If, like us, you've always thought that telling a Baird's from a White-rumped Sandpiper was nigh on impossible and only for the experts, then this blog may help you. Although we haven't seen these species in all plumages (notably not juvenile Baird's), we think that now we have cobbled together enough experience and knowledge to tell the difference, so, here's how we do it.http://www.waderquest.org/2014/06/separating-bairds-and-white-rumped.html
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Taking a red eye to Miami, having a 2 hour layover and then traveling on to Tampa isn't usually the first thing I do before I invest in a days worth of birding, but that is exactly what happened on my last trip to Tampa. It was 9am when I finally got the rental car. I had been traveling for some 12 hours. Despite the exhaustion I quickly loaded the car and headed to the closest beach I could find. The Ben T Davis beach is almost on the airport so I started there. Likewise, according to...
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Traveling back and forth up the canyon road winding in and around mountains reminded me of when I was a child growing up in California when we went camping and I would get car sick every trip. I tried to avoid thinking of that, but in all honesty had to make a couple stops to make sure I didn’t barf. The 26 mile trip up to the Chairlo Visitor Center seemed much longer than I expected. The visitor center was empty and there were only a couple patrons driving in and out. I turned off...
I know it is mid summer and most northern hemisphere birders are not thinking yet about autumn migration but if you happen to be a male Buff-breasted Sandpiper or a female which has failed to breed, you may well already be on your way south...http://www.waderquest.org/2014/06/exciting-times-ahead.html
I took a walk with my baby last Sunday morning along the eastern side of the pond of Soto de las Juntas. The first remarkable thing I saw after leaving the parking was the usual large number of black kites over the lagoon and the surrounding forest. I saw up to nine simultaneously. They chase dramatically in the mate.
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Magellanic Plovers are little studied and understood, there is no clear picture about their population size and whether or not the perceived decline in their numbers is due to a change in habits or a genuine decline. http://www.waderquest.org/2014/06/wader-quest-new-project.html
Aguas Verdes is a small village 76 Km north of the city of Rioja, Department of San Martín, north Peru, just between the Alto Mayo valley and the mountains of the Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo and the famous Abra Patricia..... read more
Strolling with the child by the Parque Forestal de Entrevías, I could see another newcomer: the Hoopoe. I've seen for a month, but always when I was not wearing the camera. Its colors seem bold on the roads, but between the dried grass is a good camouflage as we can seen in these pictures.
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This year I've noticed my birding has been characterised by a few big days out, where I travel to exotic places like stonehaven, and a few more wee days out, sneaking some birding in locally whenever the wife isn't wtaching.
What I haven't really had are medium days out- to the coast, or Ardmore Point in the Clyde Estuary, for example. Trips involving some travelling, but not too far. Good birding, but not a full day expedition. In comparison with other years, this is a bad oversight...
There has been a lot of racket around our house today. The sound of scolding wrens being chief among the causes. The reason for this noise? Chicks! It seems that the wren family is having its first outing. Mum and Dad are understandably anxious and the kids hungry.
http://www.rick-simpson.com/2014/06/wren-family-first-outing.html
A Eurasian Jay visited our table today for the first time. Strangely though, it was intimidated by a Wood Pigeon that was occupying the table when it arrived and only came to feed when the pigeon had gone.
http://www.rick-simpson.com/2014/05/new-bird-for-garden-if-not-for-list-jay.html
Its all the puffins' fault....
I hate boats, they go on water, the deep bits that are above my head, and make it likely that i'll drown. I try to avoid them, they're unnatural. Therefore, the usual methods of ticking puffins in the east coast (take a boat trip to one of yon small islands) are closed off.
After my successful big day out at Fowlsheugh, my latest Big Day Out was a couple of weeks ago, and I chanced my arm for puffins again. I headed East again, this time to St Abb's...
To the background of our now resident Whitethroat I glanced out of the window across the field towards the lake. Yesterday, the farmer had decided that he needed to cut down a number of the willows that blocked our view of the water. I'm not sure how I feel about cutting down trees at this time of year, but the clear benefit is that straight away I can now add Great crested Grebe to The Cottage list!
It is now just a matter of time until Tufted Duck and Coot which both frequent the lake hit...
Little Curlew 131947 (BB) is on the move again. After just a short stay in the Putian area, it has moved 570 km north east. It has transmitted today south of Shanghai and Hangzhou Bay. It is not clear at the moment if the bird has stopped or is continuing on. http://www.waderquest.org/2014/05/more-little-curlew-moves.html
On our recent visit to the WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre we discovered that with the gift aid added to our total, Wader Quest, through the support of many wonderful people, raised £3,526.06 for the WWT Spoon-billed Sandpiper captive breeding programme. Without wishing to sound smug, we find ourselves very pleased with this achievement and felt that the project was been a success.http://www.waderquest.org/2014/05/visit-to-slimbridge.html
I had the time to do a few hours birding so where to go? High tide was around noon so with one eye on the pager, I popped over to Canvey Point to get a bit more sea watching experience. Nothing more than gulls fighting for scraps from a Leigh trawler but as the tide rose, I saw Wheatear, Ringed Plover, Dunlin an Common Tern.
As the tide fell, I went for lunch in my favourite Canvey cafe and then thought I'd dodge the rain over at West Canvey Marshes. Lots of warblers and finches, a lone...
Many people will be out and about today looking for migratory birds in honour of World Migratory Bird Day. Across the world countless millions of birds are taking the life gamble on moving from one region to another, some making the ultimate sacrifice in order that their species will continue. It is an ancient challenge that has proved successful to birds for a variety of reasons.
However the goalposts have moved somewhat, we, as a species, are changing the face of this planet at such a...
After a heavy night out celebrating my daughter's birthday, it was prudent to have a lay in this morning. Making some tea about 1030 I noted on Birdguides that an Osprey had been seen at Hanningfield for the second day running!!
Anyway I was on site at 1115 but the reserve staff didn't know anything about it. The plan was to check each hide to see if anyone knew about an Osprey. Opening the door to the first hide, anyone know anything about an Osprey? Yeah, we're on it now!!!
Magnificent...
Thinking about starting a blog about my birding activities in the county of Essex.
In the reefs between Ladeira and Robeira beachs, a seagull chased to another And under them these yellowlegged ones were so quiet on the rocks on the right Beside this young one And as I watched them I saw a couple of whimbrels. A group of thirteen bar-tailed godwits arrived to the beach.
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