Most os migratory waders had not yet gone to their northern breeding places in mid-late April. Reaching the creeks between Ladeira and Robeira beaches the first thing I saw was this GreenshankIn the rocks of the far left tridactyle sandpipers winter plumage even. Still follow a month until May-June, when they go to their area of ​​circumpolar breeding.
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There is a small, coastal, historic town in south-east Brazil called Paraty or Parati. It is not, or at least hasn't been, as famous as Ubatuba its near (70km) neighbour in São Paulo, but it is a rising star for sure.
n front of the famous frontage onto the quiet bay there lies a small intertidal marsh, not much larger than a bowling green, it at first appears to be insignificant. But we discovered over the years that this little place, for all its diminutive size, turned up some...
My second big day out of the year saw me again try to double up site visits. Now, as a farmboy who's a bit scared of the seaside, and who's a big bit scared of heights, a trip to the seacliffs at RSPB Fowlsheugh was an odd choice. However, this offered me the chance for razorbill, guilemmot, and even puffin. It was also my first visit to what we know as a 'seabird city' and i had (high) hopes of a birding spectacle, regardless of the targets.
Its amazing, how my inner terror of heights...
Our friend Chris Hassel who helped us so much when we visited Broome in Western Australia last year has sent us some information about a Little Curlew tracking project that they are doing over there.
When Elis and I visited the Little Curlews had not arrived which meant that it was one of the species we missed on our travels. I have seen one before, back in the good old days when they were called Little Whimbrel, a name which I prefer, when one turned up in Salthouse in Norfolk in August...
This day I went to the western part of Somosaguas University Campus around Political Sciences and Sociology Faculty. While the east is open to the forest of Casa de Campo through the natural corridor of the Forest Park of Somosaguas; the west side is surrounded by developments. This involves less presence and variety of wildlife. However it is still interesting ride if only to verify this phenomenon.
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The garden list has grown somewhat since Wader Quest gave me a breather and therefore the chance to do a blog here, we now boast 37 species.
On of the most bizarre birds we have seen has been a pair of Red-legged Partridges. Now it wouldn't have been that unusual if we were to report we saw them from the cottage window overlooking the fields, but these birds were in our garden, which has got a dirty great brick wall all around it! They ended up scuttling up the path between the houses and...
This is an amazing time of year, full of hope and promise of things to come up here in the Northern Hemisphere; whether you are a citizen of the frozen north celebrating the long awaited retreat of the ice and snow, or live in the temperate zone enjoying the blossom and bright green leaves that brighten every hedgerow and woodland, or perhaps you dwell in the Mediterranean feeling the first warming days and promise of the summer heat to come, it is many people's favourite part of the year...
One of the highlights of any wader enthusiast's year in the UK especially in the south is the passage of the Eurasian Dotterels. The most colourful of our breeding waders this bird is eagerly awaited every year. 'Trips' of these birds can be found on lowland farmland, especially open ploughed or recently sown areas, as well as some higher areas...
http://www.waderquest.org/2014/04/its-dotterel-time-we-hope.html
Following the summary of migrating plovers from the Americas, here is a selection from the classic wader group, the Calidrids.
The members of this genus that travel from North America to winter in South America are; Red Knot, Sanderling, Semipalmated, Western, Least, White-rumped, Baird's and Pectoral Sandpipers.
Red Knot Calidris canutus; Least concern, global population estimated at 1,100,000 individuals. Global population trend declining, American population crashed and it may be...
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had been in danger of losing my birding mojo. A frustrating few weeks with limited birds and birding opportunities will do that to you, you know. By the same token, its amazing how random events act to re- enervate you.
Last autumn, a particularly horrendous work week was infinitely brightened by the sound of a chiffchaff calling near my home, presumably readying itself for its journey south. (having seen how bad Scottish summers are, no bird in its...
There are 74 species of wader that occur in the Americas (including the Eskimo Curlew which is in all probability extinct). Of these 44 occur in North America and 60 in South America with 31 of these species travelling between the two.
There are, 6 plovers that occur in both North and South America; 5 of them are migrants that travel between the two continents and they are Grey, American Golden, Semipalmated and Wilson's Plover plus Killdeer. The 6th species, Snowy Plover also occurs in...
To the flat and old brown Countryside the Seasons come and go
But she lives far so very far from where the Wannon waters flow
Through places to her familiar on it's journey to the sea
Through a Land that was even old in the Dreamtime of an ancient history.
Through the busy streets of London cars and trucks buzz up and down
And she now lives far so very far north of Hamilton Town
She left the Southern Grampians Shire some seven years ago
And her journeys have taken her far from where the...
The JustGiving link for donations for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper captive breeding programme closed yesterday, the final result was a satisfying £3,260.56. To this will be added a certain amount from gift aid contributions and the total should reach £3,300.00. Our target was £3,000 so we are very pleased.
This does not mean we are going away. Wader Quest will now continue as a small charity raising funds for wader conservation projects across the world. If you like the sound of that why...
I have compiled some of the old photos of the area of the Henares, from the times previous to the Blog that would otherwise only exist in my computer. The quality is worse than the current that is not brilliant . But at the time I was glad of see these birds. Some of them were in my old hunting ground of the urban river Henares through Alcalá. As these cormorants.They were not usual in this part of the river. This couple had the coloring of the mating season, with white spots on the head and...
To the east of Somosaguas Campus there is a small riverside forest above a tiny stream which rises from a sewer from Pozuelo town. Although contamination of the sewer there are enough animals around . We started watching the ubiquitous wood pigeons, rabbits, tits, magpies,finches, and our usual little owl
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To the east of Somosaguas Campus there is a small riverside forest above a tiny stream which rises from a sewer from Pozuelo town. Although contamination of the sewer there are enough animals around . We started watching the ubiquitous wood pigeons, rabbits, tits, magpies,finches, and our usual little owl
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My wife and I are currently in South Padre Island Texas. This is close to Brownsville and the Mexican border. This is a very exciting birding area for a northerner from Canada as many of the birds we see are either new or very rarely seen in our part of the world (British Columbia). We will be here for a month and then off to Arizona to catch their spring migration. To follow our adventures check out our blog;
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With increasing light of the end of the winter I took a walk through the campus of the University Comlutense in Somosaguas . I had not seem the little owl since last year According SEO / Birdlife Spain " since 1998 the number of little Owls in Spain has suffered a decline of 40 percent and are 50,000 couples in Spain " so they named it bird of the year in 2011. To try to halt the decline of this bird that is not listed in any catalog of specifically protected birds although all day and...
I've mentioned before my hope that this would be a 'good year' not necessarily a 'big year' as too much else in life impacts on my birding, but a year of quality birding, new places, new species, immersing myself in birds and nature. Its funny though how the birding gods conspire to keep your feet on the ground- for every ying of a great day out, there's the yang of a blown weekend. Take a couple of recent weekends.
The first of my big days out (where I had been promised the car and the...
In the period March 8-15 a friend and i did a tailored birdwatching trip in Bulgaria and Greece. Here I shall try to recap all the information with some figures.
My friend came over with the aim to see 8 target species: Dalmatian Pelican, Saker Falcon, Capercaillie, Three-toed Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Pygmy Owl, Rock Partridge and Black Vulture. From all these 8 species we managed to see half of them: Dalmatian Pelican, Pygmy Owl, Rock Partridge and Black Vulture.
We knew in...
Without doubt the New Zealand Dotterel is one of the most beautiful, if understated, of waders. It is endemic to New Zealand and is considered to be Endangered. It is the largest of the Charadrius plovers and is divided into two subspecies. The nominate Charadrius o. obscurus is very rare and breeds just on Stewart Island off South Island. Its population has risen from a low of 62 birds to 250 after feral cats were controlled on the island. Charadrius o. aquilonius lives at the north end of...
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