tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34369228808251810822024-03-14T08:11:50.175+00:00GeekTeacher's Birding ScrapbookAn online birding diary, photo album and scrapbook - it's not much but it keeps me amusedGeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.comBlogger626125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-32698402130940126262024-03-09T11:31:00.005+00:002024-03-09T11:44:13.735+00:00Robin Singing in Response to a Dunnock<iframe width="660" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GdWnJkhHV1I?si=zyy5neBQ6j6bRXUc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-672443741405701932024-03-09T11:28:00.003+00:002024-03-09T11:28:26.287+00:00L.O.S. Winter Trip To Lincolnshire and Norfolk - February 2024Here's a compilation video slideshow of some of my better photographs from a recent birding trip to Lincolnshire and Norfolk with the Leigh Ornithological Society:<div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BdwngqE4t8I?si=5TjmcxN5Qxsl7CVH" title="YouTube video player" width="660"></iframe></div></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-80132085865389129572024-03-05T20:40:00.013+00:002024-03-09T11:43:24.957+00:00L.O.S. Winter Trip to Lincolnshire and Norfolk 2024<div>I went to Lincolnshire and Norfolk with members of the Leigh Ornithological Society for five days in February 2024. Here are video slideshow of some of the birds we saw. They are best viewed full screen in HD quality with the sound on. The settings can be changed at the bottom of each video.</div><b>
<div><b><br /></b></div>Day 1 - Frampton Marsh RSPB </b><div>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 2 - Barton Broad, Winterton Dunes, Hickling Broad and Stubb Mill </b></div><div>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 3 - Titchwell Marsh RSPB </b></div><div>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 4 - Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and Buckenham Marshes RSPB </b></div><div>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 5 - Hunstanton Beach and Cliffs </b></div><div>
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</div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-39222449644370321482024-02-16T22:17:00.002+00:002024-03-09T22:21:39.829+00:00Waxwing LyricalIt's been a Waxwing Winter this year but I haven't been really motivated to go and see them because there have been so many photos from other people. However, breakfast out in North Wales with my wife beckoned so it would have been rude not to look. Unfortunately the weather was grey and dismal with plenty of rain and so we only got a few distant glimpses of the large flock that has been flying around the Halkyn mountain area.<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/AVvXsEiJur2zKBfx_BgiY466nPDPMW0Eiao4A4NH5RZnO0Jhqljb8h_eSeuwygjTXv_-YDjy8CAVQrqjnEW5CqhGtuPp9BxVCzl0v2fjdBgX0CiJaMi9v98h1NV1NpaDOieQZVUqROr8A67ANkc0J8AXpWkM-oExQNeNoEct2RTTqjO0ModYtUNuF8sJO7hGx1k7/s1500/waxwing2.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1500" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJur2zKBfx_BgiY466nPDPMW0Eiao4A4NH5RZnO0Jhqljb8h_eSeuwygjTXv_-YDjy8CAVQrqjnEW5CqhGtuPp9BxVCzl0v2fjdBgX0CiJaMi9v98h1NV1NpaDOieQZVUqROr8A67ANkc0J8AXpWkM-oExQNeNoEct2RTTqjO0ModYtUNuF8sJO7hGx1k7/w640-h492/waxwing2.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So after a hearty meal at Billy Jean's cafe, we set off and this is what we saw. Only blurry distant record shots I'm afraid but with around 60 birds in the flock we saw it was an impressive sight as they raided the Hawthorn berry trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FmJhJkDSaPPJyeG7uF5vaDKOYUhc7Vw4qSi6ZvPhCZ-2qjPDNAj5CjuQ6TJqJleoF5d2HWOcba6pLBkzo9qUPh33E5evGShKeiKgw-g4fespz-DRfsfJWwZnltV7FCoti-NaUzk8VOec2xKpj89lfS35drL0jgqSI10kh4qX5ikhhLtj3BQ7pa2NoNNt/s1500/waxwings4.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1500" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FmJhJkDSaPPJyeG7uF5vaDKOYUhc7Vw4qSi6ZvPhCZ-2qjPDNAj5CjuQ6TJqJleoF5d2HWOcba6pLBkzo9qUPh33E5evGShKeiKgw-g4fespz-DRfsfJWwZnltV7FCoti-NaUzk8VOec2xKpj89lfS35drL0jgqSI10kh4qX5ikhhLtj3BQ7pa2NoNNt/w640-h540/waxwings4.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But why is it called a Ring-necked Duck and not a Ring-billed Duck?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh579QV9e4UMqFpswhwLjBHSXj1eWa07nMx5bkXuYJk5Pi8vndQ4PLY7G2WArVv4GVmRz4nY9pAmyxR08CtC1sdpD8xFIslsWX-qBVNMKtBwcawyV5GHPpQsn4kHU9ARrpkpoYIIeDYiOFzk9fwiYVQhh4ipE4tQ9DMU30cMsGLXFDAkoA5r5s7DxeTUOWT/s3000/ringed-neck%20duck5.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="3000" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh579QV9e4UMqFpswhwLjBHSXj1eWa07nMx5bkXuYJk5Pi8vndQ4PLY7G2WArVv4GVmRz4nY9pAmyxR08CtC1sdpD8xFIslsWX-qBVNMKtBwcawyV5GHPpQsn4kHU9ARrpkpoYIIeDYiOFzk9fwiYVQhh4ipE4tQ9DMU30cMsGLXFDAkoA5r5s7DxeTUOWT/w640-h318/ringed-neck%20duck5.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>Well, the reason is only obvious in good light when it raises its head slightly, thus revealing a faint cinnamon ring around its neck.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknjRdv2h3H4-rwO4WbFUJOXdfMs6Lu5sKJ-ELJeLVlwzuymbwVZDFVjmWEV8NJrpnK-P4M2Ym5_WcZ7A23yQ85dgbz_i3fNOJR53tWA9lg2KGAwmhluiIhQ_ugyoWFEBZqT2eJyUROmOu7N50pULYLPzdlBQviAbOTbFcMks_gpNrSwHjjxP18ai6skm_/s2076/ringed-neck%20duck4.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="2076" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknjRdv2h3H4-rwO4WbFUJOXdfMs6Lu5sKJ-ELJeLVlwzuymbwVZDFVjmWEV8NJrpnK-P4M2Ym5_WcZ7A23yQ85dgbz_i3fNOJR53tWA9lg2KGAwmhluiIhQ_ugyoWFEBZqT2eJyUROmOu7N50pULYLPzdlBQviAbOTbFcMks_gpNrSwHjjxP18ai6skm_/w640-h476/ringed-neck%20duck4.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>My only previous sighting of a drake Ring-necked Duck was at Llyn Brant in North Wales a few years ago, and it was very distant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MdxZo4Xpo-5jxn8-GXMyD3f77RTyABDzutdeSVAUrYa2geft8ayd_H4riPw3qar3C5iHX7Ezc0J4lJWhyoSJ848aLzcbYzFOvk9hap73AyiFw2eaXI6VWAaMhH-5tAXKavgLWg-GxhDKt4S_yzTTo1ZPFFwFCc1MtEXkB7beqVX13TUdZ7n2oA2nRmhb/s3000/ringed-neck%20duck3.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="3000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MdxZo4Xpo-5jxn8-GXMyD3f77RTyABDzutdeSVAUrYa2geft8ayd_H4riPw3qar3C5iHX7Ezc0J4lJWhyoSJ848aLzcbYzFOvk9hap73AyiFw2eaXI6VWAaMhH-5tAXKavgLWg-GxhDKt4S_yzTTo1ZPFFwFCc1MtEXkB7beqVX13TUdZ7n2oA2nRmhb/w640-h372/ringed-neck%20duck3.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From a distance it looks quite like a Tufted Duck, to which it is related and often interbreeds. But close up it shows the differences quite clearly, particularly the lovely white markings on its bill. It also has a peaked head with no tuft and the flanks are pure white only at the front, unlike in a Tufty where all the flank is white.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN0zzCbB5zVgQ7pb_D80qkV0BbpNwMkWlCkJKMNXSWxOf0kFdiFEEXtxCsLTHBe9Ccwk0dwFIzM6lkf5RdharRY1lKUyXDLpoqUmnjjzIRbz3lprFFuJdcNcsqodttWqk5WjbM5gkdDjpfIDeQ-mBh7CwMu5Q3GOJZE19BLXo86xL8Y3kiTeC3asAuqO8/s2500/ringed-neck%20duck2.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="2500" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN0zzCbB5zVgQ7pb_D80qkV0BbpNwMkWlCkJKMNXSWxOf0kFdiFEEXtxCsLTHBe9Ccwk0dwFIzM6lkf5RdharRY1lKUyXDLpoqUmnjjzIRbz3lprFFuJdcNcsqodttWqk5WjbM5gkdDjpfIDeQ-mBh7CwMu5Q3GOJZE19BLXo86xL8Y3kiTeC3asAuqO8/w640-h406/ringed-neck%20duck2.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is a first winter male distinguished by a few remaining buff coloured rather than light grey feathers on its flanks. Full adult males show a much clearer vertical white 'spur' on the flank below the neck.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFhYYezlrGfld5FYXT5xhKDf9PxVwZJy4n5yAExAVYt-fJXnOeHypUBToty-W9xDuVD143OuoK_FObZpsB-YM4iQdLMkLGs2G-ll15H362pLCkjkNdc_eorkKFPpOVkjD8Djts4KkVHQDpbCUnW4sBRVBSlki7mHtFm6VLTTHFhpWoMjzDmQtSwd1_pKo/s3000/ringed-neck%20duck1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFhYYezlrGfld5FYXT5xhKDf9PxVwZJy4n5yAExAVYt-fJXnOeHypUBToty-W9xDuVD143OuoK_FObZpsB-YM4iQdLMkLGs2G-ll15H362pLCkjkNdc_eorkKFPpOVkjD8Djts4KkVHQDpbCUnW4sBRVBSlki7mHtFm6VLTTHFhpWoMjzDmQtSwd1_pKo/w640-h418/ringed-neck%20duck1.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But although I really enjoyed photographing this bird very much, what I most enjoyed was meeting up with a few fellow bird photographers and having a good chinwag. It was really nice to catch up with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1875296209362137/user/1498320141/?__cft__[0]=AZX6aQOfiPae0xdDuQE6MUbrt13q2--Sn8ya4uV-GRkRy9ABpIcYavN3KoIDvhaJkm3zRyUK4R97ACbaG3ws_J8xpyrOmz1bNyAc-bnwiN7GA04P5Tf0x0eN1RdQJq5snVMLdd2QYSsZSSCOF0FKYcuBfCqIyS613msetxXSjQvLhpBXyIZP1jDQp21PeWbeS5c&__tn__=-]K-R">Mike Barth</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1875296209362137/user/100001174594064/?__cft__[0]=AZX6aQOfiPae0xdDuQE6MUbrt13q2--Sn8ya4uV-GRkRy9ABpIcYavN3KoIDvhaJkm3zRyUK4R97ACbaG3ws_J8xpyrOmz1bNyAc-bnwiN7GA04P5Tf0x0eN1RdQJq5snVMLdd2QYSsZSSCOF0FKYcuBfCqIyS613msetxXSjQvLhpBXyIZP1jDQp21PeWbeS5c&__tn__=-]K-R">Steve Round</a>, Kerry Round, Dennis Eagling and John Raynor too. I've not been out for so long I'd almost forgotten what it's like. A great day out.</div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-10801734935646930432024-01-19T21:28:00.000+00:002024-02-09T15:30:55.642+00:00Everyone Loves a Stonechat!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXg9w2gx2hroNJqqJIY1TLcrnwGlvO05QdH8pE0fKYfp_c2texKZqBFMQ7NoGCQndMCYkzcawOS4x_5dX8oLhiEe3xx7PLkMPYN-Xpxkz3Dvz_C1Z1UTew2AKTQWJmcz1AeWkSOQEyfdaVtKxhW6ZjTZocBaU2NtIOjX7-tz4-cEq-mjT7uQpF3MTT7gV/s1909/stonechat1.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXg9w2gx2hroNJqqJIY1TLcrnwGlvO05QdH8pE0fKYfp_c2texKZqBFMQ7NoGCQndMCYkzcawOS4x_5dX8oLhiEe3xx7PLkMPYN-Xpxkz3Dvz_C1Z1UTew2AKTQWJmcz1AeWkSOQEyfdaVtKxhW6ZjTZocBaU2NtIOjX7-tz4-cEq-mjT7uQpF3MTT7gV/w502-h640/stonechat1.tif" width="502" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Everyone loves a Stonechat!</p>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-30689844991426593042024-01-19T21:23:00.003+00:002024-02-09T15:42:40.340+00:00Short-eared Owls Hunting at Dusk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been a long, long time since I photographed any <b>Short-eared Owls</b>, well before COVID struck. So it was nice to get out and find some today at this undisclosed site. It was actually my second visit here, my first lasting over five hours in the freezing cold temperatures and seeing nothing. At only four hours, this session was a little shorter because I went out later. 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I made a short trip up there from Greater Manchester and stayed a few days over the New Year. It's a great county for birders with many well-known sites for a good variety of birds. But I never though of Newbiggin as being one of them until very recently. The best that I've seen up to now are this wonderful pair of Shorelarks at Beacon Point, Newbiggin. A great start to the New Year!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyP-EOgDodebGfd-UaT5H8Y61OzsIbzdnmIlX4SFOLo5eHZfsmxlHlVyIjSBHd7JTA0zvFdXDDh_TbkU2qhhSWWWgR1jIFWyDpIJMA6o6ql9zXsmY1ml-c74f6ClwuUo3QrwIoyW9Qhzo5h73OBZDuTlFKh7xIh2B3XB2OuI2FG2LV-VfT2A5LglR3saW/s2000/shorelark0.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1825" data-original-width="2000" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyP-EOgDodebGfd-UaT5H8Y61OzsIbzdnmIlX4SFOLo5eHZfsmxlHlVyIjSBHd7JTA0zvFdXDDh_TbkU2qhhSWWWgR1jIFWyDpIJMA6o6ql9zXsmY1ml-c74f6ClwuUo3QrwIoyW9Qhzo5h73OBZDuTlFKh7xIh2B3XB2OuI2FG2LV-VfT2A5LglR3saW/w640-h584/shorelark0.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx_lPk0ke44ZjoGeRwKjuRySlcYVAfyV24Yzr2_U0QP734lv323sCzBq4lYdMeBFOF5OK6HfxbEQoq30quTGYFxJzTwYk2d7n8UpigF7-YMI-wwwXi0B6M5iLty6liyI2hMBhdoynjhcx3RN2xnn8bpPtRKW5O9nZtOT7tYUFz_mM-w10CgooHpUv6qNc/s1957/shorelarkpair.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1957" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx_lPk0ke44ZjoGeRwKjuRySlcYVAfyV24Yzr2_U0QP734lv323sCzBq4lYdMeBFOF5OK6HfxbEQoq30quTGYFxJzTwYk2d7n8UpigF7-YMI-wwwXi0B6M5iLty6liyI2hMBhdoynjhcx3RN2xnn8bpPtRKW5O9nZtOT7tYUFz_mM-w10CgooHpUv6qNc/w640-h420/shorelarkpair.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGHo4pYAjcO59qmQbh6CNNAMpSfQANBIR8gpkY-EzV7rAHcg2zGKno4DFnSLXidFNZFg8mzxKMW_eOKUtOSOsgk0GyWepeY-TQIpqpKtOB4-DFcbYTRfr-fPsf9SoYDUL6Gj-yEgo7axvq5zuWUbis0V6hZXxiovd14FWXH112q9Dgs_O1JL2EK0ik2Xs/s2461/shorelark2.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2461" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGHo4pYAjcO59qmQbh6CNNAMpSfQANBIR8gpkY-EzV7rAHcg2zGKno4DFnSLXidFNZFg8mzxKMW_eOKUtOSOsgk0GyWepeY-TQIpqpKtOB4-DFcbYTRfr-fPsf9SoYDUL6Gj-yEgo7axvq5zuWUbis0V6hZXxiovd14FWXH112q9Dgs_O1JL2EK0ik2Xs/w520-h640/shorelark2.tif" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KD8TWJUVUkOzbgVk6_OuGTF5cFMeooh0AKLefupftaSvQiejBzzAz5GE0cxcXlz_AddasreksN0S6tEqhagPgTFUFmXA6B5Njh0TrDhdJ_9SMziSdfrUY6XZ4dc4YWzGwuyJ6NKqi_vHMppj4BUnpHEKfQUZXQb0D723QUYfHq3AQ0Z_jIqd1AwBcAyR/s2500/shorelark1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="2500" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KD8TWJUVUkOzbgVk6_OuGTF5cFMeooh0AKLefupftaSvQiejBzzAz5GE0cxcXlz_AddasreksN0S6tEqhagPgTFUFmXA6B5Njh0TrDhdJ_9SMziSdfrUY6XZ4dc4YWzGwuyJ6NKqi_vHMppj4BUnpHEKfQUZXQb0D723QUYfHq3AQ0Z_jIqd1AwBcAyR/w640-h494/shorelark1.tif" width="640" /></a></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-85170986166792834212023-05-26T20:07:00.005+01:002023-05-26T20:10:49.625+01:00Garden Warbler - A Bogey Bird Finally Captured!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EKC9x2ljJN0" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>
<p>I don't know why but <b>Garden Warblers</b> have been one of my main bogey birds ever since I started birding. I've been told I've seen them as they flit past as well hearing their wonderful song, but I've never nailed one down until today. It was all down to my friend Dave Wilson who had been told of one singing and perching quite well in a favourite tree at Pennington Flash. So off we went early this morning to find it and, as if by magic, there it was! Well, for a short while anyway, until a dog walker inadvertently flushed it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX1ZxZ2jHuyZ9spNNZqWqi_JgVA9JgcieS_hRVmVapOz4oLzJypd7laFDSLmIrcIQs0jQlIJrD5vkvURrjS_RWH99txg5dYUjP-6BD7qRKuvbmNKweno_Yo7A6ri2__52C8VzhanAaKXJJqXOs2YYN41iv9PR8oWH93qMAuFCIiy-fGaMNyFKjOYBEA/s2000/gardenwarbler0.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX1ZxZ2jHuyZ9spNNZqWqi_JgVA9JgcieS_hRVmVapOz4oLzJypd7laFDSLmIrcIQs0jQlIJrD5vkvURrjS_RWH99txg5dYUjP-6BD7qRKuvbmNKweno_Yo7A6ri2__52C8VzhanAaKXJJqXOs2YYN41iv9PR8oWH93qMAuFCIiy-fGaMNyFKjOYBEA/w640-h482/gardenwarbler0.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizI1I7pwAF9kgLwB0o4j3JYcGEWjQC8bvmgDSWuNDtn9Rkqgu0U-kGJhtGDHQVjSwnlHEo84l19WxHDf99qPEr_iZsdthnAsg2Cn4tgTbYtGmHAuOwpmlqV6ft18LSrpmL7-dB1Nxk5Npd3MUwAHG1338Wqq3qIeV3xV7X51CjfIcqHuw63DLhoXsKNg/s1830/gardenwarbler1.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizI1I7pwAF9kgLwB0o4j3JYcGEWjQC8bvmgDSWuNDtn9Rkqgu0U-kGJhtGDHQVjSwnlHEo84l19WxHDf99qPEr_iZsdthnAsg2Cn4tgTbYtGmHAuOwpmlqV6ft18LSrpmL7-dB1Nxk5Npd3MUwAHG1338Wqq3qIeV3xV7X51CjfIcqHuw63DLhoXsKNg/w524-h640/gardenwarbler1.tif" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCpWSkK6Jt9izoGyjbysdYqvOqepEGHnkaxyxUp4MYdJzbOEqPaHSFIvsqaNXeORH11Tpv3FxF5npFrcNyNGcI6rJ4RP-rYz0GXz3Ju_70wLy-kJB-Jpmw7wd2Oofnjn-_DnM05x7FzUibKPgdbmSAYYhtBAOX4ZLQsu7mGtLKaUSR600e-B3LvdDVw/s1608/gardenwarbler2.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCpWSkK6Jt9izoGyjbysdYqvOqepEGHnkaxyxUp4MYdJzbOEqPaHSFIvsqaNXeORH11Tpv3FxF5npFrcNyNGcI6rJ4RP-rYz0GXz3Ju_70wLy-kJB-Jpmw7wd2Oofnjn-_DnM05x7FzUibKPgdbmSAYYhtBAOX4ZLQsu7mGtLKaUSR600e-B3LvdDVw/w598-h640/gardenwarbler2.tif" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6_iYhroatkt_oWNOBkjz0h84aaDvS3QlKgSUJP6DtXTQYuRL9JgaUXQJlHlBN3bGZIzHZ-EMB49hxoeY8bijlHbGBMbVkrQXKExVgcMB2vEm1adaa8YPNc5AMfJeXKA7smrJ_1SmaAq1LQWWd8tLrrJOQQarTCkX10yQmhumGyWQUJ5t93_jrsZ81A/s1806/gardenwarbler3.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6_iYhroatkt_oWNOBkjz0h84aaDvS3QlKgSUJP6DtXTQYuRL9JgaUXQJlHlBN3bGZIzHZ-EMB49hxoeY8bijlHbGBMbVkrQXKExVgcMB2vEm1adaa8YPNc5AMfJeXKA7smrJ_1SmaAq1LQWWd8tLrrJOQQarTCkX10yQmhumGyWQUJ5t93_jrsZ81A/w532-h640/gardenwarbler3.tif" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div>Dave had actually heard the bird quite a long way and as soon as he pointed it out I'd latched on to it's song. I've probably heard this song countless times in the past, but without seeing the bird, I've not recognised it for what it was. Some say it's a bit like a Blackcap, but Dave disagrees and says it's quite different when you listen carefully. Apparently Blackcaps sing a snippet of Dvořák's New World Symphony at the end of their song. Trust Dave to hear that! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vgnofXo4KSxZN6HosVrtSRISRr5EQwBplSSKOd9nDM1XOyIKDJ5XL4KwWYmhuuWFJZddrKoy8LUS6nZnJTpyDRv_x2NnuEE7Ktd1TJUd3xT1urFEZos7gNj5wFxmM5VHI56BwUoYMY06MpT8L_MKVtBG9I0IlCb5YYA5ofWSICZm_ciLBNwlQ10DMA/s1446/gardenwarbler5.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vgnofXo4KSxZN6HosVrtSRISRr5EQwBplSSKOd9nDM1XOyIKDJ5XL4KwWYmhuuWFJZddrKoy8LUS6nZnJTpyDRv_x2NnuEE7Ktd1TJUd3xT1urFEZos7gNj5wFxmM5VHI56BwUoYMY06MpT8L_MKVtBG9I0IlCb5YYA5ofWSICZm_ciLBNwlQ10DMA/w620-h640/gardenwarbler5.tif" width="620" /></a></div></div><div><br />Anyway, Dave was going to a meeting of the Young Birders Club (which I coudn't make due to a prior appointment) so off he went leaving me to try for some better shots, as my initial attempts were only record shots. I stayed around two hours during which time the bird came and went a few times, but I managed something fairly decent on it's last visit to the favourite tree. I can now tick one of the remaining two birds in my child's bird book which I've been keeping since I started. Just need a Storm Petrel now.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0exUZox0YHw-z_yyFyN4eqIQsoTIRyeBfRWnvKgNHoh5QNgxs9hzU_BrGnqZfHEJrAcZCIBYkJPbkbuhrHbEugvQygDN4Ggd9VJU7BUZ3tMxw-iF9TFnQese5iZ8pJhaF2hwz25TsxUWK2tZzHF2jRqe4jek1-P4C5juRAKtV4E8_B_txNRyyVZMSw/s2500/gardenwarbler4.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2500" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0exUZox0YHw-z_yyFyN4eqIQsoTIRyeBfRWnvKgNHoh5QNgxs9hzU_BrGnqZfHEJrAcZCIBYkJPbkbuhrHbEugvQygDN4Ggd9VJU7BUZ3tMxw-iF9TFnQese5iZ8pJhaF2hwz25TsxUWK2tZzHF2jRqe4jek1-P4C5juRAKtV4E8_B_txNRyyVZMSw/w640-h394/gardenwarbler4.tif" width="640" /></a></div></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-49744512871510290332023-04-01T19:34:00.114+01:002023-04-02T10:20:37.115+01:00Alpine Swift - First Lifer of the Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsCGZo_AofhEXJLzshHmGlgFGWiyuWdsSFAoM_GlHs_hn6bkf3GWTckaqpXKRWp8IIvZkz9TQxdHgX2TP-Z8hrOJBff16P3nk1t3EXGOh5mvMwmxAnf3ViuXKi0cHsXQ4uVAYqP_g6TX7vKtygIXTQIAQpbUBsUk0H92vKl26uflNdWpPJYwWmYeX8w/s1252/alpineswift1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsCGZo_AofhEXJLzshHmGlgFGWiyuWdsSFAoM_GlHs_hn6bkf3GWTckaqpXKRWp8IIvZkz9TQxdHgX2TP-Z8hrOJBff16P3nk1t3EXGOh5mvMwmxAnf3ViuXKi0cHsXQ4uVAYqP_g6TX7vKtygIXTQIAQpbUBsUk0H92vKl26uflNdWpPJYwWmYeX8w/w512-h640/alpineswift1.tif" width="512" /></a></div><p>I have still not really recovered my <b>birding mojo</b> since just before <b>Covid </b>struck the world and I have only been out for a couple of '<b>lifers</b>' and a few organised birding trips in the last three years. But it wasn't Covid that did this to me as I was beginning to feel a bit disinterested in being on the 'birding bandwagon' and photographing the same birds and other animals each year as they came in season. I'm talking about Owls, Kingfishers, Puffins, Gannets, White-tailed Eagles, Bearded Tits, Deer etc. I just can't understand how people can photograph the same set of birds each and every year - I mean how many shots of the same subject do you need?</p><p>I am also increasingly concerned about the distances people travel to see rare birds, often (although not always) with only a single person in a car. It must cost them a fortune not to mention the effect this is having on the planet for what are largely unnecessary journeys. Once (or twice) in while is OK, but some people jump in their car every time their phone pings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_aZTdORKc9S2TUAPliDYP4R4l_Vean7sM58vEZu2D7uv2VxZvR6bzpiSVGXs-Y7C5LabKeCqgp-Mr--ROrdJl9aKU8cOPoUgBob_-NN5sUhuvtHoyxYuvTxWbTIQKh8BFcapO_-gTO8qANE6cYHkblhrqvTlORYz_OwWYOBGECyvniwyvCXmflj57Q/s1000/alpineswift2.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_aZTdORKc9S2TUAPliDYP4R4l_Vean7sM58vEZu2D7uv2VxZvR6bzpiSVGXs-Y7C5LabKeCqgp-Mr--ROrdJl9aKU8cOPoUgBob_-NN5sUhuvtHoyxYuvTxWbTIQKh8BFcapO_-gTO8qANE6cYHkblhrqvTlORYz_OwWYOBGECyvniwyvCXmflj57Q/w640-h384/alpineswift2.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>So now I am purely focused on getting shots of birds I've never seen or those of which I only have record shots. This discounts all the birds mentioned in the paragraph above. And I will always try to tie in a longish journey with some other activity in the area.</p><p>That said, today's bird was a <b>rarity</b> and a <b>lifer </b>for me and increased my <b>UK Life </b>and <b>Greater Manchester Life </b>lists by one. It was an <b>Alpine Swift </b>at <b>Elton Reservoir </b>in Bury<b> </b>one of an unusually large influx across the UK in the last few weeks. Its diagnostic features are a white belly and throat, with a grey-brown chin strap separating the two. It's also larger and slower flying than our common Swifts having longer wings and a shorter tail. They winter in South Africa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEE4dWRoIAnKg6v3fnQPKf6Ylav1bJf9rTwv-F9KqBGxSA72f5tiuv46ypjpuftZWS1Y5cTfzdTJ7JDX0ntu9jWXOyWPKkFASsfoIZZ4O4A0J-avAGI9qINDuh3ixWTjaYC0gAevbLaBZsL3mbCFW-byXTKowHXIhBvi2OsbwtsjY1QvAKcmmi5s3vg/s726/alpineswift3.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEE4dWRoIAnKg6v3fnQPKf6Ylav1bJf9rTwv-F9KqBGxSA72f5tiuv46ypjpuftZWS1Y5cTfzdTJ7JDX0ntu9jWXOyWPKkFASsfoIZZ4O4A0J-avAGI9qINDuh3ixWTjaYC0gAevbLaBZsL3mbCFW-byXTKowHXIhBvi2OsbwtsjY1QvAKcmmi5s3vg/w542-h640/alpineswift3.tif" width="542" /></a></div><p>Most of the Alpine Swift sightings this year have been on the east coast with some also in North Wales and a few others dotted around the country and so I was very surprised to hear of this one being so far inland. <b>Elton Reservoir </b>however is a commonly used stop over place for migrating birds with some excellent records over the years. But the birds often don't stay long as I've often learnt to my cost, so the key is to go as soon as you get a reported sighting, and fortunately its only 30 minutes from my home.</p><p>I was day late with this one, but thankfully it was present for a second day and when I got the report this morning I was up and out. On arriving at Elton, the car park was full but I managed to get a space as one car was leaving. After a short walk to the Withins end of the reservoir I came a across the posse of birders who were all hoping to see it. Along the way several birders has left without seeing it as it had not been seen since the first report at 9am. But I had the luck with me today, because while chatting about where and when it had been seen this morning, the bird suddenly reappeared.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdmgzLSipnT8KAmPPbbXMKLZ_JHSKg2yWrC5jYsfIOFGhEz6cXEoDD4Lja-v8_oPYfOg-eIYaz4_v7sX4eSjhDCQEHDpwzxarZo_lRHtRpId8i82HLNCvJBWSj6tO5-phg304V-XA34-_Nf4Y61NqCKgocMA5FwYEdlRqWYfpZTOsSDQH81RdB6V4pw/s1200/alpineswift4.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1200" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdmgzLSipnT8KAmPPbbXMKLZ_JHSKg2yWrC5jYsfIOFGhEz6cXEoDD4Lja-v8_oPYfOg-eIYaz4_v7sX4eSjhDCQEHDpwzxarZo_lRHtRpId8i82HLNCvJBWSj6tO5-phg304V-XA34-_Nf4Y61NqCKgocMA5FwYEdlRqWYfpZTOsSDQH81RdB6V4pw/w640-h394/alpineswift4.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>For most of the time it remained high and distant, giving decent binocular views but too far away for a good photograph. The sun had been shining when I left home, but the clouds slowly rolled in becoming thicker and thicker as the morning progressed. So the weather, combined with the distance, meant that I was only ever going to get record shots, and I was consigned to that fact. If the bird is still present and the weather is good, I may go back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRl0ztw5VWhpyp9M12EC7QEVMtnF6rW-OMslPwconbEqGC7y9C_xWOI-mOAnOhMzJNxW3ZNIXDZgBTlt4NrFWzrZZLHXnkRAg1SW-m5zn7aPk7GiarA_QzE-mwsP6D5QdpfIMLrbv1mrDZ-WJ5Fp0esNQ4EN1oQVozCLiDTuR73fTEzQf3WB9IwRMz2w/s1000/alpineswift5.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRl0ztw5VWhpyp9M12EC7QEVMtnF6rW-OMslPwconbEqGC7y9C_xWOI-mOAnOhMzJNxW3ZNIXDZgBTlt4NrFWzrZZLHXnkRAg1SW-m5zn7aPk7GiarA_QzE-mwsP6D5QdpfIMLrbv1mrDZ-WJ5Fp0esNQ4EN1oQVozCLiDTuR73fTEzQf3WB9IwRMz2w/w440-h640/alpineswift5.tif" width="440" /></a></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-29963438908466365022023-03-27T12:55:00.073+01:002023-04-02T13:17:44.818+01:00'Boy Meets Girl' at Carr Mill Dam<p>Spring has sprung and the birds are doing what the birds and the bees do at this time of year. <b>Carr Mill Dam </b>near St. Helens is quite famous for its large numbers of breeding <b>Great Crested Grebes</b>, and now is the time of year to go and have a look for them doing their characteristic mating ritual, sometimes known as the 'Penguin Dance'. Unfortunately I only saw the full dance once and didn't manage to capture it in a photograph. But instead I did see a <b>Noctule Bat </b>catching flies in flight during the daytime which I wasn't expecting. Photos at the end of this post.</p><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/AVvXsEhV55UQ73uT-ofp2iFVUxN3CL5L4NzbK8PUP4NS_Ic7NkwCQOwchKdB9Ro5-WAGPA9mfitcQnsBXijLUlW_eNEaPklHX3zvVGOmxlxUCIpMyWj1oB99k6OjitBz0I-IbSmxd08oGWAJNq3bqh-3AHq8uNF342xVCrfns-_Dh2MTvbrUe-xV-GDADmdrug/s2000/gcgrebes1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV55UQ73uT-ofp2iFVUxN3CL5L4NzbK8PUP4NS_Ic7NkwCQOwchKdB9Ro5-WAGPA9mfitcQnsBXijLUlW_eNEaPklHX3zvVGOmxlxUCIpMyWj1oB99k6OjitBz0I-IbSmxd08oGWAJNq3bqh-3AHq8uNF342xVCrfns-_Dh2MTvbrUe-xV-GDADmdrug/w640-h402/gcgrebes1.tif" 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/AVvXsEj1UAXlFi-qWH4Nj-s2N1rwhqzEQ8werWaS5bwGk-U1dAjaU6vsZr0Voj44xSYKCtcYM5ClmuQhQ3dy5-0ur4m_sq9tpUsjvjMobTX81sd5EgAwFRJLOaoqgd0fvzBSCmM78jwd4hTWB_yYtmXaGz4gNA21aFkqVHB33D4bLYVD__d_S1kXQep7zHxkjg/s2500/gcgrebe1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlMo2NQaD79LMaQJ3sPDeSFfmXeZX_bGwQl3uoQLBYFemRD2UnRE3tqmho6jnoZbE8j6UhE4fvy_4WGo2ULlNDbgIsarTmf0BPc9LxqNnf6cKfV0arbOAmlJRY2S0fkgcPVrDCkWe429ps8bCPZxt2Z6iwIq9J1oEaIL4ozOF-L1Un45RrjxSwyFzhg/s1000/bat3.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1000" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlMo2NQaD79LMaQJ3sPDeSFfmXeZX_bGwQl3uoQLBYFemRD2UnRE3tqmho6jnoZbE8j6UhE4fvy_4WGo2ULlNDbgIsarTmf0BPc9LxqNnf6cKfV0arbOAmlJRY2S0fkgcPVrDCkWe429ps8bCPZxt2Z6iwIq9J1oEaIL4ozOF-L1Un45RrjxSwyFzhg/w640-h570/bat3.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noctule Bat</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUL0lXKSQwtdOj860o56m2E_LS_OE109eSYpm-TdZAKhPPKx1KAWd4gcoUJgxGaKoljtFaE7qPk6KqI3iwel9-tC-Rq6RkieUYHOSC_OBUS9E_2sh5lFhQ9OCVJsVm81vJ9L9P-yZ_chCsDdqAAJa86eFJPJr5gwa2-htU9P6oV53GLIl9_Qty2M1rw/s943/bat1b.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUL0lXKSQwtdOj860o56m2E_LS_OE109eSYpm-TdZAKhPPKx1KAWd4gcoUJgxGaKoljtFaE7qPk6KqI3iwel9-tC-Rq6RkieUYHOSC_OBUS9E_2sh5lFhQ9OCVJsVm81vJ9L9P-yZ_chCsDdqAAJa86eFJPJr5gwa2-htU9P6oV53GLIl9_Qty2M1rw/w632-h640/bat1b.tif" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noctule Bat</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbZDTb6AxvLey45_dekV2HQsmj9sCtzXKyuePRSe1vnhZ9LRM1atl0ocKhNy9mbK7RsPCdIZGICzSU_jHy--EpRzEoqNuSgY8LD_90anPIAoRP4pCfE8AgUUmCi377lRhJvfhHmW_ALXnKhW5WesQaoZvRTkf7l-VJhPZGsk0U7MWOqCTJVDX3WQng/s1193/bat2.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbZDTb6AxvLey45_dekV2HQsmj9sCtzXKyuePRSe1vnhZ9LRM1atl0ocKhNy9mbK7RsPCdIZGICzSU_jHy--EpRzEoqNuSgY8LD_90anPIAoRP4pCfE8AgUUmCi377lRhJvfhHmW_ALXnKhW5WesQaoZvRTkf7l-VJhPZGsk0U7MWOqCTJVDX3WQng/w536-h640/bat2.tif" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noctule Bat</td></tr></tbody></table>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-88350584117979890832023-03-23T13:46:00.001+00:002023-04-02T16:24:04.838+01:00L.O.S. Winter Trip to Dumfries and Galloway<p>This was more of a birding trip than a serious photography trip and so these shots are mainly just a record of some of the birds which we saw whilst we were there.</p><p><b>Caerlaverock WWT</b></p><p>Incoming Whooper Swans.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkstJSzYq0WDwD-2HdQQmSupGAe0nl7nss4b1dkC2vl8YwZztNGCc2axP3501YPjUY-PaLJ3YRb65RlHTTwTAq-I4G2ExAnlBu0Gl0GtHkEM5tR0k1rudHuQZJvTpULr_9uCnyOX1fCdnuGI7TARM1dA3YuNFIALVeV4MgkN0WZqww3j4R5Bqo_y_r2g/s3000/whoopers1.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="3000" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkstJSzYq0WDwD-2HdQQmSupGAe0nl7nss4b1dkC2vl8YwZztNGCc2axP3501YPjUY-PaLJ3YRb65RlHTTwTAq-I4G2ExAnlBu0Gl0GtHkEM5tR0k1rudHuQZJvTpULr_9uCnyOX1fCdnuGI7TARM1dA3YuNFIALVeV4MgkN0WZqww3j4R5Bqo_y_r2g/w640-h304/whoopers1.tif" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YvjGmJXlyKguOjH40CfP1m7RtKgt8sGUUiVk_Q2UL6nfc19lLRyEDre41CQpKeR0Zi5bGxKzHRKv-gmK8wMjDus12eOKAOjyuRbjxd8v7-XWndASG9bFsm05vFmis357OiFts8bcJoKgLmB1MJoMUL-JJBw6XoKlykEGavSaqN4pNwQ4LtmSZjuYdw/s3000/whoopers4.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Trip to Leighton Moss RSPB A good day was had yesterday at <b>Leighton Moss RSPB</b> with <b>Leigh Ornithological Society</b>. Highlights included <b>Long-tailed Duck</b>, <b>Marsh Tit</b>, <b>Marsh Harrier</b> and <b>Great White Egret</b> along with a large supporting cast. The Bearded Tits didn't show for us unfortunately, perhaps we were a bit late.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKE9uH8GWmWwBUGxsY2a1Dn0sW0P0ZwZ9xw3Dd2R21Dx0_LD4_ud38zxQqYUDJWpPiWQfZ-RWuDAPYC5uq-oXi01xrgDAq6S3aJsp66ys2XNlklHRJNT8Mwi3oDnKOt9a4lK0wjQ7oRr2-6inUYpu4G47DtjV9AMvG6cWKoOvBbiaD_FsLu5n1Tvhw/s2000/marshtit1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKE9uH8GWmWwBUGxsY2a1Dn0sW0P0ZwZ9xw3Dd2R21Dx0_LD4_ud38zxQqYUDJWpPiWQfZ-RWuDAPYC5uq-oXi01xrgDAq6S3aJsp66ys2XNlklHRJNT8Mwi3oDnKOt9a4lK0wjQ7oRr2-6inUYpu4G47DtjV9AMvG6cWKoOvBbiaD_FsLu5n1Tvhw/w640-h366/marshtit1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Tit</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV31L4WyT5cMU_3CLhx2OGT13oj3C_7TzzZD4_LTHZ514kFwevKkQ2E7yV21f5zQJ4rnIzPfCbPzl1DWT7Wqxq-Pza0BOhlsOnNwLOJse01y1p04zicIbeGjGsf_jOp2pSnfrIo1ZG_qaCOENQb9yWbt3l4VyC3U0T8rukIVjZOIfT-j9EzJSy2uMVWQ/s2000/gadwall-m1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="2000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV31L4WyT5cMU_3CLhx2OGT13oj3C_7TzzZD4_LTHZ514kFwevKkQ2E7yV21f5zQJ4rnIzPfCbPzl1DWT7Wqxq-Pza0BOhlsOnNwLOJse01y1p04zicIbeGjGsf_jOp2pSnfrIo1ZG_qaCOENQb9yWbt3l4VyC3U0T8rukIVjZOIfT-j9EzJSy2uMVWQ/w640-h388/gadwall-m1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drake Gadwall</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKOUwLis9favLFeQoWOXsNcaIqFhY5T4CPMYRq4gYTeHyrmUXhpc1L6Ub6Y4n7bnIc9kPFO86zYGWRein2gn8BHrPgwPv6Zha0sXLVXtUECqMXI1_oXFGYXeO4TUeYdFR_cY-hvxaMiac7lGAf2VGQPVePIIDvs3LMiLHzoOE4cCySlxmFWKmPTlyQA/s1500/marshharrier-f1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1500" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKOUwLis9favLFeQoWOXsNcaIqFhY5T4CPMYRq4gYTeHyrmUXhpc1L6Ub6Y4n7bnIc9kPFO86zYGWRein2gn8BHrPgwPv6Zha0sXLVXtUECqMXI1_oXFGYXeO4TUeYdFR_cY-hvxaMiac7lGAf2VGQPVePIIDvs3LMiLHzoOE4cCySlxmFWKmPTlyQA/w640-h496/marshharrier-f1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Marsh Harrier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-_8Dc5RCyek-s_e4gBRl3kOlZ6KUyu6Iq1S8zU1n_dl7pvhaFk5RvUy15iSttOoTjwB7hTU3yiRvvFP4gnoWU8t2LLZSP_kydLzXHFvXSbcvTvzqoi0z1FR_j9HcsuNSd3gCb0-MIdoTk4IJowIHQ1QxJqNYNxKI4sCcrCUT1F_INbukREU5wmZPlg/s2000/ltduck-f1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="2000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-_8Dc5RCyek-s_e4gBRl3kOlZ6KUyu6Iq1S8zU1n_dl7pvhaFk5RvUy15iSttOoTjwB7hTU3yiRvvFP4gnoWU8t2LLZSP_kydLzXHFvXSbcvTvzqoi0z1FR_j9HcsuNSd3gCb0-MIdoTk4IJowIHQ1QxJqNYNxKI4sCcrCUT1F_INbukREU5wmZPlg/w640-h380/ltduck-f1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Long-tailed Duck</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIuEuHbVR7JiilDQ8B05CQIGZmoEZ8-Lwb6nQ6L1Ob3pegclzGDyNP1lFZXpkj6vK8MUX25fgfBsFcg0dI4SyO66BAmrjLEmsi2shW5hVYfXG5aPg0pd9OKOE1TsH4zoi1vE-iehC4ElJ9w-9PXlen1ocofiqLLm6935Crf-L61OyrKghNroxAn0JZQ/s1667/cormorant.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIuEuHbVR7JiilDQ8B05CQIGZmoEZ8-Lwb6nQ6L1Ob3pegclzGDyNP1lFZXpkj6vK8MUX25fgfBsFcg0dI4SyO66BAmrjLEmsi2shW5hVYfXG5aPg0pd9OKOE1TsH4zoi1vE-iehC4ElJ9w-9PXlen1ocofiqLLm6935Crf-L61OyrKghNroxAn0JZQ/w576-h640/cormorant.tif" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgr5_MMYQ-5JEPWhIoNnvJvSlexzhhizZd_rCrEyj-YZeIzhZN4jzP3Uvm89rEa-nEV1yRqvbTX6s8hK87PECzi11C8aFLMNRCTCrfiA2oeQNJKNEqmqq0vXcy4ql0SItjlJM_G9wAFJdUxpWWkWT8_XOxLD-qQZZ7LxwD4vAe4GK_dsz-1EWF4SeDw/s2000/shoveler-m1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgr5_MMYQ-5JEPWhIoNnvJvSlexzhhizZd_rCrEyj-YZeIzhZN4jzP3Uvm89rEa-nEV1yRqvbTX6s8hK87PECzi11C8aFLMNRCTCrfiA2oeQNJKNEqmqq0vXcy4ql0SItjlJM_G9wAFJdUxpWWkWT8_XOxLD-qQZZ7LxwD4vAe4GK_dsz-1EWF4SeDw/w640-h390/shoveler-m1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drake Shoveler</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8d0CjupIsgTKAP4e3nA70ioK1RcRKxfC-kZmJYhMfY4MzSoWSg0XE75V7QVBGSiWyLLI3RzMYGHNsx30I7WCUhlZ76DTFqOwaZhIq4jOPFvo8ceJeHN7Swl6oBPKS5gL7gncDVEkkG5YhKDbcMBIcOV_Ls2mzQ_F54uIU72kVtm74umWEiI1n0JB_jQ/s2206/gwegret.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8d0CjupIsgTKAP4e3nA70ioK1RcRKxfC-kZmJYhMfY4MzSoWSg0XE75V7QVBGSiWyLLI3RzMYGHNsx30I7WCUhlZ76DTFqOwaZhIq4jOPFvo8ceJeHN7Swl6oBPKS5gL7gncDVEkkG5YhKDbcMBIcOV_Ls2mzQ_F54uIU72kVtm74umWEiI1n0JB_jQ/w436-h640/gwegret.tif" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2000" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh278lRbh4kIAOHl0tosHWQdgBQNjrwWDWEMgqQQgkQgKwx9-B4VZgtGFnYDxFLYEOnOJZJ7gS24-hpcBjGnJoG7GK-IriBvw5uASsGpSii5Iwr87PQnpPWdCbWTY4l4sAJnnF8mMRvJFh7qNQLCv6R1OZmWtEgf4GMgHD0EarAUfx9pSj1bDtycy09LQ/w640-h492/robin.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backlit Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEG8PgACnkl0xjjwq77aLsrahrUvsSHSXMg0CzFvBGvTY9ZsJwYhxsl-nDoq1StNDd8CrLzt63jEfYyJlaN9fGyYjuk55Z_UatixAPhLtsUIYeEZZrjFw90VMA4HX4HVVWXmdvJ9BLumB2ByKiatPM8_79Qrl7v5fcjIeWF6UAX_liEUs1gqezt-XOnw/s2000/teal-m1.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2000" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEG8PgACnkl0xjjwq77aLsrahrUvsSHSXMg0CzFvBGvTY9ZsJwYhxsl-nDoq1StNDd8CrLzt63jEfYyJlaN9fGyYjuk55Z_UatixAPhLtsUIYeEZZrjFw90VMA4HX4HVVWXmdvJ9BLumB2ByKiatPM8_79Qrl7v5fcjIeWF6UAX_liEUs1gqezt-XOnw/w640-h476/teal-m1.tif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drake Teal</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This time I was at <b>Sprotbrough Flash</b> near Doncaster, a place famous for its crazy Bittern dancing and Kingfishers.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB66Od97EWlELLcR4zGSsH8vAizV9xtfn3aBoWXM8TUJw471oxGves0NW7-Pogbk77lb1BNeI_-eK1kL1k7Xqd-vBfOnxK0xXQP5kQqdDunBFTt9MKqkJHBnVtB05NfzafTbhs58pnSz0p58PZaW2D8EIxhR-Xg6Egjg1nVFRnu7fGh22wedE0TSCNgA/s1500/osprey4.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB66Od97EWlELLcR4zGSsH8vAizV9xtfn3aBoWXM8TUJw471oxGves0NW7-Pogbk77lb1BNeI_-eK1kL1k7Xqd-vBfOnxK0xXQP5kQqdDunBFTt9MKqkJHBnVtB05NfzafTbhs58pnSz0p58PZaW2D8EIxhR-Xg6Egjg1nVFRnu7fGh22wedE0TSCNgA/w640-h426/osprey4.tif" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9i8MdLhG04wvypBsX6W0rdYKtcna9iiy_UzbwhpdZGutBWZ_li8gmFkA_vD7y5MnbxEQfzo2gQB7rCOkuP0vc68Rs_Yi_HxLxEXtZQ3jvDxqneiIqM95zy6Xahm1qgGspfUT8Y4HMUqlc3wJVgEGwuc9mfkXjYcGhZ6oXMFzO4hmWh43qOCZX7dQug/s1408/osprey5b.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPx7L8ISkvkWv2pVgMJpjXRxIogrP3pyxkRqnltKGnZvnX_0zwQPM_odobijD-Xtx_BTbkAk7rnHdPxOCpSj6OKbVFysmJD-grPxFm17A2ovQ2_iYzWRfYviQuSfWxEnHuL0_OqHIFMEQJrPEiBcZzoqKmdtqYFBJ54xVtq58GbD2znQAl0qab3W7pA/s1987/Screenshot%202022-10-19%20at%2013.31.08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1751" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPx7L8ISkvkWv2pVgMJpjXRxIogrP3pyxkRqnltKGnZvnX_0zwQPM_odobijD-Xtx_BTbkAk7rnHdPxOCpSj6OKbVFysmJD-grPxFm17A2ovQ2_iYzWRfYviQuSfWxEnHuL0_OqHIFMEQJrPEiBcZzoqKmdtqYFBJ54xVtq58GbD2znQAl0qab3W7pA/w564-h640/Screenshot%202022-10-19%20at%2013.31.08.png" width="564" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><b>Bird Guides</b> have just published an article on the new <b>National Nature Reserve</b> being created around the <b>Wigan Flashes </b>and have used my <b>Willow Tit </b>photograph as an example of why it has been chosen.</span><p></p><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="9ldcj" data-offset-key="1dcla-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1dcla-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1dcla-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Full article here: </span><span class="x1fey0fg" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.birdguides.com/news/former-industrial-area-becomes-one-of-uks-biggest-urban-nature-reserve/">https://www.birdguides.com/news/former-industrial-area-becomes-one-of-uks-biggest-urban-nature-reserve/</a></span></div></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-4719601390646530402022-09-25T23:01:00.005+01:002022-10-02T19:29:23.154+01:00A View To A Kill - Osprey Dive and Catch<span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last Sunday I spent a very enjoyable day at </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ecclesfield Dam</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in <b>Sheffield</b> photographing this juvenile </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Osprey</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It was great to meet up with some familiar faces as well as some new ones, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq cxfqmxzd d1w2l3lo tes86rjd" href="https://www.facebook.com/martin.byron.14?__cft__[0]=AZUhLt0W8sCD_j0VMveEB0zRmCHb2GBSrgh90bWRrV1Cn54vDuxqDV3bWd94uKA9wX_zvAmIGWJu4RmEsKj3KvSVnGvxB7sMW-xoxP8xy39SwAIh-bwmQxVWbzpbRZ20Bhw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="rse6dlih" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><b>Martin Byron</b></span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq cxfqmxzd d1w2l3lo tes86rjd" href="https://www.facebook.com/mike.barth.980?__cft__[0]=AZUhLt0W8sCD_j0VMveEB0zRmCHb2GBSrgh90bWRrV1Cn54vDuxqDV3bWd94uKA9wX_zvAmIGWJu4RmEsKj3KvSVnGvxB7sMW-xoxP8xy39SwAIh-bwmQxVWbzpbRZ20Bhw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="rse6dlih" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><b>Mike Barth</b></span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and <b>Martin Fairbairn</b> amongst others. </span><br /><div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Before I knew it an incredible 10 hours had passed (7am until 5pm) and I thought I had blown my chance of the 'money' shot - one of this magnificent bird catching a fish. But through the magic of Photoshop and Topaz, I managed to resurrect photographs that were almost completely black on the back of the camera (see last photo) and produce some half decent images with which I am very pleased.</div></div></div><div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-54937009359376475002022-08-26T23:21:00.027+01:002022-08-27T18:35:32.828+01:00Red-tailed Shrike - 300 UP!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9O9SPiTCfnhoNGUQxYuLStMhIcLTJcfT2iEgs-sUT9nFLwe2YB6oKLyWbzkrFEG2zbIctoiJ9cSAaNToydRizGW7FyoArRdvrnBK661RrBlMEqe9H6Sm-kXJL3gK6NVokviykrewDLOSzci4rDBjKcTRHJPn8W2zjeuJU1WFA1YKnTlPMmDcJWY52A/s1600/RTShrikeB.png" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiH9O9SPiTCfnhoNGUQxYuLStMhIcLTJcfT2iEgs-sUT9nFLwe2YB6oKLyWbzkrFEG2zbIctoiJ9cSAaNToydRizGW7FyoArRdvrnBK661RrBlMEqe9H6Sm-kXJL3gK6NVokviykrewDLOSzci4rDBjKcTRHJPn8W2zjeuJU1WFA1YKnTlPMmDcJWY52A/w480-h640/RTShrikeB.png" width="480" /></a></div><p>What a cracking bird to see me reach <b>300 UK bird species</b>! This mega rare <b>Red-tailed</b> or <b>Turkestan Shrike</b> has been at <b>Bempton Cliffs RSPB</b> for a few weeks now and today I finally made the two and a half hour drive to see it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiVMEIoy25D07mZU31q5aVF-VowXgU2oM4if6vPz0Ecq84MArc-4NQWAaMv_Pa_3EiJciUv0Z5j2REetcS6D0xh5VTooW5wP7g-o238wGRcxQE4ViOmrL5mwb-qMA6ri3vttMyn_uL5eqOil1grbObnLwqLyaB5IqkQo5ePA_owMMBdeNKtSBCxmKbA/s2000/RTShrikeD.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiVMEIoy25D07mZU31q5aVF-VowXgU2oM4if6vPz0Ecq84MArc-4NQWAaMv_Pa_3EiJciUv0Z5j2REetcS6D0xh5VTooW5wP7g-o238wGRcxQE4ViOmrL5mwb-qMA6ri3vttMyn_uL5eqOil1grbObnLwqLyaB5IqkQo5ePA_owMMBdeNKtSBCxmKbA/w640-h432/RTShrikeD.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>I just can't bear the heat, so there was no way I was going to spend a day in sun at Bempton in the recent unprecedented heatwaves we've been having. But with the promise of slightly lower temperatures as autumn progresses, I decided to go for it and I really wasn't disappointed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Dq4CqjNi0nr7Ly1Adl__PCKvJVZ3qVZIW6iuejyEdOURDXUFKVUdKjjdg_f5PZC845HmXYmMwa8-pvxmLDedwYdqAYH0J7L4OMfhVwOWqNBjphcBPOb9Md30W6nDviiB91JkKbUbMmR5ESsuSGiSNJuZtT4WlgN6fPPrpryLBNfdmv4Yam1uI_jlvA/s2000/RTShrikeE.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2000" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Dq4CqjNi0nr7Ly1Adl__PCKvJVZ3qVZIW6iuejyEdOURDXUFKVUdKjjdg_f5PZC845HmXYmMwa8-pvxmLDedwYdqAYH0J7L4OMfhVwOWqNBjphcBPOb9Md30W6nDviiB91JkKbUbMmR5ESsuSGiSNJuZtT4WlgN6fPPrpryLBNfdmv4Yam1uI_jlvA/w640-h502/RTShrikeE.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>There have only been seven previous recorded sightings of this bird in the UK, with the first being seen in 1995. It normally breeds in Asia and overwinter in the Middle East.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToD_5vIA_BVHK5UZpzqdBKGCoywdg2TZyzJeNSz0W1ywwWnoKnBxWE8lajmpU7Me6s5bPEZJntPDQZOhKLD4VerN7s1mZm8CLA8nqymi7C0CyLHKQyzkGj8L096uKwvcxELSY-5wBi1QVJqqM_PuOjGgTWyd8_PNCdhVCbV-5khZ_SlJ3v0zyQ5i6WQ/s1500/RTShrikeC.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1095" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToD_5vIA_BVHK5UZpzqdBKGCoywdg2TZyzJeNSz0W1ywwWnoKnBxWE8lajmpU7Me6s5bPEZJntPDQZOhKLD4VerN7s1mZm8CLA8nqymi7C0CyLHKQyzkGj8L096uKwvcxELSY-5wBi1QVJqqM_PuOjGgTWyd8_PNCdhVCbV-5khZ_SlJ3v0zyQ5i6WQ/w468-h640/RTShrikeC.tif" width="468" /></a></div><p>Shrikes are carnivorous passerines or songbird, but sometimes I think they should be classified as raptors as they eat small birds, mammals and amphibians as well as beetles, wasps, bees and flies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYElr1rsNs87X8Cv25mile7GJLZwnCV1UGtIMyOh_kxBzPsOQXoierVqJZscebn4Nwb1hgcutGlN7hsLTxFjvRLndy3Lu4VIivi8Jbuq46LjtiZCGQG1LkK4NcTuzJF1BaabI75Q45LI5eDQWeBRwTbJNXW8ij0sVZUxpYSzquTcl4oxx4YWhMwg26iA/s1500/rtshrike1.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1500" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYElr1rsNs87X8Cv25mile7GJLZwnCV1UGtIMyOh_kxBzPsOQXoierVqJZscebn4Nwb1hgcutGlN7hsLTxFjvRLndy3Lu4VIivi8Jbuq46LjtiZCGQG1LkK4NcTuzJF1BaabI75Q45LI5eDQWeBRwTbJNXW8ij0sVZUxpYSzquTcl4oxx4YWhMwg26iA/w640-h486/rtshrike1.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>It was feeding well today and its tail feathers have mostly regrown after being damaged a few weeks back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHcUWqqz9SLKyfwuQVv063PgjeLs4LwPYnBLKl709w32_vLnKARdPeLF61J4yYWWRsQyiMijZILysu95APBFvySO_3B1G_2lT_Nml6DGS1rO7Y1d4uAf2GKzwE2XBmKEdHGJKHILcEPS--cwhNri6CoqW4upsV8lj3OrAdn5AS_zhE5__V8hboaBW6g/s1500/rtshrike2.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1500" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHcUWqqz9SLKyfwuQVv063PgjeLs4LwPYnBLKl709w32_vLnKARdPeLF61J4yYWWRsQyiMijZILysu95APBFvySO_3B1G_2lT_Nml6DGS1rO7Y1d4uAf2GKzwE2XBmKEdHGJKHILcEPS--cwhNri6CoqW4upsV8lj3OrAdn5AS_zhE5__V8hboaBW6g/w640-h520/rtshrike2.tif" width="640" /></a></div><p>So who knows, it may well be shortly off back home soon.</p><p><br /></p>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-80496827213262273582022-04-26T23:12:00.001+01:002022-04-28T10:23:20.528+01:00I wonder how the Black-winged Stilt got it's Name?<p>The <b>Black-winged Stilt</b> is a bird I've been hoping to see for a few years now and I thought I'd need to go down to Lincolnshire or Norfolk to eventually see one. But success comes to those who wait and as luck would have it, one turned up fairly locally at <b>Marshside RSPB</b> in Southport this week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7Fob9gTJtZrbcR9ME3TipuPBzv_JpfaN4qKa4eQwh6lA29HMNiWQO9NtCEUy4UW3e8JR4KyltIYNLLI3E3_iA-LVcR3OpeH4W048jjFz7WtC2lfULCgSSyvdkRBIey7Uz4LLIaWc5u_wObSvCt0qqFSHo00Z_TTclWJDB0EWSGa48-S8oaJvieItxg/s2000/bwstiltA.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7Fob9gTJtZrbcR9ME3TipuPBzv_JpfaN4qKa4eQwh6lA29HMNiWQO9NtCEUy4UW3e8JR4KyltIYNLLI3E3_iA-LVcR3OpeH4W048jjFz7WtC2lfULCgSSyvdkRBIey7Uz4LLIaWc5u_wObSvCt0qqFSHo00Z_TTclWJDB0EWSGa48-S8oaJvieItxg/w640-h460/bwstiltA.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>ffsgsfgbsfg</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG90aCcchsyGDaX20nuE5RzX93NpFYaHSXPVAXVJCdcYzA6io1ea7Nzx1IM0nW0XNIOKfAX9MbqLwPuTRUosJXxop7T9t7Iz8sHsgl1gYU_1rNqtMBmW0h4YX1Z-wjrwZBsn3uktulk0-jiUhNI6rYShDARfnlhc9KcO8O33uLmI_m4pj0tlsULLRW2Q/s1528/bwstilt1%20copy.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Moreover, it seemed to be sticking around for a few days when normally the seem to fly though very quickly. My only previous photographs of them were taken at Audenshaw Reservoirs in Manchester and so I hoped to improve on those record shots today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5mQ7DveCn2LrpeNcIYNqtQGQbOinZlaEmSEVswsnTBuh_EDhc0KCi1EMXv4sEMPQcYQq7E0c90Sa97UQq_DkQ9L_4R6Zs5R46GZL4k6DAyMSP48BB7VJxiTQLBgtzMHUQP7PeC3vvvUjBKU5beoN7fDdUf7JXEzNBi7RQm76z_5ETbzDXur8589azQ/s1159/blacktern1b.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5mQ7DveCn2LrpeNcIYNqtQGQbOinZlaEmSEVswsnTBuh_EDhc0KCi1EMXv4sEMPQcYQq7E0c90Sa97UQq_DkQ9L_4R6Zs5R46GZL4k6DAyMSP48BB7VJxiTQLBgtzMHUQP7PeC3vvvUjBKU5beoN7fDdUf7JXEzNBi7RQm76z_5ETbzDXur8589azQ/w552-h640/blacktern1b.tif" width="552" /></a></div><p>Well the bird stayed distant whilst I was there and the light was variable, but I did get a couple of better shots than on previous attempts, but still not that great. I tried a few locations on both sides of the water but although the bird often seems that it's closer on the 'other side', it rarely is!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitONwxkvpPDrU8s2lIAl3lpnDTLjck_oVriHiAGkC4NCODRbBgKl2O1Y_rJmxIw0AgDCTuIY7BVR0CQmyHoew9CAmlN2WdZKe98BDBeqhYrzxREM4EO2Vm_U-zIJZd7Pliqhj4-xniJEfpRS6DkYilRloDe7Gk6PtCazV79pnUBWQH2eHI9XolpYUxMg/s1559/Blacktern3.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitONwxkvpPDrU8s2lIAl3lpnDTLjck_oVriHiAGkC4NCODRbBgKl2O1Y_rJmxIw0AgDCTuIY7BVR0CQmyHoew9CAmlN2WdZKe98BDBeqhYrzxREM4EO2Vm_U-zIJZd7Pliqhj4-xniJEfpRS6DkYilRloDe7Gk6PtCazV79pnUBWQH2eHI9XolpYUxMg/w410-h640/Blacktern3.tif" width="410" /></a></div><p>Still, it was nice to catch up with Karl Bishop and learn about his migration to a compact mirrorless Olympus camera system from his big heavy Canon gear. Something I'm almost considering myself now that Nikon seem to have produced a decent mirrorless camera with the new Z9. Not sure yet though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-MrBM2-WFgrPb_Mw9UINRZItbGf5A6gcnMQGtK01hJQXo67nmUZysoMOnwoBcGSLY8_EnrzCZziraBNsOMLN5WHFqv2Wb-l-KOvlfEbrh91KwUUqRV9gbWs_aKLGX0edqkeBcQThUln_MneTxpTWtfBILf7m0TvJNV0Nddga1x13eqwMttEzP-WOaA/s1393/blacktern2tif.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-MrBM2-WFgrPb_Mw9UINRZItbGf5A6gcnMQGtK01hJQXo67nmUZysoMOnwoBcGSLY8_EnrzCZziraBNsOMLN5WHFqv2Wb-l-KOvlfEbrh91KwUUqRV9gbWs_aKLGX0edqkeBcQThUln_MneTxpTWtfBILf7m0TvJNV0Nddga1x13eqwMttEzP-WOaA/w490-h640/blacktern2tif.tif" width="490" /></a></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-47634452605467217402022-03-13T23:59:00.017+00:002022-03-14T14:24:51.865+00:00This is the Real Teal!<p>There has been a mega rare <b>Baikal Teal </b>at Swine Moor near Beverly in East Yorkshire for a few weeks now, but as it is around two and half hours travel for me to get there I've been 'um-ing and arr-ing' about going. However, the Leigh Ornithological Society's fieldtrip was to North Cave Wetlands in West Yorkshire today and, as Swine Moor was only another 30 minutes up the road from there, I decided to go for it. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2500" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_eM_pmfcJDMqmxWpJ6ShtaYBeOh_NdhIMGqWkGn6eeg1ZV8DqKqAfbqjbRy6_l9aWPKtcwRaSOFG5ypdRVzQ7gsj1nUfBRSjzoAWeCykshnihbpeNaxauQjpPFpPOATyXumrBR0WipQ8_9xOxYUrK_AmGLElNEiSKwRf1u2hiE8UZYRC6b0b1mGvJwg=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><br />Unfortunately this beautiful perching duck is not tickable as it's not part of the official UK Bird List. This is because it's an introduced species from North America, rather than wild indigenous or migrant species. Apparently however, the bird can fly and it isn't ringed, which is unusual for a captive escapee. </div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436922880825181082.post-16345283186191065162022-03-08T20:27:00.020+00:002022-03-10T16:33:00.130+00:00Red-Throated Diver at Watergrove Reservoir in Rochdale<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndbzDN_uiHt7lyX_oNJTVakJH2i4Rt5wEPiKu96hjXIy4iBDO9s8-8Nwd9i9jCCJmbN4MD3akQfakHRCGDAwJPwwQrZwG9J3jcNvZ8mz7EOMZALmoxvdjNYunSCa9FTlGF8OsH3-Vtla9NAmKFfMtDsXei1VCDDhBCqb66BbOJGnzDTuD5-JxGhIJWg=s1330" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndbzDN_uiHt7lyX_oNJTVakJH2i4Rt5wEPiKu96hjXIy4iBDO9s8-8Nwd9i9jCCJmbN4MD3akQfakHRCGDAwJPwwQrZwG9J3jcNvZ8mz7EOMZALmoxvdjNYunSCa9FTlGF8OsH3-Vtla9NAmKFfMtDsXei1VCDDhBCqb66BbOJGnzDTuD5-JxGhIJWg=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p>This long-staying seabird gave me the runaround for five hours and never once came close, preferring to stay way out in the middle where the water is deepest. It's funny how the bird always seems closer on the other side of a lake or reservoir, but when you get there it's either just as far away or it's disappeared altogether. That's what happened here. Indeed it went missing somewhere for an hour or so around lunchtime before I finally relocated it.<div><br />This was my second visit to Watergrove to get a rare Greater Manchester Life Tick and I was so glad to see it because on my first visit it wasn't here, having flown over to Hollingworth Lake a few miles away. And to my annoyance when I got home it was reported back here on Watergrove Reservoir only an hour later.</div><div><br />Although I've year listed a few times in the past, I only keep two lists nowadays: My UK Life list which is approaching 300 birds and my Greater Manchester Life List which is nearly 200 birds. There's a notional virtual club called the GM 200 Club which I hope to be a member of in the near future, so you can see why it was important that I went for this one. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have three aims when I go out on a trip like this: </div><div>1) To see the bird visually</div><div>2) To get a record shot</div><div>3) To get a decent photo</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, two out of three ain't bad.</div>GeekTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123681974508581833noreply@blogger.com0