Griswold's Birding Year 2014 (1 Viewer)

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 21, 2014

• #61

Couple of beautiful summer plumage Knott in amongst the Godwits behind the British Steel Hide today along with a Med Gull from the Observatory and a Greenshank from the Michael Powell Hide.

143. Knot

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• May 24, 2014

• #62

144. Red Grouse (Nethy Bridge)

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 25, 2014

• #63

145. Lifer #8 (+)Merlin B B :t::t:
146. Black Throated Diver
147. Common Sandpiper

All in Speyside.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 25, 2014

• #64

148. Slavonian Grebe (Loch Ruthven)

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 26, 2014

• #65

149. Osprey (Speyside)

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• May 27, 2014

• #66

150. Ring Ouzel
151. Black Grouse (+)

Both on Cairngorm

152. Red Throated Diver - Loch Morlich

Plus second Otter of the year on Loch Pityoulish.

Rich

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• May 27, 2014

• #67

153. Gannet - Burghead
154. Eider - Lossiemouth

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 28, 2014

• #68

155. Common Tern(+)
156. Hooded Crow
157. Common Guillemot
158. Black Guillemot
159. Bonxie
160. Fulmar

All around Gairloch today.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• May 31, 2014

• #69

161. Razorbill
162. Arctic Skua Lifer#9 :t::t:B
163. Arctic Tern
164. Twite(+)
165. Puffin(+)
166. Snow Bunting(+)

All from Handa Island.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 1, 2014

• #70

167. Ptarmigan (+)
168. Golden Eagle (+)

Around Aberdeenshire today with fellow BFer Ian.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #71

169. Crested Tit (+)

At Loch Garten today.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 3, 2014

• #72

170 Barnacle Goose

Speyside today.

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 7, 2014

• #73

171. Tawny Owl - driving home from Scotland last night.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 16, 2014

• #74

Checked out a couple of potential sites for Nightjar this morning. One of the areas was absolutely stuffed with birds including Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Swifts, Linnets, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits etc. plus a pretty fetching pale Common Buzzard.

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• Jun 22, 2014

• #75

Dipped on Bearded Tits at Newport Wetlands again yesterday but had some semi-decent views of a Cettis and Blackcaps. Heaps of Reed Buntings around along with a few Common Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers and Chiffchaffs. Couldn't pick out the Lesser Whitethroat though.

Rich

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 1, 2014

• #76

Not a new bird species but another mammal to add to the year list. Having had to work on, huge compensation came in the form of a cracking view of a Badger on the lane up to the house:t:

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 12, 2014

• #77

Cracking day out today. Headed up to Newport Wetlands Centre first thing. Dipped as usual on the Beardies. :-C To make it worse a birder from Barry had seen a couple earlier in the morning. Plenty of Sedge and Reed Warblers to distract though:t:

From here it was over to Goldcliff. Great to see some Avocet chicks, Greenshank, LRP and a possible Wood Sandpipero

Being given the full day off by Sars it was now up to Nags Heads RSPB reserve. A beautiful little reserve but the wrong time of the year to visit. Did the "long" track but could not locate a Hawfinch. A couple of Jays and a Spotted Flycatcher were enjoyable to watch though.

Hanley Farm Shop provided lunch courtesy over a cracking Pork Pie. I've just had a bottle of Kingstone Gold Fine Ale from the Kingstone Brewery as well. A lovely dropB

Over to Cannop Ponds for the plastic ducks but still a year tick:smoke: No males present this time.

172. Mandarin Duck

Fingers crossed that number 173 will be confirmed soon taking me past last year's total.

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 13, 2014

• #78

Thanks to confirmation from Phil and Alan for #173:t:

173. Wood Sandpiper (+)Lifer #10 B B B

A bit unexpected that one.

Rich

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 23, 2014

• #79

Had a wander around Penclacwydd earlier today with my two boys. Very quiet bird wise. A couple a Greenshank and a few Black Tailed Godwits being about it.

Decided to go for a short stroll around Pembrey Harbour and Burry Port harbour afterwards. Heaps of people about enjoying this glorious weather. Also:

174. Sandwich Tern c12 of them.

Heading to a Villa near Nerja on Saturday for 2 weeks so the birding is going to be very relaxed.

Rich

 

ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 26, 2014

• #80

Watching Hirrundines from the pool - lovely.B

Rich