dantheman
Bah humbug
Not sure how much more battering that cafe can take, it's in such a precarious situation!
If they did fish and chips it would probably be alright. But they don't.
Not sure how much more battering that cafe can take, it's in such a precarious situation!
Good is a relative term. I'm happy though
(This was with the mobile phone. There were also about 3 different people photographing the surfers - they thought that was what I was doing too!)
Had a quick look at the reservoirs this morning on my way past.
Argal -
13 Tufted Duck
9 Mallard
c.100 BH Gulls
3+ Common Gulls
College -
Wigeon 24
Great Crested Grebe 2
Goldeneye 2 f type
Mute Swan 2
Teal c.15
Grey Heron 2
Tufties, Coot and Moorhen etc
Reckon the Little Gulls will still be around?? Gonna have a look to hone my gull ID skills after work tonight, Swanpool, Castle, etc.
...and a bloated almost hairless Badger carcass!! The photo is censored unless anyone is interested!!
I know its not what usually gets posted on here but ime sure you will all be amazed at this series of photos.
http://photos.uk.msn.com/slideshow/photos/osprey-dunked-and-robbed-of-tasty-trout/2xbirq6f#1
You may guess by my name that I'me rooting for the trout.
Just popped up Argal this morning to have a chinwag to some mates (Model yachters)
and saw a shelduck fly up the res from college dirrection.
First I've seen on there.
Had a thought a bit back, but could it have been a male Goosander by any chance? (Both big and white with a dark green head). Doesn't mean it wasn't.
Think you covered pretty much everything quite well Dan :t:
Seawatching with Guille before you arrived also produced 1 Grey Seal, aside from what you mentioned above, before we later struck gold with the white-winger!
Some sort of fully black auk sp. also flew eastwards past St Anthony's. I'm stumped as to what it may have been, Razorbill in shape and size and no white visible on it. I'd have gone with some sort of duck sp. but it didn't have anything close to a neck on it, just a body and head, weird.
Best forgotten I suppose...
Not up to speed on recognition as most of you guys so I suspect it could have been.
Seen plenty of shelduck when I lived on a boat at Wier Quay on the river Tamar and that was my initial impression with the short look that I had.
Fished Argal today and was kept company most of the morning by a flock of Long tailed tits coming and going. Allways good to see especially on a misserable fishless day.
Glad you posted your photos up Samuel. Couldn't see much of a tertial step on mine at all!
I guess two predators going for the same prey must happen now and then, but pretty rare for it to be caught on camera.
Doh, indeed.
Also interesting the terminology/ageing seems to have changed (eg from Collins).
ie 1st winters don't occur in this species - they go straight from juv (as this bird then becomes elsewhere on the net) - to 2nd winter
eg http://forum.devonbirds.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=166
Seems a bit strange to me since this bird has clearly changed it's appearance from juv plumage (although this is wear rather than moult) into how it is appearing in this it's 'first winter' (or second calendar year). But I'll obviously go with the majority vote.
So it's a juv Glaucous Gull, even though it clearly isn't a juvenile any more, and it's in its first winter.
Straightforward enough?