam5MW9WCZ2XXWTSZLOB0J2Gd4sahC0eRTWMt4jz-WRgS4K_c/s3888/IMG_9677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7JFBPahqxBDAy39P0VOCnE9p9E5Mpzev_A7kkadKbyRoKUwkN3tvUBIjoyDY81W5Jo6FNC3m1H-C5ZbUdNeL8iQ9eJnzChk85r4knq5ePMoYpO4lI3FpyNfwGjBisSqUDTPzqt6DH-Xtam5MW9WCZ2XXWTSZLOB0J2Gd4sahC0eRTWMt4jz-WRgS4K_c/w640-h426/IMG_9677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Kite at the Taj Mahal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq5UwaOUtjO6Qn-qdgpMTBiVfp037NFcWfihEo1qWRj0RrqpNERlhXM3vtcu7Ik4CSa5o45JHOPS1QlnD1QQQ6s-vIScNwVOOMT5HKJzEP-rduDwkCOM7j73ZrLZCNUeFwlgguSQiKKA9weKsy8XNH1K0OEOAgd2Bl4SNKQHQsGZRtw7xbkAsCH9SA8FI/s3888/IMG_9834%20Long-tailed%20Shrike%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">White-browed Wagtail </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZcH2L8C78l8vj0iOeObmMiQio2R2j3MF-oQBMimStQIXMvKcLzOnr0_L7d2hQUD6sldf1cmMiglGQXBj4ACHG94hg2SGphZBlCZiV0lyupv5kST4xYA7iBXL4G6bH3LNgcyRnqT2kmKy5em9XkwkrYjJjBzBWrS05uW9QxHxmzsdZpvcXM-pwsZjs3l0/s2108/Masked2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2108" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZcH2L8C78l8vj0iOeObmMiQio2R2j3MF-oQBMimStQIXMvKcLzOnr0_L7d2hQUD6sldf1cmMiglGQXBj4ACHG94hg2SGphZBlCZiV0lyupv5kST4xYA7iBXL4G6bH3LNgcyRnqT2kmKy5em9XkwkrYjJjBzBWrS05uW9QxHxmzsdZpvcXM-pwsZjs3l0/w640-h410/Masked2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Masked Wagtail (personta). Also had White-faced/Amur Wagtail (leucopsis) and White Wagtail (alba/dukhuensis) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpkBE4dDSNb6XPeR6YJp3OYcdN8jy4XIYmJE-0zlECHt_Wy5b5efxSyUPRxwyis7FwY6XhjnrqHZoPnh1yVyBJrNQaB0p567MYOLpE6S8eVybLfZ_EmVTcDpB8f1brXofhg6gAhTU_JSranICM4kHaFm0-4WlY55eF2TMEgXRjPHdKF4V0sDYWIUkY_wh/s1965/Hodgsons%20White%20Wagtail%20(alboides).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1965" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpkBE4dDSNb6XPeR6YJp3OYcdN8jy4XIYmJE-0zlECHt_Wy5b5efxSyUPRxwyis7FwY6XhjnrqHZoPnh1yVyBJrNQaB0p567MYOLpE6S8eVybLfZ_EmVTcDpB8f1brXofhg6gAhTU_JSranICM4kHaFm0-4WlY55eF2TMEgXRjPHdKF4V0sDYWIUkY_wh/w640-h410/Hodgsons%20White%20Wagtail%20(alboides).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hodgson's Wagtail (alboides)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>MAMMALS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-3hn6IWKV3XkHXStm3K7E-YdfBHcGV-SQ65cjL0JKvGzACJKpaii2H3St8L1Z1VuT_VSPCpgE2Qvg8tHec9QylrELtvb4BWARLvCEUXZh26dxbv8AwEN6pz80ms2ZjDpC95lX3xBp-F3rLhCJ-63YuMeUP7m-e5b1QY5cIDJBuhb4kICyG_kXDyLGNlV/s2922/IMG_0305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2922" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-3hn6IWKV3XkHXStm3K7E-YdfBHcGV-SQ65cjL0JKvGzACJKpaii2H3St8L1Z1VuT_VSPCpgE2Qvg8tHec9QylrELtvb4BWARLvCEUXZh26dxbv8AwEN6pz80ms2ZjDpC95lX3xBp-F3rLhCJ-63YuMeUP7m-e5b1QY5cIDJBuhb4kICyG_kXDyLGNlV/w640-h472/IMG_0305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIWYmrqlcwd_ltHY37sbnlFEchkJT8ZrydlPXboHqYbkNR5jymk2zFo8ntDc3AFUc22BYPcS6sd1cnp_sH0Iz68XPOdgaZplUB0t2Lzx2Yc6IyZepWXz2UCqGL7tvWpNHoFlH5zyZyBuHryLAryK668xy0WAvPI_qp-NewC-fTCJ9emD3Jvk-3xCSvGUJ/s3888/IMG_0341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Bengal Tiger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbWLSk2SlhwjdMBsk6Hzjp7jwFQBt87dCwYtUl5d8K06i1sBpwMeDKMQXd5z3RH9NAjkble98f_5WUvFfz5J9Nt_QbLtZvHULbq6OVrOONPA9hc24W5iTPDNl7ANJvppTTVRD6Zgs7kpNir35CIMUw-zT_vHpHViJ2wq7sRxi-fa2dgRt3Zc_4oSWZaw1/s3072/DSC04831%20Nilgai.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbWLSk2SlhwjdMBsk6Hzjp7jwFQBt87dCwYtUl5d8K06i1sBpwMeDKMQXd5z3RH9NAjkble98f_5WUvFfz5J9Nt_QbLtZvHULbq6OVrOONPA9hc24W5iTPDNl7ANJvppTTVRD6Zgs7kpNir35CIMUw-zT_vHpHViJ2wq7sRxi-fa2dgRt3Zc_4oSWZaw1/w480-h640/DSC04831%20Nilgai.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Nilgai</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiayx0w6OEE7wec9TGKJQ7vg0NQ8XNUDeXATMPAQev_OhfKsLz-Bkm48joibYrXyjLYaKdYOfshtxwrFuzOA2HE47dP_7XI7lc5Lu3Jz_AJ-UnPAmzNUy_90eTQ2hRlFJ8FNSgo9OppDhfeDcyxfeiNKGeU8gRKh3sJ4bUDJs-SdCb1vr1Byp5g9WVGzK/s3888/IMG_0266%20Samba%20deer%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiayx0w6OEE7wec9TGKJQ7vg0NQ8XNUDeXATMPAQev_OhfKsLz-Bkm48joibYrXyjLYaKdYOfshtxwrFuzOA2HE47dP_7XI7lc5Lu3Jz_AJ-UnPAmzNUy_90eTQ2hRlFJ8FNSgo9OppDhfeDcyxfeiNKGeU8gRKh3sJ4bUDJs-SdCb1vr1Byp5g9WVGzK/w426-h640/IMG_0266%20Samba%20deer%20(1).JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Samba Deer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneBfV4pPdCeuni5-pcVBZjoGu_7CWsNp682xqCfty-zOb6NfIS_oPn5NOLzOTYH3HvOFGrFP93bQ3HNp2AhUiSiZaUWuLSEmMriipXpS6sM2G5PoVcTkqKQTrYphiUIA9mUEnppNrzqBZ8eX68tYbg9U7GWGevxsFJIZtwJC_FAV0DJUjgo49k3QhO7q1/s3888/IMG_9947%20Spotted%20Deer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneBfV4pPdCeuni5-pcVBZjoGu_7CWsNp682xqCfty-zOb6NfIS_oPn5NOLzOTYH3HvOFGrFP93bQ3HNp2AhUiSiZaUWuLSEmMriipXpS6sM2G5PoVcTkqKQTrYphiUIA9mUEnppNrzqBZ8eX68tYbg9U7GWGevxsFJIZtwJC_FAV0DJUjgo49k3QhO7q1/w640-h426/IMG_9947%20Spotted%20Deer.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Sam Woods in action (above) </div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-61715035995160514902024-02-24T16:13:00.005+00:002024-02-24T16:17:43.828+00:00Chaffinch Identification <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was about a year ago that the IOC split Chaffinch into five different species with the announcement by Birdguides <a href="https://www.birdguides.com/news/ioc-announces-five-way-chaffinch-split/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and the underlying research paper <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790321002244?via%3Dihub" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by a recent trip to Madeira and an encounter with Maderia Chaffinch, here are a collection of annotated photos of Chaffinches from around the Western Palearctic that have featured on this blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fig 1. below is an extract from Recuerda et al <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790321002244?via%3Dih" target="_blank">HERE</a> and is a useful and simple way of identifying the various species of Chaffinch (males). The annotations under the photos below walk through some of these features. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHxuhY-qcY-E39HdZ8Rz-QBsS1QxvNz2Jgqore9cU3kY3I0clEe-doEVMWPtwQhBjllfF94KNpcR_NozMFSDN5yIfmSCy7tHbdJK5O55LMLwRd3s-fpbPN1za-_nO-GOsDtTIfAXKeWAVI0NgioIb1FT4BnEcAiKKG8YPIIrWugLHK8ZYY-iadq7y9cDw/s2855/1-s2.0-S1055790321002244-gr7_lrg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="2855" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHxuhY-qcY-E39HdZ8Rz-QBsS1QxvNz2Jgqore9cU3kY3I0clEe-doEVMWPtwQhBjllfF94KNpcR_NozMFSDN5yIfmSCy7tHbdJK5O55LMLwRd3s-fpbPN1za-_nO-GOsDtTIfAXKeWAVI0NgioIb1FT4BnEcAiKKG8YPIIrWugLHK8ZYY-iadq7y9cDw/w640-h192/1-s2.0-S1055790321002244-gr7_lrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: ElsevierGulliver, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, STIXGeneral, "Cambria Math", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Microsoft Sans Serif", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Arial Unicode MS", serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> Fig. 1 </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summary of the main phenotypic differences among males of the different chaffinch taxa. Colors depicted for the different body parts are approximate estimates of real colors obtained from photographs</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>EUROPEAN CHAFFINCH</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79DmWEE7a5_FMvP8ykcuRkz-Rh_q24h6xv3xIKToH0_9MwTuTcuX8f-wQWshwIgfjhCdSSnDZgzkpvR1hdV-HV6NxKRC1SNWaGZOWfJDAMPzwKKLoIkoUNkdLkRaYh6cOdLFAIQhRj2KrlHSO9_Ts4pcLJWntoComQx6eZDbe1nphZKhfmUgSuspjUuUL/s4257/0J5A7100-2%20European%20Chaffinch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="4257" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79DmWEE7a5_FMvP8ykcuRkz-Rh_q24h6xv3xIKToH0_9MwTuTcuX8f-wQWshwIgfjhCdSSnDZgzkpvR1hdV-HV6NxKRC1SNWaGZOWfJDAMPzwKKLoIkoUNkdLkRaYh6cOdLFAIQhRj2KrlHSO9_Ts4pcLJWntoComQx6eZDbe1nphZKhfmUgSuspjUuUL/w640-h430/0J5A7100-2%20European%20Chaffinch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Spring male European Chaffinch with blue-grey crown and nape (bluer in summer), with brown upper and lower back and green rump which is fluffed up in this image, face. lores and underparts are all rusty brown with a paler belly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3HOr0jDfRqgXU7xnAErNNn7GsNeTEy4daAwQtbZVkvgHSyXcj-qo7eMWR-WgIesA8oqJO3vpEyIIT0w0egDLU9CmbqUuM7C83WdgSGOzwlJCpnErbrOG3lax3UJm9fl3tSsessq4BydIxtJScvWmcfVG1YQz8BYwFu_Eiu0FdDG4gA_BaQNlBWfeXN3T/s3174/403A3691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="3174" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3HOr0jDfRqgXU7xnAErNNn7GsNeTEy4daAwQtbZVkvgHSyXcj-qo7eMWR-WgIesA8oqJO3vpEyIIT0w0egDLU9CmbqUuM7C83WdgSGOzwlJCpnErbrOG3lax3UJm9fl3tSsessq4BydIxtJScvWmcfVG1YQz8BYwFu_Eiu0FdDG4gA_BaQNlBWfeXN3T/w640-h410/403A3691.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter plumage male European Chaffinch with more subdued colours than in summer which brighten with ware </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zeWYJgOIUFhufZrsL7wHUO2G601PxZG9u3ahVZr8jJKx_5MYqrVRM2wSnZUBeWcomwmOtzB7dpAQI81mRjMPP4mBTs20ItP9KdQd_uFu1d7tYhCXndIDSUy4X1oP2jdH6ray7iL1J4NiAOcOr-_m2__v7YwE7I61xJYK7YDwgI34r7PFPVB3C75ug7rN/s3291/403A2684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3291" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zeWYJgOIUFhufZrsL7wHUO2G601PxZG9u3ahVZr8jJKx_5MYqrVRM2wSnZUBeWcomwmOtzB7dpAQI81mRjMPP4mBTs20ItP9KdQd_uFu1d7tYhCXndIDSUy4X1oP2jdH6ray7iL1J4NiAOcOr-_m2__v7YwE7I61xJYK7YDwgI34r7PFPVB3C75ug7rN/w640-h430/403A2684.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female European Chaffinch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>MADEIRA CHAFFINCH </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxZ203wBZq6sTAZh8_omA_G2NIFAfhy4Cd10tL2xtC45Odr_PTgSb9lotmqEmBJQZ8U-a0pxGstiHctPJQYR2xz82RlNgETe08D-IFam_TU40Xe72JXG9B_0WaOdE8j-B5mzpzAp_rfIYKggF_thEE_vN38iSwGvNpZNGc-azbALBKFOyjMRpWtSIbXma/s4568/0J5A9071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3190" data-original-width="4568" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxZ203wBZq6sTAZh8_omA_G2NIFAfhy4Cd10tL2xtC45Odr_PTgSb9lotmqEmBJQZ8U-a0pxGstiHctPJQYR2xz82RlNgETe08D-IFam_TU40Xe72JXG9B_0WaOdE8j-B5mzpzAp_rfIYKggF_thEE_vN38iSwGvNpZNGc-azbALBKFOyjMRpWtSIbXma/w640-h446/0J5A9071.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A striking Spring male Madeira Chaffinch with blue head and nape, green upper back and blue lower back, green rump (barely visible), peachy coloured lores and underparts which are paler on the belly. Also a blue wash along the flanks. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbljprJtRDNK0p3mpMI-4sErqyWbGwlj3Kx8uQUdXtlKMDLsJqY6LtaVrqxix4yge3brUCXjV1TfJzVjT0SP_ntIQ4-741nnyC6bIjXgpmwN76QFBT0msOQPMbZlEGCcoJfYO1LVwsmn3SyFeDL8HpeM36ZxUJSDudnt0-F2nO_nIEj1q34BWV0ylmNTw/s5479/0J5A9116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3438" data-original-width="5479" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbljprJtRDNK0p3mpMI-4sErqyWbGwlj3Kx8uQUdXtlKMDLsJqY6LtaVrqxix4yge3brUCXjV1TfJzVjT0SP_ntIQ4-741nnyC6bIjXgpmwN76QFBT0msOQPMbZlEGCcoJfYO1LVwsmn3SyFeDL8HpeM36ZxUJSDudnt0-F2nO_nIEj1q34BWV0ylmNTw/w640-h402/0J5A9116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another striking Spring male Madeira Chaffinch showing the same features- blue head and nape, green upper back and blue lower back, green rump (visible adjacent to secondaries), peachy coloured lores and underparts which are paler on the belly. Also a blue wash along the flanks. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH7xaTTHMUsEe-PQJUlDQInyyMz4_eseWb7JSUfEJKpFOcmdOZcKMcu02s1p8OfTmOL6Sqecm9-OxC-mPC52lIYdhZvoP_iGf2hKTxc34N0xbf_jKHxUOWM6FUKGTp3mvvDUjBWd30VQF4x1_uk6rYKkeT82V9bcYnD_C_rtSHouvn7LaNHfZclWMAZ0X/s5479/0J5A9154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="5479" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH7xaTTHMUsEe-PQJUlDQInyyMz4_eseWb7JSUfEJKpFOcmdOZcKMcu02s1p8OfTmOL6Sqecm9-OxC-mPC52lIYdhZvoP_iGf2hKTxc34N0xbf_jKHxUOWM6FUKGTp3mvvDUjBWd30VQF4x1_uk6rYKkeT82V9bcYnD_C_rtSHouvn7LaNHfZclWMAZ0X/w640-h424/0J5A9154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Madeira Chaffinch- female Chaffinches are very similar although the tones are much contrasting than the rather more uniform female European Chaffinch above</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>AZORES CHAFFINCH</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpIDvNAalAXTuHSFiPAdY1xnVrfwKmnHT4w6P07Lgie8xI-eAmZ8JGYBEcF-qKHv0HGJZp3ijrV_6AcLRk9giq2Dbf83f_ckHLk4zmggpfnkvBWvksCZPewfK6fH0tfsedLfXo4hiK1Skvbk0bk6y8-qDkTpSiw2Q6tc3Xzvj6Z7fu3hyphenhyphen233-ppT2XDqt/s2048/Azores%20Chaffinch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpIDvNAalAXTuHSFiPAdY1xnVrfwKmnHT4w6P07Lgie8xI-eAmZ8JGYBEcF-qKHv0HGJZp3ijrV_6AcLRk9giq2Dbf83f_ckHLk4zmggpfnkvBWvksCZPewfK6fH0tfsedLfXo4hiK1Skvbk0bk6y8-qDkTpSiw2Q6tc3Xzvj6Z7fu3hyphenhyphen233-ppT2XDqt/w640-h426/Azores%20Chaffinch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male Azores Chaffinch (above and below)- very similar to Madeira Chaffinch apart from having a black post-ocula patch (behind the eye). Structurally Azores Chaffinch appears to have a heavier bill too. The contrast in the two toned upper and lower back also appears to be less in Azores. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZgMyWe_qsc5LKDEUmZNhfrULTXb-T5st88HBGXrLLNDnq-Ezwp2Nbn_AWmIUFLj6CwU5YXDJfQ9VF50-2oWW1iRpdWKeWv2iEvzFqH0-rNg-qh6xN2CCMidvjcGZeIqTSbu65oi22Joij-brA3IqJgDREnqtCp4NVSaZHZeiZB83Cwo8e72Hgk1mgW1B/s1600/IMG_0106%20Azores%20Chaffinch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1600" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZgMyWe_qsc5LKDEUmZNhfrULTXb-T5st88HBGXrLLNDnq-Ezwp2Nbn_AWmIUFLj6CwU5YXDJfQ9VF50-2oWW1iRpdWKeWv2iEvzFqH0-rNg-qh6xN2CCMidvjcGZeIqTSbu65oi22Joij-brA3IqJgDREnqtCp4NVSaZHZeiZB83Cwo8e72Hgk1mgW1B/w640-h460/IMG_0106%20Azores%20Chaffinch.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6N2vqOGdtAMOFQmgmwHEljW1xWdHdm5pyd8v_CKYmpyD-Xlyipy_Ew7qPJ6gwMic7VZzuG7273OYkV1yfP5IQ3l7yF7kKKhbjflOW6PDv-Sw1sv9hzbGAryDpWjHgW5_im-MIbKboZDL2SmGD9CL68mcNH-DTIj1_xpCCjM5eRzaERhyjxqkR8-STg5V/s1600/201010-%20Flicker!%20037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6N2vqOGdtAMOFQmgmwHEljW1xWdHdm5pyd8v_CKYmpyD-Xlyipy_Ew7qPJ6gwMic7VZzuG7273OYkV1yfP5IQ3l7yF7kKKhbjflOW6PDv-Sw1sv9hzbGAryDpWjHgW5_im-MIbKboZDL2SmGD9CL68mcNH-DTIj1_xpCCjM5eRzaERhyjxqkR8-STg5V/w640-h426/201010-%20Flicker!%20037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Azores Chaffinch- very similar to other female Chaffinches </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxnvdLt8tp8lAsIEGIBFzs_O5rGQiSAlA9hJsaHaTDgoy7ogO0lFX-4iZR8JAC3A58fQ5q0orf3iRpAEbLjSU3STuGvO-71jlGQjW80IFd-EjW4GxMXIqAUh3_oXNFKat-l1tjaEE-FCCQo2iJDiU_ZARt0syV4qXR8Pe2INYHkT_9wpMWOLOIPAGSngZ/s1600/211011-%20corvo%20109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1600" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxnvdLt8tp8lAsIEGIBFzs_O5rGQiSAlA9hJsaHaTDgoy7ogO0lFX-4iZR8JAC3A58fQ5q0orf3iRpAEbLjSU3STuGvO-71jlGQjW80IFd-EjW4GxMXIqAUh3_oXNFKat-l1tjaEE-FCCQo2iJDiU_ZARt0syV4qXR8Pe2INYHkT_9wpMWOLOIPAGSngZ/w640-h440/211011-%20corvo%20109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Presumably a first-winter male Azores Chaffinch with very subdued adult male pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>CANARY ISLAND CHAFFINCH</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj_rak03DU3gwtLDKreW0Cj9Y2kMoFtbvK_cwix8j6Z336MoARIjOK73GehCUS6phzUtgJp3NiVWh9yGN3PWKdlbSL4qEyJ1VdTDebBNdfRdKCA5o5z_qUaCrxu-HP545PUXfkUg6edagRU1832gcuglyECsFwB_UtJRrGP9VzD0S_J4Bdpz7ygtByk2f/s600/9294_Common%20Chaffinch_Fringilla%20coelebs%20palmae_Los%20Tilos%20Forest,%20La%20Palma,%20Canary%20Islands_20140304_2_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="600" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj_rak03DU3gwtLDKreW0Cj9Y2kMoFtbvK_cwix8j6Z336MoARIjOK73GehCUS6phzUtgJp3NiVWh9yGN3PWKdlbSL4qEyJ1VdTDebBNdfRdKCA5o5z_qUaCrxu-HP545PUXfkUg6edagRU1832gcuglyECsFwB_UtJRrGP9VzD0S_J4Bdpz7ygtByk2f/w640-h468/9294_Common%20Chaffinch_Fringilla%20coelebs%20palmae_Los%20Tilos%20Forest,%20La%20Palma,%20Canary%20Islands_20140304_2_600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I went to Tenerife and saw these birds I didn't have a decent camera so I've had to nab a pic off the internet (credit to Lars Peterson). There are different races of Canary Island Chaffinch on all the western Canary islands (they do not occur on Fuerteventura or Lanzarote) but the main feature of all the island forms that differentiate them from all other Chaffinch species is the concolorous blue crown, nape and upper and lower back. For more subtle differences between the island forms see Fig 1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>AFRICAN CHAFFINCH </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdboKajRXorNj-1TTvmICeXPbuSVWpvA-J1yg_g9k_qwKY2XIAMK2d1TIL3nTp1etKs5mM2pZ34lTUOexWXJU12IY1LQEFPJspvs0fLUXF5GSojibddo6GcKrc_Io3QvkOQOZHQhkuEkVwL1yAS2B6tPJbbJpmMyA_lLiSRtRFv1t-uQxaZyij-jrbc6M/s1600/100313-%20Morrocco%20day%201%20006%20African%20Chaffinch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1600" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdboKajRXorNj-1TTvmICeXPbuSVWpvA-J1yg_g9k_qwKY2XIAMK2d1TIL3nTp1etKs5mM2pZ34lTUOexWXJU12IY1LQEFPJspvs0fLUXF5GSojibddo6GcKrc_Io3QvkOQOZHQhkuEkVwL1yAS2B6tPJbbJpmMyA_lLiSRtRFv1t-uQxaZyij-jrbc6M/w640-h462/100313-%20Morrocco%20day%201%20006%20African%20Chaffinch.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring male African Chaffinch (Morocco). The striking feature of this species is the distinctive head pattern comprised on a blue crown, nape and face with black lores and a prominent white eye ring. </div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-85034333878182684132024-02-23T11:39:00.006+00:002024-02-23T11:39:53.338+00:00Madeira Plants <p> A couple of facebook albums from our recent trip- plants and holiday snaps </p>
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<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="699" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpeter.alfrey.10%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02x7EZoTRz9myRE5DrEDXTQrc4zGf4ZgWbsP6T3Uq571WtTgySyuA5rgtrGPK5qkXUl&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-58095713759918025462024-02-21T16:41:00.004+00:002024-02-21T16:46:01.550+00:00Madeira sounds <p style="text-align: left;">A few sound recordings from Madeira including Trocaz Pigeon singing which seems to be a rare recording. Best to use head phones as pretty quiet in real life. All recorded with my new compact hand held Zoom H5 recorder (thanks for the recommendation Arjun!). </p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/615041187/embed" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trocaz Pigeon- not many recordings of these on Ebird. Also Atlantic Canary in background and Blackcap.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/615041260/embed" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madeiran Firecrest- several birds calling. Also Robin in background. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/615041434/embed" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madeiran Chaffinch- brief song (with Robin) </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/615041288/embed" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Canary. Also Blackcap calling and singing in background. </div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-10412505280972342612024-02-20T17:43:00.005+00:002024-02-21T16:29:03.961+00:00Madeira Moths <p>I put the LED travel moth trap out in the Calhau Grande garden every night while in Madeira and had a few moths but only two or three species a night. However a nice little sample and a few lifers in there and a couple of examples of Atlantic island endemics. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpiCqG8ixHeaOXVi5MA5vtUmQcVtX_Je__TJ-5tfIQ2QP5_mwWxnVSdky1gaA1m_ceHeJSB8MytvArS45s9cxhN-RFFLPKFtdYyJwgwjrTGI0YccDH4QamFzv59362iLVvSJr3ClSef1x2Yos74U_FuR2YrTwJLhBgrr9pbGkDkGlx6_QrPUF8jjl9_w0/s5472/403A2730.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpiCqG8ixHeaOXVi5MA5vtUmQcVtX_Je__TJ-5tfIQ2QP5_mwWxnVSdky1gaA1m_ceHeJSB8MytvArS45s9cxhN-RFFLPKFtdYyJwgwjrTGI0YccDH4QamFzv59362iLVvSJr3ClSef1x2Yos74U_FuR2YrTwJLhBgrr9pbGkDkGlx6_QrPUF8jjl9_w0/w640-h426/403A2730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Striped Hawkmoth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDsAvFqasGu89WUZpcFxSVe07yHxVhNo6m7oY-X-urhMfumaVGhm8JkpH2Tgbh5ZrLkHHZC0Oi_LXwW7Tps8hdrHK-WavT256_wUcmzJVBMLFesr4vmXjQ2U5r3MRWG3fv6mUdGkDoFM07A8kcnbT8qIaXtU4O5oHiGyw0J_7ekdbk2yVGmJtF5y8y3Jb/w640-h426/403A2679.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Herpetogramma dorsipunctalis</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR1ThexfCfYcX8qRYfDu8Z_QbCcVEmSLzMOGIiUADo7urQny_6Qql4KIII72Wia-0QqrtorVS1Leh7in8WZblom7oucbNEoWhYXgMzwbLQ9ONBHx8tz5lgURPXDVYJmbWHCF0TNS2BiND48enw0KiPO5ETE6wAd3TEFxiGi2s1ctWiNiD3XoYAYt6HvWI/s2060/403A2741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2060" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR1ThexfCfYcX8qRYfDu8Z_QbCcVEmSLzMOGIiUADo7urQny_6Qql4KIII72Wia-0QqrtorVS1Leh7in8WZblom7oucbNEoWhYXgMzwbLQ9ONBHx8tz5lgURPXDVYJmbWHCF0TNS2BiND48enw0KiPO5ETE6wAd3TEFxiGi2s1ctWiNiD3XoYAYt6HvWI/w640-h430/403A2741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Selania leplastriana</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZBAKnI8jb89XPQXjmzktJ0EpqLsClzBsxZal3njkMRerdaBgu8geIYcTeKa_QUzcTPCi4brYLE_OS-JL5hg6Fvt51deOXwSjAD6ibSOFELDekf8V5ocEFi2x2bSPVmAvoJc5B6ImejNEJFf1Na21tBK5taVBNfsTA0Kc58pjo7hCeOiRH2M523FghsdC/s5472/403A2752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZBAKnI8jb89XPQXjmzktJ0EpqLsClzBsxZal3njkMRerdaBgu8geIYcTeKa_QUzcTPCi4brYLE_OS-JL5hg6Fvt51deOXwSjAD6ibSOFELDekf8V5ocEFi2x2bSPVmAvoJc5B6ImejNEJFf1Na21tBK5taVBNfsTA0Kc58pjo7hCeOiRH2M523FghsdC/w426-h640/403A2752.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bugloss Ermine, <i>Ethmia bipunctella </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFvwBZXnouiRfSQz-q6Vx2CSQ_-L2d3zjkyihjSJrJKnBOfU6am7cqyFkxzQ-BuPns8xUQWgo_ZzqimhFw46xkXvTt68tliST5KGg5r7cQlPbTCm0l5brW_wcQHiJTh_ziqA5771oUbDnQXlZBIs2iPG3BLD4AYLTaOXu0xB6lLVlXPyJ_gNrKQ8COhta/s3086/403A2767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2052" data-original-width="3086" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFvwBZXnouiRfSQz-q6Vx2CSQ_-L2d3zjkyihjSJrJKnBOfU6am7cqyFkxzQ-BuPns8xUQWgo_ZzqimhFw46xkXvTt68tliST5KGg5r7cQlPbTCm0l5brW_wcQHiJTh_ziqA5771oUbDnQXlZBIs2iPG3BLD4AYLTaOXu0xB6lLVlXPyJ_gNrKQ8COhta/w640-h426/403A2767.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silver-spotted Veneer, <i>Euchromius ocellea</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZKxDOfPR5Xy9h1XddFiH_YKdnVeyU0nq_ZsZ_wPK_TgPgIOW8-MC62KTuB0141JTiVsWq1zMniqvBXQMI05B0lp_tpY4grwDjXRtUBJuS2UgohDWMxB9LnKSSivfhwYOz_2JAN8kOp19FaolllTTyrT5tqJSDnwHHYiTW1yKdpl_gpyqXn6W-ONqKMYU/s5472/403A2800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZKxDOfPR5Xy9h1XddFiH_YKdnVeyU0nq_ZsZ_wPK_TgPgIOW8-MC62KTuB0141JTiVsWq1zMniqvBXQMI05B0lp_tpY4grwDjXRtUBJuS2UgohDWMxB9LnKSSivfhwYOz_2JAN8kOp19FaolllTTyrT5tqJSDnwHHYiTW1yKdpl_gpyqXn6W-ONqKMYU/w640-h426/403A2800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't work this one out 210224 update looks like another Traveller- see comments and also <a href="https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/costaconvexa-centrostrigaria/" target="_blank">here</a>. An American species. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aRJRJsxlA9aC1XiWxf4SWUdBoWV8BAeYigMAMsqNZX15hZC_ByMjlO9gdQVYlXtl2wc4YmDmSQlfK_1MDhU4No9rR3fz-sUBheGTdxRyH9Kv2cZFuNLbhVoR8rzyDNRuckPnrdpcXeFMjPIIbBHdfJHpkVyPtIAmag-BP3-wOybjdfPgCc5dahBFQvhJ/s5472/403A2813%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aRJRJsxlA9aC1XiWxf4SWUdBoWV8BAeYigMAMsqNZX15hZC_ByMjlO9gdQVYlXtl2wc4YmDmSQlfK_1MDhU4No9rR3fz-sUBheGTdxRyH9Kv2cZFuNLbhVoR8rzyDNRuckPnrdpcXeFMjPIIbBHdfJHpkVyPtIAmag-BP3-wOybjdfPgCc5dahBFQvhJ/w640-h426/403A2813%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pale Mottled Willow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaZ_EyTeEOyWnf9hOHat_1UVUBSlnYUTo9iKhq8rnEqMy09kQ3dmgPYQ5LgjgZMfuPgFwwiZIoXRM3Gh7pXI8TfXv4eEQtt8lYyi4Ww0Y1hq_zpKLbFAHV0eYm2P2ws0_VHFZsgMG_83n07PsRdkb7KqY13HbQL19zALtyNVgeEDYY_y2OBcVxCdqdU21/s5472/403A2826%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaZ_EyTeEOyWnf9hOHat_1UVUBSlnYUTo9iKhq8rnEqMy09kQ3dmgPYQ5LgjgZMfuPgFwwiZIoXRM3Gh7pXI8TfXv4eEQtt8lYyi4Ww0Y1hq_zpKLbFAHV0eYm2P2ws0_VHFZsgMG_83n07PsRdkb7KqY13HbQL19zALtyNVgeEDYY_y2OBcVxCdqdU21/w640-h426/403A2826%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White Speck </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvahyphenhyphen7GNpLfIy7fD0FmizkMAmRPi3i2Uf-9KsfmWRZrqqdIjHCdVVOK5Og-XYfpfWbKqL3EI-SN5qHW1zrQ7R4r1282uUX3H2_8By4CEKLip8tlfai9rZrVhiAxS8k9LwTY_BwlYPWR3YXlHxTeuOYBAsjcPk-kx837G3l79n3CSXSLZ9BFkq4RmuAlqj/s5472/403A2846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvahyphenhyphen7GNpLfIy7fD0FmizkMAmRPi3i2Uf-9KsfmWRZrqqdIjHCdVVOK5Og-XYfpfWbKqL3EI-SN5qHW1zrQ7R4r1282uUX3H2_8By4CEKLip8tlfai9rZrVhiAxS8k9LwTY_BwlYPWR3YXlHxTeuOYBAsjcPk-kx837G3l79n3CSXSLZ9BFkq4RmuAlqj/w640-h426/403A2846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scopula irroata- a Canary Island and Madeira endemic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGFDcATnG6eUKb0_qKQmyJn6Eoj-vY3HuXPdt4cqS8OUr7KGNvTApMbXP3itIe77SWNFErFSGdurgosDNZCOxjOccqD3T28EgzX2ocO1jeDp5sASlBURVXhmYpJG2-ONG33iZkYI7-AcBNxqk9Jj1pmSNfZJbZb6ZEtxg9y0rwAVycbiHkg-opyesoL-j/s5472/403A2885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGFDcATnG6eUKb0_qKQmyJn6Eoj-vY3HuXPdt4cqS8OUr7KGNvTApMbXP3itIe77SWNFErFSGdurgosDNZCOxjOccqD3T28EgzX2ocO1jeDp5sASlBURVXhmYpJG2-ONG33iZkYI7-AcBNxqk9Jj1pmSNfZJbZb6ZEtxg9y0rwAVycbiHkg-opyesoL-j/w640-h426/403A2885.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Traveller <i>Costaconvexa centrostrigaria</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF8XITFSKJRsFFbcFgoAQ2k7_gSXrjMl38Q8L5mWwnUl9O9hEpJ0iLcZ10ykGf-F7FGQgF1k-meiQ9iydnMEpFL6hepIE8Lobd4_eon5IBzxlOte8kwlJfLCu0OvB-uJNkP_dhIbVREmmz2IM46XzcG7So97mo_-BTRG5JSI_2GEu185Vq11eamfWyx3r/s5472/403A2903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF8XITFSKJRsFFbcFgoAQ2k7_gSXrjMl38Q8L5mWwnUl9O9hEpJ0iLcZ10ykGf-F7FGQgF1k-meiQ9iydnMEpFL6hepIE8Lobd4_eon5IBzxlOte8kwlJfLCu0OvB-uJNkP_dhIbVREmmz2IM46XzcG7So97mo_-BTRG5JSI_2GEu185Vq11eamfWyx3r/w640-h426/403A2903.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ascotis fortuna</i> is the closest I can get to this. An Atlantic island endemic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39SU7oIX3CF5HhCw9eUzTfesWsaW0DH9X0Jdp2XUYmjz6N-cXE41F17Oz1UtTjQS3AtmWiPTRM6ZxYTkRZqMPjhfs9tLaUbtw7nc4ku7moPLTqKSKQ-5lGLeQY4_0o40kzGQ3ncMVgVh4xeSksB9GveuPI33yCSf_SDFrHhyphenhyphenCuopBRol2PzBxij40qDft/s4032/IMG_9090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39SU7oIX3CF5HhCw9eUzTfesWsaW0DH9X0Jdp2XUYmjz6N-cXE41F17Oz1UtTjQS3AtmWiPTRM6ZxYTkRZqMPjhfs9tLaUbtw7nc4ku7moPLTqKSKQ-5lGLeQY4_0o40kzGQ3ncMVgVh4xeSksB9GveuPI33yCSf_SDFrHhyphenhyphenCuopBRol2PzBxij40qDft/w640-h480/IMG_9090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice spot</div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-18222374355569324742024-02-19T10:32:00.004+00:002024-02-19T14:08:52.697+00:00Madeira Days Six and Seven <p>Jacob was still recovering from his sickness on Saturday so while Holly played nurse again I took the opportunity to try and get some photos of Trocaz Pigeon. I headed over to Palheiro Gardens on the recommendation from a post on Jono Lethbridge's blog and sure enough this has to be the easiest place on Madeira to see these birds well. It's also a site where you can clean up on the other landbird endemics too which are also common in the gardens. Furthermore the gardens are stunning, a fresh departure from a lot of formal gardens and more towards a sprawling and fluid layout and a bit of a biodiversity hotspot too with many butterflies, wilder areas and good bird populations. <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S161778968" target="_blank">Ebird list here</a>.</p><p>On Saturday afternoon Jacob was back to himself so we spent the afternoon on the beach.</p><p>Sunday was our last day so we headed over to the Whaling Museum in Canical which also gave me a quick opportunity to check out the harbour gulls - a nice little group of 'Atlantic Gulls' and the first Black-head of the trip.</p><p>FINAL TRIP REPORT <a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/203967" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Only 23 bird species but three WP lifers. Also a nice selection of local moths, will do a separate post on that. </p><p>We stayed at the wonderful rural Calhau Grande <a href="https://www.calhaugrande.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and all our logistics were arranged by the amazing Archipelago Choice <a href="https://archipelagochoice.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Thanks to Catarina and family for such a warm welcome and once again thanks to Ian Coates for another great trip (Ian organises our Azores Pelagics etc). </p><p>We've done a few of these 'stealth birding' family holidays on islands now (Majorca, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and now Madeira), where the main focus is on family stuff but embedding some WP lifer targets into nature themed family events and quick sneak outs amongst the foam parties and sand castles. Still got Cyprus, Corsica and Iceland to do and can also do a few short breaks to places to fill in some gaps in my WP list like Estonia (for Stellar's Eider and Pine Grosbeak), back to Turkey (to get the Brown Fish Owl), back to Spain (still need Dupont's and White-rumped Swift for WP) and Northern Morrocco (Atlas Fly, Magrheb Owl). Beyond the WP there's also islands like Seychelles and Bermuda where there are a few manageable targets. So basically loads of young family holiday ideas before the boys are old enough to do some proper trips. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXkUTmmmZOTu-B5A89l1-E-TLtrv83yV2kG8FPAV8-KTIl6oK-psOCbWmza0bH08dxV4ohgFWdbRuYLNAOcTwRAQvJgiXVZYWTWzhCNhmHVX__f8MZAPyIBnNjOmaXvdDJrdxra5r6MvQhH89tuM6_XSynvCwrJSE5ISTweOCW6mfrHbE-Aqnz5Gq7LB3/s6960/0J5A9415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXkUTmmmZOTu-B5A89l1-E-TLtrv83yV2kG8FPAV8-KTIl6oK-psOCbWmza0bH08dxV4ohgFWdbRuYLNAOcTwRAQvJgiXVZYWTWzhCNhmHVX__f8MZAPyIBnNjOmaXvdDJrdxra5r6MvQhH89tuM6_XSynvCwrJSE5ISTweOCW6mfrHbE-Aqnz5Gq7LB3/w640-h426/0J5A9415.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBa13LDWC_rB0e0_T6WIG8USs5zgBuUs7zP1XOzF3bErk-9_iI7EQ_ToWxpgMSLE42wyjIlQw7VJUTwnn8JXb_JXg93WmU_6fBcwk7ufLLOXtkrfivLIKrkawJPsKmFyfVnBxlUVmNAyygVo6A7PCQbmc3Stf8qluEjMlbHy0dz4LRWrwd3kRVUjwocsk/s4547/0J5A9522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4547" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBa13LDWC_rB0e0_T6WIG8USs5zgBuUs7zP1XOzF3bErk-9_iI7EQ_ToWxpgMSLE42wyjIlQw7VJUTwnn8JXb_JXg93WmU_6fBcwk7ufLLOXtkrfivLIKrkawJPsKmFyfVnBxlUVmNAyygVo6A7PCQbmc3Stf8qluEjMlbHy0dz4LRWrwd3kRVUjwocsk/w640-h426/0J5A9522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trocaz Pigeon (above) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3eLHkrSQkrHq5JMMeJ09FTG_HHO7kOmTfy-t1iRQ9b7yJLGYJr4qD3UT0l1vmYZ2-mR0iBc1EXbxGj0RKmWD2cv2zATGX7AWray_1QxM2_3bjE8r0qbwD2IGACgP1VTEw_ga7bshYNE29QRKnjfSBqzk8vhVAim_9inXC8UYja2UFrC1GpuGn3lUqHv/s6960/0J5A9445.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3eLHkrSQkrHq5JMMeJ09FTG_HHO7kOmTfy-t1iRQ9b7yJLGYJr4qD3UT0l1vmYZ2-mR0iBc1EXbxGj0RKmWD2cv2zATGX7AWray_1QxM2_3bjE8r0qbwD2IGACgP1VTEw_ga7bshYNE29QRKnjfSBqzk8vhVAim_9inXC8UYja2UFrC1GpuGn3lUqHv/w640-h426/0J5A9445.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canary Red Admiral - a lep lifer and a stunner too </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegDHmDnepNsxBC9qhu3k2paKnjHVjQubqa_bFGOQ_0-GyrhAyo5SuuO-w6uAt4tJQjRRmzC5FuD9oBHdFntVY1EYQsRaryn-fbBmd0jLWNlLF0Xx40y8jnFB1AoU3r1kIlgzIlHexDR8YRcDGoDmpqN7GtinokCJ1zUbjnZaxfRnHE6taPWJ7HCOi2v8K/s6960/0J5A9454.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegDHmDnepNsxBC9qhu3k2paKnjHVjQubqa_bFGOQ_0-GyrhAyo5SuuO-w6uAt4tJQjRRmzC5FuD9oBHdFntVY1EYQsRaryn-fbBmd0jLWNlLF0Xx40y8jnFB1AoU3r1kIlgzIlHexDR8YRcDGoDmpqN7GtinokCJ1zUbjnZaxfRnHE6taPWJ7HCOi2v8K/w640-h426/0J5A9454.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speckled Wood- despite plenty of checking I failed to find Madeiran Speckled Wood or the Grayling. Also had Small White and Clouded Yellows but no Madeiran Brimstone. Would certainly have been good to have more focused time out here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IlWzGAiWIk37uyY2vXElXUCEFyJ-VZuMpPATejpaLhnnuV2GE0xOi-qMQS1s1-DjQQClpwUh_45aPAVus9-bAvJtEbHf9GsWEaFwnkBkDYklFQE4ZUqks-Vm0neyXvkQmflQNOznC8egdgUnS1sIgIrcjHbKvAVHtCJyLnUeLrkkFeFq3nwTFqYgisa5/s4032/IMG_9799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IlWzGAiWIk37uyY2vXElXUCEFyJ-VZuMpPATejpaLhnnuV2GE0xOi-qMQS1s1-DjQQClpwUh_45aPAVus9-bAvJtEbHf9GsWEaFwnkBkDYklFQE4ZUqks-Vm0neyXvkQmflQNOznC8egdgUnS1sIgIrcjHbKvAVHtCJyLnUeLrkkFeFq3nwTFqYgisa5/w640-h480/IMG_9799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stunning Palheiro Gardens- if on a family trip and need to mop up the local landbird endemics quickly- just do a couple of hours here. In all of the Macronesian islands nothing compares to Madeira in terms of the proliferation of gardens and gardening - absolutely stunning and very inspiring. Can't wait to get our garden back. Will do a separate post on some of the plants we encountered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA_ecUEQh7MYa1beazXz1sUMhmcX0qkfhVZ2QdbB1YkCojnp2rO_5kJn2hoHgk20-PPDqTWyhRMp71FkJKXaslheitLKKy593rQoPdYEa-micZgbZQeFv5zy_saXdnyzCmxWskvSqshrQkBbQjyC89TJrdsqleM7RPeo0n_vrYzE6yfJ73rU_ourSTcQp/s4032/IMG_9834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA_ecUEQh7MYa1beazXz1sUMhmcX0qkfhVZ2QdbB1YkCojnp2rO_5kJn2hoHgk20-PPDqTWyhRMp71FkJKXaslheitLKKy593rQoPdYEa-micZgbZQeFv5zy_saXdnyzCmxWskvSqshrQkBbQjyC89TJrdsqleM7RPeo0n_vrYzE6yfJ73rU_ourSTcQp/w640-h480/IMG_9834.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from Palheiro Gardens over Funchal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtn0835GELw5fjs_1TRFjWj5QaYUd-MrEbE-0eotSP0hhCIMmLG0PiNOrE46ik7nGTmGpUy2BlIOz5TGOSofiy2ltdnGWrRmS-fP452H8GSiyAMBie3FoSsVPJaAcNgdeX2ccVS1MRz8nTSZlXPwOx9c5cv4LkeukYLS61pSo7QGAiYMTc8bEjr1DKkHx/s4032/IMG_9881.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtn0835GELw5fjs_1TRFjWj5QaYUd-MrEbE-0eotSP0hhCIMmLG0PiNOrE46ik7nGTmGpUy2BlIOz5TGOSofiy2ltdnGWrRmS-fP452H8GSiyAMBie3FoSsVPJaAcNgdeX2ccVS1MRz8nTSZlXPwOx9c5cv4LkeukYLS61pSo7QGAiYMTc8bEjr1DKkHx/w640-h480/IMG_9881.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Canical Whaling Museum - another great little family nature themed attraction- really modern and great graphics and tech</div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-66341961945451220632024-02-16T21:29:00.006+00:002024-02-19T17:44:35.715+00:00Madeira Days Four and Five <p>Yesterday we explored the central part of the island and had lunch at Santana and I also had a couple of opportunities to check out the gardens in our local area. Today we visited the Natural History Museum at Funchal before coming back to the cottage early as poor Jacob has a dose of food poisoning. Popped into Lugar de Baixo on the way back- Common Sand and Glossy Ibis were trip ticks. While Holly played nurse I popped up to Risco and walked down to the restaurant hoping to get some photos of Trocaz Pigeons. Unfortunately no Pigeons but plenty of local birds and stunning scenery. </p><p>Live Trip report <a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/203967" target="_blank">HERE</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjJ-ZTspTn3Sv-COgl1unjbIzpADqAuQTPaakoXOXVDpTKRd0djKZ5lfb0kZjI4SPtCTh0pteqnDlfV_EO1sta3JQ91tf7ZmAbwtaQWdY_ApVW-1b_JIxLuNTbjzgafXHpP8T8Go3INIC19sbQzl_Rx4jB80LeljU9TWMXMnkcHWQYvb5ioMRXomO-rgl/s6960/0J5A8659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjJ-ZTspTn3Sv-COgl1unjbIzpADqAuQTPaakoXOXVDpTKRd0djKZ5lfb0kZjI4SPtCTh0pteqnDlfV_EO1sta3JQ91tf7ZmAbwtaQWdY_ApVW-1b_JIxLuNTbjzgafXHpP8T8Go3INIC19sbQzl_Rx4jB80LeljU9TWMXMnkcHWQYvb5ioMRXomO-rgl/w640-h426/0J5A8659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canary Island/ Madeira Kestrel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3438" data-original-width="5479" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj2P-aFDKU_CpQ80zcVKjF2ebxisAaYepWE2tlAArfk_CUpxjf6qhnyxo68vz3-P64kMW4peSop08TxqC3AH0pQxi1KCfjFu5TgJzUvzTGyPNhYigHNIII_RSV_ujBQvL_a2pe5NOJHSPA5ltl9VRnvjy-sdYBr5DsNXk-1cY2PULr6BizsC50f8sICf9/w640-h402/0J5A9116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male (above) and female (below) Madeiran Chaffinch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3FjRPL2042XgN7O8kMa5dDoggaU_bSDBgX5Qheras3JKsbF_OlboY8YF-sk27VPHw_l8-WUsgGvwpD9yLI351eN3o69I0rLsguEgO4xaSFV5icOrEvfXMHRUbFgMEiOiNohir86EGfaEdBfRBRQ2USSe0IkTyI-g-q2MvKUXE14woL8a-ddCejGkZGZW/s5479/0J5A9154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="5479" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3FjRPL2042XgN7O8kMa5dDoggaU_bSDBgX5Qheras3JKsbF_OlboY8YF-sk27VPHw_l8-WUsgGvwpD9yLI351eN3o69I0rLsguEgO4xaSFV5icOrEvfXMHRUbFgMEiOiNohir86EGfaEdBfRBRQ2USSe0IkTyI-g-q2MvKUXE14woL8a-ddCejGkZGZW/w640-h424/0J5A9154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Trocaz Pigeon at the museum- I still need to get a 'real' photo of one of these </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1-I_3XKdNd4DWpo7S2_HSHvnplepWutCA7cy9WgcGHj73SzSRFXhG2vXLxryE65ILaivcUOYtZGd-oSWZSq4Y7zE5IAovw4xXwI1A3PsbrL80OyLFcI_TwQZGwy-f6DfjuA2gUSYxN6s0oDrQ_26SFPWrlkIcqF-rH1DLWyoG1wwcylT9zcer3XuLEy2/s3159/0J5A8703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3159" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1-I_3XKdNd4DWpo7S2_HSHvnplepWutCA7cy9WgcGHj73SzSRFXhG2vXLxryE65ILaivcUOYtZGd-oSWZSq4Y7zE5IAovw4xXwI1A3PsbrL80OyLFcI_TwQZGwy-f6DfjuA2gUSYxN6s0oDrQ_26SFPWrlkIcqF-rH1DLWyoG1wwcylT9zcer3XuLEy2/w640-h432/0J5A8703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Island Canary </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3928" data-original-width="7920" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICpv4j3QTlzsQLklcyzmhEq3GdE01HoRya05WFHn8g06Ri66ZkNxeij9wSljnHGr-Dnwin9TM_IYxS_3uc3HLl0nG0FQlK2l_e4fI4Ni2H0ayJpUIPFpV15bkNOTS79xrckmo9afnOwfyi5EWGM9MqGaLAE79Ff58pT1bURNLawT-jW-25oBtdBeNTv6w/w640-h318/IMG_9466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Central Madeira </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb2qg-TMagxphEaWpt-w1nDN6QeZoU82uGUF5ccxYIIs7Vq6fn-w5MkOnmaEWJorMmHLLi1ZqTiM1q1Y0JFwtwzrNv7xbDKaJSvDbzMn_7kPtv8AM7Gwrck0amIpBPBc_s46n-rnat4V7SuqHR6PE20s-66jJvGRsslW834rKHk0WxTxUYzAjUBByr6GE/s4032/IMG_9752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb2qg-TMagxphEaWpt-w1nDN6QeZoU82uGUF5ccxYIIs7Vq6fn-w5MkOnmaEWJorMmHLLi1ZqTiM1q1Y0JFwtwzrNv7xbDKaJSvDbzMn_7kPtv8AM7Gwrck0amIpBPBc_s46n-rnat4V7SuqHR6PE20s-66jJvGRsslW834rKHk0WxTxUYzAjUBByr6GE/w640-h480/IMG_9752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View over Risco </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTmT7a-OQ2emiLtGtPyXRDdO8tkjnGNH_Is8d60xpEjTMOMBlI_QwLIMTD_TU_3tyZYx2JO8Zsw7QYwLyVYf8uR33_QQ8K24GidE2Qh5JFk4aVMpsVatYJDd5dIp18XJ4BoLey4C4Trd_uLC9Cpz0r3nt3LN3xO0XAgqYhd45i0O3503zLu7ysGLuJLWd/s4032/IMG_9759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTmT7a-OQ2emiLtGtPyXRDdO8tkjnGNH_Is8d60xpEjTMOMBlI_QwLIMTD_TU_3tyZYx2JO8Zsw7QYwLyVYf8uR33_QQ8K24GidE2Qh5JFk4aVMpsVatYJDd5dIp18XJ4BoLey4C4Trd_uLC9Cpz0r3nt3LN3xO0XAgqYhd45i0O3503zLu7ysGLuJLWd/w640-h480/IMG_9759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset above the clouds </div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-11937875337712737322024-02-14T20:42:00.000+00:002024-02-14T20:42:15.234+00:00Madeira Days Two and Three <p>A hectic couple of days mainly doing family stuff but also been sneaking in a bit of birding and mothing. Yesterday we did the Aquarium at Porto Moniz and then the beach in the afternoon and today we headed over to Monte Palace Gardens via the famous Funchal Cable Car. </p><p>All the WP ticks under the belt now- Trocaz Pigeon, Madeiran Chaffinch and Madeiran Firecrest. The great thing about Madeira is that these species can be easily seen from the top tourist spots such as the Monte Palace Gardens so makes for perfect family trip. I don't need Zino's Petrel as saw an extralimital one on the Azores in 2012 which is fortunate as would have been a push with a young family doing a proper pelagic.</p><p>A few moths in the trap included my first Striped Hawkmoth and also nice to get a Silver-spotted Veneer, <i>Euchromius ocella </i>(considering the recent influx in the UK). Also Scarce Bordered Straw and a few others yet to identify.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3X4yd4D1XUZfDdPL17TysziC_RRElmc6qgkAH65bJwSB8tM3sD3agBdPsvuJAkOFY8vFksmS0axwyWDG8O0cxP9CNUqScNzTtIl1YFBRSXgGCCJIfbiocQAaQ9_LTNG1QlH3CRejpCvjmrvS11LXyXhEnmBB4qocT7M9YrZC3z5F1YmNksYomZmMlDpK/s4319/0J5A8472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="4319" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3X4yd4D1XUZfDdPL17TysziC_RRElmc6qgkAH65bJwSB8tM3sD3agBdPsvuJAkOFY8vFksmS0axwyWDG8O0cxP9CNUqScNzTtIl1YFBRSXgGCCJIfbiocQAaQ9_LTNG1QlH3CRejpCvjmrvS11LXyXhEnmBB4qocT7M9YrZC3z5F1YmNksYomZmMlDpK/w640-h438/0J5A8472.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male Madeiran Chaffinch (above and below) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ak9fQHbI9K4bPsInLbFM7tvOnjmecJgZ1vW05JcYbYNyPVw1858tHJXSBg2qHr1m5yxdspj1oLqnpN28_slQvKwxYMUuYkRA6EIgimu6Tp6f7CAbcbEhux_lds6nFt_6WhbTMmkH8L63jWqKd8p2ThYvT9fvZ84uA8ZiMSLU77j8A_sMhsgBJy7zbaUE/s5458/0J5A8440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3479" data-original-width="5458" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ak9fQHbI9K4bPsInLbFM7tvOnjmecJgZ1vW05JcYbYNyPVw1858tHJXSBg2qHr1m5yxdspj1oLqnpN28_slQvKwxYMUuYkRA6EIgimu6Tp6f7CAbcbEhux_lds6nFt_6WhbTMmkH8L63jWqKd8p2ThYvT9fvZ84uA8ZiMSLU77j8A_sMhsgBJy7zbaUE/w640-h408/0J5A8440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBORvCJgq9YIKJitaTyej3lF-1yq87uqbHP5m3JV95H3pRUcRL-nyukzO6mFk62fQk2Beu-NIoc0gjKfQTcgtIQSaaa0bXU1WzKte5ijNvE8Z8aLlZhmf0paKiRHrGWwjDQ-SWhm3mVz7m5NJIuiB_c05OLIdbMEsA0cIm2-dMeAevy5fMnGLsEOWztR9/s5272/0J5A8539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="5272" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBORvCJgq9YIKJitaTyej3lF-1yq87uqbHP5m3JV95H3pRUcRL-nyukzO6mFk62fQk2Beu-NIoc0gjKfQTcgtIQSaaa0bXU1WzKte5ijNvE8Z8aLlZhmf0paKiRHrGWwjDQ-SWhm3mVz7m5NJIuiB_c05OLIdbMEsA0cIm2-dMeAevy5fMnGLsEOWztR9/w640-h420/0J5A8539.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Madeiran Firecrest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAb2c3oBy2FnlKFDN7Oj7idzwXQsxW4uA2L_FeUPZ8Rb6hi319XsBBLLuP2tsLWGjM6hS9EYs1CXUH1l8CZVF3jmn4pIDhTzLfO-DdgQmwzpzTKAbApXY6P_EKOnknFXfvGjH3pumbZZE3pKIm_NdAEYexTNe_BgEgwxRbYGcwmRxVA3TZDCRRIpy4j3E/s6960/0J5A8205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAb2c3oBy2FnlKFDN7Oj7idzwXQsxW4uA2L_FeUPZ8Rb6hi319XsBBLLuP2tsLWGjM6hS9EYs1CXUH1l8CZVF3jmn4pIDhTzLfO-DdgQmwzpzTKAbApXY6P_EKOnknFXfvGjH3pumbZZE3pKIm_NdAEYexTNe_BgEgwxRbYGcwmRxVA3TZDCRRIpy4j3E/w640-h426/0J5A8205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Madeiran' Yellow-legged Gull (2nd cycle above and first cycle below). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDXji_SAZdrSkf-c0chA1CMtnfw6uDn73WUzTM1VcueulAgi2SEIjSPp03HyjXW_F_QHSMY7npmH0R_JTyQkbtgtKWzN4AAETTgfKA-yK2eBKhBlxNPDDP9mW829jj1odiwNbFnMC5PhvBC3G5_XpzQxQbU4ALHR9NzRgdp5wqTyoeKQPIpSllYYBtzbC/s6960/0J5A8234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDXji_SAZdrSkf-c0chA1CMtnfw6uDn73WUzTM1VcueulAgi2SEIjSPp03HyjXW_F_QHSMY7npmH0R_JTyQkbtgtKWzN4AAETTgfKA-yK2eBKhBlxNPDDP9mW829jj1odiwNbFnMC5PhvBC3G5_XpzQxQbU4ALHR9NzRgdp5wqTyoeKQPIpSllYYBtzbC/w640-h426/0J5A8234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3P1kCCGt8AR4taMHdvxI70V4YGXwC8aA4794FFt7YSxG_ppxkTbLmPElT2Jv-4YdmQrE7aS1nDJahe6LRnakpFjeyWA34vaikvmqoWAAAqGm1LHM4kNsDnsFvchC6wHPkYDt22r569cEpX4bEUJeGyWpaFbZtWK0-U4l14IEyhtUfZB-ny9Gww-qH5_p/s6960/0J5A8313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3P1kCCGt8AR4taMHdvxI70V4YGXwC8aA4794FFt7YSxG_ppxkTbLmPElT2Jv-4YdmQrE7aS1nDJahe6LRnakpFjeyWA34vaikvmqoWAAAqGm1LHM4kNsDnsFvchC6wHPkYDt22r569cEpX4bEUJeGyWpaFbZtWK0-U4l14IEyhtUfZB-ny9Gww-qH5_p/w640-h426/0J5A8313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Madeiran Wall Lizard </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXadzWbgu4KltQaMqR4e1jyx5fwpah01FRcFfkMjzmJD-y4IKuuP7XtNkQP52VKDns8n1BTMlWQxEIX77TfEcKc3dL97IWe09ErUxD65baB59JJg8_s4HZXI4tY-00zIixO-G78JcELkpD9KEDuIYDFGyZZCxNozZT2v_IbWwEO0rkhiZhjJEpw2_CJmK/s5472/403A2730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXadzWbgu4KltQaMqR4e1jyx5fwpah01FRcFfkMjzmJD-y4IKuuP7XtNkQP52VKDns8n1BTMlWQxEIX77TfEcKc3dL97IWe09ErUxD65baB59JJg8_s4HZXI4tY-00zIixO-G78JcELkpD9KEDuIYDFGyZZCxNozZT2v_IbWwEO0rkhiZhjJEpw2_CJmK/w640-h426/403A2730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Striped Hawkmoth </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-xj-BTpEA8iKdDS5VuV_bUYi78j_7PG2rLl_PS4lkP38qnqXFl1NhLZZd1CdEDSCDxa2GjkAO40glS6iznr90qZ24scnu9gQNDjkbGX4d2gowFO2lA4FGL7ZRGvFvMf79pES1nx4Udla2gpTkaT78-TnWEnK_lQn5UmPkmim8hdPwSXhEksH20pEAen/s3086/403A2767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2052" data-original-width="3086" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-xj-BTpEA8iKdDS5VuV_bUYi78j_7PG2rLl_PS4lkP38qnqXFl1NhLZZd1CdEDSCDxa2GjkAO40glS6iznr90qZ24scnu9gQNDjkbGX4d2gowFO2lA4FGL7ZRGvFvMf79pES1nx4Udla2gpTkaT78-TnWEnK_lQn5UmPkmim8hdPwSXhEksH20pEAen/w640-h426/403A2767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silver-spotted Veneer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tmRpyRemHuNO673TyOCRx_cE4eAC1xsceZhQ95wfB73hF45YtVE6bGbz1GLGfQIIFfTr8BNyRjzTG72jE-hXumZ5-B0t8nUSoWgdjWmhx63GimF0SaWTL4dhyZtDCoQ7islIjD6wAYNFlK3EyYaE1PXMmrTmpHkgJEOM1kxnKrUQhAEy5zqQ0x5HjVce/s4032/IMG_9368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tmRpyRemHuNO673TyOCRx_cE4eAC1xsceZhQ95wfB73hF45YtVE6bGbz1GLGfQIIFfTr8BNyRjzTG72jE-hXumZ5-B0t8nUSoWgdjWmhx63GimF0SaWTL4dhyZtDCoQ7islIjD6wAYNFlK3EyYaE1PXMmrTmpHkgJEOM1kxnKrUQhAEy5zqQ0x5HjVce/w640-h480/IMG_9368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cable car over Funchal to the Monte Palace Gardens </div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-40341541906909169132024-02-12T21:11:00.000+00:002024-02-12T21:11:10.164+00:00Madeira Day One <p>Our first day on family holiday on Madeira mainly involved us getting settled in our cottage for the week. We arrived late last night so overnighted at a hotel in Funchal before driving to our cottage in the west of the island today. Spent the afternoon doing the shopping for self catering and doing a little bit of local exploring. </p><p>Managed to do a little bit of birding from the garden and already had Trocaz Pigeon and a few local specialities.</p><p>I've got the LED moth trap out in our garden so will see if anything flying tonight. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNpP9Ar_LFtXeskQ3PlSxCwpyL0KJeFESLveqMz_umxzD62SnnHNbXj4pl48A2cIadPYYGzwQMljuyl6e0b_pUWYDiLhpd6huRNW134m3b-1j1XcJnMR72gTy0KEfDZ86OmrNdbLNqKztMjEVX3WH3LcRje9TvJMq-OCJHx5BG09TvAXLruj3mirzwpG2/s2558/0J5A8153=2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2558" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNpP9Ar_LFtXeskQ3PlSxCwpyL0KJeFESLveqMz_umxzD62SnnHNbXj4pl48A2cIadPYYGzwQMljuyl6e0b_pUWYDiLhpd6huRNW134m3b-1j1XcJnMR72gTy0KEfDZ86OmrNdbLNqKztMjEVX3WH3LcRje9TvJMq-OCJHx5BG09TvAXLruj3mirzwpG2/w640-h404/0J5A8153=2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canarian Kestrel, F.t.<i>canariensis, </i>according to local birding sources the Kestrels here are <i>canariensis. </i>There is a small group of 6-7 birds outside our cottage that are quite active doing display flights and calling. Haven't got much information out here on the local Kestrels but they do appear smaller and all seem to have 'female-type' plumage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgM2CYWHC4_6uZzkjb0q42RBdUERN7qMk3gLkEucl9P5ExiKfQoFdXLXyXwsj1Eqqg_0AF2jKhzddNjcvD9j9UFcLmcYTezezu1kUr8BTnhqlHTyKhPeyRr6XcQi-dKjNBcfuFVpTsJummsYxq5XW9N2MEO-doU5IB3u3N_t87OxGMxdOas1IfYw9IQKh/s4032/IMG_9032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgM2CYWHC4_6uZzkjb0q42RBdUERN7qMk3gLkEucl9P5ExiKfQoFdXLXyXwsj1Eqqg_0AF2jKhzddNjcvD9j9UFcLmcYTezezu1kUr8BTnhqlHTyKhPeyRr6XcQi-dKjNBcfuFVpTsJummsYxq5XW9N2MEO-doU5IB3u3N_t87OxGMxdOas1IfYw9IQKh/w640-h480/IMG_9032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from our Funchal Hotel this morning. Immediately striking was the density of exotic plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoFhWuoVfsr3haVY2HEZK2p1HGLwRq_txwFc6RKQcjXi3FlPro2SmP3MAoJSeeXSgDZqhNk9ulIWA36z7KWByfSnOBpzBvktPu8q1QX_ynP-3ZsXueAhWG-NdfeoAraBPjGyituMrskMU2nSE9BWz5qqVSpl8KsBQXsJ2UafLJL7pB7wbgaYqszO8w_IZ/s6342/IMG_9072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3866" data-original-width="6342" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoFhWuoVfsr3haVY2HEZK2p1HGLwRq_txwFc6RKQcjXi3FlPro2SmP3MAoJSeeXSgDZqhNk9ulIWA36z7KWByfSnOBpzBvktPu8q1QX_ynP-3ZsXueAhWG-NdfeoAraBPjGyituMrskMU2nSE9BWz5qqVSpl8KsBQXsJ2UafLJL7pB7wbgaYqszO8w_IZ/w640-h390/IMG_9072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our cottage for the week at Calhau Grande near Calheta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHaqk0OhWlwKV70RkzdOr0OpRBHfDiG96BwmLyc3l6OBiiKDyGz3UeWvd0QYP062YDFOcMwao0JvtTHl_NqhjK7SPxdOgiedlsVe5tB-3weCWyeOQtrISx4PD_xqx3-Fc0hPnTXUTzCKKi7Z6DoQOqDBsqpZ353_EYPMhHJqC_RFhW1pwkTx4EuICPAqL/s4032/IMG_9090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHaqk0OhWlwKV70RkzdOr0OpRBHfDiG96BwmLyc3l6OBiiKDyGz3UeWvd0QYP062YDFOcMwao0JvtTHl_NqhjK7SPxdOgiedlsVe5tB-3weCWyeOQtrISx4PD_xqx3-Fc0hPnTXUTzCKKi7Z6DoQOqDBsqpZ353_EYPMhHJqC_RFhW1pwkTx4EuICPAqL/w640-h480/IMG_9090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fingers crossed for the moth trap tonight. Had Monarch flying around today and also a couple of Clouded Yellows. Also plenty of Madeiran Wall Lizards on the road up to the cottage. </div><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-4824286485395172762024-02-10T14:16:00.011+00:002024-02-10T17:33:57.064+00:00A few more moths and winter Acleris<p> The garden moth list is now up to 15 with a few expected new for years. Still no Acleris here. I used to get winter Acleris moths quite regularly when based at Beddington Farmlands during the winter but even at the Old Vicarage they were not regular in winter, so presumably a bit of a London heat anomaly thing. </p><p>I had a look back at some photos of the ones I used to get at Beddington with a fresh eye since having Nick Asher's book and the latest version of the Micro-moths bible. A few notes below on winter Acleris that have been on this blog. </p><p>Not much else has happened this week, I caused chaos on the M25 on Wednesday after the van drive shaft broke on the M25/A3 junction. It took me all day to get the van to the mechanics and get back to Wood Street. </p><p>Off to Madeira tomorrow for a week family holiday (and some stealth WP twitching). Been far too long since I got off this maddening island so very much looking forward to a break. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRBouXY6PjomXUF2MA3MeP6ka0moZzoyjJsiqBsd-fAf5OQvGOWhxLXM05rRQ29439wbcLMo7dYyFx49si3HXuzUC8vSAgrdjKLmVEm-zW7R7rKpOjqSc0L2O0i5zj7yBRc2hln-OenKGO6YFIQ4jx4WZ4jLOmPdGAF5iaajCWkGhhL2bL-6bHBaijxGU/s5472/403A2629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRBouXY6PjomXUF2MA3MeP6ka0moZzoyjJsiqBsd-fAf5OQvGOWhxLXM05rRQ29439wbcLMo7dYyFx49si3HXuzUC8vSAgrdjKLmVEm-zW7R7rKpOjqSc0L2O0i5zj7yBRc2hln-OenKGO6YFIQ4jx4WZ4jLOmPdGAF5iaajCWkGhhL2bL-6bHBaijxGU/w640-h426/403A2629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oak Beauty- always a mile stone on the slow trudge to Spring </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2beHL-kT7Y6cJb-QPnTSoN37VtNhkKfKbxB3qEFBbr30ZctC3Q7cilVUFK0MgcFfBDGVaRp2WtFrKuXQODH9LPkphhSRAaJKOAECS0hoxZwkifiDXAyvI1NZ-c0p5ervpwQ84SgPPMKlBji8nU0smKMVgENL-subN8ocQXL-ijI9Pr9nI8vy-QnAYZfH/s5472/403A2574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2beHL-kT7Y6cJb-QPnTSoN37VtNhkKfKbxB3qEFBbr30ZctC3Q7cilVUFK0MgcFfBDGVaRp2WtFrKuXQODH9LPkphhSRAaJKOAECS0hoxZwkifiDXAyvI1NZ-c0p5ervpwQ84SgPPMKlBji8nU0smKMVgENL-subN8ocQXL-ijI9Pr9nI8vy-QnAYZfH/w640-h426/403A2574.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful fresh Hebrew Character- the main late winter/very early Spring suspects are all beginning to fall now </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1TdypjAm22XPCv8Zk7-_6Hhs4Q1yo0fvDnSYhktPkprjknZELJzbupua5QaChe4E9Mvb3vDbonzQakSib9cUQdd05-H-z2MzlL4yHtxGCpKEL6MZHQCGJHouxCqWd18O_XDftpVZowahHLFdt7vSBZcMsm8NjMfYPKdQz126KTy2pmfpQiTCs_or9iNX/s5472/403A2579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1TdypjAm22XPCv8Zk7-_6Hhs4Q1yo0fvDnSYhktPkprjknZELJzbupua5QaChe4E9Mvb3vDbonzQakSib9cUQdd05-H-z2MzlL4yHtxGCpKEL6MZHQCGJHouxCqWd18O_XDftpVZowahHLFdt7vSBZcMsm8NjMfYPKdQz126KTy2pmfpQiTCs_or9iNX/w640-h426/403A2579.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A rather plain and dark looking Pale Brindled Beauty - presumably '<i>monacharia'</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lIQ8hYhgfnKjW9_iJb-JV0AqMsieBA41V-rMQhHfWMotBO9pHEN1c2fZzDloyErzyuUfrkFR_u1LU5LecvdAbYPMIB4btws2yW2IfoIalYWeS4WxIjjWejbxVhRoZeCSefhe1BFy3bWMrGUw1P9CB4iFjQMSY5G8x1HStxqvHEjB8DQF_R4YZ1J4C6YI/s5472/403A2589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lIQ8hYhgfnKjW9_iJb-JV0AqMsieBA41V-rMQhHfWMotBO9pHEN1c2fZzDloyErzyuUfrkFR_u1LU5LecvdAbYPMIB4btws2yW2IfoIalYWeS4WxIjjWejbxVhRoZeCSefhe1BFy3bWMrGUw1P9CB4iFjQMSY5G8x1HStxqvHEjB8DQF_R4YZ1J4C6YI/w640-h426/403A2589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up to four Common Quakers a night now. What with the first crocus and daffodils out in the garden now and some of the Prunus trees about to bud I guess we are now officially in the very early Spring period</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfqx3aEwXVU9QZ85BHcLP8nCgv22Pm-J1-8iYmxCUkZ2KSv0ucArWuxccdZbE4_imFowEA75aK5LakZVkuumjVvynSujBg2RNHOunnXtE_ybG-GBfZ0Zp2olqOibc80aPBkP31wvu0d8KgKEOSztAunUQPQ1fGuBPHuTB1svMZ0-a5y4PMbiw7xPp1_Dx/s5184/IMG_9962%20possible%20kochiella.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfqx3aEwXVU9QZ85BHcLP8nCgv22Pm-J1-8iYmxCUkZ2KSv0ucArWuxccdZbE4_imFowEA75aK5LakZVkuumjVvynSujBg2RNHOunnXtE_ybG-GBfZ0Zp2olqOibc80aPBkP31wvu0d8KgKEOSztAunUQPQ1fGuBPHuTB1svMZ0-a5y4PMbiw7xPp1_Dx/w640-h426/IMG_9962%20possible%20kochiella.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Acleris sp from last winter at the Old Vicarage. This could be an Elm Tortrix <i>A.kochiella </i>or possibly A.ferrungana/notana. The CMR team looked at this and concluded it was a gen dent job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLD_FqxTAE86C66Jzcfq39fVmJiN8CGGEOgvleJRQZWV2vrvBi6SwVw_LcHK3CwnmtTZv7RJ00l9xXi_LencxVb9b1Ya1PNpm31dVuSvW0Adf3tezmwE4o5unac6qtMt5hZ-SBi5H7hXqdM4fq582mZKIZRQsCV4AWkLneEfYaVib-Oc4caog74ZnTJHX/s1600/IMG_8978%20Feb%202020%20Bog%20farm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1600" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLD_FqxTAE86C66Jzcfq39fVmJiN8CGGEOgvleJRQZWV2vrvBi6SwVw_LcHK3CwnmtTZv7RJ00l9xXi_LencxVb9b1Ya1PNpm31dVuSvW0Adf3tezmwE4o5unac6qtMt5hZ-SBi5H7hXqdM4fq582mZKIZRQsCV4AWkLneEfYaVib-Oc4caog74ZnTJHX/w640-h388/IMG_8978%20Feb%202020%20Bog%20farm.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Acleris sp from Beddington, 02/20. Another possible Elm Tortrix candidate? They do winter as an adult and can get disturbed during the winter but the flight season is more lates summer/autumn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDK4nHhVv_zMdTmErZLrdrUfcKHnbSycrnbhLJd5psKwX1wBCVp27sbnFGjbz84cThWqLehFIg98wsS1tyFkELzDCLq9OoaJbKEfScFsMYmF2g2zdmluNuC1hpURGHJxok1BkzqrL9nT75GtuGuEnB3_7EkFdCQwWrYJA21Q5XUfFsLFSLTL_ysiVcNQN/s5184/IMG_9118%20rare%20one%20at%20old%20vic%20logiana.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDK4nHhVv_zMdTmErZLrdrUfcKHnbSycrnbhLJd5psKwX1wBCVp27sbnFGjbz84cThWqLehFIg98wsS1tyFkELzDCLq9OoaJbKEfScFsMYmF2g2zdmluNuC1hpURGHJxok1BkzqrL9nT75GtuGuEnB3_7EkFdCQwWrYJA21Q5XUfFsLFSLTL_ysiVcNQN/w640-h426/IMG_9118%20rare%20one%20at%20old%20vic%20logiana.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A winter beauty from November 2022 at the Old Vicarage. White Birch Tortrix, <i>Acleris logiana- </i>confirmed with gen dent by Peter Hall </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2He6OlaWbm-P2Kf5_jycs7M9GWHeu5H7Zr3yMdQlCyzb-4xzhmDPcG8lPm3IDrAl7R36ClwpI6Mz0SNv0lGkJJwoO9gohrayim-IG0pjcy3_SvYE8dZO-VoHvhGCBo4E0SvqjVdnkMjE0JepfHhZIU5_uRsMy55kcM4RprGMBIyp2OvxlsQzOxRm5r7XP/s2048/IMG_6444%20Feb%202021%20Beddington%20again%20again.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="2048" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2He6OlaWbm-P2Kf5_jycs7M9GWHeu5H7Zr3yMdQlCyzb-4xzhmDPcG8lPm3IDrAl7R36ClwpI6Mz0SNv0lGkJJwoO9gohrayim-IG0pjcy3_SvYE8dZO-VoHvhGCBo4E0SvqjVdnkMjE0JepfHhZIU5_uRsMy55kcM4RprGMBIyp2OvxlsQzOxRm5r7XP/w640-h412/IMG_6444%20Feb%202021%20Beddington%20again%20again.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another grey looking <i>Acleris </i>sp from 02/21 at Beddington. The most likely <i>Acleris</i> candidates in winter are Sallow Button, <i>Acleris hastiana,</i> Tufted Button<i> Acleris cristana</i>, Viburnum Button, <i>Acleris schalleriana</i>, Ashy Button, <i>Acleris sparsana </i>and the impossible Tawny Oak/Tawny Birch, <i>Acleris ferrungana/notana. </i>There's also the two pale species discussed above -Elm and White Birch Tortrix, <i>Acleris kochiella/logiana </i>which may also be present in the winter months. I guess Viburnum Button is the closest fit here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oSwoXvW2Rq7mZZLLcm7m_5RTl9K6SOSsdYcmsnRdC4_bXr4u8gK-CVzvr1sun4xsYEpNjU8NUY9cXu9zaWdVGyOe2NnIP50smryEq-C6gLzfpjwNf5hF52GLLt5xV5Z3RiC4iRwq4G1a8DtLb6MHWzZGX2AoTUPqLOpsrIROvJrXN3Mi-6hPZA7tH2Bp/s1600/IMG_8938%20January.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oSwoXvW2Rq7mZZLLcm7m_5RTl9K6SOSsdYcmsnRdC4_bXr4u8gK-CVzvr1sun4xsYEpNjU8NUY9cXu9zaWdVGyOe2NnIP50smryEq-C6gLzfpjwNf5hF52GLLt5xV5Z3RiC4iRwq4G1a8DtLb6MHWzZGX2AoTUPqLOpsrIROvJrXN3Mi-6hPZA7tH2Bp/w640-h428/IMG_8938%20January.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A January<i> Acleris </i>from Beddington. Maybe Ashy Button? If not maybe Sallow or Viburnum button which are the only other candidates I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtIzFhGVT3gvfrhHfrSCRz6q3ihXwc-w73yL5P1X0iHbwnE3P7Gy8roNSEP6l5rwfsMLtzpb-Ldw30YMNnL1rvsapX01wPwq594qanfdQKwiyZi0wpSFIaEmm466xZ5wndiBXmgtYft4OowBk_UrxTadQT9vROaRU8Xu7HQ9LLGsgY6WT2viCAtlvbSIT/s1600/moth%20sp%20001%20December%202020%20bog%20farm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1600" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtIzFhGVT3gvfrhHfrSCRz6q3ihXwc-w73yL5P1X0iHbwnE3P7Gy8roNSEP6l5rwfsMLtzpb-Ldw30YMNnL1rvsapX01wPwq594qanfdQKwiyZi0wpSFIaEmm466xZ5wndiBXmgtYft4OowBk_UrxTadQT9vROaRU8Xu7HQ9LLGsgY6WT2viCAtlvbSIT/w640-h452/moth%20sp%20001%20December%202020%20bog%20farm.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A rather tawny looking acleris from December at Beddington. Maybe Tawny Oak/Tawny Birch, <i>Acleris ferrungana/notana. </i>Any of these Tawny coloured jobs in winter are probably this species pair. In the autumn there is also Small Rufous <i>A. aspersana </i>and Fern Tortrix <i>A. shepherdana </i>to consider and at other times of year even other Tortrix moths like Brown-barred, Rufous (Privet) and of course Light Brown Apple Moth in the winter too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVncspGljhrzK1catJo7gxz40F87M5zEruXDmBZRRQJtIRDibCBj0H4i2bQEmTwY5I1jH0TrJ6NSs6eBGrFsMhmrDoe1r7LwHuuO4B1kdC5Fb97HC0LwNk1IiW2eMN8AePozz8-BOieIVEZmkDjvU3qmOO18Air80lUab0mTaKSYv7Wq9WbPVGjkVz7SiD/s1600/IMG_0230%20November%202021%20Beddington.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1600" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVncspGljhrzK1catJo7gxz40F87M5zEruXDmBZRRQJtIRDibCBj0H4i2bQEmTwY5I1jH0TrJ6NSs6eBGrFsMhmrDoe1r7LwHuuO4B1kdC5Fb97HC0LwNk1IiW2eMN8AePozz8-BOieIVEZmkDjvU3qmOO18Air80lUab0mTaKSYv7Wq9WbPVGjkVz7SiD/w640-h404/IMG_0230%20November%202021%20Beddington.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A November tawny looking Acleris from Beddington. Maybe Tawny Oak/Tawny Birch, <i>Acleris ferrungana/notana.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScawDZGdnkNm0zLuj08X1jc8u-NSzt5CtJ0LIHdXg1piD2NdrSRB1a5LzCAdcWeP1ShIzTPTOor6z9atQnvFHrmxO5jnlFon2oWBudXG5B94yGjgBEEiYRmU9W_YsEFCIhISWj-Gj5KEOMzr5El6QwTDtAIA5H1IaZ8dK5nuV2DPLH8k1OXiBLIjQwSMT/s1600/IMG_0303%20Acleris%20ferrugana%20or%20notana%20beddington%20december.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScawDZGdnkNm0zLuj08X1jc8u-NSzt5CtJ0LIHdXg1piD2NdrSRB1a5LzCAdcWeP1ShIzTPTOor6z9atQnvFHrmxO5jnlFon2oWBudXG5B94yGjgBEEiYRmU9W_YsEFCIhISWj-Gj5KEOMzr5El6QwTDtAIA5H1IaZ8dK5nuV2DPLH8k1OXiBLIjQwSMT/w452-h640/IMG_0303%20Acleris%20ferrugana%20or%20notana%20beddington%20december.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tawny Oak/Tawny Birch, <i>Acleris ferrungana/notana? </i>Not even sure if this isn't a heavily marked Light Brown Apple moth? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgpOwt9SCOED1nWr776Etsr8knhfTGlEF3PZddp5Rr_KxS9XvJiVRUB8uGE69bzVdEsA78N7CsZvl8q5QEHb3cAuJrYqPZiOZmX7lE57fKxC93pYX9eLx3TP5zrvlIapxrjIO8r6XRlMsG9L5YqwaPjBrEfpSoHKqj_IbB6J7W-DYIAqo-Igh0-g9crzq/s5184/IMG_9263%20March%202022%20Old%20Vic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgpOwt9SCOED1nWr776Etsr8knhfTGlEF3PZddp5Rr_KxS9XvJiVRUB8uGE69bzVdEsA78N7CsZvl8q5QEHb3cAuJrYqPZiOZmX7lE57fKxC93pYX9eLx3TP5zrvlIapxrjIO8r6XRlMsG9L5YqwaPjBrEfpSoHKqj_IbB6J7W-DYIAqo-Igh0-g9crzq/w640-h426/IMG_9263%20March%202022%20Old%20Vic.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of easier ones- Tufted Button (above) from Beddington and Sallow Button from the Old Vicarage last February (below). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5deCF5Npa0vxTOgmXBVfWKQT3X2nrS49Jajg7kSgecwaCPl87u7r14Han-wxPKdmKuxieI0xiy7qsRX_6u0uUJrfeaCxp6nY8b0cO6Ij7Ob9NdP1aOYKwipGzPEsvm7gNiClj8ZQE25FJhJuWGlWtooCTaGsu0ANAJUEuVfzKy0epP0flOrs8JMjhM1CB/s3040/IMG_9942%20hastiana%202023%20Feb%20old%20vic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="3040" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5deCF5Npa0vxTOgmXBVfWKQT3X2nrS49Jajg7kSgecwaCPl87u7r14Han-wxPKdmKuxieI0xiy7qsRX_6u0uUJrfeaCxp6nY8b0cO6Ij7Ob9NdP1aOYKwipGzPEsvm7gNiClj8ZQE25FJhJuWGlWtooCTaGsu0ANAJUEuVfzKy0epP0flOrs8JMjhM1CB/w640-h398/IMG_9942%20hastiana%202023%20Feb%20old%20vic.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888557101920954598.post-51739819263324348172024-02-04T20:24:00.012+00:002024-02-05T09:32:25.436+00:00The week that was <p>Another quiet winter week but surprisingly quite busy at work so I spent most of the week unfortunately working for the man. However this week we are doing a nice little job for the London Wildlife Trust at Spencer Road Wetlands and also doing some bird and bat box installations which is the most rewarding kind of work. We should be back at the London Wetland Centre this month too which is always one of our favourite jobs of the year. </p><p>Back at the new rental there has been some mild evenings so the moth trap has been a good respite with a few new species added to the new garden list. Still no Waxwing in the garden or on my travels (still holding out to find my own).</p><p>Been getting through Portuguese Rarity Committee work and a couple of papers for Dutch Birding, trying to get the winter work done before the Spring comes. A couple of things caught my eye in my weekly reading particularly a review article in Ibis about the Causes of Vagrancy- certainly seems to be an uptick in research on this subject. I'm still holding out that I got down the main gist of what was going on in this Birdguides/Birdwatch article in 2008 <a href="https://www.birdguides.com/articles/the-pioneers/" target="_blank">HERE</a> where I've postulated that vagrancy is a no small part of the process of natural selection that leads to the evolution of migration routes and population range change. When I submitted to Birdwatch I mentioned that we should now wait to see how long it takes for that idea to work its way up into professional academic circles. The answer was about 14 years as this paper appeared recently in the Ivory Towers <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534723002665" target="_blank">HERE</a> although to be fair lots of researchers have hinted at that in less overstated ways. That's got to be a couple of points for Pleb/Citizen Science right there. Coincidentally Fred Jiguet also made contact with the exciting news that we might start tagging some of the vagrants on the Azores soon which could be the basis of some work that brings together all our Azores data to push the envelope a bit further on that too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNMbXSp4E7jbTpycLV2lMQaPG6YgGfOh82vUIn6G_cUETqiRy5asGQIA2fzqo9G2MevAck3C0hKelsXORAN-AExFVDjDYrbLCHJAwnbPe4iB1AvgEGYGKktWuv1-7hHZO7ZINvvivXHdF7B_Ilpp6cqInlpAWb1svQL3buSL3J7qm5IK6Lo112_uHbdrX/s5472/403A2544.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNMbXSp4E7jbTpycLV2lMQaPG6YgGfOh82vUIn6G_cUETqiRy5asGQIA2fzqo9G2MevAck3C0hKelsXORAN-AExFVDjDYrbLCHJAwnbPe4iB1AvgEGYGKktWuv1-7hHZO7ZINvvivXHdF7B_Ilpp6cqInlpAWb1svQL3buSL3J7qm5IK6Lo112_uHbdrX/w640-h426/403A2544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Satellite- no migrant Silver-spotted Veneer, <i>Euchromius ocellea </i>unfortunately in the trap which are currently occurring on the south coast- fingers crossed the odd one gets blown inland </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFbHSLl2lESOOPZfDJaWBak_LAKEhu26bh2MRerkGQFmCnsm26pNNlw-atyUzq-4t9l9aFnHhgZWF90bBreYu9WQACXsRfiH7jFAZpAf4n1UOAu68epbQP17x46H96hJNILhGiC1bP-Wt_lRhpgjKkPbfZRwxG7XsMzowIhXwG4P2YHsvNYwLDReFBdiU/s5472/403A2553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFbHSLl2lESOOPZfDJaWBak_LAKEhu26bh2MRerkGQFmCnsm26pNNlw-atyUzq-4t9l9aFnHhgZWF90bBreYu9WQACXsRfiH7jFAZpAf4n1UOAu68epbQP17x46H96hJNILhGiC1bP-Wt_lRhpgjKkPbfZRwxG7XsMzowIhXwG4P2YHsvNYwLDReFBdiU/w640-h426/403A2553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring Usher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtErDrs931knZVKNx0Jh0V4KeZ9rMQTtCEcTBcY56UsSxnQQjnKWFflhmiYM559tfAx0RDmFDQ50gMiLh14XIn2NnJ5yXukrXPYGMVD6tOsIIxbGQNIrRVICE3r95dDQ9eU3y6Bsy-9XZol6dI969QjlhP6AnAMhJ6FSa2IMIZLim6R0gM-Cag4aDHCWa/s5472/403A2558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtErDrs931knZVKNx0Jh0V4KeZ9rMQTtCEcTBcY56UsSxnQQjnKWFflhmiYM559tfAx0RDmFDQ50gMiLh14XIn2NnJ5yXukrXPYGMVD6tOsIIxbGQNIrRVICE3r95dDQ9eU3y6Bsy-9XZol6dI969QjlhP6AnAMhJ6FSa2IMIZLim6R0gM-Cag4aDHCWa/w640-h426/403A2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chestnut </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtCN1qoKMc0TvhV6MCwIR1SDXaccDcSVqpbnOcavzbX09-JitogEO8kVW9AB49K2uCRLQhLXxDCrBX7sb3zffHCYbSYezotNwtV_VOh6zdQyotu8lC3o9jtuB8Q8NIIo2MwClbOzDEJRRKa_J6STiF50EZVkSf747cF7KLUyhA-l0fk5VRCYfVG0aEC5s/s5472/403A2571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtCN1qoKMc0TvhV6MCwIR1SDXaccDcSVqpbnOcavzbX09-JitogEO8kVW9AB49K2uCRLQhLXxDCrBX7sb3zffHCYbSYezotNwtV_VOh6zdQyotu8lC3o9jtuB8Q8NIIo2MwClbOzDEJRRKa_J6STiF50EZVkSf747cF7KLUyhA-l0fk5VRCYfVG0aEC5s/w640-h426/403A2571.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Common Quaker- after an early one in December this is presumably the harbinger of the main push </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHimmYaAb-rodxrR9SPNwJcO-J5RLo3RdAVPBOCT_brkWZzHi5s3CWtkH9T0UCN1owNISqN5EI3yJrjlITPWC2lBvaMYZBj-j5g5seDE6uAuIWOd_WvnwaLW88poqfkbJutGKwL0Du3ddAxnLOWv5A9KFAS_MOSwfpO7-uS481FooTIXN3Ex1uxhsatFFs/s4032/IMG_8860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHimmYaAb-rodxrR9SPNwJcO-J5RLo3RdAVPBOCT_brkWZzHi5s3CWtkH9T0UCN1owNISqN5EI3yJrjlITPWC2lBvaMYZBj-j5g5seDE6uAuIWOd_WvnwaLW88poqfkbJutGKwL0Du3ddAxnLOWv5A9KFAS_MOSwfpO7-uS481FooTIXN3Ex1uxhsatFFs/w480-h640/IMG_8860.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drama at the mini-zoo this week after one of the frogs died. We've handed it over to the meal worms to generate a skeleton for us that we can mount and preserve- a work in progress above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPqKCN2yWu9-1D7HA7zajM0HUN59FxJpXJRKAO4qRNSQSoXY0G1oyv-E7SykhdndXvVuBgmaYlyo0-vDaLdKD_jpsXzznrtsICUXwcu2gs0EjglFtxWtT5cQm0z2wXfbeELSnk936RMGlEycG7ZbMUQE6-M-OF3iIm7xrh0-A3v-iYIR9x9-yeIJolOXd/s4032/IMG_8885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPqKCN2yWu9-1D7HA7zajM0HUN59FxJpXJRKAO4qRNSQSoXY0G1oyv-E7SykhdndXvVuBgmaYlyo0-vDaLdKD_jpsXzznrtsICUXwcu2gs0EjglFtxWtT5cQm0z2wXfbeELSnk936RMGlEycG7ZbMUQE6-M-OF3iIm7xrh0-A3v-iYIR9x9-yeIJolOXd/w480-h640/IMG_8885.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tree of the week. I had 16 jobs to look at this week which is quite unusual for the winter. This beautiful London Plane in Hackbridge needs a little bit of attention. This tree has never been reduced which is what all trees should ideally look like (not always possible if too close to buildings and pavements). All something like this wonderful specimen needs is to remove major dead wood as its over a public space and some big dead branches fell off in the recent winds (which is why we got the call), a light cut back from the surrounding buildings and some thinning of the canopy to reduce the impact of high winds in the future. This tree was next to the river Wandle in Hackbridge (below) on an estate that we covered in our Neighbourhood Plan - preserving this tree was in that plan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorVUzf0mRdNAQS8A3N1HYicMQCtGpAvk1bFC9y4NqprPZqmbiL6jZJ3SazABUoIc8-JApGgQqsymI97KDVc_g9MYC49EusNqm4OK_wpJrbQ8C2ABVt3-6aSVD2LHs4-0dmAMPHmft7ZysfdPG5p-PPSGGVQacbqxEy_w2UKWMPpJNwgUDZSllY1hsjpyr/s4032/IMG_8889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorVUzf0mRdNAQS8A3N1HYicMQCtGpAvk1bFC9y4NqprPZqmbiL6jZJ3SazABUoIc8-JApGgQqsymI97KDVc_g9MYC49EusNqm4OK_wpJrbQ8C2ABVt3-6aSVD2LHs4-0dmAMPHmft7ZysfdPG5p-PPSGGVQacbqxEy_w2UKWMPpJNwgUDZSllY1hsjpyr/w640-h480/IMG_8889.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Peter Alfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561747770128374819noreply@blogger.com0