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  1. aythya_hybrid

    Ficedula Flycatcher sp, Romania, 29th August

    Dear all. Just back from a superb birding trip to Romania with Sakertours. Lots of good birds but one conundrum was this Ficedula flycatcher sp in the Danube Delta. The group reached an ID conclusion at the time, but having done some more reading I am now wavering, so would be very interested to...
  2. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Alpine birding in Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August Dear all. I thought I'd post a report of my recent visit to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps in case it is of use to others. So basically as part of my ongoing attempt at whittling down the list of "regular European species I haven't seen...
  3. aythya_hybrid

    Easy/reliable Snow Finch sites

    Dear all. I'm thinking of doing a quick visit to somewhere in Europe at some point in 2019 purely to try to get Snow Finch (a species I am yet to see). However, I'm a bit unclear as to where I could go that would maximise my chances of success, but am assuming somewhere in Switzerland or French...
  4. aythya_hybrid

    Red-necked Nightjar in Algarve

    Ola todos, I've done quite a lot of birding in Portugal over the past ten years or so but one relatively "common" species that I haven't yet connected with is RN Nightjar. I'm going to be in the Algarve - based in Praia da Rocha - for a week or so later this month (mostly non-birding) and am...
  5. aythya_hybrid

    LPN Centre, Castro Verde, Baixo Alentejo

    Dear all. Today en route from the Algarve back to Lisbon I popped to the LPN Centre - the Centro de Educação Ambiental Vale Gonçalinho - about 7km north of Castro Verde. This was my second visit (my first was in 2013) and again I was struck by the relative ease with which one can see the key...
  6. aythya_hybrid

    adult Yellow-legged Gull or perhaps LBB/YLG hybrid, Warks, UK

    Greetings. I press to being substandard at gulls and fear I may be overthinking this. But, anyway, attached bird I ID'ed as YLG in the field but felt its mantle was dark even by YLG standards (plus it's legs were very dull yellow). Is it perhaps a HG/LBB hybrid? And sorry for less than amazing...
  7. aythya_hybrid

    first-winter large gull, Birmingham, UK, today

    While twitching an Iceland Gull in Moseley in Birmingham today I took some snaps of this first-winter gull sp. What I'm fairly certain is the same bird has been reported on twitter in recent days as both Caspian and Yellow-legged. I profess to being perennially deficient when it comes to gull...
  8. aythya_hybrid

    Monfrague National Park/Extremedura, August 2016

    A short report from a 4 day trip to Extremedura, starting from Lisbon (where my partner’s family live). Only the first two days were full-on birding, and the time of year was sub optimal. It was, unsurprisingly, very hot. So not huge amounts of interest but I thought the trip was quite...
  9. aythya_hybrid

    Easter in Provence, 2016

    A weekend in Provence, 24-27 March (Highlights Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Slender-billed Gull, Alpine Accentor, Eagle Owl, Spectacled Warbler...) Myself and my Colchester based birding chum Sean Nixon are just back from a weekend in Provence. Our main targets were Wallcreeper and Pin-tailed...
  10. aythya_hybrid

    Raven, Earsldon, Coventry

    Hi everyone. I'm a newcomer to Coventry, having moved here earlier this year, and so I'm not exactly au fait with the birding scene in this area (and being the parent of a 9 month old has significantly eaten into my birding time). Anyway, I just had 2 Raven circling over my house just off...
  11. aythya_hybrid

    Evora, yesterday: dark phase Montagu's Harrier and other bits and bobs

    Hi everyone. Just some quick notes from a visit to Evora Plains yesterday evening, my first visit to the site. Highlight was a dark phase Montagu's Harrier, the first one I've seen in Portugal (or anywhere), seemingly a female, about 3km north of Torre de Ceolheiros. Some bad photos attached...
  12. aythya_hybrid

    Cuba, October/November 2014

    Have recently returned from two amazing weeks in Cuba. Mostly non-birding, but managed to see a decent range of birds, including a good number of endemics. It was with Explore, as part of their “Cuba Libre” tour, which took in the entire length and breadth of the country. Whilst it was mostly...
  13. aythya_hybrid

    Kingbird sp, Cuba, last week.

    Hi everyone. Just returned from a mostly non-birding trip to Cuba. Had some good birds but I managed to get myself in a pickle re kingbirds. I kept seeing individuals of what I took to be the same species at various spots throughout the country, but for someone couldn't satisfactorily work out...
  14. aythya_hybrid

    Madeira, August 2014

    Madeira August 2014 I spent a week on Madeira with my Portuguese in-laws, and thought some folk might find a trip report interesting/useful. Mostly not birding, but still saw pretty much all target species, which was nice. I had visited previously (in 1998) and had seen most of the main land...
  15. aythya_hybrid

    Request for help: Manfrotto tripod loose centre column

    Hi everyone. I've got a Manfrotto 190CX3 tripod which I've had for about 6 years and which has served me very well. However, last week the centre column suddenly became loose. Basically the bolt at the top of the legs no longer tightens when I turn it, it just remains loose the whole time, but I...
  16. aythya_hybrid

    Copenhagen and Malmo, 21-23rd Feb 2014

    Sean Nixon and I just returned from an excellent long weekend in Southern Scandinavia. Whilst further north in Sweden probably has a more fearsome reputation for top quality winter birding, and the region of Sweden we were in is better known for autumn raptor passage, our three days of birding...
  17. aythya_hybrid

    Southern Portugal trip report

    Dear all. Just to let you know I've posted a trip report from a (very productive!) recent trip to Southern Portugal in the trip report section here. best wishes, Jonathan
  18. aythya_hybrid

    Southern Portugal: Baixo Alentejo and Castro Marim, 6-9 April

    I have gotten to know Portugal and its birds reasonably well in recent years, largely because my partner is Portuguese. This trip was largely intended to show my regular birding partner in crime, Sean Nixon from Colchester, the delights of Portuguese birding, and to try to catch up on one or two...
  19. aythya_hybrid

    Are birders sexist?

    Ok, so it's a deliberately provocative title, but some recent postings on another controversial thread got me thinking about this issue. In the twenty or so years I've been birding, the birding community has become a fair bit more diverse in terms of gender, age and class background. However...
  20. aythya_hybrid

    Garganey - lots

    Apparently 83 (!!!) at Ouse Washes, Cambs, yesterday. Blimey. Is this a UK record? The seven I saw at Fairburn Ings, West Yorks, at the weekend was by far the most I'd ever seen together in UK but this pales into insignificance...
  21. aythya_hybrid

    Birding around Sesimbra, August 2012

    Dear all. Just returned from a nice largely non-birding few days with my partner's family in Sesimbra. This may be of no interest at all to anyone, but - among other things - I made my first visit to Lagoa Pequena/Lagoa de Estacada complex, which was very productive. It's within very easy reach...
  22. aythya_hybrid

    Southern Peru, July 2012

    Peru, 6-22 July 2012 This is a report detailing the various birds I saw in Peru in July 2012. The trip was a package tour, "Majestic Peru", organised by Intrepid. It was therefore not primarily a birding holiday, but a combination of history, culture and some nature/wildlife. Had the trip...
  23. aythya_hybrid

    Estonia - March 2012

    Estonia, March 2012, trip report, part 1 Myself and Sean Nixon (stalwart of the North Essex and coastal Suffolk birding scene) spent an enjoyable few days in Estonia. We began in Haapsalu on the west coast before venturing out to the town of Kurresaare on the island of Saaremaa. After that we...
  24. aythya_hybrid

    Estonia 2012

    Greetings all. Myself and a friend are going to be spending the last week of march doing some serious birding in Estonia. It's going to be a two centre holiday in Haapsalu and then Tartu. We've got a pretty good idea of where we're going (and we've arranged a guide for forest birding in Tartu)...
  25. aythya_hybrid

    east central Portugal, august 2011

    Greetings. Just a short trip report from a recent visit I made to east central Portugal. It was not primarily a birding holiday: I was mostly relaxing with my partner (who is Portuguese) and her family. However, some good birds were seen. I was based in a village called Envendos, about 6 miles...
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