A couple of fascinating birding discoveries/developments recently:
Shirihai's ultimate WP pelagics off Madeira and some photographs of a mystery pterodroma:
http://www.madeirabirds.com/ultimate_western_palearctic_pelagic_expedition_madeira_2010
The discovery of Honey Buzzards over central London from Tower 42
http://t42bsg.blogspot.com/2010/05/if-youve-already-read-entry-below-about.html
and now remote tracking is possible on small birds like Swifts!
http://vimeo.com/11980693
Check out Yoav's blog (on my blog list below) for more.
I am off to the Azores on Friday looking for seabirds- hoping for some pterodroma action.
Good luck with your trip Peter. Look forward to seeing the photos on your blog.
ReplyDeleteoh lucky you! off to the Azores again! Bring back lots of pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Off to my foreign patch. I hope I will have something interesting to write up :-)
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