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  1. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    In some ways it’s good to see that the government have realised that all the pandas from the breeding programme need habitat they can be moved into, the new reserve area should help. This comes at a price though with a report of 170,000 people being removed from farms etc in the reserve.If this...
  2. RonMac

    Norfolk birding

    nice to find this lone waxwing at Strumpshaw Fen in the rain early this morning.
  3. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Quick walk around Whitlingham CP today was very quiet- a few siskins, lots of tufted duck and a fresh dead juv kittiwake.
  4. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    St.Andrews Broad, Norwich Slavonian Grebe now i/d'd as black necked grebe still in south west corner this morning also pintail.
  5. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    2 green sandpipers flew out from Great Broad, Whitlingham and over thorpe broad this morning, thorpe broad is still partially open from the ice and there are many gulls roosting on the ice + 75 gadwall,little grebe,2 water rail and cettis warbler.
  6. RonMac

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Red Admiral in the garden today in Thorpe St.Andrew.
  7. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    Chinese rubythroat Just looked back at my pics of this fabulous bird - couldn't resist a post!
  8. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    Giant gerbil A well cropped pic of the giant gerbil in the Badian Jaran desert.
  9. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    Hi Sid, Interesting info on the giant gerbil ~ never heard about the gerbil as a plague carrier before. Ron
  10. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    A few more pics from the July/August visit with Sid.
  11. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    Hi Sid, Yes a really great trip and that Per David's owl sighting will stay in the memory for a long time, having done a bit more research on the wetlands at Zhangye, it looks like a good place to check out further north as we only saw a minute part of the wetlands.Once again thanks for all your...
  12. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    China 2016 A few pics from latest visit. Pere David's Owl, Przewalski's bunting, Crimson-browed finch, pallas grasshopper warbler, Pine bunting. Ron
  13. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Whitlingham C. P. A quick 2 hours around the great broad this morning and best bird was bittern, it flew out of reeds along the path to the viewing blind and landed in reeds at the eastern end of the great broad.I did manage to digiscope a poor record shot and the 'spot the bittern' shot is...
  14. RonMac

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Norwich butterflies/moths This time last year I had double figure counts for small tortoiseshell in our garden in Thorpe but this year I have seen just one and also red admiral and peacock numbers are down; on the up side we had hummingbird hawk moth on the buddelia at the weekend and today a...
  15. RonMac

    Sichuan Birding

    Sichuan Hi Sid, great post - thanks for keeping us up to date with what's going on in sichuan - we always look forward to hearing what other groups have seen and photographed.I make no apologies for posting again photos from our visits - its a great reminder of 2 fantastic trips!Keep up the...
  16. RonMac

    Norfolk birding

    Cantley & Buckenham Marshes Managed a poor digiscope pic of the temmincks stint at Cantley in the heat haze,the stint didn't stay long and flew off high calling and disappeared in the direction of Buckenham.Also on the same pool were greenshank and 2 ringed plover. At Buckenham no sign of the...
  17. RonMac

    Comment by 'RonMac' in media 'Lesser Whitethroat'

    Nice shot but I think its a common whitethroat.
    • RonMac
    • Gallery comment
  18. RonMac

    Norfolk birding

    Cantley & Buckenham Marshes Spent a good 4 hours surveying on behalf of the RSPB and spotted the great white egret flying out of Cantley marsh into Buckenham (poor digiscoped pic attached). Other birds noted included red kite with prey, 2 peregrines working together to catch and kill a pigeon...
  19. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Thorpe St.andrew 15/04/2015 Nice view of red kite over my garden this afternoon
  20. RonMac

    Norfolk birding

    Strumpshaw Fen Saw my first sedge warbler this morning also 2 blackcap and booming bittern.
  21. RonMac

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    1st Brimstone Saw my first brimstone of the year at Strumpshaw Fen yesterday.
  22. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Cranes 27/2/15 First heard then saw 5 cranes over Thorpe St.Andrew at 11:14 this morning flying towards the west.
  23. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Whitlingham CP 4th Feb Spent a couple of hours walking around the great broad checking all the margins for bittern but no luck, the wintering chiffchaff is still at the eastern end of the broad , it was feeding along the river bank.Looking across to Thorpe marsh there were 30+ gadwall, 12...
  24. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Thorpe Green Checked out the med gull, on Thorpe Green, Sunday morning in the rain. I did manage a couple of reasonable snaps.
  25. RonMac

    Norwich Birding

    Whitlingham CP 22nd Jan Checked out Whitlingham again today; couldn't find a bittern but did see chiffchaff,snipe, bullfinches, fewer duck on great broad and an otter swimming across the east end of great broad being mobbed by black headed gulls, attached some poor pics (very low light).
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