Steve_Halstead
Sparrow or Crow?
I can hunt ouzel next thursday
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Essex Birding (3 Viewers)
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BirdPics
Essex birder living in Ireland
Thanks to David Low for saying
" In short Gents I think it is highly probable that the Least Weasel(Siberian Lemming) had a reasonable successful summer & managed breeding several times I also think that the Arctic Summer was favourable to all the said species, I have seen many juvenile Brent in accelerated plumage with the neck collar forming & frankly they look in good shape, or as Fat as Butter.
Lets hope for a good Short-eared Owl, Rough legged Buzzard & Snowy Owl winter too!!!"
Bring on the SEO's!
" In short Gents I think it is highly probable that the Least Weasel(Siberian Lemming) had a reasonable successful summer & managed breeding several times I also think that the Arctic Summer was favourable to all the said species, I have seen many juvenile Brent in accelerated plumage with the neck collar forming & frankly they look in good shape, or as Fat as Butter.
Lets hope for a good Short-eared Owl, Rough legged Buzzard & Snowy Owl winter too!!!"
Bring on the SEO's!
The sniper
Well-known member
Rough legged buzzard as a regular in Essex would be nice
andygolfer
andygolfer
I spent 2 hours at my beach hut at Seaview, West Mersea this morning, the following overflew:2 separate egrets flew east to west along the beach, large flight of oystercatchers and similar of dunlin then 3 flights of brent geese - 7 then 8 then 6, the 8 landed on the water in front of us for a while. finallly a single curlew overhead east to west.
2 turnstone on beach on incoming tideline and a single oystercatcher as well.
some smaller birds flew overhead also heading west (seemed to be the popular direction for the day) but couldn'd get them on the binoculars quick enough to i.d.
nothing very exciting but was nice to get away from the house for a while
2 turnstone on beach on incoming tideline and a single oystercatcher as well.
some smaller birds flew overhead also heading west (seemed to be the popular direction for the day) but couldn'd get them on the binoculars quick enough to i.d.
nothing very exciting but was nice to get away from the house for a while
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tigglestiger
Well-known member
A nice afternoon at Abberton produced a Spoonbill and a Glossy Ibis (a first for me)
Fozzybear
Ich bin ein Vogelbeobachter
Good birds to see. When I've seen those it has been a very odd experience as it's just look so strange seeing them in England, they're birds I associate with exotic climes.
tigglestiger
Well-known member
Exactly what i think, the ducks and cormorants looked a little confused.
wildlifelove
Hopefully Birding...
The Glossy on the meads was a huge shock wasn't it..Being on are local patch right by a very busy town center, a busy pub/restaurant and a big shopping park not to mention the place has roundabouts and road's going around the whole patch..But it was great!!!
Linfordbirder
Well-known member
Managed a 2 second view of the Glossy Ibis roosting at Wat Tyler mid week. Let's hope one locates in a place where better views are afforded. (I missed the Baddows bird last year).
and Marc Outen informed me that RSPB Bowers Marsh will be opening on October 26th.
It's located here http://www.rspb.org.uk/events/detail...d=tcm:9-208805 if you need directions
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Linfordbirder
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Common Scoter, LT Duck (fem), and my first autumn Goldeneye and Red Breasted Merganser (fem) were on and over the Thames at East Tilbury on Saturday morning. .... Winters Coming!
Phil Carter
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The Glossy Ibis was showing extremely well from Layer Breton causeway this p.m. Flew off 3-ish but only dropped behind trees at the west end of the res. Bittern there too.
Phil
Sharp Shin
Stewart Belfield
Yes, when I saw it at mid-day the Glossy Ibis was feeding right along the edge of the causeway - when it wasn't being mobbed by the gulls (who obviously considered it far too exotic). A couple of very dull record shots are attached. Looking over the reservoir from School Lane there was a lone Bewick's Swan in a shallow section of the main reservoir. Lots of Pintail have arrived, but no sign of the recent Spoonbill though.
Stewart
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A question as I'm quite curious, whilst I was out this evening looking for a kingfisher which I found, I saw 4 magpies fighting. One, at one point, stood on top of another magpie and gave it a good pecking. Would they kill each other? In the end they flew off cus they saw me.
Steve_Halstead
Sparrow or Crow?
typical, here is me in lisbon and you lot are loving the glossy...
birding essex tomorrow tom!
birding essex tomorrow tom!
Steve_Halstead
Sparrow or Crow?
when a mummy and daddy love each other very much...
Edit- who is going to lbc tomorrow morning?
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The sniper
Well-known member
I often see groups of magpies that look like they are attacking each other.Never seem to do much harm to each other ,I think it's some sort of Rank thing depending on age/Seniority as they are quite social birds
Steve_Halstead
Sparrow or Crow?
tigglestiger
Well-known member
Nice pics BB - weather looks better than when i went on Sunday.
BirdPics
Essex birder living in Ireland
Thanks to Steve (BB) for taking me to see the Abberton Ibis, what a fab bird! It wasn't there at first then I saw it fly in and land down the other side of the causeway. Also plenty of Pintail and some fly over Fieldfare. We didn't have much time but we had a look around Abbotts Hall for the first time and we were fairly impressed, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Weasel, 2 Marsh Harriers, Green Woodpecker and loads of Waders.
