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Offshore Port Said, Egypt (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Offman
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KenM
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That’s an impressive “bunch” of birds Offman! Do they mostly drop in during the day, or are they mostly found first thing....dawn, and do you run “white” light at night? :t:
Cheers
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Impressive indeed, I imagine the Black- headed Bunting was a big surprise, an early date and without access to literature I’m guessing it must be pretty rare over there.
Offman
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Morning all, were 45 mile offshore at the moment, i came onshift at midnight, with 30+ White Wags on the helideck. 3 more flew in and joined them. I expect them to depart as soon as light comes up, around 05:00.
The BH Bunting was a lifer for me, i have no idea about its distribution etc. Is it even a rarity in Egypt?
The BH Bunting was a lifer for me, i have no idea about its distribution etc. Is it even a rarity in Egypt?
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Is it fairly top left, just down from the disc shape?
Re the B h Bunting, my( possibly out of date) copy of BWP mentions it as ‘ accidental’ in Tunisia, Algéria, Morocco and Malta so I imagine it’s a rarity in Egypt too. Breeds on Crete of course and it’s migration time when wanderers turn up in odd places ( Ruppell’s Warbler in S of France currently for example).
Enjoying your reports!
Re the B h Bunting, my( possibly out of date) copy of BWP mentions it as ‘ accidental’ in Tunisia, Algéria, Morocco and Malta so I imagine it’s a rarity in Egypt too. Breeds on Crete of course and it’s migration time when wanderers turn up in odd places ( Ruppell’s Warbler in S of France currently for example).
Enjoying your reports!
KenM
Well-known member
A great shot Offman!...am struggling with the Grey Wagtail, however the Lesser Whitethroat looks good. Can you find out what the specification of the white light is, many thanks and keep those shots coming, cos there might be a few more surprises in the pipeline. :t:
Cheers
Cheers
The Birds of Egypt (Goodman & Meininger) Black-headed Bunting: Rare passage visitor in autumn from early August to mid September and in spring from late March to mid May. The earliest known spring record is 30th March 1946 when one flew aboard a ship that had just departed Port Said (Hardy 1946).
Offman
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Morning Folks, a quiet night, just a single white wag, the ROV crew reckon the light is 100w, but its a double.
The GW is on the rail,in the circle of cables on the winch power pack.
I usually ask the deck crew to collect corpses for me, not possible on here as we have 2 resident cats......
The GW is on the rail,in the circle of cables on the winch power pack.
I usually ask the deck crew to collect corpses for me, not possible on here as we have 2 resident cats......
KenM
Well-known member
I did find the bird Offman, and found it odd in as much that it “appeared” short-tailed?
Thanks for the light spec.useful to know! Many years ago (19) I monitored the lights at Canary Wharf, a bit brighter than “200w”, and they pulled in on good nights c100 migrants, this could drop by 90% on negative nights, so your 200w is punching way above it’s weight pro rata. As a comparative, out of the c40 mig species that turned up over 5 years, 25% were locally scarce, and a further 25% nationally, so keep up the good work. :t:
Thanks for the light spec.useful to know! Many years ago (19) I monitored the lights at Canary Wharf, a bit brighter than “200w”, and they pulled in on good nights c100 migrants, this could drop by 90% on negative nights, so your 200w is punching way above it’s weight pro rata. As a comparative, out of the c40 mig species that turned up over 5 years, 25% were locally scarce, and a further 25% nationally, so keep up the good work. :t:
Offman
Well-known member
Morning All,
So after the port call, we're now some 15km off the coast, nearby is a loose fishing fleet, and with the kitchen scraps going over the side , we attract gulls.
This am, along with tbe LBBGs, we had Great Shearwaters, Scopoli's?, Common Terns and then a Pomerine Skua came along, no spoons, but impressive anyway.
So after the port call, we're now some 15km off the coast, nearby is a loose fishing fleet, and with the kitchen scraps going over the side , we attract gulls.
This am, along with tbe LBBGs, we had Great Shearwaters, Scopoli's?, Common Terns and then a Pomerine Skua came along, no spoons, but impressive anyway.
Mark Lew1s
My real name is Mark Lewis
Wow - great shearwaters would be the first records in Egyptian waters. Would be good to get these rarities documented in some way.
