May 2006 Archives
Seawatch 29.5.06...and Red Necked Phal
Posted by on May 29, 2006 2:01 PM
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Seawatch 28.5.06
Posted by on May 28, 2006 3:02 PM
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Seawatch 27.5.06
Posted by on May 27, 2006 5:48 PM
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Birding Nirvana - captured by Mike McKavett
Posted by on May 26, 2006 3:53 PM
Mike McKavett has just sent me these BRILLIANT pix from his trip to Turkey, plus a brief trip report.
Many thanks Mike. ALL PICTURES ARE MIKE'S COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE USED ELSEWHERE.
Incredible photographs - but you expect nothing less from Mr McK.
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Mosses update
Posted by on May 26, 2006 9:58 AM
Latest records from Derek Williams from his patch on Old Moss Lane/Haskayne.
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Stiff-tail celebrity death match anyone?
Posted by on May 24, 2006 4:14 PM
Re earlier Ruddy Duck posting - look at the size of this White Headed Duck for comparison. The brute was caught on camera by Neill H up in the north east in 2004.
The Mike Tyson of stiff-tails?
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Thanks for the text Bazzo....
Posted by on May 24, 2006 4:09 PM
Barry McCarthy texted this a.m. "Mega c-watch. 1st summer Sabs, hundreds Gannets, Fulmars, Manx, Kitties, terns..."
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Almost a raging hooley....
Posted by on May 24, 2006 5:55 AM
Shocking weather this a.m....down side is it'll wash out waders nests along the coast, upside is it'll be good for seawatching today.
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It's still Ruddy raining....
Posted by on May 23, 2006 8:22 PM
More rain...no birding, so here's some pix of Ruddy Ducks Neill Hunt took at the weekend...
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The day that the rains came down...
Posted by on May 21, 2006 1:45 PM
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Curlew Sands on the marsh
Posted by on May 20, 2006 7:55 PM
Two adult summer plumage Curlew Sands at Marshside today....courtesy of Neill Hunt
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Neill scores...again
Posted by on May 19, 2006 4:54 PM
Crackin' pictures from Neill Hunt fresh from Marshside this a.m.....Garganey, Dunlin, Whimbrel and Blackwits
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Just seen the Baikal Teal thro' the bars....
Posted by on May 16, 2006 1:28 PM
Was it looking out, or was I looking in?
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Common Lizard Survey mk2
Posted by on May 15, 2006 11:08 AM
Okay....the Common Lizard Survey form has now been amended so you can tell me WHERE you saw them _ always handy with a population census!
You can get to the form at www.icliverpool.co.uk/lizard
Please fill it in if you see one of the critters!
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Drizzle and dunlins
Posted by on May 14, 2006 1:48 PM
A poor morning at Marshside today _ plenty to look at right enough, but no real passage.....
This second year Herring Gull tried to eat a tennis ball - which was different.
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Now this is just getting silly....
Posted by on May 12, 2006 4:08 PM
I know we've had a few southerlies recently, but this is getting ridiculous - Superb Parrot found and photographed by Neill Hunt on the golf course at Marshside this a.m....
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Good morning, bad morning...
Posted by on May 12, 2006 1:04 PM
Great to watch a Peregrine sailing over Old Hall Street at 8.30am today _ commuters oblivious to the silky smooth flier above 'em, but it soon disappeared over the rooftops.
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Deafening dawn chorus
Posted by on May 8, 2006 5:52 AM
One of the benefits of getting up at 5am at this time of the year is the dawn chorus _ it was mindblowing this morning _ hordes of Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blackcap, Dunnock etc
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More Stilt shots....
Posted by on May 6, 2006 6:19 PM
Caught up with the Stilts at Martin Mere today, but my pix aren't as good as Neill's...too far away....as was the Pectoral Sandpiper, and the damn Yankee was flighty too!
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Is M62 a secret wader highway?
Posted by on May 5, 2006 4:25 PM
Thanks to Neill Hunt for this great pic of one of the Martin Mere Black Winged Stilts which turned up this a.m. The birds are out on Vinson's Marsh.
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New garden tickety tick!
Posted by on May 5, 2006 9:10 AM
Watched a singing Garden Warbler in the hawthorn hedge at Dempsey Towers yesterday evening, shortly after the heavy rain _ a new bird for the garden list.
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Swifts back around house
Posted by on May 4, 2006 5:59 AM
The first pair of Common Swifts zoomed back to Dempsey Towers in Ainsdale last night _ always good to see them settling in.
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Bazzo's report on our Latvian campaign
Posted by on May 3, 2006 3:48 PM
Barry McCarthy just sent me his trip report on our visit to Latvia (I've dropped some of my location pix in, but you can see the birds on earlier blog entries). Thanks Baz.
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May Day gale
Posted by on May 1, 2006 1:22 PM
Started off calm at Marshside but wet, then a raging hooley picked up _ force 5-6 SWly so I tried a few wader shots from the hides.
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This page contains an archive of all entries posted to BirdBlog in the May 2006. They are listed from oldest to newest.
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