2014 - Can I see 1000 species? (1 Viewer)

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Sep 16, 2015

• #661

Just trolling the latest posts and find my thread had been updated! Thanks Carol!

Oo-er, forgot I'd threatened to add more pics..... I will do this in due course, maybe even in the next week or so! Friday week we are off to Botswana, so beginning to gather stuff for that right now!

I'm also desperately trying to achieve this year's target of ringing 1000 birds. Am over 700, but both spring (0) and autumn (18 so far) migration of Swallows has been disastrous here, so am relying on winter Finches I guess!

You may have followed my frustration of missing Short-eared Owl last year - well of course I saw one at Farlington on 4th April this year......

I haven't added up this year's total, but I'll post it later in the year to compare!

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 24, 2015

• #662

Hi Jon,

In Mabamba, this morning, with 2 friends you know...

Hope you are not too jealous 3

Cheers !! B

 

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Jon Turner

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• Sep 24, 2015

• #663

Valéry Schollaert said:

Hi Jon,

In Mabamba, this morning, with 2 friends you know...

Hope you are not too jealous 3

Cheers !! B

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Not rubbing it in are we? I can still see the one you called way out over the reed bed!

Hey Ho... Botswana tomorrow, and then another trip report to compile!

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 24, 2015

• #664

Botswana was great last July. Wish you a excellent trip!!! :t:

 

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Jon Turner

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• Sep 24, 2015

• #665

Nice pics again, thanks Valéry, we'll mainly be concentrating on mammals but I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for all the birds too!

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Sep 24, 2015

• #666

Just for a second I thought you were stretching 2014 a little bit John. Good luck in Botswana mate. :t:

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 25, 2015

• #667

Yeah, you will see animals AND birds... there are in the same areas!!! Enjoy, and bring us back you nice stories!!!!

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Jon Turner

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• Oct 16, 2015

• #668

Just seen (thanks Larry) that the New Zealand Robins have been split. So should be able to add one. But in owning up mode, I noticed a while back that I had recorded another species twice, so the score stays the same.....
More pics soon, honest Carol!

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Oct 16, 2015

• #669

Jon Turner said:

Just seen (thanks Larry) that the New Zealand Robins have been split. So should be able to add one.

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But if they only evolved into separate species after your visit, can you tick them seperately?? :king:

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #670

Hi Jon and all,

This morning, a nice White-winged Swamp Warbler in the same spot where we found it together. My first decent photo of that secretive bird...

Greetings from Kampala!

 

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Jon Turner

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #671

Valéry Schollaert said:

Hi Jon and all,

This morning, a nice White-winged Swamp Warbler in the same spot where we found it together. My first decent photo of that secretive bird...

Greetings from Kampala!

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Didn't we see that and then run for cover when it started raining?! Thibaut stayed and clinched the pics! Lovely place to stay!

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #672

Jon Turner said:

Didn't we see that and then run for cover when it started raining?! Thibaut stayed and clinched the pics! Lovely place to stay!

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Exact :t:

 

C

Carol Baldock

Carol Rushton

• Oct 20, 2015

• #673

Hi John,

I remain very interested in your additional pictures, whenever you have the time to finish this thread. :t:

However, I appreciate that you now have your new Botswana thread !!

I am pleased that you got your Short Eared Owl this year.
Looking at my Bird Track records for the year, Rob and I saw 1 on the 2nd April this year, at Hardley Staithe. Our only one this year. They are such stunning birds and I love to watch them in flight. I hope that we will get to see another soon ... and hope that you get to see more soon, too o

I also hope that you achieve your ringing target for this year.
Rob and I were surprised, when out in the field for a long birding day last Sunday, on the East Coast of Norfolk, to still be seeing swallows, when the ones at our home, inland, flew away weeks ago. Hope that migration is pushing up your ringing totals ...

Will be interesting to hear how your year total compares with last year... :t:

Best wishes, Carol

Jon Turner said:

Just trolling the latest posts and find my thread had been updated! Thanks Carol!

Oo-er, forgot I'd threatened to add more pics..... I will do this in due course, maybe even in the next week or so! Friday week we are off to Botswana, so beginning to gather stuff for that right now!

I'm also desperately trying to achieve this year's target of ringing 1000 birds. Am over 700, but both spring (0) and autumn (18 so far) migration of Swallows has been disastrous here, so am relying on winter Finches I guess!

You may have followed my frustration of missing Short-eared Owl last year - well of course I saw one at Farlington on 4th April this year......

I haven't added up this year's total, but I'll post it later in the year to compare!

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Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Oct 20, 2015

• #674

ok ok ok, I can take a hint
I did keep a spreadsheet of all the pics I posted, but I'll have to run through the thread to see what else I have missed, bear with me.....

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Oct 20, 2015

• #675

Here then nearly a year late, are some of the other photos, credit of course to Tib!
1 Yellow-throated Tinkerbird - Kibale
2 Wahlberg's Eagle - Queen Elizabeth National Park
3 Yellow-spotted Barbet - Bigodi Swamp
4 White-browed Crombec - Ruhija
5 White-browed Coucal - Queen Elizabeth National Park

With apologies if there are duplicates....

 

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Jon Turner

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #676

And some more of Tib's wizardry:

1 Water Thick-knee - Kazinga Channel
2 Village Weaver - Bigodi Swamp
3 Viellot's Black Weaver - Bigodi Swamp
4 Temminck's Courser - QE National Park
5 Thick-billed Weaver - Kibale

 

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Jon Turner

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #677

Tib, he did some birding too!

1 Speckled Tinkerbird - Bigodi Swamp
2 Spur-winged Plover - Kazinga Channel
3 Red-headed Malimbe - number 1000! - Bigode Swamp
4 Red-headed Lovebird - QE National Park
5 Red-chested Sunbird - Entebbe

 

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