tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752714254531226932024-03-15T18:03:48.664+00:00Another Sussex Birder's Observations(ASBO) or Andrew's Sussex Birding ObservationsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-21277112088471924372023-12-21T18:05:00.006+00:002024-03-15T18:03:16.466+00:00Sri Lanka Endemic Birds and Big Game with Rockjumper Tours Part 1 Kithulaga, Nuwara Elya, and Horton Plains<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJvuvaDiQqsgPxzIM7uBXs8BMU2D1aWIKNz7UwKpXMYdZV08TSNx-LfbAyzN5LhQNh59J8peimB1yCgYrtfxBmkIz2izSsqEI1GXjz0dWWmnkbBSMEo_w2E0eywFtkcWhGNTenClxfQ4VN9Yxs7CA8ql5O9lApdCD0wSNR55BkQ5mxaUm512MjvsICs2b/s4160/IMG_20231123_072908335_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJvuvaDiQqsgPxzIM7uBXs8BMU2D1aWIKNz7UwKpXMYdZV08TSNx-LfbAyzN5LhQNh59J8peimB1yCgYrtfxBmkIz2izSsqEI1GXjz0dWWmnkbBSMEo_w2E0eywFtkcWhGNTenClxfQ4VN9Yxs7CA8ql5O9lApdCD0wSNR55BkQ5mxaUm512MjvsICs2b/w400-h300/IMG_20231123_072908335_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kithugala Rain Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Monday 20th November I took the train to Heathrow Airport at midday to connect with the flight to Colombo due to leave at 20.30 A delay of 45 minutes and the 11 hour flight arrived on time around mid day in Sri Lanka. My taxi was waiting and within the hour I was at the Jetwing Blue Hotel Negombo. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEo7SLrRCn3sFYRvpZ1GNipXNOPk6v5Ep1cmrFD0f62s0KnIRsJtGLbpB59AM-Wnlhi4kOtOkzwMhsJh8foKux1RqqQqRP62HkBpPjya-h-zk6QjYDVtwo59bwpB0AYc2K8yIVlepMjZwV3dIoVJK6cVzc7Dr5Cy9RYPmM6c-2SMQWPimwDn0ikWSKQ1_/s4160/IMG_20231121_142122321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEo7SLrRCn3sFYRvpZ1GNipXNOPk6v5Ep1cmrFD0f62s0KnIRsJtGLbpB59AM-Wnlhi4kOtOkzwMhsJh8foKux1RqqQqRP62HkBpPjya-h-zk6QjYDVtwo59bwpB0AYc2K8yIVlepMjZwV3dIoVJK6cVzc7Dr5Cy9RYPmM6c-2SMQWPimwDn0ikWSKQ1_/w400-h300/IMG_20231121_142122321.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel Pool</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga02yTdYylJjsYw2r_82EiKXxYU9k0fADpqProyUQMZ9i8arIMg7Djyg8YzPc05OJxl4ce-sV9CF-B7ZpSz5xmS62Zy3sxegzVaq9UKjED6PmPPGY4xs8zV3Uaw2wtgcOg4-EDtEYjLveyRg29rW54ip-GUe0iDdCSstdDlGeXNI8DcsNYIb5N3J1W64a/s4160/IMG_20231121_144024794.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga02yTdYylJjsYw2r_82EiKXxYU9k0fADpqProyUQMZ9i8arIMg7Djyg8YzPc05OJxl4ce-sV9CF-B7ZpSz5xmS62Zy3sxegzVaq9UKjED6PmPPGY4xs8zV3Uaw2wtgcOg4-EDtEYjLveyRg29rW54ip-GUe0iDdCSstdDlGeXNI8DcsNYIb5N3J1W64a/w400-h300/IMG_20231121_144024794.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Room</td></tr></tbody></table>Early evening sitting in the bar I met with 2 others from the group Gerry and Peter both from Australia and sampled what was to be the only beer in Sri Lanka<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEflJTWQldWLmCvV2fL3sgpelx5KwBvQONTkfBNImzmB9ewSfCnvK0_b-H0ZhzfdioBc5TwK1tHfVUP7NR8wbt8PGn7g3lq1WurDDKbaT4QuLRy0aYHXUFmglgJILdTPl55ez_iePMiJXX2X9laOxfeTmEHMlArr7_SpHaCsQEanZ3Bd8kVrTz8XBSGxM/s4160/IMG_20231121_184812337.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEflJTWQldWLmCvV2fL3sgpelx5KwBvQONTkfBNImzmB9ewSfCnvK0_b-H0ZhzfdioBc5TwK1tHfVUP7NR8wbt8PGn7g3lq1WurDDKbaT4QuLRy0aYHXUFmglgJILdTPl55ez_iePMiJXX2X9laOxfeTmEHMlArr7_SpHaCsQEanZ3Bd8kVrTz8XBSGxM/w300-h400/IMG_20231121_184812337.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lankan Beer</td></tr></tbody></table>Early next morning the restaurant opened for breakfast, where I was the first in and had the place to my self <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjefA2n9SSEfx6OrvzQVfAydIe-EoglvY_Ie787AJoUzzoAejerHycG3qE0LMmHzV-ThLZEQ3G3vDk8cmS8tJ_Vuco8j1K3QJqweCS3JfgL78whyphenhyphen5gRPEuNSLL5TgEnPvWdWmtJY1CsgiAoTJ0C9CUjhgNQDXGyrcPpXtfbbj4Y5LyCgyr0EgOEMRYShx/s4160/IMG_20231122_070204533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjefA2n9SSEfx6OrvzQVfAydIe-EoglvY_Ie787AJoUzzoAejerHycG3qE0LMmHzV-ThLZEQ3G3vDk8cmS8tJ_Vuco8j1K3QJqweCS3JfgL78whyphenhyphen5gRPEuNSLL5TgEnPvWdWmtJY1CsgiAoTJ0C9CUjhgNQDXGyrcPpXtfbbj4Y5LyCgyr0EgOEMRYShx/w400-h300/IMG_20231122_070204533.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast Counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>With the coach collecting us at 11.00 am I took a walk along the beach, very little was out at sea but hundreds of house crows were around especially at the fishing boats. A Brahminy Kite flew overhead and a Little Egret was in some flood water.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qTeqnKU99KHeyvVNvETwBnVhK_85VY7fm5l5rJ9t_Y5kr-Zo0TWa5LBIuqr3-NtBSb8Bo5kHyMfQovAf3taR2FUzOUGY5w7KP5GX03iEZ2-zaLZBfuvS2AqKzlBKNnFxvXerANn1lDuoFckLZcclMWbStaonCseFOUoLkgLeT_1S8bi4R74bO6sr7Ilq/s6960/Negombo%20Beach%2021-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qTeqnKU99KHeyvVNvETwBnVhK_85VY7fm5l5rJ9t_Y5kr-Zo0TWa5LBIuqr3-NtBSb8Bo5kHyMfQovAf3taR2FUzOUGY5w7KP5GX03iEZ2-zaLZBfuvS2AqKzlBKNnFxvXerANn1lDuoFckLZcclMWbStaonCseFOUoLkgLeT_1S8bi4R74bO6sr7Ilq/w400-h266/Negombo%20Beach%2021-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landing the catch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyz0WtLftKcGy5XWOYd7LGFLI3GOn7V7E4Ddok7MZRfhdL7_8BcHuJWv300JDQkRzlUNiQsTYmoeKesNAsMkDhmM0EWj4O_xV_iZcn882DlmCaH6m-kiGp61CoIeyy-YmgqzKXBlx99GFjP-Kih9w46AKakjDp_waPl1cPwEO-mlwbLSY_iPAOaLshulq/s6960/House%20Crow%2021-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyz0WtLftKcGy5XWOYd7LGFLI3GOn7V7E4Ddok7MZRfhdL7_8BcHuJWv300JDQkRzlUNiQsTYmoeKesNAsMkDhmM0EWj4O_xV_iZcn882DlmCaH6m-kiGp61CoIeyy-YmgqzKXBlx99GFjP-Kih9w46AKakjDp_waPl1cPwEO-mlwbLSY_iPAOaLshulq/w400-h266/House%20Crow%2021-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Crow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8qFsvXJwKeLiWsbJL_gbHdqH7-oeKl6qRll2OeHheCQElVdFkX-Yma9S2bS9FKosHaiJeauGtZPtdRIWgIvIlNpX4vn1HYxqJKVjeJ6-XXKa55JzsP0-HKV6zdyuilqWhGSIgDrzhShj-X6sa85wiCHinh-v1yBGwFU0PKrLGBh0i2-cnb8hkK53vIx4/s4454/Brahminy%20Kite%2021-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8qFsvXJwKeLiWsbJL_gbHdqH7-oeKl6qRll2OeHheCQElVdFkX-Yma9S2bS9FKosHaiJeauGtZPtdRIWgIvIlNpX4vn1HYxqJKVjeJ6-XXKa55JzsP0-HKV6zdyuilqWhGSIgDrzhShj-X6sa85wiCHinh-v1yBGwFU0PKrLGBh0i2-cnb8hkK53vIx4/w400-h266/Brahminy%20Kite%2021-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brahminy Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yk2-7BXiq7GmKKwJDETIAkyMr0fxIbgFgPE7ikhLIY4ntLnFCxhnokshnPHs9pFJLm1bt7br3YgUJ0OKNOMtg__w-nDPwvXiLpdOSnp1TZjGmkf4w8ORUpyu3cfdCqUj-KhhnWgEuKC4dGhBikThgTVrbmGXVgsYK4oFctemwhvla4O1FpOh35yFF3bR/s3247/Little%20Egret%2022-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="3247" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yk2-7BXiq7GmKKwJDETIAkyMr0fxIbgFgPE7ikhLIY4ntLnFCxhnokshnPHs9pFJLm1bt7br3YgUJ0OKNOMtg__w-nDPwvXiLpdOSnp1TZjGmkf4w8ORUpyu3cfdCqUj-KhhnWgEuKC4dGhBikThgTVrbmGXVgsYK4oFctemwhvla4O1FpOh35yFF3bR/w400-h305/Little%20Egret%2022-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our next accommodation was at The Plantation Kithulaga</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotBBd7Q_Gdi1NexTkg4XYrVLYrxTJZqClgdVIyAGI9X1k5pBE0O5d9m9vRePoObhAT-Hw5ybPXpPTE9HlPUsKLFprDJ06f7jh7H0nSiZ9r0SIcPgt_lWS1HTkql4TSv5bXe7pnY8fLpJ_h-mZ8brKOaJvaboC10-7TetH2Hiy-WB9KR9rWpjOnVNCRKSO/s4160/IMG_20231124_094107127_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotBBd7Q_Gdi1NexTkg4XYrVLYrxTJZqClgdVIyAGI9X1k5pBE0O5d9m9vRePoObhAT-Hw5ybPXpPTE9HlPUsKLFprDJ06f7jh7H0nSiZ9r0SIcPgt_lWS1HTkql4TSv5bXe7pnY8fLpJ_h-mZ8brKOaJvaboC10-7TetH2Hiy-WB9KR9rWpjOnVNCRKSO/w400-h300/IMG_20231124_094107127_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Plantation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi04Mif6t3iGWILNC7Ra97XJMvSQn1HK_Y4BkeQN9kpN4bcSv-HStxXqt1fXTW7MUqeSh9ZFYydvz60RcY-umjy0e5mZkdof_jmLQrOuQ5Bp94zm-WzWPkTZ4-6MMkvFVE_WYS_iuGF0QSSwah-cFFbRInwrmMw5ZHobOaRFWfY3ywpv4OGG2tUdEMerx/s4160/IMG_20231123_123144079.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi04Mif6t3iGWILNC7Ra97XJMvSQn1HK_Y4BkeQN9kpN4bcSv-HStxXqt1fXTW7MUqeSh9ZFYydvz60RcY-umjy0e5mZkdof_jmLQrOuQ5Bp94zm-WzWPkTZ4-6MMkvFVE_WYS_iuGF0QSSwah-cFFbRInwrmMw5ZHobOaRFWfY3ywpv4OGG2tUdEMerx/w400-h300/IMG_20231123_123144079.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plantation Pool</td></tr></tbody></table>The restaurant overlooked the river where Bridge over the river Kwai was filmed<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhxSW0p5O08Zf8Z4cDNIMVxAVBh-BY717qLCz8v-mpIzVopFC5IusIybKtK3xPIymcMfksq2pHVrFynryXepLJlZZhcNlv9zUueFOl5qpEWk_Suy7Q4ebC9ucez60jm4PeJVTj8V9b3hU4g1we3dcJSMGCltqymUxs7Duwc4IVIoH5nleujg9nuRv-bvl/s4160/IMG_20231123_123621775.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhxSW0p5O08Zf8Z4cDNIMVxAVBh-BY717qLCz8v-mpIzVopFC5IusIybKtK3xPIymcMfksq2pHVrFynryXepLJlZZhcNlv9zUueFOl5qpEWk_Suy7Q4ebC9ucez60jm4PeJVTj8V9b3hU4g1we3dcJSMGCltqymUxs7Duwc4IVIoH5nleujg9nuRv-bvl/w300-h400/IMG_20231123_123621775.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After lunch we took a walk into the rain forest with light showers the leeches made their presence to many but I got away with just 1 and the only one of the tour for me. A good start to the tour with a selection of birds seen with the first of the endemics a Crimson-fronted Barbet</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycDHuymEF_EuuqgJl38H8iDCls5-evmHeF1svj5mfOa-4ZGuc88CdveNGBV0npgHWl4gRdYsOdyrrQlBLPimhW6_gFf1zdNdZdaVgzvo7eWGIGa8VhwLDRvEYDydEnm-eJdmo4RDXMmVauhywxYdd-7CPUledK7gtsjiD-yftWaeKxyTTLIaQ8V3IyXSM/s2377/Crimson-fronted%20Barbet%2022-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2377" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycDHuymEF_EuuqgJl38H8iDCls5-evmHeF1svj5mfOa-4ZGuc88CdveNGBV0npgHWl4gRdYsOdyrrQlBLPimhW6_gFf1zdNdZdaVgzvo7eWGIGa8VhwLDRvEYDydEnm-eJdmo4RDXMmVauhywxYdd-7CPUledK7gtsjiD-yftWaeKxyTTLIaQ8V3IyXSM/w400-h250/Crimson-fronted%20Barbet%2022-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson-fronted Barbet (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A bird high on my wish list especially as I had missed it when in India earlier in the year was the Indian Pitta and surprised to see it so early on the trip. Photos were hard to get in the forest due to light and skulking birds however<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-K9B7elg-GfcP7o_SPlM1bYt-K8VSzs6BgXZupU3kaP-CgiLEHXBQ_awGYSG14Ldxp_d1b8Vp_KMYe-vaktUK7ilyRXXAPKFSKgA6C6Rto7k_KX7CoF35G03TO3NgFbkpbxVxErmj_LOFlptbc4zlIMTb_ANL-5dcl0fQBImiFF5FjR3vsdcyD5I6GCT/s6960/Indian%20Pitta%2022-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-K9B7elg-GfcP7o_SPlM1bYt-K8VSzs6BgXZupU3kaP-CgiLEHXBQ_awGYSG14Ldxp_d1b8Vp_KMYe-vaktUK7ilyRXXAPKFSKgA6C6Rto7k_KX7CoF35G03TO3NgFbkpbxVxErmj_LOFlptbc4zlIMTb_ANL-5dcl0fQBImiFF5FjR3vsdcyD5I6GCT/w400-h266/Indian%20Pitta%2022-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Pitta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMIoXZBvyDK1iigOsjC9TqSzqjjUSc67VZRcNeTQa7wKYehUhj9CK1kkMDOifKUkH8OY1zmsZqyQx3QGSLnmtZUqjm4hhAaKYN-dUdy5GfXmQcz6qEZdjQI_c5HqTAT3CVyK82oWczOnT3ydCEYNExYn5bbjCQis1lemdmgavN3K4m-IPgbgzLhknA8FP/s6960/Indian%20Scops%20Owl%2022-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMIoXZBvyDK1iigOsjC9TqSzqjjUSc67VZRcNeTQa7wKYehUhj9CK1kkMDOifKUkH8OY1zmsZqyQx3QGSLnmtZUqjm4hhAaKYN-dUdy5GfXmQcz6qEZdjQI_c5HqTAT3CVyK82oWczOnT3ydCEYNExYn5bbjCQis1lemdmgavN3K4m-IPgbgzLhknA8FP/w400-h266/Indian%20Scops%20Owl%2022-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Scops Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hnsiAddV4AiQYRHMUlPOZfBN3sH6Fupd-Kvci6W81DHBg9rGTsvsqFpS9saRCeKmEvMu5hfBBVFxyZAf2_RgB73NpE_WkXsYgIGN5ZLwH7mlR_2DPfUCMMLgGoQvXKKAnAEhcqbsH290djoItzMdS4r8aKEHnPtE166Vw3GKaFJey1K8VbnVlpIuQARv/s6960/White-bellied%20Drongo%2022-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hnsiAddV4AiQYRHMUlPOZfBN3sH6Fupd-Kvci6W81DHBg9rGTsvsqFpS9saRCeKmEvMu5hfBBVFxyZAf2_RgB73NpE_WkXsYgIGN5ZLwH7mlR_2DPfUCMMLgGoQvXKKAnAEhcqbsH290djoItzMdS4r8aKEHnPtE166Vw3GKaFJey1K8VbnVlpIuQARv/w400-h266/White-bellied%20Drongo%2022-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-bellied Drongo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Thursday 23rd November, we spent two sessions birding around the area and at Sisira Lodge highlights being </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAM_PbRR9T5TQJjurm8XMq5uIOqx9GZrTN9lVS8zTToOghXL_ghb3_kz-a8QqtEpaxpqguUy_yBNAoM6XZBrT1V_gdOqEa3EQtcPYsenG2JKGgcSXha_A8cuBOLYZBxdYlpscR8s7kD34dhlOJup9RJMFkWBl9tDu8c8FMWTId88lQdBU0gsw0rBx9ASw/s4103/Chestnut-backed%20Owlet%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="4103" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAM_PbRR9T5TQJjurm8XMq5uIOqx9GZrTN9lVS8zTToOghXL_ghb3_kz-a8QqtEpaxpqguUy_yBNAoM6XZBrT1V_gdOqEa3EQtcPYsenG2JKGgcSXha_A8cuBOLYZBxdYlpscR8s7kD34dhlOJup9RJMFkWBl9tDu8c8FMWTId88lQdBU0gsw0rBx9ASw/w400-h286/Chestnut-backed%20Owlet%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-backed Owlet (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXdgdJm5pJszcl274I5eybU4UWD6qZU3IHCrQny3DigBrDOYKDYctnEjareKQ2w-gvyu6hEtSSENI28uG2Us3cgvw76_KJh0_p9PKdMwhgfQ9GvfxlgrqgskfyfWJ-PjU6EG8Zja4t6quIEA8YfO_p3r9u-oRkh9eS41tjJqiZjsls-u2efvAr2XJAQIP/s3858/Brown-breasted%20Flycatcher%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3858" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXdgdJm5pJszcl274I5eybU4UWD6qZU3IHCrQny3DigBrDOYKDYctnEjareKQ2w-gvyu6hEtSSENI28uG2Us3cgvw76_KJh0_p9PKdMwhgfQ9GvfxlgrqgskfyfWJ-PjU6EG8Zja4t6quIEA8YfO_p3r9u-oRkh9eS41tjJqiZjsls-u2efvAr2XJAQIP/w400-h285/Brown-breasted%20Flycatcher%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-breasted Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyFZv5oD8og_CB35YDzjJqcNOT29rpGF7xQWQOMb4S4PoY4lQhWgKojyYx9pix8M8pLuZj9iyPIwjUdKhl6jMGklmqg1lN0GZev-6Be-2CIIIwkIzRosvrVlUnINJWsj9qu0_Pnjun06LOYH0CMPCk435ca_5z6kWM-BK8njoOZdXVMNUg31SA4-6paR3/s4386/Brown-capped%20Babler%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="4386" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyFZv5oD8og_CB35YDzjJqcNOT29rpGF7xQWQOMb4S4PoY4lQhWgKojyYx9pix8M8pLuZj9iyPIwjUdKhl6jMGklmqg1lN0GZev-6Be-2CIIIwkIzRosvrVlUnINJWsj9qu0_Pnjun06LOYH0CMPCk435ca_5z6kWM-BK8njoOZdXVMNUg31SA4-6paR3/w400-h278/Brown-capped%20Babler%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-capped Bulbul (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12UWqFePqNkvzfER2ZTysiji4HTUA0vtPZsnjnVjEmQOedbIEvb8L8ZXden0DxVS1xx8A0nBqWTJwtqOiwRhU0YQuOhsIxYGMrgPw193KdR159IqEDzC25FrEKUpGNOu4zhyphenhyphenKWLmoB9t6R0X6Vrgj3V3p6YlIc-lzl6vEJiNYC9QZS1yavsnVEcsU-C5Z/s3992/Common%20Myna%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="3992" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12UWqFePqNkvzfER2ZTysiji4HTUA0vtPZsnjnVjEmQOedbIEvb8L8ZXden0DxVS1xx8A0nBqWTJwtqOiwRhU0YQuOhsIxYGMrgPw193KdR159IqEDzC25FrEKUpGNOu4zhyphenhyphenKWLmoB9t6R0X6Vrgj3V3p6YlIc-lzl6vEJiNYC9QZS1yavsnVEcsU-C5Z/w400-h279/Common%20Myna%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Myna</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjVJpxayBRQudQO2ueqo24b2AsaOiZz9Ig2ANBjfREIQRP-bCgPp-sjzMQbeHKxeJt8sdbLjOWFUxsK_OVqdomrQwKsH3D2q59MTjibeld9xVINtddHfqqUJ67b6G1ABDSiE_0erZWeg9QmewGpvb5JMnKfkjuMSOo-l7TxmpukCZ7V1F8P_wFRH90ROd/s5568/Indian%20Brown%20Mongoose.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjVJpxayBRQudQO2ueqo24b2AsaOiZz9Ig2ANBjfREIQRP-bCgPp-sjzMQbeHKxeJt8sdbLjOWFUxsK_OVqdomrQwKsH3D2q59MTjibeld9xVINtddHfqqUJ67b6G1ABDSiE_0erZWeg9QmewGpvb5JMnKfkjuMSOo-l7TxmpukCZ7V1F8P_wFRH90ROd/w400-h266/Indian%20Brown%20Mongoose.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Brown Mongoose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGVwiNTV5vRDnBGyU6JTsXghQPKwtUhl9EtcLmQOI1irS4GrvvThi_UtorZ0kEfBr4VRmtACi3TPRH2MK9RnxoQtaFix9wZkZzq5TyGEscgYyQKksv2Oh_hHRFbRR-VRz5sgVnSg_WT_s60lh9-uCOsWnc0JE-a5HjcIDHUlyhu6ZYBNQc4G5g9qbo87V/s6960/Millipede%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGVwiNTV5vRDnBGyU6JTsXghQPKwtUhl9EtcLmQOI1irS4GrvvThi_UtorZ0kEfBr4VRmtACi3TPRH2MK9RnxoQtaFix9wZkZzq5TyGEscgYyQKksv2Oh_hHRFbRR-VRz5sgVnSg_WT_s60lh9-uCOsWnc0JE-a5HjcIDHUlyhu6ZYBNQc4G5g9qbo87V/w400-h266/Millipede%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millipede</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAY7al4Sjx68AajhrLay-2tO9QmhAoBMeSPUejes-LOKXFkG3-okV5brqLV5vW0j9ghLq81iGSKM97zj8pMiNL-eOmqV5yVza3TauMyGnJOW1LTv6R5RabBdytfOwRFMFV_7btpxl7vnS21s_9LqTAYIIeSEim71ir2D27ZuiTLb_YmZC8n1rkDpAHbPo/s3023/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2235" data-original-width="3023" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAY7al4Sjx68AajhrLay-2tO9QmhAoBMeSPUejes-LOKXFkG3-okV5brqLV5vW0j9ghLq81iGSKM97zj8pMiNL-eOmqV5yVza3TauMyGnJOW1LTv6R5RabBdytfOwRFMFV_7btpxl7vnS21s_9LqTAYIIeSEim71ir2D27ZuiTLb_YmZC8n1rkDpAHbPo/w400-h296/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple-rumped Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi7qtgP2LPe9ZxcGzEEXYuwdHOHjK8F4hlwf1cCspLQAjgFt6x8SCVaCxt9a1qIUusGKX04g5sMkBxcmQWSbPJ8tAm3GAd1OhyS5mEga3VDNYJ4q52WLtg2ZG4fCyI7AOi4AeP9NQjqCdkaV-vEvvStOk8iBzHtrhtuUJDvAebLnrKZlDCPf2QJFza7wD/s1832/Red-backed%20Flameback%201%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1832" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi7qtgP2LPe9ZxcGzEEXYuwdHOHjK8F4hlwf1cCspLQAjgFt6x8SCVaCxt9a1qIUusGKX04g5sMkBxcmQWSbPJ8tAm3GAd1OhyS5mEga3VDNYJ4q52WLtg2ZG4fCyI7AOi4AeP9NQjqCdkaV-vEvvStOk8iBzHtrhtuUJDvAebLnrKZlDCPf2QJFza7wD/w400-h315/Red-backed%20Flameback%201%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Flameback (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNEZtvxRZ6dl5hT48B3dVFykYVHu4vNOkCyz1wd8alHy88kp3UdNduYubVYi_um19tGn5rXCPhpLuG6oQRGmBP60rGLMuP_XDtp9U4IXYjMExS3M8Gp5IJgeYXaadrsz84nFVJqg_pUK4O5Rkwy3OvwBqvM7WgvZyszEVE69O3D_3XlzZHIFf3-dtN0al/s6960/Square-tailed%20Bulbul%201%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNEZtvxRZ6dl5hT48B3dVFykYVHu4vNOkCyz1wd8alHy88kp3UdNduYubVYi_um19tGn5rXCPhpLuG6oQRGmBP60rGLMuP_XDtp9U4IXYjMExS3M8Gp5IJgeYXaadrsz84nFVJqg_pUK4O5Rkwy3OvwBqvM7WgvZyszEVE69O3D_3XlzZHIFf3-dtN0al/w400-h266/Square-tailed%20Bulbul%201%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Square-tailed Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6M8lyyFUntWhIlK4heu0Jk5wHuq7AZDFCpYfRf1Z7jY0AWM-0AxFVIACRwujkyQQKx8o2UHG1Pjui2KMcltH0vFyPsu057xk5_5J7CArisroNbGeeWLoGUie8ByWlt5iS-vaIMpTpv2IfLd_r6rVHLOPLqIQUitFAHp9sFAlGeRTn4MUdne06iIpAyDq/s6960/Square-tailed%20Bulbul%202%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6M8lyyFUntWhIlK4heu0Jk5wHuq7AZDFCpYfRf1Z7jY0AWM-0AxFVIACRwujkyQQKx8o2UHG1Pjui2KMcltH0vFyPsu057xk5_5J7CArisroNbGeeWLoGUie8ByWlt5iS-vaIMpTpv2IfLd_r6rVHLOPLqIQUitFAHp9sFAlGeRTn4MUdne06iIpAyDq/w400-h266/Square-tailed%20Bulbul%202%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Square-tailed Bulbuls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_OGNFXV19FaUH8RW7TG4pGJEdNqh5U-T3pZhXGn9wXcj82_0MmuuNCQbV0aB_Ukc9YJSucQecMWAineAEexUTDXzN0l8EiOkO09geQScnwmoVEZ1RzJqJf_iXcUufGdoAgwC73_vcPqyqeTh15DoHskH60NiOzUv7KQ_jTQPaBZJdunTnyhH84lrUUK/s3627/Sri%20Lanka%20Green%20Pigeon%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3627" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_OGNFXV19FaUH8RW7TG4pGJEdNqh5U-T3pZhXGn9wXcj82_0MmuuNCQbV0aB_Ukc9YJSucQecMWAineAEexUTDXzN0l8EiOkO09geQScnwmoVEZ1RzJqJf_iXcUufGdoAgwC73_vcPqyqeTh15DoHskH60NiOzUv7KQ_jTQPaBZJdunTnyhH84lrUUK/w400-h313/Sri%20Lanka%20Green%20Pigeon%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Green Pigeon (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsr75g71NU3YRxiVQJtSHd42OawyVkytRm7BZYAzAqzUe3B6YrNWkZnPNQQ-US0QGcdOR1Qs3p8qaSa26mxxDKg_4vG8r4EdGFMYW_wKDF37pLp6j723xaBU-fwgEx32FmYMhjlUAR_xfwXMRuuiL7xejin04uBkKEWgywJOR5EtQth33DW_1HGZRDskL/s6960/Sri%20Lanka%20Grey%20Hornbill%201%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsr75g71NU3YRxiVQJtSHd42OawyVkytRm7BZYAzAqzUe3B6YrNWkZnPNQQ-US0QGcdOR1Qs3p8qaSa26mxxDKg_4vG8r4EdGFMYW_wKDF37pLp6j723xaBU-fwgEx32FmYMhjlUAR_xfwXMRuuiL7xejin04uBkKEWgywJOR5EtQth33DW_1HGZRDskL/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Grey%20Hornbill%201%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13ad7qzXvsuxcu3fEsMpeAL2iYYqhIVHalhlFKagMs_L952CzpZXwhU5sHPHi-0B2f7iW8f00DUteQhRQ_G77RIaJcB7lzRzMv4PMcG2Dhr7tf8unAAU7HUI9416iM8h7HOSdcc6Ds6MeiVY6Nvf_Rz0fpkbiVGEls1EIYq-1qdpwS3MJrKn4vqfPvnsq/s4737/Yellow-browed%20Bulbul%2023-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3322" data-original-width="4737" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13ad7qzXvsuxcu3fEsMpeAL2iYYqhIVHalhlFKagMs_L952CzpZXwhU5sHPHi-0B2f7iW8f00DUteQhRQ_G77RIaJcB7lzRzMv4PMcG2Dhr7tf8unAAU7HUI9416iM8h7HOSdcc6Ds6MeiVY6Nvf_Rz0fpkbiVGEls1EIYq-1qdpwS3MJrKn4vqfPvnsq/w400-h280/Yellow-browed%20Bulbul%2023-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Friday 24th another early start birding around Kithulaga finding some more endemics.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU86PDqfpFq4nrADQB0LuWhCkM1puv26LLLxWZ9PZb2M95xkc-W_UAS0DuALvwNku04bvDD3AaU8SC0S7QxCcgr2QjdxgHuKirTOaYg1o3VUeH0tgu9iPMZIIWt8GqpI118pbbGgCelzCHqnl8P51fNopia2cR1Bgh9VI6Nx8jIxPu1CJdq7_L-to-D7Z/s5568/Spot-winged%20Thrush%20(E)%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU86PDqfpFq4nrADQB0LuWhCkM1puv26LLLxWZ9PZb2M95xkc-W_UAS0DuALvwNku04bvDD3AaU8SC0S7QxCcgr2QjdxgHuKirTOaYg1o3VUeH0tgu9iPMZIIWt8GqpI118pbbGgCelzCHqnl8P51fNopia2cR1Bgh9VI6Nx8jIxPu1CJdq7_L-to-D7Z/w400-h266/Spot-winged%20Thrush%20(E)%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot-winged Thrush (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEVfeDGRfqkJf8L1M3_AHEQBET8mT0LBfyFfWhgf0b4X5dTMyreL1vEZ9OKi5UU8Wf7wZ0jt3jKQil2xqwXFiG91xwIGyJKrxXRtU6K3hCuJ-QIo-cNE_25D1alInA4TUYllB_Ag8KYH37FVGTVVnVbTtHr0SlBwcTVg95_ze5TIcUMWj-DbF7sgJe_XL/s5568/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEVfeDGRfqkJf8L1M3_AHEQBET8mT0LBfyFfWhgf0b4X5dTMyreL1vEZ9OKi5UU8Wf7wZ0jt3jKQil2xqwXFiG91xwIGyJKrxXRtU6K3hCuJ-QIo-cNE_25D1alInA4TUYllB_Ag8KYH37FVGTVVnVbTtHr0SlBwcTVg95_ze5TIcUMWj-DbF7sgJe_XL/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkd9R3ejCvsNFM3OLj9cK1ObcY9Cc5xjXaaIx4Z0y2Wan4oG4j1fekjnO4K5cVz_bzm7Y6uyAqhKH0xqNOfGU82wZmh2GRg76HZLQbPkVP8C_FGQRLkU1WJujQym1zJYh7g7xrtb_oL5tOxT_Txp9sR8A3qqZLx9MjERi75rjwMuP3BNh2S6PSjwcJHFu/s5568/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%20(F)%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkd9R3ejCvsNFM3OLj9cK1ObcY9Cc5xjXaaIx4Z0y2Wan4oG4j1fekjnO4K5cVz_bzm7Y6uyAqhKH0xqNOfGU82wZmh2GRg76HZLQbPkVP8C_FGQRLkU1WJujQym1zJYh7g7xrtb_oL5tOxT_Txp9sR8A3qqZLx9MjERi75rjwMuP3BNh2S6PSjwcJHFu/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%20(F)%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl female (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEENKgQ7-4Ncc0Ti65A3nQcjKEXv08nV9IaPRO6PhkzUEn4gk1DRsBQW-RIpXHVxMGgoPhi_myT6YFkT3KzrXlAJfFRRkVCvu9RbyVOD0U7Z7xTy1XxKN_Y2CEihjCiqYVl3TTPLKqHoFoSNJRJrIum1P94wmd0BD7gNdLuu6wOWaPicAYyI6pOR5_DON/s6960/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%20(E)%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEENKgQ7-4Ncc0Ti65A3nQcjKEXv08nV9IaPRO6PhkzUEn4gk1DRsBQW-RIpXHVxMGgoPhi_myT6YFkT3KzrXlAJfFRRkVCvu9RbyVOD0U7Z7xTy1XxKN_Y2CEihjCiqYVl3TTPLKqHoFoSNJRJrIum1P94wmd0BD7gNdLuu6wOWaPicAYyI6pOR5_DON/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20Fowl%20(E)%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV4Szm3rPJp2SjRLKGDqp9iMfdeb5pXlKhH6la06JsgtmN4yT6htQC1wf3VmtWC6GA71gFmjRZBssW_ySNGpZ8JPYKCWLbQhRgylpVTLKSnp8SOjXZZVXEKuFWfrxj3Vc1pV1VvQmTpQwLq_ME3Xj2ZQqt6hJ8lgh-Lj2VhFXD5OJl8Ew7GhihMVCPAiZ/s2188/White-throated%20Kingfisher%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="2188" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV4Szm3rPJp2SjRLKGDqp9iMfdeb5pXlKhH6la06JsgtmN4yT6htQC1wf3VmtWC6GA71gFmjRZBssW_ySNGpZ8JPYKCWLbQhRgylpVTLKSnp8SOjXZZVXEKuFWfrxj3Vc1pV1VvQmTpQwLq_ME3Xj2ZQqt6hJ8lgh-Lj2VhFXD5OJl8Ew7GhihMVCPAiZ/w400-h297/White-throated%20Kingfisher%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH06BU4pu8VSi1nQedcSV4um4EQXU0wZnGjwVd1_VxhXNJDZsleXimiFGvSCKWTWBu06rD28MPRC-arL8AW74BhWkxREz43GiLjCeeAD3EjP_9W4keaaI0S_6NzZqATlQ_fLjyrwpaLJFsdVe1KvlXtUap9bz2QAE7w7pIW_pCWd-KHzeRzErQ1fg16e0k/s2540/Red-vented%20Bulbul%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2540" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH06BU4pu8VSi1nQedcSV4um4EQXU0wZnGjwVd1_VxhXNJDZsleXimiFGvSCKWTWBu06rD28MPRC-arL8AW74BhWkxREz43GiLjCeeAD3EjP_9W4keaaI0S_6NzZqATlQ_fLjyrwpaLJFsdVe1KvlXtUap9bz2QAE7w7pIW_pCWd-KHzeRzErQ1fg16e0k/w400-h339/Red-vented%20Bulbul%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-vented Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLd5_Y3HloAYeEQ6UZJc7HkJnV7SEHDsjQ5SV2_eK3eD-oP6hLI4F-bajPspas_LvaJDTpa4y2b-pcOal0J0Wjw04wvFZTBCYPMjAi9t1OAuzeNUIN_FFiDzBQ-g-CqYG3aVyGPlsna3dsY9kBfECFau-uD28fC0y84mzgMgZ3ksFVpR-kG306YfjgM6F/s2547/Green%20Imperial%20Pigeon%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2547" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLd5_Y3HloAYeEQ6UZJc7HkJnV7SEHDsjQ5SV2_eK3eD-oP6hLI4F-bajPspas_LvaJDTpa4y2b-pcOal0J0Wjw04wvFZTBCYPMjAi9t1OAuzeNUIN_FFiDzBQ-g-CqYG3aVyGPlsna3dsY9kBfECFau-uD28fC0y84mzgMgZ3ksFVpR-kG306YfjgM6F/w400-h300/Green%20Imperial%20Pigeon%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imperial Green Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6BpNpuxDcz6aIW1JzufDDjJsk1TDiVmL3NoyS-mmJJ49mw9V3trR3MqCJmBFT4gUCU6WggDvd8QXHbIbLyGbtq7K3T1Fe6IDjZjU75AE-GYAWaMoPDup0zBS41vtMCw4xhnhv_WTeR6pzfh4td9r7eKPS8gxnhPBNu0ggbijrekRSF3RHF2JtT5V4q7Y/s3590/Asian%20Brown%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="3590" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6BpNpuxDcz6aIW1JzufDDjJsk1TDiVmL3NoyS-mmJJ49mw9V3trR3MqCJmBFT4gUCU6WggDvd8QXHbIbLyGbtq7K3T1Fe6IDjZjU75AE-GYAWaMoPDup0zBS41vtMCw4xhnhv_WTeR6pzfh4td9r7eKPS8gxnhPBNu0ggbijrekRSF3RHF2JtT5V4q7Y/w400-h271/Asian%20Brown%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Brown Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUK25t7slxwE_Ra55e8e9KtV0MxR2SyJn-QxmAQhllipvRApxtNhEM7yVGVv6lpbfgKPkABbYqwTfTuv8i7yMzU3mWx-NhJ3NvMr3Wb2ND36ER7O217HizCb2YE489OaP_hEa9BSygz1jgISKgj4n9OHBzxd_Rddl13ssAnv7wshOPnNczIcXV6HAELOQ/s3470/Purple-faced%20Languar%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3470" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUK25t7slxwE_Ra55e8e9KtV0MxR2SyJn-QxmAQhllipvRApxtNhEM7yVGVv6lpbfgKPkABbYqwTfTuv8i7yMzU3mWx-NhJ3NvMr3Wb2ND36ER7O217HizCb2YE489OaP_hEa9BSygz1jgISKgj4n9OHBzxd_Rddl13ssAnv7wshOPnNczIcXV6HAELOQ/w400-h284/Purple-faced%20Languar%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple-faced Languar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBleER7Kd7yorbw2wcGvR8zkK03Aumb2YuQcIxTB66GqwTpZx_BcfWH2T1AdLF3SEkqi0_y0O3ebQoZrDxEAKq3REzHL9-pASc6732j0vdlelZSfiXP4ITkQCn3iLjwHmRmNPuvsr_LIej2QzB0HpboYWAVEWhnkb1M9Jbi3h1qeN1dSyTlh18TfuEoYgL/s1800/Chestnut-backed%20Owlet%20Glaucidium%20casanotum%2022-11-23%20%C2%A9Andrew-Killick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBleER7Kd7yorbw2wcGvR8zkK03Aumb2YuQcIxTB66GqwTpZx_BcfWH2T1AdLF3SEkqi0_y0O3ebQoZrDxEAKq3REzHL9-pASc6732j0vdlelZSfiXP4ITkQCn3iLjwHmRmNPuvsr_LIej2QzB0HpboYWAVEWhnkb1M9Jbi3h1qeN1dSyTlh18TfuEoYgL/s320/Chestnut-backed%20Owlet%20Glaucidium%20casanotum%2022-11-23%20%C2%A9Andrew-Killick.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Back at the lodge mid morning we packed our bags and headed to Nuwara Elya stopping off at The Castle Tea Plantation for the rest rooms and a look around the gardens.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w8-EVyWGicFyzwXcgyvlH5IAJa1eiAMosD2n_PJ5F5US-Y56eutl_jLnMi3hRohC65aGGxnPgMKjyBP8tpk4p35p6LIKqPOGsiuPZZg-8gOwmnKWnCUA7pittIKNNs-Dua4lLQDRlRoIIyiesSwoVeXGHcj4eQcalDi2lb-1xWKFz97oZlrrlVoKmOzQ/s4160/IMG_20231124_114705700.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2664" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBo7VFBj0KIh8-ituNTmYuRxSb0nayUQerPwsRCiL3lGRxCv29QlcNXK7ECSCCTd8nH5x1yGk8O8z6ElDU_4ucywHOZX4hrXph_189RdQzHjPAS_3bamLupPqAVRFm1893aoHj9Xw4_SEswmQXM_IgfuUwU2s65jmVZW2iFvb-Np6CVBQsKTzEveblz83P/w400-h300/Crested%20or%20Changeable%20Hawk%20Eagle%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Changeable / Crested Hawk Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>On the way we passed a roost of 60+ Flying Foxes.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_6zhGLhKcwpjj-_zC4hwtRj1OgCyDawdRGykPOTjuehz6716d5qXIugTR06ogP1WUGTG_wArmDjNeHNohm3Bn91p5lzCB8HtemuEOTgiaGs8iZdVPaYqlHe66uEcPSrZYGR1-oSjcrmzpinYNxNXKRfcQwgiSxD-WbKbD45O5gLZf10HpaaQ_ZTau-3k/s5568/Flying%20Foxes%20roost%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_6zhGLhKcwpjj-_zC4hwtRj1OgCyDawdRGykPOTjuehz6716d5qXIugTR06ogP1WUGTG_wArmDjNeHNohm3Bn91p5lzCB8HtemuEOTgiaGs8iZdVPaYqlHe66uEcPSrZYGR1-oSjcrmzpinYNxNXKRfcQwgiSxD-WbKbD45O5gLZf10HpaaQ_ZTau-3k/w400-h266/Flying%20Foxes%20roost%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying Foxes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Our hotel for the next two nights was the Ashford Hotel on the outskirts of Nuwara Elya</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6t65IlAJnlPNAfdXnyusotbEJW4eW8L0fSzllTV-IYQ6845GBI6LmyKHar7eA2yp2vl9II3DFm1NFWBMhVOFeIUDgDeF6SfS0m3FJsUFzyGjBsR5T6zKop8e_pb2u__IvReU9ldqkJrdbu1x-8d0RdUxkSe2NX3uT3IH76RsQgS_JtsS4E4jDuAtV5Nr/s4160/IMG_20231126_055308996.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6t65IlAJnlPNAfdXnyusotbEJW4eW8L0fSzllTV-IYQ6845GBI6LmyKHar7eA2yp2vl9II3DFm1NFWBMhVOFeIUDgDeF6SfS0m3FJsUFzyGjBsR5T6zKop8e_pb2u__IvReU9ldqkJrdbu1x-8d0RdUxkSe2NX3uT3IH76RsQgS_JtsS4E4jDuAtV5Nr/w400-h300/IMG_20231126_055308996.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashford Hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6mLfx2gFEbds9AxqNi-GEV-3BbPaCngC80MW-2pAUH-wDShEnhWKxIT-JCAFh7egGNv_fvLulpmhAKTT8O1ctRk_va9PMs5Wb6RPeAvgoJGabMp8Ypyxa9eYu9l5mMOgir8i5DJwMn_Ff8Jkkcwf2P-DmHC1uPAiBvp04E-7OT2ndGODEFxU4XlADbyU/s4160/IMG_20231124_143425525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6mLfx2gFEbds9AxqNi-GEV-3BbPaCngC80MW-2pAUH-wDShEnhWKxIT-JCAFh7egGNv_fvLulpmhAKTT8O1ctRk_va9PMs5Wb6RPeAvgoJGabMp8Ypyxa9eYu9l5mMOgir8i5DJwMn_Ff8Jkkcwf2P-DmHC1uPAiBvp04E-7OT2ndGODEFxU4XlADbyU/w400-h300/IMG_20231124_143425525.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>After lunch we headed into Victoria Park for some comfortable birding highlights being</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaRxL5PNbHWI6B6KZENI5GhMIEDYjvGqVYgpKxOrVFqcHBVK3oSj1UD7G4PpHFb-mk16qPaS8sK5R7aZWUdVtOXHL-myaxQU8wcjp7u8VahIH2iY7g7AutEZ3Q4tJSLEDTDMWCNBYjRRjnLhBCg6od8HfuWZtOH2MHyhCxPCk_Z_2MN-naqINg7Bm_1KV/s4164/Grey-headed%20Canary%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="4164" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaRxL5PNbHWI6B6KZENI5GhMIEDYjvGqVYgpKxOrVFqcHBVK3oSj1UD7G4PpHFb-mk16qPaS8sK5R7aZWUdVtOXHL-myaxQU8wcjp7u8VahIH2iY7g7AutEZ3Q4tJSLEDTDMWCNBYjRRjnLhBCg6od8HfuWZtOH2MHyhCxPCk_Z_2MN-naqINg7Bm_1KV/w400-h279/Grey-headed%20Canary%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts_XPJX0R86-i1OmLI7OTPS6K9KgbSzgoycF5T4fy52eaBxYFbVmNCutHle_dsG8Eu-dqoYTUB9pUD3VjGSdPJQs6UnGqpc7qvqSXrS142_fv81E9Z0r-emB-_gEKSgbAr2yYMbyTyw76sybmMlEwWDP5pIY6SkJfC5swGDkhsekdieh2X5DEwlkA0jAS/s3851/Common%20Tailorbird%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="3851" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts_XPJX0R86-i1OmLI7OTPS6K9KgbSzgoycF5T4fy52eaBxYFbVmNCutHle_dsG8Eu-dqoYTUB9pUD3VjGSdPJQs6UnGqpc7qvqSXrS142_fv81E9Z0r-emB-_gEKSgbAr2yYMbyTyw76sybmMlEwWDP5pIY6SkJfC5swGDkhsekdieh2X5DEwlkA0jAS/w400-h296/Common%20Tailorbird%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Tailorbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrZ6zcyrNNArbNwOrLxdi8BEYQONSNcjCmZ8Bhp-4-2p7rE5eOpj9O1hvICM9dsR23nbCaUYr5QOw1OfGAUH2nxEO6nhk2DUYYOEVLhv9DlMxRDEl0vaRCUmEP_qI8rGe3QUZ_LM6gQaqyrl5AhW0qreZ3LG8VDxQOQSsTioTGPZzwyvi2RAN3-03G8Gu/s2824/Kashmir%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="2824" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrZ6zcyrNNArbNwOrLxdi8BEYQONSNcjCmZ8Bhp-4-2p7rE5eOpj9O1hvICM9dsR23nbCaUYr5QOw1OfGAUH2nxEO6nhk2DUYYOEVLhv9DlMxRDEl0vaRCUmEP_qI8rGe3QUZ_LM6gQaqyrl5AhW0qreZ3LG8VDxQOQSsTioTGPZzwyvi2RAN3-03G8Gu/w400-h269/Kashmir%20Flycatcher%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kashmir Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OQVa7632wypWH-_8bYwtBSxCDW8DZivXOY1CgI9P7j3fHXlzBINr1zQEb4XoSbsYtB-oeBBexlIXrXBzVE7Lom4DNVP_miWC8zsfOrbYqgrBiNlU7su8cigkHw5fbVCzyzsJQjrA-mPscqnta0UDsBIeiE0AwJnqKKRbifU_qcKi7Bn3rfMaG5M6vmdq/s3164/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%202%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="3164" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OQVa7632wypWH-_8bYwtBSxCDW8DZivXOY1CgI9P7j3fHXlzBINr1zQEb4XoSbsYtB-oeBBexlIXrXBzVE7Lom4DNVP_miWC8zsfOrbYqgrBiNlU7su8cigkHw5fbVCzyzsJQjrA-mPscqnta0UDsBIeiE0AwJnqKKRbifU_qcKi7Bn3rfMaG5M6vmdq/w400-h289/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%202%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Magpie Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYPwTvDs3pDOpF2DrbjZnm8KQHaEDvg1ID3-wou4VgQhngWyuHNFDplxZC9XMjFdtV6VzPRGt1sKDeSYOkTv8kPz_C2uoLJDU3aM4GJjGaIzTWy5FvvJKRJJybrJO-o_H4PBLZgd0d2OwaBjVWXp3B14nvyvfKe5Lhm6tuPXrK-S85o-4eK_coqTLaxcz/s4529/Pied%20Thrush%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="4529" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYPwTvDs3pDOpF2DrbjZnm8KQHaEDvg1ID3-wou4VgQhngWyuHNFDplxZC9XMjFdtV6VzPRGt1sKDeSYOkTv8kPz_C2uoLJDU3aM4GJjGaIzTWy5FvvJKRJJybrJO-o_H4PBLZgd0d2OwaBjVWXp3B14nvyvfKe5Lhm6tuPXrK-S85o-4eK_coqTLaxcz/w400-h281/Pied%20Thrush%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09DDy2_Y1xsyy-CTbaADZu0mMFXsGV-ubrcOd_-k1s66CNuC6DZKURpmykFftHAPY07erRsDBhyphenhyphen_YO6xGbhzkQLHJ5v3_ywiLfJuNm51nfIMRY-2nubWNHZ28x36EKvKsJWYIaGt5iSdv0s0faiOs_DSPONIFzhSzjb_PJtwbLpNIqUpAtX8njYrKWAA4/s5568/Sri%20Lanka%20White%20Eye%2024-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09DDy2_Y1xsyy-CTbaADZu0mMFXsGV-ubrcOd_-k1s66CNuC6DZKURpmykFftHAPY07erRsDBhyphenhyphen_YO6xGbhzkQLHJ5v3_ywiLfJuNm51nfIMRY-2nubWNHZ28x36EKvKsJWYIaGt5iSdv0s0faiOs_DSPONIFzhSzjb_PJtwbLpNIqUpAtX8njYrKWAA4/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20White%20Eye%2024-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka White Eye (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Saturday 25th, an early start at 4.45 am. as we headed for The Horton Plains national park. With the roads being steep and winding we transferred to small mini buses. Arriving at the gates at 6.00 am we headed into the park the main target Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, about an hour of searching views were had through the scope. Moving away to let others look I managed a part photo, but should have stayed there as others got a full shot of the bird.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0u5I2HXwC8bIkLIFxxonNk6NJ9O0WFsKbtu4E3ijIYGN-rNfbL_knKgXUs72lg3ZelYp46Xt_J7lcfxd_E2lt2LVxvIWF9occsIKilepUA4uGnShbOta5DwCkMx2Q8KNWHMIdvAv96dqIR7siEA-A5tOq27kRD-VMWhd8lzG0z0_aNmnZhlkBprf4XR3/s4454/Sri%20Lanka%20Whistling%20Thrush%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0u5I2HXwC8bIkLIFxxonNk6NJ9O0WFsKbtu4E3ijIYGN-rNfbL_knKgXUs72lg3ZelYp46Xt_J7lcfxd_E2lt2LVxvIWF9occsIKilepUA4uGnShbOta5DwCkMx2Q8KNWHMIdvAv96dqIR7siEA-A5tOq27kRD-VMWhd8lzG0z0_aNmnZhlkBprf4XR3/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Whistling%20Thrush%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (E)</td></tr></tbody></table>Other birds seen included the endemic Sri Lanka Bush Warbler and more White Eyes.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mSwK-5u3z_WJaHja65Vg4gUFNSTGFjGRCE3WapG4QOhkf13FMrmqBtrTK5uMbqHftApC58vI6lvzrb-qiCIGCgCwNq9W8_wWXW3g6V-gjflz-3GZQvLjKpvcn63sdffzkEgSlSa8qZHft9wdiaNyxyNMb6lK5dR1ac2dBB91LJWG3TH7zy5ISWqXsKtK/s4447/Sri%20Lanka%20White%20Eye%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3069" data-original-width="4447" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mSwK-5u3z_WJaHja65Vg4gUFNSTGFjGRCE3WapG4QOhkf13FMrmqBtrTK5uMbqHftApC58vI6lvzrb-qiCIGCgCwNq9W8_wWXW3g6V-gjflz-3GZQvLjKpvcn63sdffzkEgSlSa8qZHft9wdiaNyxyNMb6lK5dR1ac2dBB91LJWG3TH7zy5ISWqXsKtK/w400-h276/Sri%20Lanka%20White%20Eye%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka White Eye (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepwZyO4MLi6J71S_usvv73Dyfu1OhtluXn0eKu0J0gTLu7Iam7fdezYqUnuIBjoy99xaL4APbVqtoZN9HcspZQLj3ekchDPyEfyE2YTcT8wIWevMe6SuUDOezH6QcbJZQC-xicFmdyH9WNykdVDahoHp4e8psf8QpN2EmICxJLUfh2Jg_Vmq22ixhEiD2/s4160/IMG_20231125_091910472.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepwZyO4MLi6J71S_usvv73Dyfu1OhtluXn0eKu0J0gTLu7Iam7fdezYqUnuIBjoy99xaL4APbVqtoZN9HcspZQLj3ekchDPyEfyE2YTcT8wIWevMe6SuUDOezH6QcbJZQC-xicFmdyH9WNykdVDahoHp4e8psf8QpN2EmICxJLUfh2Jg_Vmq22ixhEiD2/w300-h400/IMG_20231125_091910472.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sambar (Deer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bf4Q3iMioS3vri0zoCRfdywSqANAL4QsuBmNIFiKNhv3hjp6OFkRoh_4Pz2ui1UOcfpAfRcVHhEv02zflXQFZTCyRU-RzXnvxGyIw0PX4VqRLR7f0kQE_2jmnB92bV_Xp616IYCNAapRWPxcTABA2rTM-fyzwtud41grcuaOxjnDbMmcSDtZyvX4vIlh/s6960/Red%20Whattled%20Lapwing%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bf4Q3iMioS3vri0zoCRfdywSqANAL4QsuBmNIFiKNhv3hjp6OFkRoh_4Pz2ui1UOcfpAfRcVHhEv02zflXQFZTCyRU-RzXnvxGyIw0PX4VqRLR7f0kQE_2jmnB92bV_Xp616IYCNAapRWPxcTABA2rTM-fyzwtud41grcuaOxjnDbMmcSDtZyvX4vIlh/w400-h266/Red%20Whattled%20Lapwing%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table>While having breakfast a Pied Bushchat and Jungle Crow entertained us.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgwQ7GYY4KbI4dzNP79Fdcukf_U7LWG23uwylLkfkoqEOR5qtwByjCbKh_qvjRqZoqiKPRfG_H5JYK8pLcPn2SWSXb2GWlG85CvMHubiAWUQZ5qeFvLhzMhxebWZ5pyn6oXlbl1lwAjvI379sMc80rYk6A_A6Gzubt14yxHGgh-YhBgzjwkcNjBfGksQ8/s3642/Pied%20Bushchat%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="3642" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgwQ7GYY4KbI4dzNP79Fdcukf_U7LWG23uwylLkfkoqEOR5qtwByjCbKh_qvjRqZoqiKPRfG_H5JYK8pLcPn2SWSXb2GWlG85CvMHubiAWUQZ5qeFvLhzMhxebWZ5pyn6oXlbl1lwAjvI379sMc80rYk6A_A6Gzubt14yxHGgh-YhBgzjwkcNjBfGksQ8/w400-h291/Pied%20Bushchat%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Bushchat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhefwE0xFAjIyiE_DIT0FYu4HLyT6urgLdFmy3jNnwSK_wSDcrRZugyw32SNc-KOEv9iPZ6GuVDUXg1K98HoC9z-vwPmurtJoHNrnX5bAA5VwsKHr3G2OlBO88UMZqs28bQh44sxIg12XOwaYTg-nAjnQs-_L6l2sAChnv-99hLuUrLTtVRZjEo8T1loky/s6960/Jungle%20Crow%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhefwE0xFAjIyiE_DIT0FYu4HLyT6urgLdFmy3jNnwSK_wSDcrRZugyw32SNc-KOEv9iPZ6GuVDUXg1K98HoC9z-vwPmurtJoHNrnX5bAA5VwsKHr3G2OlBO88UMZqs28bQh44sxIg12XOwaYTg-nAjnQs-_L6l2sAChnv-99hLuUrLTtVRZjEo8T1loky/w400-h266/Jungle%20Crow%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle (large billed) Crow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Heading back late morning we stopped for something (I cant remember what) but a mixed flock flew through the trees where we had sightings of Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Orange Minivet, Brown Shrike and Dull-blue Flycatcher plus a family party of Toque Macaque.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRliw7MxsNUbaH70HzaBC6gdqAFv-JZ0qbWaVOpPNa5ggyQKWG0fAbq1wwSXiLZf9m4LRxzdM-biqTxlLlZRj2FEeMN0vUmuqkzzdzFQWO-R1l_1QYTTfZ00yzhdhbHT_19xmiMqA9e_N_SunatlpL7QtKPuo8jXc3VMLssmSjouhEnSGOxe1khDSfyIF/s4454/Brown%20Shrike%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="4454" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRliw7MxsNUbaH70HzaBC6gdqAFv-JZ0qbWaVOpPNa5ggyQKWG0fAbq1wwSXiLZf9m4LRxzdM-biqTxlLlZRj2FEeMN0vUmuqkzzdzFQWO-R1l_1QYTTfZ00yzhdhbHT_19xmiMqA9e_N_SunatlpL7QtKPuo8jXc3VMLssmSjouhEnSGOxe1khDSfyIF/w400-h250/Brown%20Shrike%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MujBAZ49rYdwjPtoJvOExWQ54VApt2KBry26WJmh9uVuLnx6fZTxsmGrDYz8Vzib-iT5ZkSg4oHkYeFmdaL23zEs1W_WNIYfaAcoc1v92XEBs6SdgOeDc9NfEmvd8raMujXI8Cmd3gNwuhUlL-P20c9aVBxgMeseU70FiTJafxaXghY2OcLuwArb5NGz/s3925/Dull%20Blue%20Flycatcher%201%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3925" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MujBAZ49rYdwjPtoJvOExWQ54VApt2KBry26WJmh9uVuLnx6fZTxsmGrDYz8Vzib-iT5ZkSg4oHkYeFmdaL23zEs1W_WNIYfaAcoc1v92XEBs6SdgOeDc9NfEmvd8raMujXI8Cmd3gNwuhUlL-P20c9aVBxgMeseU70FiTJafxaXghY2OcLuwArb5NGz/w400-h285/Dull%20Blue%20Flycatcher%201%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dull Blue Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpiqtu1L1UyBYzcu-ywC7MZMiwB1xPaDTeYnUE_vD5Z1aoIhHF-FextdayDUJy7S0_mIUvEuvY23ozvg5TO7Hz9tKKJcvx6FsxrpfJXCGpim02bz-48R0fk1j8aVOlwWvPrynrjOz5a6_Vcp1cuCneA0uNHQ6QawbFXfy5FcGxi7jmo-It0irzlYp62Wm/s3858/Dull%20Blue%20Flycatcher%202%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="3858" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpiqtu1L1UyBYzcu-ywC7MZMiwB1xPaDTeYnUE_vD5Z1aoIhHF-FextdayDUJy7S0_mIUvEuvY23ozvg5TO7Hz9tKKJcvx6FsxrpfJXCGpim02bz-48R0fk1j8aVOlwWvPrynrjOz5a6_Vcp1cuCneA0uNHQ6QawbFXfy5FcGxi7jmo-It0irzlYp62Wm/w400-h244/Dull%20Blue%20Flycatcher%202%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dull Blue Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-i0u46U7KG9qV0zlSNLPzGrGl4_Idw87akZeuSPmdX3IiP90GYruPoRpiaTu3UDz4D3SQU9mOg95SAB_bOfOdqcAy6A4KsN-srnfKjiA4suSpeOhr1pr97RKmlvJleK_KFApNsROmhOy2Mo5N8pI4OHsacZlI9T8lWNzfS0jALeBCC5u15VATukaCptd/s6960/Toque%20Macaque%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-i0u46U7KG9qV0zlSNLPzGrGl4_Idw87akZeuSPmdX3IiP90GYruPoRpiaTu3UDz4D3SQU9mOg95SAB_bOfOdqcAy6A4KsN-srnfKjiA4suSpeOhr1pr97RKmlvJleK_KFApNsROmhOy2Mo5N8pI4OHsacZlI9T8lWNzfS0jALeBCC5u15VATukaCptd/w400-h266/Toque%20Macaque%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toque Macaque</td></tr></tbody></table>Back to the Ashford Hotel for lunch and then out again to the Pedro Scout road. Our main target was the Sri Lanka (Scaly) Thrush. After a lot of searching we got limited views as it crept along the stream in the undergrowth. A few other birds and reptiles were seen including<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBdpvYnIXeABvxSYrp8nlX0YXnpOUAQBCGhJ981-5VKvougtX0SFJhdwyjsth8sYqEDWNxovC9rDseSAI0HfekyoxW-1BABLA7S6YUAWqZq2DfEs3IMbQfZruX-UcNmpdOVsZKIGw6s64R9NwjO3c2d4L2PK3RGyjydl-bX8IEQRAPPrSov5aeSFngmwL/s2843/Indian%20Blue%20Robin%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2843" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBdpvYnIXeABvxSYrp8nlX0YXnpOUAQBCGhJ981-5VKvougtX0SFJhdwyjsth8sYqEDWNxovC9rDseSAI0HfekyoxW-1BABLA7S6YUAWqZq2DfEs3IMbQfZruX-UcNmpdOVsZKIGw6s64R9NwjO3c2d4L2PK3RGyjydl-bX8IEQRAPPrSov5aeSFngmwL/w400-h299/Indian%20Blue%20Robin%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Blue Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWll6IklOZgOk1yyBQiGzHOOUWHFdE5FEiSyFwc-jRXniUfZWEMVs_SCHU9cvRcvgbBHkPak9q9ZifE87DMXIYi8x5i6WmfRuYjNov_Qd8SOekJO_WHF8s0pIyhGP3qXYt9Cs5T_R_ADvZw3_0VoRyfAAuawkLxNtPAf7pPa-CkjYPxLfa694Cc4bhXPg/s6960/Rhino-horned%20Lizard%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWll6IklOZgOk1yyBQiGzHOOUWHFdE5FEiSyFwc-jRXniUfZWEMVs_SCHU9cvRcvgbBHkPak9q9ZifE87DMXIYi8x5i6WmfRuYjNov_Qd8SOekJO_WHF8s0pIyhGP3qXYt9Cs5T_R_ADvZw3_0VoRyfAAuawkLxNtPAf7pPa-CkjYPxLfa694Cc4bhXPg/w400-h266/Rhino-horned%20Lizard%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhino-horned Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez_fTuF2hCD2NHRotFEqN83Qd9U72ub_MZUAHOuvMnXEQP2AYFiD8KZ2Dk6Rbd4F6W8xlxMIiiwUhjKXNpHF2WnNVz2sZece9R0yyDetcy_UPn_G_8zNqcojrLgsxgtBEidBEU-TbLJ0HMoYs78Pn5uJNsNpuFLNB9xCgqwocimKkeZ4ynOQ7XLuz9SUv/s3299/Pied%20Thrush%2025-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="3299" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez_fTuF2hCD2NHRotFEqN83Qd9U72ub_MZUAHOuvMnXEQP2AYFiD8KZ2Dk6Rbd4F6W8xlxMIiiwUhjKXNpHF2WnNVz2sZece9R0yyDetcy_UPn_G_8zNqcojrLgsxgtBEidBEU-TbLJ0HMoYs78Pn5uJNsNpuFLNB9xCgqwocimKkeZ4ynOQ7XLuz9SUv/w400-h318/Pied%20Thrush%2025-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sunday 26th, today was to be a travel day but before breakfast we went into Victoria Park again arriving at 6.00 am. Plenty of birds were around including</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADm79R2pzsu1AAaZ0oWju0HtmdK7V0WcXQvHav0iKTSkVb-5EhXxS5jtWqKyVY42uJYBzlA-uiKQtaCs9CWDckyotuW8M9DBq6bDCEUVHB0hCng_wiubQnqHlcd5I_OF9KJvFzTPiDlh27iyceiGj45tXWoL19E82beMVWREdd1SsCrxIiQfk1tW5Lyek/s3850/Scimitar%20Babler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="3850" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADm79R2pzsu1AAaZ0oWju0HtmdK7V0WcXQvHav0iKTSkVb-5EhXxS5jtWqKyVY42uJYBzlA-uiKQtaCs9CWDckyotuW8M9DBq6bDCEUVHB0hCng_wiubQnqHlcd5I_OF9KJvFzTPiDlh27iyceiGj45tXWoL19E82beMVWREdd1SsCrxIiQfk1tW5Lyek/w400-h272/Scimitar%20Babler.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scimitar Babler (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBebHYuRiEQoFQ8iIAZx5Cf9SCfLqBep0D9qRCCYX2LQYyeynDKPjW50PIJCfoEibwdIwxCjTR395gsWC6HqsLnYXQCnwnW4RS6IxZGynN4xCpBFHUL90cQw7K-uIeFrLlz3KUbFU3NrbzbUuwNwADMpjnklbX-S3bKMrC6vN5h6lC8y5ax62fm3zonvy/s4454/Loten's%20Sunbird%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBebHYuRiEQoFQ8iIAZx5Cf9SCfLqBep0D9qRCCYX2LQYyeynDKPjW50PIJCfoEibwdIwxCjTR395gsWC6HqsLnYXQCnwnW4RS6IxZGynN4xCpBFHUL90cQw7K-uIeFrLlz3KUbFU3NrbzbUuwNwADMpjnklbX-S3bKMrC6vN5h6lC8y5ax62fm3zonvy/w400-h266/Loten's%20Sunbird%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loten's Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShAxB9Qw0pdEfWTgZ1UaKRBvkWH2mhkhqCBCrFTevjsxygi_jjUReKDQ3_0ZWONW5ml11t6_uR2oYrGmmoI-TKZLSeQhodvSUiV4c-iLMjQteRYhvHl3xsMM5YNNs_ZS25QdiNNVzVU9sQ7J4qtzIQQpd8m5Fl7Bre7Trts0PvJQyYAgnYM4m0aXDy2Z5/s3866/Indian%20Pond%20Heron%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="3866" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShAxB9Qw0pdEfWTgZ1UaKRBvkWH2mhkhqCBCrFTevjsxygi_jjUReKDQ3_0ZWONW5ml11t6_uR2oYrGmmoI-TKZLSeQhodvSUiV4c-iLMjQteRYhvHl3xsMM5YNNs_ZS25QdiNNVzVU9sQ7J4qtzIQQpd8m5Fl7Bre7Trts0PvJQyYAgnYM4m0aXDy2Z5/w400-h279/Indian%20Pond%20Heron%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Pond Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr7htdnTonZQj3fad2GWJWnAbi_FxG0apTxPXa-9zmmHhZMUuZx0TqRKmdp-JyXI41YNnawCJIlvIm3EBd_ReMcelMY9pgXBFw7vwGVU0Lf8qyMJQgXPT8b5eePeHLFYAXIwfDK8LmGKuuG5baQV7RMRnBp_8T2r9aa69fslSojTkNRIUe_g5iO2ocYVx/s4327/Grey%20Wagtail%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="4327" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr7htdnTonZQj3fad2GWJWnAbi_FxG0apTxPXa-9zmmHhZMUuZx0TqRKmdp-JyXI41YNnawCJIlvIm3EBd_ReMcelMY9pgXBFw7vwGVU0Lf8qyMJQgXPT8b5eePeHLFYAXIwfDK8LmGKuuG5baQV7RMRnBp_8T2r9aa69fslSojTkNRIUe_g5iO2ocYVx/w400-h261/Grey%20Wagtail%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoldhpJGNb2tVtMw8ftpM3z73iPabg2Pb6RDR1Is4pSmQf38aRO1xixl8BKT0goMjkr8KlNBxbEaAi9FMdLed_HBgoOHzW-rcpGNKYUgFuReoQ_oB1i2QiBbqbhbHpWsP85DdjQ2b6MLlWyrBNpyduUToTJML-8iKzAUVclYakUJZj_mpYeLBk4CPU9dW-/s3218/Forest%20Wagtail%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3218" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoldhpJGNb2tVtMw8ftpM3z73iPabg2Pb6RDR1Is4pSmQf38aRO1xixl8BKT0goMjkr8KlNBxbEaAi9FMdLed_HBgoOHzW-rcpGNKYUgFuReoQ_oB1i2QiBbqbhbHpWsP85DdjQ2b6MLlWyrBNpyduUToTJML-8iKzAUVclYakUJZj_mpYeLBk4CPU9dW-/w400-h305/Forest%20Wagtail%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forest Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcijach_xipErQ5k8IswYz8HVy_dbn2-RXGbm561FYIMO-pB6Ffp0pEacREIgz87IAQd-IZpwHmtPjfG83qNfn2MLasdjMbJwSZnLN9wlIjeCoR4bbti1sNolhYadP_kdzCVDfMnsdr8B21G6EMd_dY8ya64NjPDR350B-4KmkekzAWBKrxe08hki_vRhw/s3716/Changeable%20Hawk%20Eagle%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="3716" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcijach_xipErQ5k8IswYz8HVy_dbn2-RXGbm561FYIMO-pB6Ffp0pEacREIgz87IAQd-IZpwHmtPjfG83qNfn2MLasdjMbJwSZnLN9wlIjeCoR4bbti1sNolhYadP_kdzCVDfMnsdr8B21G6EMd_dY8ya64NjPDR350B-4KmkekzAWBKrxe08hki_vRhw/w400-h254/Changeable%20Hawk%20Eagle%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Changeable Hawk Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjhwrWOvJrb4k-0D0DBBWGnMr5rcRyK-mQn_MEOCw2739YvpO08Exx0y6uctUV9kfoBJCsiNP68SPZ3quqm3IwruVJ1OWSAEHr0Wn3gSYILXwz2w8mdWX08AmDoQf8VxLDbyxAFKN-Ai_YoUwhgum-nMYjeMIazMyaplBzMQD5QF3rSEWh4OrMdEVCfun/s2637/Brown%20Shrike%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2637" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjhwrWOvJrb4k-0D0DBBWGnMr5rcRyK-mQn_MEOCw2739YvpO08Exx0y6uctUV9kfoBJCsiNP68SPZ3quqm3IwruVJ1OWSAEHr0Wn3gSYILXwz2w8mdWX08AmDoQf8VxLDbyxAFKN-Ai_YoUwhgum-nMYjeMIazMyaplBzMQD5QF3rSEWh4OrMdEVCfun/w400-h253/Brown%20Shrike%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Returning back to the hotel for breakfast we then headed south stopping at The Surrey Hills Reserve for the Brown Hawk Owl</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXpMbMaGVxqX-gljcnUAmfGO8Z4ix3a1NH29wo6R6CAd9Z8nFH8RcHUNPqAYAB5w3b9iAGf__Yp2aUjKT8e5VHp6LSYsSYiaMfhewwiXgoPNYwNSrBnnOvQyAwO1JCMdNWJQPiRq-dwRDiyDejlchEY9fwyMrOSLFjBuDoinlIkjgcEFEHhDlzuX1OrqK/s4454/Brown%20Hawk%20Owl%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXpMbMaGVxqX-gljcnUAmfGO8Z4ix3a1NH29wo6R6CAd9Z8nFH8RcHUNPqAYAB5w3b9iAGf__Yp2aUjKT8e5VHp6LSYsSYiaMfhewwiXgoPNYwNSrBnnOvQyAwO1JCMdNWJQPiRq-dwRDiyDejlchEY9fwyMrOSLFjBuDoinlIkjgcEFEHhDlzuX1OrqK/w400-h266/Brown%20Hawk%20Owl%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Hawk Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our next stop was at a restaurant for lunch in a town named Ella that had outstanding views.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_tYEknfJ_e6zxDweEQZdH7Tp4vQXC5NLjJ9BuR5boHeee27HpSmzX2D3Idejtjr7RddGeqRvoqgfklk3HmuWrv9FyklPdQdM8E2dSS4O3CIHZSvdKKn5F5LEJ7LF_FUQScTbZgQXcTR7h53L34KlPfu1KDkzU2s4JRNgc6DLoFEKppOBMRqNLynCmiR7/s4160/IMG_20231126_132806943_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_tYEknfJ_e6zxDweEQZdH7Tp4vQXC5NLjJ9BuR5boHeee27HpSmzX2D3Idejtjr7RddGeqRvoqgfklk3HmuWrv9FyklPdQdM8E2dSS4O3CIHZSvdKKn5F5LEJ7LF_FUQScTbZgQXcTR7h53L34KlPfu1KDkzU2s4JRNgc6DLoFEKppOBMRqNLynCmiR7/w400-h300/IMG_20231126_132806943_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAbNvh_mmXJtQuHK1_FAO1EYKV4oD9BTp1GKhj9LUmWPZQPqtDa-CDY6KMbWYt3RsElnKWjZZ9-qsusFIDjEnKLRpXzXWZF9dXR8Os36FG1Ic46zI3z1OF8N8vAWq25qqlAIFJEemDDDU7OM9vEj7ac1qjIe4Q2Yplj7us6p6f7vvJKk3RoBnCsYXwbJJ/s4160/IMG_20231126_134407097.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAbNvh_mmXJtQuHK1_FAO1EYKV4oD9BTp1GKhj9LUmWPZQPqtDa-CDY6KMbWYt3RsElnKWjZZ9-qsusFIDjEnKLRpXzXWZF9dXR8Os36FG1Ic46zI3z1OF8N8vAWq25qqlAIFJEemDDDU7OM9vEj7ac1qjIe4Q2Yplj7us6p6f7vvJKk3RoBnCsYXwbJJ/w300-h400/IMG_20231126_134407097.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A near by waterfall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After stopping at the waterfall for some photos we headed out of the highlands and on to Tissamaharra locally known as Tissa. We stopped at some wetlands briefly and then on into Tissa for a few specialities.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjX2cZZhWsavD3rGD_UJbCEWvTKkYLP0sJtX1hxJq52ayXbJGipZ8McN3eCjgt1scJRUXNnmg5H_6M78EwF7DvbYRwYJcfgKYlLvg7P85Igldd7l54DcblYQqD7QX-_tjcixezP6Oj-pp2SuUxjhm4Ws7Zzbd_tYdyAqoTSHAHXyHVhh3KWLGI6MwxfQvM/s6960/Little%20Cormorant%202%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjX2cZZhWsavD3rGD_UJbCEWvTKkYLP0sJtX1hxJq52ayXbJGipZ8McN3eCjgt1scJRUXNnmg5H_6M78EwF7DvbYRwYJcfgKYlLvg7P85Igldd7l54DcblYQqD7QX-_tjcixezP6Oj-pp2SuUxjhm4Ws7Zzbd_tYdyAqoTSHAHXyHVhh3KWLGI6MwxfQvM/w400-h266/Little%20Cormorant%202%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPdisy9diicYabbr3nOZ1csFFhpWPeTsB97DwGEMZcP8YREKggCDXNtB9TQT3iy6hzFXXRk5-A3nHSZn10kjRWAb62W14NAxgDqkTwwamtFgLx4FcQ-Pe-layiT0q9mEt8PNa8Ygrv8eTEJTVeplHfmtNrnsdF1-Dlu8ND2dSFouUcTq4VGB4x47Spd_E/s4432/Spot-billed%20Pelican%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="4432" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPdisy9diicYabbr3nOZ1csFFhpWPeTsB97DwGEMZcP8YREKggCDXNtB9TQT3iy6hzFXXRk5-A3nHSZn10kjRWAb62W14NAxgDqkTwwamtFgLx4FcQ-Pe-layiT0q9mEt8PNa8Ygrv8eTEJTVeplHfmtNrnsdF1-Dlu8ND2dSFouUcTq4VGB4x47Spd_E/w400-h265/Spot-billed%20Pelican%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot-billed Pelican</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rzGO12nk-8JpArJQR0flcPNHrct8ZsAoByzCsGVK-9pG1YXiDn4kSFn37XfTLhDN_TawEutDvHzDkUzKDiOkdePXm1mv0GyA-eQHMDdQ7GsIDMRIWppBnO4xQ70SeN41w3AA1DTtZbt6xOmaW5eHyGiCU-j-NknM3wv23sjBtoESPds1KgYcT5-JRY0P/s2905/Whiskered%20Tern%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="2905" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rzGO12nk-8JpArJQR0flcPNHrct8ZsAoByzCsGVK-9pG1YXiDn4kSFn37XfTLhDN_TawEutDvHzDkUzKDiOkdePXm1mv0GyA-eQHMDdQ7GsIDMRIWppBnO4xQ70SeN41w3AA1DTtZbt6xOmaW5eHyGiCU-j-NknM3wv23sjBtoESPds1KgYcT5-JRY0P/w400-h265/Whiskered%20Tern%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whiskered Tern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7J73AEuFqJk-by97oiz7mmFWTcwmqTXYGg_nCRE0OM2dNU5YWGG_gvUzHZqXoxupjBKZ5n_8ENMdxGw8KaBGtFpQQVGzRAkgFwUVqMUhQrFhq_9Sr9aoxql3TtYGDdTp8IfFR_HKPxAcpxznreQTeoPZLbS-LF6zA5SFt4M8H_LHqaj9HWmN9wBe5aHt/s3404/Woolly-necked%20Stork%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="3404" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7J73AEuFqJk-by97oiz7mmFWTcwmqTXYGg_nCRE0OM2dNU5YWGG_gvUzHZqXoxupjBKZ5n_8ENMdxGw8KaBGtFpQQVGzRAkgFwUVqMUhQrFhq_9Sr9aoxql3TtYGDdTp8IfFR_HKPxAcpxznreQTeoPZLbS-LF6zA5SFt4M8H_LHqaj9HWmN9wBe5aHt/w400-h266/Woolly-necked%20Stork%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woolly-necked Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Arriving in Tissa late afternoon we met with a local who took us to his home to show us the Brown Wood Owl roosting in his garden. Sadly I couldnt get the camera to focus on it within the time we had to view.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eFVWnbSyvTEWndxnJ7V1Ey3arkdxkSb25uVqjVLbmv8nrzjR46Ve9ImIBU4Md7X_XfuBjgD0hYiVX-Wv3G6VepVD62SA2IIv9LvxaVBgxqXp4CP7EKZm3Xiuu5afxzkxHVMs1aEAgWNvikcSV4Daa07eIOYlIdqodf3HSzvQkPcgSmmtYJzdFi6KWaqv/s6960/Brown%20Wood%20Owl%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eFVWnbSyvTEWndxnJ7V1Ey3arkdxkSb25uVqjVLbmv8nrzjR46Ve9ImIBU4Md7X_XfuBjgD0hYiVX-Wv3G6VepVD62SA2IIv9LvxaVBgxqXp4CP7EKZm3Xiuu5afxzkxHVMs1aEAgWNvikcSV4Daa07eIOYlIdqodf3HSzvQkPcgSmmtYJzdFi6KWaqv/w400-h266/Brown%20Wood%20Owl%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Wood Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then we were taken to see a Jungle Owlett</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqb3GnGO9P4alF8EA4jp9C6FRCiicpGOL-gPA-SWI3ZtoQ2-vUN3NH930brliojxBLXT9ckX67q0ZBHU_nvGsM1FywAnhdySA_SHp9HflzPHre50tojYAB9veRV79-uOU00N7P-icBeqauU6VzPMqRAcqO_i7g4hH9aoz18HHAabC5Gndy7AMcIezVNgY/s4454/Jungle%20Owlet%201%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqb3GnGO9P4alF8EA4jp9C6FRCiicpGOL-gPA-SWI3ZtoQ2-vUN3NH930brliojxBLXT9ckX67q0ZBHU_nvGsM1FywAnhdySA_SHp9HflzPHre50tojYAB9veRV79-uOU00N7P-icBeqauU6VzPMqRAcqO_i7g4hH9aoz18HHAabC5Gndy7AMcIezVNgY/w400-h266/Jungle%20Owlet%201%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle Owlett</td></tr></tbody></table>Finally we headed into Tissa town where close to a Buddhist Temple there was a colony of White-naped Woodpeckers which we saw coming into roost<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv66hyphenhyphenNSa4BVZvMGFEDhfb1T9FvCRup0CCJGn-DNLnUT2pSpZlfyup9NLuX92HjMEHcjbEyjqp3vc14vC1uxXJ8Cim5SkmB1Jo0u9HGYVx_tEmlP5qEwlIu_J1C7GWYxNPVn1pRu47b4n2AV8xTtYAKsF1B8zmpH64V_FJoz6quVBghw3srBkGxyu3hjw/s4916/White-naped%20Woodpecker%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="4916" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv66hyphenhyphenNSa4BVZvMGFEDhfb1T9FvCRup0CCJGn-DNLnUT2pSpZlfyup9NLuX92HjMEHcjbEyjqp3vc14vC1uxXJ8Cim5SkmB1Jo0u9HGYVx_tEmlP5qEwlIu_J1C7GWYxNPVn1pRu47b4n2AV8xTtYAKsF1B8zmpH64V_FJoz6quVBghw3srBkGxyu3hjw/w400-h275/White-naped%20Woodpecker%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-naped Woodpecker.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Finally heading to our hotel for the next two nights we passed a roost of Black-headed Ibis</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEKNyCyBru_Olq86WFAfcMqlwEmEAWgPCq4Nn0aHAyQajrLOtS7BU4Tlg3k_Xlu3E6t6EsP24hk5Gvw2TNKg8bDgGbkzImBOngyqr80zfSETBGM4llw54e8h_YnVVEZystpxoSXhVWzp0DYWbsJgmsogws0KdUHh1VDlliC6C3IZMMgWxu3dAjBHZ5B6L/s5072/Black-headed%20Ibis%20Roost%2026-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="5072" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEKNyCyBru_Olq86WFAfcMqlwEmEAWgPCq4Nn0aHAyQajrLOtS7BU4Tlg3k_Xlu3E6t6EsP24hk5Gvw2TNKg8bDgGbkzImBOngyqr80zfSETBGM4llw54e8h_YnVVEZystpxoSXhVWzp0DYWbsJgmsogws0KdUHh1VDlliC6C3IZMMgWxu3dAjBHZ5B6L/w400-h268/Black-headed%20Ibis%20Roost%2026-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Ibis Roost</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We then settled into our accommodation at The Peacock Reach Hotel in Tissa.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTKibapuK6ajVfaqUAkqjYhvtX2z4ZKwnyOzKDlhtqWmcs9-UMST60AxHFeQZtIXrsiBAFIWbBitk88-t91vuKDIu9vtUljibswW-0WxURJ0bUNT0Cv9OBpX1y_k14KRCsMwEzsimZlCuH-xdDjQO8LKaiGVo9qYGWMeo_UzEnRtKxtp6EB-Ao1DRjDI2/s4160/IMG_20231128_121117870.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTKibapuK6ajVfaqUAkqjYhvtX2z4ZKwnyOzKDlhtqWmcs9-UMST60AxHFeQZtIXrsiBAFIWbBitk88-t91vuKDIu9vtUljibswW-0WxURJ0bUNT0Cv9OBpX1y_k14KRCsMwEzsimZlCuH-xdDjQO8LKaiGVo9qYGWMeo_UzEnRtKxtp6EB-Ao1DRjDI2/w300-h400/IMG_20231128_121117870.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our tour bus and Hotel Entrance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCRB7qWJShDA3gHcKd0SMtZXqh8ifetbODNxu4Vzc2O34NcWJiLWNuMXX6MOADJPDIB5NZMqgQ4he34abm9GvjARMKI6LDCrdQ5VGZneM55KQnsNtYPpPV446ACY59bt7D5Y1t-kOjt9Z5tFgCTb537uWEMZHhcyny57NZ_oAHnxmfu-PpXHIn0Ise70j/s4160/IMG_20231128_121151031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCRB7qWJShDA3gHcKd0SMtZXqh8ifetbODNxu4Vzc2O34NcWJiLWNuMXX6MOADJPDIB5NZMqgQ4he34abm9GvjARMKI6LDCrdQ5VGZneM55KQnsNtYPpPV446ACY59bt7D5Y1t-kOjt9Z5tFgCTb537uWEMZHhcyny57NZ_oAHnxmfu-PpXHIn0Ise70j/w300-h400/IMG_20231128_121151031.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reception</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLgQVsoCbOn-Se8mXjY_cdKmd5pTk-_4U0VmPEURrnN7iIyfXlNOXEg-6Mw_BN2jAkyAlJxblttt4AgFT-jjdImH3NzC3spVjrE4IwWVYUNMvP3_vxOnvfaV3Vd7f1m_2KJod-pngw4osNdkiCvxdayPvh-T-7Dd60jEMYGMxor2r9eqyTOCFQptsbLwm/s4160/IMG_20231126_181549305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLgQVsoCbOn-Se8mXjY_cdKmd5pTk-_4U0VmPEURrnN7iIyfXlNOXEg-6Mw_BN2jAkyAlJxblttt4AgFT-jjdImH3NzC3spVjrE4IwWVYUNMvP3_vxOnvfaV3Vd7f1m_2KJod-pngw4osNdkiCvxdayPvh-T-7Dd60jEMYGMxor2r9eqyTOCFQptsbLwm/w300-h400/IMG_20231126_181549305.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1oh6B5y15aXvTEr-jm0Pqv2yD57Ca5TTEuxnmZ48IIM3QQPPf8-e_SJReCj7kYW714FMmo9q7x_-SqgCa-S6p9MGlqHod1IcgsgcksZpUAsN5ft0LCX4j2kBGRssmP3kIXD20KI3PK7NAJG8FTuaTRCG2po9Ue2F_qoSyY0tfMRb9ikBcBQoNYdrV2Cl/s4160/IMG_20231128_121157463_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1oh6B5y15aXvTEr-jm0Pqv2yD57Ca5TTEuxnmZ48IIM3QQPPf8-e_SJReCj7kYW714FMmo9q7x_-SqgCa-S6p9MGlqHod1IcgsgcksZpUAsN5ft0LCX4j2kBGRssmP3kIXD20KI3PK7NAJG8FTuaTRCG2po9Ue2F_qoSyY0tfMRb9ikBcBQoNYdrV2Cl/w300-h400/IMG_20231128_121157463_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gardens and pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-57889451652031754632023-12-21T17:52:00.000+00:002023-12-21T17:52:21.599+00:00Sri Lanka Endemic Birds and Big Game with Rockjumper Tours Part 2 Yala, Bundala, and Uda Walawe<p> Monday 27th another early start leaving The Peacock Reach Hotel at 5.45 am the group got into 3 Safari Jeeps and headed off to Yala Reserve. Spending the whole day on the reserve with both packed breakfast and lunches we saw some incredible birds and mammals.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0OIeQLnP1uHRHs9DL66IArrHMCWoYGf0XrW-9Gks09CohvUYYJs6TnyhtJWfI2Zkt_crMrcCnJUd6ntAz5U028DIwW2A07KCQJE_4lyOPj2aS180Jhboiksdgfd0A92NBNUhP40PvjgKBabnLa9_CFQnf96MJaNWKsm53QdSolEqx-JFz4m8D-0twINP/s4160/IMG_20231127_120446525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0OIeQLnP1uHRHs9DL66IArrHMCWoYGf0XrW-9Gks09CohvUYYJs6TnyhtJWfI2Zkt_crMrcCnJUd6ntAz5U028DIwW2A07KCQJE_4lyOPj2aS180Jhboiksdgfd0A92NBNUhP40PvjgKBabnLa9_CFQnf96MJaNWKsm53QdSolEqx-JFz4m8D-0twINP/w400-h300/IMG_20231127_120446525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yala Nature Reserve and Indian Ocean</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hgqJdMbY5OuMTMiavMTHAmR1mA4P7nIeq8KkAjY53allA17uRk1E0-bH3X4_z2Dq_9qUWIQn4te2VGUj37JiPKUgersdw1Ae0GT-Guv_Wf8MgCNKuDSHhhp5P93nkczL8MwFSXrwYamqbv6xKcttTkCgN51SxzMdZ3nxNx3gHPSyyfnymSjDH2-ozboT/s2657/Ashy-headed%20Prinia%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="2657" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hgqJdMbY5OuMTMiavMTHAmR1mA4P7nIeq8KkAjY53allA17uRk1E0-bH3X4_z2Dq_9qUWIQn4te2VGUj37JiPKUgersdw1Ae0GT-Guv_Wf8MgCNKuDSHhhp5P93nkczL8MwFSXrwYamqbv6xKcttTkCgN51SxzMdZ3nxNx3gHPSyyfnymSjDH2-ozboT/w400-h245/Ashy-headed%20Prinia%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashy-headed Prinia?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7edY1YFtF8c2Q7QB72YKGuujOCY89qUGBQrciSoyPrnIkYYTPLiRvrar9e2nFQpoi11pOJUOTkqxN80vl2qYg8_15u-1GwgR9isOCIb3LGMYkweFPVb8qXFaPLMy3pyRgfCDpFlSQ0z3cM56uV0NWcxFno_EG_cJfANN2NctQXR2-eC-HjVkoEX5u1Ci/s5568/Asian%20Green%20Bee-eater%202%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7edY1YFtF8c2Q7QB72YKGuujOCY89qUGBQrciSoyPrnIkYYTPLiRvrar9e2nFQpoi11pOJUOTkqxN80vl2qYg8_15u-1GwgR9isOCIb3LGMYkweFPVb8qXFaPLMy3pyRgfCDpFlSQ0z3cM56uV0NWcxFno_EG_cJfANN2NctQXR2-eC-HjVkoEX5u1Ci/w400-h266/Asian%20Green%20Bee-eater%202%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04G1QNwciT_PQvb_PqGP1znTyIjjS7ArYaYYq00KFm-faKUXRoEK3iYxZ03yP_MUhufrrNmCrg67tnSIoEfGE_mY0JJQ5r1TibjKF5Y-h0ARMS9EKI9ckooHJAVIDlVAl-42PNkcnVP9jMd6VCnx7m9tma75JGqNvmIr_1U0hsR2CrRJLr35jBIPIvFlw/s6960/Asian%20Openbill%20and%20Blac-headed%20Ibis%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04G1QNwciT_PQvb_PqGP1znTyIjjS7ArYaYYq00KFm-faKUXRoEK3iYxZ03yP_MUhufrrNmCrg67tnSIoEfGE_mY0JJQ5r1TibjKF5Y-h0ARMS9EKI9ckooHJAVIDlVAl-42PNkcnVP9jMd6VCnx7m9tma75JGqNvmIr_1U0hsR2CrRJLr35jBIPIvFlw/w400-h266/Asian%20Openbill%20and%20Blac-headed%20Ibis%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open-billed Stork and Black-headed Ibis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWmuolbX893VczpvIOgHtxe-Q5PKW49TLzEuBf2KMw-z-PqSj2HATdUJ-76OEMZ0A-z8jV8-BZjWNCTIIohKOxTHyXOYuBs36-4ukp1wOjOI6rlHNlJXBL3I1mirx7wHP_S3NBIycZMjQd8oPYK44n6Oeyt-rjM9xp9HaOnaDv0eHnrYecChJRPGvuozh/s3075/Baya%20Weaver%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="3075" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWmuolbX893VczpvIOgHtxe-Q5PKW49TLzEuBf2KMw-z-PqSj2HATdUJ-76OEMZ0A-z8jV8-BZjWNCTIIohKOxTHyXOYuBs36-4ukp1wOjOI6rlHNlJXBL3I1mirx7wHP_S3NBIycZMjQd8oPYK44n6Oeyt-rjM9xp9HaOnaDv0eHnrYecChJRPGvuozh/w400-h276/Baya%20Weaver%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baya Weaver</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnGeXZrkliRdQI4BRDbAEiuclHvsEicA373RJHHcwiraOA6lbOKAU1x1lAemxT_85ik1HGNQb2lX9gaSJHqcNWEwRc68AjKq5tEdz3mEA0a0NaHsfcjMLsP004xGPeXyy_3jIf8uM8E4So_roUe_pR0QA_Va3WWB34rDWq-eJcPhDVgUvLKElkASvpEOQ/s5568/Black-necked%20Stork%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnGeXZrkliRdQI4BRDbAEiuclHvsEicA373RJHHcwiraOA6lbOKAU1x1lAemxT_85ik1HGNQb2lX9gaSJHqcNWEwRc68AjKq5tEdz3mEA0a0NaHsfcjMLsP004xGPeXyy_3jIf8uM8E4So_roUe_pR0QA_Va3WWB34rDWq-eJcPhDVgUvLKElkASvpEOQ/w400-h266/Black-necked%20Stork%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-necked Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwBqo8fnfa_2PzVLQnP7Cqv7wlZIWDdAJEwn9p0kYvxVfuCTeScJ6TaQie1lCCxIyw0OyU7SI4EtYp7WwRjQLTcpDwLMipRadxFh4HyScshMcymfYc3sEbPyfQLQ3q11ql4brnsHy5kk0TwYU1CkehPB6RQ1jy-YZyQO3RbNXZzAS8Sp0yV2PX8HvmwOx/s3400/Brahminy%20Kite%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3400" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwBqo8fnfa_2PzVLQnP7Cqv7wlZIWDdAJEwn9p0kYvxVfuCTeScJ6TaQie1lCCxIyw0OyU7SI4EtYp7WwRjQLTcpDwLMipRadxFh4HyScshMcymfYc3sEbPyfQLQ3q11ql4brnsHy5kk0TwYU1CkehPB6RQ1jy-YZyQO3RbNXZzAS8Sp0yV2PX8HvmwOx/w400-h329/Brahminy%20Kite%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brahminy Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpCUixiYruRUoRUX-4SeYdF5SW-Wbe713CFi59CSEGERCkabZRRX0IJSGYwgm6QwgJOICp0Rlsg0yviuBu5CYN5FVBzJT3byOZ3oODHDwD49HZtB9ZzOWSuYoGbWT2b6fbiOdUMU3Gy8gHlTEfs0pvBLYedqLJ-3_k1_8fBLsCkL9KXRRjjIx4X_3I4sw/s6960/Chital%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpCUixiYruRUoRUX-4SeYdF5SW-Wbe713CFi59CSEGERCkabZRRX0IJSGYwgm6QwgJOICp0Rlsg0yviuBu5CYN5FVBzJT3byOZ3oODHDwD49HZtB9ZzOWSuYoGbWT2b6fbiOdUMU3Gy8gHlTEfs0pvBLYedqLJ-3_k1_8fBLsCkL9KXRRjjIx4X_3I4sw/w400-h266/Chital%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chital</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVH17QqNFUqMmR86G48H824r7FcfurDW44b1vAPcLOJcJnzMS7ndSpLxbWkrpqDZrhAPjpx7kPxADx3GS4ek2BBhC2zlFZikVH9D-O1S2Ed4cPonNB36O_jOcoVXUhrfLrJWuwm_cfPK2nsH9LRg59JHgnB6z6XFj5Zus9RbvvvtF0c0cJ7yLkHPHPd4X/s2811/Common%20Iora%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2811" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVH17QqNFUqMmR86G48H824r7FcfurDW44b1vAPcLOJcJnzMS7ndSpLxbWkrpqDZrhAPjpx7kPxADx3GS4ek2BBhC2zlFZikVH9D-O1S2Ed4cPonNB36O_jOcoVXUhrfLrJWuwm_cfPK2nsH9LRg59JHgnB6z6XFj5Zus9RbvvvtF0c0cJ7yLkHPHPd4X/w400-h264/Common%20Iora%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marshals Iora</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd3Oi97VaJXDDMqFzL8PyXcIXcqivaLx9VvciHJrHuzDA9jxdEYGGmFeBVQtqiBQH2nRpmYLP0cg2gl7kLa43Q8WiWDE9Gf-HvNtsVCydwwrtrxGXQpaimrwGxWetPOHuCeNqiOe7aooqLzDKAn2gjAoR9tgsCqlGC5xQOtGLeN7yD8d_ryqeDnXnSxwa/s3359/Greater%20Sand%20Plover%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3359" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd3Oi97VaJXDDMqFzL8PyXcIXcqivaLx9VvciHJrHuzDA9jxdEYGGmFeBVQtqiBQH2nRpmYLP0cg2gl7kLa43Q8WiWDE9Gf-HvNtsVCydwwrtrxGXQpaimrwGxWetPOHuCeNqiOe7aooqLzDKAn2gjAoR9tgsCqlGC5xQOtGLeN7yD8d_ryqeDnXnSxwa/w400-h276/Greater%20Sand%20Plover%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Sandplover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFLoSXwY4xw6kfsvc3YMXZgQnPeI_xXl4Ks8zf3-8DIOuAcCnTFZeFKLmJoTLwF_hf9L2jnljCJF8w03M_rAprViUpSqbN_cSmUXEc-9gFRTXe44BBw2ON9lHR_U48y3BGIOIWo1qRRrvVV2PhYdLFxDwwVweull8OWvD6kkj8_kWIiB3cnnlpYfLFJDQ/s3485/Hoopoe%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="3485" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFLoSXwY4xw6kfsvc3YMXZgQnPeI_xXl4Ks8zf3-8DIOuAcCnTFZeFKLmJoTLwF_hf9L2jnljCJF8w03M_rAprViUpSqbN_cSmUXEc-9gFRTXe44BBw2ON9lHR_U48y3BGIOIWo1qRRrvVV2PhYdLFxDwwVweull8OWvD6kkj8_kWIiB3cnnlpYfLFJDQ/w400-h268/Hoopoe%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Hoopoe</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS0rbub2OK9fDa-1TDk8gtZxB03xl1gms4hxQUjOLsXIlNyLNFrwjRX61DAX0AE_5aqs2R4dTwEDCNIpUmqQhUOIQb7HVO4jDyI4Cg2ZUf0UNMx9lHrcHCRFSKGLTVtc9WcR1GcbzCwx4dTtJCtZ6z1Q_VhZvOtT2fyFBn_MpSZwD22rArtKqMKggXj3W/s3866/Hoopoe%20and%20Orange-breasted%20Green%20Pigeon%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3866" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS0rbub2OK9fDa-1TDk8gtZxB03xl1gms4hxQUjOLsXIlNyLNFrwjRX61DAX0AE_5aqs2R4dTwEDCNIpUmqQhUOIQb7HVO4jDyI4Cg2ZUf0UNMx9lHrcHCRFSKGLTVtc9WcR1GcbzCwx4dTtJCtZ6z1Q_VhZvOtT2fyFBn_MpSZwD22rArtKqMKggXj3W/w400-h281/Hoopoe%20and%20Orange-breasted%20Green%20Pigeon%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoopoe and Orange-breasted Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlh-pH_nSgpQYGhZ175rYiLKtLVEyUjCNqFc_H8aEbFS0bTvZ7rD-IYUjd0fhELKfmd9156pc13itEhDjfphWiGZBqabSMuecW0zel2e6hFm5Oq0U_-7ycoMUK9DO16TnhCixK47KvV5bLr7ADcGxpTjiTD2Bqs8fJP4v4PsZ9jgc_rLi3lmolsRdLME5/s6960/Indian%20Pitta%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlh-pH_nSgpQYGhZ175rYiLKtLVEyUjCNqFc_H8aEbFS0bTvZ7rD-IYUjd0fhELKfmd9156pc13itEhDjfphWiGZBqabSMuecW0zel2e6hFm5Oq0U_-7ycoMUK9DO16TnhCixK47KvV5bLr7ADcGxpTjiTD2Bqs8fJP4v4PsZ9jgc_rLi3lmolsRdLME5/w400-h266/Indian%20Pitta%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Pitta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rgTdXLbdk0_25iFsqzTComptxWlOe19RfBUifa2BiAIWkGvRXbVpZ9wdpNHK7IyC3TAYnh-jNrOJW2SOnBs5hw_Ruh4Tq6SXYHrixYVfNUC4-h2bU5CWdfBCbNX-rvYN0IcEHoiKSg4tubPJFJNkpbr7q-l8A9NpQ2NbJhYQJcRYtveq00m9kEYJ2Rz4/s5568/Indian%20Pitta%202%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rgTdXLbdk0_25iFsqzTComptxWlOe19RfBUifa2BiAIWkGvRXbVpZ9wdpNHK7IyC3TAYnh-jNrOJW2SOnBs5hw_Ruh4Tq6SXYHrixYVfNUC4-h2bU5CWdfBCbNX-rvYN0IcEHoiKSg4tubPJFJNkpbr7q-l8A9NpQ2NbJhYQJcRYtveq00m9kEYJ2Rz4/w400-h266/Indian%20Pitta%202%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Pitta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVRXpj0OQuL8ETsi73hIjoSVUvrVDeYTgqWfwEHA976-xxBMUa18v5MrihoK00mEyhbjrtdr_Lh27GVI2gXL4XpUejhST2Kn7l_-o7L9WVxK4eutAJr7UcWPVhpeddJc2O3X_-qx3OypvZ1r_9T9SNfQE7yeiKosLOjiCnJqm4hM1GCDMKmqNJ40TMpH_/s5568/Intermediate%20Egret%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVRXpj0OQuL8ETsi73hIjoSVUvrVDeYTgqWfwEHA976-xxBMUa18v5MrihoK00mEyhbjrtdr_Lh27GVI2gXL4XpUejhST2Kn7l_-o7L9WVxK4eutAJr7UcWPVhpeddJc2O3X_-qx3OypvZ1r_9T9SNfQE7yeiKosLOjiCnJqm4hM1GCDMKmqNJ40TMpH_/w400-h266/Intermediate%20Egret%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intermediate Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nLOeo1xjZsBYUkdkxsFqdJMglLEBoKyQIJxZ6RHHTfevgiBe2xuX4ffHkc457vouqpq0VplTRxKHsAG1Z2HQbSyBOUZXejL8o0Qj4OzZPc3fKDuaXOW8lYmskfEZESiKYLST_wZGBhj6amREcQh2eA67nNIp8e1_MezkFOSqZo8IcXTXXtB5SbEZb_wt/s4663/Kentish%20Plover%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3282" data-original-width="4663" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nLOeo1xjZsBYUkdkxsFqdJMglLEBoKyQIJxZ6RHHTfevgiBe2xuX4ffHkc457vouqpq0VplTRxKHsAG1Z2HQbSyBOUZXejL8o0Qj4OzZPc3fKDuaXOW8lYmskfEZESiKYLST_wZGBhj6amREcQh2eA67nNIp8e1_MezkFOSqZo8IcXTXXtB5SbEZb_wt/w400-h281/Kentish%20Plover%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kentish Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lX5zPvmmiIWGmbsJ_FGcq7jF3EpAtZU68vsrKBP881N5973PtTqxrNcAPhCri94Gnqbmm-agsV5qj7MI6xCTQMRuzBUIyycrvgJP8Gx2fFOTJK4TgxNw4V1Jf-V6fFN7hK4Si97-tome5S00JCl5zffXkYUyq3P2ys5fEhdsO7AL_26zT3nfVpl1TDzg/s3977/Lesser%20Adjutant%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="3977" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lX5zPvmmiIWGmbsJ_FGcq7jF3EpAtZU68vsrKBP881N5973PtTqxrNcAPhCri94Gnqbmm-agsV5qj7MI6xCTQMRuzBUIyycrvgJP8Gx2fFOTJK4TgxNw4V1Jf-V6fFN7hK4Si97-tome5S00JCl5zffXkYUyq3P2ys5fEhdsO7AL_26zT3nfVpl1TDzg/w400-h276/Lesser%20Adjutant%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Adjutant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFBcUdGBQ7CqzZbuOJr8iO88uPp8Q_ORDKiJLt9S4cZwgf4r4d6v3DP_mpbfv6AIm0WPbvhbZS1V2XnXeupev1RArgPt5neJyd3yCz2nT0R5gB5j5Z_8EXrKe1dKyN82WhRb-_EF-mCeraMUltsI7ehX9u2d6j2T13Vtc0QUsVbqf0DkwiWwCExFOttPk/s4298/Lesser%20Sand%20Plover%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="4298" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFBcUdGBQ7CqzZbuOJr8iO88uPp8Q_ORDKiJLt9S4cZwgf4r4d6v3DP_mpbfv6AIm0WPbvhbZS1V2XnXeupev1RArgPt5neJyd3yCz2nT0R5gB5j5Z_8EXrKe1dKyN82WhRb-_EF-mCeraMUltsI7ehX9u2d6j2T13Vtc0QUsVbqf0DkwiWwCExFOttPk/w400-h261/Lesser%20Sand%20Plover%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Sandplovers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtyOm93FRRUYhvre6X_yJLdawFA6xzq9vtvjv2mzIyL3_5a_ZM5plZ94-FSzUowJKEttq-DSxVBnrJWEwk41BL1cykNjtxeAtpGiLi_WMDbrOhveiXhAO5DpVDDbSQ4FyyQotPxfYx-tSeEvP7czT5wu5X7OHObPKXG7d1TC5Fs4kaumYdbdSEAUBPuuI/s5568/Lesser%20Whistling%20Duck%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtyOm93FRRUYhvre6X_yJLdawFA6xzq9vtvjv2mzIyL3_5a_ZM5plZ94-FSzUowJKEttq-DSxVBnrJWEwk41BL1cykNjtxeAtpGiLi_WMDbrOhveiXhAO5DpVDDbSQ4FyyQotPxfYx-tSeEvP7czT5wu5X7OHObPKXG7d1TC5Fs4kaumYdbdSEAUBPuuI/w400-h266/Lesser%20Whistling%20Duck%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Whistling Duck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj0hVdrHWp91KQCQ0iRycxhLDttdyCqGzeN7ZnmZXMOjTJGGShiASmUCPukl4IuSzWGDO2M3yeu0ShIcUuZWYTtSXISeHy2PWpY1nvyrf_pAZcX3oAk-yxAivTQgydgdgAXWItb369n5ZooY6enjDHi3xB_tz1ZPhgAuOiq0e0m3DKfaZyhdIhYOjtAwx/s4312/Malabar%20Pied%20Hornbill%202%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="4312" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj0hVdrHWp91KQCQ0iRycxhLDttdyCqGzeN7ZnmZXMOjTJGGShiASmUCPukl4IuSzWGDO2M3yeu0ShIcUuZWYTtSXISeHy2PWpY1nvyrf_pAZcX3oAk-yxAivTQgydgdgAXWItb369n5ZooY6enjDHi3xB_tz1ZPhgAuOiq0e0m3DKfaZyhdIhYOjtAwx/w400-h259/Malabar%20Pied%20Hornbill%202%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malabar Pied Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GD9jQtwc89mC6sgzeT5UldZAK_JF8So4qC4Wfoph9eMwVz4K1AMPQ3ty51oQ6N8fkZEgRtPX3wxY8oSUn_5mBEoKSmEP5yq63bC-jpWZbnNTrPubbfSE8jtN1PL-YeSz_tF8KiKetz5ctw4kNElIgBNOAQ1QIvDj_j79ZR7FCSiL83nT3Kc7R0sfI93T/s6960/Malabar%20Pied%20Hornbill%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GD9jQtwc89mC6sgzeT5UldZAK_JF8So4qC4Wfoph9eMwVz4K1AMPQ3ty51oQ6N8fkZEgRtPX3wxY8oSUn_5mBEoKSmEP5yq63bC-jpWZbnNTrPubbfSE8jtN1PL-YeSz_tF8KiKetz5ctw4kNElIgBNOAQ1QIvDj_j79ZR7FCSiL83nT3Kc7R0sfI93T/w400-h266/Malabar%20Pied%20Hornbill%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malabar Pied Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m_DRGtJ0AKZd8yeeevU-DPaMnFMDJOKQ8GBCYKYy0YdLzpxlmgXdiDPdbIX3uRGH65DvuEtKGOzBhXytqyOnbuYbppNND7cqpU0AE2J-B4qUzHDV2O3ytR_4z02-qPRtdPyl0L5pTWMmtY1q8FonhTjPoGk2r-xCtLeWPppyxX_zgZUNC6vmukab8Pzr/s3165/Marsh%20Sandpiper%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3165" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m_DRGtJ0AKZd8yeeevU-DPaMnFMDJOKQ8GBCYKYy0YdLzpxlmgXdiDPdbIX3uRGH65DvuEtKGOzBhXytqyOnbuYbppNND7cqpU0AE2J-B4qUzHDV2O3ytR_4z02-qPRtdPyl0L5pTWMmtY1q8FonhTjPoGk2r-xCtLeWPppyxX_zgZUNC6vmukab8Pzr/w400-h306/Marsh%20Sandpiper%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieacylfMmsOAQ0GNSSt0vhJAivo76F55fxKCzWEF1oSiT2I76XWKUd9JP1hxRQ12KFjC3TogaoNbJTl4nBayfnFjG0xAhwwmZoBIdknYhx_l5N1STFD-d0PSEAmi6BqdpTcQE0n_qp5PbBuLKRPUqGUWdOAbGc3WPaM3_lpUsC0fmytatWWJM5dAvclhrQ/s4200/Orange%20Minivet%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3091" data-original-width="4200" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieacylfMmsOAQ0GNSSt0vhJAivo76F55fxKCzWEF1oSiT2I76XWKUd9JP1hxRQ12KFjC3TogaoNbJTl4nBayfnFjG0xAhwwmZoBIdknYhx_l5N1STFD-d0PSEAmi6BqdpTcQE0n_qp5PbBuLKRPUqGUWdOAbGc3WPaM3_lpUsC0fmytatWWJM5dAvclhrQ/w400-h295/Orange%20Minivet%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange Minivet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcZAWX_c9iSwJnS4satvOHX17xcfTpFZaI4W3BVeSSGADhqLi3UqOBQ5hIsooc7UqUmD5CH-dRdOGiwhDajW8GsI_P9u02ZR36wdbp8fIk6Z9Zvl25GvWjPOUlDnCMiirbs9wYp8wcpxzn8px27Yq0l-0giB7901iQuU86RFkA4sqth5LCsrbbPqmlJqB/s2555/Orange-breasted%20Green%20Pigeon%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2555" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcZAWX_c9iSwJnS4satvOHX17xcfTpFZaI4W3BVeSSGADhqLi3UqOBQ5hIsooc7UqUmD5CH-dRdOGiwhDajW8GsI_P9u02ZR36wdbp8fIk6Z9Zvl25GvWjPOUlDnCMiirbs9wYp8wcpxzn8px27Yq0l-0giB7901iQuU86RFkA4sqth5LCsrbbPqmlJqB/w400-h265/Orange-breasted%20Green%20Pigeon%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange-breasted Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3CcLDRMj5A6ZONy1-j7Z8HKJ2cX3181VNsOn976yWyfDF9himxaaAYLvp2l8It2LbXy27cylXhPC4_P-PxpYsbvbcibE9pBWQkZjczIepOuMBkDM77WPA2moBs-avgQlzY_mPUEgS2xrlqgPJjU9m05inwI_eKEcU9FwtV5eVTW9J0a3sX65otMRs4d/s5568/Painted%20Stork%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3CcLDRMj5A6ZONy1-j7Z8HKJ2cX3181VNsOn976yWyfDF9himxaaAYLvp2l8It2LbXy27cylXhPC4_P-PxpYsbvbcibE9pBWQkZjczIepOuMBkDM77WPA2moBs-avgQlzY_mPUEgS2xrlqgPJjU9m05inwI_eKEcU9FwtV5eVTW9J0a3sX65otMRs4d/w400-h266/Painted%20Stork%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1bkmGnhVWZUDoMrvlelFFMQnD0un36Y9t_-dCDUFjXaNXQXdrZRp_P4EqPUFTw-AEVijUUkxvRQLmJV74sAc8MJW4UzpoLLQF3LNPb1Y-_Q2Vv1jqJhCsx3jj1UGD-RlcbyFef1nlykCfmaGIZe5CzmjDGJaeJ8Q9DgNCR-fpcMR-rNnKcBywjtMvvBG/s6960/Peacock%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1bkmGnhVWZUDoMrvlelFFMQnD0un36Y9t_-dCDUFjXaNXQXdrZRp_P4EqPUFTw-AEVijUUkxvRQLmJV74sAc8MJW4UzpoLLQF3LNPb1Y-_Q2Vv1jqJhCsx3jj1UGD-RlcbyFef1nlykCfmaGIZe5CzmjDGJaeJ8Q9DgNCR-fpcMR-rNnKcBywjtMvvBG/w400-h266/Peacock%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peacock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUQSLbU-rtjBfBPnI6sC_WY4ab7R-kzT-2Vbbpozd184nfH9CWgN9HTqjxEd20LTPNhqyuN3taDScS8t7IvMvy0uzH10rm3AbKD74BJPW6h9XkAHnWcvx1L5UvCuTjr3b1sNnOXlNiJh177_Vh0-sgmwUr2YAOxpHrdjD0Z-2gLVxjAi6u1i2IvlYosQC/s6960/Ruddy%20Mongoose%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUQSLbU-rtjBfBPnI6sC_WY4ab7R-kzT-2Vbbpozd184nfH9CWgN9HTqjxEd20LTPNhqyuN3taDScS8t7IvMvy0uzH10rm3AbKD74BJPW6h9XkAHnWcvx1L5UvCuTjr3b1sNnOXlNiJh177_Vh0-sgmwUr2YAOxpHrdjD0Z-2gLVxjAi6u1i2IvlYosQC/w400-h266/Ruddy%20Mongoose%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruddy Mongoose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UXEkMsy0ceTc6SS3KnKSVfd2K_fJAmdcNPFY-_mjLft1BI9g5pvuTprHcep9chIGWRywLgQLqG6TWjHdIUHgzOoxlW4_cF9RUvjfIwWyHRhGtg9ni6JOBOv9FdUjideHS8gZY1IsyZrdn1-48rijuSjmPkeU5Z1BfjmJFyrlUXA7LUm-DhSySKYKiT11/s3456/Scaly-breasted%20Munia%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3456" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UXEkMsy0ceTc6SS3KnKSVfd2K_fJAmdcNPFY-_mjLft1BI9g5pvuTprHcep9chIGWRywLgQLqG6TWjHdIUHgzOoxlW4_cF9RUvjfIwWyHRhGtg9ni6JOBOv9FdUjideHS8gZY1IsyZrdn1-48rijuSjmPkeU5Z1BfjmJFyrlUXA7LUm-DhSySKYKiT11/w400-h268/Scaly-breasted%20Munia%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly-breasted Munia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLkmPUNuXC-QWckhG-6TpODzVWSk1rxJ0Xjj9JBYwlRTwNwv8TWwxZhBAJ-55Vn8J79PiLh2VsnrDbbU9vbNETqrxOOMBq4ILXUxyfRw685LhQmQImGvO2xs7D9gNpblNDH5ZpF0wvlbXiGW8b9b7nGJJf9ePfIzvoX1FquP9aCnaOXtK29t1ue9BnYKE/s6960/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20fowl%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLkmPUNuXC-QWckhG-6TpODzVWSk1rxJ0Xjj9JBYwlRTwNwv8TWwxZhBAJ-55Vn8J79PiLh2VsnrDbbU9vbNETqrxOOMBq4ILXUxyfRw685LhQmQImGvO2xs7D9gNpblNDH5ZpF0wvlbXiGW8b9b7nGJJf9ePfIzvoX1FquP9aCnaOXtK29t1ue9BnYKE/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Jungle%20fowl%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXwnQSVMDhHJlTkrSy2hNsvYdhEJ52kJSCaiywIrAFcmSDJcnAJIIOkIugLJFGRh8iyV_oCFrRJDfOGAo4O-8JB5pcep_H27wk4eahiNTRXTRy77U6TFlzI47rWzhI9ApUz56VxgC9WvOhxzXecvWjDdJn7cGUCkgaCzO_6N3GXXcppS8GwXPrkvpeITu/s2949/Sri%20Lanka%20Woodshrike%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="2949" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXwnQSVMDhHJlTkrSy2hNsvYdhEJ52kJSCaiywIrAFcmSDJcnAJIIOkIugLJFGRh8iyV_oCFrRJDfOGAo4O-8JB5pcep_H27wk4eahiNTRXTRy77U6TFlzI47rWzhI9ApUz56VxgC9WvOhxzXecvWjDdJn7cGUCkgaCzO_6N3GXXcppS8GwXPrkvpeITu/w400-h259/Sri%20Lanka%20Woodshrike%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Woodshrike (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeyZU5uuIErqFAY5-KeYEfClvFQ2Z-gxMuND1zh7FJYl6_E_InmG3fMg74CT6180_zx95BdxPAqm3oQQA_fWrWw8nqz80WgHyeZ7eWgIN-6eAKtyFCVO9beXdvKYNzbWAj_WPYD7kKMnKWc9Np-dho3_Rzo4EGBi_YoGADgD_6Agj4e3MuqkR-9gGnN2e/s4350/Striated%20Heron%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="4350" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeyZU5uuIErqFAY5-KeYEfClvFQ2Z-gxMuND1zh7FJYl6_E_InmG3fMg74CT6180_zx95BdxPAqm3oQQA_fWrWw8nqz80WgHyeZ7eWgIN-6eAKtyFCVO9beXdvKYNzbWAj_WPYD7kKMnKWc9Np-dho3_Rzo4EGBi_YoGADgD_6Agj4e3MuqkR-9gGnN2e/w400-h276/Striated%20Heron%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striated Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStIMt30UdEKnQ5_B1Z6n2WnvInbJt1eI1NlifvBuwoqxF06JhCYGhMYnp3Pi4dbwOAYxXps9KtcOvhgqC2MUs8xEIJKqHIeJ7ODVfa8PRKWmpjHHFj_ILCCUGi1bsWNEnEnXq8glCBQQnIEO1TjhRE9ai8-301UEzz7UkaEAbKGdJLcHsZ0N0hhwxv2BG/s6960/Toque%20Macaque%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStIMt30UdEKnQ5_B1Z6n2WnvInbJt1eI1NlifvBuwoqxF06JhCYGhMYnp3Pi4dbwOAYxXps9KtcOvhgqC2MUs8xEIJKqHIeJ7ODVfa8PRKWmpjHHFj_ILCCUGi1bsWNEnEnXq8glCBQQnIEO1TjhRE9ai8-301UEzz7UkaEAbKGdJLcHsZ0N0hhwxv2BG/w400-h266/Toque%20Macaque%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toque Macaque</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2pT52oQ2sDff5k6z34-bmE0T7WqXQbbfqGvXH_B1dPo2dz5YeGLKpsLhPmka7tJyYe-uVnCSmREXgVvxQzDqlk44ZaDF-gWz55UQYMh9UQoP4HuaGayJ3bPgf9Dem8qjED6JpI6GoWEr9qcx5-ib7BzSQUxseGHh4cMjPWi5U0DLarzq38kD1YxUMEWt/s5568/Water%20Buffalo27-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2pT52oQ2sDff5k6z34-bmE0T7WqXQbbfqGvXH_B1dPo2dz5YeGLKpsLhPmka7tJyYe-uVnCSmREXgVvxQzDqlk44ZaDF-gWz55UQYMh9UQoP4HuaGayJ3bPgf9Dem8qjED6JpI6GoWEr9qcx5-ib7BzSQUxseGHh4cMjPWi5U0DLarzq38kD1YxUMEWt/w400-h266/Water%20Buffalo27-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Buffalo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bBpTUi4tenjgpgEfdYR8Urkc0HNep-wg-qIDIo_zTXoXRydbmCKTUE3dWVZz3rcXgm7b4D91RRQqCHa1ZFdfzOVVBHgxl7-lPkupW2RbYc1P2Jc4NylGoHhdHQMeq24EvIx5OBqpm0exde6fhYUB9BzlWjRR_2jR6a3D4VtC30J9qZSAATYH7QktWYxH/s3798/White-bellied%20Sea%20Eagle%201%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3798" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bBpTUi4tenjgpgEfdYR8Urkc0HNep-wg-qIDIo_zTXoXRydbmCKTUE3dWVZz3rcXgm7b4D91RRQqCHa1ZFdfzOVVBHgxl7-lPkupW2RbYc1P2Jc4NylGoHhdHQMeq24EvIx5OBqpm0exde6fhYUB9BzlWjRR_2jR6a3D4VtC30J9qZSAATYH7QktWYxH/w400-h259/White-bellied%20Sea%20Eagle%201%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-bellied Sea Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQejYAYy4fNiPIqddVtRiJrFa8faXiD6RKP-5U5lswvs4ZkLNixKZB-_0Qr0f1jdIDGDP0bcyZ3BgQfywV6FH4-X06V1i0PQa9qNSRsybLtmqaXw6bXWpEqeWgsuZU2jlRWyqarqhv0RdErPQV8lMzQuJKBuAvNhLI4Xs5UZnuToT4Ej7AUlgi_lwKmNKp/s2580/White-bellied%20Sea%20Eagle%202%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2580" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQejYAYy4fNiPIqddVtRiJrFa8faXiD6RKP-5U5lswvs4ZkLNixKZB-_0Qr0f1jdIDGDP0bcyZ3BgQfywV6FH4-X06V1i0PQa9qNSRsybLtmqaXw6bXWpEqeWgsuZU2jlRWyqarqhv0RdErPQV8lMzQuJKBuAvNhLI4Xs5UZnuToT4Ej7AUlgi_lwKmNKp/w400-h308/White-bellied%20Sea%20Eagle%202%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-bellied Sea Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6NdTu7TK6-AFe0Akg_cBlsXm0nct4ahJhr-tlY751Ujlsew1xzfy9cH5yMXe_ExNGx7KF04eUDK1_GWrwSStLWkFzYF4XE-XhrS4K4BcEuG3VtNQLLEaQA0MqZwm1S86E68xqjCxC5kGfSbyAUTZI3XDyXJ9U8OJJBU1xWAOHEtlyb4XNxCX2asdOBFt/s3195/White-browed%20Fantail%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3195" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6NdTu7TK6-AFe0Akg_cBlsXm0nct4ahJhr-tlY751Ujlsew1xzfy9cH5yMXe_ExNGx7KF04eUDK1_GWrwSStLWkFzYF4XE-XhrS4K4BcEuG3VtNQLLEaQA0MqZwm1S86E68xqjCxC5kGfSbyAUTZI3XDyXJ9U8OJJBU1xWAOHEtlyb4XNxCX2asdOBFt/w400-h266/White-browed%20Fantail%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Fantail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_U69grKbovhEnPivxjD_9yK-o1hlaqhpyQQrNAfUyWyx_FLiU3hKQxbpMK6EuYLihOfcs2BsmzM6Q-FB5ErndmLgvt0JEfY0yNcmrE_LZfRzlB71skoGdKuXUNsw2chrPe2nnj1st2H8yxUjkv1ZPiP21NCAKKtXOD80rtb1GQapeMup8u5yNE_zu1edG/s3538/Wild%20Pig%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="3538" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_U69grKbovhEnPivxjD_9yK-o1hlaqhpyQQrNAfUyWyx_FLiU3hKQxbpMK6EuYLihOfcs2BsmzM6Q-FB5ErndmLgvt0JEfY0yNcmrE_LZfRzlB71skoGdKuXUNsw2chrPe2nnj1st2H8yxUjkv1ZPiP21NCAKKtXOD80rtb1GQapeMup8u5yNE_zu1edG/w400-h239/Wild%20Pig%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Boar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbux1Cvhw0pZhWxmtRdDf3HilGN4dzfhpGdPqEa2uWCeJk-TwEreDYFkK-sop10JR86f7KFaCEw5LmXFxuZbiIaKXktm5LSNlPipUA8dKX79CI0pvFdYzCeDM2xrufp-rX3w3FpSrBgmmT45wvRijlOjNEisduWEvwf3ZVO7oD2N5T4GQrXMVemmCNkNgv/s3359/Yellow-wattled%20Lapwing%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3359" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbux1Cvhw0pZhWxmtRdDf3HilGN4dzfhpGdPqEa2uWCeJk-TwEreDYFkK-sop10JR86f7KFaCEw5LmXFxuZbiIaKXktm5LSNlPipUA8dKX79CI0pvFdYzCeDM2xrufp-rX3w3FpSrBgmmT45wvRijlOjNEisduWEvwf3ZVO7oD2N5T4GQrXMVemmCNkNgv/w400-h256/Yellow-wattled%20Lapwing%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY0wubrsL0e_rQB9az5sQb60sLjbkQzlIKz_1Z0ZbR5KN03rBNd0NhTMydLQcDC2DAud-QI6Bq2MfLAXuxjoP6NadJ28WjLeXjnVScNcqCM6XZsnpbqv6B246XTk468CORRjds_zXKtcI1hz58ViShk6V6CqjCiECxvDxV0PRZRhkZth41t_S5w8M4IYp/s4454/Zitting%20Cisticola%2027-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY0wubrsL0e_rQB9az5sQb60sLjbkQzlIKz_1Z0ZbR5KN03rBNd0NhTMydLQcDC2DAud-QI6Bq2MfLAXuxjoP6NadJ28WjLeXjnVScNcqCM6XZsnpbqv6B246XTk468CORRjds_zXKtcI1hz58ViShk6V6CqjCiECxvDxV0PRZRhkZth41t_S5w8M4IYp/w400-h266/Zitting%20Cisticola%2027-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zitting Cisticola</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Towards the end of the day it was apparent that a Leopard had been sited as all the jeeps were rushing towards a minor track we joined the queue and after a 40 minute wait we eventually got a sighting of one asleep in a tree. Unfortunately as the light was fading I was unable to get a photo.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY09EJzcBaYGbnWKr_wG0cLyMARIW2tpSb2sB87hcrsulHPDfx3Oa1B9uUK0ewgnM_aMnzHt_KgdFzRMYiUnjZTayJ4uWIGbys0XdepQVTPQO14qqWt7yk7ta4K82XvA-m6NgLO8TpRwOfecABt8WBxW400d0AOwh5lDaM8701Jx8o-LsyBBdAGK1Jdxy/s4160/IMG_20231127_170103438.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY09EJzcBaYGbnWKr_wG0cLyMARIW2tpSb2sB87hcrsulHPDfx3Oa1B9uUK0ewgnM_aMnzHt_KgdFzRMYiUnjZTayJ4uWIGbys0XdepQVTPQO14qqWt7yk7ta4K82XvA-m6NgLO8TpRwOfecABt8WBxW400d0AOwh5lDaM8701Jx8o-LsyBBdAGK1Jdxy/w300-h400/IMG_20231127_170103438.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queuing for the Leopard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Tuesday 28th November, yes another early start and into jeeps again with a packed breakfast but this time we headed for Bundala Nature reserve an area of flooded wetland stuffed with birds and butterflies.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrvhJU7dtruNRf3jYRXxfpIVF6drrOlkylp6B5TaASl6y_SsW5VX1P_TWJhHgq4M8MkTA4pGaZvgh3e6h5O6ulqWt9CZl_VRWCQQ0CLyn2MIhcSPejWD3Ft5Uu_j97ymhIMj-nzimQpGMhCmuLrNVAiDEvj_V19Y3hN-ItK1F0XGxQCwlpbDXE9DiNV2M/s4454/Bundala%20Wetland%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrvhJU7dtruNRf3jYRXxfpIVF6drrOlkylp6B5TaASl6y_SsW5VX1P_TWJhHgq4M8MkTA4pGaZvgh3e6h5O6ulqWt9CZl_VRWCQQ0CLyn2MIhcSPejWD3Ft5Uu_j97ymhIMj-nzimQpGMhCmuLrNVAiDEvj_V19Y3hN-ItK1F0XGxQCwlpbDXE9DiNV2M/w400-h266/Bundala%20Wetland%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bundala Wetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlMgkRIcU1ylzpj92IXcRLgzrs4o1fGZB2ReNoWmpqvymhEjFP2eaOWt-H6T8vWsAvMAVMY8t2RW8r_PBUCA09iEHj2rfRD4tvWVwDCyJa33i6Z-gkasbVAsOkGZrcIvk1kYMiPX4cj4EcAVcvaPto9eLxekx1hLK7f3ZCnlEKi2PI4wKkuCiF1V6mEf8/s3433/Cinnamon%20Bittern%202%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3433" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlMgkRIcU1ylzpj92IXcRLgzrs4o1fGZB2ReNoWmpqvymhEjFP2eaOWt-H6T8vWsAvMAVMY8t2RW8r_PBUCA09iEHj2rfRD4tvWVwDCyJa33i6Z-gkasbVAsOkGZrcIvk1kYMiPX4cj4EcAVcvaPto9eLxekx1hLK7f3ZCnlEKi2PI4wKkuCiF1V6mEf8/w400-h270/Cinnamon%20Bittern%202%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinnamon Bittern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA7PdAvKqiGmGyfWoEeSvjwmV49PsTu0cIGxF0kdVXEf5jJpBb58G-5I-fwndxed15ZLU_VMZJY2ViB07YZBM1F8XxXxRJedBFNz2p4RIkVh371OqcCrVwgpr10s-bvJLUCuvSOO4B8jU8f3DamR8G4r3LhH36mMF3VN1uVWCsRLIFjN06vJhtBJoQ5LM/s3053/Black-crowned%20Night%20Heron%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3053" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA7PdAvKqiGmGyfWoEeSvjwmV49PsTu0cIGxF0kdVXEf5jJpBb58G-5I-fwndxed15ZLU_VMZJY2ViB07YZBM1F8XxXxRJedBFNz2p4RIkVh371OqcCrVwgpr10s-bvJLUCuvSOO4B8jU8f3DamR8G4r3LhH36mMF3VN1uVWCsRLIFjN06vJhtBJoQ5LM/w400-h309/Black-crowned%20Night%20Heron%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-crowned Night Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J1gkGtAkeiFfPNdQoMWvDwW75AMIigSIAz3ZhKqjrcv_Xo_-zlCj2XQf96t3CxAv42wqtsJJzDYwWmGKuqNdOxTMyuEwu4_xjJA8T9LoKl-siMkQZqall_x11zqvINqAVhBhyphenhyphenC7vmXnfJ9r__ZB8iVXQPamk1roFGlR484aJMgjv0tNxXAaf_20_IkAM/s2080/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%202%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="2080" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J1gkGtAkeiFfPNdQoMWvDwW75AMIigSIAz3ZhKqjrcv_Xo_-zlCj2XQf96t3CxAv42wqtsJJzDYwWmGKuqNdOxTMyuEwu4_xjJA8T9LoKl-siMkQZqall_x11zqvINqAVhBhyphenhyphenC7vmXnfJ9r__ZB8iVXQPamk1roFGlR484aJMgjv0tNxXAaf_20_IkAM/w400-h289/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%202%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-tailed Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiHUi7zhSCs0WruxYTJpCx2VNl4CMspQk9ZDOvyP7IAesKuCBgxqqBTvH28Hb9c2g7hHBjnFrzwneFMtRlI4c6uxH63pP-9ILF6-LqKTxt0kKhPZ7wUHQixBgZgCjcP-KvmHNzPDebx2xQsjqz2ggQS9OlLol6NF4P6PANsxTuLFoM7Bc7YW8EpqkQ1W1/s1873/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%203%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1873" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiHUi7zhSCs0WruxYTJpCx2VNl4CMspQk9ZDOvyP7IAesKuCBgxqqBTvH28Hb9c2g7hHBjnFrzwneFMtRlI4c6uxH63pP-9ILF6-LqKTxt0kKhPZ7wUHQixBgZgCjcP-KvmHNzPDebx2xQsjqz2ggQS9OlLol6NF4P6PANsxTuLFoM7Bc7YW8EpqkQ1W1/w400-h297/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%203%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-tailed Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO-Fh3yaGoZcnjU_bgUMqrGUNCfLF6cthACRJWkzwEhsuvDUNjeW8dScukyJy1I8KsH2GHD3dDSArpF6TvDMZ0C7JmrjFO2kXf43UP4U0Yz2D70apdOI8_AypjUE_A4ZqrFdZ9pTMqFTf8Hlrooh1MZ1yhTMiMKchYT2nlHrstzF0EgJtLxwLRzEWNKMu/s2532/Blythes%20Reed%20Warbler%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2532" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO-Fh3yaGoZcnjU_bgUMqrGUNCfLF6cthACRJWkzwEhsuvDUNjeW8dScukyJy1I8KsH2GHD3dDSArpF6TvDMZ0C7JmrjFO2kXf43UP4U0Yz2D70apdOI8_AypjUE_A4ZqrFdZ9pTMqFTf8Hlrooh1MZ1yhTMiMKchYT2nlHrstzF0EgJtLxwLRzEWNKMu/w400-h268/Blythes%20Reed%20Warbler%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blythe's Reed Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDMIIwwrjw3e6mJT5lq03V3RDrznxv34DziK60iYxwSyGO2SQBTSF4Kg5wsPexZuBLB0XN_WhLpMeNeQISaAn0vGWrZP85Lue8xxm1ulK2_4e-YzFi_9_Gd21cEpUw5WO2CDbYdKtb6BfRQ30GN3QfhDrXMFkEzU6ROoayQGZTsml8qwzKxWTmRGly-Qr/s4454/Brahminy%20Starling%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDMIIwwrjw3e6mJT5lq03V3RDrznxv34DziK60iYxwSyGO2SQBTSF4Kg5wsPexZuBLB0XN_WhLpMeNeQISaAn0vGWrZP85Lue8xxm1ulK2_4e-YzFi_9_Gd21cEpUw5WO2CDbYdKtb6BfRQ30GN3QfhDrXMFkEzU6ROoayQGZTsml8qwzKxWTmRGly-Qr/w400-h266/Brahminy%20Starling%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brahminy Starling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRovtINYKIJZ-HOGZ1f2c-ki_gvkuEEZo-abNWun-XvbylXZja-LxerhRIXtDIOH81x8F425-dSvfPkWq6gQZ4gWLO5u_7qpWaERYfmQV0wphtZ9FzsHKABQaWzEfdJqSgJxkyyp5eSLVVGo3hX7uIe7qDnyeMXug-4XrIgSLFIoAdSJChdXz8PRBG6Qo/s2968/Butterfly%20SP%202%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2968" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRovtINYKIJZ-HOGZ1f2c-ki_gvkuEEZo-abNWun-XvbylXZja-LxerhRIXtDIOH81x8F425-dSvfPkWq6gQZ4gWLO5u_7qpWaERYfmQV0wphtZ9FzsHKABQaWzEfdJqSgJxkyyp5eSLVVGo3hX7uIe7qDnyeMXug-4XrIgSLFIoAdSJChdXz8PRBG6Qo/w400-h297/Butterfly%20SP%202%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly sp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dq1nyAUK7AZy7qQfwyKvmHL_kfd7_Nbma_gz7x-2hj1CgiZyfUgSB_yVjB9QDqjDTjFDJCZplidaJO0WidtlJ34F2DVRzpHHRH_jSxLrNik5uedwAhB31_TbNz-iavHbcbNHIpaTmQtL1EJ9vN3u7k2W_P9SyNQQNPgInVn7jCISuFN7yiI3cGuzA3vi/s2734/Butterfly%20SP%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2734" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dq1nyAUK7AZy7qQfwyKvmHL_kfd7_Nbma_gz7x-2hj1CgiZyfUgSB_yVjB9QDqjDTjFDJCZplidaJO0WidtlJ34F2DVRzpHHRH_jSxLrNik5uedwAhB31_TbNz-iavHbcbNHIpaTmQtL1EJ9vN3u7k2W_P9SyNQQNPgInVn7jCISuFN7yiI3cGuzA3vi/w400-h300/Butterfly%20SP%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly sp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nT4tRVe0jTjwh4jbIuAv7Xxdqypox4RMTspzN56920LYmIqpvFC4kZZnBg9BeFEMUukYC3-Q8WuY58xkgWtjAiOhEks51rikQ9eP5lVX-p5SRkohJerwSI3C-qaDaN4sRNEQHbFoLKt0t7gYJTBvsH1DK2P-PqSitUKzDDua3V_W_hRJF5gMgCEr3tG8/s4022/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%202%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="4022" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nT4tRVe0jTjwh4jbIuAv7Xxdqypox4RMTspzN56920LYmIqpvFC4kZZnBg9BeFEMUukYC3-Q8WuY58xkgWtjAiOhEks51rikQ9eP5lVX-p5SRkohJerwSI3C-qaDaN4sRNEQHbFoLKt0t7gYJTBvsH1DK2P-PqSitUKzDDua3V_W_hRJF5gMgCEr3tG8/w400-h271/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%202%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Honey Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQnS5pFEITIDlrcWWoatDQrAZh38KWQQOvv2x3oshvIIkHMVKXhac5sXDNn03tG_xOr0FXBHyx9gm2V4AvaZPiwIgGDvunS4hJgHUPYNiJKEh4jX4Jg1KROvHYh8yvOKJXrWCT0YwhG_p_Y74KvX9QfJoSJwA5qjq-H5pNbuc5AUMDXzsAWi3RKAq1fzp/s3761/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3761" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQnS5pFEITIDlrcWWoatDQrAZh38KWQQOvv2x3oshvIIkHMVKXhac5sXDNn03tG_xOr0FXBHyx9gm2V4AvaZPiwIgGDvunS4hJgHUPYNiJKEh4jX4Jg1KROvHYh8yvOKJXrWCT0YwhG_p_Y74KvX9QfJoSJwA5qjq-H5pNbuc5AUMDXzsAWi3RKAq1fzp/w400-h258/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Honey Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBpgDFaLpu9xNQ02fb9m7rpNovLyzkHt0Bzf7kP9-kODMPXL_Enb9j37BpcIEPQL7YIRp4UhzL7pok3ikNsFAxcFCqSLCVSmuTZOk34lLCmyDno61pnVjDCfJnVGsKRuYuK6UxPMLAMnL_mz3w1uFLsWcf_eBbG7inD6e0p4umitUZSDd3CC9HV3nYqwB/s2324/Great%20Thick-knee%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2324" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBpgDFaLpu9xNQ02fb9m7rpNovLyzkHt0Bzf7kP9-kODMPXL_Enb9j37BpcIEPQL7YIRp4UhzL7pok3ikNsFAxcFCqSLCVSmuTZOk34lLCmyDno61pnVjDCfJnVGsKRuYuK6UxPMLAMnL_mz3w1uFLsWcf_eBbG7inD6e0p4umitUZSDd3CC9HV3nYqwB/w400-h268/Great%20Thick-knee%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Thick-knee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XW-QBw-8BDtHlNVHSlkElo_tRZEqTo6AmCLXe-52ULELrSUVriHrEvZ2C_RUtHvnqRi-TgerQoHNX0umzc2Ma5v3CAWe7WbaAvNXpTUrThrIsyx6jVFpAK2OaSifHcerPCGqBhNbCc7yYULIUULw8lauwJsm05GA-GQVdxoPzFUjKj1ojX7PrxbLzmA5/s3560/Grey-headed%20Swamphen%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3560" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XW-QBw-8BDtHlNVHSlkElo_tRZEqTo6AmCLXe-52ULELrSUVriHrEvZ2C_RUtHvnqRi-TgerQoHNX0umzc2Ma5v3CAWe7WbaAvNXpTUrThrIsyx6jVFpAK2OaSifHcerPCGqBhNbCc7yYULIUULw8lauwJsm05GA-GQVdxoPzFUjKj1ojX7PrxbLzmA5/w400-h274/Grey-headed%20Swamphen%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Swamphen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxCljWJsJsJmcB61Gzd8vUJP_Hp8U6SHKDIchXtbJ_QmrwvB2nyC8WmpctnYASYoAO8PRLYSDsFhl0r9jkpauW7f-XPKkzSo4U9CzV57-CkipHqdJZXkWMcO1EANCXqscovrVZ22QxDG54HpbHkqWwd_Z8Eu4eL9DXGhF7STDY-VUSSNIBPb86Se4O9k0/s3642/Hoopoe%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="3642" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxCljWJsJsJmcB61Gzd8vUJP_Hp8U6SHKDIchXtbJ_QmrwvB2nyC8WmpctnYASYoAO8PRLYSDsFhl0r9jkpauW7f-XPKkzSo4U9CzV57-CkipHqdJZXkWMcO1EANCXqscovrVZ22QxDG54HpbHkqWwd_Z8Eu4eL9DXGhF7STDY-VUSSNIBPb86Se4O9k0/w400-h271/Hoopoe%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoopoe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIdr8_EWysxLEd2JzuWjvKRAuRMsXYIR-jAzhaYusiPLOFlzXV6slQhtgr5pQXgFFVVNylAPieKTVJiwYjqKy2Cgk8qbz2HWy7AXakfhp1TdqSP94FaVySU7-Z8CGk_TnjZBJU6xKKnyy02kqZWbt27EdO5FpSfWVDdwrxA4lQP1TujqDF0JksbL4YYmA/s2191/Indian%20Darter%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2191" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIdr8_EWysxLEd2JzuWjvKRAuRMsXYIR-jAzhaYusiPLOFlzXV6slQhtgr5pQXgFFVVNylAPieKTVJiwYjqKy2Cgk8qbz2HWy7AXakfhp1TdqSP94FaVySU7-Z8CGk_TnjZBJU6xKKnyy02kqZWbt27EdO5FpSfWVDdwrxA4lQP1TujqDF0JksbL4YYmA/w400-h285/Indian%20Darter%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Darter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS1H2HKmVZKPvJ0OEMLbZmnJY_ThNDCoyqTPjbRFxxNIp4rcxt5r1TTSfH8aLpNEGXzU-Y7V4eu9P7TnRFTyvKY2PETz-JAJFG90u9CSrhSZZLUzlg8111PCp9r1BGB7r7aijEvarOpXEaQkabNqAILcGsEYEs2Yo5e1qFZZSxiIq13ug7E_xEOBWCSW1/s3001/Indian%20Roller%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="3001" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS1H2HKmVZKPvJ0OEMLbZmnJY_ThNDCoyqTPjbRFxxNIp4rcxt5r1TTSfH8aLpNEGXzU-Y7V4eu9P7TnRFTyvKY2PETz-JAJFG90u9CSrhSZZLUzlg8111PCp9r1BGB7r7aijEvarOpXEaQkabNqAILcGsEYEs2Yo5e1qFZZSxiIq13ug7E_xEOBWCSW1/w400-h276/Indian%20Roller%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfxZJHN7W7S9EoRTZ7ze-vMPiliQvKzZUWUJnBRZXdsDFkwMeGeOkNR_KTdi4PNx78CkvJFDGZQ8ZJWzyFv7pC28iSCTATawKFuIWeatb3RUlEy_hafSr89Yz0vpEz1bgAtqG5mV5GGm0GpFD1yRn94pOIar_MBfPnoFdKhVz3X4G3hJ8rMuN8e6tpQth/s5027/Indian%20Thick-knee%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3091" data-original-width="5027" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfxZJHN7W7S9EoRTZ7ze-vMPiliQvKzZUWUJnBRZXdsDFkwMeGeOkNR_KTdi4PNx78CkvJFDGZQ8ZJWzyFv7pC28iSCTATawKFuIWeatb3RUlEy_hafSr89Yz0vpEz1bgAtqG5mV5GGm0GpFD1yRn94pOIar_MBfPnoFdKhVz3X4G3hJ8rMuN8e6tpQth/w400-h246/Indian%20Thick-knee%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Thick-knee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NE6YQfq30LJHy4fPNGL3OvrfVqX1klvMrFfb3NYRI4dNb8HtjRtekCzDrgoyqSO2s7ZIP5Ev34e_Yv8KieAcpYFReHFbasRca3WTC7NpeGOElJOq3EYzQVe32w4mrrC9xQk1HYVUbgENKnrMKOgIothVumRIHEDc3FclLfYzNhXSg9_6BmgAPSkMCUHM/s5568/Mugger%20Crocodile%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NE6YQfq30LJHy4fPNGL3OvrfVqX1klvMrFfb3NYRI4dNb8HtjRtekCzDrgoyqSO2s7ZIP5Ev34e_Yv8KieAcpYFReHFbasRca3WTC7NpeGOElJOq3EYzQVe32w4mrrC9xQk1HYVUbgENKnrMKOgIothVumRIHEDc3FclLfYzNhXSg9_6BmgAPSkMCUHM/w400-h266/Mugger%20Crocodile%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mugger Crocodile</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gLZD8MsJfaz8i-qOU59i5KRAAqML4QYWULydedS5OtzlbqEteKCOri-220OOXnxl0GFxqnWiw4WXJBHtuRrZQCzn7WqZ82jyz5ldII1N8DM5zuJxjRJCDx9Lx45R9-HOf0vUwW70f8qeIgywAAWQfLUPCJHoBhAyqtfXj5hvaafWF0qd32bxJvZn4SdR/s3605/Osprey%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3605" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gLZD8MsJfaz8i-qOU59i5KRAAqML4QYWULydedS5OtzlbqEteKCOri-220OOXnxl0GFxqnWiw4WXJBHtuRrZQCzn7WqZ82jyz5ldII1N8DM5zuJxjRJCDx9Lx45R9-HOf0vUwW70f8qeIgywAAWQfLUPCJHoBhAyqtfXj5hvaafWF0qd32bxJvZn4SdR/w400-h275/Osprey%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osprey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfTwymhvDZWrrvUrIjRdl_aC7KZaCNtNdefuPOBCJCLABd3aYNqBOhQE2jlcZ3eZkz7UxJtaEAePT26JTq1fQVlJnny6aKpCpG5QpUUcY4Q0xndH0ArGgAY_-aSsYh36ypwe4hxHWhttBQnL94aPEXpiOJiXLlH5R_X8IdX5XSq9vACXnRR0kilNXMffQ/s3709/Paradise%20Flycatcher%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="3709" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfTwymhvDZWrrvUrIjRdl_aC7KZaCNtNdefuPOBCJCLABd3aYNqBOhQE2jlcZ3eZkz7UxJtaEAePT26JTq1fQVlJnny6aKpCpG5QpUUcY4Q0xndH0ArGgAY_-aSsYh36ypwe4hxHWhttBQnL94aPEXpiOJiXLlH5R_X8IdX5XSq9vACXnRR0kilNXMffQ/w400-h255/Paradise%20Flycatcher%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradise Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDqyzSE3bSITY_XUjDboSgmsiAvo4IRqkooS3RRdkCjTvMa6scnAmUIx4WvUTqq5iaNZgBw3dBuwgv4pkDSIzlgGj94-0j6ETS6X1wYpzgl5i4P_zASd1rsn6fIozyI0DggoVQeoyA8ua69TUH_yq068lA2yBfKxqcvETme74vMy1uHtNxYOeFfIr3IOV/s5568/Pin-tailed%20Snipe%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDqyzSE3bSITY_XUjDboSgmsiAvo4IRqkooS3RRdkCjTvMa6scnAmUIx4WvUTqq5iaNZgBw3dBuwgv4pkDSIzlgGj94-0j6ETS6X1wYpzgl5i4P_zASd1rsn6fIozyI0DggoVQeoyA8ua69TUH_yq068lA2yBfKxqcvETme74vMy1uHtNxYOeFfIr3IOV/w400-h266/Pin-tailed%20Snipe%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pin-tailed Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fRYLzFhtj5CIJqqHIBCHo5JT3Iwh8SIiBNkNHNL2DCYLIf90uGboGZq-ijHUtSgSViHyNPRGcMIsA-he361lV6uPHtWU9ddQxp2KRvvsNcCX5QMWDzwMazu_6Mv6gWyEpOdOwrk1p_v5KtHsDh71cZvGQvYRwSjQa0CLQVxfCbkNvldwcpKyY7C99vzZ/s5568/Purple-faced%20Langur%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fRYLzFhtj5CIJqqHIBCHo5JT3Iwh8SIiBNkNHNL2DCYLIf90uGboGZq-ijHUtSgSViHyNPRGcMIsA-he361lV6uPHtWU9ddQxp2KRvvsNcCX5QMWDzwMazu_6Mv6gWyEpOdOwrk1p_v5KtHsDh71cZvGQvYRwSjQa0CLQVxfCbkNvldwcpKyY7C99vzZ/w400-h266/Purple-faced%20Langur%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple-faced Langur (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjGB2ZCU3421Kv9w22MsIU_XnOB8YGDatFaxJZhSDe2xx3-M4udOD7irWy0OZluLR1VoCZuFpv7_Wwf_z-XbyqXK7VfkuFI_-DQbP0slf9BbmCEW0jCSk_M6ltbyYMkxClKvGlPMTe5lqLJDfOsvHDyMgqHeOFNnjmLXIQQ1RZ4c_mUyR6S2Fy62eUW24/s4179/Red-wattled%20Lapwing%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="4179" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjGB2ZCU3421Kv9w22MsIU_XnOB8YGDatFaxJZhSDe2xx3-M4udOD7irWy0OZluLR1VoCZuFpv7_Wwf_z-XbyqXK7VfkuFI_-DQbP0slf9BbmCEW0jCSk_M6ltbyYMkxClKvGlPMTe5lqLJDfOsvHDyMgqHeOFNnjmLXIQQ1RZ4c_mUyR6S2Fy62eUW24/w400-h271/Red-wattled%20Lapwing%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7bu-dVpm6IRp-zWHKitJ8HOQPfKZyNq3t4BsXuQLEwmBn4p-PIrReY9Cp_FphQfXd4AD4SuVOsNyLHZ1_xrVID27Qg6xH6HPbNRdxTsP0Ubn6vuIMysx7eNPW_vNqIDtyNvZidmu0gx4V-K53rhfd9JAOhSZuA-SgdNQTgvtpdRUt1cgV8VMAEyqRo2S/s1542/Rosy%20Starling%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1542" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7bu-dVpm6IRp-zWHKitJ8HOQPfKZyNq3t4BsXuQLEwmBn4p-PIrReY9Cp_FphQfXd4AD4SuVOsNyLHZ1_xrVID27Qg6xH6HPbNRdxTsP0Ubn6vuIMysx7eNPW_vNqIDtyNvZidmu0gx4V-K53rhfd9JAOhSZuA-SgdNQTgvtpdRUt1cgV8VMAEyqRo2S/w400-h259/Rosy%20Starling%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosy Starling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1M-YTn3Gi2u9XacO_PvE3D3sczRZcf7Kq7M4sLhyphenhyphenpFquU-xZ_Kscb-g812mXL_cRCmgm3hoIjxO0PFgJxyrbQ9vG8nZuxqzA5mPIDyW-ojt82gfmzBEe2jpkk7iBnMDVJlJ0c4Dz95wxYLRrtcVb-g79ANaYIAE-a0j5WONafK66uUYxTdrK1SF8ZcYv/s2520/Stork-billed%20Kingfisher%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="2520" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1M-YTn3Gi2u9XacO_PvE3D3sczRZcf7Kq7M4sLhyphenhyphenpFquU-xZ_Kscb-g812mXL_cRCmgm3hoIjxO0PFgJxyrbQ9vG8nZuxqzA5mPIDyW-ojt82gfmzBEe2jpkk7iBnMDVJlJ0c4Dz95wxYLRrtcVb-g79ANaYIAE-a0j5WONafK66uUYxTdrK1SF8ZcYv/w400-h278/Stork-billed%20Kingfisher%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stork-billed Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM51AtvE2g8AasWmhN_QVbOkGOTxXEugMJDju1rLCs8BNMcDcLcN49JtgU_yLo0hGWcXa4LNtwh2LOwQEa_Ius7QSR61Zwm3GVXK371fFizZ-jHWNQXSWeukbXeL-kH6Xh3Ta7B573t7aJ22XTEdkpqfYBikT5NFX_FIuXKFI-K_00rSyF4GoyK_QEr-p/s3337/Streaked%20Weaver%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="3337" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM51AtvE2g8AasWmhN_QVbOkGOTxXEugMJDju1rLCs8BNMcDcLcN49JtgU_yLo0hGWcXa4LNtwh2LOwQEa_Ius7QSR61Zwm3GVXK371fFizZ-jHWNQXSWeukbXeL-kH6Xh3Ta7B573t7aJ22XTEdkpqfYBikT5NFX_FIuXKFI-K_00rSyF4GoyK_QEr-p/w400-h251/Streaked%20Weaver%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Streaked Weaver</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCk5jxlr9vQ2EfhCYJCV1gU0qWDvs3lqIN-x_pZMSYa9qSesGv6ln5vQpqD2S0f9gcWC1NZ2jTn-mAEYosEOAXGcoikby9VyM9p39IGdFgoiieUyq_z89Fc0okfe199r-53P4LhRKu4sRPbr3jL8hQaOtQOUqOlbHzXp8fuObYr4o8gymSNmvHuNuSwxW/s3099/Striated%20Heron%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="3099" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCk5jxlr9vQ2EfhCYJCV1gU0qWDvs3lqIN-x_pZMSYa9qSesGv6ln5vQpqD2S0f9gcWC1NZ2jTn-mAEYosEOAXGcoikby9VyM9p39IGdFgoiieUyq_z89Fc0okfe199r-53P4LhRKu4sRPbr3jL8hQaOtQOUqOlbHzXp8fuObYr4o8gymSNmvHuNuSwxW/w400-h275/Striated%20Heron%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striated Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5iZOmG9Fl7HKJ772tRqRTCSF_Of64wTLJ1GfYHTrvOLDhhYNlEVANFtKfZ_ujEYUQnpbSVE6GtbXiYCcmPfZq4WRhBJcRunHqW2gj2gv53BCRM9Yeth0PpIzHUjKf1k-MJLeFz175oWUOiOosc1UsE4TFvfZEJRvFh3zwBPn5re0CImyqxPuWvtpaOLK/s2907/Tri-coloured%20Munia%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="2907" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5iZOmG9Fl7HKJ772tRqRTCSF_Of64wTLJ1GfYHTrvOLDhhYNlEVANFtKfZ_ujEYUQnpbSVE6GtbXiYCcmPfZq4WRhBJcRunHqW2gj2gv53BCRM9Yeth0PpIzHUjKf1k-MJLeFz175oWUOiOosc1UsE4TFvfZEJRvFh3zwBPn5re0CImyqxPuWvtpaOLK/w400-h284/Tri-coloured%20Munia%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricolored Munia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuUmWLYjs07qG3Z6JhVqxn2HtSpkXoMrf3kY2-BRadpau2cqrE2ab7MeiXSmEOwj0B1XSDBqyPnADxOJPeNM64xAY_Cs470p528ZsvUPzrHwkUzwAv-7pNGHjpqpto5ytHDk8EjF0uN4xfy4Ogdr_rN7JU36-BuhiywvdOGCGxIIU5G2rugPV_ldgbPVq/s2668/White-breasted%20Waterhen%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="2668" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuUmWLYjs07qG3Z6JhVqxn2HtSpkXoMrf3kY2-BRadpau2cqrE2ab7MeiXSmEOwj0B1XSDBqyPnADxOJPeNM64xAY_Cs470p528ZsvUPzrHwkUzwAv-7pNGHjpqpto5ytHDk8EjF0uN4xfy4Ogdr_rN7JU36-BuhiywvdOGCGxIIU5G2rugPV_ldgbPVq/w400-h272/White-breasted%20Waterhen%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-breasted Waterhen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQC-Y2R8gTpoXZrWW50MJv5xD47uAii8RoCvk1dGooEeViW1YlXQW3jCWxmrxjlz0yjhwKaZy3LYfa9oVLaelnCLPxFW5eJ0ekYNbPY5bbT14LUjd5uBJ8fLfGlX7FniH8uU8F3d1G7DP8OACWtwwtBIN5BF5P2LK2Aopfl582jzCR-gioMV14pJQRfVG/s2755/Yellow%20Bittern%2028-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2755" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQC-Y2R8gTpoXZrWW50MJv5xD47uAii8RoCvk1dGooEeViW1YlXQW3jCWxmrxjlz0yjhwKaZy3LYfa9oVLaelnCLPxFW5eJ0ekYNbPY5bbT14LUjd5uBJ8fLfGlX7FniH8uU8F3d1G7DP8OACWtwwtBIN5BF5P2LK2Aopfl582jzCR-gioMV14pJQRfVG/w400-h290/Yellow%20Bittern%2028-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Bittern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Returning back to the hotel mid morning we stopped off to see the roosting Brown Fish Owl</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Packing our bags again and we set off to </div><div>Uda Walawe stopping for lunch at a restaurant on the way and arriving at the Centaur Hotel mid afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab1xfb4em2jYFZsuPmV_Kw8d7eD4Ka09OdTHf9qdxwG9hkjUtYo4Nvrmsh6v_MaYg8YMRgkdGzxCHcY6FymZOZ8oy8sJdurco-c_8ch6nE2TxzAK2Ds57C8a8rkVkl2l3sbMBPuG-FWsDdkhTQyePwlxq_Xzo1LGhbwiNCGMHzDzvHso1DjA1dw7k9lAn/s2949/IMG_20231128_162053763~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="2756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab1xfb4em2jYFZsuPmV_Kw8d7eD4Ka09OdTHf9qdxwG9hkjUtYo4Nvrmsh6v_MaYg8YMRgkdGzxCHcY6FymZOZ8oy8sJdurco-c_8ch6nE2TxzAK2Ds57C8a8rkVkl2l3sbMBPuG-FWsDdkhTQyePwlxq_Xzo1LGhbwiNCGMHzDzvHso1DjA1dw7k9lAn/w374-h400/IMG_20231128_162053763~2.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centaur Hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ZOSRzGd20F67VnVIeTrG1JI-a2tuNz0AgSrcZPSVBlQyeEVJGqQ6Q49MdCGhKO08e-Jdvxr63OGzIkeasoozcG0JGnwQNJhcGzQa6AyJr6Du1UtKwIa0WAKFhRdrNAz8yRQV_oSo7Z_9ukWhVZywH94gyTV2I8Wf06TVo39MrvazhHm0Fqz9iPvgjfx/s4160/IMG_20231128_162332064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ZOSRzGd20F67VnVIeTrG1JI-a2tuNz0AgSrcZPSVBlQyeEVJGqQ6Q49MdCGhKO08e-Jdvxr63OGzIkeasoozcG0JGnwQNJhcGzQa6AyJr6Du1UtKwIa0WAKFhRdrNAz8yRQV_oSo7Z_9ukWhVZywH94gyTV2I8Wf06TVo39MrvazhHm0Fqz9iPvgjfx/w300-h400/IMG_20231128_162332064.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksWyL9BQ841ZeeBrDQt3X7fL6DcKMi7yVpYLtdBjbR7BR5380eMWQSyibaorhgl9M1GmrASfxouHv1DvvVYIbMZ6XkMMi8pxRSFETkNCnzOlu5JHK8RWeauz3hHlCHETg1Lx67dUCJvAcgW7J5Iqv7SQXP8ISk0U_USU61rFtW7XxbU_BmD6z0ChYaVPA/s4160/IMG_20231128_161627311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksWyL9BQ841ZeeBrDQt3X7fL6DcKMi7yVpYLtdBjbR7BR5380eMWQSyibaorhgl9M1GmrASfxouHv1DvvVYIbMZ6XkMMi8pxRSFETkNCnzOlu5JHK8RWeauz3hHlCHETg1Lx67dUCJvAcgW7J5Iqv7SQXP8ISk0U_USU61rFtW7XxbU_BmD6z0ChYaVPA/w300-h400/IMG_20231128_161627311.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMllNPDYN4LyIBiZhe45giMeo1CbH4ZZXGvKFIwiVJYUMlz0TUug5Cr7UheQw7Jzyq64VhcfXQNHXZDySqlNjLskB0fpGAHGa8utxQ0tSWjkMe-1lMm4mAydzS_DpTB7Ok4rztNmpZpMvXV7ASNmxz-FQXhb42o8q5SNL-xYennDBpBM8OgKzg_4p8frO/s4160/IMG_20231128_152930997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMllNPDYN4LyIBiZhe45giMeo1CbH4ZZXGvKFIwiVJYUMlz0TUug5Cr7UheQw7Jzyq64VhcfXQNHXZDySqlNjLskB0fpGAHGa8utxQ0tSWjkMe-1lMm4mAydzS_DpTB7Ok4rztNmpZpMvXV7ASNmxz-FQXhb42o8q5SNL-xYennDBpBM8OgKzg_4p8frO/w400-h300/IMG_20231128_152930997.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Wednesday 29th, another early start at 5.45 am back into jeeps and we headed the short journey to \The Uda Walawe National Park. Once again we were treated to an assortment of birds, butterflies and mammals.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebWCRnC-QxB-0YXeNuDwGnQz3JF57nAGDiMLSGKdVH0-6Rvx40qKzQKaHKShdm8ThNql83qCfDrK-FvzY5l4vHpOELZq-EuXc8ksCLrIXTLVWWL_Y2BKZn47ZecXJw6v7rpoKuQXivBjESuNcjP3tas4VO6OdLnnYa2_wMx67sR5sUaAueBITOLvv8YDB/s4133/Asian%20Green%20Bee-eater%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4133" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebWCRnC-QxB-0YXeNuDwGnQz3JF57nAGDiMLSGKdVH0-6Rvx40qKzQKaHKShdm8ThNql83qCfDrK-FvzY5l4vHpOELZq-EuXc8ksCLrIXTLVWWL_Y2BKZn47ZecXJw6v7rpoKuQXivBjESuNcjP3tas4VO6OdLnnYa2_wMx67sR5sUaAueBITOLvv8YDB/w400-h293/Asian%20Green%20Bee-eater%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM0gSpqoAEKcOOfloB7p-m5lDJpOS60UiiK8U_VzzCjy87sfw1L2s89B6ipmqmOeuWuisns_OMwDm54So-OM2MvLXDVhORg-Uo2_ELVTf0J5LC063_QQhKA1mcK097PNBha9j7lmb9OACFI_MgSQ77XJY5CmxB6teWMHX-ttHof5iJh6ncTohanp7aqRn/s2803/Blue-faced%20Malkoha%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="2803" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM0gSpqoAEKcOOfloB7p-m5lDJpOS60UiiK8U_VzzCjy87sfw1L2s89B6ipmqmOeuWuisns_OMwDm54So-OM2MvLXDVhORg-Uo2_ELVTf0J5LC063_QQhKA1mcK097PNBha9j7lmb9OACFI_MgSQ77XJY5CmxB6teWMHX-ttHof5iJh6ncTohanp7aqRn/w400-h283/Blue-faced%20Malkoha%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-faced Malkoha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6birpBpLex0PJqVEFB3i7Dgw_QzaYKikBO7rqD0hfX0KkNDJqb22FjZk1bYbykq0DH9ZN8qdJtDv6_8HmEWrOKXgjTfb9_oUGv1GEI2etLToRtt4sXe7sYW-4f3gWJN8SuNH64eHSnO0_rR7GthBQpW8WDBm0Gn2QNzXAudckZOzG_a8Hh0jPyLL_EeeO/s3564/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%202%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3564" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6birpBpLex0PJqVEFB3i7Dgw_QzaYKikBO7rqD0hfX0KkNDJqb22FjZk1bYbykq0DH9ZN8qdJtDv6_8HmEWrOKXgjTfb9_oUGv1GEI2etLToRtt4sXe7sYW-4f3gWJN8SuNH64eHSnO0_rR7GthBQpW8WDBm0Gn2QNzXAudckZOzG_a8Hh0jPyLL_EeeO/w400-h289/Blue-tailed%20Bee-eater%202%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-tailed Bee-eaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl6tklPu6AbB9Wy3m0TBc7atMBBTJA1jUUkLLDqf1ygR0Z8N3KDdPa9wdY9HauZeGDaM1cFBwOHJhFctGIbyP7U0YrBrROc-W2rLit9A6xFKJuTK7-H-c9XzbsW1XZkzmH77v3qHUSbHXn-Rsjl6uQBmSNN6MsOIn6iJA3nA5TsUnx5igOymF6AUkZUsO/s2407/Butterflies%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2407" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl6tklPu6AbB9Wy3m0TBc7atMBBTJA1jUUkLLDqf1ygR0Z8N3KDdPa9wdY9HauZeGDaM1cFBwOHJhFctGIbyP7U0YrBrROc-W2rLit9A6xFKJuTK7-H-c9XzbsW1XZkzmH77v3qHUSbHXn-Rsjl6uQBmSNN6MsOIn6iJA3nA5TsUnx5igOymF6AUkZUsO/w400-h260/Butterflies%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterflies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTXoJyThErhj9BxwWSKnhdAOiMnRNfMz8pQIyCIvQBCjN5B9QZWVt-Q08d9uxDnBpxifWv1N1JY29j74qNk0If5uegCikGpZvFC7g4DvNSxtVgNsmP5LXiKzBKDcjZUOmGdM_vdclD4Rb0nqo8nUJYndz1P2Yhj0O1rlYO7_Evk_hPKDyvmkA_obBUPei/s1624/Chestnut-headed%20Bee-eater%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1624" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTXoJyThErhj9BxwWSKnhdAOiMnRNfMz8pQIyCIvQBCjN5B9QZWVt-Q08d9uxDnBpxifWv1N1JY29j74qNk0If5uegCikGpZvFC7g4DvNSxtVgNsmP5LXiKzBKDcjZUOmGdM_vdclD4Rb0nqo8nUJYndz1P2Yhj0O1rlYO7_Evk_hPKDyvmkA_obBUPei/w400-h295/Chestnut-headed%20Bee-eater%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-headed Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TN1lk9qtBBy63jlwQ1MxlnL3GHs6YNBY4z_W2aaTkHTmZEbzFcjh03h44AcpL7p1-GgTKTJVkpCjeCgDtSGdSGVTKJi82AFKPdZgjl6j5fUFV9brf0OYh6xhl1THsrart6TGyXj1X3OZnaK0vEQ2WdEdbZU8zl_zSLaRxlVhtKQ-AqvKvDoUPLKtg4AI/s1532/Coppersmith%20Barbet%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1532" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TN1lk9qtBBy63jlwQ1MxlnL3GHs6YNBY4z_W2aaTkHTmZEbzFcjh03h44AcpL7p1-GgTKTJVkpCjeCgDtSGdSGVTKJi82AFKPdZgjl6j5fUFV9brf0OYh6xhl1THsrart6TGyXj1X3OZnaK0vEQ2WdEdbZU8zl_zSLaRxlVhtKQ-AqvKvDoUPLKtg4AI/w400-h271/Coppersmith%20Barbet%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coppersmith Barbet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideI1FkiHFMOc4HU7UbbEJweUW00kEK-Mvv7Yq6Gu8m-6VYnJVWtgYXTm9k_7AyVrY6hO_ZUpsNLjJBFpVZAPBa1Pd6HQ0ZCqCH2kPFUuMSzimsQGWyZn7Kf4FG_8K15NobUwWYOQNz-6vJbGoNKCat2fInYvU5Y8DMYl-eAQCeeycJh1ZqvVjEVYnGXcT/s6960/Indian%20Elephant%201%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideI1FkiHFMOc4HU7UbbEJweUW00kEK-Mvv7Yq6Gu8m-6VYnJVWtgYXTm9k_7AyVrY6hO_ZUpsNLjJBFpVZAPBa1Pd6HQ0ZCqCH2kPFUuMSzimsQGWyZn7Kf4FG_8K15NobUwWYOQNz-6vJbGoNKCat2fInYvU5Y8DMYl-eAQCeeycJh1ZqvVjEVYnGXcT/w400-h266/Indian%20Elephant%201%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Elephant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j9Cxp4TaDUxnG-G8q-z9Pb3LERRZ2SccFDy1OmfvaSd_RTFXIMNtswRukY5xv8Jh3LNDpAhjPvxjo_bEJjqLoxuU7bcHZx-MahMAFew2tzKdwoeAj7RKv8ZWA104JYTaGTuj09q87BSGbFoitNAdc5EoLbeAO_edpEqRGF2Fn32G8-Knhdp1jbg9UupJ/s5389/Indian%20Elephant%202%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="5389" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j9Cxp4TaDUxnG-G8q-z9Pb3LERRZ2SccFDy1OmfvaSd_RTFXIMNtswRukY5xv8Jh3LNDpAhjPvxjo_bEJjqLoxuU7bcHZx-MahMAFew2tzKdwoeAj7RKv8ZWA104JYTaGTuj09q87BSGbFoitNAdc5EoLbeAO_edpEqRGF2Fn32G8-Knhdp1jbg9UupJ/w400-h269/Indian%20Elephant%202%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Elephant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9DtqRUH6Jg9Oa3MWku88owe878OByqTmo8O3VYMdElbDpGjmbCxcv9aLXRQ5xqU8Xjc-pzgIGLu7qr4VqczkusvKCCCSqv3wn__DTSFGLVSDUM71c6Rnji2fkSekC9E17TCM5CBrLSYvSoC-dm4ZYh7zjc5zhzjjDTWedR5yoOYH7HbgzGaLm2ItaEJf/s2616/Indian%20Robin%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2616" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9DtqRUH6Jg9Oa3MWku88owe878OByqTmo8O3VYMdElbDpGjmbCxcv9aLXRQ5xqU8Xjc-pzgIGLu7qr4VqczkusvKCCCSqv3wn__DTSFGLVSDUM71c6Rnji2fkSekC9E17TCM5CBrLSYvSoC-dm4ZYh7zjc5zhzjjDTWedR5yoOYH7HbgzGaLm2ItaEJf/w400-h248/Indian%20Robin%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSKzTMyLPO2WFxRaeIE7fn-VCmdA9uVD1Uzx0sbVxmgdeWFmKkXiuoJOfrUNZdY0rHx8muwNSGOdZ-ur00cQkdenZSjLjeVmJxKddi2qUQru-aPiM2EKL7tIEdhIi4IsrA1V1z7NJaZo3zaOSdZYMLRWH3uklZQjROcIeWoxGARu6UOgNb2OIdirMwWBk/s4454/Jerdon's%20Bushlark%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSKzTMyLPO2WFxRaeIE7fn-VCmdA9uVD1Uzx0sbVxmgdeWFmKkXiuoJOfrUNZdY0rHx8muwNSGOdZ-ur00cQkdenZSjLjeVmJxKddi2qUQru-aPiM2EKL7tIEdhIi4IsrA1V1z7NJaZo3zaOSdZYMLRWH3uklZQjROcIeWoxGARu6UOgNb2OIdirMwWBk/w400-h266/Jerdon's%20Bushlark%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerdon's Bushlark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEgA2mAY7u2F5-hen4Mv1mbogr1QkmY5mNOQp0ZMke1TxdPAOpMdRMlfPUFWaMl0FittYbgcWL2yn2ncTb_sI3cwP08KWpgmZK_Lhki9Z2nj6M2vVgr2dSMAeUgFSwmSniomYh_oCN2tgDkOCD2Qml9v7Ld5wakG2qNbxwsOc4-gxwjF9V34O4yrqWXhk/s3839/Jungle%20Cat%201%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3839" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEgA2mAY7u2F5-hen4Mv1mbogr1QkmY5mNOQp0ZMke1TxdPAOpMdRMlfPUFWaMl0FittYbgcWL2yn2ncTb_sI3cwP08KWpgmZK_Lhki9Z2nj6M2vVgr2dSMAeUgFSwmSniomYh_oCN2tgDkOCD2Qml9v7Ld5wakG2qNbxwsOc4-gxwjF9V34O4yrqWXhk/w400-h261/Jungle%20Cat%201%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle Cat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm9EkNlkv8UEIvo8-Ntv9lTSSMDRDgsSJjGOdxhn_OWZvjkKpUFiEbSIB7nE-g9RFyx82oVUEOonIxK5ztxV7oOEQ_hJMnvjM0vAnbc8U4MA_jM6l3Ucvua2Q1XqCAbByeQiEXb0diY8r5ZII-DQFVbzEmLo1QyfFAsjOTI6jnbcBdCFTsmqtrlR02QyJ/s4130/Jungle%20Cat%202%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3163" data-original-width="4130" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm9EkNlkv8UEIvo8-Ntv9lTSSMDRDgsSJjGOdxhn_OWZvjkKpUFiEbSIB7nE-g9RFyx82oVUEOonIxK5ztxV7oOEQ_hJMnvjM0vAnbc8U4MA_jM6l3Ucvua2Q1XqCAbByeQiEXb0diY8r5ZII-DQFVbzEmLo1QyfFAsjOTI6jnbcBdCFTsmqtrlR02QyJ/w400-h306/Jungle%20Cat%202%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiddles from No.22</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiO9FytWmHKJhTg52_o_yqgyw8IqUYeZS57F1Aj3WsP8kYHYVIb5-nRTkLhlLk9UaGTBXCTMd6gzQNw_senSuzttL7r67ckuh7CMhlhJiv1MgI54MnZSe-N32SNVEvSQeMIbmsYBHxpThRDeymvIBI_89nT58HscDGqNGJAaMHjBVgXqq2WrmDqbt8UQqE/s5568/Peacock%201%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiO9FytWmHKJhTg52_o_yqgyw8IqUYeZS57F1Aj3WsP8kYHYVIb5-nRTkLhlLk9UaGTBXCTMd6gzQNw_senSuzttL7r67ckuh7CMhlhJiv1MgI54MnZSe-N32SNVEvSQeMIbmsYBHxpThRDeymvIBI_89nT58HscDGqNGJAaMHjBVgXqq2WrmDqbt8UQqE/w400-h266/Peacock%201%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Peacock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_DQHVXfxwtqFMYJA5a2rZ844OatzF9lJDa7IcfcOeS0jSdcX4-vStBlvPZPVAjQ_codjEffSuVxTw3WKMgsjnx0DjbezEUy_pu4C2ov81WxybgONJsH645pCvy9FNEaq2o90KiFUWkmWHuvfBqnvXnHJAMvxpwoOpmVwsrNE-1a-DrKtscd85O2yqht9/s5568/Peacock%202%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_DQHVXfxwtqFMYJA5a2rZ844OatzF9lJDa7IcfcOeS0jSdcX4-vStBlvPZPVAjQ_codjEffSuVxTw3WKMgsjnx0DjbezEUy_pu4C2ov81WxybgONJsH645pCvy9FNEaq2o90KiFUWkmWHuvfBqnvXnHJAMvxpwoOpmVwsrNE-1a-DrKtscd85O2yqht9/w400-h266/Peacock%202%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peacock from behind!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMepRQOgULk_howXWkm0o0p2t3y5QRuoJQkeLSeHhwG58kyMRE-bteLGa7Kcv0tA55StaW7VT0BIutk7Wpaycv7E85MFpmbrUj_BtW6gMm_azbgyVZ9jGrLgFzW2fjlJH66eRJEFRRvVokPrJLPs4byr2CfHU1_YoIYCYcaNy0cr58DILiUJhbp8wGPcU/s3403/Red-backed%20Flameback%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="3403" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMepRQOgULk_howXWkm0o0p2t3y5QRuoJQkeLSeHhwG58kyMRE-bteLGa7Kcv0tA55StaW7VT0BIutk7Wpaycv7E85MFpmbrUj_BtW6gMm_azbgyVZ9jGrLgFzW2fjlJH66eRJEFRRvVokPrJLPs4byr2CfHU1_YoIYCYcaNy0cr58DILiUJhbp8wGPcU/w400-h250/Red-backed%20Flameback%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Flameback</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1DM921_PTWIo7clJ-aG9IAK7MSaGJEQpgE_Y8xzgzDSCkw0dgGobfhWzI8Adal_D_zHvLY_5ueIPQe_Dba7dvV26tUa51gyK2PcC2WAmu-b3_yQ-79R-IfCLv2xIcbNd6t6JA0oUAAVRlfQyhW1_4t6JduZYlWRqQ7dKp6dJFDtOK5Y4iEWqIVdF4b1/s2748/Rose-ringed%20Parakeet%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2748" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1DM921_PTWIo7clJ-aG9IAK7MSaGJEQpgE_Y8xzgzDSCkw0dgGobfhWzI8Adal_D_zHvLY_5ueIPQe_Dba7dvV26tUa51gyK2PcC2WAmu-b3_yQ-79R-IfCLv2xIcbNd6t6JA0oUAAVRlfQyhW1_4t6JduZYlWRqQ7dKp6dJFDtOK5Y4iEWqIVdF4b1/w400-h274/Rose-ringed%20Parakeet%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rose-ringed Parakeet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFycqULC-G4DrJ0ExxpM5S_gJ9x4PoroG6Denwwun5N_LEoNuNDxC4aptDY0VoFzSp_4tNvKj4LvrsJXsVaxKDkvnH6-O6sgQTqu4tBaTcJH2tsipGo_jPVnNCqawF3pnJLKxjauRK4lk9cakSspNNryFqZeWB7Z5anGzbbzejHurwvfZ2W-prl2LuX3Iy/s3381/Sri%20Lanka%20Junglefowl%2029-11-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3381" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFycqULC-G4DrJ0ExxpM5S_gJ9x4PoroG6Denwwun5N_LEoNuNDxC4aptDY0VoFzSp_4tNvKj4LvrsJXsVaxKDkvnH6-O6sgQTqu4tBaTcJH2tsipGo_jPVnNCqawF3pnJLKxjauRK4lk9cakSspNNryFqZeWB7Z5anGzbbzejHurwvfZ2W-prl2LuX3Iy/w400-h291/Sri%20Lanka%20Junglefowl%2029-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Junglefowl (E) (Jungle cat food)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Mid morning we returned to the hotel to pack our bags once again before heading to the Sinharaja National Park. Stopping on the way at a road side restaurant for lunch.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-50733454217563124162023-12-21T17:46:00.000+00:002023-12-21T17:46:18.944+00:00Sri Lanka Endemic Birds and Big Game with Rockjumper Tours Part 3 Sinharaja Forest<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_TxCLXAC38gW_NyoIED-bBmzXapWRzvWLggjVQJuP58lLjVjx6diWXfB_BEkQ3UcR7w8jrprb72bpqq_YBhfP4Q3RtiI-24dTelGPajmdZJvDFPafZkxn2AGDl5cLj69ND_VTR2eZJFwa7AJ_iucoFPhG7TO_YGeIog9W_g_xNcX7cI-cKtIa4Wac3xS/s4160/IMG_20231201_070432957_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_TxCLXAC38gW_NyoIED-bBmzXapWRzvWLggjVQJuP58lLjVjx6diWXfB_BEkQ3UcR7w8jrprb72bpqq_YBhfP4Q3RtiI-24dTelGPajmdZJvDFPafZkxn2AGDl5cLj69ND_VTR2eZJFwa7AJ_iucoFPhG7TO_YGeIog9W_g_xNcX7cI-cKtIa4Wac3xS/w400-h300/IMG_20231201_070432957_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sinharaja Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wednesday 29th November Arriving mid afternoon on the outskirts of The Sinharaja Forest, we checked into the Rock View Lodge our accommodation for the next 3 nights.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaW3QgnYUKNNzX3KQ_MZD3VI_O7K61A1FOlgB4EwUkeIdwtP3tKxhgcK4DGJFM_wcQ_ajJsTYGMwx_31_ejIEZqwsHnbosXQ90EnY1lFSa1qy378s6_ZbA7slyhOhNKZevuVY8gsfgt_qMzkoGHHr9Dm0fIUwofvZ-Ip8Cw8D3psCTlINmXstpMtLXb5P/s4160/IMG_20231202_081707769.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaW3QgnYUKNNzX3KQ_MZD3VI_O7K61A1FOlgB4EwUkeIdwtP3tKxhgcK4DGJFM_wcQ_ajJsTYGMwx_31_ejIEZqwsHnbosXQ90EnY1lFSa1qy378s6_ZbA7slyhOhNKZevuVY8gsfgt_qMzkoGHHr9Dm0fIUwofvZ-Ip8Cw8D3psCTlINmXstpMtLXb5P/w400-h300/IMG_20231202_081707769.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock View Lodge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Once unpacked we were due to go into the forest to look for a Spot-bellied Eagle Owl unfortunately due to a torrential thunderstorm it was cancelled.</p><p>Thursday 30th November and early start again as we got into the bus and headed for the Sinaharaja Forest Gate when at 6.00am we transferred into Jeeps and ascended the hills on a very rough road. We here got our first views of the endemic Sri Lanka Blue Magpie.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOaEQ5IsuEE3e2ZkKUjK1SkslBOuBnJhnpyUnRAoU0xGqvnpcwOOV9LAkXn8YDzCFuJsdfsrVOhIbvPERD4n2GhCEkCD0eVkAZUEOt7-zskT6oHElFimRvx2ScHRE5zNkeEVfqlOtPBEbBQoiWrvIzQLBght-ZAva39BTZPcCQ_poRtpk62P1BQZ7tfcs/s6960/Sri%20Lanka%20Blue%20Magpie%201%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOaEQ5IsuEE3e2ZkKUjK1SkslBOuBnJhnpyUnRAoU0xGqvnpcwOOV9LAkXn8YDzCFuJsdfsrVOhIbvPERD4n2GhCEkCD0eVkAZUEOt7-zskT6oHElFimRvx2ScHRE5zNkeEVfqlOtPBEbBQoiWrvIzQLBght-ZAva39BTZPcCQ_poRtpk62P1BQZ7tfcs/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Blue%20Magpie%201%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMAcLjKWEeuaUPMe9Zhik2BA3WHshIYGXym9fE8pSM3QjbdfWtBTMGRnvuE90LnpSxn1ZARGHkDpuF8mZJ5-JnkLirmERwwbYfEah0VVmY_Ah25BOF8vbdizI5nmg3BtcKy1EHotH2GilsiWq3z5NAURBj__T41d93vFcY3A51Vhn4NQe3hyphenhyphen6wDt5oHqe/s6960/Sri%20Lanka%20Blue%20Magpie%202%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMAcLjKWEeuaUPMe9Zhik2BA3WHshIYGXym9fE8pSM3QjbdfWtBTMGRnvuE90LnpSxn1ZARGHkDpuF8mZJ5-JnkLirmERwwbYfEah0VVmY_Ah25BOF8vbdizI5nmg3BtcKy1EHotH2GilsiWq3z5NAURBj__T41d93vFcY3A51Vhn4NQe3hyphenhyphen6wDt5oHqe/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Blue%20Magpie%202%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Other birds seen were:- Several of which were endemic.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabXWW_bJ-ARnz0Xkg68YxRphyphenhyphenczWV9H4Uu21vWj5gTLXIykbm5m7L-wWojdpptDVQI4LJHdUn05IlWq0eNGfRz0S1IT883zFC4zjvjiKVBFyhieNbpoH1caxsXN5ImYXSeC39sdyb4m8A7eW1vjWmgQwItH4fnpknyxAz1PJNOxJrt_828iAUfEQWyBmz/s3545/Golden-fronted%20Leafbird%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="3545" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabXWW_bJ-ARnz0Xkg68YxRphyphenhyphenczWV9H4Uu21vWj5gTLXIykbm5m7L-wWojdpptDVQI4LJHdUn05IlWq0eNGfRz0S1IT883zFC4zjvjiKVBFyhieNbpoH1caxsXN5ImYXSeC39sdyb4m8A7eW1vjWmgQwItH4fnpknyxAz1PJNOxJrt_828iAUfEQWyBmz/w400-h283/Golden-fronted%20Leafbird%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden-fronted Leafbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTluIZ4TU7zMKWD24cFOITNQ7n_Z5IBjq_UFd3yqc0lUYK6PSoBxjUG7-CRdG0mXHehp2v3_9OdVx4wPgJ4JZuNTMY3NSM9U7eDVx26O2_1hzuw79cqTg66OgPt7n0vqzaSjwSCRfOAXAbtAGlH-e74oYTxmOC7pkYU6ULyxrGAivB9rnHr47s53CfOJKT/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Blue%20Magpie%207%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXRJAnCGqksDofPw1-_kRp480dkCzI08Za7A7WmbtxRNZm7Chno6dHTkiratHAIXX_2x_1duQgkk40bNL_MRyyfhh6AUzx1bTq7KWfk0kwFsFdT9bKnf3arlkhyphenhyphenpQSnErtYRCKjIahmAtinU5GEKAXN5xhRtIMT-YMJNfpr8TI42ZenvbLtk20rdjcAU1/s1564/Besra%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1564" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXRJAnCGqksDofPw1-_kRp480dkCzI08Za7A7WmbtxRNZm7Chno6dHTkiratHAIXX_2x_1duQgkk40bNL_MRyyfhh6AUzx1bTq7KWfk0kwFsFdT9bKnf3arlkhyphenhyphenpQSnErtYRCKjIahmAtinU5GEKAXN5xhRtIMT-YMJNfpr8TI42ZenvbLtk20rdjcAU1/w400-h253/Besra%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Besra</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf7muotY-MW6QZpm_CrN0w3XVFJY8YxX3SDMv8vWTtbl0Gs_AkJArCMvTFmo1dgdlW6BoQOy2hE30dswmaU_Oyz8khG0n0v9-37Ls0VcoChFdMIXD4gS9ZX569vPSJ8yhVfcqQRpQv0h4X9u5PbCSIUQZbG0sHXpsBZRtHJ5CF5Mx-ayR0xranai7I4Th/s2093/Sri%20Lanka%20Drongo%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2093" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf7muotY-MW6QZpm_CrN0w3XVFJY8YxX3SDMv8vWTtbl0Gs_AkJArCMvTFmo1dgdlW6BoQOy2hE30dswmaU_Oyz8khG0n0v9-37Ls0VcoChFdMIXD4gS9ZX569vPSJ8yhVfcqQRpQv0h4X9u5PbCSIUQZbG0sHXpsBZRtHJ5CF5Mx-ayR0xranai7I4Th/w400-h295/Sri%20Lanka%20Drongo%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Drongo (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nrAMyZwd9gj8XqBw5d8VTL7xzhLsU7u2rQwdBj0p_8oAVL_VLcqRRIJH3FF9EURstkxFAwxqNdNK8BaGOEj3dhRGK36j4ttO2yfboJmodgtLGT4Ak1_I-zVuwAbHTjyJnvhUvPTFotqJ8n224phMAgyBfO7MD29BJor7m1a2ldeB3dxg-l7UqsKQSP0G/s5668/Sri%20Lanka%20Frogmouth%202%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4163" data-original-width="5668" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nrAMyZwd9gj8XqBw5d8VTL7xzhLsU7u2rQwdBj0p_8oAVL_VLcqRRIJH3FF9EURstkxFAwxqNdNK8BaGOEj3dhRGK36j4ttO2yfboJmodgtLGT4Ak1_I-zVuwAbHTjyJnvhUvPTFotqJ8n224phMAgyBfO7MD29BJor7m1a2ldeB3dxg-l7UqsKQSP0G/w400-h294/Sri%20Lanka%20Frogmouth%202%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Frogmouth (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2tR1EdMS_YwTv82iY0c6SfwojRiPO0Uy0nnIcTm56hpi3JURnbeFQPB8PzFNZFat4JNyWpWCeQr6_AVy02_QEpB7KvORgLSNygOz6XvK3PUslk5yTHRGGgz6SUshed5O8GxzLB1VWFBdV7vBlvfEHm1N6d_r4dDduUBFkeQKyEmPcekmVPvHNxMqaDCq/s5568/Sri%20Lanka%20Grey%20Hornbill%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2tR1EdMS_YwTv82iY0c6SfwojRiPO0Uy0nnIcTm56hpi3JURnbeFQPB8PzFNZFat4JNyWpWCeQr6_AVy02_QEpB7KvORgLSNygOz6XvK3PUslk5yTHRGGgz6SUshed5O8GxzLB1VWFBdV7vBlvfEHm1N6d_r4dDduUBFkeQKyEmPcekmVPvHNxMqaDCq/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Grey%20Hornbill%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa64RMtXEAktrbfyoKox1uTX5Px6TSdnfGECa-eqXLyiHYz0wPlxnhdWzOgyQwHu4qxnRcQuxyYMhLFCJu2NVRRHAkzZ3L4amjuKXdGvVLXRFFbh1GAt8H7rx4Oh7-KKObtzzmnRr4DzHBG_pMjHz6xaZE92mC4AwEcMcBD1SlPIttAlKWxNYfqEL5Mjk/s3057/Sri%20Lanka%20Hill%20Myna%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="3057" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa64RMtXEAktrbfyoKox1uTX5Px6TSdnfGECa-eqXLyiHYz0wPlxnhdWzOgyQwHu4qxnRcQuxyYMhLFCJu2NVRRHAkzZ3L4amjuKXdGvVLXRFFbh1GAt8H7rx4Oh7-KKObtzzmnRr4DzHBG_pMjHz6xaZE92mC4AwEcMcBD1SlPIttAlKWxNYfqEL5Mjk/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Hill%20Myna%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Hill Myna (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TcZWYP1kGvab5ewc9q-yfuOSN_VC1cnTSUhX6k1VPjzYIHm3fTc5K24a9yM199AeijUyLBJMZtVmSTrap0NCv_d88DkrYOasOmkRAAcJWKhbvs4JppqK3gl_qo4LmnDnQrf3P2IgLtVoW3arFtlKHrPODrDAblHh-LqA44Oc3yc9EPwdUs7eM2XjJOTe/s5568/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%201%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TcZWYP1kGvab5ewc9q-yfuOSN_VC1cnTSUhX6k1VPjzYIHm3fTc5K24a9yM199AeijUyLBJMZtVmSTrap0NCv_d88DkrYOasOmkRAAcJWKhbvs4JppqK3gl_qo4LmnDnQrf3P2IgLtVoW3arFtlKHrPODrDAblHh-LqA44Oc3yc9EPwdUs7eM2XjJOTe/w400-h266/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%201%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Spurfowl (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPodbHZTxalLNTEZsBLethD_rpndY8asFgS2lpXITU2tXGWxHX-2PpYM_gsLVlCBGIxYR5TzEisgRq_jJzjMOoxw3t2_wjUiCf8Fw5EC1RQJKKwFebus12HFYimVJ3y1F2P_dvnAjv2bea9lxXeHL5xDnPyLiVNdjSuLsZnNpflCJ5QLqWv41NDe1mR0M/s4611/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%202%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="4611" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPodbHZTxalLNTEZsBLethD_rpndY8asFgS2lpXITU2tXGWxHX-2PpYM_gsLVlCBGIxYR5TzEisgRq_jJzjMOoxw3t2_wjUiCf8Fw5EC1RQJKKwFebus12HFYimVJ3y1F2P_dvnAjv2bea9lxXeHL5xDnPyLiVNdjSuLsZnNpflCJ5QLqWv41NDe1mR0M/w400-h256/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%202%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Spurfowl (female)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hajXVX1vKBgwLuHilsJxIYR9_vZ5Yg8U7X7l29uJFrdyVi6bsyn-WZ8nkqGVT37joMd8vFIzKmgKbgv6XK43e5K9tP1l1LYRnVmGApV0S8txVABI-_ngsS9XlyDgfaXc4pVFsHQFsLaCk4E5RZSoGL77cBeWAFQjJnlRla97Ps8YqS-10mbUcUH2cKA9/s3739/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%203%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="3739" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hajXVX1vKBgwLuHilsJxIYR9_vZ5Yg8U7X7l29uJFrdyVi6bsyn-WZ8nkqGVT37joMd8vFIzKmgKbgv6XK43e5K9tP1l1LYRnVmGApV0S8txVABI-_ngsS9XlyDgfaXc4pVFsHQFsLaCk4E5RZSoGL77cBeWAFQjJnlRla97Ps8YqS-10mbUcUH2cKA9/w400-h274/Sri%20Lanka%20Spurfowl%203%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Spurfowl (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX_sD1Pnl5RFYDJ-E-qQYfmlzobhyphenhyphenDhrsIM5LFffZQ9boDfJibnL06CXyQIvcmHYMht6LChAGV6DZ0XYLeRC5HosJL5pQ0NhztDJo4zhHIAD1NycZbJef3KOhaxD-6Y3n1QIsF5QvvuMdqunBYYHH_z0pqZlyPc4qUMnUcH6Lz_1zSAksPBX_19J61fVD/s4528/Sri%20Lanka%20Swallow30-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4528" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX_sD1Pnl5RFYDJ-E-qQYfmlzobhyphenhyphenDhrsIM5LFffZQ9boDfJibnL06CXyQIvcmHYMht6LChAGV6DZ0XYLeRC5HosJL5pQ0NhztDJo4zhHIAD1NycZbJef3KOhaxD-6Y3n1QIsF5QvvuMdqunBYYHH_z0pqZlyPc4qUMnUcH6Lz_1zSAksPBX_19J61fVD/w400-h268/Sri%20Lanka%20Swallow30-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Swallows (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWEngLAmxD_ycPsmj9_KtqY-8cBb8jz8XcrDzmMgMvoj6i2KZKy6DdGllgf0ufBPzEyclH47X2g9bIZy3X5TXYv3dPRyc2ygVN4Q1PXBMTEg1WEhPuwc2yVBKIwDh_RyNtxc7yx8N5u4KLiIyDSE_RouTQgtf14i4VVh2TRc7rUfJYfQhCUcLAqavPynP/s3135/Unidentified%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3135" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWEngLAmxD_ycPsmj9_KtqY-8cBb8jz8XcrDzmMgMvoj6i2KZKy6DdGllgf0ufBPzEyclH47X2g9bIZy3X5TXYv3dPRyc2ygVN4Q1PXBMTEg1WEhPuwc2yVBKIwDh_RyNtxc7yx8N5u4KLiIyDSE_RouTQgtf14i4VVh2TRc7rUfJYfQhCUcLAqavPynP/w400-h264/Unidentified%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnshuQRB0ksENwS3VPcgahj1tgw1NZWVPyvmMy6Fr3AazuQDC3ANxsJyMxFx8ArKXbI1fsk4kI7i2Ilcy4ZUy5YIyrlHlTQ14MQOetkbYzl3ruBm2TfwhpVFZbiC6WNx2f2coqjEPwxlm7-H2oL12qqsck99TIpdFOV0ASdvAHpcVvY65F0ROOauAjGNEa/s5568/Yellow-browed%20and%20Square-tailed%20Bulbul%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnshuQRB0ksENwS3VPcgahj1tgw1NZWVPyvmMy6Fr3AazuQDC3ANxsJyMxFx8ArKXbI1fsk4kI7i2Ilcy4ZUy5YIyrlHlTQ14MQOetkbYzl3ruBm2TfwhpVFZbiC6WNx2f2coqjEPwxlm7-H2oL12qqsck99TIpdFOV0ASdvAHpcVvY65F0ROOauAjGNEa/w400-h266/Yellow-browed%20and%20Square-tailed%20Bulbul%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-capped Bulbul (E) and Yellow-browed Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFffKDbtiR5dQDxE94j-QYcjUfV0IPkP56TLkSSQM5b0XBNQVklK2TiDngF29PKYjduBUpXQZKuabtF7iA5qSbwI1nn33SQH5dvhAb-Yd_ixl7YGRd_E4pMp0T0eJEIhnsW8-D055SqcwzuhsAUsXjgx28BQszx3NznmjZuuaOpMHrH55IMGQdSqkAmDN/s6960/Yellow-browed%20Bulbul%2030-11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFffKDbtiR5dQDxE94j-QYcjUfV0IPkP56TLkSSQM5b0XBNQVklK2TiDngF29PKYjduBUpXQZKuabtF7iA5qSbwI1nn33SQH5dvhAb-Yd_ixl7YGRd_E4pMp0T0eJEIhnsW8-D055SqcwzuhsAUsXjgx28BQszx3NznmjZuuaOpMHrH55IMGQdSqkAmDN/w400-h266/Yellow-browed%20Bulbul%2030-11-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Friday 1st December our last day so with a packed breakfast we left the lodge again at 5.45 am. and headed for a site for the endemic Ashy-headed Laughingthrush. A couple of hours wait and after breakfast we eventually had a brief sighting but no photos. Meanwhile we had views of other birds and a couple of reptiles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3WeWKHNGwz2mZVNhtu7oEN8ros-N0B4NjNuVyfZ3AbjeyjjqGxRjBIOysADbv6XLGG7og0THQu0fFG5KlbHiDkbEbNHtj-74mJTv7dUbWoYAiTw_JRdW6AVCUkseHX1c7HUzISLmN4a6p8fOUXoM7-HkZEEMcUASM83uv9w9SjJxli7cCHrBwpgRysQM/s5568/Common%20Emerald%20Dove%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3WeWKHNGwz2mZVNhtu7oEN8ros-N0B4NjNuVyfZ3AbjeyjjqGxRjBIOysADbv6XLGG7og0THQu0fFG5KlbHiDkbEbNHtj-74mJTv7dUbWoYAiTw_JRdW6AVCUkseHX1c7HUzISLmN4a6p8fOUXoM7-HkZEEMcUASM83uv9w9SjJxli7cCHrBwpgRysQM/w400-h266/Common%20Emerald%20Dove%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Emerald Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuKGwYq0fqsIOFbyXG0IYUDCHQ6OlrLgQt0ne0YPdLBxQD7IJCkN8mK4ntctsQ_-kiQKvmQN0QEauFdvR3CenOQjcCXf9PkcttndvzZfKYeMWFbnGtxKG6X43mODmmol0dfpIFEt9AvAuwZz-4uCU2EYwJPr24I7sX0w1IG7ZNi5Nq0W2rBdZNUJZe66V/s4751/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="4751" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuKGwYq0fqsIOFbyXG0IYUDCHQ6OlrLgQt0ne0YPdLBxQD7IJCkN8mK4ntctsQ_-kiQKvmQN0QEauFdvR3CenOQjcCXf9PkcttndvzZfKYeMWFbnGtxKG6X43mODmmol0dfpIFEt9AvAuwZz-4uCU2EYwJPr24I7sX0w1IG7ZNi5Nq0W2rBdZNUJZe66V/w400-h272/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple-rumped Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaEscLqCPzPVGb93zzf_JeTOXSl_g5LfNwSJcA-PeS-1ZbkT1uwv73CIPYXwds_VvnIwx5Yi6rkmdw1L759Hddqi5XRYPfEsv6-RdEUJQsiw4vf_o7YCP2F9SZ-B1B7JRJPU1rw9XoNbBYe5Cn1L2R1NZzWSwdQmERXOkBLllLIEU_4WSm4edq5QsUQSt/s2830/Common%20Green%20Forest%20Lizard%202%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2830" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaEscLqCPzPVGb93zzf_JeTOXSl_g5LfNwSJcA-PeS-1ZbkT1uwv73CIPYXwds_VvnIwx5Yi6rkmdw1L759Hddqi5XRYPfEsv6-RdEUJQsiw4vf_o7YCP2F9SZ-B1B7JRJPU1rw9XoNbBYe5Cn1L2R1NZzWSwdQmERXOkBLllLIEU_4WSm4edq5QsUQSt/w400-h251/Common%20Green%20Forest%20Lizard%202%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Green Forest Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4XkRcqCSunO3959TfPcnQRlADDCg62zTL6WCEGFH7ZRx0xn1Iu7BFUj3hqOQ0VRIEIIw8GYkX0oD67Q99ULN4O7bTC014ib1REeVCj1jr_fr9OAiwbz1JEgwzAig4pSuiazqIL5zcKflljxSEC5OcultxyFYaRaJpoWZ4DaVsHRIoTNqyYOPEuD7D5CV/s5568/Oriental%20Rat%20Snake%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4XkRcqCSunO3959TfPcnQRlADDCg62zTL6WCEGFH7ZRx0xn1Iu7BFUj3hqOQ0VRIEIIw8GYkX0oD67Q99ULN4O7bTC014ib1REeVCj1jr_fr9OAiwbz1JEgwzAig4pSuiazqIL5zcKflljxSEC5OcultxyFYaRaJpoWZ4DaVsHRIoTNqyYOPEuD7D5CV/w400-h266/Oriental%20Rat%20Snake%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Rat Snake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPRcEGO2AnpPB7pgAsSiWPtVALLKtXmBLw0tUvc9yw6mVaA_KvcFs_TCJ5VYDH2clsxnFHzOW7bEfuyV7riQ0gb3sr6idKL9mwSvJFKsWbdAmI9ChEe5a3OUVfrRQ6i6UrseFp3h8uELHIWg9L5QOet246Ezdgcco9a72FNGjRZEgjF9NaFnFDbosnJ_2/s3166/Layard's%20Parakeet%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="3166" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPRcEGO2AnpPB7pgAsSiWPtVALLKtXmBLw0tUvc9yw6mVaA_KvcFs_TCJ5VYDH2clsxnFHzOW7bEfuyV7riQ0gb3sr6idKL9mwSvJFKsWbdAmI9ChEe5a3OUVfrRQ6i6UrseFp3h8uELHIWg9L5QOet246Ezdgcco9a72FNGjRZEgjF9NaFnFDbosnJ_2/w400-h272/Layard's%20Parakeet%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layard's Parakeet</td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXeHDTVzvpPO0snCEZmU7vkA3scvVtVEVTTesyzMuOXASRJi0bvT2IhlwnZsHfjzCRmjGxl_X5Qj0kkcmJybZWokfepQhpxTaGgEhbnggxvJloCnlZ2tZnpg4UWwVZsazfMC9jgIofypnmKBGfydjQ7Onkk16rsvJlcjRqbNcJ-MiO4XNocL3AVG4amvk/s1918/Legge's%20Flowerpecker%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1918" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXeHDTVzvpPO0snCEZmU7vkA3scvVtVEVTTesyzMuOXASRJi0bvT2IhlwnZsHfjzCRmjGxl_X5Qj0kkcmJybZWokfepQhpxTaGgEhbnggxvJloCnlZ2tZnpg4UWwVZsazfMC9jgIofypnmKBGfydjQ7Onkk16rsvJlcjRqbNcJ-MiO4XNocL3AVG4amvk/w400-h281/Legge's%20Flowerpecker%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legge's Flowerpecker (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a3EYMRx_CDSqotwvtN4apSrkRR4y38E0elvWymDfPVBDqmaX17aY1ETtHLa25AH4BHmU35G0LjOtLH9ZR58ouQep-TgI1ovbytsxh18d7lesC5auMdm2wDXOmuPY9GRgX9-toTIGolSrXEoY6mAKt-G2gJw7pwU4BdUyAvsxqgNb-1KpWCDmMM9_rx3y/s3492/Crimson-backed%20Goldenback%20(Flameback)%201%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3492" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a3EYMRx_CDSqotwvtN4apSrkRR4y38E0elvWymDfPVBDqmaX17aY1ETtHLa25AH4BHmU35G0LjOtLH9ZR58ouQep-TgI1ovbytsxh18d7lesC5auMdm2wDXOmuPY9GRgX9-toTIGolSrXEoY6mAKt-G2gJw7pwU4BdUyAvsxqgNb-1KpWCDmMM9_rx3y/w400-h230/Crimson-backed%20Goldenback%20(Flameback)%201%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson-backed Flameback (Goldenback) (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5BsZndIDm4_nYbd96mIscDA_fG6A56j4XBNI4Xhfgzppk3ttfeyeNEdeeClg3iybA03TmJ-qO0s833UNb6qnek5GWCg56lqAuf1svz3yMLqh3E1Dh7Iz95zYXJwX4M65ZVxtfdTZvlY-0XnJxRscGJn4w4fB_deyNCrGRSshv-nhrVulK-dq6Nzlvctu/s3441/Crimson-backed%20Goldenback%20(Flameback)%202%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3441" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5BsZndIDm4_nYbd96mIscDA_fG6A56j4XBNI4Xhfgzppk3ttfeyeNEdeeClg3iybA03TmJ-qO0s833UNb6qnek5GWCg56lqAuf1svz3yMLqh3E1Dh7Iz95zYXJwX4M65ZVxtfdTZvlY-0XnJxRscGJn4w4fB_deyNCrGRSshv-nhrVulK-dq6Nzlvctu/w400-h289/Crimson-backed%20Goldenback%20(Flameback)%202%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson-backed Flameback (Goldenback) (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p>Back at the lodge for lunch, I finally got a good view of a Yellow-fronted and Brown-headed Barbets on the feeding table.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmosrJn5LpzhJe_RMXUlneDQWH_rDwFof1lxO0FA_rYhKOqZVl4Byvton34-18bSMxGiaj-wUkv3Xbz4EzYKif4lF2-kjwWZDh_gJdIF-P5EUqGQokGMtgIIy2eb-db54t3zZLEEpXwhP3oG_wjexYDy1i2m8N3HfpPAyL-thZqeCSzB9KzIWsDNzuvnu/s4580/Yellow-fronted%20Barbet%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="4580" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmosrJn5LpzhJe_RMXUlneDQWH_rDwFof1lxO0FA_rYhKOqZVl4Byvton34-18bSMxGiaj-wUkv3Xbz4EzYKif4lF2-kjwWZDh_gJdIF-P5EUqGQokGMtgIIy2eb-db54t3zZLEEpXwhP3oG_wjexYDy1i2m8N3HfpPAyL-thZqeCSzB9KzIWsDNzuvnu/w400-h270/Yellow-fronted%20Barbet%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-fronted Barbet (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC930ITEVer7nt9j3s0Y8Atjg8HsNeBsUy44BvunpTIkHXbfWFFJWzAQaQSHqIFaURjkAUUYoPCUltWWPkr5lSgXvxGwa65l8T8UhQTc2NT6W_7THIclbcWLblEtQ5N3DZcuD2WF02HlP_zdcSzlRKRKK_guThCbNuYYDNLI0MDFlP6F_qEtqYNTU75q1O/s3820/Yellow-fronted%20Barbet%202%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3820" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC930ITEVer7nt9j3s0Y8Atjg8HsNeBsUy44BvunpTIkHXbfWFFJWzAQaQSHqIFaURjkAUUYoPCUltWWPkr5lSgXvxGwa65l8T8UhQTc2NT6W_7THIclbcWLblEtQ5N3DZcuD2WF02HlP_zdcSzlRKRKK_guThCbNuYYDNLI0MDFlP6F_qEtqYNTU75q1O/w400-h278/Yellow-fronted%20Barbet%202%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-fronted Barbet (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkj5ZfASiAP1vIUfwODGnW9JWikzMZ0LpYBOEbmv2vMAm8kI5adpOGLO0fMUz0SLt32UZPkg2sw_-Ioq4QVMuRic-JrC-G6UuL4qUhKJU6F4elT8URbA31dfWBMdCPpV85vvngZYYHB_LHd02l0AZPOiOVvXnN6MmdfdhaUtPkj9cT2ntJOoaN-98sGi6/s5568/Brown-headed%20Barbet%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkj5ZfASiAP1vIUfwODGnW9JWikzMZ0LpYBOEbmv2vMAm8kI5adpOGLO0fMUz0SLt32UZPkg2sw_-Ioq4QVMuRic-JrC-G6UuL4qUhKJU6F4elT8URbA31dfWBMdCPpV85vvngZYYHB_LHd02l0AZPOiOVvXnN6MmdfdhaUtPkj9cT2ntJOoaN-98sGi6/w400-h266/Brown-headed%20Barbet%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-headed Barbet</td></tr></tbody></table>Also a White-browed Bubul put in an appearance.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17HK6XzKSjoSDu5egjwE55txL5NtwzxCiNer_rHwSCKfo0p2cDb4MCkh5En5jfpMIsiA7_zrWEPl-U4duXaupPmZRCWcdJKufRjYyV7Hfwt9by9rXtVw7VJhgEe5bv49kPWJ11ORzUNQOpnCx0KwVijOOXN3H1-JhD8EPVAMmm3V4hWNFlRKObe6IClAr/s3098/White-browed%20Bubul%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3098" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17HK6XzKSjoSDu5egjwE55txL5NtwzxCiNer_rHwSCKfo0p2cDb4MCkh5En5jfpMIsiA7_zrWEPl-U4duXaupPmZRCWcdJKufRjYyV7Hfwt9by9rXtVw7VJhgEe5bv49kPWJ11ORzUNQOpnCx0KwVijOOXN3H1-JhD8EPVAMmm3V4hWNFlRKObe6IClAr/w400-h266/White-browed%20Bubul%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Bulbul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Back out again after lunch we were taken to see a Sri Lanka Bay Owl, this had been looked for since the early hours and we were fortunate to get a view. Sadly as with all the owls seen on this trip I was unable to get a picture of the complete owl.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ7jI7raLWx7ztE9MvYKb6yOCgOZDn9OAQPviZvpguCkp5Ah8ZQBoNbuA848PHYcxg_9llFpxmlgBJNwVGhMimEzm9pD0wYXK2pyn0PBXHALamKn4bmYb5Q42ujw0uicmMNmiLgNKM7NoCXAnSRKnHiSdDEPXkIyv037rnS88T8KnA0jYZVV93d-RB0EL/s5144/Sri%20Lanka%20Bay%20Owl%201%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="5144" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ7jI7raLWx7ztE9MvYKb6yOCgOZDn9OAQPviZvpguCkp5Ah8ZQBoNbuA848PHYcxg_9llFpxmlgBJNwVGhMimEzm9pD0wYXK2pyn0PBXHALamKn4bmYb5Q42ujw0uicmMNmiLgNKM7NoCXAnSRKnHiSdDEPXkIyv037rnS88T8KnA0jYZVV93d-RB0EL/w400-h270/Sri%20Lanka%20Bay%20Owl%201%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Bay Owl (NE)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm0Jg_ve8YZZJimd5SQbRfUgbRfX2ovvijmSlBDLq5ikfKH37QrjCya1yOWz4TDgT9JdxK-cOxZqXG3icDqYefG-X4CW2B2Uz3-s-tKfVWpLolxd2xI9nQ1XPV95DZpOCo5qEskG7eSm-nsm0Z8ac0jT1gcig7O6qh8lUrS-keOeKWE3PMRvXETL7aDD4/s4409/Sri%20Lanka%20Bay%20Owl%202%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="4409" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm0Jg_ve8YZZJimd5SQbRfUgbRfX2ovvijmSlBDLq5ikfKH37QrjCya1yOWz4TDgT9JdxK-cOxZqXG3icDqYefG-X4CW2B2Uz3-s-tKfVWpLolxd2xI9nQ1XPV95DZpOCo5qEskG7eSm-nsm0Z8ac0jT1gcig7O6qh8lUrS-keOeKWE3PMRvXETL7aDD4/w400-h271/Sri%20Lanka%20Bay%20Owl%202%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Bay Owl (NE) (with an eye open)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We still had 1 more endemic to see but it wasn't till the end of the day we finally saw a Green-billed Coucal but only briefly and no photos. But while we were searching I managed a couple more photos</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarNbB9bGyN0ylZzW39Lhq9cSL84StAJmZE2hKqzLjZeukXvrC2kAXCe02oAjqwYWYa1Mh_6F_yLf_9NWeuTqIgJU-WY2BxL8OO-x0lEmonirEZ6HiX1wSM36XtfxaD_ax6oeo4ZIcpAeOOQ1fawOyD-1FCjhGpjTnkEVBn2KczkyokidGz2TBmXwhMU2e/s3426/Sri%20Lanka%20Green%20Pigeon%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3426" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarNbB9bGyN0ylZzW39Lhq9cSL84StAJmZE2hKqzLjZeukXvrC2kAXCe02oAjqwYWYa1Mh_6F_yLf_9NWeuTqIgJU-WY2BxL8OO-x0lEmonirEZ6HiX1wSM36XtfxaD_ax6oeo4ZIcpAeOOQ1fawOyD-1FCjhGpjTnkEVBn2KczkyokidGz2TBmXwhMU2e/w400-h310/Sri%20Lanka%20Green%20Pigeon%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sri Lanka Green Pigeon (E)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd5mfatFDyOMkPBeUIH7lHRCfKy-BA0Q5sxcVk79k5fvZjqUySpHTwP5ec7pScd6KVdSCsYX28gSK_mM0a6zVbElO7IbGpEn5-RcoDIeJo06uwiI780-Ps3xzdTP8fLjHo0QFBAWi4uySbMRT37uxq7C-pH_tlYQTNWPaGlNP905bW-C7F_3qRlc3RoWX/s6960/Common%20Green%20Forest%20Lizard%2001-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd5mfatFDyOMkPBeUIH7lHRCfKy-BA0Q5sxcVk79k5fvZjqUySpHTwP5ec7pScd6KVdSCsYX28gSK_mM0a6zVbElO7IbGpEn5-RcoDIeJo06uwiI780-Ps3xzdTP8fLjHo0QFBAWi4uySbMRT37uxq7C-pH_tlYQTNWPaGlNP905bW-C7F_3qRlc3RoWX/w400-h266/Common%20Green%20Forest%20Lizard%2001-12-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Green Forest Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Our final stop of the tour was to see a Spot-bellied Eagle Owl come into roost but alas it wasn't to be so we headed back to the lodge for dinner.<p></p><p>Saturday 2nd December - a lie in then breakfast and we all headed off dropping Alan and the guides off at the airport, me at The Jetwing Blue Hotel and others at another hotel? Next morning I had breakfast overlooking the beach, </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_NhrZ1DklPcPSVe4315E35QjNPzHqE2fSPii_L2o1ZXxpzMobZOe2m8G8eUcukcEYWVNQXRTqEU9X6OghxfyW6wYEXplBsf3mQY9B60lrgMC4-I5fnY5ymY3B9xQQJoyM1SPHiHvHIZsMQbD-_kfaBsZ_WfbgnTg7CNQPTF75Evrtp11KevA-SOgNUcH/s4160/IMG_20231203_074615564_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_NhrZ1DklPcPSVe4315E35QjNPzHqE2fSPii_L2o1ZXxpzMobZOe2m8G8eUcukcEYWVNQXRTqEU9X6OghxfyW6wYEXplBsf3mQY9B60lrgMC4-I5fnY5ymY3B9xQQJoyM1SPHiHvHIZsMQbD-_kfaBsZ_WfbgnTg7CNQPTF75Evrtp11KevA-SOgNUcH/w400-h300/IMG_20231203_074615564_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurant by the beach.</td></tr></tbody></table>I checked out at 09.15 and my taxi was on time to take me to the airport.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoZC0lUi7hnCdO7ryAD6xqkIj0DnBz3WoaP9VSl2anwA2YhEwHcPgaXNYNHENH-RNuTAPgGcwwmibpIDYwa_Qzt4ZdUFpLK-mtANUvkodVWlbpwUXpvfV6E_LmV91HN78HT_8m32KY3I60GHi2e-rcUJShcPorDRD2JjiP_6KmWGPp3J_63SnsXUdYTqn/s4160/IMG_20231202_135923555.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoZC0lUi7hnCdO7ryAD6xqkIj0DnBz3WoaP9VSl2anwA2YhEwHcPgaXNYNHENH-RNuTAPgGcwwmibpIDYwa_Qzt4ZdUFpLK-mtANUvkodVWlbpwUXpvfV6E_LmV91HN78HT_8m32KY3I60GHi2e-rcUJShcPorDRD2JjiP_6KmWGPp3J_63SnsXUdYTqn/w300-h400/IMG_20231202_135923555.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel Lobby </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The flight home was delayed by an hour and half. I arrived back at Heathrow at 8.00pm and transferred to the Premier Inn for the night. A great English breakfast and then the underground to Victoria and the train to Ore. I arrived back home around 12.30 pm.</p><p>I saw all 33 endemic birds sadly some were brief views. Plus many other birds I had not seen before.</p><p>A really great trip, I met some nice people and a couple of prats. (those on the trip will know who) Birding was incredible, the hotels were good, the food was ok if you like curry, the country was beautiful and the people were friendly. Yes I would recommend going there and yes I would go again.</p><p>My second favourite bird we saw was the endemic Red-Faced Malkoha unfortunately I didn't get a photo that resembled the bird, however Mary-Ann on the trip did and passed these images on to me.</p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tkENqwn0yY6qkpeQKH8SEkDC8K5c28BuhTTDDE7UWJ-os5UX7Ws2fkDPwSwf8grj526lb51maciR4dgbI3kecbbgte63LTLvQ2McWGL7NNehOx1RS0EWaL5wURWQyknmYwetn0_VK2JHoOcLUyIOUDxq52p2flu56JrW37KFfJp-g2pWE2z9vUrIsVnO/s2432/IMG_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tkENqwn0yY6qkpeQKH8SEkDC8K5c28BuhTTDDE7UWJ-os5UX7Ws2fkDPwSwf8grj526lb51maciR4dgbI3kecbbgte63LTLvQ2McWGL7NNehOx1RS0EWaL5wURWQyknmYwetn0_VK2JHoOcLUyIOUDxq52p2flu56JrW37KFfJp-g2pWE2z9vUrIsVnO/w400-h300/IMG_0309.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-faced Malkoha (E) (by Mary-Ann)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKegAE0-r_zbVUWCkaOsxEQ8X9slO4ReCf8fgKYUk-AsWUIHWCTWrn2Ps0PoFoWYp8bN0_y5Av99BadUVXNPXCZ-nI17qjQmm2UFXYHKsEStLs2ul0KfDy1EuTzDEJjC0zCROtw_UayIfjkXXlDzYUENaEzOVUy_sIeWZoZBZurv_3dsCNJhBXSYfuBLO/s2432/IMG_0311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKegAE0-r_zbVUWCkaOsxEQ8X9slO4ReCf8fgKYUk-AsWUIHWCTWrn2Ps0PoFoWYp8bN0_y5Av99BadUVXNPXCZ-nI17qjQmm2UFXYHKsEStLs2ul0KfDy1EuTzDEJjC0zCROtw_UayIfjkXXlDzYUENaEzOVUy_sIeWZoZBZurv_3dsCNJhBXSYfuBLO/w400-h300/IMG_0311.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-faced Malkoha (E) (by Mary-Ann)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomIpO7TjO5HIhfKO3W069sO_DMwGcHQaJXvwYvGzfb5dOkXKJMeTg6nY8H4cZCNqoBVG1KsbD9PHoKZ8vDrGfW62J8gwuESPT0RcD3d5ARQkywei097J3LJ4AFFc_EHFGQzbmKOxnzH1dJmdwsMAUjESWMY-YGxPbf8vNYcC5SwX4MbS3Fqb9XU4I6RQU/s2432/IMG_0310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomIpO7TjO5HIhfKO3W069sO_DMwGcHQaJXvwYvGzfb5dOkXKJMeTg6nY8H4cZCNqoBVG1KsbD9PHoKZ8vDrGfW62J8gwuESPT0RcD3d5ARQkywei097J3LJ4AFFc_EHFGQzbmKOxnzH1dJmdwsMAUjESWMY-YGxPbf8vNYcC5SwX4MbS3Fqb9XU4I6RQU/w400-h300/IMG_0310.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-faced Malkoha (E) (by Mary-Ann)</td></tr></tbody></table>Many thanks Mary-Ann for sharing.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-1579660349239471522023-11-01T18:19:00.078+00:002023-11-12T17:13:51.127+00:00Autumn on Scilly 2023<p> I was late booking my Autumn trip to Scilly this year but managed to get a room at Longstone Lodge for 9 nights. Setting off on the 8th October I stopped at Arne RSPB to try and twitch the Forster's Tern but after waiting for 2 hours for it to show I dipped.</p><p> I continued my journey to Hayle where I stayed overnight before getting the Scillonion over to St Marys. With calm seas and some fog seabirds were scarce until we got past the Wolf Lighthouse and then Cory's, Great and Manx Shearwaters were seen in numbers. </p><p>With the Red-footed Booby being re-discovered on the Bishop Rock lighthouse the day before a good 60 plus birders on board the Scillonion transferred straight onto The Sapphire to head out to the lighthouse.</p><p>Sadly dip number 3 of the Booby happened. But great numbers of Cory Shearwaters were on the calm sea with 1 Great Shearwater.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTc3P7aV2qUCXBNF0wxJpivkDaOaoOAUnia1kDQinkQedet1rqiCZytSyVcDUHtvMEn7KxtE3UrIOMqpafnBdrpM53AOaAYc_nrs25mdIKb80QVLVeP1I9ZKJ3n-PIuI9rgUqOBhLdvcsEfYC_QVPBHM7MnddFvcucx2G71hR-r1MjTUEn9-QrLk4EZPb/s5022/Bishop%20Rock%20Lighthouse%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3185" data-original-width="5022" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTc3P7aV2qUCXBNF0wxJpivkDaOaoOAUnia1kDQinkQedet1rqiCZytSyVcDUHtvMEn7KxtE3UrIOMqpafnBdrpM53AOaAYc_nrs25mdIKb80QVLVeP1I9ZKJ3n-PIuI9rgUqOBhLdvcsEfYC_QVPBHM7MnddFvcucx2G71hR-r1MjTUEn9-QrLk4EZPb/w400-h254/Bishop%20Rock%20Lighthouse%2010-09-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booby Rock Lighthouse - but no Booby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU3tKb9s2VMYNVPpWoGvj2Qf4Mc9OOT4imKLGBsetPCbgDHuMOl63Y2M1yh3N1skWmO6crHHh2h8ByhKRSli1MBrXtqUeroLjrm1nE9kNoI15agGb80ff0Od3xWf8l6TV59YEpwCfsge12LUoeXYpJxlg7_xggWhWgGNquuWiOWDTFRhWIm84z7S7txdF/s5568/Cory's%201%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU3tKb9s2VMYNVPpWoGvj2Qf4Mc9OOT4imKLGBsetPCbgDHuMOl63Y2M1yh3N1skWmO6crHHh2h8ByhKRSli1MBrXtqUeroLjrm1nE9kNoI15agGb80ff0Od3xWf8l6TV59YEpwCfsge12LUoeXYpJxlg7_xggWhWgGNquuWiOWDTFRhWIm84z7S7txdF/w400-h266/Cory's%201%2010-09-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO1Ln8EAvmdC3h8nkGxVeZabf75IKl_uaaJ9Ad4wq8eafJRWEdJUnbI0exp1-mm58s4NInw6PLVMt9Ao_HgMRvhwJ6c4oOJ1GekFmIXIn6tLmiK7ktncK1WjGxVp308YFDi6GplHXdQlgmMI3ffxqxBHFviet1ugzUGafcYmuyIr9x36ZvZrbADczY1eM/s4454/Cory's%202%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO1Ln8EAvmdC3h8nkGxVeZabf75IKl_uaaJ9Ad4wq8eafJRWEdJUnbI0exp1-mm58s4NInw6PLVMt9Ao_HgMRvhwJ6c4oOJ1GekFmIXIn6tLmiK7ktncK1WjGxVp308YFDi6GplHXdQlgmMI3ffxqxBHFviet1ugzUGafcYmuyIr9x36ZvZrbADczY1eM/w400-h266/Cory's%202%2010-09-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjnhEDHXLY3421-FN2_6p4xw5SceWfm_KcCjsWZy7Z4i2bMzrojusSsRjd-0IcfhfA0HhGQjn8uGDXFTwvGu6ucVc7OcnGOldEEEaDYiZ7j9BoUzZzf7TjsxX0FBCjf-URIeSUmBAJL1XgMemzkZWfR_JRs-59kepS5bEakkfhpl1F5yYrSv3Drr1wdDz/s3117/Cory's%203%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQMZFmVQW8Xj7Y5o3bVMpZZwizS0SyzoQkUZrslSg8WBkwSJzP2kumOivjPpsvDvN7ICoJO3qCviBCKmb9qGM78UaERlIdiOLs9ydj3ml2Ge-5oywrkSzTFDWJ36RjWdgCaDBE39pHvaeuvajxhd3JCwlTZPNUL-jrYzWBYtxVFbaSBwZjCXI6FLys1YO/s3877/Great%20Shearwater%201%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="3877" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQMZFmVQW8Xj7Y5o3bVMpZZwizS0SyzoQkUZrslSg8WBkwSJzP2kumOivjPpsvDvN7ICoJO3qCviBCKmb9qGM78UaERlIdiOLs9ydj3ml2Ge-5oywrkSzTFDWJ36RjWdgCaDBE39pHvaeuvajxhd3JCwlTZPNUL-jrYzWBYtxVFbaSBwZjCXI6FLys1YO/w400-h294/Great%20Shearwater%201%2010-09-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwaters and Great Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4CFu35yEjgY_3uhR9H5A2NyNW2QbZCPckF0Pt4oOFf2qyD4XHWRCT6u0hnw-gmIvcLE0wyEbDSE85rpRVH30dyxy3S1BdWzzSV6IsUqnDTnCaZh6JS0BDkzbl8AFEZrtEv7Tv2QGkP5V58gsqYQ5vN6eebzsfMKIMxCER-hYeJX6BBOV7FosFq9cze7l/s6960/Cory's%206%2010-09-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4CFu35yEjgY_3uhR9H5A2NyNW2QbZCPckF0Pt4oOFf2qyD4XHWRCT6u0hnw-gmIvcLE0wyEbDSE85rpRVH30dyxy3S1BdWzzSV6IsUqnDTnCaZh6JS0BDkzbl8AFEZrtEv7Tv2QGkP5V58gsqYQ5vN6eebzsfMKIMxCER-hYeJX6BBOV7FosFq9cze7l/w400-h266/Cory's%206%2010-09-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Back on land around 3pm I headed up to the Lodge and checked in, then went to twitch the Wryneck at Maypole. Fortunately there was another birder on site who put me straight onto the bird incredibly close but the sun wasn't good for the photos - well that's my excuse!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4e-tVolzqoeM01D8b2HN5DKpkGwtjWO88yi4GX8sArOaY_7Pve6CuvIRRJoNiXX2nE579JTwlgnas_V7KF2t9UOENcHt7UISkcItkitncNw7nOiDpGfxPUs1uAVsuBV4j-TF3WfB-ptx1CMTLn7VfVhIV4w5SzeDGqkBP3iJQ4gbSWA8wsQvq2PLh4t/s5568/Wryneck%201%2009-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4e-tVolzqoeM01D8b2HN5DKpkGwtjWO88yi4GX8sArOaY_7Pve6CuvIRRJoNiXX2nE579JTwlgnas_V7KF2t9UOENcHt7UISkcItkitncNw7nOiDpGfxPUs1uAVsuBV4j-TF3WfB-ptx1CMTLn7VfVhIV4w5SzeDGqkBP3iJQ4gbSWA8wsQvq2PLh4t/w400-h266/Wryneck%201%2009-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wryneck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2xVzfXDN6rR7tfvjbwoU-nOgQNqhEZ6HIcMMpK4GrCFS33dsAGrCZRLnGp7ZBsC_Pxr2GjtMhg1YGzDlMqJ3j6Bot9CKrB8iikfCVWnyKEYbItWuJy247FbP0EQiB4x5q0iVaw6EVjsPUBekOqFSND30aWaBmfgUDc5k97p8ghmsdmU4hCrhf9UmcI8g/s4216/Wryneck%202%2009-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2659" data-original-width="4216" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2xVzfXDN6rR7tfvjbwoU-nOgQNqhEZ6HIcMMpK4GrCFS33dsAGrCZRLnGp7ZBsC_Pxr2GjtMhg1YGzDlMqJ3j6Bot9CKrB8iikfCVWnyKEYbItWuJy247FbP0EQiB4x5q0iVaw6EVjsPUBekOqFSND30aWaBmfgUDc5k97p8ghmsdmU4hCrhf9UmcI8g/w400-h253/Wryneck%202%2009-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe8mf2s3ZPfhMG1pq3asXuFAZTuZTkW83ANuI29s4wkjmwgTI9RUQpLBsIoecp0az_ylzrF74SDgUNpv9Gj_io3j60z5pXX1fknxSCmqeUPRnckZRPWx_ade_onMD_9zY5YgnnQ14B9K1c5_wkGvw7_TUcPfCHGJCYK3_tA-YaUcDcKmz47L_D2lI8dEB/s4223/Wryneck%203%2009-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="4223" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe8mf2s3ZPfhMG1pq3asXuFAZTuZTkW83ANuI29s4wkjmwgTI9RUQpLBsIoecp0az_ylzrF74SDgUNpv9Gj_io3j60z5pXX1fknxSCmqeUPRnckZRPWx_ade_onMD_9zY5YgnnQ14B9K1c5_wkGvw7_TUcPfCHGJCYK3_tA-YaUcDcKmz47L_D2lI8dEB/w400-h271/Wryneck%203%2009-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6chK4dHM07AqpR98YVdgOKgI9x2P_CutByJk_t7vD4a5EU8tlDfLdg1r_X7w4Fo4-1FS5Vwm6fFyIjMbVRlWoiJ-I2dcd2PVp5OMpzddVR01Bh23pMH28nQL1N5PPmp_tadp71fXIoxuG556idjRlOUBooLaL7kN-P3qQk-qk-mSJlFlSzZj_f94Wf1z/s3679/Wryneck%204%2009-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="3679" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6chK4dHM07AqpR98YVdgOKgI9x2P_CutByJk_t7vD4a5EU8tlDfLdg1r_X7w4Fo4-1FS5Vwm6fFyIjMbVRlWoiJ-I2dcd2PVp5OMpzddVR01Bh23pMH28nQL1N5PPmp_tadp71fXIoxuG556idjRlOUBooLaL7kN-P3qQk-qk-mSJlFlSzZj_f94Wf1z/w400-h284/Wryneck%204%2009-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG5w7AfCqa9RcSKe8WVdSqmUhJdt8BnE9Y8iGBbmoSkxIyBYyV9nGeAOAlgTQXuXENRF5MR2sUA6BNmSqBpZ7TruXO2YEbl9Yk3ENFAWO67NTiZvTNDbupBEwC-tjqupbzUc9p9GyF6nhQF5wye7KtgDhBEZHALzNc7KKV5wSxJaMWyDA6uGlNRIXKuD-/s4789/Wryneck%205%2009-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="4789" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG5w7AfCqa9RcSKe8WVdSqmUhJdt8BnE9Y8iGBbmoSkxIyBYyV9nGeAOAlgTQXuXENRF5MR2sUA6BNmSqBpZ7TruXO2YEbl9Yk3ENFAWO67NTiZvTNDbupBEwC-tjqupbzUc9p9GyF6nhQF5wye7KtgDhBEZHALzNc7KKV5wSxJaMWyDA6uGlNRIXKuD-/w400-h255/Wryneck%205%2009-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wryneck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Tuesday 10th October, there was another boat running to the Bishop for the Booby incorporating a wildlife trip this morning. Packed full of birders we had to go around the Western Isles looking at sea birds and seals before venturing out to the lighthouse. The seas were totally different to yesterdays Mediterranean. Eventually reaching the lighthouse I was to dip again on that Booby.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9OjpYOrKwZiBzIIBcLS77nBufoEqOH0FEn2hRPLX8jWOLNULAeQyCRYmwjC9MaZV_zFD1L6zHSkwed7lwPcOldj12QmtliJ6xKeE_yybJY41XzixPUoyZZ23uApeL8T_o6BL0JIBl4c85BePs2-22H0BpBpBWKPfdt_9BQTMN8T1ypm_w-rKI-zxf2tL/s4160/IMG_20231009_122238093.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9OjpYOrKwZiBzIIBcLS77nBufoEqOH0FEn2hRPLX8jWOLNULAeQyCRYmwjC9MaZV_zFD1L6zHSkwed7lwPcOldj12QmtliJ6xKeE_yybJY41XzixPUoyZZ23uApeL8T_o6BL0JIBl4c85BePs2-22H0BpBpBWKPfdt_9BQTMN8T1ypm_w-rKI-zxf2tL/w300-h400/IMG_20231009_122238093.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Booby Boat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_npwzXjPgqiZOOnJbYaQJ7L3cAfpsKbxleT7hBjccghKYkr4jZ-hNTtuSzKTneuncUY8kMV03bwhL3aKRujedOcPpHZAqdkxqMGOAMBj9sl3EbJPVkCHpHhFYGTyx6K3QGTdmbRpmnCq8AgO8PtDyW5PMugwVmmsOqPmZPj_T3c7bsXL189LSBCT6xCl/s5568/Seals%2010-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_npwzXjPgqiZOOnJbYaQJ7L3cAfpsKbxleT7hBjccghKYkr4jZ-hNTtuSzKTneuncUY8kMV03bwhL3aKRujedOcPpHZAqdkxqMGOAMBj9sl3EbJPVkCHpHhFYGTyx6K3QGTdmbRpmnCq8AgO8PtDyW5PMugwVmmsOqPmZPj_T3c7bsXL189LSBCT6xCl/w400-h266/Seals%2010-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seals and Pups</td></tr></tbody></table>Returning back around lunchtime I returned to the lodge for a bite to eat and then went through Carreg Dhu Gardens where at the top end a Glossy Ibis had been seen regularly feeding in the puddles of a bulb field covered in plastic.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEpqUzXJPoRG097s1oSIYSBVK3Zsoim4h_VDCnhYjkdoSJhRzg8L4bcQ6aHl_S_t_qcntUc0Hym4arM2k1SgNiRC3lQRjIrsAJpEsXpx60nsxgJa9YpRERpGB8mKHHLFaffgBaet2aavgWlOs4sGsd-7aRnbHqCzr130IMahpCLTYRrIUk_YzAdPSGBiv/s6960/Glossy%20Ibis%201%2010-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEpqUzXJPoRG097s1oSIYSBVK3Zsoim4h_VDCnhYjkdoSJhRzg8L4bcQ6aHl_S_t_qcntUc0Hym4arM2k1SgNiRC3lQRjIrsAJpEsXpx60nsxgJa9YpRERpGB8mKHHLFaffgBaet2aavgWlOs4sGsd-7aRnbHqCzr130IMahpCLTYRrIUk_YzAdPSGBiv/w400-h266/Glossy%20Ibis%201%2010-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5EMAbOda9OES9rrxPn87AWVERh4K_TYRU2uFqZGyllaKF9b7CnjX8F5b7g21CBFkP57jFYyFqEZ8I20aX5aqJtsuiMlSYrU79r6MP7OG9KS0BZgurLNFAEHOUR54F0SA1dJ8oYesitVLICBFSj5xdVA1mNSq5p3vO_2VQ4QfW1wAnUQBMq3N4IKshjdY/s6960/Glossy%20Ibis%202%2010-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuyJipzsCuNEjxcxAovyN4VRBla0f6cjUEtYrJjRun7ObNNLCyKLEBnvoUdTLibDO2yaMZu7t-PtYFx24vKfOZYq3RXntrIs95nxqNe0WEk-HGlbP_ZIAzRtm2ysYiUY8Av6cCEscc27XbxSbgCP-ymvhsRt7FjHBnX_G7NUgWP05HD57iELrxLAfiQjW/s6960/Jack%20Snipe%201%2010-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuyJipzsCuNEjxcxAovyN4VRBla0f6cjUEtYrJjRun7ObNNLCyKLEBnvoUdTLibDO2yaMZu7t-PtYFx24vKfOZYq3RXntrIs95nxqNe0WEk-HGlbP_ZIAzRtm2ysYiUY8Av6cCEscc27XbxSbgCP-ymvhsRt7FjHBnX_G7NUgWP05HD57iELrxLAfiQjW/w400-h266/Jack%20Snipe%201%2010-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0Ph9aqNHU_zzEkLBS85bzF05jMODXfskS2-6CPJLKc61i9VZiIDOwVtbmfJwgTMfQAUFpYNQPSRNdMpWq6i3qtyIl7VThgDSXhYebNb1EZq-Lx_eDlUv_W4FzERC6V-_kCNVTCT7rMH9KaHRMjKhvoLfgSe8ugjzq-vlJNkf004xnSXj681f3KD8ofFu/s6960/Jack%20Snipe%202%2010-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGTHXKDq_gI4lTHll3Cdyj9w4RJSR3Wvq5-tSJ_gagEbYFbd5Y7TX5WMEQyyC8O2xgPKY7N7VR5X_zCYd0kYgqFYNUSv0PZGblVk9cVFtZF2R7GTIEWt3PhIaJfCvPS9Rvcte-VC7acUhNmr1H0HbjCPicwSLXfu_ILaCF0BtpIuLb70UydmJlCP9Ue33/s5568/Siskin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGTHXKDq_gI4lTHll3Cdyj9w4RJSR3Wvq5-tSJ_gagEbYFbd5Y7TX5WMEQyyC8O2xgPKY7N7VR5X_zCYd0kYgqFYNUSv0PZGblVk9cVFtZF2R7GTIEWt3PhIaJfCvPS9Rvcte-VC7acUhNmr1H0HbjCPicwSLXfu_ILaCF0BtpIuLb70UydmJlCP9Ue33/w400-h266/Siskin.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siskin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wednesday 11th October, raining this morning so headed off to Porthellick Hide to look for the possible Wilson's Snipe. Surprisingly no body in the hide but only a few Common Snipe and Teal were around.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ah8F-8qimDthFViwRTuxdwbeosUjr75vgW3IhhzEGc-nnFdKu9VudU_X3j0TnH2gNKFe4qGbXwSwudm94tMry2297AXHOZVLU_ss018ChqN21hVJjMRgx-9ebImTEXKIvgRaXocg7DJEh6R9mORkGoemerq7vuZYa8tzqdR9oLNVrj2wAuyyXiRtQ140/s4074/Common%20Snipe%2011-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="4074" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ah8F-8qimDthFViwRTuxdwbeosUjr75vgW3IhhzEGc-nnFdKu9VudU_X3j0TnH2gNKFe4qGbXwSwudm94tMry2297AXHOZVLU_ss018ChqN21hVJjMRgx-9ebImTEXKIvgRaXocg7DJEh6R9mORkGoemerq7vuZYa8tzqdR9oLNVrj2wAuyyXiRtQ140/w400-h274/Common%20Snipe%2011-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>A walk into town to get provisions via the turning circle found nothing and a look around the Garrison for the Rosy Starling was disappointing. In the afternoon back to Porthellick and a walk along the coast to Carn Vean tea rooms to twitch the Pink-Footed Goose which was feeding close to the road.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDfVqOQdlhVA81zzxLZj3HirCrVOxMRPcWdedKXRFIwcCRJO_npQlHyjkJYKJW88J8ve687stUtPdq9yFD5DS65l-KXeZ4WAD2f-dWBAuFkaTvG-64VpimAoGZj9xgDhO5BeFClkKrwQ8v8BY1Cc8WjMGNjegE6a4oYcin0oRuB_UIvs3S3y89UxWXRbq/s5568/Pink-footed%20Goose%201%2011-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDfVqOQdlhVA81zzxLZj3HirCrVOxMRPcWdedKXRFIwcCRJO_npQlHyjkJYKJW88J8ve687stUtPdq9yFD5DS65l-KXeZ4WAD2f-dWBAuFkaTvG-64VpimAoGZj9xgDhO5BeFClkKrwQ8v8BY1Cc8WjMGNjegE6a4oYcin0oRuB_UIvs3S3y89UxWXRbq/w400-h266/Pink-footed%20Goose%201%2011-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Goose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide3Ku571tOL5zOX4_zQDoAMlhYJtZZNomLxyf4xb2_z6AXRkaAq5YokTstpPU4rS8qFbndJtJgHskwaZeYqD__VDCEhlvWmzArnkWzBUNJomq094k4XurVby0bAy1GcuHRmJlDEZqWDmqKd-H1-7ToJOsXWHg-rzzhC9scv9WMAzx3xlaG-rogM3ID1yy/s5568/Pink-footed%20Goose%202%2011-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide3Ku571tOL5zOX4_zQDoAMlhYJtZZNomLxyf4xb2_z6AXRkaAq5YokTstpPU4rS8qFbndJtJgHskwaZeYqD__VDCEhlvWmzArnkWzBUNJomq094k4XurVby0bAy1GcuHRmJlDEZqWDmqKd-H1-7ToJOsXWHg-rzzhC9scv9WMAzx3xlaG-rogM3ID1yy/w400-h266/Pink-footed%20Goose%202%2011-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Goose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Another look at Maypole for the Wryneck found it skulking in the distant hedge and not worthy of a photo, and so back to the lodge for dinner.</p><p>Thursday 12th, With news of an Arctic Warbler and Rustic Bunting on St Martins yesterday. I along with most birders on St Marys headed there. A 2 hour wait for the Arctic with no show and no signs at all of the Rustic today and with heavy rain forecast I returned to St Marys early afternoon.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8QZmyzIwvr86LD_VdYhxJUZp84vaLolu7w-GZfBNDxzghM8SRn5gfMf3FUTVArYaY3_gMdsjbEdToX-nbZUAXrnZk57xkjb1mGzlT28Csfj0LnFD3npjZ59vWQ6hP7ySqEsVCSY1MXNlAJqrgvNxhdx1gJOVdlOfMNY3Hs0U-T7cAqp-B_0_C4KDQueT/s4160/IMG_20231012_113228810.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8QZmyzIwvr86LD_VdYhxJUZp84vaLolu7w-GZfBNDxzghM8SRn5gfMf3FUTVArYaY3_gMdsjbEdToX-nbZUAXrnZk57xkjb1mGzlT28Csfj0LnFD3npjZ59vWQ6hP7ySqEsVCSY1MXNlAJqrgvNxhdx1gJOVdlOfMNY3Hs0U-T7cAqp-B_0_C4KDQueT/w400-h300/IMG_20231012_113228810.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Warbler twitch</td></tr></tbody></table>After the rain had eased a walk around late afternoon found nothing but I am always impressed with these Trumpet Flowers at the top of Holy Vale<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcJFGzF19Mv8T3GVrLe3itap3VGUCi9YdIM2XzRryT6qWVg9zOrQJh0cwNvgZFy-z8hxarje6nuVUWpLZXu3XgyfLbjOjT7ac-mYctFLf49aKSRAag2d2t8f34W_NMBrXaK4LiPtHqldnQrQQUmEztmkRXhnViZO5C8IIBKzasabFti3ko8vrGZx2CM1l/s6960/_N7A8283.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcJFGzF19Mv8T3GVrLe3itap3VGUCi9YdIM2XzRryT6qWVg9zOrQJh0cwNvgZFy-z8hxarje6nuVUWpLZXu3XgyfLbjOjT7ac-mYctFLf49aKSRAag2d2t8f34W_NMBrXaK4LiPtHqldnQrQQUmEztmkRXhnViZO5C8IIBKzasabFti3ko8vrGZx2CM1l/w400-h266/_N7A8283.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Wryneck at Maypole showed briefly in a Sycamore tree then dropped down into a furrow and not seen again.<div><br /></div><div>Friday 13th has always been a lucky day for me, nothing extra special found despite spending a couple of hours going through the Meadow Pipits near the airport hoping for something extra ordinary. With nothing found I went to look for the Snow Bunting that was at the Giants Castle eventually I found it by almost stepping on it.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlf6wmxLCo0NXyuAEY-WjTgpSknQPmyx1xHlbQl_0mA4ssLd5-Uw_Bz00ezDXW1vt8UR-AzBCm_BIO1nwDZ6UXp8Gk9I_pj-SZYXz3OL78NvZguJI5TOewSEuN2EEEviYj6i3NO4fZwVnk-_jV6B3IS9s0J_AVEGJFzQ5pCgdU4uMqlczvDDGyRs_MkZ8T/s2607/Mipit%201%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2607" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlf6wmxLCo0NXyuAEY-WjTgpSknQPmyx1xHlbQl_0mA4ssLd5-Uw_Bz00ezDXW1vt8UR-AzBCm_BIO1nwDZ6UXp8Gk9I_pj-SZYXz3OL78NvZguJI5TOewSEuN2EEEviYj6i3NO4fZwVnk-_jV6B3IS9s0J_AVEGJFzQ5pCgdU4uMqlczvDDGyRs_MkZ8T/w400-h304/Mipit%201%2013-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many Meadow Pipits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LnKsWTPtVLNX4LGV8J5y6qn-EZvZOPlmaCZSfLwtkUNcISq90u2oqwtXAb8HsNFJIK2_uvRVMM_0lizzjl8GZn19VYm3aRjv1fKOsQHbxC81VwT6G5-fzHZIjODca-VsoCUGvZ-rZX23qxnGHa7hzf2UH8q-4_PHSHpakidD9ZRJydw3kOcxOokFsPpO/s5568/Snowbunting%201%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LnKsWTPtVLNX4LGV8J5y6qn-EZvZOPlmaCZSfLwtkUNcISq90u2oqwtXAb8HsNFJIK2_uvRVMM_0lizzjl8GZn19VYm3aRjv1fKOsQHbxC81VwT6G5-fzHZIjODca-VsoCUGvZ-rZX23qxnGHa7hzf2UH8q-4_PHSHpakidD9ZRJydw3kOcxOokFsPpO/w400-h266/Snowbunting%201%2013-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSMPN30b2JYZSSPQuK4F2O_VRyu0cFckPUoK72OBgSSgiQ4qaL5xH9Fdv85mVLbdYiYbZiV5a8srUSHpy1Bs0rkpDfapi0rt4eR9pnaTFau0cCBvgaOp87cl2t6sKnxw-eA6zVyvKu07o2v4F2FtK9qJ1-1r5HLu7MU6r9KeOC6NL4vdAo-XhtWghJYx5/s5568/Snowbunting%202%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z7_f0r2m59K5DWxBr-IHI3qP1AGc1TuUqTneQ0WLVtUOEsAV6uiGfdWJHA-Xargz7UUqxHPFt3_180PSy2tKzdzbQcqdWovfJyyu9u_VRR_piUFnIHegX-dFb7Dck3-_GkqhQrqr0kx9mkq_zUC2nVui2H60_7puUMruFp_Z-BffwuUEcorATAeS1LZp/s5568/Wheatear%201%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z7_f0r2m59K5DWxBr-IHI3qP1AGc1TuUqTneQ0WLVtUOEsAV6uiGfdWJHA-Xargz7UUqxHPFt3_180PSy2tKzdzbQcqdWovfJyyu9u_VRR_piUFnIHegX-dFb7Dck3-_GkqhQrqr0kx9mkq_zUC2nVui2H60_7puUMruFp_Z-BffwuUEcorATAeS1LZp/w400-h266/Wheatear%201%2013-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wheatear</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>With poor visibility on the mainland the flights were on hold so I was able to see the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that was near the turning circle at the end of the runway</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN-QTc39rWWX3GU9Djih6s34Y-ROs5SHk2TqAucRRX9yY66u26LC9SGPbvcqn8tH-hdb_j_ArESagOnpB5_0zF-s65dfuViINyVkzVQQZKwEmbIs1Do7qoVixUowpvndBTcLHSJflcboVfjG4yQZh_DVlKac3WHHXm7l_zX6p3WeRnEGts4TbanrWN6lF/s3613/Buff%20Breasted%20Sandpiper%201%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3613" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN-QTc39rWWX3GU9Djih6s34Y-ROs5SHk2TqAucRRX9yY66u26LC9SGPbvcqn8tH-hdb_j_ArESagOnpB5_0zF-s65dfuViINyVkzVQQZKwEmbIs1Do7qoVixUowpvndBTcLHSJflcboVfjG4yQZh_DVlKac3WHHXm7l_zX6p3WeRnEGts4TbanrWN6lF/w400-h278/Buff%20Breasted%20Sandpiper%201%2013-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buff-breasted Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC3hSUcvlms_6SDxBgwKxaobJOLJNxq6yLFfYL3G3o5W_BTZKgWTQsHKwrCOjbKPH_vTQplHAfSaepcvYf24FeeNbgnQdSAu_Kuif-ZtpChrFt9kQ__ZKCNcJNcmARHm7J0vCGU3VRkgRkedOQibZdIu3RR_SW_iyNDxBeRpjszHZVWavpAshFf297x5y/s3337/Buff%20Breasted%20Sandpiper%202%2013-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="3337" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC3hSUcvlms_6SDxBgwKxaobJOLJNxq6yLFfYL3G3o5W_BTZKgWTQsHKwrCOjbKPH_vTQplHAfSaepcvYf24FeeNbgnQdSAu_Kuif-ZtpChrFt9kQ__ZKCNcJNcmARHm7J0vCGU3VRkgRkedOQibZdIu3RR_SW_iyNDxBeRpjszHZVWavpAshFf297x5y/w400-h249/Buff%20Breasted%20Sandpiper%202%2013-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buff-breasted Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5x6VlxDCiovwOAnsUPEGbshgRCWYYwH5_rmDiR1xM4pOcfM4S-j9bm4ghuhdhu_O1B-Kg6S9-zYRxor1p6U9rAiQLKnOgXOncVW1KOWmMabDMHgytlrJuiCNRb1wTYcCDhd4AxcaVNEDYt0CQipeN_ei0fj0UrpUvVk81Jq431QcKryT-Is_1ANMclUu/s6960/5N7A8372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5x6VlxDCiovwOAnsUPEGbshgRCWYYwH5_rmDiR1xM4pOcfM4S-j9bm4ghuhdhu_O1B-Kg6S9-zYRxor1p6U9rAiQLKnOgXOncVW1KOWmMabDMHgytlrJuiCNRb1wTYcCDhd4AxcaVNEDYt0CQipeN_ei0fj0UrpUvVk81Jq431QcKryT-Is_1ANMclUu/w400-h266/5N7A8372.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A large swell breaking at the foot of The Giants Castle. Walking back into town via the Old Town there was this Portugese Man-of-War jelly fish washed up on the beach.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIDYaKovfGD7NHI6zolRUPLl8RfiHAD1TXq0Oi4lr9pIeeaJQWOprp9yrh9OAtpormVQIExyUyymCckXNAF5dh8X5xlf7uLkBJyk0hqS70iEVNySm-lMuUTv5HuEhlnBMLvY7qxWGxvITAvJAtNNiYnv4CHDj9Q_g8-EVrEeE020sQPaiPTNlOje5X3uG/s6960/_N7A8403.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIDYaKovfGD7NHI6zolRUPLl8RfiHAD1TXq0Oi4lr9pIeeaJQWOprp9yrh9OAtpormVQIExyUyymCckXNAF5dh8X5xlf7uLkBJyk0hqS70iEVNySm-lMuUTv5HuEhlnBMLvY7qxWGxvITAvJAtNNiYnv4CHDj9Q_g8-EVrEeE020sQPaiPTNlOje5X3uG/w400-h266/_N7A8403.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portuguese Man-of-War</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Saturday 14th, News that the Rosy Starling was showing well at the end of Porthcressa beach sent me there, having looked for it every day without luck I was pleased to see it although not very Rosy as it was a juvenile and quite a long way away.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPje6skeejymWRMVwNhgd0jg0oMvvPIrsJX_BRgv8VQj60wDzvQqlGOLmtAib6ZRHlpl0m8YeqNSAYjIoHxRM8ijLhj7-EDgHR2hryIFxqt7W720KdnRTJ-wLD-z3b4EPWnAiBo_faEYqzMr-p7m21WW5ptFqhZNuPJ41GjWNiAbl5jFtfeTMwYljzK9x/s2174/Rosy%20Starling%204%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="2174" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPje6skeejymWRMVwNhgd0jg0oMvvPIrsJX_BRgv8VQj60wDzvQqlGOLmtAib6ZRHlpl0m8YeqNSAYjIoHxRM8ijLhj7-EDgHR2hryIFxqt7W720KdnRTJ-wLD-z3b4EPWnAiBo_faEYqzMr-p7m21WW5ptFqhZNuPJ41GjWNiAbl5jFtfeTMwYljzK9x/w400-h266/Rosy%20Starling%204%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosy Starling</td></tr></tbody></table>Walking back out of town mt intention was to have a search of the Golf Course, however news broke of the Pallid Harrier (that had been seen yesterday ) was roosting in a tree at the back of Shooters Pool on Lower Moors. A quick detour got me there in 15 minutes to find a crowd 6 deep. Luckily I managed to get to front and get a a few shots and then let others have a look.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xCj62FHyk8j9VJ3jmmTKY_iwK3ipZocv3l-RZA38siCOcdgyRXceJrZn27bbMU-SEDg5cjo2NxcFDP8IqmAPeVxDDxpwLnKi8TS5chQMYwhNN0_MTFAbJMI8Lka0vH_xlfdJrB2AGp1Hqd3yws9zh7O6s6bcrzmrnwmVSVwEt52LmJhqwAjWnUP7sKer/s3564/Pallid%20Harrier%201%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3564" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xCj62FHyk8j9VJ3jmmTKY_iwK3ipZocv3l-RZA38siCOcdgyRXceJrZn27bbMU-SEDg5cjo2NxcFDP8IqmAPeVxDDxpwLnKi8TS5chQMYwhNN0_MTFAbJMI8Lka0vH_xlfdJrB2AGp1Hqd3yws9zh7O6s6bcrzmrnwmVSVwEt52LmJhqwAjWnUP7sKer/w400-h266/Pallid%20Harrier%201%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCYFR-WO9x2BgeYLuJpO34CeNbRP9KxTHJVq4H7pQeuiLAtNtdeRMKAajOvTNSO1p9TtBQqncaxf3U2TIyEccrF5HrFovTQ1uPJs5Op15U_j8eztC21efeQxOwntMMwgR0332m5plb3OB3YvbFWiFTMa-PXc2mbhnqWBv_IY4KQYdnTza4yipWp5dc0S1/s3564/Pallid%20Harrier%202%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3564" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCYFR-WO9x2BgeYLuJpO34CeNbRP9KxTHJVq4H7pQeuiLAtNtdeRMKAajOvTNSO1p9TtBQqncaxf3U2TIyEccrF5HrFovTQ1uPJs5Op15U_j8eztC21efeQxOwntMMwgR0332m5plb3OB3YvbFWiFTMa-PXc2mbhnqWBv_IY4KQYdnTza4yipWp5dc0S1/w400-h266/Pallid%20Harrier%202%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Having done that I carried along Lower Moors passing several birders rushing to get to see the Harrier. I decided to then have a look around The Standing Stones Field where a Barred Warbler was briefly seen yesterday when then I heard that the Harrier had flown. I managed to get a glimpse and a poor photo of it flying around the Old Town bay before heading out to sea and never seen again.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7km21ltKeHGDGp3qV0E_B1UMBjjgTs9PBwehQRhS8WktWZB35Cloxv7vA0Psg5ry6GfQu1p5rYlnht30EqxeR_-on4WqYHljtI4VdCD9BhyphenhyphenZzkbz2LZIF4IVG_zd_d-ZZQ2Pnd-WojctTY-NVpe2njfduYSv_67w9jcJYIpHxXo-WrsvBSEbbQ_rWN6d/s2096/Pallid%20Harrier%203%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2096" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7km21ltKeHGDGp3qV0E_B1UMBjjgTs9PBwehQRhS8WktWZB35Cloxv7vA0Psg5ry6GfQu1p5rYlnht30EqxeR_-on4WqYHljtI4VdCD9BhyphenhyphenZzkbz2LZIF4IVG_zd_d-ZZQ2Pnd-WojctTY-NVpe2njfduYSv_67w9jcJYIpHxXo-WrsvBSEbbQ_rWN6d/w400-h274/Pallid%20Harrier%203%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Meanwhile a Siberian Chiff Chaff was showing well in the field.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OOO2GMgQ5JLC8-dm7ezMd7ZOKG2kpcEH9sZ-cSz4Dwl1lovGIJ27XWN_GtukZWQScWaVwtNFo1mQf7KSmKc4X0Mc75Rq3dgYtfJyGsr3Mi5r_uJabuk_OWT47znyavGL_jnPLGHxDSQspfj3TK2mFlcqMZnFqjRWQOgnwCVJyiEkM5HzE0k0fhDT_8tw/s4186/Siberian%20Chiff%20Chaff%201%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="4186" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OOO2GMgQ5JLC8-dm7ezMd7ZOKG2kpcEH9sZ-cSz4Dwl1lovGIJ27XWN_GtukZWQScWaVwtNFo1mQf7KSmKc4X0Mc75Rq3dgYtfJyGsr3Mi5r_uJabuk_OWT47znyavGL_jnPLGHxDSQspfj3TK2mFlcqMZnFqjRWQOgnwCVJyiEkM5HzE0k0fhDT_8tw/w400-h294/Siberian%20Chiff%20Chaff%201%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siberian Chiff Chaff</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>After the excitement of the morning I now decided to walk up the eastern side of the island and fortunately I did as news of a Red-breasted Fly Catcher was near Watermill Cove. Half an hour later I was there and along with a small crowd I watched it as it fed.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC3395ozrn9DKnh_GqaLfJEKHO-eGpdajwwZSX_Mxi0dgJ26VYwU72eY6GmkyMZ6xhNwi-i2b0VJ5qLfb1Y7K6aAfZKtkXV7lOVCgvo8-WkoJFEnPaNMmtHQBnxxVpX-6J9_Eryin3Vp9mNZyy1yMYIa25P7j5XU7GC7SD9_auPHwZ8ewRz8JoPlNLExH/s3560/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%201%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="3560" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC3395ozrn9DKnh_GqaLfJEKHO-eGpdajwwZSX_Mxi0dgJ26VYwU72eY6GmkyMZ6xhNwi-i2b0VJ5qLfb1Y7K6aAfZKtkXV7lOVCgvo8-WkoJFEnPaNMmtHQBnxxVpX-6J9_Eryin3Vp9mNZyy1yMYIa25P7j5XU7GC7SD9_auPHwZ8ewRz8JoPlNLExH/w400-h260/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%201%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1ov_InA-fhgkq-KaeSoPEXuGKBEJoMJ9JZMSSAvlNc7efpq5Itf_eULEUizPhqTgpx6nlTtc8QgyAyhzkJbSh-0JY63y74gnAasHGhTSl0x7mDHM8agABc1iyH4YwNkb96F_WqUdctfSvz6oyyzlCZsNsRe227i4K1P_ErERETqgMb1OY80ZVu1UCCkF/s4118/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%202%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="4118" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1ov_InA-fhgkq-KaeSoPEXuGKBEJoMJ9JZMSSAvlNc7efpq5Itf_eULEUizPhqTgpx6nlTtc8QgyAyhzkJbSh-0JY63y74gnAasHGhTSl0x7mDHM8agABc1iyH4YwNkb96F_WqUdctfSvz6oyyzlCZsNsRe227i4K1P_ErERETqgMb1OY80ZVu1UCCkF/w400-h250/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%202%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk8lxHR-pZu5PYF7IANa-kX_tuM-rUr4IIxV7Tq-YwZMxqopBIy_7vd3BWYOepxkfIRbuzXUGnm9sJGVpb5ak4-mb7J6A7ZO4ydQ38-uNJCCB5afv-VivmNcw947szLjq38dlCQbmsdg9FNKXXxbEB9jSD7REJP9ia_oWrH32db34bkae0rDTxDcYkAwP/s3478/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%203%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="3478" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk8lxHR-pZu5PYF7IANa-kX_tuM-rUr4IIxV7Tq-YwZMxqopBIy_7vd3BWYOepxkfIRbuzXUGnm9sJGVpb5ak4-mb7J6A7ZO4ydQ38-uNJCCB5afv-VivmNcw947szLjq38dlCQbmsdg9FNKXXxbEB9jSD7REJP9ia_oWrH32db34bkae0rDTxDcYkAwP/w400-h258/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%203%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR0ZBTlRqHg17VUa5xkCbjosJMkYyZPcsd8-FkoSOP6DrgbUnTRrmIs3ZJY_Qh6zpQ-228WTKN1MpOzsneUIVDwsnw0Em5jdjUmrJhZK_Mf5FhNEYKOHqhfl6owIwNsQVMXxiM_6ucmktsVeYArQXVCiAKVoeu2bk1VSXLHkF4oEPzXF_SU5STWwf_VAd/s2949/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%204%2014-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2949" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR0ZBTlRqHg17VUa5xkCbjosJMkYyZPcsd8-FkoSOP6DrgbUnTRrmIs3ZJY_Qh6zpQ-228WTKN1MpOzsneUIVDwsnw0Em5jdjUmrJhZK_Mf5FhNEYKOHqhfl6owIwNsQVMXxiM_6ucmktsVeYArQXVCiAKVoeu2bk1VSXLHkF4oEPzXF_SU5STWwf_VAd/w400-h260/Red-breasted%20Flycatcher%204%2014-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sunday 15th. No Scillonion and no planes today so a walk on the airfield and a quiet day in town.</div><div>My first stop was at Porthellick to look for the possible Wilson's Snipe. Another birder in the hide insisted this was the bird. With several photos taken I'm not totally convinced but?</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPdATQXVzx1nzPGIoGuAVTaJV0Q5tFIo1DvZYvVSA4J_20T-B9bMM8yk1doKIJl07nYxLUE6ow0OWU3jXOEn1H8pi8OtjUTAbu0kViCfKMcdLA3akKgOxeV_w0GnyJ0ov64ebN9BZrvSAY5R5uIqbD_50OvnhBFz7AC_jpvHmuk4ELTc_s3JHDsmOK-DF/s3009/Possible%20Wilson's%20Snipe%201%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="3009" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPdATQXVzx1nzPGIoGuAVTaJV0Q5tFIo1DvZYvVSA4J_20T-B9bMM8yk1doKIJl07nYxLUE6ow0OWU3jXOEn1H8pi8OtjUTAbu0kViCfKMcdLA3akKgOxeV_w0GnyJ0ov64ebN9BZrvSAY5R5uIqbD_50OvnhBFz7AC_jpvHmuk4ELTc_s3JHDsmOK-DF/w400-h284/Possible%20Wilson's%20Snipe%201%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possible Wilson's Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_A5GpmuBuCD6x6n4H45sH9cNH9Z3OKqverCoMrztLRioNYkvRm2Rz7nER0y43JE26k0EAVQfH9TFHpC13m-sr0nTv2x9gSdabjXB8s0QYptZAIMnChm7A5NcNNk83qEEcndRReFm4QjnFbJ1_HZxb_-ZlfXs9V2F7vjGbIn-Hz6AiE4IAJPYD0Zw6tOUL/s2800/Little%20Bunting%201%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2800" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_A5GpmuBuCD6x6n4H45sH9cNH9Z3OKqverCoMrztLRioNYkvRm2Rz7nER0y43JE26k0EAVQfH9TFHpC13m-sr0nTv2x9gSdabjXB8s0QYptZAIMnChm7A5NcNNk83qEEcndRReFm4QjnFbJ1_HZxb_-ZlfXs9V2F7vjGbIn-Hz6AiE4IAJPYD0Zw6tOUL/w400-h241/Little%20Bunting%201%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I carried on around the coast up to The Giants Castle and saw the Snow Bunting again.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sce8JJcUEPR5pFfpH-AgRq_DazVKZRTh4yBPjc5A56daMv4uBSIphsZgaRAKCQKepAqul9AFb_3Sq6kPoYqrcfjHo5T4kAdSFJQMxxbjPZ6P9tuBY2hDriuNbf6H6f3Aa29HbuehKMEjlc_VFECp2Mnf4VGIH-IMqCj-ZIJHXl2DzQKJV1pBV-T7sayl/s5568/Snowbunting%201%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sce8JJcUEPR5pFfpH-AgRq_DazVKZRTh4yBPjc5A56daMv4uBSIphsZgaRAKCQKepAqul9AFb_3Sq6kPoYqrcfjHo5T4kAdSFJQMxxbjPZ6P9tuBY2hDriuNbf6H6f3Aa29HbuehKMEjlc_VFECp2Mnf4VGIH-IMqCj-ZIJHXl2DzQKJV1pBV-T7sayl/w400-h266/Snowbunting%201%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then onto the airfield where there was around 25 Golden Plover but no sign of Buffy The Buff-breasted Sandpiper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewR39hTwLV2V1ID3fTQ2f8aDw1DslqdlWMGXsysTvqNUz9MxLr5Bq5XFgxfXjsdWX5SvOx0nnBBR-cNnawcgmKxHkXFj-GQf-5KwWOEM1jKu69etvY7IRVpKi_3Cf2wNzn3olz9AZ9dXDKaQpm87T6Oc3otBqMxSEdialLg3r5ltjIepx_QNUiYOy_z2H/s3200/Golden%20Plover%202%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="3200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewR39hTwLV2V1ID3fTQ2f8aDw1DslqdlWMGXsysTvqNUz9MxLr5Bq5XFgxfXjsdWX5SvOx0nnBBR-cNnawcgmKxHkXFj-GQf-5KwWOEM1jKu69etvY7IRVpKi_3Cf2wNzn3olz9AZ9dXDKaQpm87T6Oc3otBqMxSEdialLg3r5ltjIepx_QNUiYOy_z2H/w400-h266/Golden%20Plover%202%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX_ndHK8NHLSCya9kxJSfja-I6t4RbkdY3KqT3NWUtpV1khQUlPayaTwMxZSg1KpE3SCdWTGJqQTAr61JXBV-nmQMryb5mKO2MEF4qmBI-Tacz7v_grltwsgPrp-wxbPrkz3N3BhXxg2OOjGQ4y8tQMzfSt2Fc6PtCriM3FenzA2JCsDVstggCsn5YEAC/s2704/Golden%20Plover%203%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="2704" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX_ndHK8NHLSCya9kxJSfja-I6t4RbkdY3KqT3NWUtpV1khQUlPayaTwMxZSg1KpE3SCdWTGJqQTAr61JXBV-nmQMryb5mKO2MEF4qmBI-Tacz7v_grltwsgPrp-wxbPrkz3N3BhXxg2OOjGQ4y8tQMzfSt2Fc6PtCriM3FenzA2JCsDVstggCsn5YEAC/w400-h255/Golden%20Plover%203%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Back into town and along to Thomas Porth where a Black Redstart was on the rocks and I was looking into the sun.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb289iseKaSraBPo7yjR7xcp3Em1nsXiJIOsVFN70ZrmIw3pbcVLF5xsDArxG48Az2Mz-XoQjfjn5sHkkUSZC8U24pP1LDXHkLRDmwcFxnrDoUCY7tBWyAuMGtyEGSPUNzDN5gmcLrKbPXb6hQF2LZFSEW8wz5aoaCqukns1xG5YczrPiGDn_c6UtgwhF/s3627/Black%20Redstart%201%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="3627" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb289iseKaSraBPo7yjR7xcp3Em1nsXiJIOsVFN70ZrmIw3pbcVLF5xsDArxG48Az2Mz-XoQjfjn5sHkkUSZC8U24pP1LDXHkLRDmwcFxnrDoUCY7tBWyAuMGtyEGSPUNzDN5gmcLrKbPXb6hQF2LZFSEW8wz5aoaCqukns1xG5YczrPiGDn_c6UtgwhF/w400-h272/Black%20Redstart%201%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Redstart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Returning back to the Lodge for lunch, and a little doze only to find that a Red-backed Shrike had been found at Newford Duck Pond. So a quick walk up there and I was fortunate to be shown it although quite distant and within minutes it disappeared.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDc32_BBujHQqhfh1omJXzUSTbiPReiQsq9Zo8YFMVSEJmCoYNO4NQO2o6oZRaaWkibwqAoMTnHXpvx2MeBeARD27aTituJoupwhgWQcDzLD2EsgHsgTiq36vCHOYqx7UbbTl4NzCnQOTw1Xmnm8NJr310N206hyyb_OXImP65-_pdPA9zsRBEmFdaOp6/s2600/Red-backed%20Shrike%201%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDc32_BBujHQqhfh1omJXzUSTbiPReiQsq9Zo8YFMVSEJmCoYNO4NQO2o6oZRaaWkibwqAoMTnHXpvx2MeBeARD27aTituJoupwhgWQcDzLD2EsgHsgTiq36vCHOYqx7UbbTl4NzCnQOTw1Xmnm8NJr310N206hyyb_OXImP65-_pdPA9zsRBEmFdaOp6/w400-h250/Red-backed%20Shrike%201%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09W9slZ-KDpV35gg9GcVTDHysiCHhqkzUafLG_YAk6NLvvNqjs3l9EYEM1S2ieVGz2NxJ7gZbSIgDQA8LTy61HwdSxljbNfNKynvXZRaoJNvy3ZNYCqJhF27P-o2ijJcY4ldXYWjZ9Mzz74E0P274MgsOwWeCxBnhkRib3xEP6a6zrH-kR9GtvTT0O-1o/s3031/Red-backed%20Shrike%202%2015-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="3031" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09W9slZ-KDpV35gg9GcVTDHysiCHhqkzUafLG_YAk6NLvvNqjs3l9EYEM1S2ieVGz2NxJ7gZbSIgDQA8LTy61HwdSxljbNfNKynvXZRaoJNvy3ZNYCqJhF27P-o2ijJcY4ldXYWjZ9Mzz74E0P274MgsOwWeCxBnhkRib3xEP6a6zrH-kR9GtvTT0O-1o/w400-h260/Red-backed%20Shrike%202%2015-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>So not a bad day.<div><br /></div><div>Monday 16th, Today I headed to Lower Moors and found a Grey Wagtail on Shooters Pool</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB9Bhoxq0neWyAjBXgMPve_h_xo0PWZnsYXtpEKwndTBwNjJtEXFONIcJjaXN7m1mxmUJ2UgChP2Ech1dlluZnrIU9ZlAPpgPAQmNExi3wCnw1SzH48_r1iNSXoJbdHaySl6X3FjfB8LTUtcKXk9_wQraZBHQZoD8eOFZlmHHUNRuVcPy3zvmZ6drjKkF/s4015/Grey%20Wagtail%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="4015" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB9Bhoxq0neWyAjBXgMPve_h_xo0PWZnsYXtpEKwndTBwNjJtEXFONIcJjaXN7m1mxmUJ2UgChP2Ech1dlluZnrIU9ZlAPpgPAQmNExi3wCnw1SzH48_r1iNSXoJbdHaySl6X3FjfB8LTUtcKXk9_wQraZBHQZoD8eOFZlmHHUNRuVcPy3zvmZ6drjKkF/w400-h246/Grey%20Wagtail%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>With a Dotterel being seen on Tresco yesterday I decided I would try and find it. Despite spending all morning trudging around Castle Down I couldn't find it but did flush a couple of large Pipits probably Richard's . The only other thing of note I found was a Cattle Egret playing hide and seek</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLxCzxFqrDMEJjsr_804aB6sWJvkAdUhQ59wgz18g153BSDetOOXm5ovMfFCEn4DSdPzgNPXeJhLDBxAl3dq_dZ8B67jmKIitMgPZo_Y0ySTO8Em5eqBW-hUrlF7RqKezIxxcin9bBI7l47arhASsJ7TrrOiE9ympJePsPjUADHHIz_c0wfyeWUO9IaiJ/s6960/Cattle%20Egret%201%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLxCzxFqrDMEJjsr_804aB6sWJvkAdUhQ59wgz18g153BSDetOOXm5ovMfFCEn4DSdPzgNPXeJhLDBxAl3dq_dZ8B67jmKIitMgPZo_Y0ySTO8Em5eqBW-hUrlF7RqKezIxxcin9bBI7l47arhASsJ7TrrOiE9ympJePsPjUADHHIz_c0wfyeWUO9IaiJ/w400-h266/Cattle%20Egret%201%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see me?</td></tr></tbody></table>Eventually it gave itself up</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhken0IKkrc-x2SM1mxJxdI0p87kSTvfSo71BKVrUtZzhL64JsJ4t4dGMysSo4pwKTJ2VTywwCPk8-j_BYOAImdeV2Jwfse8ZQyg90bocwsS2_tSve1X5peEQuLCHF3VJ4UPepwRZcbxlUVwvEc_EdLdiifvgJbcXzwnADPWd0RHRUTmAcKe-j2Dl8E0RaW/s3352/Cattle%20Egret%202%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3352" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhken0IKkrc-x2SM1mxJxdI0p87kSTvfSo71BKVrUtZzhL64JsJ4t4dGMysSo4pwKTJ2VTywwCPk8-j_BYOAImdeV2Jwfse8ZQyg90bocwsS2_tSve1X5peEQuLCHF3VJ4UPepwRZcbxlUVwvEc_EdLdiifvgJbcXzwnADPWd0RHRUTmAcKe-j2Dl8E0RaW/w400-h274/Cattle%20Egret%202%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Back on St Marys at Porthloo beach in the afternoon I saw another / same Black Redstart</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBsoFJtmiNHuMVdllXGel6Vu6RdqGO6U1lpj47GTw65_EdXVDphDwQCr8YberXBUWjiBO5XLaE5aDwfpIfRyvHaDzNaAxcCh_TVxq54aS9ibb9pFHsYZo-lRt5-PZ8QjtpWzjjucSO89OGYHh5-7SQOpGoq6h3L26DC0bGWo15dCBF-2k8JO0tu45abaG/s3135/Black%20Redstart%201%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="3135" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBsoFJtmiNHuMVdllXGel6Vu6RdqGO6U1lpj47GTw65_EdXVDphDwQCr8YberXBUWjiBO5XLaE5aDwfpIfRyvHaDzNaAxcCh_TVxq54aS9ibb9pFHsYZo-lRt5-PZ8QjtpWzjjucSO89OGYHh5-7SQOpGoq6h3L26DC0bGWo15dCBF-2k8JO0tu45abaG/w400-h248/Black%20Redstart%201%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Redstart</td></tr></tbody></table>Also several Pied/Alba Wagtails.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHcR8AtUX7YdkxDl1yr2XyEa21DnWTAC_uXGHvNi8EnX8VsXClpDHql7R41n3-STYreDIaMc1sTAFHRmsMTbhdVaRFA5AoRsGsMRccDO6hJQS5O8swekPEfEniTui2nGOzjKRzxRvn1ocKaUkAErJHOkXZ2xcg8cbEnfODWeMh7B4pxRMfE4Z3uEyUHNf/s3470/Alba%20Wagtail%201%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2189" data-original-width="3470" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHcR8AtUX7YdkxDl1yr2XyEa21DnWTAC_uXGHvNi8EnX8VsXClpDHql7R41n3-STYreDIaMc1sTAFHRmsMTbhdVaRFA5AoRsGsMRccDO6hJQS5O8swekPEfEniTui2nGOzjKRzxRvn1ocKaUkAErJHOkXZ2xcg8cbEnfODWeMh7B4pxRMfE4Z3uEyUHNf/w400-h253/Alba%20Wagtail%201%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alba Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>On the sea were 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (albeit distant) which I had not seen here before<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoug6__VIaZoSOd59EtmHc9xj_1UmF0EHC61sOXxrPY_FAh1hSsH6Tn09L63l96DcbNmF2DhVvg9NWsSFJXVIzbOZT_pGjA95QxhvqtfYpr05dIR5r6uF3IZLYTe3pQyEjwXIkvrgkiE61WaC4BKLRjk81S-51CbJydrN-9mKDGywGiQ4oqPiC1jISRgXN/s2419/Red-breasted%20Mergansers%201%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="2419" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoug6__VIaZoSOd59EtmHc9xj_1UmF0EHC61sOXxrPY_FAh1hSsH6Tn09L63l96DcbNmF2DhVvg9NWsSFJXVIzbOZT_pGjA95QxhvqtfYpr05dIR5r6uF3IZLYTe3pQyEjwXIkvrgkiE61WaC4BKLRjk81S-51CbJydrN-9mKDGywGiQ4oqPiC1jISRgXN/w400-h263/Red-breasted%20Mergansers%201%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Mergansers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Back at Porthellick Pool before retiring to the Lodge the only birds were 4 Greenshank.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv64Zs-2lQHKs2c9ItWpGrxsCiYUtVfefheMb8K5_D4KeSvEVmL5RVE5SvDZCd9cp8WMkxWmf8VD5IPq_WsOSAtzwf9owprpLxkHAaGu0EEkx8B1DDg3ryea8Vy3EpIrHPXbCQFX3CC7J6smwinDXUtAHxd0w_8yY-Go3QeJkeLTptI01tjUqhJ0ouRJxR/s4454/Greenshank%201%2016-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4454" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv64Zs-2lQHKs2c9ItWpGrxsCiYUtVfefheMb8K5_D4KeSvEVmL5RVE5SvDZCd9cp8WMkxWmf8VD5IPq_WsOSAtzwf9owprpLxkHAaGu0EEkx8B1DDg3ryea8Vy3EpIrHPXbCQFX3CC7J6smwinDXUtAHxd0w_8yY-Go3QeJkeLTptI01tjUqhJ0ouRJxR/w400-h266/Greenshank%201%2016-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenshanks</td></tr></tbody></table>So a disappointing day today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday 17th my last full day on Scilly. It was pouring all morning so decided to stay in the lodge until lunchtime. Then I headed off to try and see the Little Bunting at Normandy. On arrival I was told it has been showing at the far end of the weedy field. So I wasn't that keen to hang around and went off to see if the Red-backed Shrike was any closer to the road than yesterday. At Newford Duck Pond a Pied Flycatcher was showing nicely but disappeared before I could get a photo. A quick look for the Shrike again but it was well hidden so I returned to wait for the Pied Fly to show again and while waiting I was directed to a Ring Ouzel in a near by Hawthorn tree.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEld6e7uDPTfPBqsHD7GUXCoNqVrCyv-Grio9f_tBNx0j9Ovg9UfGx_ZisUmAT8qUpTIG6SWYYz6JphVwr3qqjGVnojMh34kNa8Qx3gxgrbVg0Sup9dMSNyVHjTGOEZCEc5MvIQX_kOR6q3PooFyo0iESd1P9Ko5UUHsLTnmEMUL0CXlcsRWHDk6pCVjdi/s6960/Ring%20Ouzel%201%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEld6e7uDPTfPBqsHD7GUXCoNqVrCyv-Grio9f_tBNx0j9Ovg9UfGx_ZisUmAT8qUpTIG6SWYYz6JphVwr3qqjGVnojMh34kNa8Qx3gxgrbVg0Sup9dMSNyVHjTGOEZCEc5MvIQX_kOR6q3PooFyo0iESd1P9Ko5UUHsLTnmEMUL0CXlcsRWHDk6pCVjdi/w400-h266/Ring%20Ouzel%201%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring Ouzel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I couldnt get a good view, and then it flew across the pond into the trees. Other birders there then went back to look for the Shrike. Mean while I stayed put hoping the Pied Fly would show again. After about 10 minutes the Ouzel flew back out and onto Hawthorn tree again and showed much better with me having him all to myself.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumb_wf_6lf-SDuL5vp6S5EvTlxrrkgMu0XJUariD3MtLYDqw6QkwGlR6Q2OcywO_Q5w_lMmq7Ol8OqxZpbfHf0e2NrGELbNGMdO9hJ_A7YpVixDzq_k0BFfKN1apR4qy_H_6Jq5_EJajTDMUenTI00bZ9801_3EDkPsUAGaRx_QZ1ZNGAwJQ0dLOx_qPM/s5568/Ring%20Ouzel%202%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumb_wf_6lf-SDuL5vp6S5EvTlxrrkgMu0XJUariD3MtLYDqw6QkwGlR6Q2OcywO_Q5w_lMmq7Ol8OqxZpbfHf0e2NrGELbNGMdO9hJ_A7YpVixDzq_k0BFfKN1apR4qy_H_6Jq5_EJajTDMUenTI00bZ9801_3EDkPsUAGaRx_QZ1ZNGAwJQ0dLOx_qPM/w400-h266/Ring%20Ouzel%202%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApf-L8YMGEmEZULOli8EqIjVPenQ3qeGp47J47KGOvwy1rJqPwzP2SuSLfl6EP_AtFw_isN0SjpMQzIpARVh90Nk1Ok5pevpyHeEVyydWGG0kysdWof1jcfMgxeYhUFDa381vqhTIQgppxsBNWLcEY-CdPh6nvJkztwFa6XWFzVWkcd46ck2owi6sngsm/s4267/Ring%20Ouzel%203%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="4267" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApf-L8YMGEmEZULOli8EqIjVPenQ3qeGp47J47KGOvwy1rJqPwzP2SuSLfl6EP_AtFw_isN0SjpMQzIpARVh90Nk1Ok5pevpyHeEVyydWGG0kysdWof1jcfMgxeYhUFDa381vqhTIQgppxsBNWLcEY-CdPh6nvJkztwFa6XWFzVWkcd46ck2owi6sngsm/w400-h269/Ring%20Ouzel%203%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJj5JRv9sfIumTvpt05ZQTW_C1N0P7pnFHzuVrqB7ZsPBLbXobafNQkRvNfV0D4xwgC6slqwMJ25KWVgMXb2PibUFY1FYjwD4oXF8kApPJjpAU7zYn05C3-_9KXFHguzr_bV90k5LmC8iJhwArEAVg1khaCCJKEOFNJUfm7tuNw3HRDTcpokYO3wXGG4W/s4267/Ring%20Ouzel%204%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4267" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJj5JRv9sfIumTvpt05ZQTW_C1N0P7pnFHzuVrqB7ZsPBLbXobafNQkRvNfV0D4xwgC6slqwMJ25KWVgMXb2PibUFY1FYjwD4oXF8kApPJjpAU7zYn05C3-_9KXFHguzr_bV90k5LmC8iJhwArEAVg1khaCCJKEOFNJUfm7tuNw3HRDTcpokYO3wXGG4W/w400-h268/Ring%20Ouzel%204%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_jjR8HxWqWXTEgYSyK_nduIhDnVMg6YsFrE9FGUW_CgV1LcZlswuHw_x5vgWHqWykUr3qcZcwwObCIoU8lZL4j6-py6TlBt95qwZ7L4tDO_DGeyE_hEUozQsdpKTNI9Moj-biTO7bBBvey7w0bEaG-qpwgQE1kTkkjnmjL-y5DNqsoFqU_UJKaOel_af/s4297/Ring%20Ouzel%205%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="4297" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_jjR8HxWqWXTEgYSyK_nduIhDnVMg6YsFrE9FGUW_CgV1LcZlswuHw_x5vgWHqWykUr3qcZcwwObCIoU8lZL4j6-py6TlBt95qwZ7L4tDO_DGeyE_hEUozQsdpKTNI9Moj-biTO7bBBvey7w0bEaG-qpwgQE1kTkkjnmjL-y5DNqsoFqU_UJKaOel_af/w400-h264/Ring%20Ouzel%205%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8p9tt9ZqpalNmimLCwNNosNH2p3YPK53RositEJ33SX5OWrPLB5wrPeihQm6F_K3XV08e8hBHwPBWFOZLRgHc-UVerrotsfqxFeuZfgpim5YTMgqdCIt86woXF6GcMSPvYyGY5kI9LOiT7RHJluUBCY0AkzDIczpLUnoK6fNUsYV8npxR0KmCmFGe349M/s4808/Ring%20Ouzel%206%2017-10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3127" data-original-width="4808" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8p9tt9ZqpalNmimLCwNNosNH2p3YPK53RositEJ33SX5OWrPLB5wrPeihQm6F_K3XV08e8hBHwPBWFOZLRgHc-UVerrotsfqxFeuZfgpim5YTMgqdCIt86woXF6GcMSPvYyGY5kI9LOiT7RHJluUBCY0AkzDIczpLUnoK6fNUsYV8npxR0KmCmFGe349M/w400-h260/Ring%20Ouzel%206%2017-10-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>So after all a good afternoon</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday 18th, heavy rain all morning so I stayed in the Lodge not wanting to be soaked on the journey home. Fortunately the rain left off as I headed down to the harbour. The crossing was incredibly comfortable despite the high wind fore cast. A few Cory's Shearwaters seen along with a dozen or so Great Shearwaters.</div><div>Arriving back in Penzance around 7.00pm, collecting the car I then arrived at The Premier Inn in Redruth around 8.00pm. Leaving in the morning at 7.00am after a full English Breakfast and pocket stuffed with croissants etc. Several stops later I arrived back home 3.00pm. </div><div><br /></div><div>As always a really lovely stay on Scilly, birds were hard to come by compared with previous trips and the weather could have been better. Maybe I was a week or 2 late this year. But hopefully will return next year.</div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-23194577036609981952023-09-04T12:29:00.000+01:002023-09-04T12:29:19.756+01:00Double Dipping the Boobies<p> Thursday 24th August late afternoon I could no longer resist the temptation of twitching the Red - Footed Booby that had been around The Isles of Scilly. Due to the air pilot strike there the first Scillonion with space was on Sunday 27th.</p><p>Being the August Bank Holiday I set off at 4.45 am with the caravan in tow arriving at the ST. Agnes caravan club site at 2.00pm.</p><p>Leaving the campsite at 7.00 am on the Sunday found a free parking space along Penzance sea front and boarded the Scillonion with another 60 plus birders on a day trip to twitch the Booby. Pleasant to see Matt Eade on board.</p><p>From almost the moment we set off there were shearwaters on both sides of the boat all the way to St.Marys. Arriving at midday I was one of the first to disembark and get straight onto the Booby boat. Conditions on board were quite rough which didn't suit some. A 45 minute trip out to the Bishop Rock Lighthouse saw more Shearwaters but sadly despite hanging around for over an hour the Booby did'nt appear. Arriving back at St Marys at 3.30 pm we all got off and back onto the Scillonion for the trip to Penzance arriving there at 7.15 pm. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BYYX0WBNeUoC1b6aivotJEt_EBZYQ1hk0ltFlAYCJ1ULSYtmt2YVz5z0usxk9sGoJOmyct7V-fwFZAKCr6KTGnqKQToKOdtfxDNQXCC-6cGJoll5Z5_KDEd6W0bDOJEXlVJBZ7eoBxjM3CMvp7HBug9XIxv2S2mTcZq9Yrp4V6pOVgWCpq961cLLTQJ1/s2845/Corys%201%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="2845" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BYYX0WBNeUoC1b6aivotJEt_EBZYQ1hk0ltFlAYCJ1ULSYtmt2YVz5z0usxk9sGoJOmyct7V-fwFZAKCr6KTGnqKQToKOdtfxDNQXCC-6cGJoll5Z5_KDEd6W0bDOJEXlVJBZ7eoBxjM3CMvp7HBug9XIxv2S2mTcZq9Yrp4V6pOVgWCpq961cLLTQJ1/w640-h454/Corys%201%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBy44h6DHhe3Dok5PQQa84JAOZmg5oRo3mZJNso9JxTOzG3EZY41h-TmuZtfdi0GsBdhV2bhgT6eo4nveiQfjI6lWqEx29L60r9saUT2brJX_VsC019hifxCdPDi3AD0AEYHsYpTrMzkUztSthXS80cKMCMfuNhTmpwy7G2Ul6qTsyoea4ZX7zDdY5Pr1/s2611/Corys%202%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2611" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBy44h6DHhe3Dok5PQQa84JAOZmg5oRo3mZJNso9JxTOzG3EZY41h-TmuZtfdi0GsBdhV2bhgT6eo4nveiQfjI6lWqEx29L60r9saUT2brJX_VsC019hifxCdPDi3AD0AEYHsYpTrMzkUztSthXS80cKMCMfuNhTmpwy7G2Ul6qTsyoea4ZX7zDdY5Pr1/w640-h404/Corys%202%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QMWub4imkWVWDrztbFUAty9aTPEJjQDz7ItnPCPQFTXcmaJQOsQrgj_gKfN_SzQHQjeF7Pz_F7OhwTLZUFkDGJoQPphLcCjiVMwsC_Y2VIydBQjq0yCZ6La8JgSg6YdmZO8LI0EjLUUR6yG_PNpXYWZJIcud3dpa0uRPOmVB6o13MmO2xLRwKvNZ_57p/s4856/Corys%204%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="4856" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QMWub4imkWVWDrztbFUAty9aTPEJjQDz7ItnPCPQFTXcmaJQOsQrgj_gKfN_SzQHQjeF7Pz_F7OhwTLZUFkDGJoQPphLcCjiVMwsC_Y2VIydBQjq0yCZ6La8JgSg6YdmZO8LI0EjLUUR6yG_PNpXYWZJIcud3dpa0uRPOmVB6o13MmO2xLRwKvNZ_57p/w640-h360/Corys%204%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMvWH7ptlHIt2TO_7WRpAsCj1XqNwaU3cudetHlv-Qx0xGfZf4d2pLFT-BDtX1Cdgte5myHy4Uf69_1jVAFhVVjRVGS1M6b5ELsXlBUmKWMYk76vmSnRnXb519hQanu7QBJcJoMq2vfD4u-xtvJfd8pVSCTN44dY7y0J0TH70aMEEOX5WLaZqt7AUQRud/s3619/Corys%205%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="3619" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMvWH7ptlHIt2TO_7WRpAsCj1XqNwaU3cudetHlv-Qx0xGfZf4d2pLFT-BDtX1Cdgte5myHy4Uf69_1jVAFhVVjRVGS1M6b5ELsXlBUmKWMYk76vmSnRnXb519hQanu7QBJcJoMq2vfD4u-xtvJfd8pVSCTN44dY7y0J0TH70aMEEOX5WLaZqt7AUQRud/w640-h380/Corys%205%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix90LeKexLyV4bMed28FQYbXMBwuiKHG6vfRn8iC4dp6hBYrINHnfJfSUMDtLqjbD2B0kpsTWo9cQe_Vq6XQ_JB9VuMhIqDl7ScE6qYT7UN4ScOK4L9jYG858ytjUcDpHUQaws5uaJ_2g8YZAlEiB45beXBGC_Ivx8BvirdqCA6nzQQBu-qX_ShBZswYR-/s3523/Corys%206%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3523" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix90LeKexLyV4bMed28FQYbXMBwuiKHG6vfRn8iC4dp6hBYrINHnfJfSUMDtLqjbD2B0kpsTWo9cQe_Vq6XQ_JB9VuMhIqDl7ScE6qYT7UN4ScOK4L9jYG858ytjUcDpHUQaws5uaJ_2g8YZAlEiB45beXBGC_Ivx8BvirdqCA6nzQQBu-qX_ShBZswYR-/w640-h418/Corys%206%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's and Manx Shearwaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rT0aeBMqxAsC4uX2aigfnL67-JuLxuIubaWwCFI-4x75HV4Jnm3rRVr9LRwZz3gySltcw7_XFi1j6zGvojs4JDTktyAIVmq979N7DPFS8LIXWKxO2WzB0M_-gg13WGJb1tZjOhbZp_k7zvIkLy-wacbn2gqEoYTnpUnnU_omCLjjFNwUvbpQaWdqixK/s1439/Manx%201%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1439" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rT0aeBMqxAsC4uX2aigfnL67-JuLxuIubaWwCFI-4x75HV4Jnm3rRVr9LRwZz3gySltcw7_XFi1j6zGvojs4JDTktyAIVmq979N7DPFS8LIXWKxO2WzB0M_-gg13WGJb1tZjOhbZp_k7zvIkLy-wacbn2gqEoYTnpUnnU_omCLjjFNwUvbpQaWdqixK/w640-h378/Manx%201%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt5jVpE-Z0GPCkPu733Nd3UV6EzOhDrV_n7Y-1GuJQP0GgwAuqhpuXyxNHP32rL-oaSOPZwcouTPn-16mfJCzgK4FCr6O3maUGWLvV7F8awfurxR4JDw1-Qnlzni3kRPupORyhkG5AvHH5I4uILWZZkFry5WmF2NISCMsAgL6s1gCYg_RSSnP2V0qE80D/s2473/Shags%201%2027-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2473" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt5jVpE-Z0GPCkPu733Nd3UV6EzOhDrV_n7Y-1GuJQP0GgwAuqhpuXyxNHP32rL-oaSOPZwcouTPn-16mfJCzgK4FCr6O3maUGWLvV7F8awfurxR4JDw1-Qnlzni3kRPupORyhkG5AvHH5I4uILWZZkFry5WmF2NISCMsAgL6s1gCYg_RSSnP2V0qE80D/w640-h446/Shags%201%2027-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shags on the Western Rocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Manx Shearwaters were the most numerous, then Cory's but also seen were sever Great Shearwaters, a couple of Sooty Shearwaters plus European Storm Petrel, Arctic and Great Skua.</p><p>The next morning feeling very disappointed I decided to book again to go on the Tuesday. Having done that I then heard that the Red - Footed Booby was back at the lighthouse and had been joined by a Brown Booby so was looking forward to the return trip. Spending time near the campsite I saw a pair of Choughs fly over and disappear into the chimney of the Lower Wheale Coates engine house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYAUmJwC-bglmlKV1Ss2_wh7tGuRd3rP1RywHnB3u7606syqeSpomJYtzWzxXnadcl6r-4ezvVte_XuKn71zWH-jOx81rWYClcznYd8TnDTookTWFq6KQ5cpOrdaEBXiZAmR20ZE6Py0n3JQXMQwNIpSXI59rYPophqXjQvqXEuZf7ru2lyiLg7746lWX/s4215/Lower%20Wheale%20Coates%20Chimney28-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="4215" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYAUmJwC-bglmlKV1Ss2_wh7tGuRd3rP1RywHnB3u7606syqeSpomJYtzWzxXnadcl6r-4ezvVte_XuKn71zWH-jOx81rWYClcznYd8TnDTookTWFq6KQ5cpOrdaEBXiZAmR20ZE6Py0n3JQXMQwNIpSXI59rYPophqXjQvqXEuZf7ru2lyiLg7746lWX/w640-h402/Lower%20Wheale%20Coates%20Chimney28-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>After waiting for 10 minutes they both popped up </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQDIzAogrG77Y8dQUTDu-Piu0zzTouPXDuH54ttPNRUJj-Bg6n7OSesHmRB0Y0FI2Ad-C86cPllVii1LlUl7T4WGebQrNSPyO_FzAOEemZUfxNT5OgXtV8OfT9yT53sLORgEuv2ZkKl24RI0FNAB-Jd2F1t2JFVqGDcYQuVx3TX97P-nb_E5wSJRSYJlH/s4119/Choughs%2028-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="4119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQDIzAogrG77Y8dQUTDu-Piu0zzTouPXDuH54ttPNRUJj-Bg6n7OSesHmRB0Y0FI2Ad-C86cPllVii1LlUl7T4WGebQrNSPyO_FzAOEemZUfxNT5OgXtV8OfT9yT53sLORgEuv2ZkKl24RI0FNAB-Jd2F1t2JFVqGDcYQuVx3TX97P-nb_E5wSJRSYJlH/w640-h400/Choughs%2028-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choughs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm0STP01RAjnrq3PBDlC_BLI3Woa6eIAxadqvaHKryoClqO126O5Es3Rs58e6nO3N04rqcXOgEllv4mJP2yO2rRz2sO9YBoR0JPX2_dL3l4ZDZL-vl3Tm3Gg5CZB7wRaW1vKP5W34GXwNj2mVfHeD-KqxemON-WylqKucWeGClHJLMWOu8Je2Cv1LZrJD/s3805/Choughs%202%2028-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNunFa40Su-UG5Q2-wwgZaaiIrJ0oxN4GnaAdB6qv7PXEYtLOeyZIFJazruddGYB5Qc65An2b3MdfohkvzycVV0uc4HpZSv9sVREmK9l2mKmxXME3-Ev5L0_-JqSTIPyQkA18b2Sej-CSzL9ATK23OzokaFVkHxPBL-CQDQd1gm8SmwEHAj8-7R1fQ8b0W/s6960/Corys%201%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNunFa40Su-UG5Q2-wwgZaaiIrJ0oxN4GnaAdB6qv7PXEYtLOeyZIFJazruddGYB5Qc65An2b3MdfohkvzycVV0uc4HpZSv9sVREmK9l2mKmxXME3-Ev5L0_-JqSTIPyQkA18b2Sej-CSzL9ATK23OzokaFVkHxPBL-CQDQd1gm8SmwEHAj8-7R1fQ8b0W/w640-h426/Corys%201%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shearwater frenzy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzThdKOXXCNgttDtPZxuR7g7L4s9r7omVFwWQ0dzsjy6fU9v8Q3UlsHH3AeNKRcpwwiikF7C4CCbOSbEvHWgkY4gptzy8YF-MkRl6wRPGck29l0vKF9RyF4dXxgjfI2CAK5GZmzCbCtdqSqmIjdat2oNkoyBBN8Dy4HrMrnVScP19NgAvPBIkwSe6QHu4t/s2647/Corys%202%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2647" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzThdKOXXCNgttDtPZxuR7g7L4s9r7omVFwWQ0dzsjy6fU9v8Q3UlsHH3AeNKRcpwwiikF7C4CCbOSbEvHWgkY4gptzy8YF-MkRl6wRPGck29l0vKF9RyF4dXxgjfI2CAK5GZmzCbCtdqSqmIjdat2oNkoyBBN8Dy4HrMrnVScP19NgAvPBIkwSe6QHu4t/w640-h414/Corys%202%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRuz06fFnASRYnSqxy5DC1Y5NDMmhIt09f24qB-ZZjz8kKXjKplDFMLTYRrMPSaiLBC5wmN58AeXFGGmEWdb80HdFT8U58h1Chcsqdr4WoQ_lRAuCjao7x4JSEAWnr7SLQa63iyU30OVqmoZgk513MRr8RExwPYw_9ulP2T6h42xU3DPYOJtGTAHbv2bX/s3471/Corys%203%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="3471" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRuz06fFnASRYnSqxy5DC1Y5NDMmhIt09f24qB-ZZjz8kKXjKplDFMLTYRrMPSaiLBC5wmN58AeXFGGmEWdb80HdFT8U58h1Chcsqdr4WoQ_lRAuCjao7x4JSEAWnr7SLQa63iyU30OVqmoZgk513MRr8RExwPYw_9ulP2T6h42xU3DPYOJtGTAHbv2bX/w640-h400/Corys%203%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp78frcEokm0wJqsZbfHH1MemqkuXaXVuqsXylyIVnHVFzBG_1f_A_Y6rXxlgxQoSnN83yItHafBkA6cSGe53HavaZzQn3KCpdHJKL2izkJJAdZmFRJl0WSSRbgtylTCA9SrB-rbrh-4n-hzIaMkgPj6Cs6RAVRbLAiJzhc37cmE97UMl_pwGuJHnxkbP/s3888/Corys%204%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3888" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp78frcEokm0wJqsZbfHH1MemqkuXaXVuqsXylyIVnHVFzBG_1f_A_Y6rXxlgxQoSnN83yItHafBkA6cSGe53HavaZzQn3KCpdHJKL2izkJJAdZmFRJl0WSSRbgtylTCA9SrB-rbrh-4n-hzIaMkgPj6Cs6RAVRbLAiJzhc37cmE97UMl_pwGuJHnxkbP/w640-h468/Corys%204%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnybb0vldbB9CiFEK5jdnNz3HoUifnVMEa16v_m4BuVcjm22zB7zFKwLvwE5VOLJUSDNL9odAu0yCvtBDfnQ3rrCLscOvKiR1qylgj0k_eH48jJjBmIT3CyWfP_pLJFmkkGGe65CKNnw18wBEaMPS10jbtVAOhX_vZ3ntPzM-u_Yet9lNhVJAt6j-fwVC/s3106/Corys%205%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3106" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnybb0vldbB9CiFEK5jdnNz3HoUifnVMEa16v_m4BuVcjm22zB7zFKwLvwE5VOLJUSDNL9odAu0yCvtBDfnQ3rrCLscOvKiR1qylgj0k_eH48jJjBmIT3CyWfP_pLJFmkkGGe65CKNnw18wBEaMPS10jbtVAOhX_vZ3ntPzM-u_Yet9lNhVJAt6j-fwVC/w640-h412/Corys%205%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory's Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbclWcLEZXY2VRaPApDy8e-SZjLr0y4Lu2ckiWQRsv6f4H5JBu0sETQO8pPquzQ4nVU6angT6QCZ7DCfaw3CQjlAf2iZNR4JGQy_5BHmyMFbHT0mIquFAwXRbm8BHOSJq4M-9-OH6KGwm3xRR06jcP7aBscUUGvDIA4Niqq4rfTY8vHh9ZPRGMEw341Ac4/s2778/Manx%201%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="2778" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbclWcLEZXY2VRaPApDy8e-SZjLr0y4Lu2ckiWQRsv6f4H5JBu0sETQO8pPquzQ4nVU6angT6QCZ7DCfaw3CQjlAf2iZNR4JGQy_5BHmyMFbHT0mIquFAwXRbm8BHOSJq4M-9-OH6KGwm3xRR06jcP7aBscUUGvDIA4Niqq4rfTY8vHh9ZPRGMEw341Ac4/w640-h386/Manx%201%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8SfMyKZ4fr4G5f8W9ej0E8IXWVGFlscJTiOcybxBqWQh_gWDgNyvBILFqGTUYW5MPXcKB4doOK4CGoWVN-lRgXpCnQvE_WfJOcQmbx11lsbFxpA1RllwefMUEGdv6nfANoJM5HRvGkcioVvGGDk2HJB_ejZVvjY9tUXAhsgCZxSzLd8AiFjiT7v_oUkn/s2436/Manx%202%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="2436" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8SfMyKZ4fr4G5f8W9ej0E8IXWVGFlscJTiOcybxBqWQh_gWDgNyvBILFqGTUYW5MPXcKB4doOK4CGoWVN-lRgXpCnQvE_WfJOcQmbx11lsbFxpA1RllwefMUEGdv6nfANoJM5HRvGkcioVvGGDk2HJB_ejZVvjY9tUXAhsgCZxSzLd8AiFjiT7v_oUkn/w640-h410/Manx%202%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPe1MR_15SITuh6LU6CAVk-pdgefPhksuonY0pX4eeVpyvEck58Q1C_obEAq5fqP6t6J3WfegXAYVFVlFfz1aWAxiUeFk0R3dA7VFLNXbJjvITVnEzPvPiqcbWVt_UZVRlLw-RA0PEUcaz6UvxlaSjSc7jo9gRjX72tIU5aJ8nav_QNAFVWnyEQ9K9mXe/s1906/Shag%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1906" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPe1MR_15SITuh6LU6CAVk-pdgefPhksuonY0pX4eeVpyvEck58Q1C_obEAq5fqP6t6J3WfegXAYVFVlFfz1aWAxiUeFk0R3dA7VFLNXbJjvITVnEzPvPiqcbWVt_UZVRlLw-RA0PEUcaz6UvxlaSjSc7jo9gRjX72tIU5aJ8nav_QNAFVWnyEQ9K9mXe/w640-h404/Shag%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shag on Lighthouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEvrv6e8owtB_abIhme_xasTq_QQ1m1Djl-fyr7rBUU1RiTWsIYLWB2itpM6KTm4QFaQfU3aBI9OPJATE8e-NPO0lCjyPpYrb-2Oj1iNnVSJtm7m306lGtJRIfY50jUCkJNJyi2qL4wZgEWT5tkDD9sDOOdpMQQynFSFBYpWS13dAiM9y2qBY4jBxfjD8/s3880/Bishop%20Rock%20Lighthouse%2029-08-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="3880" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEvrv6e8owtB_abIhme_xasTq_QQ1m1Djl-fyr7rBUU1RiTWsIYLWB2itpM6KTm4QFaQfU3aBI9OPJATE8e-NPO0lCjyPpYrb-2Oj1iNnVSJtm7m306lGtJRIfY50jUCkJNJyi2qL4wZgEWT5tkDD9sDOOdpMQQynFSFBYpWS13dAiM9y2qBY4jBxfjD8/w640-h454/Bishop%20Rock%20Lighthouse%2029-08-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bishop Rock Lighthouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Having dipped twice it was not to be, so I headed back home on the Wednesday. The Brown Booby was not seen again, however the Red-Footed has been seen again daily from the Friday onwards. (as of 4th September)</p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-6243035820601763172023-05-10T18:27:00.001+01:002023-05-26T18:27:30.677+01:00The Camargue - France 5th - 10th May 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw30iwUIOaA5-17Yb0qjtYcTUk5iCu4NGv11QhlfJklxG1jMNw6sCAVkTjOJnbfPWIXVDxqFZG8urvTlmfvp_4ChG2-0THteBgi3xrJV4hCcE5uUnqBWKm-UQp7gf8MSpD9ndVZkUUccVKHzIeHES2ERdKTEbFicUipa_uKbAFQ2befwgHblq3nYXMw/s4160/Camargue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw30iwUIOaA5-17Yb0qjtYcTUk5iCu4NGv11QhlfJklxG1jMNw6sCAVkTjOJnbfPWIXVDxqFZG8urvTlmfvp_4ChG2-0THteBgi3xrJV4hCcE5uUnqBWKm-UQp7gf8MSpD9ndVZkUUccVKHzIeHES2ERdKTEbFicUipa_uKbAFQ2befwgHblq3nYXMw/w640-h480/Camargue.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Camargue from Les Baux</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I booked a trip once again with Naturetrek to visit The Camargue in France mainly to see a European Roller as after 13 years of birding it had eluded me, and it wasn't to be as easy as I had expected.</p><p>Leaving home on Thursday 4th May at 3.00pm I drove to Heathrow airport connecting with the M25 and after a stop start journey arrived at the Terminal 2/3 car park 2.45 hours later. Eventually finding a parking space the bus transfer took me to Terminal 3 where I then took the free Elizabeth Line shuttle to Terminal 4.</p><p>From the lift off the platform into departures I walked the covered walkway direct to the Premier Inn and checked in. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDY6LCEijTgRRBYUnVc1SEyfFzMe1wiNxw6889VSd2pjl53r1RYP_7mTev8ZYgU-Oz2kcq4QFVtBuEw40tK1RK0vPpmalkem1q40e2yvakCNYD_BYGpE4uMcr64k7P_lJovapg2Oxd5gq9-OiCY9RxnAgmbvlAThiza8GA3GCY537uVYv8KIDjWY8Sw/s4160/Premier%20Inn%20Room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDY6LCEijTgRRBYUnVc1SEyfFzMe1wiNxw6889VSd2pjl53r1RYP_7mTev8ZYgU-Oz2kcq4QFVtBuEw40tK1RK0vPpmalkem1q40e2yvakCNYD_BYGpE4uMcr64k7P_lJovapg2Oxd5gq9-OiCY9RxnAgmbvlAThiza8GA3GCY537uVYv8KIDjWY8Sw/w640-h480/Premier%20Inn%20Room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premier Inn Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Having stayed in several across the country when waking up have to think where am I and where am I going. An evening meal a good nights sleep and a full English Breakfast I got the train back to Terminal 3 on Friday 5th and checked into British Airways for my 10.40 flight to Marseilles.</p><p>Taking off about 20 minutes late we arrived on time, although passport control was slow, eventually the group met up with our tour leaders of one I recognised. We had the chance of getting a snack before departing and I realised that Neil (the Leader) had stayed in a chalet next door to us on Scilly several years ago.</p><p>Once all the luggage was loaded into the mini buses we set off to our accommodation but stopping en route at Bene De Fare Airfield</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xqqtzZbJQHiN4OQkXcrdfsvlHCygeqywtE6qAZIHyktGT_XjJJwuGs8_zsGgdZUjIFFtl6CN5pDMLphwJPfDAIjGv5CcNkNwMFvB_KO8Rvp08qPwI1DtlZnCCar5ahZfi_LgX5Qp-cERuWi5ucCuUJJ028wcFUVDp1xjeynBEptex18bTpxit1ErNg/s4160/Airfield.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xqqtzZbJQHiN4OQkXcrdfsvlHCygeqywtE6qAZIHyktGT_XjJJwuGs8_zsGgdZUjIFFtl6CN5pDMLphwJPfDAIjGv5CcNkNwMFvB_KO8Rvp08qPwI1DtlZnCCar5ahZfi_LgX5Qp-cERuWi5ucCuUJJ028wcFUVDp1xjeynBEptex18bTpxit1ErNg/w640-h480/Airfield.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Airfield</td></tr></tbody></table>Our target bird here was a Little Bustard, it wasn't long before Neil found one. But through the fence and in the heat haze it was a challenge to see and photograph but a great start to our trip. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNetUmuPLAlBqRIWwY--iaqxMtZVa2NFGWjj5neghm7_efsqXC1--G47WZ-vDUovphbGeV4xDLlAJmN7o-GlnIKmO5llKAYXcpWrleZSjCtKSMLdjz-oEIoPQATtt1cpiX6jSqQbQZiUxITuAicc6pXGRdTG0kOin1xFC7dLJQy7B9pXx0ToigTe10QQ/s4250/Little%20Bustard%201%2005-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="4250" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNetUmuPLAlBqRIWwY--iaqxMtZVa2NFGWjj5neghm7_efsqXC1--G47WZ-vDUovphbGeV4xDLlAJmN7o-GlnIKmO5llKAYXcpWrleZSjCtKSMLdjz-oEIoPQATtt1cpiX6jSqQbQZiUxITuAicc6pXGRdTG0kOin1xFC7dLJQy7B9pXx0ToigTe10QQ/w640-h446/Little%20Bustard%201%2005-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bustard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZGUQV0T0E3ORfyugxFTyFNJboJofAOtgjYOusAimw4gBfxu1QyLdVjtuwZs9W7-l7hgqrz2-bkIRtz1ll5uK9by13hP8N2VcmU7tjypC7lgbMkWHoFYBB4KPSpDb51WOioshBTLq-P0F1ij19Og_1kMztaCFQJPeNX0PDaZojSPqiiZZaBg0R-hXLA/s3653/Little%20Bustard%202%2005-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="3653" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZGUQV0T0E3ORfyugxFTyFNJboJofAOtgjYOusAimw4gBfxu1QyLdVjtuwZs9W7-l7hgqrz2-bkIRtz1ll5uK9by13hP8N2VcmU7tjypC7lgbMkWHoFYBB4KPSpDb51WOioshBTLq-P0F1ij19Og_1kMztaCFQJPeNX0PDaZojSPqiiZZaBg0R-hXLA/w640-h440/Little%20Bustard%202%2005-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bustard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yX0NWNwlllmXM2zJ8TJVky81zaehJnsK80BiW81XDB-sBq-kx3pN9eUyYFspN8DsATxCUcAnwvJNuYWGDVp4veaFDKNGkdFGnADiLtWkirSscmSeLyXIVK8pgFEX1Itwp6vdUtJYSkzD9mrotrrISrpt_Ufo7lCnBBef19X5Vq_RPNtvTek-maDkcw/s5376/Little%20Bustard%203%2005-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yX0NWNwlllmXM2zJ8TJVky81zaehJnsK80BiW81XDB-sBq-kx3pN9eUyYFspN8DsATxCUcAnwvJNuYWGDVp4veaFDKNGkdFGnADiLtWkirSscmSeLyXIVK8pgFEX1Itwp6vdUtJYSkzD9mrotrrISrpt_Ufo7lCnBBef19X5Vq_RPNtvTek-maDkcw/w640-h426/Little%20Bustard%203%2005-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bustard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After about half an hour of watching the bird, and seeing Serins we headed off in heavy traffic to our guest house Les Granges on the outskirts of Arles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfN70f_tP5QrAkU5AhvfJi1sz0oo2ptv4NrwgBdKvaLhGy7n1ZvpiqGdkaL5-ODnWInv7zdgtbOGltzCV0u2LyeX_LTZaPFlqNuw9LYxg2hTgwI5jIQg3aC81hDcbCU_hBBu8I7AR61ytxxLJvv_fxSOZeyLLiZz98p2s39N7IGoPhbwoEpJKGt-gRQ/s4160/Les%20Grange.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfN70f_tP5QrAkU5AhvfJi1sz0oo2ptv4NrwgBdKvaLhGy7n1ZvpiqGdkaL5-ODnWInv7zdgtbOGltzCV0u2LyeX_LTZaPFlqNuw9LYxg2hTgwI5jIQg3aC81hDcbCU_hBBu8I7AR61ytxxLJvv_fxSOZeyLLiZz98p2s39N7IGoPhbwoEpJKGt-gRQ/w640-h480/Les%20Grange.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Granges Guesthouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCVsOOWgTw1VcTt1EfxmbWqv_7oXIWdPcSsv1Zz2LRr5yuL822Up2c8dW5aW8vYc2HpUzvH3EM1gP0OYXgbrmAnhNMBK3yMgvBoxjo05deeLecXqjRSJd9XFRh4VE8BS0SPMFBAYbnpDfuaR7qmGgNoHaw5KJAHvOjkh3u7t9id2Jn1W74bL69BK-QA/s4160/Les%20Grange%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCVsOOWgTw1VcTt1EfxmbWqv_7oXIWdPcSsv1Zz2LRr5yuL822Up2c8dW5aW8vYc2HpUzvH3EM1gP0OYXgbrmAnhNMBK3yMgvBoxjo05deeLecXqjRSJd9XFRh4VE8BS0SPMFBAYbnpDfuaR7qmGgNoHaw5KJAHvOjkh3u7t9id2Jn1W74bL69BK-QA/w480-h640/Les%20Grange%20room.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Room</td></tr></tbody></table>After dinner several of us set off to Les Baux where an Eagle Owl was known to have a territory. Immediately Neil spotted one after hearing its call. Although distant we enjoyed scope views and then it flew to another position where we think it was joined by another. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRlKWiN5V5fdvnMv3zFFG3_czQNiv4grIflhrsFHR0quMsSMdinlz_qlnNamA25ulZt1Nl1e3C2GkIl-F33NamiNpAiL4Ir0IQMtl06d6RAHpBcFVgPrT0HySgHWsSZpm7UiVmUme0jywxFlntAwmB7Ag3IddE8FkPwHL5mAgKkGvng-vkUUhoErM7A/s3440/Eagle%20Owl%201%20%2005-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRlKWiN5V5fdvnMv3zFFG3_czQNiv4grIflhrsFHR0quMsSMdinlz_qlnNamA25ulZt1Nl1e3C2GkIl-F33NamiNpAiL4Ir0IQMtl06d6RAHpBcFVgPrT0HySgHWsSZpm7UiVmUme0jywxFlntAwmB7Ag3IddE8FkPwHL5mAgKkGvng-vkUUhoErM7A/w640-h426/Eagle%20Owl%201%20%2005-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Owl at Les Baux</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1yGSkEALcQb11CtA9-3OsRIBtJjZ6PPXM352_VlPp5ZLe_PWpjxvbR5wXueauBXJpv6U-h_48f5Penx4-WN3hSj3ChLJDdLwqMXrwTY5LpFbHVNEz7mkQflBRHNRH-HHXfUo_XGzBIyMg72JUs-1wMs-bHbdkjgW30LPFivK6iwkylZ3K6EvjU15ZA/s4279/Eagle%20Owl%202%20%2005-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="4279" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1yGSkEALcQb11CtA9-3OsRIBtJjZ6PPXM352_VlPp5ZLe_PWpjxvbR5wXueauBXJpv6U-h_48f5Penx4-WN3hSj3ChLJDdLwqMXrwTY5LpFbHVNEz7mkQflBRHNRH-HHXfUo_XGzBIyMg72JUs-1wMs-bHbdkjgW30LPFivK6iwkylZ3K6EvjU15ZA/w640-h442/Eagle%20Owl%202%20%2005-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Owl at Les Baux</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Other birds heard but not seen were Cirl Bunting, Blackbird, Nightingale and Nightjar. We returned back to the guest house once the light had gone.</p><p>Saturday 6th. Some of us met at 6.30am for a walk along the near by farm track unfortunately thick fog greeted us and was unusual for this time of year, we could hear a Little Bustard and eventually saw it and a Roller (Hooray) was visible with imagination on a distant wire, complimented by a Melodious Warbler, several Sardinian Warblers, a couple of Nightingales and a Black Kite.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdRdH5CUsbJb6TCJSpma3BaUxScCb0X0ij_OKwNFNFdyKSoFlQAr1aVbcsViAbJqrfJC-4aPCvTWJ7KjIJsFw_Y6RgqLieSUwXNLoDbpxBXUdzupBTzsBGcqv--z2uSmb-VwLBoRdIIx5nXYVX58E2X-uDWj9_7ZpDgViXK07MijhI-oY5cL07sWF6Q/s2240/Black%20Kite%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2240" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdRdH5CUsbJb6TCJSpma3BaUxScCb0X0ij_OKwNFNFdyKSoFlQAr1aVbcsViAbJqrfJC-4aPCvTWJ7KjIJsFw_Y6RgqLieSUwXNLoDbpxBXUdzupBTzsBGcqv--z2uSmb-VwLBoRdIIx5nXYVX58E2X-uDWj9_7ZpDgViXK07MijhI-oY5cL07sWF6Q/w640-h472/Black%20Kite%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We returned for a substantial continental breakfast at 8.00am.</p><p>Neil and Lol (our other leader) went shopping for our picnic lunch returning by 9.15 and we all set off promptly for our full day of birding. First stop was at Marais du Viguerait, a nature reserve. By now the fog had cleared and it was hot and sunny around 25 deg C. A walk around the trail we enjoyed birds and beasts of the Camargue.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1edkuaPJ0xdesut4mxQ3ByAzUn-B8j_FvKSoLGeJCdsaclwsd72qZMy3MIvTwWqm2vuipssM-rID2GuES6i82-178AqQ0mU4jWXexhE1-JWnO58ifGtKg9HWca0I5RiYS0qqF6yOjDgYFK8gTCSQ8OFEthzxtERPlCuzPpPW6e7a8KtBLFs094PJ1dA/s3617/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3617" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1edkuaPJ0xdesut4mxQ3ByAzUn-B8j_FvKSoLGeJCdsaclwsd72qZMy3MIvTwWqm2vuipssM-rID2GuES6i82-178AqQ0mU4jWXexhE1-JWnO58ifGtKg9HWca0I5RiYS0qqF6yOjDgYFK8gTCSQ8OFEthzxtERPlCuzPpPW6e7a8KtBLFs094PJ1dA/w640-h464/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P9Z6LRD5aQj_VvB-QKg_67QROKoAq-AG937yX_QDnUjcICyiuBUviAsNr0aKji4evd6_kznr8D0iehx94iHsDJtNioZZuRKxH_a99fk6eNxkfxkLuK9klAYcq1AsdPWPzbnnqUuhczIb2Cmc3qBnWLsIiZBQyZSKBe3g3LslvXZUZb8vKf689xmDRA/s6720/Camargue%20Black%20Bull%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P9Z6LRD5aQj_VvB-QKg_67QROKoAq-AG937yX_QDnUjcICyiuBUviAsNr0aKji4evd6_kznr8D0iehx94iHsDJtNioZZuRKxH_a99fk6eNxkfxkLuK9klAYcq1AsdPWPzbnnqUuhczIb2Cmc3qBnWLsIiZBQyZSKBe3g3LslvXZUZb8vKf689xmDRA/w640-h426/Camargue%20Black%20Bull%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camargue Black Bull</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTlVtzhVNmCuC7f8bZz4E33Wcohg-RWqnOmMnX12eD3yBCs-42r12MvvkhoCWf2Aj2kiZXn_1jiLH_xliwLst8Z3xIAD5Db1KBHGDvYyuEe6GFf9NRiaXNrUcrneFI8eW5mHS6M3XZ-2PC0WmQ-2q6aA0jRoE4TnGZY6nDFV0aJoOv5HleDcQjbAhyA/s3976/Camargue%20Horses%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3976" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTlVtzhVNmCuC7f8bZz4E33Wcohg-RWqnOmMnX12eD3yBCs-42r12MvvkhoCWf2Aj2kiZXn_1jiLH_xliwLst8Z3xIAD5Db1KBHGDvYyuEe6GFf9NRiaXNrUcrneFI8eW5mHS6M3XZ-2PC0WmQ-2q6aA0jRoE4TnGZY6nDFV0aJoOv5HleDcQjbAhyA/w640-h466/Camargue%20Horses%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camargue White Horses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbwyHYpNXeMqk7LbiSItp2tsiCpRrOWyh3muShutnqojj6kKoGPq59l5xVw5ac3HHeKgD64FSlVPA9Q2-HqPF4JH0rIGvo8R_zhP86maijAHIt0DUTUEdziHaAyVbZoXUzklE1CtsmSLAZmmLVevOt-V6yLLGzzY3Yif8xnLA5cyFU6q9utWOcMV1yg/s3430/Camargue%20Horses%202%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3430" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbwyHYpNXeMqk7LbiSItp2tsiCpRrOWyh3muShutnqojj6kKoGPq59l5xVw5ac3HHeKgD64FSlVPA9Q2-HqPF4JH0rIGvo8R_zhP86maijAHIt0DUTUEdziHaAyVbZoXUzklE1CtsmSLAZmmLVevOt-V6yLLGzzY3Yif8xnLA5cyFU6q9utWOcMV1yg/w640-h508/Camargue%20Horses%202%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camargue White Horses </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_bTDnjS5r3eYLZ1DOqkPl9SUhSMSVW-eDJPp6KqVHUwo9n0KDf2iWyIHnnifknzrgxAsNimf2dVDU-qGKQluJRDZtLFQQIa3xqJBUQQqm2sKTzEe1_IF0_bkmMl2L09gkVxAMFhvEK1O9EJaWBSPUEeOMnROTKSEM7oh0brwbXiETh9k3o_0OPNQiA/s3035/Coypu%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="3035" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_bTDnjS5r3eYLZ1DOqkPl9SUhSMSVW-eDJPp6KqVHUwo9n0KDf2iWyIHnnifknzrgxAsNimf2dVDU-qGKQluJRDZtLFQQIa3xqJBUQQqm2sKTzEe1_IF0_bkmMl2L09gkVxAMFhvEK1O9EJaWBSPUEeOMnROTKSEM7oh0brwbXiETh9k3o_0OPNQiA/w640-h436/Coypu%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coypu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOnDLe7nMI1zZJS3pVYZjshkG0D3qQtTHmNSFTO5idSyxx5F4R_82jZYSsGO2X1jbex8VjisxP0X8kTEfKCaRHUbJCc_6-QfK6okw96bgD1HRd6cu9x4--AGzLsFL7zrYqu9PXVgzm6xxmd8qvHb-ZIbrko3-RphO_ubv0KB9xS0JkQ8e5aL4ruGoaA/s3912/Great%20White%20Egret%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3912" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOnDLe7nMI1zZJS3pVYZjshkG0D3qQtTHmNSFTO5idSyxx5F4R_82jZYSsGO2X1jbex8VjisxP0X8kTEfKCaRHUbJCc_6-QfK6okw96bgD1HRd6cu9x4--AGzLsFL7zrYqu9PXVgzm6xxmd8qvHb-ZIbrko3-RphO_ubv0KB9xS0JkQ8e5aL4ruGoaA/w640-h428/Great%20White%20Egret%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret - breeding plumage with black bill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N8XMs2ULfchBZb3y8BiiIS_2gpso5U1Cvf8f8jr7JJwQn26FKRGNVTcIJYj59ae9fY69xhwJns2FVOz2oAwuJ7lnH1M2J3sFJENr-If9ZfrZ-fQhSdn8T_OXMP5kHI5w8UoyO8lpg7-G3UI0OEv3pu_lauxIdQkIYl2mslBbKpEMbBIdUjZhkLl0XQ/s2059/Green%20Lizard%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2059" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N8XMs2ULfchBZb3y8BiiIS_2gpso5U1Cvf8f8jr7JJwQn26FKRGNVTcIJYj59ae9fY69xhwJns2FVOz2oAwuJ7lnH1M2J3sFJENr-If9ZfrZ-fQhSdn8T_OXMP5kHI5w8UoyO8lpg7-G3UI0OEv3pu_lauxIdQkIYl2mslBbKpEMbBIdUjZhkLl0XQ/w640-h492/Green%20Lizard%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp5KXdvGB3GJM45skmgDOPPicoq4dA3ssMecqoU79GIWJbvMB6AxxpsxPSOcTscNGnHoIhlXjyyUWruf-OfBFbfZiKA9pxBeSGuVnmToj1cEVOi5GKW-pOPRQt8pAmADS46wfpPSH2ib88K1eBBmbq6inKi8rOrw3L1kzmqKz3WWEt-WyF5hw9aAD4A/s1571/Gull-billed%20Tern%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1571" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp5KXdvGB3GJM45skmgDOPPicoq4dA3ssMecqoU79GIWJbvMB6AxxpsxPSOcTscNGnHoIhlXjyyUWruf-OfBFbfZiKA9pxBeSGuVnmToj1cEVOi5GKW-pOPRQt8pAmADS46wfpPSH2ib88K1eBBmbq6inKi8rOrw3L1kzmqKz3WWEt-WyF5hw9aAD4A/w640-h418/Gull-billed%20Tern%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gull-billed Tern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAHcVkAaZJN-8k7KMYZ_vhQTXWt5hh2qIzqvFupZVQQoTZOxZqxpWQUjQL_zEx6kRBZ2EBo5OGOROp8ywDCgU59X5m22G5L7ABYmvVdOYKxQBpkcPGBq8mKyOO7LA2G9zYgGYMCUTdTzNOGyifqkhQ96MUEQOgCgqT99Xi83XItlRoSmV-slDqhrgQ/s4804/Pond%20Turtle%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3135" data-original-width="4804" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAHcVkAaZJN-8k7KMYZ_vhQTXWt5hh2qIzqvFupZVQQoTZOxZqxpWQUjQL_zEx6kRBZ2EBo5OGOROp8ywDCgU59X5m22G5L7ABYmvVdOYKxQBpkcPGBq8mKyOO7LA2G9zYgGYMCUTdTzNOGyifqkhQ96MUEQOgCgqT99Xi83XItlRoSmV-slDqhrgQ/w640-h418/Pond%20Turtle%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Turtle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKkqVvoCzXn4EGnopRiq5n8cjNqDfk5Dzb0QFMWlSwJonvrNgNSZx8-JchwFf-niaFr0669aI2wiX9irwZeW0xyYUg1ONv32g2mKU5XLU-4kH4fRKQxx9gJ_4pzKzVKH-JSioSS68cC_F5_kqlLkcHi5JGQsrWdOh5LxuYIUUSS5T1-JWtEY5qhQr4Q/s3595/Purple%20Heron%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="3595" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKkqVvoCzXn4EGnopRiq5n8cjNqDfk5Dzb0QFMWlSwJonvrNgNSZx8-JchwFf-niaFr0669aI2wiX9irwZeW0xyYUg1ONv32g2mKU5XLU-4kH4fRKQxx9gJ_4pzKzVKH-JSioSS68cC_F5_kqlLkcHi5JGQsrWdOh5LxuYIUUSS5T1-JWtEY5qhQr4Q/w640-h466/Purple%20Heron%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB4PclFAky4W9AXof1a94GKZPW4xXaaunG4lT0R8VX3hGHHxYADFRExXMkStdq-idb7x_UEv6WW1JWvM2DObt3r0KEbQTh6r23D-RRo48jwLjvvmbhwNRz4jxbY5xV5V2iuhTzqQdha4-4VzsUMEj2RlBB3J91tNHYIb2m1y9fQiNYa9zvDVefhIbYQ/s3171/Red-crested%20Pochards%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="3171" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB4PclFAky4W9AXof1a94GKZPW4xXaaunG4lT0R8VX3hGHHxYADFRExXMkStdq-idb7x_UEv6WW1JWvM2DObt3r0KEbQTh6r23D-RRo48jwLjvvmbhwNRz4jxbY5xV5V2iuhTzqQdha4-4VzsUMEj2RlBB3J91tNHYIb2m1y9fQiNYa9zvDVefhIbYQ/w640-h442/Red-crested%20Pochards%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-crested Pochard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcIBuEIvpTeDZHuycQz_NwJ9zgQtQSyVyl83epbl_at-3LXD_BCR_nK89qcK2DgwVbFA5qMQFTAT-rvAkn3QgSWsS8dKuLtxDmo60Nu0ChbAoGNDKcoW5cRUzy859oI0ZhoXhRJSu4Qfk5obrQV70l726ySdQKRnCLv8P_l_wSUGinRupsm7Gd2paHw/s3948/White%20Stork%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2733" data-original-width="3948" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcIBuEIvpTeDZHuycQz_NwJ9zgQtQSyVyl83epbl_at-3LXD_BCR_nK89qcK2DgwVbFA5qMQFTAT-rvAkn3QgSWsS8dKuLtxDmo60Nu0ChbAoGNDKcoW5cRUzy859oI0ZhoXhRJSu4Qfk5obrQV70l726ySdQKRnCLv8P_l_wSUGinRupsm7Gd2paHw/w640-h444/White%20Stork%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Having done a circular walk, we unloaded the mini buses and set up our picnic lunch of bread, cheeses, meats, salad, fruits, cakes and chocolate plus plenty of refreshments including wine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviyoXemgTGemtDRkbKdRjZI0Q79F296uy8J4Shp_SoE1_rjoO6GgC-4GFPNyiOEO8TWPI74W22ea2qb4nvsa6o2kcq8rUSx_unAtvvWK0PGzi9a3fig5H4m60ppmvZ7bspcL5E-z3i0h8RzUxtrbTB1cF_C6nqUmMHdTkHlI4GUZ5reZ3JUt6cEfUlw/s4160/Picnic%20Lunch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviyoXemgTGemtDRkbKdRjZI0Q79F296uy8J4Shp_SoE1_rjoO6GgC-4GFPNyiOEO8TWPI74W22ea2qb4nvsa6o2kcq8rUSx_unAtvvWK0PGzi9a3fig5H4m60ppmvZ7bspcL5E-z3i0h8RzUxtrbTB1cF_C6nqUmMHdTkHlI4GUZ5reZ3JUt6cEfUlw/w480-h640/Picnic%20Lunch.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch for me </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_uXewXJe3ozRPjvQ9ySb3X6DYysoMwEtDcsVCt6BiK3CnpuDAvX7XCWR00wfWokD0djqZuA7PukMIj46-7aB7kxp7fftLmkZtb7qB57p2cbF0M-zmeQna6DYussoWQtvKbD4-2Vr2c6ZazK6qQrTpF_X46BtOoxr_Lk2cgOpZIeMIpN2a74gwaDCQ/s4160/Local%20Wine.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_uXewXJe3ozRPjvQ9ySb3X6DYysoMwEtDcsVCt6BiK3CnpuDAvX7XCWR00wfWokD0djqZuA7PukMIj46-7aB7kxp7fftLmkZtb7qB57p2cbF0M-zmeQna6DYussoWQtvKbD4-2Vr2c6ZazK6qQrTpF_X46BtOoxr_Lk2cgOpZIeMIpN2a74gwaDCQ/w480-h640/Local%20Wine.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wine for me (local of course)</td></tr></tbody></table>After lunch we set off south to Salin de Girand - salt pans where we saw some Flamingos, plus Gulls, Terns, and waders<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO483Jrj3CAlfi3-LysbRLIYHr9Ti8UFArbyoU1ionDrJHsTdhlFIBSQZLFfhThkPmydSbrrmooe-H_sHxckV8NJpcc72Oi3IdntGFMI3CWSNqSSZOwIc4onSnNXFlWvoxd8hHOwfMMkbyeEWi27BGke8tuuJJzSjuHVnYPHUXsz89NRvEIQYFRdzzNQ/s4160/Salin%20de%20Girand.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO483Jrj3CAlfi3-LysbRLIYHr9Ti8UFArbyoU1ionDrJHsTdhlFIBSQZLFfhThkPmydSbrrmooe-H_sHxckV8NJpcc72Oi3IdntGFMI3CWSNqSSZOwIc4onSnNXFlWvoxd8hHOwfMMkbyeEWi27BGke8tuuJJzSjuHVnYPHUXsz89NRvEIQYFRdzzNQ/w640-h480/Salin%20de%20Girand.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salin de Girand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLsqJrv4tG7zLj-Hp8XcniRTd0l1dAQhvpxKwb49_wtgrX87jxtuwiuwbUsQGP26MSsK_lL_j7D-Hbr7LWK6bfxt4RF7-ucsYMx65dfYvJvOdwFLrkuEgD3KaAwpzBBU8l8Cec9BFxz6wlxKBdkBKHQB_g4ZiEcG7peAjvGVytxjPkXC3Krwdr31f5w/s2913/Slender-billed%20Gulls%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2913" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLsqJrv4tG7zLj-Hp8XcniRTd0l1dAQhvpxKwb49_wtgrX87jxtuwiuwbUsQGP26MSsK_lL_j7D-Hbr7LWK6bfxt4RF7-ucsYMx65dfYvJvOdwFLrkuEgD3KaAwpzBBU8l8Cec9BFxz6wlxKBdkBKHQB_g4ZiEcG7peAjvGVytxjPkXC3Krwdr31f5w/w640-h448/Slender-billed%20Gulls%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slender-billed Gulls </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJJc8MWnAf_M-js75T5yQ7MQTSFdqXiFJl6V-oajaHl7g4zRnbLO4n7kYi1yye0TnQjZHkvUj5wgOvQ5Cf2uvk8ksyqO4lX4E_2KokhrmunVBF91qDRXN-xL0jjaqZBEPWIJb9Svo_Yp7AM5WzaV5EluBOTb7_ObwdRx0Xpq-ithtawC3hzldjgAmRg/s4764/Yellow-legged%20gulls%201%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="4764" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJJc8MWnAf_M-js75T5yQ7MQTSFdqXiFJl6V-oajaHl7g4zRnbLO4n7kYi1yye0TnQjZHkvUj5wgOvQ5Cf2uvk8ksyqO4lX4E_2KokhrmunVBF91qDRXN-xL0jjaqZBEPWIJb9Svo_Yp7AM5WzaV5EluBOTb7_ObwdRx0Xpq-ithtawC3hzldjgAmRg/w640-h426/Yellow-legged%20gulls%201%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-legged Gulls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_gMKNpCIN1vwm8KjDY24Shq3YsIxxg2VmQCgEcKdlY4g9o8eKT3NVrSUlpPTT0EborhHNibyjSBgeIhm3aVQUt27mh3JWW7YaTAa0BTP-oOKLFblR3JDh9yfcxzeI3sgfaoYPE_mnAfS2AELBKK1K8qOvbB-vUE56JqAIRQRoMf7TSweuszfPaKjAg/s2180/Yellow-legged%20gulls%202%2006-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2180" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_gMKNpCIN1vwm8KjDY24Shq3YsIxxg2VmQCgEcKdlY4g9o8eKT3NVrSUlpPTT0EborhHNibyjSBgeIhm3aVQUt27mh3JWW7YaTAa0BTP-oOKLFblR3JDh9yfcxzeI3sgfaoYPE_mnAfS2AELBKK1K8qOvbB-vUE56JqAIRQRoMf7TSweuszfPaKjAg/w640-h420/Yellow-legged%20gulls%202%2006-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-legged Gull</td></tr></tbody></table>In addition we saw med Gulls, Gull-billed Terns, 2 Caspian Terns, Sandwich, Common and Little Terns, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Sanderling, Dunlin and Little Stints. Our next stop was Plage de Piemanson, a quick look on the pool behind the beach found nothing new.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6tUtXvbPNGn9zcCUXBhvDfqDGA7hlp5z_nls0kIe0cey64e2NGxFcP43-7O3gK2UtiQ94zwxTL-WP2o5lAASbHqPKOpe0YQnWF0YqkHDd9lBsiMNMTMv7u0maBzLZErvxTL0jjSJCbQcBFI25n5Pr2sHe0rX46DyIvHCl6UbC9BdNwIo9XNKJM4vvA/s4160/Map%20of%20Plage%20de%20Piemanson.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6tUtXvbPNGn9zcCUXBhvDfqDGA7hlp5z_nls0kIe0cey64e2NGxFcP43-7O3gK2UtiQ94zwxTL-WP2o5lAASbHqPKOpe0YQnWF0YqkHDd9lBsiMNMTMv7u0maBzLZErvxTL0jjSJCbQcBFI25n5Pr2sHe0rX46DyIvHCl6UbC9BdNwIo9XNKJM4vvA/w640-h480/Map%20of%20Plage%20de%20Piemanson.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of the area<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A look out to sea was hazy and several Shearwaters sp were seen<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF35BAzhYlD9DTZRoyoA9VCdP8-A02FHEdKsjJ2HTX_e7bAHIev-Gk0DkPjdB5_Chbkb0j5fdmnSGpJeBguYnUB4HmPJIhScrJT3NrON4uAOwTXHh5ZKt0aYjYMibBuqNCcEzvQ-KtGs7zwsg_7bSD6wtw5W0Hpfah7Tk_cJniox_JQYjWgnt8SdSKrA/s4160/La%20Plage%20de%20Piemanson.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF35BAzhYlD9DTZRoyoA9VCdP8-A02FHEdKsjJ2HTX_e7bAHIev-Gk0DkPjdB5_Chbkb0j5fdmnSGpJeBguYnUB4HmPJIhScrJT3NrON4uAOwTXHh5ZKt0aYjYMibBuqNCcEzvQ-KtGs7zwsg_7bSD6wtw5W0Hpfah7Tk_cJniox_JQYjWgnt8SdSKrA/w640-h480/La%20Plage%20de%20Piemanson.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plage de Piemanson and the Med Sea.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sadly while watching the birds Andrew (not me) had his rucksack stolen from behind him.</p><p>We returned to the guest house tired and changed ready for dinner but not before grabbing a beer!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfHTEMLNHe2QhWV3eznTfh3iOVR7vHi1nYS7DXWQ4UDtJVqp_rKKz889LrkQm2gyNhnSfc6ORrFibiCJEX9HxoCN8lHhX5Bq9CXYdULYxRuBXT7yG08IUObw67jxDCsf4RRJ_IhUv_DUpfQC4XPZ1CPYHayY5IJrr0159tSLCxZorFpcX7nycRVeN-A/s4160/Rice%20beer%20of%20The%20Camargue.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfHTEMLNHe2QhWV3eznTfh3iOVR7vHi1nYS7DXWQ4UDtJVqp_rKKz889LrkQm2gyNhnSfc6ORrFibiCJEX9HxoCN8lHhX5Bq9CXYdULYxRuBXT7yG08IUObw67jxDCsf4RRJ_IhUv_DUpfQC4XPZ1CPYHayY5IJrr0159tSLCxZorFpcX7nycRVeN-A/w480-h640/Rice%20beer%20of%20The%20Camargue.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local Rice beer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sunday 7th A shower around 5am just cleared for our 6.30 am walk, we saw all that we had the morning before and there were 2 Rollers on the wires briefly but no nearer, The Melodious Warbler was a bit be-draggled but still singing. A Nightingale showed itself and a Zitting Cisticola put in an appearance.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m0-kRyD0_MpPHebWvXqZUgt5-f5stDvKgAeUWiuF2FGayS90EomAJDj2T5Vg5NavzTz4oplzYJTBwYsm1oRnB2xRIVGZK4uimwn2B1jkVaoNXEYvSyXE_1pfAtPVt0o5-pKWpP9D9RmP6fctWd7NLy3MJsZVpNdLfaZmje92AM9Dcy6NdGV6U_u98g/s2300/Nightingale%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2300" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m0-kRyD0_MpPHebWvXqZUgt5-f5stDvKgAeUWiuF2FGayS90EomAJDj2T5Vg5NavzTz4oplzYJTBwYsm1oRnB2xRIVGZK4uimwn2B1jkVaoNXEYvSyXE_1pfAtPVt0o5-pKWpP9D9RmP6fctWd7NLy3MJsZVpNdLfaZmje92AM9Dcy6NdGV6U_u98g/w640-h462/Nightingale%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightingale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkOBn-ZLOaH8WE0fjWb6-eT9R_FkHmkTZApQM6J_Fx2_JwVOM2ShkvKETdVR7ORlC8ziUp8IgWCM0r_ilXomSc7p03jBT8zjjCePnyOaJy5t1lxsdmlAS-6M7zK-gIeQP_FYo58OQP9tX_RaK6HfAkSWY1BMW7Doaw3YcIWvX2An13cEyLXLvUQqH-w/s2472/Zitting%20Cisticola%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2472" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkOBn-ZLOaH8WE0fjWb6-eT9R_FkHmkTZApQM6J_Fx2_JwVOM2ShkvKETdVR7ORlC8ziUp8IgWCM0r_ilXomSc7p03jBT8zjjCePnyOaJy5t1lxsdmlAS-6M7zK-gIeQP_FYo58OQP9tX_RaK6HfAkSWY1BMW7Doaw3YcIWvX2An13cEyLXLvUQqH-w/w640-h406/Zitting%20Cisticola%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zitting Cisticola</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> Another hearty breakfast was had and we left around 9.30 for Les Baux en Provence</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDP1ORE6gjzRuP1NbzjziC0Fs4S5f2bgfvxQsv3jhar26tuvpKOSwfyu1mU7OI1TrWz7WyML6oT6GPG-7BEM522jbOc9bKK_LyEJ39aaWuYt50SJuIct0ysXwGYvEDRJJQdbJwAv5xNFwriTeTDjKTZXyjLlynyjEy5m5enzMdJfEntzC19K_aZNE92w/s4160/Les%20Baux%20en%20Provence.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDP1ORE6gjzRuP1NbzjziC0Fs4S5f2bgfvxQsv3jhar26tuvpKOSwfyu1mU7OI1TrWz7WyML6oT6GPG-7BEM522jbOc9bKK_LyEJ39aaWuYt50SJuIct0ysXwGYvEDRJJQdbJwAv5xNFwriTeTDjKTZXyjLlynyjEy5m5enzMdJfEntzC19K_aZNE92w/w640-h480/Les%20Baux%20en%20Provence.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Baux en Provence</td></tr></tbody></table>The area was heaving with tourists, we did a circular walk around the base of the ancient village, hearing and seeing a Common Redstart, Black Redstart, Alpine Swift and Crag Martins plus a Blue Rock Thrush up on the cliffs<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdrbILhaKkiIwWEPxk1LFfN4V4_YNqN8A9z8TlaQbmcUvxlBZ6XMn62FAGr5zrwaP-PfY3jxPHg7wgMZ4TVGf6FpdLRepJQq-wNJgjRoESsNPKI2qDOW2h-TFOEd54tRgMG9hDOdTAqtD5UvlOcb8h_GCIr06GPm3K90USHWlxyNzOVl4QQA6IsnAPg/s2434/Blue%20Rock%20Thrush%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2434" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdrbILhaKkiIwWEPxk1LFfN4V4_YNqN8A9z8TlaQbmcUvxlBZ6XMn62FAGr5zrwaP-PfY3jxPHg7wgMZ4TVGf6FpdLRepJQq-wNJgjRoESsNPKI2qDOW2h-TFOEd54tRgMG9hDOdTAqtD5UvlOcb8h_GCIr06GPm3K90USHWlxyNzOVl4QQA6IsnAPg/w640-h438/Blue%20Rock%20Thrush%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Rock Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn-5VJcE3tlfVNPYDEnTCHQZHSZ4Vn62RucuJem-z1IKiBz97SAx1Yw4Y9IZY-IFp61HUTRURuAjscjfPKgCGcllCvj_bNyVfRlRq6cTJNhbxqwFFc26f35_TH2vkPhMvpulN6ZDDpRxKa2NavfRVoXYW36DBVReZUsuirnkc8E4mdfYNqK5fmMwrFg/s2134/Common%20Redstart%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="2134" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn-5VJcE3tlfVNPYDEnTCHQZHSZ4Vn62RucuJem-z1IKiBz97SAx1Yw4Y9IZY-IFp61HUTRURuAjscjfPKgCGcllCvj_bNyVfRlRq6cTJNhbxqwFFc26f35_TH2vkPhMvpulN6ZDDpRxKa2NavfRVoXYW36DBVReZUsuirnkc8E4mdfYNqK5fmMwrFg/w640-h396/Common%20Redstart%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Redstart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Also seen a Scarce Swallowtail as we reached the village.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqr5ZR459L9a-MstQGZFRa5dkmOzi4fSLX6WnatoNVX1V1KpuNqbMHxWaqWw-3HysA-vBavx-_W3bnEu2xfv8wKho_7k8NcLaOis1R0NFXt5QqcNkXiY0kq5fyVP5nt_RZ8cgQvkcUxTdrksg56RfS4CbNh54DRYkO1p6ZkMSr8lG4PajkZtZY-e95Q/s5376/Scarce%20Swallowtail%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqr5ZR459L9a-MstQGZFRa5dkmOzi4fSLX6WnatoNVX1V1KpuNqbMHxWaqWw-3HysA-vBavx-_W3bnEu2xfv8wKho_7k8NcLaOis1R0NFXt5QqcNkXiY0kq5fyVP5nt_RZ8cgQvkcUxTdrksg56RfS4CbNh54DRYkO1p6ZkMSr8lG4PajkZtZY-e95Q/w640-h426/Scarce%20Swallowtail%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarce Swallowtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Neil treated us all to a coffee, and the ladies dispersed for a bit of retail therapy. We returned to the mini buses and went to De La Caume - a forest where we set up for our picnic lunch. Whilst doing so several Swallowtail Butterflies were around.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3xrM4dxjCGaNbJJYYDMxikUlqDAszh0IROdyDlF3megU98HkbBg-Ffqjxz65LJME7XtF7F41Q3Q5OqScf2A-zWKjF2LcNSv4wf0SISuFftxDMHg3GdxO6ZxKiY9FgTWYn5MCSiAlxZW1xSIMiuUVyMsYq2umXwymhgcf2GvQc8Qr0Z6W3jFv2u-kXA/s1801/Swallowtail%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1801" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3xrM4dxjCGaNbJJYYDMxikUlqDAszh0IROdyDlF3megU98HkbBg-Ffqjxz65LJME7XtF7F41Q3Q5OqScf2A-zWKjF2LcNSv4wf0SISuFftxDMHg3GdxO6ZxKiY9FgTWYn5MCSiAlxZW1xSIMiuUVyMsYq2umXwymhgcf2GvQc8Qr0Z6W3jFv2u-kXA/w640-h416/Swallowtail%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9PFl3KHQffJZTdyEuXg4p05RrD-K4PNKyv0V0Ai9RoZWlJXyQkzEzWCa860wqO0PzNMk8R8bf_-UJ5PvmExibDYUIcSOOTXXIProVNwZOAvkftgymxiG7BsjJBVJe92Fvx8nW1Ui90FBYdLv4I2sZEqjW9tfZe2ebamwbvQyxCoROJ7x_vTPHr711g/s2841/Swallowtail%202%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2841" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9PFl3KHQffJZTdyEuXg4p05RrD-K4PNKyv0V0Ai9RoZWlJXyQkzEzWCa860wqO0PzNMk8R8bf_-UJ5PvmExibDYUIcSOOTXXIProVNwZOAvkftgymxiG7BsjJBVJe92Fvx8nW1Ui90FBYdLv4I2sZEqjW9tfZe2ebamwbvQyxCoROJ7x_vTPHr711g/w640-h428/Swallowtail%202%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmFm2NIC0JOq20N7l1RJQ_UultrWoe3D1-9c5eLGwJu2BquGo9cJA6LcWwSbVBXI2Ky5fkr09eQei5hmGDN8Z9F8RMFgnpdeZTc7456NWRSI34_KN6nfEQuClLRSceoyq5M3RQd2Omdyz-wa89oWxZ-w1TgohLuCHEy_QjKE971yvV8nJrnHfp4IRBw/s3898/Swallowtail%203%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="3898" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmFm2NIC0JOq20N7l1RJQ_UultrWoe3D1-9c5eLGwJu2BquGo9cJA6LcWwSbVBXI2Ky5fkr09eQei5hmGDN8Z9F8RMFgnpdeZTc7456NWRSI34_KN6nfEQuClLRSceoyq5M3RQd2Omdyz-wa89oWxZ-w1TgohLuCHEy_QjKE971yvV8nJrnHfp4IRBw/w640-h450/Swallowtail%203%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallowtail Butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After lunch the plan was to go to an area of wetland known as Mas D'ago. Dropping the ladies back at the guest house so they could rest and have a swim we headed off. I was in Lol's minibus along with Andrew and things didn't go to plan! Following Neils white minibus a white van merged in front of us and un-be knowing to Lol he decided to follow after about half an hour we reached the seaside town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and the white van turned off leaving us in the french equivalent of Margate.</p><p>After a couple of phone calls and answer messages we should have been on a road named Rte du Mas d'Agon. Eventually I found it on Google Maps and together with the rest of the passengers we guided Lol to the site where we met up with Neil about an hour late. (Although we had missed out on a Black Stork and Bee-eaters our diversion was part of the humour of the trip )</p><p>A walk along the road with wetlands either side held numerous birds, including Grey, Purple, Squacco, Black-crowned Night Heron, Common and Whiskered Tern, numerous Glossy Ibis, Monty's Harrier Black Kite, Great Reed Warbler, Bearded Tit and several Collared Pratincole.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmAjtWT_u86f8ras6m0GHjg1ovSCysBVEB6G-xp_bLtG6WBIA9rjwxMro5luYisowtU1nudu4Yq4xT0D8xaofnS-QuInkVXtA-DZH-q2_OAcpljTCZSqF5xVcd_5XWg6PtoHo7C3ZY_pTRCqB36RaSQsrJ-76nBxMpu2xjuDQVan8dcT3YKVv3dEAfA/s2027/Great%20Reed%20Warbler%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="2027" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmAjtWT_u86f8ras6m0GHjg1ovSCysBVEB6G-xp_bLtG6WBIA9rjwxMro5luYisowtU1nudu4Yq4xT0D8xaofnS-QuInkVXtA-DZH-q2_OAcpljTCZSqF5xVcd_5XWg6PtoHo7C3ZY_pTRCqB36RaSQsrJ-76nBxMpu2xjuDQVan8dcT3YKVv3dEAfA/w640-h450/Great%20Reed%20Warbler%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-uP15KFTL3d9lwQoETwz2OhoF3GIzjSNyMStDa8DocAAMTRU-Czw9J08yS9H1zIgxabKZwinrny8D-NY8jAFV3aYCgOgay_XzZYRfcAbGtQvVdFXZeWwYjadfGoKSwWs3MjdKtE9F2rTRQMqaKSehW8tZv9me27ezBqkQa344yrB6r1jqOf4mDWn4A/s3330/Bearded%20Tit%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="3330" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-uP15KFTL3d9lwQoETwz2OhoF3GIzjSNyMStDa8DocAAMTRU-Czw9J08yS9H1zIgxabKZwinrny8D-NY8jAFV3aYCgOgay_XzZYRfcAbGtQvVdFXZeWwYjadfGoKSwWs3MjdKtE9F2rTRQMqaKSehW8tZv9me27ezBqkQa344yrB6r1jqOf4mDWn4A/w640-h430/Bearded%20Tit%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bearded Tit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOR5dOFrHdHCH7cJHdXcauDTLrfcrJhDgxtX7zoLkxLLRhxPsZFGFBbMqfkQsn2zU9ia3SbGWxYNbjfzSQhQlFQmMjVQaF9EaH5m779Mpm1ZY3p6HOTJDSf2x11ZyxDSycbqj9fAfRzpLzf601Kr6fa2NjPOGrBp-nVCU-K2X5Q1YsBrTCWq6KOQC7Q/s5484/Glossy%20Ibis%201%2007-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5484" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOR5dOFrHdHCH7cJHdXcauDTLrfcrJhDgxtX7zoLkxLLRhxPsZFGFBbMqfkQsn2zU9ia3SbGWxYNbjfzSQhQlFQmMjVQaF9EaH5m779Mpm1ZY3p6HOTJDSf2x11ZyxDSycbqj9fAfRzpLzf601Kr6fa2NjPOGrBp-nVCU-K2X5Q1YsBrTCWq6KOQC7Q/w640-h418/Glossy%20Ibis%201%2007-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Storm clouds were heading our way so we set off back to the guest house, a lovely day with a lot of humour. Dinner was fish so I opted for the vegie option which was a vegie burger perhaps not the best choice.</p><p>Monday 8th. Today turned out to be my favourite day. Once again we met for our pre-breakfast walk at 6.30, seeing the usual and the Little Bustard was in the usual place, Nightingales singing along with Zitting Cisticolas and the Melodious Warbler. I opted to stay by the wires hoping to see the Rollers but alas it wasn't the case in fact I should have returned with the group as they found a female Red-backed Shrike.</p><p>Another hearty breakfast before setting off at 9.30 to La Petite Camargue. First stop was where a few Bee-eaters were on wires, being in the back of the minibus I had to admire them through the window.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib933PnbLYvRv7exWDOr8LJRtNpL6icptq5X5hbRzPV7Pp8mvJMwiDlumJKZdOzgd-ok9oQ5kkhALDsSonLoBQ-25tqw0oeYAtQ3kF14xhoPDZQJZbpoTCejbkS3dUwi5vgpCCGfliu4-GEQn3GYkZBuh0lcOOmMYSPnD2fJpNKGubj6vZMwvPmsFz_A/s3279/Bee-eater%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3279" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib933PnbLYvRv7exWDOr8LJRtNpL6icptq5X5hbRzPV7Pp8mvJMwiDlumJKZdOzgd-ok9oQ5kkhALDsSonLoBQ-25tqw0oeYAtQ3kF14xhoPDZQJZbpoTCejbkS3dUwi5vgpCCGfliu4-GEQn3GYkZBuh0lcOOmMYSPnD2fJpNKGubj6vZMwvPmsFz_A/w640-h446/Bee-eater%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee-eater through the window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ0XhgweC0R3RMyI-ryY5mL5sKyReKYt9urdHYi6ohhjfQJyyEdTHE3P8To0DHyORaNP3ngiJ89JICOX7BA3T0GG1IqQryLmGEDLMX4k0R5WW4nqn8EWwdpn3R5_wJM4oVjoi2YLjtPglkFVmP08ylCKFaiqdG2O3s9dKvi_HI-wsERKenLdmgq8xlg/s2941/Bee-eater%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2941" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ0XhgweC0R3RMyI-ryY5mL5sKyReKYt9urdHYi6ohhjfQJyyEdTHE3P8To0DHyORaNP3ngiJ89JICOX7BA3T0GG1IqQryLmGEDLMX4k0R5WW4nqn8EWwdpn3R5_wJM4oVjoi2YLjtPglkFVmP08ylCKFaiqdG2O3s9dKvi_HI-wsERKenLdmgq8xlg/w640-h418/Bee-eater%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee-eater through the window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A little further down the road we stopped at a Stork's nest that was being shared with Starlings and House Sparrows, some Tree Sparrows were also around. Next stop was at a site where a Purple Heron was nesting and several Western Swamp Hens were seen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPDdYpda4bKAfZjoLiCWhn9AHNUDASU5iMG3sXi10jrxXLuA2gPvm2ek83d_xp1HoVWA1CiuM8YkuTRMBbSGFLm0Irg0blM56SWd22BBHakPODNplCqo8gOoFCeg1Q2RbLooWC8QIjsZkIBIKosxzuC5b6fR86DU8DrWoAs7Y-9RniDolRg-GmyDi6w/s3718/Western%20Swamphen%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3718" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPDdYpda4bKAfZjoLiCWhn9AHNUDASU5iMG3sXi10jrxXLuA2gPvm2ek83d_xp1HoVWA1CiuM8YkuTRMBbSGFLm0Irg0blM56SWd22BBHakPODNplCqo8gOoFCeg1Q2RbLooWC8QIjsZkIBIKosxzuC5b6fR86DU8DrWoAs7Y-9RniDolRg-GmyDi6w/w640-h420/Western%20Swamphen%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Swamphen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7uGiPdTkuZA38NIWR9HZZPvS5DoxrKlgEIcL6BNCEpNAgw60uMGoI4WK7Z7Cttmln8lBfwkCbDIPZfCpJGSw5t8zCzf1V9aBaBzBWoKXMA_uY9wwbk-PKUSiD6mCu1-qvPXWqVB3sWdXdIOn6zMkhcp6EfPovthdpQ4GrTOEMzLbgzY9_ohNg8g7SQ/s3811/Western%20Swamphen%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3811" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7uGiPdTkuZA38NIWR9HZZPvS5DoxrKlgEIcL6BNCEpNAgw60uMGoI4WK7Z7Cttmln8lBfwkCbDIPZfCpJGSw5t8zCzf1V9aBaBzBWoKXMA_uY9wwbk-PKUSiD6mCu1-qvPXWqVB3sWdXdIOn6zMkhcp6EfPovthdpQ4GrTOEMzLbgzY9_ohNg8g7SQ/w640-h416/Western%20Swamphen%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Swamphen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Further along the road we caught site of a Turtle Dove and then a close Squacco Heron</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixm3cnpPqgvnjRCHVX24YW4SqtU8EZarOKt0Kytjx1Hokmu13XNCAIBa6ogEscFQfMS6Ga11gzo9_B3w2z7f8kPPlJjZ6d6Eajkp1cFjUhaWQXaRAFGBK4E2GzZBWQqrrsYLICIn2m36GZsuxBkDSsELTatgGoCinSII1saR8LgKRuGRSl7ToSb7oc1Q/s6720/Squacco%20Heron%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixm3cnpPqgvnjRCHVX24YW4SqtU8EZarOKt0Kytjx1Hokmu13XNCAIBa6ogEscFQfMS6Ga11gzo9_B3w2z7f8kPPlJjZ6d6Eajkp1cFjUhaWQXaRAFGBK4E2GzZBWQqrrsYLICIn2m36GZsuxBkDSsELTatgGoCinSII1saR8LgKRuGRSl7ToSb7oc1Q/w640-h426/Squacco%20Heron%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Heading off to our next stop for lunch and the afternoon we stopped at a roadside pool where this Wood Sandpiper was near bye.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3Ua5IpWzRLILVXY7SN8ShQgyibj9LjcVYVekW3CJBlaIbL0fpZe3p5phXiD8IJDukVw4AQjzN3q47x9swn_GGvjErmNP2tWMA2vqYJsXKMF5t9opMU7Xl8gYilN99Cj5iP7M9p0rjsiplP9heGq4QLgOiB9aylhLzvsgQU007JKfqDhJWN3714T2jw/s2462/Wood%20Sandpiper%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="2462" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3Ua5IpWzRLILVXY7SN8ShQgyibj9LjcVYVekW3CJBlaIbL0fpZe3p5phXiD8IJDukVw4AQjzN3q47x9swn_GGvjErmNP2tWMA2vqYJsXKMF5t9opMU7Xl8gYilN99Cj5iP7M9p0rjsiplP9heGq4QLgOiB9aylhLzvsgQU007JKfqDhJWN3714T2jw/w640-h430/Wood%20Sandpiper%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table>And across the road several Camargue Black Bulls<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJDIXR_-fKTdUglYyiKcPyRlOW91n8HWgS3Djp35VQKXOOs0LlzXNYDuw869gY_yNHpkOIXIoFIv8AtkfZkkgUV2i1rCbM0c0iWTOgR5tOWtng4sBGbJojHNYwgDOoQ9qfOZfdAAL4SOzN43RCwy5Mlivj3DL0IrPrIP-15NF5O-LQmkSf2tjxGKbAw/s5335/Camargue%20Black%20Bull%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3471" data-original-width="5335" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJDIXR_-fKTdUglYyiKcPyRlOW91n8HWgS3Djp35VQKXOOs0LlzXNYDuw869gY_yNHpkOIXIoFIv8AtkfZkkgUV2i1rCbM0c0iWTOgR5tOWtng4sBGbJojHNYwgDOoQ9qfOZfdAAL4SOzN43RCwy5Mlivj3DL0IrPrIP-15NF5O-LQmkSf2tjxGKbAw/w640-h416/Camargue%20Black%20Bull%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camargue Black Bull</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div><p>Our stop for lunch and the afternoon was at the Parc d' Ornithalogic which we had passed twice yesterday on Lol's magical mystery tour. Finally finding a parking space in the very busy car park we carried our picnic and grabbed a couple of picnic tables in the shade as the temperature was now around 27 deg. A lovely lunch and plenty of wine we had the park at our disposal and wandered around firstly seeing a captive pair of Eagle Owls that had eggs.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYN0gtI6vx-DxbLYMYIiL6cMTT6zRjxhOrizkC5GIGilLbTPKufEhKvOGf8o0X6-R3PyBMes1Kjy8urrmEc6P7Ld_BeeUTZz3ZHo0OivsBIXmDOK5jDo6xrFJ9RuM4r5-UyGxO_oRGa7SOPB7QpbbUrVIk28OYJDhfzcFHKqM4pI4MIWC7ZH-bUyBqQ/s4329/Captive%20Eagle%20Owl%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="4329" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYN0gtI6vx-DxbLYMYIiL6cMTT6zRjxhOrizkC5GIGilLbTPKufEhKvOGf8o0X6-R3PyBMes1Kjy8urrmEc6P7Ld_BeeUTZz3ZHo0OivsBIXmDOK5jDo6xrFJ9RuM4r5-UyGxO_oRGa7SOPB7QpbbUrVIk28OYJDhfzcFHKqM4pI4MIWC7ZH-bUyBqQ/w640-h482/Captive%20Eagle%20Owl%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Owl in an avery</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The wild bird life was up close especially the Flamingos.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVSHtA4pUDzE3aWM9xccFzZW2pbx1IXNgEWIVT6IWa0l9POdPqPctj3lohMFqcFHy7czAfpgu_Uk19FIZgMknfQnk1anq49sFlpr1q7NwQKJdrTn79NrMdMLhm62Iv_FgHvwatMQQsouEbzGzt3hFmOvB4m2WSiY-NzfvjMCqnlepAwqaraLAiofcA/s6720/Flamingo%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVSHtA4pUDzE3aWM9xccFzZW2pbx1IXNgEWIVT6IWa0l9POdPqPctj3lohMFqcFHy7czAfpgu_Uk19FIZgMknfQnk1anq49sFlpr1q7NwQKJdrTn79NrMdMLhm62Iv_FgHvwatMQQsouEbzGzt3hFmOvB4m2WSiY-NzfvjMCqnlepAwqaraLAiofcA/w640-h426/Flamingo%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flamingos</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA9w8EtKsdS596LJmNw-8ecrCmsBHQvh_u8ul4x-HilynnQkH9bIE9QIOgSsfIbQTgMmmpYsBkldccSiwjlnDJpw1Z9UaDK87XT8Uu-gMhfJibkOLZ6wvmZczzkE09VkX4x3XOyTG4YVthmjcLhr1GC8wAYgHCuYYTL-R9aRqVY2tIX_68Sn57uWvkw/s3265/Flamingo%203%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX2iMX5ieS1npvg5JvgLrFqNdJ-IBOix8ONt8XeRvNdSCcChJh377ExfMbraNTUmxpaHdc_MfHJECs-oAuwAJO3TOSM2NtvQWOF1dn_oBpcgk60TDpBuCWRfH-QMnS7tYj6tH_ajonYyuvBtHtkkpDzjgTWEUTKFFTr44HUx3K10pHuRYSdW7Egcrkg/s4444/Med%20Gulls%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="4444" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX2iMX5ieS1npvg5JvgLrFqNdJ-IBOix8ONt8XeRvNdSCcChJh377ExfMbraNTUmxpaHdc_MfHJECs-oAuwAJO3TOSM2NtvQWOF1dn_oBpcgk60TDpBuCWRfH-QMnS7tYj6tH_ajonYyuvBtHtkkpDzjgTWEUTKFFTr44HUx3K10pHuRYSdW7Egcrkg/w640-h406/Med%20Gulls%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Med Gulls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>In the Heronry many Grey Herons had nests with young also White Storks</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsTVX6dGeFTTANDwoxMSjbFX0494ZKv5B9Jp3-aaNE_aPDpc_AdVN3L72Bhv5CITfWKnxB1vfOXJaQZ74M-UwlSQmzqlGExKUrUz7EphQaju4GgkA8Vf4tI8YKV8F28xEnI9M5g5izF9_f7fQAWO9_tE_4uHPypCYhEbdJk_nEspr4zkQbKG-na4VSg/s3308/Grey%20Heron%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3308" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsTVX6dGeFTTANDwoxMSjbFX0494ZKv5B9Jp3-aaNE_aPDpc_AdVN3L72Bhv5CITfWKnxB1vfOXJaQZ74M-UwlSQmzqlGExKUrUz7EphQaju4GgkA8Vf4tI8YKV8F28xEnI9M5g5izF9_f7fQAWO9_tE_4uHPypCYhEbdJk_nEspr4zkQbKG-na4VSg/w640-h466/Grey%20Heron%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJemGy_R4m3NnflqSOsFBtrwB93ouVta98PI2lvkDuwQMPh4w444WBAF-YLgcs1cam2di_w94hE2frPLKJF1cyvGQnvlNVyhmkAZJiEWXuZzzKNXTVeBVIEE6pbXq40R8SilzzDGyZ-uxgS1p_APu9yrk02ve-VxVkiVwuu0lawptVnOle4u6cs-nRg/s2919/Grey%20Heron%20Twins%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="2919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJemGy_R4m3NnflqSOsFBtrwB93ouVta98PI2lvkDuwQMPh4w444WBAF-YLgcs1cam2di_w94hE2frPLKJF1cyvGQnvlNVyhmkAZJiEWXuZzzKNXTVeBVIEE6pbXq40R8SilzzDGyZ-uxgS1p_APu9yrk02ve-VxVkiVwuu0lawptVnOle4u6cs-nRg/w640-h400/Grey%20Heron%20Twins%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Grey Heron twins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlBKNllK9fhPWD_DurApdxOO1ULMixxw99mTJuz9lyMpPK6pB7pGt3jMnXS47yaF_AyqVOESlybZvrW1EK6MluN_VMGb74cjW3_KqwVXi-CwjIrS5us1eOyqbdvkzXYYCBIByO2FYGoUJSe1dJ0aK35elVoTyFkDNt4y-gfN9pVEb3MTPAQXmpI2nsg/s6720/White%20Stork%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlBKNllK9fhPWD_DurApdxOO1ULMixxw99mTJuz9lyMpPK6pB7pGt3jMnXS47yaF_AyqVOESlybZvrW1EK6MluN_VMGb74cjW3_KqwVXi-CwjIrS5us1eOyqbdvkzXYYCBIByO2FYGoUJSe1dJ0aK35elVoTyFkDNt4y-gfN9pVEb3MTPAQXmpI2nsg/w640-h426/White%20Stork%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhvXC5rA-E2Cta_gseDEqtLXFVPgJ4wqoIygijOmQvRkc_RHJGBxY8jVf0SMsx49oDlczdeely7qZSfqTyV8cGCRkZpUSW-sJe65j0KpBarwOzzwtbxbw5EhjwLW80q8LxSXWK1kQBjCgJds0yYaDI1nOHWVAkrJJyY30D0lLnVouvR12ogkQ_Cihpw/s6720/White%20Stork%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhvXC5rA-E2Cta_gseDEqtLXFVPgJ4wqoIygijOmQvRkc_RHJGBxY8jVf0SMsx49oDlczdeely7qZSfqTyV8cGCRkZpUSW-sJe65j0KpBarwOzzwtbxbw5EhjwLW80q8LxSXWK1kQBjCgJds0yYaDI1nOHWVAkrJJyY30D0lLnVouvR12ogkQ_Cihpw/w640-h426/White%20Stork%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Stork</td></tr></tbody></table>Around the reserve were numerous Black-winged Stilts</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAknbtPi1y1dGe_Ap32r69vVt5iD_Hg-fEr5fpjIZk_wVf6wmAUblxBVPtYe9L70a3wjWHL8qBYC-QY7Hs4neA5fjWcuQ3-GW0vuPFPAH_obiRCM-mWBQ2LI4wGJmv8iSn_qzRsA5-0w99tyjfGX3TKrNJKQFNcO-dFVIFV4T_k1TAVN1fX1yryg4kMw/s3459/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="3459" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAknbtPi1y1dGe_Ap32r69vVt5iD_Hg-fEr5fpjIZk_wVf6wmAUblxBVPtYe9L70a3wjWHL8qBYC-QY7Hs4neA5fjWcuQ3-GW0vuPFPAH_obiRCM-mWBQ2LI4wGJmv8iSn_qzRsA5-0w99tyjfGX3TKrNJKQFNcO-dFVIFV4T_k1TAVN1fX1yryg4kMw/w640-h430/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCaVDYkFADzSc4pqONqdby3qAWZe0Sp6HjItJumUCy-jCKA6WhzdjJUlLOgjWwZ1wPRi7DB-UW0JbtU39l4b_X_cw2G2wI4tci74-4n05zcj9s4mJ9X8autjGEIO5RkYj1drWBH5VfzuXJvlvxxcT5ckylH_HoOjksWNQUFia00m2t3P8_5iv5LUdmA/s3833/Black-winged%20Stilt%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="3833" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCaVDYkFADzSc4pqONqdby3qAWZe0Sp6HjItJumUCy-jCKA6WhzdjJUlLOgjWwZ1wPRi7DB-UW0JbtU39l4b_X_cw2G2wI4tci74-4n05zcj9s4mJ9X8autjGEIO5RkYj1drWBH5VfzuXJvlvxxcT5ckylH_HoOjksWNQUFia00m2t3P8_5iv5LUdmA/w640-h434/Black-winged%20Stilt%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVP8_scXh4qYgiIWsHN9H50XLuZTUrJli3LtNw2D4PaSOGa9eR_jdU4nREXf5BHImj19ErVEaP0Qwsw9iQjSgJGjeUeHqsAtVzVF5LJ7A50tfmGJnRENAxWXDUl2Oq2a36uqVa37zT1p1PZ1SfoLn56UsHdmAn0dx68xM78_lNJHYmRfvW9Wbgac7WA/s3509/Black-winged%20Stilt%203%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3509" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVP8_scXh4qYgiIWsHN9H50XLuZTUrJli3LtNw2D4PaSOGa9eR_jdU4nREXf5BHImj19ErVEaP0Qwsw9iQjSgJGjeUeHqsAtVzVF5LJ7A50tfmGJnRENAxWXDUl2Oq2a36uqVa37zT1p1PZ1SfoLn56UsHdmAn0dx68xM78_lNJHYmRfvW9Wbgac7WA/w640-h418/Black-winged%20Stilt%203%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt</td></tr></tbody></table>Several Coypus were also seen.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR57GK12J1MWqFE1WRr2uGw8tVRdPOQFqL18TDwQsgb7toytN6spVRljsKq7PyJysbcTnfi4tyX3PlDnEWs8_sNw1WpeSQjpVqQIH_9FYSVN7OkfL8KdRmBkEm11v8r54HK3c_9oIjCehAlF8ecC9P-VIIiMKW6wzVxCIICD0SSFoFLlcjYOianql3g/s6720/Coypu%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR57GK12J1MWqFE1WRr2uGw8tVRdPOQFqL18TDwQsgb7toytN6spVRljsKq7PyJysbcTnfi4tyX3PlDnEWs8_sNw1WpeSQjpVqQIH_9FYSVN7OkfL8KdRmBkEm11v8r54HK3c_9oIjCehAlF8ecC9P-VIIiMKW6wzVxCIICD0SSFoFLlcjYOianql3g/w640-h426/Coypu%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coypu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzzLQTy9KQAWFkQwL0HUM5WYrY2_uNyDFXVXeGCqH2hl9T8mRJ4oTRXuUV7OISe3JMnKyJWFPE-3AdkVn8k4mszrkwj9xSamTJ3TNJvc_9z9nIVxmgHUMiuhEKGSleAV9TJ44n6irXzKh6dn_s6M6PZ79dnCNcLTOGgPbl7Qgw4hnx78ERAu148Y6fA/s6720/Coypu%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzzLQTy9KQAWFkQwL0HUM5WYrY2_uNyDFXVXeGCqH2hl9T8mRJ4oTRXuUV7OISe3JMnKyJWFPE-3AdkVn8k4mszrkwj9xSamTJ3TNJvc_9z9nIVxmgHUMiuhEKGSleAV9TJ44n6irXzKh6dn_s6M6PZ79dnCNcLTOGgPbl7Qgw4hnx78ERAu148Y6fA/w640-h426/Coypu%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coypu</td></tr></tbody></table>There was also a very vocal and tame Nightingale around the toilet block.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvcKpGcrEoQgWCxYAKtRv7Dc-qOerOUmxFg3Aau3ipeepct9PMYz8CeiWV_eoTejvOmVGWx4fiqnEcTNm933kmuoafcBMJWxvoNUEqY_HvRxPK8SvM54bCqZ28z5D17s8ssjMwaiX0FkWMV5MxP0LVk8DGl2Wjpt9dklZ8vyFfSAhqBNcHL5DJBAIxw/s3523/Nightingale%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3523" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvcKpGcrEoQgWCxYAKtRv7Dc-qOerOUmxFg3Aau3ipeepct9PMYz8CeiWV_eoTejvOmVGWx4fiqnEcTNm933kmuoafcBMJWxvoNUEqY_HvRxPK8SvM54bCqZ28z5D17s8ssjMwaiX0FkWMV5MxP0LVk8DGl2Wjpt9dklZ8vyFfSAhqBNcHL5DJBAIxw/w640-h438/Nightingale%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightingale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrdPbslqxLrh8noQujC_v0dRItFT5d17WbCvEC4knKSIOriFZ6Bvh462XcZAhu965qvzgyyLCb17x3TD3dJouOBNLVNCR-zKjeU2ym_5Pi9rxaLp65ork2TiNUhPMq29KIJMP8OKjGHu0d6cdizhyWQmZ_QreoUkNwOdqBOCvVRn81kpIoq_v5JGlUA/s3948/Nightingale%202%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="3948" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrdPbslqxLrh8noQujC_v0dRItFT5d17WbCvEC4knKSIOriFZ6Bvh462XcZAhu965qvzgyyLCb17x3TD3dJouOBNLVNCR-zKjeU2ym_5Pi9rxaLp65ork2TiNUhPMq29KIJMP8OKjGHu0d6cdizhyWQmZ_QreoUkNwOdqBOCvVRn81kpIoq_v5JGlUA/w640-h430/Nightingale%202%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightingale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Leaving the park around 5pm we went back to the guest house for a wash and change before dinner. It was decided that for those who wanted to have another go for the Eagle Owl at Les Baux we would have to miss our dessert, it was only Creme Brulee and Jan offered to have them rather than them go to waste.</p><p>Dinner ended up being later this evening and as we left the light was starting to go, half way to the site we came across a couple of Rollers on wires but they didn't hang around, a bit further on another couple and after stopping they flew off . In all we saw eight and I managed to get some record shots of a couple but with bad light, distance and me being over excited and not checking the camera settings the photos are a bit disappointing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV2caKBdcanQnHIahM5vH_tUe-9i5j9-IftKUvA08a1kcFJQvR6kqyyZgzy2JpScTsyciFWLsjdKmdrgT_WCrvFgwpmuGzY_dhMMH1tCMQP_f6zeojmftm3KohKDwi9vw7weRUVo89onlQGeBaumttSavGRtPSRSPmZlTfw1gDL6l3tBwgtIDJPou5w/s3034/Roller%201%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3034" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV2caKBdcanQnHIahM5vH_tUe-9i5j9-IftKUvA08a1kcFJQvR6kqyyZgzy2JpScTsyciFWLsjdKmdrgT_WCrvFgwpmuGzY_dhMMH1tCMQP_f6zeojmftm3KohKDwi9vw7weRUVo89onlQGeBaumttSavGRtPSRSPmZlTfw1gDL6l3tBwgtIDJPou5w/w640-h422/Roller%201%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7TfCM36Ot8tHKMa0ZDC0V-VceqP1vK4p_pQybNF45rF1xShTLlh1WoZLldQGOebLufPqrkqIqSQujhKN7DZMp-kq0x8deoLwMzP-bq_5HzxY3ujpzzwAyLqo3FOUFg9Hgbb2KhuzIVdmlcphi5Hq1HiNQFmvi_TtgPQGlxNrmDHDKO1jtSQkfBw6_g/s2697/Roller%203%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2697" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7TfCM36Ot8tHKMa0ZDC0V-VceqP1vK4p_pQybNF45rF1xShTLlh1WoZLldQGOebLufPqrkqIqSQujhKN7DZMp-kq0x8deoLwMzP-bq_5HzxY3ujpzzwAyLqo3FOUFg9Hgbb2KhuzIVdmlcphi5Hq1HiNQFmvi_TtgPQGlxNrmDHDKO1jtSQkfBw6_g/w640-h420/Roller%203%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-XHm6OUXiq51vSAQ6uG3XOm4JJ51fN9ivawJLqQigoq2CM7GOQkkj5g1eQeZJ5FIGtjYjKdHg7CCMCXk3Z7MZfOyZgFmTUDlyi9g5MNWlJOVCCiIGBBTmFNDaoohplvwOjvyTEv3D8plNHt5yv9D6w7a57VTfOS411ubgRYHh-6_mvoJ4s4rZNgftg/s1956/Roller%204%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1956" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-XHm6OUXiq51vSAQ6uG3XOm4JJ51fN9ivawJLqQigoq2CM7GOQkkj5g1eQeZJ5FIGtjYjKdHg7CCMCXk3Z7MZfOyZgFmTUDlyi9g5MNWlJOVCCiIGBBTmFNDaoohplvwOjvyTEv3D8plNHt5yv9D6w7a57VTfOS411ubgRYHh-6_mvoJ4s4rZNgftg/w640-h468/Roller%204%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTaeWGrOJlgxy5LqoxQAx9L0UabXJoWvG-PwF9cqLXOpSUPNtCUlBAcGmXk9uDTJQBNHt1GsjteLfWaLCokXSoM6c5sUT3EFkSP5nupb-J4040NruAWW9otxrm1cGqumZ2TseKKjAZ42y5ZTqe2UPY-LpVSoZujJRnD2pznSjAYB62vVqyao8167I3Q/s2927/Roller%205%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="2927" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTaeWGrOJlgxy5LqoxQAx9L0UabXJoWvG-PwF9cqLXOpSUPNtCUlBAcGmXk9uDTJQBNHt1GsjteLfWaLCokXSoM6c5sUT3EFkSP5nupb-J4040NruAWW9otxrm1cGqumZ2TseKKjAZ42y5ZTqe2UPY-LpVSoZujJRnD2pznSjAYB62vVqyao8167I3Q/w640-h418/Roller%205%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4_E9yrDtbECrJnnoI9p2dgxnnlrPxHdmS4E8WKDlvRQKeoikXgNxOIH3k_i7QWr2fH3FRnB6Kp73FZAyfvZKGeS_A9wnnzISM_DOSlweF3mOX6MmmSNdwsb0O_xLQ2d5IMhL1g7H7fU07-gdqaP-bLApesRfN8BwCdk1y8P18N9eX-Yn1XxxFYUs_Q/s2610/Roller%206%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2610" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4_E9yrDtbECrJnnoI9p2dgxnnlrPxHdmS4E8WKDlvRQKeoikXgNxOIH3k_i7QWr2fH3FRnB6Kp73FZAyfvZKGeS_A9wnnzISM_DOSlweF3mOX6MmmSNdwsb0O_xLQ2d5IMhL1g7H7fU07-gdqaP-bLApesRfN8BwCdk1y8P18N9eX-Yn1XxxFYUs_Q/w640-h450/Roller%206%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi7HRN1ax3PkR9sSyhxt_RFoJtIx26C4aAiwqC0-COvr-BLRSgGyIEB9F4cZb9FlAY_zrHAZ9wgHlz2lwzV7-OxlTkbyK05Day3rJ3-HRyti2c6q9VCV-wnb8Zh7rgp7kVDqI2CwbSmVd4fY3VkwrpUa6Hr7u3iEnJ09NAVJS9NAezAEwmIr76xp7zw/s2682/Roller%207%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2682" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi7HRN1ax3PkR9sSyhxt_RFoJtIx26C4aAiwqC0-COvr-BLRSgGyIEB9F4cZb9FlAY_zrHAZ9wgHlz2lwzV7-OxlTkbyK05Day3rJ3-HRyti2c6q9VCV-wnb8Zh7rgp7kVDqI2CwbSmVd4fY3VkwrpUa6Hr7u3iEnJ09NAVJS9NAezAEwmIr76xp7zw/w640-h432/Roller%207%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9Yctk2N94htKhsEd6VWeq-re4LmTkqOaefD7q9n5ILAb87Ro0-1ruTTWKDRI1FkNOvSWoM0D4FEm1vUJs0KQe_WK6mna7EvulI1bHg30DRW_X9Tzt80Z0tJQL1KRPixFbUherIsP_j4RZAcRn25GF07iek36iADdFZgsgUAEBhq7cHfZ0hzNLLteg/s2628/Roller%208%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2628" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9Yctk2N94htKhsEd6VWeq-re4LmTkqOaefD7q9n5ILAb87Ro0-1ruTTWKDRI1FkNOvSWoM0D4FEm1vUJs0KQe_WK6mna7EvulI1bHg30DRW_X9Tzt80Z0tJQL1KRPixFbUherIsP_j4RZAcRn25GF07iek36iADdFZgsgUAEBhq7cHfZ0hzNLLteg/w640-h450/Roller%208%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ5E5uqhr-KLTqno0X7pLf7U6tHn0Hob9EiFSsajKSCj00ekEr1Gwq1Drnua0-ZWS5SOY7RZyVnFeJwW4Mo9dC9NeTAPnjjSQX65He629a82psl08vM5QACc2CuotCaUR_QOnaspjM7HObWlYt2HMpla8Fl12ZIchKZr5BvOzKmnTyyZAZv36SyQz0g/s3394/Roller%209%2008-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="3394" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ5E5uqhr-KLTqno0X7pLf7U6tHn0Hob9EiFSsajKSCj00ekEr1Gwq1Drnua0-ZWS5SOY7RZyVnFeJwW4Mo9dC9NeTAPnjjSQX65He629a82psl08vM5QACc2CuotCaUR_QOnaspjM7HObWlYt2HMpla8Fl12ZIchKZr5BvOzKmnTyyZAZv36SyQz0g/w640-h434/Roller%209%2008-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Eventually reaching the Eagle Owl site the light was almost gone but there were no sounds or sightings, so we returned to the guest house but my purpose for the visit to France was to see a Roller and I had now been satisfied with what I had seen - job done!</p><p>Tuesday 9th our last day - we had the usual early morning walk and the little Bustard was once again at the far side of the field, there was nothing to add to our early walks and the Rollers didn't appear - thank goodness for last night. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGX4FFLFPvV3a2gnfcvCioa4JDVP1zDPgP8LaeLueimY67FegsRfzr_wxZcPWPSa2NtAcIe69LuNv98Nc4SCsNJRGYLQ43dUARsGBhE7Igz18etCMnjZWOli4AGAfh8cbJKrB6RxcReIxeAizyn-FbLgOzKHaIBweaEOmmM7UQuNB4rvCTuPDU3ZyeQ/s6720/549A7026.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGX4FFLFPvV3a2gnfcvCioa4JDVP1zDPgP8LaeLueimY67FegsRfzr_wxZcPWPSa2NtAcIe69LuNv98Nc4SCsNJRGYLQ43dUARsGBhE7Igz18etCMnjZWOli4AGAfh8cbJKrB6RxcReIxeAizyn-FbLgOzKHaIBweaEOmmM7UQuNB4rvCTuPDU3ZyeQ/w640-h426/549A7026.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bustard in his usual place to the left of the post</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>With our bags packed we left the guest house a little later than normal and headed to La Crau. It wasn't long after stopping a Golden Oriole was heard singing, but couldn't be seen. Eventually a brief glimpse was seen of a stunning male.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNhSAPDLwQQ0MUbd48FS7ei9ojL_STV_iVxm-dZ1ob6xDrBTWzvtjs3VWyOwc5hZ_W6x5QvzDgxV28ezTAbz6OFHUukCLCcofqq9_kywPWg_gDA9e4lIWtbHLpJ4VfcmaREvIMWtCAQ7IiXGW6WvAsV640r4LmO1c5QSS-bFrabDsKopu6fn1cawkIw/s6720/Golden%20Oriole%20Trees%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNhSAPDLwQQ0MUbd48FS7ei9ojL_STV_iVxm-dZ1ob6xDrBTWzvtjs3VWyOwc5hZ_W6x5QvzDgxV28ezTAbz6OFHUukCLCcofqq9_kywPWg_gDA9e4lIWtbHLpJ4VfcmaREvIMWtCAQ7IiXGW6WvAsV640r4LmO1c5QSS-bFrabDsKopu6fn1cawkIw/w640-h426/Golden%20Oriole%20Trees%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Oriole trees</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the near-bye lake a pair of Red-crested Pochard were seen and a Great Reed Warbler was singing in the reeds. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHZYoQfwhu1JTp--lVZfQbxu3u9xO7GkTv6RFs8KU77x255GxjMJRAwIhdjT8SkNSgUf1LiJIwb7fN4SNQCzgqaVQ_FpzXdC5og2JpXLe-6lAbb-6I2HJOeom-I7j0TK3c13qLqHxqoLu9I8ayKYWbd3fJXXl0zsh6Ucv5k3MoNI47Ypt-oXw9iOUIw/s2547/Red-crested%20Pochard%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="2547" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHZYoQfwhu1JTp--lVZfQbxu3u9xO7GkTv6RFs8KU77x255GxjMJRAwIhdjT8SkNSgUf1LiJIwb7fN4SNQCzgqaVQ_FpzXdC5og2JpXLe-6lAbb-6I2HJOeom-I7j0TK3c13qLqHxqoLu9I8ayKYWbd3fJXXl0zsh6Ucv5k3MoNI47Ypt-oXw9iOUIw/w640-h420/Red-crested%20Pochard%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-crested Pochard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>From there we went to an area of flat and stoney terrain. On one side of the track were Skylarks singing and on the other Greater Short-toed Lark but neither were really visible. A Southern Grey Shrike was seen distantly on bramble</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPYAb-AQH2PJV1fYAkb6edTYXgW1He0NhvhojHaLHdPqnNBHq3ehqLb4I_n0HIG0bEZo8ohWYUo-Ssa5txgxUJ7kmX1eCKyDsFyWQJWEcZbcVpNmj_WEjP9ZidSBQUiZb7bDXiW_jVTu8Hi73fCWHakTeCXz8w-4561DB-O2mZHYR6axMrr9OHHO4Ow/s3123/Southern%20Grey%20Shrike%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="3123" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPYAb-AQH2PJV1fYAkb6edTYXgW1He0NhvhojHaLHdPqnNBHq3ehqLb4I_n0HIG0bEZo8ohWYUo-Ssa5txgxUJ7kmX1eCKyDsFyWQJWEcZbcVpNmj_WEjP9ZidSBQUiZb7bDXiW_jVTu8Hi73fCWHakTeCXz8w-4561DB-O2mZHYR6axMrr9OHHO4Ow/w640-h416/Southern%20Grey%20Shrike%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern Grey Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A few Black Kites were around with a distant Hobby, and plenty of Butterflies which were Bath Whites, Western Marbled Whites and a tatty Knapweed Frittillery.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtm9EtLHMXRjJ70xsoM4BHbrbcDEpOG6h_sOJzflkapzwwnXVkbMyM1EdxJUi9XkPElY1BD7vi3-cX8n1Pqpn5mZBG0BiEkt3hE4qxlQXMU9-EEJIkkrIyRA1kUkWaTePBbUrKUoUBupgA59STYQeWaAFepx11y3NCrQ3tcrVsKi-iMvi0XuX-478hQ/s4041/Bath%20White%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4041" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtm9EtLHMXRjJ70xsoM4BHbrbcDEpOG6h_sOJzflkapzwwnXVkbMyM1EdxJUi9XkPElY1BD7vi3-cX8n1Pqpn5mZBG0BiEkt3hE4qxlQXMU9-EEJIkkrIyRA1kUkWaTePBbUrKUoUBupgA59STYQeWaAFepx11y3NCrQ3tcrVsKi-iMvi0XuX-478hQ/w640-h408/Bath%20White%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bath White</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO-rwKm2H6-j5ND7fSnFUxb8_-vVZyuPK7dfCo2CJwkZ56JdDstnYAmLmVqkP7Os_imGZpNtaow93GF01_DisOAWwn9EsY2Ht7GX-xL_8hboE32SbEYu-tg16ULLYc60NHHQi6OZ1U_wnT5K6dVq6bAqyZuUno6cUmew1_HjhkGkRahmeURpcv6vd0g/s4063/Western%20Marbled%20White%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="4063" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO-rwKm2H6-j5ND7fSnFUxb8_-vVZyuPK7dfCo2CJwkZ56JdDstnYAmLmVqkP7Os_imGZpNtaow93GF01_DisOAWwn9EsY2Ht7GX-xL_8hboE32SbEYu-tg16ULLYc60NHHQi6OZ1U_wnT5K6dVq6bAqyZuUno6cUmew1_HjhkGkRahmeURpcv6vd0g/w640-h436/Western%20Marbled%20White%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Marbled White</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHd6bmLLgV6gsENFo6YopV2XPCKO63i7pTcCHzIr0xZz3sIgnar6g--xXAwOn_446eMChCskMkaJoOJSV22PARp027NfGL0ClkKRkIL995I5ZA5VDfDLn6BZ4ReCGvttfrCo02le-uzpTfTrp_IVzaADHO0KDhtz4xViz7HM-hcd7pGYPjwbEORXRKg/s3347/Knapweed%20Fritillery%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3347" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHd6bmLLgV6gsENFo6YopV2XPCKO63i7pTcCHzIr0xZz3sIgnar6g--xXAwOn_446eMChCskMkaJoOJSV22PARp027NfGL0ClkKRkIL995I5ZA5VDfDLn6BZ4ReCGvttfrCo02le-uzpTfTrp_IVzaADHO0KDhtz4xViz7HM-hcd7pGYPjwbEORXRKg/w640-h410/Knapweed%20Fritillery%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Tatty" Knapweed Fritillery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Also present was some Odanata</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5owHU9PxjQyEkaXtZCNQVlDiIqumn3GZcS7b0m4adH6fETjufJappqjVqQDDqk9luQnUd2jR3VeO7X9slz34xauri-BT1oBYR0O6stc-hYnYn31V8W3Uh8omQemq0r83QYkCcSMZ2AARtK7dGEFYDkBxcXSrN3xXxdJeqzIRxacZgiJDffqFlxa69SA/s3085/Banded%20Demoiselle%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="3085" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5owHU9PxjQyEkaXtZCNQVlDiIqumn3GZcS7b0m4adH6fETjufJappqjVqQDDqk9luQnUd2jR3VeO7X9slz34xauri-BT1oBYR0O6stc-hYnYn31V8W3Uh8omQemq0r83QYkCcSMZ2AARtK7dGEFYDkBxcXSrN3xXxdJeqzIRxacZgiJDffqFlxa69SA/w640-h402/Banded%20Demoiselle%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banded Demoiselle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIncr_T4FmjX4fAa9Ul0mu7QFjIAsTiIDmYVoq3K6Q6SnC3dQ-MGntoKh4cVw7hCWhu9fNvt4efzXSo9CBrbiWgpl6unTDjrsH0YiV2PunxW_iga4aL6LA1pvk34fEhWp-AkVVGKrb9VsFlFJ9eyFwNNM59mmN1N7FS1NBPSfWdkLKXu6t4idEMLaAQ/s3963/Banded%20Demoiselle%202%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="3963" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIncr_T4FmjX4fAa9Ul0mu7QFjIAsTiIDmYVoq3K6Q6SnC3dQ-MGntoKh4cVw7hCWhu9fNvt4efzXSo9CBrbiWgpl6unTDjrsH0YiV2PunxW_iga4aL6LA1pvk34fEhWp-AkVVGKrb9VsFlFJ9eyFwNNM59mmN1N7FS1NBPSfWdkLKXu6t4idEMLaAQ/w640-h420/Banded%20Demoiselle%202%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banded Demoiselle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjHIPpY510a4Q74VGbdSw0E4hveFNuGXbyVijzEkUhmgBNvTee5CluTcitLfmmMoYRoH1yCGucgL6Ovzsqs-ABxxnqBe3Pye9hDSbwBeK2iwbSgmm-TBN28V1tewjACBMRg7X2Ro5sWr88Uh4onCnPMvoYlFc14UxSh2ZPozJdXDI6WUnPt_a1HDIvg/s2474/Copper%20Demoiselle%201%2009-05-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="2474" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjHIPpY510a4Q74VGbdSw0E4hveFNuGXbyVijzEkUhmgBNvTee5CluTcitLfmmMoYRoH1yCGucgL6Ovzsqs-ABxxnqBe3Pye9hDSbwBeK2iwbSgmm-TBN28V1tewjACBMRg7X2Ro5sWr88Uh4onCnPMvoYlFc14UxSh2ZPozJdXDI6WUnPt_a1HDIvg/w640-h452/Copper%20Demoiselle%201%2009-05-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copper Demoiselle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We had lunch back at the Oriole site, sadly no body was drinking wine today so I had to finish off the bottles we had. </p><p>Our next stop was at the other side of La Crau, a walk along the track and there was a possible flock of Lesser Kestrel, we heard a Sandgrouse but couldn't see it, I did spot a Hoopoe the first for me on this trip. Rain was now moving in so we headed back to the minibuses and started our journey to the airport. By popular command rather than visit another birding site a coffee was more wanted by others so we went into a town I think was Martigues and eventually found a cafe with inside seating. This was full of locals and probably the best Cappuccino I've had, while we had 2 hours to kill before getting to the airport we all had another one. On arrival at Marseilles airport we were disappointed to learn that our flight was delayed by an hour and a half (due to thunderstorms in the south of England). Eventually we landed at Heathrow around 11.15pm. As usual my bag was one of the last off the conveyor. We all said our farewells and I headed for the underground to get me to Terminal 4 for my stay again at the Premier Inn. </p><p>Unfortunately I had missed the last train by nine minutes, a kind underground worker who was coming off shift said the best way to get to the hotel was by walking to Terminal 2, taking the underground to Hatton Cross and then getting a bus. I was not keen on the idea but would give it a go. A 20 minute wait alone on the platform at Terminal 2 after 2 trains out of service passed through.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRv1JzVbGXxmLMixYl8Dgtn0hgUMBU7Hg58qE0SNOYdkO2yW_8yY0szs30G8lqY8NjYtg28oPN7BFYYEePAk_AhixLEVQxoaW6kfbAWE7b_F_oDLglXmB5HLhpKdfPMw-mmE8oYYkPoVXNrVX_jdIJeHuaCZTGmqa5dWZLVUuo_3HxmucckCKhF4E4g/s4160/Terminal%202%20Underground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRv1JzVbGXxmLMixYl8Dgtn0hgUMBU7Hg58qE0SNOYdkO2yW_8yY0szs30G8lqY8NjYtg28oPN7BFYYEePAk_AhixLEVQxoaW6kfbAWE7b_F_oDLglXmB5HLhpKdfPMw-mmE8oYYkPoVXNrVX_jdIJeHuaCZTGmqa5dWZLVUuo_3HxmucckCKhF4E4g/w480-h640/Terminal%202%20Underground.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terminal 2 Platform for Hatton Cross</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A couple of minute ride and I was at Hatton Cross, outside the station there was about 8 bus stops and eventually I found the one for Terminal 4, In the half an hour wait I was joined by a couple of tired travellers also wanting to get to Terminal 4 and then the correct bus turned up which stopped outside the Hotel door. After checking in etc. I got to bed at 1.40am. (Would almost have been quicker to drive home) The next morning I made full use of the "Full English Breakfast" then transferred back to Terminal 3, got the bus to the car park and arrived home at 11am.</p><p>I thoroughly enjoyed this trip, we had a lovely group, superb weather, great food, plenty of wine but best of all was Neil or tour leader, with his excellent birding and social skills, and was so well organised.</p></div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-19713129665906708152023-02-28T18:00:00.012+00:002023-03-11T17:48:37.016+00:00Tiger Tiger Part 2 Kanha National Tiger Reserve Wednesday 22nd After leaving Pench at 1.00pm we travelled for 4.5 hours stopping en route at a service station for the facilities, passing through several towns and villages eventually climbing up into the highlands and on to Kanha arriving at the luxury Chitvan Lodge before dark. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>We were greeted with hot towels and a welcoming fruit juice, very quickly we were issued with keys and taken with our luggage to our bungalows.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kp7sghBtYiXrmJ4mjGWo40c-MuVyFYpohSAUXLo60Co0eYQrdLm0VJEgJqwEgLhLfIxtJmq9YIW0xrcrwcue_UP1WpIHAh4eM5zjVdiKSlt9wyvV_osRPQYRZ5zNOXTADKdycytL0vl172GzHosxGzuhQuMeUKppFAXWT8Y0rB8MJNPqvPTxL1OJPw/s1600/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bungalow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kp7sghBtYiXrmJ4mjGWo40c-MuVyFYpohSAUXLo60Co0eYQrdLm0VJEgJqwEgLhLfIxtJmq9YIW0xrcrwcue_UP1WpIHAh4eM5zjVdiKSlt9wyvV_osRPQYRZ5zNOXTADKdycytL0vl172GzHosxGzuhQuMeUKppFAXWT8Y0rB8MJNPqvPTxL1OJPw/w640-h480/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bungalow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Chitvan Bungalow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE-rsltcSgGWTPjim3aWB6zxWtcD44Gdzip5wiKY9OQcYWze7l3NDND_byZQjn5DQOA64XfTM7T9wJAGTFFB6ko23uaWQ4YQcz3cPmJTxDUjNgwHe-Y8v782SsmdV1fUh1vPGGrdcUAIGt7xOd3kjoE0gQDBn6_-QzP7f0YmLO2faHfI8EMUXa0vY8w/s1600/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE-rsltcSgGWTPjim3aWB6zxWtcD44Gdzip5wiKY9OQcYWze7l3NDND_byZQjn5DQOA64XfTM7T9wJAGTFFB6ko23uaWQ4YQcz3cPmJTxDUjNgwHe-Y8v782SsmdV1fUh1vPGGrdcUAIGt7xOd3kjoE0gQDBn6_-QzP7f0YmLO2faHfI8EMUXa0vY8w/w480-h640/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bedroom.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bedroom</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSrwBtKHgAnrNZcAq6E-9Hi9MQ8lcbBwyk_1a62IczhUws6-L6-yb7LBrEibET6xHchb9GtEmMUikwASYRfXx_lntDS8w03LfXhg3cTpQurYDjR_q7vyIvTrTp_FNLSZgJp7B1uZGz44InvKY2ocixT04RGCCqEz7nToCgBE2_8XDyi2WVsLflZbVlg/s1600/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bathroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSrwBtKHgAnrNZcAq6E-9Hi9MQ8lcbBwyk_1a62IczhUws6-L6-yb7LBrEibET6xHchb9GtEmMUikwASYRfXx_lntDS8w03LfXhg3cTpQurYDjR_q7vyIvTrTp_FNLSZgJp7B1uZGz44InvKY2ocixT04RGCCqEz7nToCgBE2_8XDyi2WVsLflZbVlg/w480-h640/Chitvan%20Lodge%20Bathroom.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chitvan bathroom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Dinner was buffet style again with a soup starter, at least 5 main spicey dishes plus rice and salads followed by a dessert and fruit. All were of a high standard, and the kitchen was on show looking spotless.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday 23rd February.</div><div>An early start again leaving the lodge at 5.45 so we could be in the queue to get into the Kanha National Park at the Mukki Gate as soon as the gates opened - we had to wait for around 30 minutes till 6.30 when the gates opened but the time was filled watching the birds as it was getting light or buying souvenirs. This park was different to Pench as there were open areas of grassland between the forests. Also here the vehicles could go around together whereas in Pench each had its designated route and no contact between jeeps was allowed</div><div>A 4.5 hour safari around found more birds and similar mammals to Pench with the exception of the Barasingha (Swamp Deer) but the highlight was seeing my second Tiger.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGnSW4lBPZnluyMujU_wYUO6SJg4rQ5-LZTg95toiXN12mqEs2u5in5jLd6343UpcFOSO0rsua7VLb8mJH6d4-xumD2T_c-IC_VPrN5-P9MuWi7xVv4mqANGDup0i6dZjupv_6mEvWRcc_v2W6vxAHAFphq7jkx7q6xkmFYuT999wB1-Qd4W5uU8vGA/s6720/Indian%20Roller%202%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGnSW4lBPZnluyMujU_wYUO6SJg4rQ5-LZTg95toiXN12mqEs2u5in5jLd6343UpcFOSO0rsua7VLb8mJH6d4-xumD2T_c-IC_VPrN5-P9MuWi7xVv4mqANGDup0i6dZjupv_6mEvWRcc_v2W6vxAHAFphq7jkx7q6xkmFYuT999wB1-Qd4W5uU8vGA/w640-h426/Indian%20Roller%202%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK4XGF3COwSJCtVZyITGL1rQM0oJX9OsQiMrs-fSa5JrcaBMex-QOQpFoF7mg8nwOtueRdQ33ZjkuRqYMMXW1Vj_pFrP7KJtQEctTm6fbYeVTQNtnwmp8SxUs0rgOKoptFrFQG9GAAT1yethh2urz0osuNqpPeBxEU0GWLC5s-Fs1PlVf8Qg9iPqpGg/s6720/Indian%20Roller%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK4XGF3COwSJCtVZyITGL1rQM0oJX9OsQiMrs-fSa5JrcaBMex-QOQpFoF7mg8nwOtueRdQ33ZjkuRqYMMXW1Vj_pFrP7KJtQEctTm6fbYeVTQNtnwmp8SxUs0rgOKoptFrFQG9GAAT1yethh2urz0osuNqpPeBxEU0GWLC5s-Fs1PlVf8Qg9iPqpGg/w640-h426/Indian%20Roller%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB00ShqLWkbIMVlQ9eTXdmwHl8qGeySQy3ppaoDewI93WCMpxEI4OtfcGcK7sA4nwU_IaBhwkbv80As3UMoSSYIS2nDbi1fHpOrjHJJwY6dDv5oWINAuX1S5b_e4cq5abW0cMgmkGhs7iW5rX7F-wfFItSP0oNOvMrt233LJbZF44tBFyGXHltYDkMig/s3129/Grey%20Wagtail%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3129" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB00ShqLWkbIMVlQ9eTXdmwHl8qGeySQy3ppaoDewI93WCMpxEI4OtfcGcK7sA4nwU_IaBhwkbv80As3UMoSSYIS2nDbi1fHpOrjHJJwY6dDv5oWINAuX1S5b_e4cq5abW0cMgmkGhs7iW5rX7F-wfFItSP0oNOvMrt233LJbZF44tBFyGXHltYDkMig/w640-h438/Grey%20Wagtail%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDteSqBV5263sWRzF7jrVbtcYAjzrjVtC9e-wsqGpUtQzmakHbau_6CIHO6ySOdJT9aMIiQnwOyjegufMGohk5wCVdwQeSrq3AEtD7iSf9vbeC7yRziJHbAZNIyedy0cREkIi3pCV-1mwjfSepDjFdSwc49UroFhMInh5ObAM7RL6BHfYXDPq1d6r4IQ/s1483/Cotton%20Pygmy%20Goose%202%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1483" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDteSqBV5263sWRzF7jrVbtcYAjzrjVtC9e-wsqGpUtQzmakHbau_6CIHO6ySOdJT9aMIiQnwOyjegufMGohk5wCVdwQeSrq3AEtD7iSf9vbeC7yRziJHbAZNIyedy0cREkIi3pCV-1mwjfSepDjFdSwc49UroFhMInh5ObAM7RL6BHfYXDPq1d6r4IQ/w640-h426/Cotton%20Pygmy%20Goose%202%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton Pygmy Goose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbOfzOnHWV8cGTPKdkCLkCgIWyaL4pou7JIBTLi0PMclH9e9l9CrzRAEUIDuA0aKeuHIsfTtkRAFK8rSlqybp0I4a6mGcCJ3yAvpQqcER-2oapxchuLCP11NmKnlShnq37wGcTM_Z3aXRNfalafi9R03l62kU4qd3OUbAO_hIuAO6pb31xjvuXaRltQ/s3440/Cotton%20Pygmy%20Goose%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbOfzOnHWV8cGTPKdkCLkCgIWyaL4pou7JIBTLi0PMclH9e9l9CrzRAEUIDuA0aKeuHIsfTtkRAFK8rSlqybp0I4a6mGcCJ3yAvpQqcER-2oapxchuLCP11NmKnlShnq37wGcTM_Z3aXRNfalafi9R03l62kU4qd3OUbAO_hIuAO6pb31xjvuXaRltQ/w640-h426/Cotton%20Pygmy%20Goose%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton Pygmy Geese and Little Grebe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLhK5j1hJolpoXfCvuLmXs15LGMjWElJLpjUuPHIG0I2XnQOycS6_ZopztCzv06BFqy2fwuGqUYR4We6FbQWjL6hwLY00rmeyGpsF0hp-iLrj335wWGTDuJOLK_Ka3BV0wPg5iVZH1ChEMiUY-dvFlH3mAK8jPHC4zwzWGA5U3wjxVITZc2C-dHtxtA/s1397/Coppersmith%20Barbet%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1397" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLhK5j1hJolpoXfCvuLmXs15LGMjWElJLpjUuPHIG0I2XnQOycS6_ZopztCzv06BFqy2fwuGqUYR4We6FbQWjL6hwLY00rmeyGpsF0hp-iLrj335wWGTDuJOLK_Ka3BV0wPg5iVZH1ChEMiUY-dvFlH3mAK8jPHC4zwzWGA5U3wjxVITZc2C-dHtxtA/w640-h418/Coppersmith%20Barbet%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coppersmith Barbet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUVE4TSRskbj9PCtcBq8BkNKVgBaMKGFtlcQXhV1pktt5Kg87SGKjYzcvGJXzI7RI3o40NBGS2Du5xYDq015p_Wi5AxWooSYwMEvjzO3uyxSNFmqRcihYjgjZaEzmD5kPcvZQyTB_KdYOyBkQ66dtRlbXzvpIDMUDvYE-Xg7p7MlC38fD9hScza_6IQ/s2311/Brown%20Shrike%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="2311" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUVE4TSRskbj9PCtcBq8BkNKVgBaMKGFtlcQXhV1pktt5Kg87SGKjYzcvGJXzI7RI3o40NBGS2Du5xYDq015p_Wi5AxWooSYwMEvjzO3uyxSNFmqRcihYjgjZaEzmD5kPcvZQyTB_KdYOyBkQ66dtRlbXzvpIDMUDvYE-Xg7p7MlC38fD9hScza_6IQ/w640-h452/Brown%20Shrike%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrrNUN7HYqUmfK07VSilYPKeV_PcAjZeIoVl_I_5xHRsHyjUbYgwgcDzpBXbMSf3NVc2qfrY0WCbHvyWqY_hM2hY14YLVTegOWWVEnpqdyMxU4E2BEG3HkyA0x4my-moSVuyZXowWMJNFS5FRnINSzzBkjMfFy0UP7N_4rAFfadp9Kfa9jlup6sd0rw/s1327/Black-winged%20Kite%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1327" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrrNUN7HYqUmfK07VSilYPKeV_PcAjZeIoVl_I_5xHRsHyjUbYgwgcDzpBXbMSf3NVc2qfrY0WCbHvyWqY_hM2hY14YLVTegOWWVEnpqdyMxU4E2BEG3HkyA0x4my-moSVuyZXowWMJNFS5FRnINSzzBkjMfFy0UP7N_4rAFfadp9Kfa9jlup6sd0rw/w640-h420/Black-winged%20Kite%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORSd_KUb5_U_6Sp3yxuMuuej4xzrfQkTek75siCBQoKm6YvHDRX7CftEXGdozHFP28lmDiFMPDlrHf6jQak69C1ByByhWhF31qAerycqmhfSt5AJb7bu8dVL9Ynl_uycF0PTblvv0edUya83TXJkQ3R0DmXzzPsqk6GmCcsI4KDW36FE_KkMNxzA4rA/s5376/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%202%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORSd_KUb5_U_6Sp3yxuMuuej4xzrfQkTek75siCBQoKm6YvHDRX7CftEXGdozHFP28lmDiFMPDlrHf6jQak69C1ByByhWhF31qAerycqmhfSt5AJb7bu8dVL9Ynl_uycF0PTblvv0edUya83TXJkQ3R0DmXzzPsqk6GmCcsI4KDW36FE_KkMNxzA4rA/w640-h426/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%202%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barasingha (Swamp Deer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_DIz_Lhdh3DWKS4klc3gqj2rNQuSa0EC3wt7OMth4jyvAodTSLtRVsYJVok9jDcTe2zpDmV0904oNASKm1fR6R0F_ECfXISc2x27NizjblujaEXtD_pY6RGY8QUTgj5qHssknYwkz5hIjisaEEWSPLdXUdkJXk0oOTyPhs1qmATes1eAolfxXunjiA/s5376/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_DIz_Lhdh3DWKS4klc3gqj2rNQuSa0EC3wt7OMth4jyvAodTSLtRVsYJVok9jDcTe2zpDmV0904oNASKm1fR6R0F_ECfXISc2x27NizjblujaEXtD_pY6RGY8QUTgj5qHssknYwkz5hIjisaEEWSPLdXUdkJXk0oOTyPhs1qmATes1eAolfxXunjiA/w640-h426/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barasingha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlvJ3tWd9iWzf--19to8AZA6aml1x7Eg6w2KFXFLlXy6cRkTWtwZOlaOfcnVsAkQScgfxcU9nTo8ceFGBUitHUqRsf9vbq_lk4wR8i1SBXl67BtX_gLVBJHxuaMYEly9UMJX1jgHHmGHhUigMeF9fAJ0zqjks2P3FKN4ecmaCn8yndTNKOu7YdWWx4Q/s1600/Kanha%20National%20Park%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlvJ3tWd9iWzf--19to8AZA6aml1x7Eg6w2KFXFLlXy6cRkTWtwZOlaOfcnVsAkQScgfxcU9nTo8ceFGBUitHUqRsf9vbq_lk4wR8i1SBXl67BtX_gLVBJHxuaMYEly9UMJX1jgHHmGHhUigMeF9fAJ0zqjks2P3FKN4ecmaCn8yndTNKOu7YdWWx4Q/w640-h480/Kanha%20National%20Park%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kanha Tiger Reserve Map</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZz3bKiE4Fnu0mkaOJRgRdR5eB-uVEsS-m76MhigMXay93JlZxPj8NmvZIRMW1E-q1UkDkdPPBViwh0preiC5zNMiRHksRQ6qBGv4HRKAqSStyLjDsFLqSORRL3sGhjDsuyA5jCHGB0EaCtxWWQMiNVXCQIZ8hFLNPCh0RxquYYVzGBD87UtILGcLdw/s3777/Brown%20Fish%20Owl%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3777" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZz3bKiE4Fnu0mkaOJRgRdR5eB-uVEsS-m76MhigMXay93JlZxPj8NmvZIRMW1E-q1UkDkdPPBViwh0preiC5zNMiRHksRQ6qBGv4HRKAqSStyLjDsFLqSORRL3sGhjDsuyA5jCHGB0EaCtxWWQMiNVXCQIZ8hFLNPCh0RxquYYVzGBD87UtILGcLdw/w640-h464/Brown%20Fish%20Owl%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Fish Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsKZkwu9uSkptkvgNC98O3uU2aiyrzqspDkEs1KeXUp9lWw1RdpKRkQ7X_eefljMRq9CYyru9oybhsvZ8o-BQ_vQvUPbQAYFHdCupyWB4ptDnZooXLw5Occd4H0TIemMV04FAV-SRwcxa/s5376/Brown+Fish+Owl+2+23-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsKZkwu9uSkptkvgNC98O3uU2aiyrzqspDkEs1KeXUp9lWw1RdpKRkQ7X_eefljMRq9CYyru9oybhsvZ8o-BQ_vQvUPbQAYFHdCupyWB4ptDnZooXLw5Occd4H0TIemMV04FAV-SRwcxa/w640-h426/Brown+Fish+Owl+2+23-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Fish Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsp69jlw7eRnk6wJLYct06bkRL2KmZ03261a4ii5QQCyna90qahORUtzodDt7ICvs4Jwl1cOF0Mvh6KCIuOaMS3QbdMAGKfz39qCCYFnv2Uwp7zQSSJnLTt6gjENHp9r4z9w0o9Zi95JT_jSN1ShQA_i3isnoUKyIiRgPpXUMD8Rg4jP9kFp0796jcUg/s4300/Three%20Striped%20Squirrel%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsp69jlw7eRnk6wJLYct06bkRL2KmZ03261a4ii5QQCyna90qahORUtzodDt7ICvs4Jwl1cOF0Mvh6KCIuOaMS3QbdMAGKfz39qCCYFnv2Uwp7zQSSJnLTt6gjENHp9r4z9w0o9Zi95JT_jSN1ShQA_i3isnoUKyIiRgPpXUMD8Rg4jP9kFp0796jcUg/w640-h426/Three%20Striped%20Squirrel%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three striped Squirrel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NuhZWKAY28C0v3qQdB-vGGFiDolHWd1xPsf7nakp_yCpErhBYP5QjvjkdAbAhOqShzz79eKO7Bm3w16b-TEyOy7rrXsemuk6b6GgR8ZqwZdNb1pMVtHD61iC2tvpdbnMD4v4bhv7WLKG8tv8XbNePSVmJWZEoipfSgYrswS_5EeuXrGwLh7vEIHPJA/s6720/Wild%20Boar%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NuhZWKAY28C0v3qQdB-vGGFiDolHWd1xPsf7nakp_yCpErhBYP5QjvjkdAbAhOqShzz79eKO7Bm3w16b-TEyOy7rrXsemuk6b6GgR8ZqwZdNb1pMVtHD61iC2tvpdbnMD4v4bhv7WLKG8tv8XbNePSVmJWZEoipfSgYrswS_5EeuXrGwLh7vEIHPJA/w640-h426/Wild%20Boar%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Boar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9E3VwTHgEwc_FxDanM-pDFqjMPlMV2P0edFiY1ZIN6sjnJcagG-eu29RtXuWUukZfyVeNK4_ApCtaF_b_J28MJObd-DJPRQy8A9fBabz2ZwzWFO5ABhb9jeUn1ja_em0ZjfJ2J3YfyWQ6UdPock6XP29VLETT-TIMbH-sZueXMK72LwMB6JGSlOyz8w/s3858/Paddyfield%20Pipit%202%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3858" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9E3VwTHgEwc_FxDanM-pDFqjMPlMV2P0edFiY1ZIN6sjnJcagG-eu29RtXuWUukZfyVeNK4_ApCtaF_b_J28MJObd-DJPRQy8A9fBabz2ZwzWFO5ABhb9jeUn1ja_em0ZjfJ2J3YfyWQ6UdPock6XP29VLETT-TIMbH-sZueXMK72LwMB6JGSlOyz8w/w640-h408/Paddyfield%20Pipit%202%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Pipit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwZnWVR-IB5ZSARtQmr36ikiyTBzzB-f-t8vDshnfPV9p9ip3SmWKtjgFyuRCi-jdgeMMyOcLVLtKHiZStUYvAnKXw6Ee43cHKDMNMSSBF7M32pgMx9IYRK7DanjxmJkQHo7yNfwpsIq_LHkq3N2Dq-DzUzOa7LF5KbrQm0KYhu10eMTjiXsHjDhOoA/s2688/Paddyfield%20Pipit%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="2688" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwZnWVR-IB5ZSARtQmr36ikiyTBzzB-f-t8vDshnfPV9p9ip3SmWKtjgFyuRCi-jdgeMMyOcLVLtKHiZStUYvAnKXw6Ee43cHKDMNMSSBF7M32pgMx9IYRK7DanjxmJkQHo7yNfwpsIq_LHkq3N2Dq-DzUzOa7LF5KbrQm0KYhu10eMTjiXsHjDhOoA/w640-h452/Paddyfield%20Pipit%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard's Pipit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo424_8E438L7wZhzUQJ3_ef8NFk46gMd2XmpVJ9tZUBpQJ46m_LOZm7AUF0OJODjmIL87ZXPxzd3edZhgSfxKNQbbpS0dfDxXPm1wUJ7UNjvHRQ_dMbzP2ckjQdPMQEfpRESSSA-TlBKYyUHfW_t7ZeZut9ZqUrlWEfBKlJEhPF6dxYYPBhjuCuzzA/s2580/Lesser%20Adjutant%20(Stork)%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2580" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo424_8E438L7wZhzUQJ3_ef8NFk46gMd2XmpVJ9tZUBpQJ46m_LOZm7AUF0OJODjmIL87ZXPxzd3edZhgSfxKNQbbpS0dfDxXPm1wUJ7UNjvHRQ_dMbzP2ckjQdPMQEfpRESSSA-TlBKYyUHfW_t7ZeZut9ZqUrlWEfBKlJEhPF6dxYYPBhjuCuzzA/w640-h438/Lesser%20Adjutant%20(Stork)%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Adjutant (Stork)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtc9Euirg3PRxXCGzimKj9HYtoEDDYTrP8l3mFRPDgn2PhI6FlDGRofyOfWJwqBwMw6GZt7q91yiJcr4fxPC8ghMCen3ldvtaWGcmDTV2MyBM3dxfdaVrVqMh2MvouRqknf4TnzR_ELAoNFGy34_hmTGbgyd2vHRM7epkfYPcVF33fBh7OhR6UJe-LA/s1922/Jungle%20Owlet%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1922" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtc9Euirg3PRxXCGzimKj9HYtoEDDYTrP8l3mFRPDgn2PhI6FlDGRofyOfWJwqBwMw6GZt7q91yiJcr4fxPC8ghMCen3ldvtaWGcmDTV2MyBM3dxfdaVrVqMh2MvouRqknf4TnzR_ELAoNFGy34_hmTGbgyd2vHRM7epkfYPcVF33fBh7OhR6UJe-LA/w640-h420/Jungle%20Owlet%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle Owlet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbaXiTG_ehRwgBPFzeR-nMWeVRsASa3gL4DfHf2iJThBuArwS1mG9E0VHeaalXcbWNxSav4rTXP48Me8tb-t5TTQNC3Fi03DaborMMy-tsQofV1zZuoND6MJtxbxd2iwUuabokIbN9Qp3bTt4GzY0vMq5oMXQbUS4bUm9Yo5kkDDbRMJUyqKU1yVcrQ/s3311/Indian%20Scops%20Owl%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3311" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbaXiTG_ehRwgBPFzeR-nMWeVRsASa3gL4DfHf2iJThBuArwS1mG9E0VHeaalXcbWNxSav4rTXP48Me8tb-t5TTQNC3Fi03DaborMMy-tsQofV1zZuoND6MJtxbxd2iwUuabokIbN9Qp3bTt4GzY0vMq5oMXQbUS4bUm9Yo5kkDDbRMJUyqKU1yVcrQ/w640-h406/Indian%20Scops%20Owl%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Scops Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Our driver got news of a Tiger in the area and went a place where it was anticipated that it would cross the track, it wasn't long before he said Tiger Tiger get your cameras ready and shore enough out of the trees came an adult female known as T27 (named Dhawajhandi)</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBYrPt_PkMnHCJqZGr8hBs_XTmE3MDIhRtc5YhUQNqryvcyokEAHkzqB9bGhsaao6diXfp-k1SgHEdOVfPpwBlU9keyV_CqtHxGFQRBUHfp-cE6vk4JrkwXs8-Ilw1qt3rdwYBDFjcypriDdNLlq-Z8owMoya5DdjGl7DXKOvhbcz1gaf17N7ZCIfNg/s6720/T27%201%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBYrPt_PkMnHCJqZGr8hBs_XTmE3MDIhRtc5YhUQNqryvcyokEAHkzqB9bGhsaao6diXfp-k1SgHEdOVfPpwBlU9keyV_CqtHxGFQRBUHfp-cE6vk4JrkwXs8-Ilw1qt3rdwYBDFjcypriDdNLlq-Z8owMoya5DdjGl7DXKOvhbcz1gaf17N7ZCIfNg/w640-h426/T27%201%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T27</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9n29P_FrY_LILgn8P25nuS-y1_hZ7ng6G0OWFKH94_EfI41Wi7hJaaAZHG4B_kH_bhFpyIORYVktf2eatcgPWoEukVPAGSMR4lC28JQeU7-xIGodhRJDX7TWwIJ0xFDvihcGu5tayMP5FeMJ1WDGynzo9v4bZa9f5XRpjlCIOiNyqrM9I1bHRqXfuw/s5376/T27%202%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9n29P_FrY_LILgn8P25nuS-y1_hZ7ng6G0OWFKH94_EfI41Wi7hJaaAZHG4B_kH_bhFpyIORYVktf2eatcgPWoEukVPAGSMR4lC28JQeU7-xIGodhRJDX7TWwIJ0xFDvihcGu5tayMP5FeMJ1WDGynzo9v4bZa9f5XRpjlCIOiNyqrM9I1bHRqXfuw/w640-h426/T27%202%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T27</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyGuj2HnQJSwJM2Mbn8QYnyXcKtISYLqJ4gW1XIDj4beag5zHAwZvcQt-WL2kQ_0rdlF4RLgF7sjSUS_G67xt2PPByjpMMVg-kY_Ez2wD2DK1q_2nZ5_G_UquZqeOss8vkzOBlgKNZkfNDN6LFKYQPwq-6DNN1yTXX5E_vc5a8R1L5qjblQrQ4oBrYw/s5376/T27%203%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyGuj2HnQJSwJM2Mbn8QYnyXcKtISYLqJ4gW1XIDj4beag5zHAwZvcQt-WL2kQ_0rdlF4RLgF7sjSUS_G67xt2PPByjpMMVg-kY_Ez2wD2DK1q_2nZ5_G_UquZqeOss8vkzOBlgKNZkfNDN6LFKYQPwq-6DNN1yTXX5E_vc5a8R1L5qjblQrQ4oBrYw/w640-h426/T27%203%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T27</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjBR02gaiLiH0ORyGeoL9u0iUrLe5Xf76bABjAZE2Tlx9Lg2ARfTh5kj-N2CjAuz45PJydyd_BI9_VxpmXkN1dIEx4nirCQ5D5Xd1PmlNZDN6FdVahDDGu58qU1rTFLot84SclXAgdEvfT_eLhsEmvQZJG4kxHkJE1jSgeE8XnZZGz1UQlKn6Le0LMw/s5376/T27%204%2023-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjBR02gaiLiH0ORyGeoL9u0iUrLe5Xf76bABjAZE2Tlx9Lg2ARfTh5kj-N2CjAuz45PJydyd_BI9_VxpmXkN1dIEx4nirCQ5D5Xd1PmlNZDN6FdVahDDGu58qU1rTFLot84SclXAgdEvfT_eLhsEmvQZJG4kxHkJE1jSgeE8XnZZGz1UQlKn6Le0LMw/w640-h426/T27%204%2023-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T27</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxxJ57HXU_9nTyznDG3-r6Axu6yZzLOkt_Pjfd4tQAiz9mircDlPbaeR9aYCZQ421oHFFQeGOie2eh7_8zRQQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Video taken by Judy and many thanks for sharing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Back for lunch by mid day and then again in the afternoon we set off for another safari this was to be repeated the next 2 days. The afternoon safari saw similar birds but despite trying the same area there were no more Tiger sightings.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday 24th. The plan today was to head over the hills and onto the plains in the northern part of the reserve, this meant an hour and a half driving before stopping at the open plains. Rachit was our Nature Trek guide this morning and all our four jeeps were together, picking up a few birds on the way a couple of Tiger trackers on elephants were seen and Rachit caught a glimpse of a Tiger's head in the long grass. Despite moving around the area and waiting patiently it was thought as the heat was rising the Tiger had gone to ground in the shade. A bonus sighting was the rare Blackbuck. So no Tiger this morning (apparently there were no other Tiger sightings this morning) but we did see pug marks plus those of a Leopard and Sloth Bear footprints. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKJJzvo6XDLJXBQvmqhENYkYMY-6R8oB5i64BghBB4lgKMspkEIWN-HMW1JTpKjMoLRoYdVw2S7dLMqLp6svBgZcISR2yuPej09_8q8WVhlr8nn0CXb4xBbWX7CFJuLjWbmwOSytkTBgRhgDSjq3XEQi_g7c3X1AeMiE9uaF0uCrojRQBGIheIbQWqg/s1600/Kanha%20National%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKJJzvo6XDLJXBQvmqhENYkYMY-6R8oB5i64BghBB4lgKMspkEIWN-HMW1JTpKjMoLRoYdVw2S7dLMqLp6svBgZcISR2yuPej09_8q8WVhlr8nn0CXb4xBbWX7CFJuLjWbmwOSytkTBgRhgDSjq3XEQi_g7c3X1AeMiE9uaF0uCrojRQBGIheIbQWqg/w640-h480/Kanha%20National%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plains of Kanha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1Ane2oZByvYcr6FHOF702y_6kilr5fEW5L8XNRbfN4J4XzQX9hqBGFEErys-e8f1tQHFA1j488rwxqT5TEFvzrSogpC91OGhCEuwBibzeZ-0mUfQmJUG4mG72KmwvkKei5JpikJOMGdGnLYDzKyvmTSTCtE3CwftdVBDeym_aUpCwIq2NmSNbo2olw/s1600/Kanha%20waiting%20for%20Tiger.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1Ane2oZByvYcr6FHOF702y_6kilr5fEW5L8XNRbfN4J4XzQX9hqBGFEErys-e8f1tQHFA1j488rwxqT5TEFvzrSogpC91OGhCEuwBibzeZ-0mUfQmJUG4mG72KmwvkKei5JpikJOMGdGnLYDzKyvmTSTCtE3CwftdVBDeym_aUpCwIq2NmSNbo2olw/w430-h640/Kanha%20waiting%20for%20Tiger.jpg" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for Tiger with Gary Linda Judy Karen and Pradeep</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98F7NIdDbFX_M7u42iHvW636f2KSKFVDCFuBNan42o9P7oQej8GuW5_1TdmHrOi15kPdJ-D17spaQe96pDPGUh46vbZfLO22GjkGYM-UWCEno63VDa3dA6CulrRx_79Vak9N57rnlDYg_1Ye4LrSwUMhh72LmnfcGc1i-aPzEQKsAaQGNjTREcs7Ogg/s5376/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98F7NIdDbFX_M7u42iHvW636f2KSKFVDCFuBNan42o9P7oQej8GuW5_1TdmHrOi15kPdJ-D17spaQe96pDPGUh46vbZfLO22GjkGYM-UWCEno63VDa3dA6CulrRx_79Vak9N57rnlDYg_1Ye4LrSwUMhh72LmnfcGc1i-aPzEQKsAaQGNjTREcs7Ogg/w640-h426/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barasingha (Swamp Deer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00IaUp_pocUsmvuwgLwTe3-BdsMTD9DO1U4KzHkVPmXhctW31s8KnziJVr9-R48Obu-bIdlTaUQ3MRt3ZKBZiSIQjNbFFAsapYhbcX53ZvDRdPsUNtPy88HPNt2kxNVj6Ub7AsF3Fszsvoviq91eF0lY9FLy2hYvfQCgDqZtBJ2IWfZ9VoApXfJYIsQ/s6720/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%202%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00IaUp_pocUsmvuwgLwTe3-BdsMTD9DO1U4KzHkVPmXhctW31s8KnziJVr9-R48Obu-bIdlTaUQ3MRt3ZKBZiSIQjNbFFAsapYhbcX53ZvDRdPsUNtPy88HPNt2kxNVj6Ub7AsF3Fszsvoviq91eF0lY9FLy2hYvfQCgDqZtBJ2IWfZ9VoApXfJYIsQ/w640-h426/Barasingha%20(Swamp%20Deer)%202%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barasingha</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih9rhYx6aSFm6DTgUr5E2YUUmo5Vkx86KgVeLro80XkPyc_u2g0dN2LxHm9qWHB0kPkm_WkDmWf8DUf-lmugSlB605owfhYmRzbr_E06kWazJ2pLobR5Z5y_YTkty-qmwMgZp1hBy2adcP3nREK6fPsC3yTY06VM3Ev6CuICD6mHk3Oqidy1MDrIPDQ/s2483/Blackbuck%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2483" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih9rhYx6aSFm6DTgUr5E2YUUmo5Vkx86KgVeLro80XkPyc_u2g0dN2LxHm9qWHB0kPkm_WkDmWf8DUf-lmugSlB605owfhYmRzbr_E06kWazJ2pLobR5Z5y_YTkty-qmwMgZp1hBy2adcP3nREK6fPsC3yTY06VM3Ev6CuICD6mHk3Oqidy1MDrIPDQ/w640-h418/Blackbuck%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackbuck (young male)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNOAcfF9lB_V7DORsFMh68CtPg9jjLjPiTaAnEYgWyJpzaqqLezRGtHc04WTW8bkvskksiKE4u6Up4kuSGba3MjUC66t_X-8hR1vH7LbPt-dIMsngBdp4aq4MSlFkonB2yV5BJ0C7wVCCA79PfynKlUPsyBfnZQasgDsM6E-22DKyngcB9bwe9Y6gw/s1949/Blackbuck%202%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1949" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNOAcfF9lB_V7DORsFMh68CtPg9jjLjPiTaAnEYgWyJpzaqqLezRGtHc04WTW8bkvskksiKE4u6Up4kuSGba3MjUC66t_X-8hR1vH7LbPt-dIMsngBdp4aq4MSlFkonB2yV5BJ0C7wVCCA79PfynKlUPsyBfnZQasgDsM6E-22DKyngcB9bwe9Y6gw/w640-h450/Blackbuck%202%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackbuck (female)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynIpyZLuIS8dKxU0YNNCty4gxGcFCPnnpnnpNi5eMBDM_BD5G8xHIW6d3PnPw89saxuj9zwaoU3y5dea2do_aVYieCUnfngCj_AHTgxJ3biCoiGcDlJvAIMyD8YadK86prK7n9wtyBvfUfrfSPG3GoAuOhRBXM-F9Yu4xyMya0TKVchJOpjK1EgJbWQ/s1494/Black-shouldered%20Kite%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1494" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynIpyZLuIS8dKxU0YNNCty4gxGcFCPnnpnnpNi5eMBDM_BD5G8xHIW6d3PnPw89saxuj9zwaoU3y5dea2do_aVYieCUnfngCj_AHTgxJ3biCoiGcDlJvAIMyD8YadK86prK7n9wtyBvfUfrfSPG3GoAuOhRBXM-F9Yu4xyMya0TKVchJOpjK1EgJbWQ/w640-h446/Black-shouldered%20Kite%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-shouldered Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w9YrEHZ79kApkueDu0QUhJ9Z_PE651nq549K-yj4DbKUrbMK59b3XCPbZOFheQProrrfttJS3ufToIKXa9H_2M3pItQwK3kShO8oW5zJeIIp0svw5FBpoutW2nyuHStWmTtkDbywaL_X5zCio_XGeZlHEDE-jpXcV6hgAlbhEZpW5fp5QGfyPrnVYA/s2473/Common%20Kingfisher%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2473" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w9YrEHZ79kApkueDu0QUhJ9Z_PE651nq549K-yj4DbKUrbMK59b3XCPbZOFheQProrrfttJS3ufToIKXa9H_2M3pItQwK3kShO8oW5zJeIIp0svw5FBpoutW2nyuHStWmTtkDbywaL_X5zCio_XGeZlHEDE-jpXcV6hgAlbhEZpW5fp5QGfyPrnVYA/w640-h376/Common%20Kingfisher%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYXDNQvN0IBCINuLhKAQL0kjdEImo4EvHGuoT6Nm1Nqbcmjz9YRFMMsHsJyuHXZ9XTSpqfPiJzdUa2Zts2ZF9UI3jmJridJVYw9zzT5rwHHa1geRrfXQj0uZyQ4pgE8pWCqn61S2fwkQAKFqXH3X8d9fHdUr9yt9lmGtthyA0vYtIyvXNZbNpo9pB_w/s5376/Common%20Kingfisher%203%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYXDNQvN0IBCINuLhKAQL0kjdEImo4EvHGuoT6Nm1Nqbcmjz9YRFMMsHsJyuHXZ9XTSpqfPiJzdUa2Zts2ZF9UI3jmJridJVYw9zzT5rwHHa1geRrfXQj0uZyQ4pgE8pWCqn61S2fwkQAKFqXH3X8d9fHdUr9yt9lmGtthyA0vYtIyvXNZbNpo9pB_w/w640-h426/Common%20Kingfisher%203%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kingfishers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKer3CcbKW55yxGEGjozUFOqmXPJ1LXcbuEMZNQ5Nj-IHbxmvVos4YO95HX1xQ6E311dvLs_8oJkDNux9W_BVICj8BnStgYPR5WO9LN60D-P-ONJe04c_dExMHL3E4dZrkgyUNhigtXBQhCRas8si7O55_o3zv0Ocbn16m1azSkWGL0w72mvr7hk2Krg/s1692/Crested%20Treeswift%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1692" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKer3CcbKW55yxGEGjozUFOqmXPJ1LXcbuEMZNQ5Nj-IHbxmvVos4YO95HX1xQ6E311dvLs_8oJkDNux9W_BVICj8BnStgYPR5WO9LN60D-P-ONJe04c_dExMHL3E4dZrkgyUNhigtXBQhCRas8si7O55_o3zv0Ocbn16m1azSkWGL0w72mvr7hk2Krg/w640-h460/Crested%20Treeswift%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Treeswift</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SE2ahP9X1-rmBnQQF3TkkcpvU1USj2WIxv4wfOW2uLMJ0glrUfV2TW3oaoCgaMV6wG-TocZv1E6fWgPtiJYEDgR4KngmIyQJmQdpaPpOy6zNjB-Ntuu0hQsl7iXIUKYuu365wt4tPapcWL2HtuVbXqXfFyu90OM7aKErkx9xTCJ_HOcBW0Jzxlv44w/s2558/Green%20Bee-eater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2558" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SE2ahP9X1-rmBnQQF3TkkcpvU1USj2WIxv4wfOW2uLMJ0glrUfV2TW3oaoCgaMV6wG-TocZv1E6fWgPtiJYEDgR4KngmIyQJmQdpaPpOy6zNjB-Ntuu0hQsl7iXIUKYuu365wt4tPapcWL2HtuVbXqXfFyu90OM7aKErkx9xTCJ_HOcBW0Jzxlv44w/w640-h446/Green%20Bee-eater.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf5DiGB4MN0A-BQcWJCJSBZjrEqtnnMeSoSSulV00kNMMK5UN9hpGmFycGfh7PS3QpKBlb5aaTCvO_cZmYbgbXBtkFVURKx9TXo1oy2l_AhQfLYV4TpWgFWUMio-IgHeOBqaPhzRLUJu12wtWmcRqrylv2xO5Ewaes-Ri4Z4bE-umBVWbT4QvaxPgww/s1849/Jerdon's%20Leafbird%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1849" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf5DiGB4MN0A-BQcWJCJSBZjrEqtnnMeSoSSulV00kNMMK5UN9hpGmFycGfh7PS3QpKBlb5aaTCvO_cZmYbgbXBtkFVURKx9TXo1oy2l_AhQfLYV4TpWgFWUMio-IgHeOBqaPhzRLUJu12wtWmcRqrylv2xO5Ewaes-Ri4Z4bE-umBVWbT4QvaxPgww/w640-h498/Jerdon's%20Leafbird%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerdon's Leafbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Back at Chitvan before lunch I took a wander around the gardens a few Jungle Babblers and Common Mynas were flitting about, a Purple Sunbird was calling and I eventually got a sighting, plus a Purple-rumped Sunbird and a Chestnut-shouldered Petronia</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdX0ubOuZ501qb-AgKVlxV4GoiLFzPse2JAd9hO0eZ5pJaTHzMuOjfIyEThqClX7xmLtSYypoJJXU4dJ0NKH1Fggva9CN0ofGrbFkjaQy48gVJA2CGCPpyASgnTnyckPUyv1jHElrnKHBOjF0xZuDbe8gu80PI-dGHcnukYvTxFN0T0D8YUP8ZSvJHw/s1785/Purple%20Sunbird%202%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1785" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdX0ubOuZ501qb-AgKVlxV4GoiLFzPse2JAd9hO0eZ5pJaTHzMuOjfIyEThqClX7xmLtSYypoJJXU4dJ0NKH1Fggva9CN0ofGrbFkjaQy48gVJA2CGCPpyASgnTnyckPUyv1jHElrnKHBOjF0xZuDbe8gu80PI-dGHcnukYvTxFN0T0D8YUP8ZSvJHw/w640-h462/Purple%20Sunbird%202%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YqXz2MaoMP_n6E9yADCjr3kz8pDUZapOuyb1y48lbmm4BMPnKVv3ArB309w19WRDdbBpRygrP1rHhYADiAn3QUm8SIYuhLhnzU4VjuP7Oszmr7dq38xhU3QyST4hzHqQrx8UyfVT08wmEqqzz063crEpyO6s7qZI7Qn2GEJ_Pk4GzVP9YJzowJ1NWA/s3239/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%201%2024-02-23%20(Guess).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="3239" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YqXz2MaoMP_n6E9yADCjr3kz8pDUZapOuyb1y48lbmm4BMPnKVv3ArB309w19WRDdbBpRygrP1rHhYADiAn3QUm8SIYuhLhnzU4VjuP7Oszmr7dq38xhU3QyST4hzHqQrx8UyfVT08wmEqqzz063crEpyO6s7qZI7Qn2GEJ_Pk4GzVP9YJzowJ1NWA/w640-h492/Purple-rumped%20Sunbird%201%2024-02-23%20(Guess).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple-rumped Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtrP3QlWJm6IPeOPB_Vu9cPWMJmeVipOuMWUUR-C17uQbW_MiSpeigeiCn3rLQaosQL3LdQ5UHa51e6na93PXtWpb6VEekqeXK_52Hyb24ROoCMa6uLJYU06OMD4CEy2_VW5oN7lYxf5F3KDo0hzp-lXkGT7J07jb9BYVpXzmnxgGKYDnkOc5mT-gTA/s3225/Chestnut-shouldered%20Petronia%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="3225" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtrP3QlWJm6IPeOPB_Vu9cPWMJmeVipOuMWUUR-C17uQbW_MiSpeigeiCn3rLQaosQL3LdQ5UHa51e6na93PXtWpb6VEekqeXK_52Hyb24ROoCMa6uLJYU06OMD4CEy2_VW5oN7lYxf5F3KDo0hzp-lXkGT7J07jb9BYVpXzmnxgGKYDnkOc5mT-gTA/w640-h490/Chestnut-shouldered%20Petronia%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-shouldered Petronia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div> The afternoon safari we stayed close to the Mukki gate firstly checking on the Jackal Pups and then some birds when news came through of a possible Tiger sighting. We sped off to gain position where it was hoped the Tiger would cross the road.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsbnUo-ZJDwN4XD1TVUlfkyYecEbY512lqJdC7Z0dqgI8HWDs8HsYSrz3js5o1DubWBY3E_jqq-cw0Eeknbjr3R48WiyjCOuiCyf4BF2XN08l-ibWFZChGu0lDrgFzq5QnoLbBp30RxRZklUpHrxpSLym_EnZgAdqhtY1HIUgchk_1uj1SF5f9KLkHw/s5376/Spotted%20Owlet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsbnUo-ZJDwN4XD1TVUlfkyYecEbY512lqJdC7Z0dqgI8HWDs8HsYSrz3js5o1DubWBY3E_jqq-cw0Eeknbjr3R48WiyjCOuiCyf4BF2XN08l-ibWFZChGu0lDrgFzq5QnoLbBp30RxRZklUpHrxpSLym_EnZgAdqhtY1HIUgchk_1uj1SF5f9KLkHw/w640-h426/Spotted%20Owlet.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Owlet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_x2vVMYS75PifwWgZqApg0B6aVoYx0OKjS6dm1DK5GQ8bSoVuz60DUO656bHZMofVG_c54hbiQVUD1lDzcauTafPak2q-XEivkhNKl3WZ1NwCoh8QJuuLCZqnRLL0V-n6tZdahhGWlVP8oWbPKnj0PIrBG2oznlB1c23Lo3Oqn4f1mPaE_yXvwQrHw/s2030/Roufus%20Treepie%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2030" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_x2vVMYS75PifwWgZqApg0B6aVoYx0OKjS6dm1DK5GQ8bSoVuz60DUO656bHZMofVG_c54hbiQVUD1lDzcauTafPak2q-XEivkhNKl3WZ1NwCoh8QJuuLCZqnRLL0V-n6tZdahhGWlVP8oWbPKnj0PIrBG2oznlB1c23Lo3Oqn4f1mPaE_yXvwQrHw/w640-h432/Roufus%20Treepie%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Treepie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TzSwfcuQqQKzeYiSTJoH_gSLfHW9c7ZEtiGh7XQfXJtmfEI5rf0gz_ggUWktCWKCcM_0qCuk78J1QWxQWMgt_I6j-llW6Tk1TumcGi4HUarl7u1hhXW0mO4WGU7X-cCQLypX8qnxLQrYE8DAlJzSUZCUNbLmU4eGH7YAeS6LEyCcLZEMK9JU_BCwTQ/s6720/Little%20Egret%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TzSwfcuQqQKzeYiSTJoH_gSLfHW9c7ZEtiGh7XQfXJtmfEI5rf0gz_ggUWktCWKCcM_0qCuk78J1QWxQWMgt_I6j-llW6Tk1TumcGi4HUarl7u1hhXW0mO4WGU7X-cCQLypX8qnxLQrYE8DAlJzSUZCUNbLmU4eGH7YAeS6LEyCcLZEMK9JU_BCwTQ/w640-h426/Little%20Egret%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpRcAbxjY5RaX2osWdmOi2B8ns26BvAxM6jf1pcnP2RI4FAED6EArjKfXM_VPpqeU0FH-pARPA6F44jtCiRvRUlDMq7ANifkDsmf5OB0_TaTsXROOByOHm1nqN7csZhz6llwbIhb8iAeQYaYRbBQg-PlbBLJ5QTvrvKqk2HPcFZhJkjt6kjjuYjJTWg/s4342/Jackal%20pup%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="4342" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpRcAbxjY5RaX2osWdmOi2B8ns26BvAxM6jf1pcnP2RI4FAED6EArjKfXM_VPpqeU0FH-pARPA6F44jtCiRvRUlDMq7ANifkDsmf5OB0_TaTsXROOByOHm1nqN7csZhz6llwbIhb8iAeQYaYRbBQg-PlbBLJ5QTvrvKqk2HPcFZhJkjt6kjjuYjJTWg/w640-h442/Jackal%20pup%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal Pup</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsjKDnYJn88eWtcZzILWV0BCg-PmAysTDMS56CqzYSpORheg4KGFNtARqkus3lGESQpZn9aRciPHGJXJ5MY6jb3j2nERKQaGUL9JXFsnmJZLPSVBn19RYcLz9f8Gul-Zn2FvLnX2C6vKPiSctIKAvvOUd7MEZYFX5qKZwB1L-BGEWWGiEoUp57iNdYA/s3699/Jackal%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="3699" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsjKDnYJn88eWtcZzILWV0BCg-PmAysTDMS56CqzYSpORheg4KGFNtARqkus3lGESQpZn9aRciPHGJXJ5MY6jb3j2nERKQaGUL9JXFsnmJZLPSVBn19RYcLz9f8Gul-Zn2FvLnX2C6vKPiSctIKAvvOUd7MEZYFX5qKZwB1L-BGEWWGiEoUp57iNdYA/w640-h456/Jackal%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal</td></tr></tbody></table>We got into position of where the Tiger was expected to appear and wow there she came. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL7bwWgsIC3yGN7CzLth4ExE4SuaAD62dHXqr7eR_UrLuvCkFE27mo7H2fFyiBxNObnh-FAHTQBq2bZT041KOgLz4mVdxzfevOuBCXwKZ1YHlR7x6sWtfUCwB4e0SFKAC3DeB2TJcWsFYgXTqrtLBiiUwSMx0r1iXIpsoYMj-NqaLzdva8-YsUGGppg/s6720/Tiger%20MV3%201%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL7bwWgsIC3yGN7CzLth4ExE4SuaAD62dHXqr7eR_UrLuvCkFE27mo7H2fFyiBxNObnh-FAHTQBq2bZT041KOgLz4mVdxzfevOuBCXwKZ1YHlR7x6sWtfUCwB4e0SFKAC3DeB2TJcWsFYgXTqrtLBiiUwSMx0r1iXIpsoYMj-NqaLzdva8-YsUGGppg/w640-h426/Tiger%20MV3%201%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR9AeX3v-dGT2f_6QrWlnJt4xfG5Fw6pwST4jtlWvkM-TwCfejoHGs0VwWW18bFtTllaaPCnSWIZMLUSFSUzunUyMDj5zzXc5mmfM1KyKX2XCjzEK7aPRg0hK4iNGukmyOGgs2oEckRw-E3o5yevvztRDxyDXeXDAYB1EmhEJqhnzTFk_zwjhdXmitg/s1732/Tiger%20MV3%202%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1732" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR9AeX3v-dGT2f_6QrWlnJt4xfG5Fw6pwST4jtlWvkM-TwCfejoHGs0VwWW18bFtTllaaPCnSWIZMLUSFSUzunUyMDj5zzXc5mmfM1KyKX2XCjzEK7aPRg0hK4iNGukmyOGgs2oEckRw-E3o5yevvztRDxyDXeXDAYB1EmhEJqhnzTFk_zwjhdXmitg/w640-h508/Tiger%20MV3%202%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZzuP-9yLHwXbtOAR0YJ9B_k6EZit2R3tFL-J1tDrblW8-45K1UjcrZH8kAU8SwhRxjN5hVY-ogTA2Casbz_vybQve2LKX61LSUQqy8XHK3_scaZNcZDbFTZWFeix9wMzopj011O2V6HDH-od3-cACHOYPx-2QTl-IlJjQzBzJzR4Bb-swFpjoiySeA/s5376/Tiger%20MV3%203%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZzuP-9yLHwXbtOAR0YJ9B_k6EZit2R3tFL-J1tDrblW8-45K1UjcrZH8kAU8SwhRxjN5hVY-ogTA2Casbz_vybQve2LKX61LSUQqy8XHK3_scaZNcZDbFTZWFeix9wMzopj011O2V6HDH-od3-cACHOYPx-2QTl-IlJjQzBzJzR4Bb-swFpjoiySeA/w640-h426/Tiger%20MV3%203%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pmj052qV4A2YwI941qMO2gidq3khXAdwV7vmIu5E_NdMeRt4hW8c-A9JixSc0G5DBO7pB7mkxUnI9_DA3pl2Z0mGyeY8aOBWhvU-eyjTFLsNIdw4QJBypOv5Ut3umfzQoKo9U_SctkEuH1xUMbVtErucE4tOpv_spXSybIHkZb9rQ7_qm9jlUJB_ew/s6400/Tiger%20MV3%205%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="6400" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pmj052qV4A2YwI941qMO2gidq3khXAdwV7vmIu5E_NdMeRt4hW8c-A9JixSc0G5DBO7pB7mkxUnI9_DA3pl2Z0mGyeY8aOBWhvU-eyjTFLsNIdw4QJBypOv5Ut3umfzQoKo9U_SctkEuH1xUMbVtErucE4tOpv_spXSybIHkZb9rQ7_qm9jlUJB_ew/w640-h428/Tiger%20MV3%205%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbHWU--NBeJKEHXS59l8cJ-b3ogZ6EHAqiP2BzFY2YCiYK7lOkl8MhSClSg6b_QF1fwZrve2-sHEeEPzE6S5Fiu1iFpAaVY_CqhuBF3_Fi1Psl0D-wTcQlbkmceQOhmma-HE6uaVgmypeI6L0J8nGBx97bW8LPBh4Or1W6-q9rx5kwWhyGkj6BSEvcg/s6720/Tiger%20MV3%204%2024-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbHWU--NBeJKEHXS59l8cJ-b3ogZ6EHAqiP2BzFY2YCiYK7lOkl8MhSClSg6b_QF1fwZrve2-sHEeEPzE6S5Fiu1iFpAaVY_CqhuBF3_Fi1Psl0D-wTcQlbkmceQOhmma-HE6uaVgmypeI6L0J8nGBx97bW8LPBh4Or1W6-q9rx5kwWhyGkj6BSEvcg/w640-h426/Tiger%20MV3%204%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So another brilliant day in Kanha and back to our Lodge for dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday 25th. The same routine an early start and a drive around, there was news that a couple of cubs were on the move, but firstly we did a bit of bird watching - this time we had Pradeep in our jeep.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxc8InEyDAsx0tOaJudMIFs71V1AP8eoZctvNDmpwOmBOkL8Eg5P1xThU-ifBR9kiIek10mC1BP2nRXcDN0c0uvqOjC_MfaUoQkayJSykvMcSxMXyidM6_5ygfyWg4XiP0zjHGxh_L133g_xdzchqPRbs5IS4cV7VtreQm_Y2SoO-ALWETj3GQLn1JQ/s2150/Painted%20Francolin%201%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2150" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxc8InEyDAsx0tOaJudMIFs71V1AP8eoZctvNDmpwOmBOkL8Eg5P1xThU-ifBR9kiIek10mC1BP2nRXcDN0c0uvqOjC_MfaUoQkayJSykvMcSxMXyidM6_5ygfyWg4XiP0zjHGxh_L133g_xdzchqPRbs5IS4cV7VtreQm_Y2SoO-ALWETj3GQLn1JQ/w640-h480/Painted%20Francolin%201%2025-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Francolin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvTOA6KS3tigz_OlzIyf5QvJtmBroK2VMjqDRe8xteR4AUeOOCyKla8KrbBMXSGjznh6SSe82hhgBaEi9ti15abnW7EWvM0_LVFmlC-bXDTqZJNXGAQbUXa0RZtvEjRrUODzB6FLG_xhflM8BZEiTznaZXGnPKSEbdJaJDgFRfiOyb0HO9J9t38Nqnw/s6720/Peacock%201%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvTOA6KS3tigz_OlzIyf5QvJtmBroK2VMjqDRe8xteR4AUeOOCyKla8KrbBMXSGjznh6SSe82hhgBaEi9ti15abnW7EWvM0_LVFmlC-bXDTqZJNXGAQbUXa0RZtvEjRrUODzB6FLG_xhflM8BZEiTznaZXGnPKSEbdJaJDgFRfiOyb0HO9J9t38Nqnw/w640-h426/Peacock%201%2025-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peafowl - Peacock almost showing his tail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EbnGs3oWiVuvBICwbvphBVB2x0pwEBe_ImSLnPC581MD_N5T4Swlk9BvDGwlbPidQ5kRIE-sc_1n7m706FTe3hBmhAWgDzPU1lhPGOm3GAqPSQa-rYIIGZtk3VQkdoMex7enILZKwdZMLKW5Qk2Ma-H8B-3uaklnzQzrjRWFHHeKcQnHxQsowhS31g/s3934/Jackal%20pup%202%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3934" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EbnGs3oWiVuvBICwbvphBVB2x0pwEBe_ImSLnPC581MD_N5T4Swlk9BvDGwlbPidQ5kRIE-sc_1n7m706FTe3hBmhAWgDzPU1lhPGOm3GAqPSQa-rYIIGZtk3VQkdoMex7enILZKwdZMLKW5Qk2Ma-H8B-3uaklnzQzrjRWFHHeKcQnHxQsowhS31g/w640-h428/Jackal%20pup%202%2025-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal Pup again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTz10WOlsFBbDlk2YBKR8I33-qYjzwP6kccvUkx9WXN9eVW8jS98xfyDmK89c3cM9qyfLRfY0ax6wEhY9lb2V22qwa6-2Pce4kT-rJ_vHfwHd9xxtzyD8SktROOQKnSMoL8I3Zs2kkI-Ams6zvM59gLJ9L301PbDDdxk2ZTc4kiVuP2bRJyRPg4_C3A/s2402/Jackal%20pup%201%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="2402" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTz10WOlsFBbDlk2YBKR8I33-qYjzwP6kccvUkx9WXN9eVW8jS98xfyDmK89c3cM9qyfLRfY0ax6wEhY9lb2V22qwa6-2Pce4kT-rJ_vHfwHd9xxtzyD8SktROOQKnSMoL8I3Zs2kkI-Ams6zvM59gLJ9L301PbDDdxk2ZTc4kiVuP2bRJyRPg4_C3A/w640-h466/Jackal%20pup%201%2025-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal Pup </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Further news of the Tiger cubs of MV3 were in the area and there was a mad dash where it was hoped they would cross the road. We were in position and could see some movement in the undergrowth our driver said "hold on" as he moved 20 yards up the track leaving a space between us and another jeep from our group so if they wanted to cross the road we would be in prime position. Meanwhile other jeeps were arriving and pushing in for pole position. Eventually one cub appeared and then his brother. I was in a very fortunate position and managed to get one frame on the camera of both before the bold one crossed the road and the shy one disappeared back into the undergrowth. We were so fortunate to be in the front of the jeeps especially when one cub came back out and laid down by the side of the track.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNfe4ZxU6wHCB3dzWdPFTgXl9QA3-EaHDoLdsAzYUHipn8aNIVba4SvKklpxWOLvolsB34QqylWQ_XWj5f9HMU5FIJJOHsnFBcLVT-HY1gdjMdmx2OohXLVQgl1TyU65KQJvX1JruGn3AVUnZhbV5sn0uYv8vawVY6XAfp5AO-tPiZTR-gQ0ijrL-yQ/s1024/Our%20Gypsy%20am.%2026-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1024" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNfe4ZxU6wHCB3dzWdPFTgXl9QA3-EaHDoLdsAzYUHipn8aNIVba4SvKklpxWOLvolsB34QqylWQ_XWj5f9HMU5FIJJOHsnFBcLVT-HY1gdjMdmx2OohXLVQgl1TyU65KQJvX1JruGn3AVUnZhbV5sn0uYv8vawVY6XAfp5AO-tPiZTR-gQ0ijrL-yQ/w640-h482/Our%20Gypsy%20am.%2026-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We still had one more safari to come.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in the park this afternoon and we were taken back to the area where the cubs had been seen earlier hoping to get another sighting or even their mother who may have been looking where they have got to. A lot of driving around and the drivers talking to other drivers we went to different places and waited and waited until news of a Tiger moving came through and went to a known crossing and within seconds of arriving MV3 the mother of the cubs came from the undergrowth and crossed the track. She was so close and quick I couldnt get her in the camera frame only the head.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wln_jAmRxOuxYlDLfdeS0Wf8OghAN-s53cHBjntHbhdAgMxBz0jgVzn43252tzK7Em41d2rNPzxNbYSJs9rfcG62s34HrxgFFV7WZCH6hILTlWF7jOf8eKhdSB7haiKECzXvSiPDkuiTZV0THTt1WPfY88gX7MvTHIKobsQ3XoyGqm3Oc_WVkxOmoA/s6720/Tiger%20T27%202%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wln_jAmRxOuxYlDLfdeS0Wf8OghAN-s53cHBjntHbhdAgMxBz0jgVzn43252tzK7Em41d2rNPzxNbYSJs9rfcG62s34HrxgFFV7WZCH6hILTlWF7jOf8eKhdSB7haiKECzXvSiPDkuiTZV0THTt1WPfY88gX7MvTHIKobsQ3XoyGqm3Oc_WVkxOmoA/w640-h426/Tiger%20T27%202%2025-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger MV3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Next we had news of another Tiger sighting not far away, with all the jeeps tearing around the tracks became dust.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx7GovV5LqpUHhIuuKiXnt4PfrrIbp6Mod3F9slvOk6UUdBw4hJyCl2X9VD2n9Ajonr6rK8wS-WwQ4VQv-pGLbYugL-LpjYkEqKTzwFm5CJhyyjyQM5Tk3ojc4cvj6_CJ502k-6Ic8NeeVVweIklZaMJyJOMxRdVsIXfTgN0diUnkeX-LHUsWMtdmxQ/s944/Tiger%20T31%202%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx7GovV5LqpUHhIuuKiXnt4PfrrIbp6Mod3F9slvOk6UUdBw4hJyCl2X9VD2n9Ajonr6rK8wS-WwQ4VQv-pGLbYugL-LpjYkEqKTzwFm5CJhyyjyQM5Tk3ojc4cvj6_CJ502k-6Ic8NeeVVweIklZaMJyJOMxRdVsIXfTgN0diUnkeX-LHUsWMtdmxQ/w450-h640/Tiger%20T31%202%2025-02-23.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T31</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUim4iARooV-UMJi2pgaiHzt5r5tgcRBfyhdz8f2DIrHzmpSkdhL2F5PIx9xV3lyO-jkuBwzyhXTF5XnBzM7rasu7iKBq9udogZJwUv693Km0gI3RM6NYjobPXKI_U2FCZxQlgPZinURzmghgqhlcwEqNI8Vf2vSVSL9587MDNddLzFgHmvUhdixYJHA/s982/Tiger%20T31%201%2025-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUim4iARooV-UMJi2pgaiHzt5r5tgcRBfyhdz8f2DIrHzmpSkdhL2F5PIx9xV3lyO-jkuBwzyhXTF5XnBzM7rasu7iKBq9udogZJwUv693Km0gI3RM6NYjobPXKI_U2FCZxQlgPZinURzmghgqhlcwEqNI8Vf2vSVSL9587MDNddLzFgHmvUhdixYJHA/w474-h640/Tiger%20T31%201%2025-02-23.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger T31</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGJ35qYLrjGXj53bXV0MzfJ4lyNCUh0gzFFKVkLYy1PHcxwAihyvLOLp5ks5Ylq7_EXLZSGQEz47YOhWtoEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>We didn't expect the trip to end on such a high, another extra glass of wine with dinner was had.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday 26th, A lie in this morning but we all meet up at 7.00 for a bird walk around the gardens, plenty of Red-vented Bulbuls and Jungle Babblers and a couple of new birds were seen.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oFscOPtZKzgitTc-IoJyn1rQ3zWSQnAxrAscAcrfdxQQ-uzDAGFEoAEpoMLNt3zJ-Dag9cewdMmEQUG2uwo8tuESW63__ElOzVc0-07gguyjk2qGv5_B1G_jxRZFmIeT9YAuLREtYDv08qdcmsJDXG8x93bSY99Iq3qdiJO0P-a_W2fD7NK7uHP0oQ/s1503/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%202%2026-02-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1503" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oFscOPtZKzgitTc-IoJyn1rQ3zWSQnAxrAscAcrfdxQQ-uzDAGFEoAEpoMLNt3zJ-Dag9cewdMmEQUG2uwo8tuESW63__ElOzVc0-07gguyjk2qGv5_B1G_jxRZFmIeT9YAuLREtYDv08qdcmsJDXG8x93bSY99Iq3qdiJO0P-a_W2fD7NK7uHP0oQ/w640-h448/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%202%2026-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Magpie Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaysZEtHHpOZgUEWAU5yaEi11dAz6UPWzw1z8SdDRMZ2ik3dF67qL6Lc5sh7kiASIPm3mKs4nyNmcwhxz0lZo_-d2rg4AyBtlmuC0L0UqJ_uiT4Ga3yCSKvHf5gLCpbGT3IZ4rHZr_2W3bzF1z8L6fTLhqqXql_dr3dvWwpqoEeLisTZaW6eHb5fOteA/s1801/Oriental%20White%20eye%201%2026-02-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1801" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaysZEtHHpOZgUEWAU5yaEi11dAz6UPWzw1z8SdDRMZ2ik3dF67qL6Lc5sh7kiASIPm3mKs4nyNmcwhxz0lZo_-d2rg4AyBtlmuC0L0UqJ_uiT4Ga3yCSKvHf5gLCpbGT3IZ4rHZr_2W3bzF1z8L6fTLhqqXql_dr3dvWwpqoEeLisTZaW6eHb5fOteA/w640-h486/Oriental%20White%20eye%201%2026-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental White-eye</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Breakfast was taken and we had a couple of hours to pack. 11am we set for Nagpur the start of our journey home through the forests and towns. A couple of stops were made, and to use the conveniences at a service station. Traffic was quite light being mainly of lorries and motorbikes in the towns</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVFJ4xy7lSSmWW1tuhBq1V1F4FjQ4HkYZrMUBousM-yoIR538ohhkd-NDZZFJPRMR-Kk7f-24tlEv6aRoUZ_jzk9-VgGkZUdqqRd3yEhasGwVJmQ-CLA2XzO_npWnHNtZfmkWMaqVIyNOW_RuK1HJsjneURLLv1tAvk6XYCOWcUZ_tBKppsvP8xH-Pw/s4160/Indian%20Lorry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVFJ4xy7lSSmWW1tuhBq1V1F4FjQ4HkYZrMUBousM-yoIR538ohhkd-NDZZFJPRMR-Kk7f-24tlEv6aRoUZ_jzk9-VgGkZUdqqRd3yEhasGwVJmQ-CLA2XzO_npWnHNtZfmkWMaqVIyNOW_RuK1HJsjneURLLv1tAvk6XYCOWcUZ_tBKppsvP8xH-Pw/w480-h640/Indian%20Lorry.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical Indian lorry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Finally reaching Nagpur at around 6.00 pm we checked into the Radisson Blu Hotel again which seemed to take forever and again waiting for our luggage to be delivered to our rooms. I managed a shower and then it was time for dinner at 7.30 which was exceptionally good with an enormous choice on buffet and all what I had tasted good. Bar service was slow however and a nightmare in getting them to do individual bills. Finally back in the room for a couple of hours sleep before departing for the airport at midnight arriving there 15 minutes later. We then had a 3.5 hour wait before the flight departed to Doha. The flight left on time and then a 1.75 hour connection in Doha we eventually arrived back at Heathrow just after midday UK time on Monday 27th.</div><div><br /></div><div>A brilliant trip, the weather was hot in the daytime around 35 deg.C. early morning safaris were cold with temperatures starting between 12 and 14 deg.C. Clear blue skies for the whole of the trip. Excellent food although I got a bit tired of curry every time. My only criticism is having a lack of sleep on the journey there and on the way back - I feel this could have been better organised. Also a for me the only birder in my jeep I would have liked a bit more input on the birds there another jeep in our party saw far more than I did.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl6VVdIpMLVt3-FplV_2GhV3VjxPVCdvBU9T5L9spLS9W1J7Gql6SbKAvnaSFVkpEOixAZrcM3JaM1AUuXWtcMZYoTZmSoVE8sgXhWQFk-h1G1lBY054ydLJ-PmOP7XNPHGiz5BpbMqPvthD-Mr9Rkp5vOW8nZbHzKzdcn0aBDlkNevjXIma4iWqCgQ/s6720/Tiger%20MV3%204%2024-02-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl6VVdIpMLVt3-FplV_2GhV3VjxPVCdvBU9T5L9spLS9W1J7Gql6SbKAvnaSFVkpEOixAZrcM3JaM1AUuXWtcMZYoTZmSoVE8sgXhWQFk-h1G1lBY054ydLJ-PmOP7XNPHGiz5BpbMqPvthD-Mr9Rkp5vOW8nZbHzKzdcn0aBDlkNevjXIma4iWqCgQ/w640-h426/Tiger%20MV3%204%2024-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-848410270351980762023-02-22T13:30:00.011+00:002023-03-11T17:53:04.634+00:00Tiger Direct to India February 2023<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0B5LMK-y84vc2njZ_PtTkPczb2G5BHPmS6-yyrkQifpUUSoO1KptrWnLalc3ShppdxF_G7ajMZbdEzqwWxKBKTP_7LIAAnXgR5x7TVCB_FUdOuVgW1-NoRx0gIqZFvhwrqMrcO2rLnGq3udShM5k3jjPu8j_eyylCMHSkv81UrAv2W78iypKZWJjiw/s6720/Tiger%20Swastik1%2021-02-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0B5LMK-y84vc2njZ_PtTkPczb2G5BHPmS6-yyrkQifpUUSoO1KptrWnLalc3ShppdxF_G7ajMZbdEzqwWxKBKTP_7LIAAnXgR5x7TVCB_FUdOuVgW1-NoRx0gIqZFvhwrqMrcO2rLnGq3udShM5k3jjPu8j_eyylCMHSkv81UrAv2W78iypKZWJjiw/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik1%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> <span style="font-size: large;">Tiger Tiger!- India February 2023 Part 1 Pench</span></p><p>A childhood ambition was to see a wild Tiger and after scouring the wildlife holiday brochures i found a trip offered by Nature Trek that took me straight to Tiger country without all the hassle of large cities and long train journeys. Booking the last place on their Tiger Direct tour, on the 18th February I set off to Heathrow Airport late Afternoon. </p><p>Parked the car in the Terminal 4 long stay car park, a bus took me to departures from there a 10 minute walk along the covered walkway I checked into The Terminal 4 Premier Inn for the night. The airport check in for Qatar Airlines opened at 5am and I joined a long queue which was managed reasonably well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtqpI8fhJgYsGzfR7m29nxx9y3q2t3DM5gE7JLS_rrdeC3oRHRqKG5LlMFj7OX_NEFLUrWaeTp3RUIIXcXDX7TB8thjX-8vT_BsdKvIsXnGiTFaAKQUY_LxKxbyhGkvqxCyO4Hr4rNJdCpUr_BBKnUXmBHxuDrUMCvbO55v5NcKqDjAbipU6AbOK1cg/s4160/Heathrow%20Walk%20way.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtqpI8fhJgYsGzfR7m29nxx9y3q2t3DM5gE7JLS_rrdeC3oRHRqKG5LlMFj7OX_NEFLUrWaeTp3RUIIXcXDX7TB8thjX-8vT_BsdKvIsXnGiTFaAKQUY_LxKxbyhGkvqxCyO4Hr4rNJdCpUr_BBKnUXmBHxuDrUMCvbO55v5NcKqDjAbipU6AbOK1cg/w480-h640/Heathrow%20Walk%20way.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel walkway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>The 8.05 flight departed on time for the 6.5 hour flight to Doha arriving ahead of schedule, a 2 hour wait for the connecting flight to Nagpur which again left more a less on time, 4.5 hours later we arrived in Nagpur around 2.00am their time. Passport control and customs were reasonably quick, exchanged currency and met up with our guide and the rest of the group. A 15 minute drive and we were at the Radisson Blu Hotel for our first night. Checking in here was slow and then had to wait for our luggage to be delivered and by 3.45 finally got to bed.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EmRoXrC4oi2AXxim3dub3uhz6lhMmoKLYTO2ZO35Q8REsMVGB06NiDWorVqSic8LjaKZw3EKixjxwmXqEqF6OPOFpPWQZLRRshP8cKZcKL49AchntXCUu9ERv1tcrNDIzvic21hYOaTledVbO7X54Ip3zUlNr3YmyYCli8UCJbMOuOP2buWhqN5TPg/s4160/Radisson%20Blu%20Hotel%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EmRoXrC4oi2AXxim3dub3uhz6lhMmoKLYTO2ZO35Q8REsMVGB06NiDWorVqSic8LjaKZw3EKixjxwmXqEqF6OPOFpPWQZLRRshP8cKZcKL49AchntXCUu9ERv1tcrNDIzvic21hYOaTledVbO7X54Ip3zUlNr3YmyYCli8UCJbMOuOP2buWhqN5TPg/w480-h640/Radisson%20Blu%20Hotel%20room.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radisson Blu Hotel room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The alarm went off at 7.30 am as breakfast was at 8.00 and we departed Nagpur at 9.00. seeing a Laughing Dove and a flock of House Sparrows in the drive.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHFd1w3dG-2phKduu3fYJscbvFBjPLuUvk69dNXDIEblhxk819MOi-JLjwePi-hkK3AD63ectjNiFC0D9LQeJA5x0gJVQGTRom18pM-xjUcsZIQJWw8MCcgQ_W__bemAgbAvdVB-UbZe-alvMXjgye4ucyR5sa-JicL2kZrYYoBoYR_yo-qViyUayOg/s4247/Laughing%20Dove%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3288" data-original-width="4247" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHFd1w3dG-2phKduu3fYJscbvFBjPLuUvk69dNXDIEblhxk819MOi-JLjwePi-hkK3AD63ectjNiFC0D9LQeJA5x0gJVQGTRom18pM-xjUcsZIQJWw8MCcgQ_W__bemAgbAvdVB-UbZe-alvMXjgye4ucyR5sa-JicL2kZrYYoBoYR_yo-qViyUayOg/w640-h496/Laughing%20Dove%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>A 2.5 hour journey along good roads took us to Pench National Nature reserve where we arrived at The Tuli Tiger Corridor Lodge to find the rooms were not ready (could have had an extra hour in bed). eventually checked in and got the keys to our rooms. A little time before lunch so a wander around to the lake where I saw some Spot-billed Ducks and a Little Cormorant. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ByJSud1ZWMHiPZK4-N6kqI1uyGEkDucawRKFF0_vwEjTE3bcqNAyjFhkRbfAz5A-uFRev97TQ04x6shTRtfHSE4ORITYoQaBpozr-usm_Hh8p7ghupr9qD7IF7942ysttRkYAO5tVcwAktXtZ1R6anEeMvbMYhVFyx0g_q5Q8cqJFuFSecJvHqPzaw/s2271/Little%20Cormorant%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2271" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ByJSud1ZWMHiPZK4-N6kqI1uyGEkDucawRKFF0_vwEjTE3bcqNAyjFhkRbfAz5A-uFRev97TQ04x6shTRtfHSE4ORITYoQaBpozr-usm_Hh8p7ghupr9qD7IF7942ysttRkYAO5tVcwAktXtZ1R6anEeMvbMYhVFyx0g_q5Q8cqJFuFSecJvHqPzaw/w640-h434/Little%20Cormorant%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiRQT3adjezGgGEKAbvivWLgF0Ss_xdUrnQK86rTaJys-3Iowwk-onf4BZQXE0110kohCv6Ho-e6F39jvi098gVfqw99FJpqJMEtgRJE-Dr5C78qRGM3r--XTeCQ6PTuF1_rWYPT1cm01rs4FIVq_o8vjxwkop1WyjKc3IH557nFKAA08F23GkmltKw/s1660/Spot-billed%20Ducks%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1660" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiRQT3adjezGgGEKAbvivWLgF0Ss_xdUrnQK86rTaJys-3Iowwk-onf4BZQXE0110kohCv6Ho-e6F39jvi098gVfqw99FJpqJMEtgRJE-Dr5C78qRGM3r--XTeCQ6PTuF1_rWYPT1cm01rs4FIVq_o8vjxwkop1WyjKc3IH557nFKAA08F23GkmltKw/w640-h378/Spot-billed%20Ducks%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot-billed Ducks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>A buffet lunch of varoius curries naan bread and dessert of fruits were to be the meals for the next week, retiring to my bungalow I managed a 40 minute nap.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7h-btCSAYBWdTetM67qxqrszJNkgoBUxM8r-NOA6Kk_ueAOEbBh7OGnGxZ2B2I79k3tY6By8fefXub7YYbTW7V3dPsejKzrRgR2nWA4QLsQhNcMgRNXEDLN8h-RJW8PfK57BJyq39b16T9rmqDsHkAyiRfR1AoI48LP_-KSrm7vGVaqJMeLAKhwqGw/s1600/Pench%20Lodge%20Bathroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7h-btCSAYBWdTetM67qxqrszJNkgoBUxM8r-NOA6Kk_ueAOEbBh7OGnGxZ2B2I79k3tY6By8fefXub7YYbTW7V3dPsejKzrRgR2nWA4QLsQhNcMgRNXEDLN8h-RJW8PfK57BJyq39b16T9rmqDsHkAyiRfR1AoI48LP_-KSrm7vGVaqJMeLAKhwqGw/w480-h640/Pench%20Lodge%20Bathroom.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bungalow Bathroom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W_SrAQbAYkCgUGU18HRHNYNo4e9IrN6IPIvJ_Om7s_-LShiNdIy0W36fEa5TLVyf65w4_t92Qt5hQn-ebbdgir74kFxXOobwS7cvRTOmixZNKqjzQXaYATtZL2a3oioaNdX0zDS8U6gCnJxjfdIGm52PL3v-cSzpBJ7aPAYdpjCMNjJLNJ5spewVdA/s1600/Pench%20Lodge%20Bedroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W_SrAQbAYkCgUGU18HRHNYNo4e9IrN6IPIvJ_Om7s_-LShiNdIy0W36fEa5TLVyf65w4_t92Qt5hQn-ebbdgir74kFxXOobwS7cvRTOmixZNKqjzQXaYATtZL2a3oioaNdX0zDS8U6gCnJxjfdIGm52PL3v-cSzpBJ7aPAYdpjCMNjJLNJ5spewVdA/w480-h640/Pench%20Lodge%20Bedroom.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bungalow Bedroom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1FVvteIHQ0nfdZxBg7gsLOqnedX0XjlBVHNeHb3mizwUfW16-SRJCypX2b9lMPmxuyEKynP2wzCyh_4SPNXM7y83BP4TfsNdDnSNclRHxtdsdPzbHfK2t-eUB1XziJBXbhOfft80crLiwG8cR6rrW15ZpSTZzIYjCuvlWnX-0700lKhpcV6UUBKsZw/s1600/Pench%20Lodge%20Bungalow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1FVvteIHQ0nfdZxBg7gsLOqnedX0XjlBVHNeHb3mizwUfW16-SRJCypX2b9lMPmxuyEKynP2wzCyh_4SPNXM7y83BP4TfsNdDnSNclRHxtdsdPzbHfK2t-eUB1XziJBXbhOfft80crLiwG8cR6rrW15ZpSTZzIYjCuvlWnX-0700lKhpcV6UUBKsZw/w640-h480/Pench%20Lodge%20Bungalow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pench Bungalow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgpcPSYY1IDAptdF0l9ooH6AaCwORWw0ioFn69Z8GOJhcTikViNTsYj1vyejsaX1KBN-rdALWgCoGdV2iHPp5iuiq8EVmBXZ-ubfjKmOEbU4vZNk12a4ZeYS3G6jjXaY8dpDectRnjnp6hCC0vZXRT9KaelYiPsaXlTJnBeZmRCS5YfW5Gf4tcSe_kg/s1600/Pench%20Lodge%20dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgpcPSYY1IDAptdF0l9ooH6AaCwORWw0ioFn69Z8GOJhcTikViNTsYj1vyejsaX1KBN-rdALWgCoGdV2iHPp5iuiq8EVmBXZ-ubfjKmOEbU4vZNk12a4ZeYS3G6jjXaY8dpDectRnjnp6hCC0vZXRT9KaelYiPsaXlTJnBeZmRCS5YfW5Gf4tcSe_kg/w480-h640/Pench%20Lodge%20dinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical meal</td></tr></tbody></table>Meeting up at 3.00pm in the reception area we were allocated to our groups of 4 which were to remain for the rest of the trip.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-70djAoi8dw9kC3UOYtr7DhD6_gAPS3yv8jP4fqazgR2IYOcwe_ZyUnQ0zFL3yAIyffPHxdLqtVZs_VLn2Uw6n4xvHqoecTTsbwSWBAqaQpM6Vh9r3ZnSy30A6h1wIA8OyPzW3BKaFKMS_TTRJu-WR9rQJhPqQtYup_Ud-OTqwcza_IC2imw9LN-0g/s4160/Pench%20reception.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-70djAoi8dw9kC3UOYtr7DhD6_gAPS3yv8jP4fqazgR2IYOcwe_ZyUnQ0zFL3yAIyffPHxdLqtVZs_VLn2Uw6n4xvHqoecTTsbwSWBAqaQpM6Vh9r3ZnSy30A6h1wIA8OyPzW3BKaFKMS_TTRJu-WR9rQJhPqQtYup_Ud-OTqwcza_IC2imw9LN-0g/w480-h640/Pench%20reception.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuli Tiger Corridor Lodge Reception.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A 2K drive took us to the nearest gate, once assigned to our local guide we set off on our first safari, A 3 hour drive around found several birds and mammals but no Tigers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMWaAfE8_Y8Ij3-FF2MzyeAmQoHBWXNKDXMOV_6z3Hrl2G8GVwIVltVoiIj5XqQltng6SGFPZhFWYUs3W-h6xSB1Kxlxq1ju4IlaegjOv5n5RPIwYAWQyQZQu5dQEPoaKWMHlop_O5NGFFEcVAVGPHwvHHi6ql8fELr4YyGWiI_cr0NwriqzeErJ3Xg/s5376/Gaur%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMWaAfE8_Y8Ij3-FF2MzyeAmQoHBWXNKDXMOV_6z3Hrl2G8GVwIVltVoiIj5XqQltng6SGFPZhFWYUs3W-h6xSB1Kxlxq1ju4IlaegjOv5n5RPIwYAWQyQZQu5dQEPoaKWMHlop_O5NGFFEcVAVGPHwvHHi6ql8fELr4YyGWiI_cr0NwriqzeErJ3Xg/w640-h426/Gaur%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM-2kKwPcw0Nku_tyRkL2S-Kr27mHeMZGyJNAB1d8zoV1Cx7pp8_os1oM84dPJ4g2FV26F7WvmfyhPtpHUuVc22lzyqRPzRUW7vV55TskFN0uCfK9DudGwK3a1EdGcP32_EcRIqrCixxx4Sk0vvRKdWTcv-dCOwvc7iNGw8OQkw0YT17poKNosKqarA/s5376/Gaur%202%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM-2kKwPcw0Nku_tyRkL2S-Kr27mHeMZGyJNAB1d8zoV1Cx7pp8_os1oM84dPJ4g2FV26F7WvmfyhPtpHUuVc22lzyqRPzRUW7vV55TskFN0uCfK9DudGwK3a1EdGcP32_EcRIqrCixxx4Sk0vvRKdWTcv-dCOwvc7iNGw8OQkw0YT17poKNosKqarA/w640-h426/Gaur%202%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bV-v2k_yRb9ZAJ9FBWXqXGi88wKE90liXwdTfQLhkIq6WlbMPzHenFHbBL8QF03X0jDCwJkEJiSbvuLeCyDpc70Q_IvVlqn-yFaSYK2jDX5_je0OGBnVyRevkLs5sx5mdCoWKl7TyJvfutA9bXhhZMUJDNBbxzLcKQOCqX0ofcWKDEsbltCF4nsU9g/s6720/Grey%20Langur%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bV-v2k_yRb9ZAJ9FBWXqXGi88wKE90liXwdTfQLhkIq6WlbMPzHenFHbBL8QF03X0jDCwJkEJiSbvuLeCyDpc70Q_IvVlqn-yFaSYK2jDX5_je0OGBnVyRevkLs5sx5mdCoWKl7TyJvfutA9bXhhZMUJDNBbxzLcKQOCqX0ofcWKDEsbltCF4nsU9g/w640-h426/Grey%20Langur%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Langur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxMmrKNUNAH_umqeyKDhuxLgxGohA2eq2HooSN3tVfHYfqv50OUtgNag-LoNSAUrlu9W_3IoPMp8GY5tGj7oZnbPgKg_xHfpHOFe3SPbpeqwPWjVtosPPWn6Gv1_KyzGfasq3Cp-4Xysz5yuGIcYN5_kTFXIJFB_TAzKsiq_M27n9bBhR6jx25Lsq2w/s3545/Jackal%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3545" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxMmrKNUNAH_umqeyKDhuxLgxGohA2eq2HooSN3tVfHYfqv50OUtgNag-LoNSAUrlu9W_3IoPMp8GY5tGj7oZnbPgKg_xHfpHOFe3SPbpeqwPWjVtosPPWn6Gv1_KyzGfasq3Cp-4Xysz5yuGIcYN5_kTFXIJFB_TAzKsiq_M27n9bBhR6jx25Lsq2w/w640-h452/Jackal%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXVxcX3mBB4xK3yl3Wa880Iq7t1KvYNTQeD19EvzcR2y1GOu9q1pgpKAnRFGMaAFDcxmw62dVkPfNl8D0-SR9n7cgKd6LHP4Wcfg6ajq2XxDU1zVdn9ewUnBi75LLqMlXPpapTN-UwZivFHoFRwXSHf_5lYKPOAkW1jNXXCUthZ8qVDyRV-JMXKLnw/s3132/Jackal%202%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="3132" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXVxcX3mBB4xK3yl3Wa880Iq7t1KvYNTQeD19EvzcR2y1GOu9q1pgpKAnRFGMaAFDcxmw62dVkPfNl8D0-SR9n7cgKd6LHP4Wcfg6ajq2XxDU1zVdn9ewUnBi75LLqMlXPpapTN-UwZivFHoFRwXSHf_5lYKPOAkW1jNXXCUthZ8qVDyRV-JMXKLnw/w640-h470/Jackal%202%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dSRbuQBY4blCNXPUyuxgb44AGZO4cwVzacNtp980cTW3KDC_28lgW0pcPdLa3mpiyiQBpovpeaFtbO1--qlbFmah2vAozFdiz-IIoZD4HSGBIFYYP-gQ20Fs2-ia2bWHirU4LrTV_VnzufhK0KJ8khx81M1Bfgl29ODPRDO3mdEdaP5D9GYg1ayC7Q/s2709/Open-billed%20Storks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2709" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dSRbuQBY4blCNXPUyuxgb44AGZO4cwVzacNtp980cTW3KDC_28lgW0pcPdLa3mpiyiQBpovpeaFtbO1--qlbFmah2vAozFdiz-IIoZD4HSGBIFYYP-gQ20Fs2-ia2bWHirU4LrTV_VnzufhK0KJ8khx81M1Bfgl29ODPRDO3mdEdaP5D9GYg1ayC7Q/w640-h462/Open-billed%20Storks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open-billed Storks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMIybtN8H3BjwRg6oj7Bgy36QpBPqZ9HsoQshmYa7ojmXdip18zqjmbFVEwGK_rppAlewe2lQNQi8vcvhpYP9KZpH_zK1XWQFaDCwogVyOi5en2ST4TY3nSS57-1FUgdpXLLVTNCGGI5OOYumWCoYJI4dNdFI2MmDSf4y02JNNbkoXYVKxoziYu-Ikg/s4207/Oriental%20Honey%20Buzzard%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="4207" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMIybtN8H3BjwRg6oj7Bgy36QpBPqZ9HsoQshmYa7ojmXdip18zqjmbFVEwGK_rppAlewe2lQNQi8vcvhpYP9KZpH_zK1XWQFaDCwogVyOi5en2ST4TY3nSS57-1FUgdpXLLVTNCGGI5OOYumWCoYJI4dNdFI2MmDSf4y02JNNbkoXYVKxoziYu-Ikg/w640-h458/Oriental%20Honey%20Buzzard%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Honey Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoLX8PKnZpw_5tp4U47Zs6cPPyepavlVqvPx54ICSz3ois8PaaX4wl0y3j66SgeYn3jd-FQbdT2nzkyQ1X3FQohULHdRzKyVrAj0-wrfSE1FGfNzsuWSxuEFe6IGC6C0xfo6au7o6IPblNTjt6zzBdGCDcVJO64z9G6-gL8euTxCy05aMGV8mFBrg_w/s5067/Samba%202%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="5067" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoLX8PKnZpw_5tp4U47Zs6cPPyepavlVqvPx54ICSz3ois8PaaX4wl0y3j66SgeYn3jd-FQbdT2nzkyQ1X3FQohULHdRzKyVrAj0-wrfSE1FGfNzsuWSxuEFe6IGC6C0xfo6au7o6IPblNTjt6zzBdGCDcVJO64z9G6-gL8euTxCy05aMGV8mFBrg_w/w640-h414/Samba%202%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samba Deer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwWzW5KrCRTCjF5w9oKtxXRw6q7YymwtGZJw-xBUbQ9W4ifjquOoJ5XLz5MmvIvojai53H2mLx4hvwFudqp82-mx8hJGwwwzKzFAm7-2W88AiCNyQzcSC-LWf_4NzK6Sn9PKzjOUxOBWBwMwpTdsDkbfEOhQVhYN4Rxsry0GK4s4U6v6Go-dh34tp3g/s5376/Sambar%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwWzW5KrCRTCjF5w9oKtxXRw6q7YymwtGZJw-xBUbQ9W4ifjquOoJ5XLz5MmvIvojai53H2mLx4hvwFudqp82-mx8hJGwwwzKzFAm7-2W88AiCNyQzcSC-LWf_4NzK6Sn9PKzjOUxOBWBwMwpTdsDkbfEOhQVhYN4Rxsry0GK4s4U6v6Go-dh34tp3g/w640-h426/Sambar%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IurmoQUg-mu78wy8nk1AEYuNTb5tBJJPwWxSFE3ld4mWdxqLKlre1vOGkUpPonMGDSoVjhqAdS1lQWuMLZPYvayRME0GzTe8PUkuzsWY0GuWEhaPpFDmKmpKsw2PiLuqfaEzVHX8T6umymCC3HU8LHmuK_IAUXyMh4pywFGovdAnBcGO4ZG3RIkX4A/s6720/Spotted%20Deer%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IurmoQUg-mu78wy8nk1AEYuNTb5tBJJPwWxSFE3ld4mWdxqLKlre1vOGkUpPonMGDSoVjhqAdS1lQWuMLZPYvayRME0GzTe8PUkuzsWY0GuWEhaPpFDmKmpKsw2PiLuqfaEzVHX8T6umymCC3HU8LHmuK_IAUXyMh4pywFGovdAnBcGO4ZG3RIkX4A/w640-h426/Spotted%20Deer%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Deer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-NH3nMTUEE68yI6jEnvnzv0p5JmhN_FSBiEMjnrMGQlc4T2xC1ipP6WmA1ErsC34jE0-kQYAxInPbIgljYuooVOMEC1tCWzDfNQeuT1bx-DWY6RuLmqGQ3lYNItu9fIKvC-GUHW1nviruMrVu-uYgivqek69DiGNYKBZecSRS__JYy86doL8pbho4A/s3118/Wild%20Boar%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3118" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-NH3nMTUEE68yI6jEnvnzv0p5JmhN_FSBiEMjnrMGQlc4T2xC1ipP6WmA1ErsC34jE0-kQYAxInPbIgljYuooVOMEC1tCWzDfNQeuT1bx-DWY6RuLmqGQ3lYNItu9fIKvC-GUHW1nviruMrVu-uYgivqek69DiGNYKBZecSRS__JYy86doL8pbho4A/w640-h482/Wild%20Boar%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Wild Boar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf6_9ZwD4OCEdg5pL04mR7zNwofL5X4fdG45fEJAM0du4VtpEhNM0XYycguAqG0cjwBICSO9_lSbUjwBNWyBa90Vv6B71Hz2-FBtW1MDm_ms3GGoP4VjAS8e5LL-PtsoleAldWwYEgJg3lYjmNES08DhB2or3GNfq2c0QLVQIvz7hbYj1j-WwQ49ssw/s4107/Working%20Elephants%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="4107" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf6_9ZwD4OCEdg5pL04mR7zNwofL5X4fdG45fEJAM0du4VtpEhNM0XYycguAqG0cjwBICSO9_lSbUjwBNWyBa90Vv6B71Hz2-FBtW1MDm_ms3GGoP4VjAS8e5LL-PtsoleAldWwYEgJg3lYjmNES08DhB2or3GNfq2c0QLVQIvz7hbYj1j-WwQ49ssw/w640-h434/Working%20Elephants%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Elephants (working)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcLx-5ip425NpAXNzB4msrNJz26hCeGbYTvQWrhhCBsAdSHPWmbsmncTxvkf11DnoKb0MWWs_4sRv3QqswoVNss3FJukPv4pHjEFXZxP-VY2WsGRgiY9eGkCXRJ33MmVrExZkjmQTwT5b7iwEZ4O2MD6iNW1lpyK96hJvc3npdICw0aIDvkkuuSLzNQ/s6720/Working%20Elephants%202%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcLx-5ip425NpAXNzB4msrNJz26hCeGbYTvQWrhhCBsAdSHPWmbsmncTxvkf11DnoKb0MWWs_4sRv3QqswoVNss3FJukPv4pHjEFXZxP-VY2WsGRgiY9eGkCXRJ33MmVrExZkjmQTwT5b7iwEZ4O2MD6iNW1lpyK96hJvc3npdICw0aIDvkkuuSLzNQ/w640-h426/Working%20Elephants%202%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working Indian Elephant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On the way back just as it was getting dark a Spotted Owlet was seen on the roadside near the lodge.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7U63LWTFz0p_yzH5PqHYLmnS2gAIayd8Jb_cs52jkKEIiQWoiqJ2SbvrYQt4vcMdhELbvxwiy1ql2n-JOCjp-q9rypjap-GZkPiKoj7-YTc7DpBk2MmaDstgQk3e65tPfawqPFFGJMC5REEKmTSf80mX7XnPIW_ta0y6lVuXUQFIv39KWO6CPv80Zg/s2859/Spotted%20Owlet%201%2020-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="2859" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7U63LWTFz0p_yzH5PqHYLmnS2gAIayd8Jb_cs52jkKEIiQWoiqJ2SbvrYQt4vcMdhELbvxwiy1ql2n-JOCjp-q9rypjap-GZkPiKoj7-YTc7DpBk2MmaDstgQk3e65tPfawqPFFGJMC5REEKmTSf80mX7XnPIW_ta0y6lVuXUQFIv39KWO6CPv80Zg/w640-h502/Spotted%20Owlet%201%2020-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Owlet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After dinner a good nights sleep was had.</p><p>Tuesday 21st, we met for coffee at 5.45 am and set off with our packed breakfasts entering the park at 6.30 just as it was light a drive around the park saw more birds and mammals but still no Tigers. arriving back at the lodge just before 12 a freshen up and lunch and another nap before setting off again at 3.00 for our afternoon safari. That morning one group had seen a Tiger so our hopes were raised.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWfLlBcGPjYJdQkoUH-67nHMXECzoHOC6eanN4D_uwQl6hPQF5Z-DhMfx6h4Shl0S2b16fW836l1vNNU24GK7XTYROsrxMskfIQ_JXMMaSL9hbQ93HkSS8Mitff5jw9DMlikYz1oRJPr1D74EZGdHcmY3LBo2OdkJsEOoXhrWgyt3_vgRQTedcxUMFA/s4300/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWfLlBcGPjYJdQkoUH-67nHMXECzoHOC6eanN4D_uwQl6hPQF5Z-DhMfx6h4Shl0S2b16fW836l1vNNU24GK7XTYROsrxMskfIQ_JXMMaSL9hbQ93HkSS8Mitff5jw9DMlikYz1oRJPr1D74EZGdHcmY3LBo2OdkJsEOoXhrWgyt3_vgRQTedcxUMFA/w640-h426/Oriental%20Magpie%20Robin%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Magpie Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIO9zpKgZyTUa5zXLqC_5IoGaZHQWzz6m-_xDojHFrJuBqmzkG0atrWe4cPgA_pD26aqLYjH4C1V0_yIEe2J9o8RX_dUTQNkyfquDZ7No1CTemtngqofbaAnhbRHPo5sWmSFvRewi8ctHX/s2099/Green+Bee-eater+21-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2099" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIO9zpKgZyTUa5zXLqC_5IoGaZHQWzz6m-_xDojHFrJuBqmzkG0atrWe4cPgA_pD26aqLYjH4C1V0_yIEe2J9o8RX_dUTQNkyfquDZ7No1CTemtngqofbaAnhbRHPo5sWmSFvRewi8ctHX/w640-h432/Green+Bee-eater+21-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5PK332_kJp5V7vpa6mvUVLxRSwfKjcSPKUDFbH4rs6lrdfMe0YN4Xx6ZKDZIxS1hoZ_Vi04CMEa78iMP5s38RLgFQnB8CylCZjlgdMIjx8k1Z4xg71ZDjmzootFdQXcLGbs8gHHPDJuHjYJjh5ZFXJp-1PToA3xmR_mkluIhyPbt-v-TrOfVES0GkA/s5376/Jackal%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5PK332_kJp5V7vpa6mvUVLxRSwfKjcSPKUDFbH4rs6lrdfMe0YN4Xx6ZKDZIxS1hoZ_Vi04CMEa78iMP5s38RLgFQnB8CylCZjlgdMIjx8k1Z4xg71ZDjmzootFdQXcLGbs8gHHPDJuHjYJjh5ZFXJp-1PToA3xmR_mkluIhyPbt-v-TrOfVES0GkA/w640-h426/Jackal%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Jackal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLWXTvP0BTCjIqD2FWfvB5p6pbbNEkrI2P92x6wdduQqAVpCixU0wP04TiOAYTp9Okn3ndmrRd6WoMbyI_DF7uwp6_30jdWrAPyZplGzgJrhbSE8cO31oOaK1yYhA8H2XrSOSu0HfdV6kg12kVZeTwa13NavyLBbENaxEYdo-FFaSE6R-4GOIJDXMqg/s5376/Indian%20Grey%20Hornbill%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLWXTvP0BTCjIqD2FWfvB5p6pbbNEkrI2P92x6wdduQqAVpCixU0wP04TiOAYTp9Okn3ndmrRd6WoMbyI_DF7uwp6_30jdWrAPyZplGzgJrhbSE8cO31oOaK1yYhA8H2XrSOSu0HfdV6kg12kVZeTwa13NavyLBbENaxEYdo-FFaSE6R-4GOIJDXMqg/w640-h426/Indian%20Grey%20Hornbill%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Grey Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EExAtMxIzZzaUi7qiNMCr0AHXV_MsAcPmWRQu1OTaj4NjEqWMdQEdscwtDc0AoIqRkfJ_jPEzjWlDfv8P63OaLucg-1pMrFP4fivkvpuPRfa62rK--pda5Vb_pgsdv0PR62HwYTDZyNZxs9ZNWcRrV4w72Ym1-lqefWhA-bPftR2zN-og4YZ6dslWg/s3911/Great%20White%20Egret%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3911" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EExAtMxIzZzaUi7qiNMCr0AHXV_MsAcPmWRQu1OTaj4NjEqWMdQEdscwtDc0AoIqRkfJ_jPEzjWlDfv8P63OaLucg-1pMrFP4fivkvpuPRfa62rK--pda5Vb_pgsdv0PR62HwYTDZyNZxs9ZNWcRrV4w72Ym1-lqefWhA-bPftR2zN-og4YZ6dslWg/w640-h410/Great%20White%20Egret%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhdM4xPIH6229_O0d-IUaW-q1ew1ftsXMbtSXp1DSEadIrRSY5fryxgucxWcRWLeQgwPw4vWJW6LAL4eLJw40QW8_fUAjukl_g4p2BYcWSrCuFckYt5QnYxZKBL4276t2etaXai2Pwk-PBI_qFFTJd_YHA1pZDmGRtpbqOKmIOJjsQnzoIWPrsZKIqw/s3440/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhdM4xPIH6229_O0d-IUaW-q1ew1ftsXMbtSXp1DSEadIrRSY5fryxgucxWcRWLeQgwPw4vWJW6LAL4eLJw40QW8_fUAjukl_g4p2BYcWSrCuFckYt5QnYxZKBL4276t2etaXai2Pwk-PBI_qFFTJd_YHA1pZDmGRtpbqOKmIOJjsQnzoIWPrsZKIqw/w640-h426/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Serpent Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzaEEABnJfNy-tg9-tScvOMipOiGwIBk2FPJYDF0_kGAAwOGCIwp1wdpLul-aQOoPVSuMi37JoSqmFBiPj0sfCGfMmZNSMP2Poy58ODMlfK36AtZDbQT4PhD6S_duRlykr9c1-7ps_QreCWHhJnbNQgwe2CP9qfNMlGAkUGsUT0RRyFJWJ3bVmZMtug/s2859/Crested%20Hawk%20Eagle%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2859" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzaEEABnJfNy-tg9-tScvOMipOiGwIBk2FPJYDF0_kGAAwOGCIwp1wdpLul-aQOoPVSuMi37JoSqmFBiPj0sfCGfMmZNSMP2Poy58ODMlfK36AtZDbQT4PhD6S_duRlykr9c1-7ps_QreCWHhJnbNQgwe2CP9qfNMlGAkUGsUT0RRyFJWJ3bVmZMtug/w640-h474/Crested%20Hawk%20Eagle%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Hawk Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjb0QBpsl6hcwAWAHGWbKOR5ExEzavIkglYIhyTc4N1wc0EZxesb1AgGXirCS-xOFCAZsTLKrUd4VQ4HmOSOKtTfB19wBr-je8AXD-NbxKJKjSXwU8wLTlyh9igBJS8Nj3RRQQALzmbp8014SOyqv9I6dnBeZqSpyWvfhlM91-G4uPgK53AljjcZ1_w/s4300/Common%20Myna%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjb0QBpsl6hcwAWAHGWbKOR5ExEzavIkglYIhyTc4N1wc0EZxesb1AgGXirCS-xOFCAZsTLKrUd4VQ4HmOSOKtTfB19wBr-je8AXD-NbxKJKjSXwU8wLTlyh9igBJS8Nj3RRQQALzmbp8014SOyqv9I6dnBeZqSpyWvfhlM91-G4uPgK53AljjcZ1_w/w640-h426/Common%20Myna%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Myna</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYk0-gblXepa1Mn2r-hWcWBJaz5d9dc7_yEmjlQI7bKsW-XnXfTrunwzTuC_PQjtTZ6xI9LhPaBAXzDDDlkPDemNSCunhL2kmcG7wyJiopXhHlqSFSBQSKSkCbXvdjkHWwq0gKFiN2N4gAmZiTbTnOUlUku_mmsESRkcKkd_GzT7N1b-d8_XxmtVlzw/s1238/Chestnut-backed%20Petronia%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1238" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYk0-gblXepa1Mn2r-hWcWBJaz5d9dc7_yEmjlQI7bKsW-XnXfTrunwzTuC_PQjtTZ6xI9LhPaBAXzDDDlkPDemNSCunhL2kmcG7wyJiopXhHlqSFSBQSKSkCbXvdjkHWwq0gKFiN2N4gAmZiTbTnOUlUku_mmsESRkcKkd_GzT7N1b-d8_XxmtVlzw/w640-h428/Chestnut-backed%20Petronia%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-backed Petronia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSpyYQp0-ee5P1Vj7Ct1VVgwmJEaRPFTMyAePYOiQx9Y2S5RcQcMeWZd2bYoyw2YLbv8JflPpdSLUh9ETKc4tvhM4jE30_U8PdVc1kU6EdbJk7HnWaQ3Z4qOd0AGN_cVh-kNzbCuhlgaIBsnWGwtUVOElEYTeT3duLZyO-LrqfRhLZbs4MHiGWI63zg/s6720/Asian%20Wild%20Dog%20(Dhole)%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSpyYQp0-ee5P1Vj7Ct1VVgwmJEaRPFTMyAePYOiQx9Y2S5RcQcMeWZd2bYoyw2YLbv8JflPpdSLUh9ETKc4tvhM4jE30_U8PdVc1kU6EdbJk7HnWaQ3Z4qOd0AGN_cVh-kNzbCuhlgaIBsnWGwtUVOElEYTeT3duLZyO-LrqfRhLZbs4MHiGWI63zg/w640-h426/Asian%20Wild%20Dog%20(Dhole)%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asiatic Wild Dog (Dhole)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyGBz_5B9hI_0T9-k2_MpO6rEUm4WpyiyLlv2IHazTyw8esrCctOftUGG4cum5SaZi-V4EkAqGKtjZjKGCjRNo7RmprZ-UmSRYK99229vKR7Kjk393dFJ0_j3XBJG8OyBK8gKHIi7FCG5x-buZX8rayaDtf_DD6POxs2YmhS-16TiswlxaDqKUe_49w/s2731/Alexandrine%20Parakeet%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="2731" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyGBz_5B9hI_0T9-k2_MpO6rEUm4WpyiyLlv2IHazTyw8esrCctOftUGG4cum5SaZi-V4EkAqGKtjZjKGCjRNo7RmprZ-UmSRYK99229vKR7Kjk393dFJ0_j3XBJG8OyBK8gKHIi7FCG5x-buZX8rayaDtf_DD6POxs2YmhS-16TiswlxaDqKUe_49w/w640-h456/Alexandrine%20Parakeet%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexandrine Parakeet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrB5GjE8qLBedY2WunAq1p3Gyh3uv4hkStW2_l2d2lMBtvwWPeOeADuw0LBZNRRhqI1h9OUYcPwlg0RXvsbPX6hz5JXsRlnroDcNGZYR652HqnEf7HdxBo-0-_stWwfjno0E7K3KxXjftmufh9LA9uwPJjR6aH6o-ej989q6gpJ5OTbwbUy7NgqEMvRQ/s6080/Peacock%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4048" data-original-width="6080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrB5GjE8qLBedY2WunAq1p3Gyh3uv4hkStW2_l2d2lMBtvwWPeOeADuw0LBZNRRhqI1h9OUYcPwlg0RXvsbPX6hz5JXsRlnroDcNGZYR652HqnEf7HdxBo-0-_stWwfjno0E7K3KxXjftmufh9LA9uwPJjR6aH6o-ej989q6gpJ5OTbwbUy7NgqEMvRQ/w640-h426/Peacock%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peafowl - Peacock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_UaweYmfDgcod_xKQSqtgzkKY2NykkQFl-l9RUFrtTvUoikGt9AFiKh8L2JTN72E0xaF8J-gJtGtDCIN0imYBgfYblEJLY2ZMD8W76lNceQ_PwxpXW_P0QhlnU0eKf0pgBAbuo-MHt1KNHEp6PEliBv3zEWF83Goj0RNWoSGGQLQwFwA5RhcjQIC3A/s5376/Peahen%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_UaweYmfDgcod_xKQSqtgzkKY2NykkQFl-l9RUFrtTvUoikGt9AFiKh8L2JTN72E0xaF8J-gJtGtDCIN0imYBgfYblEJLY2ZMD8W76lNceQ_PwxpXW_P0QhlnU0eKf0pgBAbuo-MHt1KNHEp6PEliBv3zEWF83Goj0RNWoSGGQLQwFwA5RhcjQIC3A/w640-h426/Peahen%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peahen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BbGErQKNzynfJyT-y4IGgt9wWMNMTJP_ZU62XQQLw8_kEXu330TOx4iORERSlr4UeRfAeeAvb4qkX9xm_PsSIClNHulRp3KINMHIdUxKmkWZAuzl3x6gPFNddqVIPhMK1-zW7w1rQcdALuttfLe2DxQabBwElm4idlMs2bw_vIqEAGmLPX4roGKsIg/s3992/Red%20Wattled%20Lapwing%202%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3992" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BbGErQKNzynfJyT-y4IGgt9wWMNMTJP_ZU62XQQLw8_kEXu330TOx4iORERSlr4UeRfAeeAvb4qkX9xm_PsSIClNHulRp3KINMHIdUxKmkWZAuzl3x6gPFNddqVIPhMK1-zW7w1rQcdALuttfLe2DxQabBwElm4idlMs2bw_vIqEAGmLPX4roGKsIg/w640-h426/Red%20Wattled%20Lapwing%202%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBwpXzs_Bm3imiVDV-AdTKgAc6KoIchx2EXdtFF6h-7RPUlIljydKl3RYUBetnCkJmaLn1hehCrr3SRgqwwkKRIPlx-1w6-87ISD88g0b_NAVVAXawX0nlkQaFve3Hcok6mXc0mvKNSOmsMSVXox0piShbADQntbT2sW-vZ8hstxwwfkVhK28xcp1Qw/s4583/Red%20Wattled%20Lapwing%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="4583" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBwpXzs_Bm3imiVDV-AdTKgAc6KoIchx2EXdtFF6h-7RPUlIljydKl3RYUBetnCkJmaLn1hehCrr3SRgqwwkKRIPlx-1w6-87ISD88g0b_NAVVAXawX0nlkQaFve3Hcok6mXc0mvKNSOmsMSVXox0piShbADQntbT2sW-vZ8hstxwwfkVhK28xcp1Qw/w640-h420/Red%20Wattled%20Lapwing%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3tSC9S7gWYIJX0xqVrXqd_rpTrtD2fyOhAsMdjG8oAVx3EFgtJrr9HHZ0PcgtAOtgU7SFbCDC4dLFb2PKkGPF5pdvgE21BH3zQPhBirv4137hbZfjPMrnJesD865YLT009g_BfEYhuUaxTYI1WU2GuP6wpZuYzBmZ-leIZswy8ts1ieyJtIZUj1Ntg/s5376/Rhesus%20Macaque%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3tSC9S7gWYIJX0xqVrXqd_rpTrtD2fyOhAsMdjG8oAVx3EFgtJrr9HHZ0PcgtAOtgU7SFbCDC4dLFb2PKkGPF5pdvgE21BH3zQPhBirv4137hbZfjPMrnJesD865YLT009g_BfEYhuUaxTYI1WU2GuP6wpZuYzBmZ-leIZswy8ts1ieyJtIZUj1Ntg/w640-h426/Rhesus%20Macaque%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhesus Macaque (baby)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5cMmXtQ5Pdb0gfE9M-8Q6q6neiAdQvMiIMnGR3xIdfhnoUwZ0e5TaEJ0YdlRqtQjgV8x_FLjpPsEENbz-09vHD3k_Ne1uHA8KOw04elYkQ4TMk8H71l3pqeGFYUoBhs5d8eI_FZ1BHiz3S-cyJKR9KOUYaDPm4RxCICDi-kUTPU5IRZ-BZQVZIQFEA/s2042/River%20Tern%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2042" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5cMmXtQ5Pdb0gfE9M-8Q6q6neiAdQvMiIMnGR3xIdfhnoUwZ0e5TaEJ0YdlRqtQjgV8x_FLjpPsEENbz-09vHD3k_Ne1uHA8KOw04elYkQ4TMk8H71l3pqeGFYUoBhs5d8eI_FZ1BHiz3S-cyJKR9KOUYaDPm4RxCICDi-kUTPU5IRZ-BZQVZIQFEA/w640-h472/River%20Tern%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Tern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vNU1mWGNKhSxzCQMNhXwPIZj7Hecu9jKD2sHNLH7MGMJsBIX2w7KtIGmY9TwW2aMzNXf3SWB3tTLOMKWMwfWLPf1erZyyQPDuBOniPXx6Ng5oTwKu8_9M0TO8csplETbYECFcJHXtdyyvgfr7_BqsjY2Rg0LQD86GkEnv1XxV7ia0f9qwPBtxwkWoA/s2559/Ruddy%20Shelduck%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2559" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vNU1mWGNKhSxzCQMNhXwPIZj7Hecu9jKD2sHNLH7MGMJsBIX2w7KtIGmY9TwW2aMzNXf3SWB3tTLOMKWMwfWLPf1erZyyQPDuBOniPXx6Ng5oTwKu8_9M0TO8csplETbYECFcJHXtdyyvgfr7_BqsjY2Rg0LQD86GkEnv1XxV7ia0f9qwPBtxwkWoA/w640-h406/Ruddy%20Shelduck%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruddy Shelduck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq19h6Rju7kYjEeObdNJc98NJFYwdqdeerpnrSv5sj4FwZTDZMtvJyWFIW3pN-zQcquCVxDEiJMzcaOIRRraBevnuqmt5qsIYMe9Af-Z3A2_sQZqH00MPPot2B5WWv5Avz3ewph0uLrSbG5obsr5-eJlobhg8D6JmBf6K2N1OWbc2itQjhDWauoHtKlw/s3185/Spot-billed%20Ducks%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="3185" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq19h6Rju7kYjEeObdNJc98NJFYwdqdeerpnrSv5sj4FwZTDZMtvJyWFIW3pN-zQcquCVxDEiJMzcaOIRRraBevnuqmt5qsIYMe9Af-Z3A2_sQZqH00MPPot2B5WWv5Avz3ewph0uLrSbG5obsr5-eJlobhg8D6JmBf6K2N1OWbc2itQjhDWauoHtKlw/w640-h480/Spot-billed%20Ducks%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot-billed Ducks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW767Yh_mznbWNKTNUPzhmYT5QEgkF6JjgLNp2dbEaUt1xxd4DkH8hNkIACsT8RBJpROnzrcH8d8osf60HQH1ZB6Na3dTwq9z_pFWlDVJJbkQvq6kOqhL5rQ6_QWoO7YtcJvTOF51qJFG2DjHsXGMl2IUD6igew13gIM-AozgMHJFSk0xLERKoJEC0vA/s4300/White-eyed%20Buzzard%201%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW767Yh_mznbWNKTNUPzhmYT5QEgkF6JjgLNp2dbEaUt1xxd4DkH8hNkIACsT8RBJpROnzrcH8d8osf60HQH1ZB6Na3dTwq9z_pFWlDVJJbkQvq6kOqhL5rQ6_QWoO7YtcJvTOF51qJFG2DjHsXGMl2IUD6igew13gIM-AozgMHJFSk0xLERKoJEC0vA/w640-h426/White-eyed%20Buzzard%201%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-eyed Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9BERr73hVvHJnfPEFsgDqLK3NaJcBO2ZfBNjcKS22xH5_qjoB4lJ94zmlSpzZqgNnEBAc1ZYz-hp2mzABfu9RJ-jKPVdkTU1pd37o3VoIVqMI3-AwoaAzctGv2D8FPp2zso5phmLv_fWSRNKlXyqGZA0xYvdrH_pa-4fxleq6LrK8dFloN6LRsfCWQ/s3656/White-throated%20Kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3656" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9BERr73hVvHJnfPEFsgDqLK3NaJcBO2ZfBNjcKS22xH5_qjoB4lJ94zmlSpzZqgNnEBAc1ZYz-hp2mzABfu9RJ-jKPVdkTU1pd37o3VoIVqMI3-AwoaAzctGv2D8FPp2zso5phmLv_fWSRNKlXyqGZA0xYvdrH_pa-4fxleq6LrK8dFloN6LRsfCWQ/w640-h404/White-throated%20Kingfisher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This afternoon's safari we also had Sangit (Nature Trek guide) in our safari vehicle who found the Wild Dog which was a rarity, as the light was starting to go we made our way back to the gate with a bit of disappointment as we had still not seen a Tiger. As we rounded the last bend on the track to the gate Sangit called Tiger Tiger as there was one sitting by the track. This was a mature male who was nervous as there was a motorcycle following us. The motorcycle stopped and the Tiger got up and slowly walked across in front of us and disappeared into the undergrowth - what luck.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y8ruMkp2UV8TBP7NiC5YJ960jMwh5t4c3nbPgArpFXHy55jZQc1DOyNnYYUe1imTsl16TD39hUfhOXZuGrP5toH1GkQwg6DDP19ar6Si8b0oUxZctGUgQz-3H_qcwIBPnRVr5OwKe1NvqWrdeme9XsmO5DvTV49Q4y5gcwZkWSvHFkj21zJvEulK7g/s6720/Tiger%20Swastik1%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y8ruMkp2UV8TBP7NiC5YJ960jMwh5t4c3nbPgArpFXHy55jZQc1DOyNnYYUe1imTsl16TD39hUfhOXZuGrP5toH1GkQwg6DDP19ar6Si8b0oUxZctGUgQz-3H_qcwIBPnRVr5OwKe1NvqWrdeme9XsmO5DvTV49Q4y5gcwZkWSvHFkj21zJvEulK7g/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik1%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger named Swastik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyknRYZaIV1WKqHMQaeSRcOj1zQ_cC5K_LJ1tU0jLj0ht7qh3GCAJT1gnW_5NWtAqshPDtUG-C4Zz9_XUBK4WjAlVMODWtpvnaRI08907valwJYu1cfUAw03JRRxQpcQvBJrJVLObuqJTJtTLQNGhH4M8hKCsMXPD6efahzfhAbMm66QJHFa1Odksiew/s4300/Tiger%20Swastik2%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyknRYZaIV1WKqHMQaeSRcOj1zQ_cC5K_LJ1tU0jLj0ht7qh3GCAJT1gnW_5NWtAqshPDtUG-C4Zz9_XUBK4WjAlVMODWtpvnaRI08907valwJYu1cfUAw03JRRxQpcQvBJrJVLObuqJTJtTLQNGhH4M8hKCsMXPD6efahzfhAbMm66QJHFa1Odksiew/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik2%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swastik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8knSMEdTO2pFthweJcQ8LMyFyF-HZRqAQzJrZA9q3tuC_mwoAvtVOcLxw7eCyxqFMOrtSjjqh3BT6I3655zifbTLoIjzDCOfPoFFXZCjpVUKcu5ZoVfteUoPCnDn7Zb2vDE0hYbglkjW44lMDnspMYXXcUe0alVcX3iGME9-Uth8f2PI3IwqlbroKw/s6720/Tiger%20Swastik3%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8knSMEdTO2pFthweJcQ8LMyFyF-HZRqAQzJrZA9q3tuC_mwoAvtVOcLxw7eCyxqFMOrtSjjqh3BT6I3655zifbTLoIjzDCOfPoFFXZCjpVUKcu5ZoVfteUoPCnDn7Zb2vDE0hYbglkjW44lMDnspMYXXcUe0alVcX3iGME9-Uth8f2PI3IwqlbroKw/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik3%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swastik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIY8t4qM_Lc2yUN7vHFfGyGrICEzIK6KkXQbd6a2U0hhk9P7glIeAsD6yEBFYR_6stFG_IlcOIJIC2J1icusf94bJHoU6tR2VitFNYIyc3ZsM0Jo3Pm-RPSFKPBUy66fNlBSzK-JycIXdZ85OGKxwKwFq9E0vQt76I3WEnmLw7jTQfGxblL8Ai-LEpA/s5376/Tiger%20Swastik4%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIY8t4qM_Lc2yUN7vHFfGyGrICEzIK6KkXQbd6a2U0hhk9P7glIeAsD6yEBFYR_6stFG_IlcOIJIC2J1icusf94bJHoU6tR2VitFNYIyc3ZsM0Jo3Pm-RPSFKPBUy66fNlBSzK-JycIXdZ85OGKxwKwFq9E0vQt76I3WEnmLw7jTQfGxblL8Ai-LEpA/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik4%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swastik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTZ9lGOvCHaEcHiN5ejptTLnYalesFbfuQBDUlIVQE5revUKcs1GjkYNk4wRGeDgBVzfF78VVgl4wCRsnhtRRY97GmrBbZ6U2FLWPgXDdGxU-xJdNhZGlOn1N-8i55yXJJOuhCnaUg8MDDC9JwuuuEXw6SNRp0aOxbBd4uX4CZQiIQirRLzTKpu_Bfw/s6720/Tiger%20Swastik5%2021-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTZ9lGOvCHaEcHiN5ejptTLnYalesFbfuQBDUlIVQE5revUKcs1GjkYNk4wRGeDgBVzfF78VVgl4wCRsnhtRRY97GmrBbZ6U2FLWPgXDdGxU-xJdNhZGlOn1N-8i55yXJJOuhCnaUg8MDDC9JwuuuEXw6SNRp0aOxbBd4uX4CZQiIQirRLzTKpu_Bfw/w640-h426/Tiger%20Swastik5%2021-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swastik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We had less than a minute with him and with the light going the camera settings could have been better - but what a relief and what an experience that i'll never forget. The pressure was off. At dinner an extra glass of wine was had.</p><p>Wednesday 22nd once again an early start for the morning safari seeing similar birds and mammals as the previous 2 days but no Tigers today.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdtAhsRB0a5uh33eGGfGb1t3N-ZAs1ihfvtW3-UZY008Pfrbjudss7NZQqqhFV2IFtPDo-dQI6-3BA79Es-JJGrLBl-EDgSbP8OFwUGIR1ZgC1RNINkyEz2QAF9Ha3_waiYwNUZwGbpWCUiK-GMFLObP2bAMLmBPz_JrW-grblMrMlb6Qlwp9oi78UA/s4772/Yellow-footed%20Green%20Pigeon%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3091" data-original-width="4772" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdtAhsRB0a5uh33eGGfGb1t3N-ZAs1ihfvtW3-UZY008Pfrbjudss7NZQqqhFV2IFtPDo-dQI6-3BA79Es-JJGrLBl-EDgSbP8OFwUGIR1ZgC1RNINkyEz2QAF9Ha3_waiYwNUZwGbpWCUiK-GMFLObP2bAMLmBPz_JrW-grblMrMlb6Qlwp9oi78UA/w640-h414/Yellow-footed%20Green%20Pigeon%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-footed Green Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6iaxGpYsQuYbDMppYicGPrCR-xvisUIsPeSqWBNXb4ZJpipyyOXi4kdDv4fE2SgTo4Y8-mN05xqqihQX395zJFUQEzvllGOvaMIkPyXqphSXgqgE7NXwvi8pnd_M1EPkU0dOSbmOh8_Q64zWZ4As9Ojl_VdiEU809ycem_skCQ17slEgKcYqVVEDmg/s2306/White-throated%20Kingfisher%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2306" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6iaxGpYsQuYbDMppYicGPrCR-xvisUIsPeSqWBNXb4ZJpipyyOXi4kdDv4fE2SgTo4Y8-mN05xqqihQX395zJFUQEzvllGOvaMIkPyXqphSXgqgE7NXwvi8pnd_M1EPkU0dOSbmOh8_Q64zWZ4As9Ojl_VdiEU809ycem_skCQ17slEgKcYqVVEDmg/w640-h470/White-throated%20Kingfisher%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYJceV2wO6mZJneJID3GL2KN4hqxclXNMX_13GIN2vq19gjuij7ECVBQDjPf4f3BquqS8w6zdqHm5yMSQiHBHjBxrVh2oZ3dNVMzr2212c4pmgxBjvKzgrj8MXmZ-1_i9dEX4YVoor985H-fSGSBx70TWifPaPoCEmggSFDrShQV1KfTziY9UCL1JcA/s2699/White-browed%20Wagtail%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="2699" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYJceV2wO6mZJneJID3GL2KN4hqxclXNMX_13GIN2vq19gjuij7ECVBQDjPf4f3BquqS8w6zdqHm5yMSQiHBHjBxrVh2oZ3dNVMzr2212c4pmgxBjvKzgrj8MXmZ-1_i9dEX4YVoor985H-fSGSBx70TWifPaPoCEmggSFDrShQV1KfTziY9UCL1JcA/w640-h476/White-browed%20Wagtail%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Wagtail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97WJa8AgXxewxB0Ncx2LnOL6r0i8qYxV-1jr52Qi4-kmJbw2yIhVrS0ZenK5fYcRiN7swdGCTaxfTW3sRflpdoDatvBWpLmONjbWJqrVMJMvrQdUCpxMWGDaukiBDsBP6gaOgKWMftEkSB4cXsMVCUMikgxUoc_X0LszcdonCXakTy4ABEEvr8A8tzA/s5248/Rehsus%20Macaques%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="5248" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97WJa8AgXxewxB0Ncx2LnOL6r0i8qYxV-1jr52Qi4-kmJbw2yIhVrS0ZenK5fYcRiN7swdGCTaxfTW3sRflpdoDatvBWpLmONjbWJqrVMJMvrQdUCpxMWGDaukiBDsBP6gaOgKWMftEkSB4cXsMVCUMikgxUoc_X0LszcdonCXakTy4ABEEvr8A8tzA/w640-h428/Rehsus%20Macaques%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhesus Macaque</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgwiOSk32cmApIqDF_q2dwURLvlzneN5ZkrdzJObP1SQ4zEyCCW51AYaUxhNMRhc2yhDR088R5PBh1Z4hlfELNpK-qO5gDB_Z0Oov5zY1cS7KkOyrDiSSjsXw4qXYl3IJQUbv11teCWmhczhmJtDG1oxozZ7LZcuSM0UeWovuZM8Ox7i-T1hqC6aAcQ/s2624/Indian%20Roller%202%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2624" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgwiOSk32cmApIqDF_q2dwURLvlzneN5ZkrdzJObP1SQ4zEyCCW51AYaUxhNMRhc2yhDR088R5PBh1Z4hlfELNpK-qO5gDB_Z0Oov5zY1cS7KkOyrDiSSjsXw4qXYl3IJQUbv11teCWmhczhmJtDG1oxozZ7LZcuSM0UeWovuZM8Ox7i-T1hqC6aAcQ/w640-h426/Indian%20Roller%202%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudHjQagR_93LCkt4GfcoYvvoWSmu83FMrJCQfDCEZe6DYgwx8s8ED9V5L0CooFkbgN_kveo0Jq_WF7w0Rm-HPl9SKIOBmOowHbhivIY7S5DS3wSkqe0KhuIVavOBLcqpTjchWp4N7hSpxj07vVlOtygpF_wLLgyECp4XOG9cT3N2eY724iULeqKKXWQ/s1439/Indian%20Roller%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1439" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudHjQagR_93LCkt4GfcoYvvoWSmu83FMrJCQfDCEZe6DYgwx8s8ED9V5L0CooFkbgN_kveo0Jq_WF7w0Rm-HPl9SKIOBmOowHbhivIY7S5DS3wSkqe0KhuIVavOBLcqpTjchWp4N7hSpxj07vVlOtygpF_wLLgyECp4XOG9cT3N2eY724iULeqKKXWQ/w640-h394/Indian%20Roller%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller (the local guide said European)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhitgyfHqFC7xLkfGqQ8RDyuEc8hT2vUJOcbhm_4RCYF6Ss61v95R37_XpWGdA-uyJXodacYHM-_O9Yle9i-5bd4ueZ4PR-pqCLcJKpOvzMd1A0yUk5Z1I24XRJtNoVjQ_dXlj4FdAaVyuUZtv7d8eXK1KovFuEn4JOp25TSiQsfgDPK9gS3czhU-0g/s4096/Indian%20Jungle%20Fowl%202%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4096" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhitgyfHqFC7xLkfGqQ8RDyuEc8hT2vUJOcbhm_4RCYF6Ss61v95R37_XpWGdA-uyJXodacYHM-_O9Yle9i-5bd4ueZ4PR-pqCLcJKpOvzMd1A0yUk5Z1I24XRJtNoVjQ_dXlj4FdAaVyuUZtv7d8eXK1KovFuEn4JOp25TSiQsfgDPK9gS3czhU-0g/w640-h428/Indian%20Jungle%20Fowl%202%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Jungle Fowl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXXBIeqJR-dvPXBQgdt4Jtd1RZv12rVcHhCgNTYJY_iXPtYRovboV5GbySVPEcB4Dyl5ElmsQe6tBKt5I8Rr0pX5ALPcCgH24Twpd3nrcr_ruUKknN8P_OcJCw00gHL3YXrgcaMAHa-ryLg5nAbR6bBIXDDX6eOQlRGpDgxdrv9ZmLkTt0XpS4Zgq6g/s2924/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2924" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXXBIeqJR-dvPXBQgdt4Jtd1RZv12rVcHhCgNTYJY_iXPtYRovboV5GbySVPEcB4Dyl5ElmsQe6tBKt5I8Rr0pX5ALPcCgH24Twpd3nrcr_ruUKknN8P_OcJCw00gHL3YXrgcaMAHa-ryLg5nAbR6bBIXDDX6eOQlRGpDgxdrv9ZmLkTt0XpS4Zgq6g/w640-h442/Crested%20Serpent%20Eagle%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Serpent Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KwB8rMIMvz_wna21GEQuaPdwt4LBdsKvBHIEdE-wAWDYcGuIJHMYHtv0ZlLjFtXtIg9QvU5WzZbBW5YUz6xu8YN3SLaUiYHFN2ME9nWdS9h9C-M4Zh8L2ShXQ-nQf-HKJY8B4gcsFz7LDIWG8JjWcXY6VPfvfMVawUckcCWgVVkkSI5DtJsR4Gje1g/s3591/Crested%20Hawk%20Eagle%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3591" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KwB8rMIMvz_wna21GEQuaPdwt4LBdsKvBHIEdE-wAWDYcGuIJHMYHtv0ZlLjFtXtIg9QvU5WzZbBW5YUz6xu8YN3SLaUiYHFN2ME9nWdS9h9C-M4Zh8L2ShXQ-nQf-HKJY8B4gcsFz7LDIWG8JjWcXY6VPfvfMVawUckcCWgVVkkSI5DtJsR4Gje1g/w640-h460/Crested%20Hawk%20Eagle%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Hawk Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2882" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6THe7cO8P0CDlds2XnqkC_AvQVjW7xwg4tzGkOwwamIfoOIE7p2LTZiIlb0sR8PmxiMYyz7zbf-Z-nBE-xGDFmODz3JF_wNHPKg34dOCI0MFnOsPbD53sT4oE8JX4E9En3M3mBnD7o7UBZg5H0ydnF_jrgtofdjsfe6fuD7k2bKZRZ6K8oMwzXDKjQ/w640-h410/Chinese%20Pond%20Heron%202%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Pond Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd8lFXhQ-UXwGtbCIVQCsBfp1tllFrp4MAetJs1fNrRmHw3YyRgkc1TDS1mjg90Yauza2VSM4U7P0azDGtDXahY_zLjSatYpTrPyV2eBeol49sqQpeMvuCum8szwtGZ-B8kTjFi-XzYylyj7S4mQ7dG6OYZo_61heikQ4IWPCL_NUiEFLNaUIKe9NGA/s2914/Chinese%20Pond%20Heron%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2914" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd8lFXhQ-UXwGtbCIVQCsBfp1tllFrp4MAetJs1fNrRmHw3YyRgkc1TDS1mjg90Yauza2VSM4U7P0azDGtDXahY_zLjSatYpTrPyV2eBeol49sqQpeMvuCum8szwtGZ-B8kTjFi-XzYylyj7S4mQ7dG6OYZo_61heikQ4IWPCL_NUiEFLNaUIKe9NGA/w640-h460/Chinese%20Pond%20Heron%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Pond Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYE2YGEpTSn_cseJf0E-lvgAVRtuTa-rsxJ0qOpjIjVpJ1KRNfDR3Az0a-NA_UJZ-INnhuHK55MFjZ4uuGiMmsBSra3vDyHy1BVQbXytsNmqWSKuA7koXbABsmV9GXAWF7xSY9jeD9NfTYxugZ9mnl0HLq_xXtBHuZ9IB5mqZsughXl6bgx5H6tBuHg/s4126/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2022-02-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="4126" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYE2YGEpTSn_cseJf0E-lvgAVRtuTa-rsxJ0qOpjIjVpJ1KRNfDR3Az0a-NA_UJZ-INnhuHK55MFjZ4uuGiMmsBSra3vDyHy1BVQbXytsNmqWSKuA7koXbABsmV9GXAWF7xSY9jeD9NfTYxugZ9mnl0HLq_xXtBHuZ9IB5mqZsughXl6bgx5H6tBuHg/w640-h384/Black-winged%20Stilt%201%2022-02-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We returned to the Lodge at 11.00 am to pack, with lunch at midday, we departed for Kanha at 1.00pm </p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-35280271894581186692022-12-18T18:34:00.001+00:002023-03-06T18:20:06.148+00:00The Gambia December 2022 part 2<p> Afternoon of the 10th December, having traveled for 2 hours after lunch I arrived at Farakuku Lodges and was met by Moses who took me to my lodge (Laburnham) and I settled in with having a hot shower and a cold beer, a lovely evening meal followed and a good nights sleep.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvZUO8nifovP5cXsc0GSzjsh2M1f3_UswNin3JYstz3BN3OH8HN47wU9MzaHw1S1Shrcgk_tyDv3mFEQfItjhDiw_hQaCAZipmU_WA6PDFuiagfTjUHvPBs0qAIpFszCjiyyuf-kk3_TwW0vNXMwb5_DFQFgNvfHOhRjPr7AUOvK6B9WxyGXh7_gcnQ/s4160/Farakunku.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvZUO8nifovP5cXsc0GSzjsh2M1f3_UswNin3JYstz3BN3OH8HN47wU9MzaHw1S1Shrcgk_tyDv3mFEQfItjhDiw_hQaCAZipmU_WA6PDFuiagfTjUHvPBs0qAIpFszCjiyyuf-kk3_TwW0vNXMwb5_DFQFgNvfHOhRjPr7AUOvK6B9WxyGXh7_gcnQ/w640-h480/Farakunku.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farakunku Lodges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsYqB30vrXcGqFbmuQWjy7P9OyoPNvsE7IeHeVaRhII38njSLD6tIqKPPDed6RWAT0ii8Ts8KOqtl8qGdscs7qkRoBrN_8Uo6co4MOwC8GCB_X9rGSXa0m1dyB6F-h-0M3KQiHT3qAd0OAojmUaXt2Nx0N5uEy3S9VyUyOwSiKjWrjQyjUW6CU3GFGg/s4160/Menu.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsYqB30vrXcGqFbmuQWjy7P9OyoPNvsE7IeHeVaRhII38njSLD6tIqKPPDed6RWAT0ii8Ts8KOqtl8qGdscs7qkRoBrN_8Uo6co4MOwC8GCB_X9rGSXa0m1dyB6F-h-0M3KQiHT3qAd0OAojmUaXt2Nx0N5uEy3S9VyUyOwSiKjWrjQyjUW6CU3GFGg/w480-h640/Menu.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Menu 10th December</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXRi6lOy4pSeLirBOZoTaETuqt27nLSt6BJjIIXJY1_YjSe6k3pBtZviC6ONC3jj7GaJvI2iFG9rerFKvAf_FXIT8ZQiqR7KdYbsy2I1uTP9VgTZGndvVfn3hSfo5-Fop5N9MY4UYw_2of0eYFhIq0ac6B3o-dSxmPbm6md0VkiIYWmirjomnti4C7Q/s4160/Dining%20Room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXRi6lOy4pSeLirBOZoTaETuqt27nLSt6BJjIIXJY1_YjSe6k3pBtZviC6ONC3jj7GaJvI2iFG9rerFKvAf_FXIT8ZQiqR7KdYbsy2I1uTP9VgTZGndvVfn3hSfo5-Fop5N9MY4UYw_2of0eYFhIq0ac6B3o-dSxmPbm6md0VkiIYWmirjomnti4C7Q/w480-h640/Dining%20Room.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LJkddAs50E1m9C5kjxLZHvcL2LJbZ4NCkywxa62hCdD4lET6JDUmbP0-TXpTyI85DZSof8WK7j_i4CtxuLF0iAsUCjkuZvuUryMMb2TT3_fr6zjzCqudhcoLXgzktBk5k_yfgvKfnsbhPGMQNdsACJBXUYQvzO5HGfmQzcdcZ7i9xmf-i5VTYBwoZA/s4160/Bed.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LJkddAs50E1m9C5kjxLZHvcL2LJbZ4NCkywxa62hCdD4lET6JDUmbP0-TXpTyI85DZSof8WK7j_i4CtxuLF0iAsUCjkuZvuUryMMb2TT3_fr6zjzCqudhcoLXgzktBk5k_yfgvKfnsbhPGMQNdsACJBXUYQvzO5HGfmQzcdcZ7i9xmf-i5VTYBwoZA/w480-h640/Bed.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bed time</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Breakfast was at 7.30 and Ebrima collected me and we set off at 8.30. for Tanji a fishing village and market with a lagoon good for water birds</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITHBrTd9oUV_sP9nufyjyam_KvHzLPEOoMH9veC8Cvm0HioG7FrSIHvZasENrik5-ZjutXaGDeGx-joweFEK4486Rq1QSmwGloSOP7bINJJ45q-ZxmdKjcBUIhPOPYAIFWagNeGxyVKKNNONtDdX3XFhiG8XgbikRX_Uc-0HXLS6Q__FVNjPKHdIZ9Q/s4160/Tanji%20beach%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITHBrTd9oUV_sP9nufyjyam_KvHzLPEOoMH9veC8Cvm0HioG7FrSIHvZasENrik5-ZjutXaGDeGx-joweFEK4486Rq1QSmwGloSOP7bINJJ45q-ZxmdKjcBUIhPOPYAIFWagNeGxyVKKNNONtDdX3XFhiG8XgbikRX_Uc-0HXLS6Q__FVNjPKHdIZ9Q/w640-h480/Tanji%20beach%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tanji Beach away from the village</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnHr0JyqLTKAyfrrERmTNjriMwz3KYfbtlFH2XOi_W0rIu6p1PQPUWMtfJRNiyb_wfDzdCEizR7VAWUNLhxUwkVv3IWW_3d_Eq1awvf74bOgGiM10IIZ_T7oVduUba51Sz53H6ZxZEQfufZ9IEC_mYcB6HiwAN9AyictVcMyaFkGZERefU5lIEOLxyQ/s3184/Bar-tailed%20Godwits%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="3184" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnHr0JyqLTKAyfrrERmTNjriMwz3KYfbtlFH2XOi_W0rIu6p1PQPUWMtfJRNiyb_wfDzdCEizR7VAWUNLhxUwkVv3IWW_3d_Eq1awvf74bOgGiM10IIZ_T7oVduUba51Sz53H6ZxZEQfufZ9IEC_mYcB6HiwAN9AyictVcMyaFkGZERefU5lIEOLxyQ/w640-h428/Bar-tailed%20Godwits%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-tailed Godwits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKelq77vaYi6B12L6aF0D1YtkKoPOPn9s2dOeR1OvyhKvV3vjmTBBeGJqXcroJkGIqedKFA281Ogx02clWW9LJi9gMs4PzGqQ7urxkKJGj0KRNEoxSvCyKgSqGLXP6hapwohfkwOcbgyxexIy1TZlvQGiQqC9XW5wyqWpFICId9wpmrJl96FxFSGYIg/s3712/Grey-headed%20Gull%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3712" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKelq77vaYi6B12L6aF0D1YtkKoPOPn9s2dOeR1OvyhKvV3vjmTBBeGJqXcroJkGIqedKFA281Ogx02clWW9LJi9gMs4PzGqQ7urxkKJGj0KRNEoxSvCyKgSqGLXP6hapwohfkwOcbgyxexIy1TZlvQGiQqC9XW5wyqWpFICId9wpmrJl96FxFSGYIg/w640-h428/Grey-headed%20Gull%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Gull</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0hkkB_7EeCh-TlTco5U7o6zpriQdRarP2hiHYMC2gmKg4aMOKoc7U4SfmGnehpVoUPuIli1cQEIt0O0kLYmBTox-f2t7JR0gb5Cj1Or3qlxVJpH9hXev2Tf4yg378Co4NBeRwrQBV9boQpeBTk0to0QLNbUzgAccj8200VodaIN0bO4wBs03yOfeqQ/s3040/Osprey%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="3040" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0hkkB_7EeCh-TlTco5U7o6zpriQdRarP2hiHYMC2gmKg4aMOKoc7U4SfmGnehpVoUPuIli1cQEIt0O0kLYmBTox-f2t7JR0gb5Cj1Or3qlxVJpH9hXev2Tf4yg378Co4NBeRwrQBV9boQpeBTk0to0QLNbUzgAccj8200VodaIN0bO4wBs03yOfeqQ/w640-h428/Osprey%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osprey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptfMrKijDbGoWcHR0gU067kmS5RoPwQKDEgOIFACmHYuhF69RnLuJ78iqQLgix2Yzjq2MqZJpUGF7_rxLRUeEHhqWMRxLzAj5hFdeyHGHBsbCSYR0GoDEhPFlqbRygnvtD5Run57Q_5kZxP2m6W-YwS6yi4jLzKNB09JwFuLvbNtCQkQRTVnLZUhVRA/s4300/Pied%20Crows%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptfMrKijDbGoWcHR0gU067kmS5RoPwQKDEgOIFACmHYuhF69RnLuJ78iqQLgix2Yzjq2MqZJpUGF7_rxLRUeEHhqWMRxLzAj5hFdeyHGHBsbCSYR0GoDEhPFlqbRygnvtD5Run57Q_5kZxP2m6W-YwS6yi4jLzKNB09JwFuLvbNtCQkQRTVnLZUhVRA/w640-h426/Pied%20Crows%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Crows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MqftVZmdFxcABONns-3BRdd3az7v_3IK_rdARLmSG7BhmEFF9GHeELKa0FXBPfm-q1MSvHxqnCnJoIjx031paxgPzyNvQKaUG_GRdwQycxfs3x57fvhzvBwQPdxt1CvXWhTgJuBMFMcCCl-K3Ww8EZlUAaQZi-bPbxxz60Q6g0hupEdt0Gy2HqYwVQ/s976/Slender-billed%20Gull%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="976" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MqftVZmdFxcABONns-3BRdd3az7v_3IK_rdARLmSG7BhmEFF9GHeELKa0FXBPfm-q1MSvHxqnCnJoIjx031paxgPzyNvQKaUG_GRdwQycxfs3x57fvhzvBwQPdxt1CvXWhTgJuBMFMcCCl-K3Ww8EZlUAaQZi-bPbxxz60Q6g0hupEdt0Gy2HqYwVQ/w640-h430/Slender-billed%20Gull%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slender-billed Gull</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-QbaDb26kqWMrP4nYndXqwm-bZlSdep-HxRfgoCO42B43zlAzwEz8IewZh2Tq6NkWXGhVnbZ3xp-zuOVthjdI4yyvUBFdBZI_7_mARVo-pM2DvPTrdEsWtTTDm0JQePzNL6xu62Vvex8Fa6J12dOegap99xnQ31wo9iHz_J_Jfpoei3n1sq-1fuyZQ/s1248/Zitting%20Cisticola%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1248" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-QbaDb26kqWMrP4nYndXqwm-bZlSdep-HxRfgoCO42B43zlAzwEz8IewZh2Tq6NkWXGhVnbZ3xp-zuOVthjdI4yyvUBFdBZI_7_mARVo-pM2DvPTrdEsWtTTDm0JQePzNL6xu62Vvex8Fa6J12dOegap99xnQ31wo9iHz_J_Jfpoei3n1sq-1fuyZQ/w640-h426/Zitting%20Cisticola%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zitting Cisticola</td></tr></tbody></table>From the beach we ventured into the Tanji bird reserve which seemed fairly quiet but managed to see a few birds<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcWFiGhmYxdwbqLMJugxMbNtK7iGnJvnqo0gtfatPMBZk_L-mcOG1cwNlgiw8o5kmwUBstClr9hT4SPRDMArB4bCN_TqeCuP2JQH6zJ1bq6xothEAMoQxjgMznuc0KB28DsFstsq3bnaIDHbaDPuJ3pdwqCP8KNYpUY84wbhE7b1oAT9iaHMYoW2Spw/s4300/Laughing%20Doves%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcWFiGhmYxdwbqLMJugxMbNtK7iGnJvnqo0gtfatPMBZk_L-mcOG1cwNlgiw8o5kmwUBstClr9hT4SPRDMArB4bCN_TqeCuP2JQH6zJ1bq6xothEAMoQxjgMznuc0KB28DsFstsq3bnaIDHbaDPuJ3pdwqCP8KNYpUY84wbhE7b1oAT9iaHMYoW2Spw/w640-h426/Laughing%20Doves%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing Doves</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPirXD8w6ixUM9yQAQzJmhTY8M856U_dNWISwGxTPlqeUjF4xcNh83jXJB-JlxT9Z9L6lq6zq2TuLFf8g8m9R4ulle2fhECd0Ay2C2btgAYX5yV8WsbuSmcyuaLv5drcCAg3tFnMrswfALphcjQa40Kn5ffPukFZO3nuUUqblOvgWNpeltl4facDC_sw/s1600/Little%20Bee-eater%202%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPirXD8w6ixUM9yQAQzJmhTY8M856U_dNWISwGxTPlqeUjF4xcNh83jXJB-JlxT9Z9L6lq6zq2TuLFf8g8m9R4ulle2fhECd0Ay2C2btgAYX5yV8WsbuSmcyuaLv5drcCAg3tFnMrswfALphcjQa40Kn5ffPukFZO3nuUUqblOvgWNpeltl4facDC_sw/w640-h428/Little%20Bee-eater%202%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuyog5S4yaRUYIP2OKoVyZqtnlEtTx202nGUWxD9hb3_jxBMtklmFhyLbdywPISSdoxzGMmdrTyE1TBXYSO-KCUVczdG0OGXpSWn4J9ktRC6CPnB54-24XHxk27GN6MdkpasP9bZ0t6MjoN-kWSkkNvsHYH3uA-6tQMz5gM6tnRvuFPVKz6Z326Cc3g/s2368/Little%20Bee-eater%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2368" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuyog5S4yaRUYIP2OKoVyZqtnlEtTx202nGUWxD9hb3_jxBMtklmFhyLbdywPISSdoxzGMmdrTyE1TBXYSO-KCUVczdG0OGXpSWn4J9ktRC6CPnB54-24XHxk27GN6MdkpasP9bZ0t6MjoN-kWSkkNvsHYH3uA-6tQMz5gM6tnRvuFPVKz6Z326Cc3g/w640-h428/Little%20Bee-eater%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDXB7jkHPpOanDcmS8jt8GjP3lwo4SK1AHAR0zkXqBfV0lXdpWzXagBrp-zsm02TczvDP4hPt5DAPjpq37-CDnlaHGjqwbGZnAhC3igMUIECclQtyMEAuJgnHpVJm_yzAPwOeNEusk6rjtNFIisUcf7RQvemiakbh8WkXZXWZwvARLUJDH47uBE1qxg/s1167/Senegal%20Parrot%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1167" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDXB7jkHPpOanDcmS8jt8GjP3lwo4SK1AHAR0zkXqBfV0lXdpWzXagBrp-zsm02TczvDP4hPt5DAPjpq37-CDnlaHGjqwbGZnAhC3igMUIECclQtyMEAuJgnHpVJm_yzAPwOeNEusk6rjtNFIisUcf7RQvemiakbh8WkXZXWZwvARLUJDH47uBE1qxg/w640-h460/Senegal%20Parrot%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senegal Parrots</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Next we went to the Lodges where there was a drinking pool, but no birds appeared in 30 minutes other than this Brown Babbler and a Village Weaver, Ebrima fell asleep and I went for a walk on my return I suggested I go back to Farakunku for a rest and we do a visit to Tujereng Woods later in the afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek741nAYzLPjBPeRUROzhEv5hEx41LL8UtivN6JmjB1Yhs1JPTFCrIbA2WPK73tn3rYIPMjLqrbvIfDvD2CGBlsHNijoOl9NFYFrfDhkEVlmLOiUOjTKhVWsQR2DSG4k3czeYyG5B2zwhIjbmC-kZWGZuQFvXg22aWCmdXbZzTHB5e3mDyL8Vn33jAg/s3420/Brown%20Babbler%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3420" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek741nAYzLPjBPeRUROzhEv5hEx41LL8UtivN6JmjB1Yhs1JPTFCrIbA2WPK73tn3rYIPMjLqrbvIfDvD2CGBlsHNijoOl9NFYFrfDhkEVlmLOiUOjTKhVWsQR2DSG4k3czeYyG5B2zwhIjbmC-kZWGZuQFvXg22aWCmdXbZzTHB5e3mDyL8Vn33jAg/w640-h400/Brown%20Babbler%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Babbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy6iNE8pIaK-60EWLg1o6ftb9POmm_fHN_GCuxvtMlxfM_hbmZLqdtfQoEn-BwDiga1emhyGJ_hx_knm19FxqT2zUCJnv8Ui23JSOr1PuppI-XpT3m1Jy2UaREUDjy6-76C_UAU3Oewaf7kSCtc4-9Md4qSbd0ib6Ml451gc4C3Q1nJKiwGTsYvE4qw/s2591/Village%20Weaver%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="2591" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy6iNE8pIaK-60EWLg1o6ftb9POmm_fHN_GCuxvtMlxfM_hbmZLqdtfQoEn-BwDiga1emhyGJ_hx_knm19FxqT2zUCJnv8Ui23JSOr1PuppI-XpT3m1Jy2UaREUDjy6-76C_UAU3Oewaf7kSCtc4-9Md4qSbd0ib6Ml451gc4C3Q1nJKiwGTsYvE4qw/w640-h468/Village%20Weaver%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Village Weaver</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The grasses were incredibly high compared to my previous visits and it was impossible to see any thing on uncultivated ground. Once again it was very quiet with only a few species seen</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FAkhglvpwBENGW3Bhu3kC0pxeiy8LFsBSB72T5rDAvHx-OGm6hhgKbcm35cqd5G7SZPzn7cmmhlAh0Z7h9A5662YgFb3U31Tdm-8SrkRT2YoOdR1E5-Sjd5Q1l2iJSjD9rfMO1WRkcU3aHU-nJAd-8DT7WmlTuJBQ8f_pRcClJgXyBiUXbmbIkFSIg/s1936/Red-winged%20Warbler%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1936" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FAkhglvpwBENGW3Bhu3kC0pxeiy8LFsBSB72T5rDAvHx-OGm6hhgKbcm35cqd5G7SZPzn7cmmhlAh0Z7h9A5662YgFb3U31Tdm-8SrkRT2YoOdR1E5-Sjd5Q1l2iJSjD9rfMO1WRkcU3aHU-nJAd-8DT7WmlTuJBQ8f_pRcClJgXyBiUXbmbIkFSIg/w640-h429/Red-winged%20Warbler%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-winged Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hz2__W6KPqbQN8M8GS7Y3PM3EeiB9WgqbB3gaA6F50FXXPDZ0b_h_asO2RkxGgr_oET5cCtKdMY7BiYfSWL41PmkatfSKBrFPyVT8G8gtm2RtpRrpKdPkwuoeo-j488l6Ahhzto8J-OmFXf0wuvgMFqgCP5xgrg2zNdPKGtRmzVyDlarKpIWBgBHrg/s3888/Rufous-crowned%20Roller%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hz2__W6KPqbQN8M8GS7Y3PM3EeiB9WgqbB3gaA6F50FXXPDZ0b_h_asO2RkxGgr_oET5cCtKdMY7BiYfSWL41PmkatfSKBrFPyVT8G8gtm2RtpRrpKdPkwuoeo-j488l6Ahhzto8J-OmFXf0wuvgMFqgCP5xgrg2zNdPKGtRmzVyDlarKpIWBgBHrg/w640-h426/Rufous-crowned%20Roller%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous-crowned Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8IcPFS5X-NeC5Oa4PE4_g7qiWRYDI2lNEuFM8HYFk6MtCia61_cGfbh9o0Mcoqw2dUl4xkwQrARjTTbCTEBIQWpgg3vbXDQnjCFyvmzwWVIFoekBtJcSSg0hcVcA-INb-BOgbqXw84h0lXd8PP7PIm3bi7c-MkWoDGDfrjfNIHpZ2Nw2HZvZqN_nhg/s1760/Variable%20Sunbird%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1760" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8IcPFS5X-NeC5Oa4PE4_g7qiWRYDI2lNEuFM8HYFk6MtCia61_cGfbh9o0Mcoqw2dUl4xkwQrARjTTbCTEBIQWpgg3vbXDQnjCFyvmzwWVIFoekBtJcSSg0hcVcA-INb-BOgbqXw84h0lXd8PP7PIm3bi7c-MkWoDGDfrjfNIHpZ2Nw2HZvZqN_nhg/w640-h424/Variable%20Sunbird%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Variable Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI4JAs2m2T4c6yeiVfdP678v2YyOgQh5H8hcT8TURCs5pRJNpyYnZ8wTZfv7TflgY79U5VHeFSS_5at0g_lgmueZPrEsXJ4HjebuOVAAHIDaVpvMqezrT3YyRNG1tmvukXxWU_7pfSqS_JrXlUe9ZmARE_jonVyPDTQRiVaD9saVOSTUtVSQCjCPT2g/s1760/Wattled%20Lapwing%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1760" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI4JAs2m2T4c6yeiVfdP678v2YyOgQh5H8hcT8TURCs5pRJNpyYnZ8wTZfv7TflgY79U5VHeFSS_5at0g_lgmueZPrEsXJ4HjebuOVAAHIDaVpvMqezrT3YyRNG1tmvukXxWU_7pfSqS_JrXlUe9ZmARE_jonVyPDTQRiVaD9saVOSTUtVSQCjCPT2g/w640-h424/Wattled%20Lapwing%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXRnW4qu7AzE45lV-9VZ4bOG4-n95rdnM6BVcLFk9eLHq8i0uBof3R28Bqu2_aP5wjdohkCmZr91kPkQvQrTtRI9sx6VL5iPgGv4UssKxGo6nkz_GvYGBbLRIYG-PqXHjmhKvin_uSNOa2DHhK-l9m0Xw8Gf2rCJ34dYPADhZmoTLBPkW1nmmTliKow/s1788/Western%20Red%20Hornbil%202l%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1788" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXRnW4qu7AzE45lV-9VZ4bOG4-n95rdnM6BVcLFk9eLHq8i0uBof3R28Bqu2_aP5wjdohkCmZr91kPkQvQrTtRI9sx6VL5iPgGv4UssKxGo6nkz_GvYGBbLRIYG-PqXHjmhKvin_uSNOa2DHhK-l9m0Xw8Gf2rCJ34dYPADhZmoTLBPkW1nmmTliKow/w640-h476/Western%20Red%20Hornbil%202l%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Red Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJasCP-Cef98s6BP2CU4u67P1k5_Y6Hdai9_RshnERUvKNy-Dm9i2MJdxFRvPQb10peWXvj9Qi9yxdJnPXmLOOAEfquJL113kKDpmQqUJMPTLJDn2HiGqS3hxMgQ9T4XE71Qoaa2uXqnYSYtWzFL5bpJg8u-F-hc9skIHcRBCWvRjWLK0dESfJHNvUhg/s2570/Western%20Red%20Hornbill%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="2570" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJasCP-Cef98s6BP2CU4u67P1k5_Y6Hdai9_RshnERUvKNy-Dm9i2MJdxFRvPQb10peWXvj9Qi9yxdJnPXmLOOAEfquJL113kKDpmQqUJMPTLJDn2HiGqS3hxMgQ9T4XE71Qoaa2uXqnYSYtWzFL5bpJg8u-F-hc9skIHcRBCWvRjWLK0dESfJHNvUhg/w640-h538/Western%20Red%20Hornbill%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Red Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEcYifJeaxn7JptSpern-E01jbc97T76iTpD67ZpbLUc7sQjo1xuixMkh35OJfxa5nznW2JKyiPfgeB4BFnOEaDZRWsNbsN4DpYbnFmedNFKmTkPsKyWzAHmRN5mFoFMydhvgKck1i9Iy9dDQO8ZFDt5hcb84naa5y74CZxJgLnOCJJJ6LMQsDc6lIA/s1824/Yellow-breasted%20Apalis%2011-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1824" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEcYifJeaxn7JptSpern-E01jbc97T76iTpD67ZpbLUc7sQjo1xuixMkh35OJfxa5nznW2JKyiPfgeB4BFnOEaDZRWsNbsN4DpYbnFmedNFKmTkPsKyWzAHmRN5mFoFMydhvgKck1i9Iy9dDQO8ZFDt5hcb84naa5y74CZxJgLnOCJJJ6LMQsDc6lIA/w640-h398/Yellow-breasted%20Apalis%2011-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-breasted Apalis<br /><br /><br />Another superb meal in the evening with a couple of beers and another good nights sleep. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>12th December, once again we left at 8.15 am and traveled to Kartong - my favourite place in the Gambia. With water levels still high after the long and late wet season our walks were around the flooded sand pits and sadly more sand was being taken. However the birds didn't disappoint.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9xdNsYKsCGpt7Fx9YJ2fuXdf3RCcNPSzJvlE5zXWc3fB-A4GbGXz0RK7z6TWufCM-_j14MdCTM6Gm_Dvlwt_GNHyYojCSU5OXKjz7UEfg6f5cxDl3gOkkXAPmF1-0jE_0tftgg-oyAjZ00Tu7uV1jyKbGMf9h1JrxUdUg0J9CLXMWKbXJS_sjLe_EQ/s1440/Purple%20Swamphen%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9xdNsYKsCGpt7Fx9YJ2fuXdf3RCcNPSzJvlE5zXWc3fB-A4GbGXz0RK7z6TWufCM-_j14MdCTM6Gm_Dvlwt_GNHyYojCSU5OXKjz7UEfg6f5cxDl3gOkkXAPmF1-0jE_0tftgg-oyAjZ00Tu7uV1jyKbGMf9h1JrxUdUg0J9CLXMWKbXJS_sjLe_EQ/w640-h426/Purple%20Swamphen%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Swamphen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvx-9KFk9eAvKZA_U16NpuPGIcXHqL4NB_mbzSCQQddCzYuk0eY1_k7VPwvdK2tyd35bWwr1_cw9abqPMPopXtprmmnfuVC_XUMZCGoHU_qy9VcC8AObkqq5tMLXOqMROv-jylxPDU7k6bnRnROYpqwZln6g9rTHEoYlXpRnw7sCvFpfNbO7_NwFS1zA/s1449/Kartong%20Heronry%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvx-9KFk9eAvKZA_U16NpuPGIcXHqL4NB_mbzSCQQddCzYuk0eY1_k7VPwvdK2tyd35bWwr1_cw9abqPMPopXtprmmnfuVC_XUMZCGoHU_qy9VcC8AObkqq5tMLXOqMROv-jylxPDU7k6bnRnROYpqwZln6g9rTHEoYlXpRnw7sCvFpfNbO7_NwFS1zA/w640-h320/Kartong%20Heronry%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Storks and African Spoonbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJVsMczk71wmZogG90unxrYJDEzHdk4PQ6cLYKjfwrmo91bf2BvjCJdjHK3t6PH-yKAmTq20yS9Vb3nxq0du_B-PTqyM8H0u8U3ZB1lwI-m_gjquxI4wbZbjVkl_uIdFJp1uLxoHzEi-fjyYDeQPiVazOupiYtNZtcPQlElYeIDBbaY-SySzWQTnuHw/s2527/Kartong%20Heronry%202%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="2527" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJVsMczk71wmZogG90unxrYJDEzHdk4PQ6cLYKjfwrmo91bf2BvjCJdjHK3t6PH-yKAmTq20yS9Vb3nxq0du_B-PTqyM8H0u8U3ZB1lwI-m_gjquxI4wbZbjVkl_uIdFJp1uLxoHzEi-fjyYDeQPiVazOupiYtNZtcPQlElYeIDBbaY-SySzWQTnuHw/w640-h466/Kartong%20Heronry%202%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron, African Spoonbill and Sacred Ibis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F4nEmhEh9dNOb_g6wqXtwImRd20I78dZSxOM6Blx2LbI4Is28zX8IAMhneiTGi76woSto75imLxNSPblDkpRyi6AYZSc4klIv1cAjnAy7eysKXfJElmVdi4ZDnj3U4tN7jdKHylkTljDsdaz9OaO8gwYCBCnxOOySrRwHvwzGefe3-MsdXleYfKscQ/s1292/Black%20Egrets%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1292" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F4nEmhEh9dNOb_g6wqXtwImRd20I78dZSxOM6Blx2LbI4Is28zX8IAMhneiTGi76woSto75imLxNSPblDkpRyi6AYZSc4klIv1cAjnAy7eysKXfJElmVdi4ZDnj3U4tN7jdKHylkTljDsdaz9OaO8gwYCBCnxOOySrRwHvwzGefe3-MsdXleYfKscQ/w640-h454/Black%20Egrets%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Egrets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZowi04LO4ERg1RCbrtuGgzPc5od7SqyoCSSmCwZEcp-s72kghPrNYq0kYqlACuNNhWJPYmpmjkWK48HQW8WOQ5KTAoA3HaxxO2tKM7P1IDqd7WYct49GMyA33ARp_cS7RkUZjBaPTd0Jm-Zg3Gagh46OEUde_QTL8Dchg5h0gQpkCOhbQvuFA6nmjg/s1856/Knob-billed%20(female),%20White%20faced%20Whistling%20Ducks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1856" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZowi04LO4ERg1RCbrtuGgzPc5od7SqyoCSSmCwZEcp-s72kghPrNYq0kYqlACuNNhWJPYmpmjkWK48HQW8WOQ5KTAoA3HaxxO2tKM7P1IDqd7WYct49GMyA33ARp_cS7RkUZjBaPTd0Jm-Zg3Gagh46OEUde_QTL8Dchg5h0gQpkCOhbQvuFA6nmjg/w640-h424/Knob-billed%20(female),%20White%20faced%20Whistling%20Ducks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knob-billed Duck (female) with 2 White-faced Whistling Ducks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfajlTGcq9AlUgeYNQ72YTqvJclMtp4ajFix7zvH3KuJzD_apqXFuLgNeMAcCBxkQ6CO-4QofizQUftueBLP9DIX1gaqg_h-Q-cgeD46LJL7Vb_4-1WRzE3mTW-v5x9ZMX0MJqYnHOezbMGdCgFMYA3u6wJ5mYP0hNW13dZdkFt_bRMtG17VPfKGMWmQ/s2752/Papiac%202%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2752" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfajlTGcq9AlUgeYNQ72YTqvJclMtp4ajFix7zvH3KuJzD_apqXFuLgNeMAcCBxkQ6CO-4QofizQUftueBLP9DIX1gaqg_h-Q-cgeD46LJL7Vb_4-1WRzE3mTW-v5x9ZMX0MJqYnHOezbMGdCgFMYA3u6wJ5mYP0hNW13dZdkFt_bRMtG17VPfKGMWmQ/w640-h428/Papiac%202%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papiac</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPoFw1X0KFiDyRm2UjqwAJsbArV6R7ogqZrsTfgNtlpEquWmH68oBxHuH05QodFSmZNjHW_eR_slGJN8GJIzXPR7ZM1w8RcmfTMvbZ2P3sX1DNB55BvPKhkosmHx0Y72EXJ9Jr2BPfq2FAXp05PBDyey6END3ZlW1MRvtrBOfSotOoVPJqDpSByX8NA/s1440/Malachite%20Kingfisher%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPoFw1X0KFiDyRm2UjqwAJsbArV6R7ogqZrsTfgNtlpEquWmH68oBxHuH05QodFSmZNjHW_eR_slGJN8GJIzXPR7ZM1w8RcmfTMvbZ2P3sX1DNB55BvPKhkosmHx0Y72EXJ9Jr2BPfq2FAXp05PBDyey6END3ZlW1MRvtrBOfSotOoVPJqDpSByX8NA/w640-h426/Malachite%20Kingfisher%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malachite Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EJhZz42_QVfX6L6mymSQf4jOGno8UPpre_pP9-c5VWjJjCuZN1aquduHPacowcFpoCkLACnlhnGROLSRl1bI8YMOOgCCAIV-FEc3vpew2yLm7Gwaj1ULgzSNp0apWLQN300KGROsJRZLpUQO9xmtsiDyPpAQ3i-Rl52_outNVqdezJc3hAAt5n0taQ/s1440/Didric's%20Cuckoo%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EJhZz42_QVfX6L6mymSQf4jOGno8UPpre_pP9-c5VWjJjCuZN1aquduHPacowcFpoCkLACnlhnGROLSRl1bI8YMOOgCCAIV-FEc3vpew2yLm7Gwaj1ULgzSNp0apWLQN300KGROsJRZLpUQO9xmtsiDyPpAQ3i-Rl52_outNVqdezJc3hAAt5n0taQ/w640-h426/Didric's%20Cuckoo%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didrics Cuckoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubZ3WS1c2_H716odgcTfKV5cuteFoV-92nzUGo7vY75XEMow-gQkIpjkzjKUyvJqPPr1fQ8zxi3FcdMwalI8Jn4z_3T7eDVYiAdxuVQsy_3G__cdredlD6ALkf5kzkRyHqCBomqjEIUG_FmSbgbfR3ZRkuf33pJjreTZU2ghHs172ZWsBQ6dZN_SF9Q/s1120/Little%20Bee-eater%20(juv)%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1120" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubZ3WS1c2_H716odgcTfKV5cuteFoV-92nzUGo7vY75XEMow-gQkIpjkzjKUyvJqPPr1fQ8zxi3FcdMwalI8Jn4z_3T7eDVYiAdxuVQsy_3G__cdredlD6ALkf5kzkRyHqCBomqjEIUG_FmSbgbfR3ZRkuf33pJjreTZU2ghHs172ZWsBQ6dZN_SF9Q/w640-h430/Little%20Bee-eater%20(juv)%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugnxVt8EQjut4_T9tfu5MlurIFQDN4pCnIxS0VEPrjcIlsD7ti8d-4gKpt4VmM-MGMMLOClR1G6YzLE1VrZg7flrVdwLAnXO_IfC_GsYKGt9iKHEm9FmimSMzAr1rHtMZPF58DEcPenQOraCf6zs4vUMx4iREsWoqpYmzrrWID3rsFw25GSv-H4VkYQ/s2182/Pink-backed%20Pelican%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="2182" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugnxVt8EQjut4_T9tfu5MlurIFQDN4pCnIxS0VEPrjcIlsD7ti8d-4gKpt4VmM-MGMMLOClR1G6YzLE1VrZg7flrVdwLAnXO_IfC_GsYKGt9iKHEm9FmimSMzAr1rHtMZPF58DEcPenQOraCf6zs4vUMx4iREsWoqpYmzrrWID3rsFw25GSv-H4VkYQ/w640-h366/Pink-backed%20Pelican%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-backed Pelican</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb9CJPdAM22UFAbYG8OftKpO4X35xPjfMnXK_S8M5SgT9SDEBpBpLAIaza8t2qRCzM9Kddn_5d_lLBViNwoaFRR6nPrhKniVAEB6sQvSOVeiQd2L6FDNfDj5Kv5GO5rvAxm_OnXDD-A_qMM7ia5xvYvMwfstblw5bR_bFAIDokdCbDgZ1zUqhjSNFgg/s4096/Ring-necked%20Parakeet%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4096" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb9CJPdAM22UFAbYG8OftKpO4X35xPjfMnXK_S8M5SgT9SDEBpBpLAIaza8t2qRCzM9Kddn_5d_lLBViNwoaFRR6nPrhKniVAEB6sQvSOVeiQd2L6FDNfDj5Kv5GO5rvAxm_OnXDD-A_qMM7ia5xvYvMwfstblw5bR_bFAIDokdCbDgZ1zUqhjSNFgg/w640-h428/Ring-necked%20Parakeet%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring-necked Parakeet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_525984xSqVoPNV5VZKBIY1wEwmM2ziDT4NgX5GKXa-AZ_AcsboxZ1hkvK2dyGDZVl4Tyq-kJ2_JkX8QOTVMaaKI3XSzOc_2BiqWNxpdsty9Qrk7v-fDOo1h9f05J5GFfWcjvj8DMrdaQEWgbvSV6rXPpZ6TS4kIKeA5wlLsfVAN8usdvhHcSjZcaw/s1506/Squacco%20Heron%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1506" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_525984xSqVoPNV5VZKBIY1wEwmM2ziDT4NgX5GKXa-AZ_AcsboxZ1hkvK2dyGDZVl4Tyq-kJ2_JkX8QOTVMaaKI3XSzOc_2BiqWNxpdsty9Qrk7v-fDOo1h9f05J5GFfWcjvj8DMrdaQEWgbvSV6rXPpZ6TS4kIKeA5wlLsfVAN8usdvhHcSjZcaw/w640-h424/Squacco%20Heron%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETtFZkgbnviw1ie93254sgyBP0VlLBfaqeKEutfEV3deHiYfRwAmGMRSchTg2085PJ_WTkKfMmNi_BjU1_1BRX4ipcL-kKVB99ZPWDRE30rTrv5Z2eMV9ez7fB-k1glzp6T9_dTLgG3bNdWOcEfMk_G52S5uNCLYsVporS4tee-mO0lZbPOH4sN5DqQ/s1453/Yellow-billed%20Shrike12-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1453" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETtFZkgbnviw1ie93254sgyBP0VlLBfaqeKEutfEV3deHiYfRwAmGMRSchTg2085PJ_WTkKfMmNi_BjU1_1BRX4ipcL-kKVB99ZPWDRE30rTrv5Z2eMV9ez7fB-k1glzp6T9_dTLgG3bNdWOcEfMk_G52S5uNCLYsVporS4tee-mO0lZbPOH4sN5DqQ/w640-h470/Yellow-billed%20Shrike12-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCGyJPIAG1ckmh0aR2t5CwZmFZfivuMjJMTDE_KXcA7x2bnZpSWR1SakaA92BZXt7d5mCzlzFjq_DS5MYTvWoH8IZkiZRasU-M80YpDjomWCymsjgGtNUYSJHVB25kEtIWJS-qjtMg-pOl4XBbZIjnMPV_FGVu7b8liVT8nJMv953avCxelo5l0hnrA/s1440/Blue-cheeked%20Bee-eater%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCGyJPIAG1ckmh0aR2t5CwZmFZfivuMjJMTDE_KXcA7x2bnZpSWR1SakaA92BZXt7d5mCzlzFjq_DS5MYTvWoH8IZkiZRasU-M80YpDjomWCymsjgGtNUYSJHVB25kEtIWJS-qjtMg-pOl4XBbZIjnMPV_FGVu7b8liVT8nJMv953avCxelo5l0hnrA/w640-h426/Blue-cheeked%20Bee-eater%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjQgdw3n60XXTRUC0tLsXXKMKEBGV7dnVVf8UkcpdL-3AHx6nsPFKHSaRX0r68sbxfpa7T5fdoKTaeRBhS7PJqvSHpCjD7XpE6qMbOj3oH1i7nW25CalQ_xXptS9qOOK0-KpywkT0wzoQq-OLO-_yZkijln3nRMvolow1snaNwq0EHLDCW5qpyZb5aA/s1440/White-fronted%20Plover%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjQgdw3n60XXTRUC0tLsXXKMKEBGV7dnVVf8UkcpdL-3AHx6nsPFKHSaRX0r68sbxfpa7T5fdoKTaeRBhS7PJqvSHpCjD7XpE6qMbOj3oH1i7nW25CalQ_xXptS9qOOK0-KpywkT0wzoQq-OLO-_yZkijln3nRMvolow1snaNwq0EHLDCW5qpyZb5aA/w640-h426/White-fronted%20Plover%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-fronted Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OkSpWmPNPy5yWQYBXsbPXvY-85KoNNV7xi7JS9YG7m00SQ-FUjcH2ZOL3bmSjGiPfzvcPbkg4F-RpqdwfB3BYM_1FYXQ0tqAXya_1AmN6UJXcTY3DyUncty_zsFiFTFuvT0_8cltFI-wrdZLA494DWifRuCxOyBzVLGBw8Pd8flE9DEVBTS2-xTg4Q/s2030/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="2030" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OkSpWmPNPy5yWQYBXsbPXvY-85KoNNV7xi7JS9YG7m00SQ-FUjcH2ZOL3bmSjGiPfzvcPbkg4F-RpqdwfB3BYM_1FYXQ0tqAXya_1AmN6UJXcTY3DyUncty_zsFiFTFuvT0_8cltFI-wrdZLA494DWifRuCxOyBzVLGBw8Pd8flE9DEVBTS2-xTg4Q/w640-h378/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl2XSZoWw1Ckx7rY1BLo999jmVAbXo5ioa8_qTKOsiJJqRDNiu7BaoDjCjXM6JXMdt4XWBYwkuG4kVsWah6jus-X_geM1bZPK8xz7uBv-NjykHb50BxatPfTSTuRtdMT0KfVcKsXDRJrf6cwc5Z_sty_m9fFaPCoOFKSjyvq2bsQMngAj7uyVb--ruQ/s1856/Crested%20Lark%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1856" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl2XSZoWw1Ckx7rY1BLo999jmVAbXo5ioa8_qTKOsiJJqRDNiu7BaoDjCjXM6JXMdt4XWBYwkuG4kVsWah6jus-X_geM1bZPK8xz7uBv-NjykHb50BxatPfTSTuRtdMT0KfVcKsXDRJrf6cwc5Z_sty_m9fFaPCoOFKSjyvq2bsQMngAj7uyVb--ruQ/w640-h424/Crested%20Lark%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Lark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNjmWqXxt-EXWPO5xImWbPebm4MSmR9iEhg5EHid8TCs4eMYfDkx_20c1021x55OlmRhJw2r0HldejMOwDS--_AsdZNSZTwY444vGvZvhlcVikxmXcufCP2YzPNfDz3lFOTzpok_qpCMhUm-MFrX7B3JuC0GWW2WaiOzJgSicvNrQ5QXPm_U37tpNGA/s2496/Hooded%20Vulture%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNjmWqXxt-EXWPO5xImWbPebm4MSmR9iEhg5EHid8TCs4eMYfDkx_20c1021x55OlmRhJw2r0HldejMOwDS--_AsdZNSZTwY444vGvZvhlcVikxmXcufCP2YzPNfDz3lFOTzpok_qpCMhUm-MFrX7B3JuC0GWW2WaiOzJgSicvNrQ5QXPm_U37tpNGA/w640-h426/Hooded%20Vulture%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooded Vulture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY1clXKMA1boQk8cM6vBTRLxHfuXYgKz_TmYgUSKvY12NEoLMb8GMzBrlVrAiwNyTflEXY6_TjwfJByBuoipN-2KYbvUtTJzKk0ZXUhzdZWXPQ-40RE2P31H490Mr38mwcHAjOOMvgSu977VmAxnvFHP3ERdHV6_UvqZ_ZqQd_8VsqxnJapEYdrDeIQ/s4300/Hooded%20Vultures%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY1clXKMA1boQk8cM6vBTRLxHfuXYgKz_TmYgUSKvY12NEoLMb8GMzBrlVrAiwNyTflEXY6_TjwfJByBuoipN-2KYbvUtTJzKk0ZXUhzdZWXPQ-40RE2P31H490Mr38mwcHAjOOMvgSu977VmAxnvFHP3ERdHV6_UvqZ_ZqQd_8VsqxnJapEYdrDeIQ/w640-h426/Hooded%20Vultures%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooded Vultures on the beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGEtxqFkR1yY5gH6ApxUPvP-EKl6dmh56wGLm5QhmFcNLtDhi2ceTutMf2N3DQDSpIN9nztImBVlW6JDPLTmOCamOe2lvDDhwxCgsJTCT0YL8vhDpgxh836mYbI_KpJQPY0Q0_AL_8hs6XPN-AGCz8B0Fok9XA2mRRTO5nYw7a-8NxT7db9vSFcm0-w/s4160/Kartong%20beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGEtxqFkR1yY5gH6ApxUPvP-EKl6dmh56wGLm5QhmFcNLtDhi2ceTutMf2N3DQDSpIN9nztImBVlW6JDPLTmOCamOe2lvDDhwxCgsJTCT0YL8vhDpgxh836mYbI_KpJQPY0Q0_AL_8hs6XPN-AGCz8B0Fok9XA2mRRTO5nYw7a-8NxT7db9vSFcm0-w/w640-h480/Kartong%20beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kartong Beach looking towards Senegal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After having lunch at the beach bar rather than go to the near by forest I opted to go back to Farakunku for some rest, after an hours kip I went to the Farakunku Tree sanctuary and watched some birds come to drink.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsMb7nhjMPySeFAULpewrQhelWAysx3LS_CJfQo3zt94bOhKFD9r-jfVATGun_WcqleGeihRAMkMf9FpMkxjBbUHJyEBaAk_whQIsu7L5_f7D2BrFI_sMUSXEYtjZbOzVg2OVL7gaT-UQ5ks7xI_fv02l-hAZf8ElC_H8aI3uB_KoBpQJQ5Xpp27Lbg/s3360/African%20Thrush%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3360" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsMb7nhjMPySeFAULpewrQhelWAysx3LS_CJfQo3zt94bOhKFD9r-jfVATGun_WcqleGeihRAMkMf9FpMkxjBbUHJyEBaAk_whQIsu7L5_f7D2BrFI_sMUSXEYtjZbOzVg2OVL7gaT-UQ5ks7xI_fv02l-hAZf8ElC_H8aI3uB_KoBpQJQ5Xpp27Lbg/w640-h426/African%20Thrush%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw80OyC3TnVcBLgW7bz3GF2yEOevVkBpOi8zKK4Uy0BLtE1RYgc19xBRj8vKR9rSR52b-mfy-tBCWeWpGTq8gjgmISnfqzl2Msok8hTFYx7GLxohHuGWvJxrrxJpx6WjQ2-pC0Dmr2I6nG9_aLah2QrW6Nt-L74Nva5EW8sfWphmH1hpTcZLWXdZUEA/s1946/Fine-spotted%20Woodpecker%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1946" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw80OyC3TnVcBLgW7bz3GF2yEOevVkBpOi8zKK4Uy0BLtE1RYgc19xBRj8vKR9rSR52b-mfy-tBCWeWpGTq8gjgmISnfqzl2Msok8hTFYx7GLxohHuGWvJxrrxJpx6WjQ2-pC0Dmr2I6nG9_aLah2QrW6Nt-L74Nva5EW8sfWphmH1hpTcZLWXdZUEA/w640-h464/Fine-spotted%20Woodpecker%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fine-spotted Woodpecker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisGtlJCb898i7wUBiFYfWRxcpd12Pvzj8kiOSYAoL4VACeB2Y9VaXMPovr1vUUZgodd_r-XsUcgjYDQ5zt_R93sXUkbc8z8s50uWUpF1fCb4YKTKkDGTnBwq0DQ6mOUiik2eWWbeWK2mQNwRsvRD2x73A60NB5t5LkKM3b1FsFFy3gQpim8_cMh9ZOQ/s3712/Green%20Wood-hoopoe%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3712" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisGtlJCb898i7wUBiFYfWRxcpd12Pvzj8kiOSYAoL4VACeB2Y9VaXMPovr1vUUZgodd_r-XsUcgjYDQ5zt_R93sXUkbc8z8s50uWUpF1fCb4YKTKkDGTnBwq0DQ6mOUiik2eWWbeWK2mQNwRsvRD2x73A60NB5t5LkKM3b1FsFFy3gQpim8_cMh9ZOQ/w640-h428/Green%20Wood-hoopoe%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Wood-hoopoe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_ymT9L-RGjq5w_M8UHikWymVr9pDpoezji5UvSyV8MqH1ogB8T9ruEexypckUvow5uq9gOWOz4MJJEcymhvemk4hvcyx3T9PLmTJv2X0dzBbaw7CR10eKOjtGv1t3ZKpGcrXm3Xddorm0zkDeE1ljSF7yzNdaXJUNSPFjusPrc_9s0rDXiXMoK6BUA/s2742/Black%20Wood-hoopoe%20(scimitar%20bill)%2012-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2742" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_ymT9L-RGjq5w_M8UHikWymVr9pDpoezji5UvSyV8MqH1ogB8T9ruEexypckUvow5uq9gOWOz4MJJEcymhvemk4hvcyx3T9PLmTJv2X0dzBbaw7CR10eKOjtGv1t3ZKpGcrXm3Xddorm0zkDeE1ljSF7yzNdaXJUNSPFjusPrc_9s0rDXiXMoK6BUA/w640-h412/Black%20Wood-hoopoe%20(scimitar%20bill)%2012-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Scimitar bill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhCJrpjEJaiHCuDaOxpUCGhcnMjTv4AzFZo2SWFUy7ZYzvOMmBGwgTiLOJLkQsmrTxzxJdPqFFKO2YiVfpYr-I31zbx_Uv1RBC1H4cfJPt-2MWx88UoxpE2siaAd1NM5lQz0t4WuAEaYXQzZoHSY_RuMwr7SiOSOK3Vrh6AG0jqjG3CCam8jBayi75A/s1882/Yellow-crowned%20Gonolek12-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1882" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhCJrpjEJaiHCuDaOxpUCGhcnMjTv4AzFZo2SWFUy7ZYzvOMmBGwgTiLOJLkQsmrTxzxJdPqFFKO2YiVfpYr-I31zbx_Uv1RBC1H4cfJPt-2MWx88UoxpE2siaAd1NM5lQz0t4WuAEaYXQzZoHSY_RuMwr7SiOSOK3Vrh6AG0jqjG3CCam8jBayi75A/w640-h406/Yellow-crowned%20Gonolek12-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Gonolek</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another delicious meal in the evening and so off to bed.<div><br /></div><div>13th December. Today we headed off to Kotu and once again with the grasses so high birds were hard to find, however we had good views of a Double-spurred Francolin, Fork-tailed Drongo and Grey-headed Woodpeckers also an odd coloured Senegal Parrot</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhc_8QWo1ggdQJft9fx_GAA1d_ngGIs89zJi0iy071FZABQepPDCipG_5zlNZYek7JIdqnRTeRzY-nJvVxbnlCPErFXpmKUD8BgvmI2c3oKrgEP-gpOMpPKFliG9rCIxJTK9w3Q3fCr7r5nu06MND8AiSvARFEv4lCMrMW7MClF8onjGabh1grg6bQ/s976/Senegal%20Parrot%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="976" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhc_8QWo1ggdQJft9fx_GAA1d_ngGIs89zJi0iy071FZABQepPDCipG_5zlNZYek7JIdqnRTeRzY-nJvVxbnlCPErFXpmKUD8BgvmI2c3oKrgEP-gpOMpPKFliG9rCIxJTK9w3Q3fCr7r5nu06MND8AiSvARFEv4lCMrMW7MClF8onjGabh1grg6bQ/w640-h430/Senegal%20Parrot%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senegal Parrot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f-yTwdZrTzvHc54GY92DALgJk3pkz-su75Mom3TbiPulw9KZ15V25392ok-qxQ6I-zKOZpC_1xr7LPlqEg2JyfcvaXyfKqIt81aY_fC2_nLx4WQeI2RgdL_iPT9vKC2Q-0kYMZ2SKSyrwHj2kAa5zKV2mSsOW-L5ILuL1Ky05EoJ9is59ni1pft6-A/s2236/Grey-headed%20Woodpecker%20(female)%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2236" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f-yTwdZrTzvHc54GY92DALgJk3pkz-su75Mom3TbiPulw9KZ15V25392ok-qxQ6I-zKOZpC_1xr7LPlqEg2JyfcvaXyfKqIt81aY_fC2_nLx4WQeI2RgdL_iPT9vKC2Q-0kYMZ2SKSyrwHj2kAa5zKV2mSsOW-L5ILuL1Ky05EoJ9is59ni1pft6-A/w640-h440/Grey-headed%20Woodpecker%20(female)%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Woodpecker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbC91iidXdgZpewBCzhhdElda9dzHyNlAvFSa1YdpnVj2oWY6NMqiR6AjqBzE5LhQEAxI-S1nIyx_de7ge3jejH2XRhx5eglmzOgiB2fmV0i-Yef--RLkYHzgqWWVOo5WSHz_UXfzjio9BiVZ2M8dj7uUOCYeuGfELKjTuBCiEynvH2U0Km3esnsn4A/s2030/Fork-tailed%20Drongo%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2030" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbC91iidXdgZpewBCzhhdElda9dzHyNlAvFSa1YdpnVj2oWY6NMqiR6AjqBzE5LhQEAxI-S1nIyx_de7ge3jejH2XRhx5eglmzOgiB2fmV0i-Yef--RLkYHzgqWWVOo5WSHz_UXfzjio9BiVZ2M8dj7uUOCYeuGfELKjTuBCiEynvH2U0Km3esnsn4A/w640-h436/Fork-tailed%20Drongo%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fork-tailed Drongo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zYXildpN8yV50LlHcsRSWOe1Y9nsOWJVSwi15LlPOrca6XExHgQieUWn2QxKxVCE2xctdklm-FxDZBkLOxeEsUW_bIIrqKxuCxuC7fhRhjXGBnXjTHeBkLWwVrMx6zBYaNVxs_DpDpBtYrQWe4bDtsYKEfQ4EJJ6FWzbBUYlolf6GIxXcWXuJcBifw/s1891/Double-spurred%20Francolin%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1891" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zYXildpN8yV50LlHcsRSWOe1Y9nsOWJVSwi15LlPOrca6XExHgQieUWn2QxKxVCE2xctdklm-FxDZBkLOxeEsUW_bIIrqKxuCxuC7fhRhjXGBnXjTHeBkLWwVrMx6zBYaNVxs_DpDpBtYrQWe4bDtsYKEfQ4EJJ6FWzbBUYlolf6GIxXcWXuJcBifw/w640-h422/Double-spurred%20Francolin%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-spurred Francolin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /><div>I was a bit reluctant when asked would I like a boat trip up the Kotu Creek but turned out to be a good decision in the end with the star bird an African Finfoot that I had not seen in The Gambia and was unlikely this far down river.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDoBu8SPNQJvi-Ysqa5pYhBai6oN3yx0vAXwq2nPs337da9-ClbkUNgpfxJuLxFW2RnzerrdmSXIhaU_FQWIHKBYU4IeCeppkQuDxJvovxRZmMdoMxfuqIRbOWW2QDY9gYPgCYWmAiDjvysz1_xy5iimMnjNnpwAYa-kTGSPiffI1aciYJYJLmjvdjw/s832/African%20Finfoot%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="832" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDoBu8SPNQJvi-Ysqa5pYhBai6oN3yx0vAXwq2nPs337da9-ClbkUNgpfxJuLxFW2RnzerrdmSXIhaU_FQWIHKBYU4IeCeppkQuDxJvovxRZmMdoMxfuqIRbOWW2QDY9gYPgCYWmAiDjvysz1_xy5iimMnjNnpwAYa-kTGSPiffI1aciYJYJLmjvdjw/w640-h430/African%20Finfoot%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Finfoot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Other birds seen on the boat trip were</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX_Qq7qrf-UjPOWMmYehcl1SUIq2NTE42GoLFQ0hv9q5Whuee4wF8wfC7awz6gRvGhG4ZsdUBq-OEOEgp7Oxg0Jb8f7pWKuLRnYvmcurh1aee7mYCQ29hkSCgZdrYOh18sXT7dxr__RJ7ObL-t_5fpXLKCAo8IUOccHLBj8uCktxngiB5SS91rlnDtg/s4300/African%20Wattled%20Lapwing%202%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX_Qq7qrf-UjPOWMmYehcl1SUIq2NTE42GoLFQ0hv9q5Whuee4wF8wfC7awz6gRvGhG4ZsdUBq-OEOEgp7Oxg0Jb8f7pWKuLRnYvmcurh1aee7mYCQ29hkSCgZdrYOh18sXT7dxr__RJ7ObL-t_5fpXLKCAo8IUOccHLBj8uCktxngiB5SS91rlnDtg/w640-h426/African%20Wattled%20Lapwing%202%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8o3WZfRqQo0fbxwO6z97KaaQwwZVAx2pKK1yVIs4UALUUnJo73dFKRRj4rW-5eSwPMHb4DKOkpnNgOgSCDyieAZSABYkepstBUOQmRnbr2J2SC7qtOM693KPXpdDeD1CsiAmLU4WjFiljYVZfq2ziEZW2tnwarjOwAueB1z5P6u1pgtlbfVjD2nUrA/s5376/African%20Wattled%20Lapwing%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8o3WZfRqQo0fbxwO6z97KaaQwwZVAx2pKK1yVIs4UALUUnJo73dFKRRj4rW-5eSwPMHb4DKOkpnNgOgSCDyieAZSABYkepstBUOQmRnbr2J2SC7qtOM693KPXpdDeD1CsiAmLU4WjFiljYVZfq2ziEZW2tnwarjOwAueB1z5P6u1pgtlbfVjD2nUrA/w640-h426/African%20Wattled%20Lapwing%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcIr9ZvDcE7Xq9CZzD3oa7F2bKMF1PTG6PmBpf-gMVT4saxavKXN5upZ4Ef2PywUIDgLUhUTlcOVcAsu8bR_6UjGJSfF_RfvcN7qccGekr6o7YPUNiK1zwMbxxosqd_4fwF-f86cfcGXj909lHUISmn_e-9DYnf5WKL7by9wCvvxtIqkK22_29YP-Gw/s5376/Blue-breasted%20Kingfisher%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcIr9ZvDcE7Xq9CZzD3oa7F2bKMF1PTG6PmBpf-gMVT4saxavKXN5upZ4Ef2PywUIDgLUhUTlcOVcAsu8bR_6UjGJSfF_RfvcN7qccGekr6o7YPUNiK1zwMbxxosqd_4fwF-f86cfcGXj909lHUISmn_e-9DYnf5WKL7by9wCvvxtIqkK22_29YP-Gw/w640-h426/Blue-breasted%20Kingfisher%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-breasted Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSXSLPq6_uqGmZJuR9JkwPPBfiu_T9cFokkA55YfhGNaOd8zjdiYGBwEDOJ46Sj0IkkNL6snLqZ-jks0HTJa0lMzpLv6W3SPhClyuSJPoKQZDsT-UIlyP_FI_ql8V8RQFKzZnCGo3yvlXcd3n81uDfTvC-KpPs6C59KLaDiLfDQHdYi-Za08BHf7ghQ/s6720/Giant%20Kingfisher%20(female)%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSXSLPq6_uqGmZJuR9JkwPPBfiu_T9cFokkA55YfhGNaOd8zjdiYGBwEDOJ46Sj0IkkNL6snLqZ-jks0HTJa0lMzpLv6W3SPhClyuSJPoKQZDsT-UIlyP_FI_ql8V8RQFKzZnCGo3yvlXcd3n81uDfTvC-KpPs6C59KLaDiLfDQHdYi-Za08BHf7ghQ/w640-h426/Giant%20Kingfisher%20(female)%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Kingfisher - Female</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y00x3HaxS22O6pHQjrBy2Vqf8G1FvaCDbGBuTSixuKaqPts3CoErwx7aqkKJzmsoEWJkuXwVQKZ__yiINHzAkrRPZttXvcPnaoSr3cAcuKoJhf12PdTFuPSfB5bSxFsDuHKYq0PgQf5Kwj_NRZOi-ds35ln-QXGoDMt9J8AZYYRT4axWdX7uyOLDFQ/s4355/Giant%20Kingfisher%20(male)%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="4355" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y00x3HaxS22O6pHQjrBy2Vqf8G1FvaCDbGBuTSixuKaqPts3CoErwx7aqkKJzmsoEWJkuXwVQKZ__yiINHzAkrRPZttXvcPnaoSr3cAcuKoJhf12PdTFuPSfB5bSxFsDuHKYq0PgQf5Kwj_NRZOi-ds35ln-QXGoDMt9J8AZYYRT4axWdX7uyOLDFQ/w640-h424/Giant%20Kingfisher%20(male)%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Kingfisher - male</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrJEp6Z-sZ4VBjTK2vnGJyAIvmAJBnTnvKHgnGlZJA4ru2SefYJsrabh7c1pd0VLEWBWxtmLJxfZ0HNVRHYMvlZEy2DOOCS874Vd99wx3WK6xV1JsK8EtRtTpeFpzJ5zM-PQ9kDWqmDD3479PBOGoZzs6gJ9sbvWsA0Dv6j7IPMXQnEd8xV0CIkY-mQ/s3669/Great%20White%20Egret%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3669" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrJEp6Z-sZ4VBjTK2vnGJyAIvmAJBnTnvKHgnGlZJA4ru2SefYJsrabh7c1pd0VLEWBWxtmLJxfZ0HNVRHYMvlZEy2DOOCS874Vd99wx3WK6xV1JsK8EtRtTpeFpzJ5zM-PQ9kDWqmDD3479PBOGoZzs6gJ9sbvWsA0Dv6j7IPMXQnEd8xV0CIkY-mQ/w640-h384/Great%20White%20Egret%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RPDNDXrIcWD_O5AMgM7_uQrKXC_fhzk3ZzJoXNxUEDPhedvl6J7580p3kGEOvBcRIl02XEr_At-sMtqCBM-HdAxJ3TPZwKKBqCbHnZcsw1lB2oeHUjcT2Gyufq0u9hRrTHgQ2NfRSAGRjJ6wBphXubsIQQx7eADS4trSwKcVY34KXNRvsu2R-ksdaQ/s6720/Long%20-%20tailed%20Cormorant%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RPDNDXrIcWD_O5AMgM7_uQrKXC_fhzk3ZzJoXNxUEDPhedvl6J7580p3kGEOvBcRIl02XEr_At-sMtqCBM-HdAxJ3TPZwKKBqCbHnZcsw1lB2oeHUjcT2Gyufq0u9hRrTHgQ2NfRSAGRjJ6wBphXubsIQQx7eADS4trSwKcVY34KXNRvsu2R-ksdaQ/w640-h426/Long%20-%20tailed%20Cormorant%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-tailed Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjTN1bdaMrgCwertfaVvEVdtkH9ZpyEHKUyfDLA7D5K5YxnTpNeI8qVl_8NwEHDSBr1sUuriSkFQvlX-Jc_qJAqKBTCuulMVdg8zDuMLHPkbTY6nAELbpnZsiJphyV98oWZLrlcDoXLe4lXSxn-GHXbOqEi7MKwbxhcqBHYG-S3TYo_BAXAhUdaKeaw/s2473/Pied%20Kingfisher%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2473" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjTN1bdaMrgCwertfaVvEVdtkH9ZpyEHKUyfDLA7D5K5YxnTpNeI8qVl_8NwEHDSBr1sUuriSkFQvlX-Jc_qJAqKBTCuulMVdg8zDuMLHPkbTY6nAELbpnZsiJphyV98oWZLrlcDoXLe4lXSxn-GHXbOqEi7MKwbxhcqBHYG-S3TYo_BAXAhUdaKeaw/w640-h434/Pied%20Kingfisher%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Once again I felt like a bit of a rest in the heat of the day as the temperature had been around 35deg.C.</div><div>so I was taken back to Farakunku and then collected again at 4.00pm and went to the coastal pools near Tujereng. It was sad to see so much developement there but only part built buildings already falling apart. However there were some good birds.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH-BPcj2szdCOXRQIdF9Xio5R2UfzJudXYPb0bY8EFVV2bRDrOdB-LqQ8Zu_XYiA4--0WQx31YNPLsUIxy486nl0T47YIqoVVRuUA3qf0-j7FWu7oFxCXpmiqQy0UOGU6UkR3kvHrCVz9dz6msQsaaxzHoICoB6IEBBZLU6NjGnsZipfTIYSpQ_e2pA/s1580/Beautiful%20Sunbird%202%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1580" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH-BPcj2szdCOXRQIdF9Xio5R2UfzJudXYPb0bY8EFVV2bRDrOdB-LqQ8Zu_XYiA4--0WQx31YNPLsUIxy486nl0T47YIqoVVRuUA3qf0-j7FWu7oFxCXpmiqQy0UOGU6UkR3kvHrCVz9dz6msQsaaxzHoICoB6IEBBZLU6NjGnsZipfTIYSpQ_e2pA/w640-h474/Beautiful%20Sunbird%202%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW9V6cSZ8v1GNfi4eGp8XiDJ8xbg4QN8Ea8v11_HCoD3AK2hrtzVAl8_Rvy2GCoCs-sCSIdAFxH4RSzBTVRDwu4zYHp4Zfy4LOlA-vOVDkRL74qU8ie9lpeERPXV1-iNoCs9QEm9O6hANpBxFn83_atM2RWo7SYU3wkzUadEucXZ5H_OXB6ffEHrHGw/s1538/Beautiful%20Sunbird%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1538" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW9V6cSZ8v1GNfi4eGp8XiDJ8xbg4QN8Ea8v11_HCoD3AK2hrtzVAl8_Rvy2GCoCs-sCSIdAFxH4RSzBTVRDwu4zYHp4Zfy4LOlA-vOVDkRL74qU8ie9lpeERPXV1-iNoCs9QEm9O6hANpBxFn83_atM2RWo7SYU3wkzUadEucXZ5H_OXB6ffEHrHGw/w640-h422/Beautiful%20Sunbird%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy1w5aAUzn3UJCndmagXftsG0T9PBn29Txz18mS7rOmDWWxlrNXjxISL8ze8ZYfL2JJtzOZ1Lkq4uc_sRU3nCHhm-DuFRdF7x1T-NoDWc97QV6j-5TrDwJzo5HgrqVZv40-BOk93rROjGgSPSRBBP9b22JiudG68NlW_hQ7AVsV42PA1jHRlmra3c-g/s6720/Buterfly%20sp%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy1w5aAUzn3UJCndmagXftsG0T9PBn29Txz18mS7rOmDWWxlrNXjxISL8ze8ZYfL2JJtzOZ1Lkq4uc_sRU3nCHhm-DuFRdF7x1T-NoDWc97QV6j-5TrDwJzo5HgrqVZv40-BOk93rROjGgSPSRBBP9b22JiudG68NlW_hQ7AVsV42PA1jHRlmra3c-g/w640-h426/Buterfly%20sp%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Butterfly what ever it is</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYLakqpTYyAXFuhZWKLEsnn_h3T1lbzHHTTK6EqlmC_HN02A5NmFnd_vOzrZFrpp3q2xKygVisZ7rbbcpzeU5jVW8wPyxJ1IX5Cgh_hrGBCAiVejSXJ7fV9t-X_oZRxetd_LK0DJhAdCVuUkqqCtes93mkxExlEBzivCEWv14ox1M7VSV0Nwv85g7Qw/s2567/Gonolek%201%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2567" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYLakqpTYyAXFuhZWKLEsnn_h3T1lbzHHTTK6EqlmC_HN02A5NmFnd_vOzrZFrpp3q2xKygVisZ7rbbcpzeU5jVW8wPyxJ1IX5Cgh_hrGBCAiVejSXJ7fV9t-X_oZRxetd_LK0DJhAdCVuUkqqCtes93mkxExlEBzivCEWv14ox1M7VSV0Nwv85g7Qw/w640-h428/Gonolek%201%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Gonolek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeRCbFwf6cT-tNOYQcB0i5OwQky28T6eWZwa5AP-3Yhpd-pCWwPQX77zhy3z1s-LSkqvfEeSoI6I67SY0_GPjyZmgPd-7PFIPBqNpwuS8XToso6vEtM9FO64BJxXHjvgz6PoQhHpf2r9NHVhjrhw0PHpQcpKn0RawlJqo75miPR6Dt4EV3874sD32pg/s1924/Gonolek%202%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1924" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeRCbFwf6cT-tNOYQcB0i5OwQky28T6eWZwa5AP-3Yhpd-pCWwPQX77zhy3z1s-LSkqvfEeSoI6I67SY0_GPjyZmgPd-7PFIPBqNpwuS8XToso6vEtM9FO64BJxXHjvgz6PoQhHpf2r9NHVhjrhw0PHpQcpKn0RawlJqo75miPR6Dt4EV3874sD32pg/w640-h394/Gonolek%202%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Gonoleks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AK3HbuVhGgYNrZVDI2TE_VnlcggnHdXBBkRMHjHmCXcitq68pw09bph2OzoK7fJPPadUYp-KAvE2NBbTRftcfydCr3leGX9No7fJNgq58wbDs4F2Lecely2IzOnLY-0ydt4ebRR9pCFHmlOETS_DXau-y6p_wZiDow-m71x0yV4iYwrsLth8z97cvw/s6720/Intermediate%20Egret%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AK3HbuVhGgYNrZVDI2TE_VnlcggnHdXBBkRMHjHmCXcitq68pw09bph2OzoK7fJPPadUYp-KAvE2NBbTRftcfydCr3leGX9No7fJNgq58wbDs4F2Lecely2IzOnLY-0ydt4ebRR9pCFHmlOETS_DXau-y6p_wZiDow-m71x0yV4iYwrsLth8z97cvw/w640-h426/Intermediate%20Egret%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intermediate Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM4DVDa0Hia8dH9Tel50mmMPnRZunyOHjVS6Ph1z6sf8qBLm7xDCDillA4lJ_H6Q095I80yV_d5IWx7XCkSYwN3fSub3X508Tv0aVYUTeNcMbdVQX6wXHEAnrbioVyAC5hXADZL-JdHArqf2AiGPktpoDlipalb1AJ8hXyW_58jJ25uPLdLZd9zF2sQ/s5376/Hooded%20Vulture%20NT%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM4DVDa0Hia8dH9Tel50mmMPnRZunyOHjVS6Ph1z6sf8qBLm7xDCDillA4lJ_H6Q095I80yV_d5IWx7XCkSYwN3fSub3X508Tv0aVYUTeNcMbdVQX6wXHEAnrbioVyAC5hXADZL-JdHArqf2AiGPktpoDlipalb1AJ8hXyW_58jJ25uPLdLZd9zF2sQ/w640-h426/Hooded%20Vulture%20NT%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wing-tagged Hooded Vulture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XJKYrUhCE07gc0n4ayjvBtiNmBl1WzaRHV2Znd_qPNAyjBs1KrzkWeSDvX52ze7HLLOoCcj8pnFmUmDoLpcLY0NXSE7TsZHrBF0Qj74vlJ4qnddUD_MDv-OgckflbHpUcPxUADCK2pTwy5bksPTQuAtF0W4cGYDDeRo8r8fcHihHLycRdG8UxnvlRw/s2661/Senegal%20Thicknee%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="2661" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XJKYrUhCE07gc0n4ayjvBtiNmBl1WzaRHV2Znd_qPNAyjBs1KrzkWeSDvX52ze7HLLOoCcj8pnFmUmDoLpcLY0NXSE7TsZHrBF0Qj74vlJ4qnddUD_MDv-OgckflbHpUcPxUADCK2pTwy5bksPTQuAtF0W4cGYDDeRo8r8fcHihHLycRdG8UxnvlRw/w640-h462/Senegal%20Thicknee%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senegal Thick-knee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m92fTwYgQl13LmdTtgkmDBLdpeq3a0f-_NcSkFAlw88pXZibCReTYQidVum9m_2kIhTwZGwnzeADcUnA-Ydn04rL-e6-JMHcDpJZT-UndOjYHvKByToVs5PzTpVPl7_5QggTGmYiD5ae14nNvNCVOXW59gZbL67wcbSkPtpwokgKp6yFsN1WwL0HAA/s5376/Western-reef%20Heron%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m92fTwYgQl13LmdTtgkmDBLdpeq3a0f-_NcSkFAlw88pXZibCReTYQidVum9m_2kIhTwZGwnzeADcUnA-Ydn04rL-e6-JMHcDpJZT-UndOjYHvKByToVs5PzTpVPl7_5QggTGmYiD5ae14nNvNCVOXW59gZbL67wcbSkPtpwokgKp6yFsN1WwL0HAA/w640-h426/Western-reef%20Heron%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Reef Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwthLrhj1ahjr2w6VOkFHhmHbV2uIT5Q6vQLJQpXIqginaG2KXtMsLOEP1yV6Indx3vu9id3Wf9p4kpbdtaShy6CK1ujMD58Jw1K2dpSsKgr0owt0XDMkDenVyBfFV7f_CJX9lRCfcbShyi4rvF1udMuZ1ZiIK2zR6L5dEpk5QFChKIYDYG1gvmxsmg/s2355/Chestnut-bellied%20%20Starlings%202%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2355" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwthLrhj1ahjr2w6VOkFHhmHbV2uIT5Q6vQLJQpXIqginaG2KXtMsLOEP1yV6Indx3vu9id3Wf9p4kpbdtaShy6CK1ujMD58Jw1K2dpSsKgr0owt0XDMkDenVyBfFV7f_CJX9lRCfcbShyi4rvF1udMuZ1ZiIK2zR6L5dEpk5QFChKIYDYG1gvmxsmg/w640-h392/Chestnut-bellied%20%20Starlings%202%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-bellied Starling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypYDYJpy9ccK_yt5EBg1-zf-dz8rjPm9FsiWsURZ2veKElqoq_ZXDSeVLXC-JrsXGyk9EJiNTy9EvLyATGqMrKWxe3MKnAgW7pBRLocz6vfwt36YkHwsAL0bPoiCkgd0wkmf7J94lidgBrhiAcWyI4jZCKbHEdifPO9Ui1ppx8Ve0duK9Vf9Fz5stSw/s2624/Chestnut-bellied%20%20Starlings%2013-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2624" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypYDYJpy9ccK_yt5EBg1-zf-dz8rjPm9FsiWsURZ2veKElqoq_ZXDSeVLXC-JrsXGyk9EJiNTy9EvLyATGqMrKWxe3MKnAgW7pBRLocz6vfwt36YkHwsAL0bPoiCkgd0wkmf7J94lidgBrhiAcWyI4jZCKbHEdifPO9Ui1ppx8Ve0duK9Vf9Fz5stSw/w640-h426/Chestnut-bellied%20%20Starlings%2013-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-bellied Starlings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div>The Chestnut-bellied Starlings were probably my bird of the trip, not having seen them before and surprised to find a flock of about 10 in this location.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>14th December Today we went to Bonto Woods and then later again to Farasutu.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bonto woods took a bit of time getting there as the brakes of our car failed in the middle of Brikama and hit the car in front, although no damage that was noticeable Ebrima hailed down a taxi within seconds and we continued our journey (Souchi our driver for the trip got the car repaired within a couple of hours and joined us back at Bonto) We first set off to see the Verraux's Eagle Owl but it wasn't showing so we went for a walk around the woods we saw many birds and eventually the Vereaux's. </div><div>After having lunch here we then went onto Farasutu where Hally had the key to enter the reserve and saw a few more species.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ahrAGCQFBgeMd1BeZb3M9s869KW9JITNB9ViWnHJhkdTOwLo-ZmG1KgXGTIwVZFV5MwktVv7u2i2vVUCzy2n1eBYI86UIeOoaI7rRobuJnlkOlfkWXR9MGvpY8mvUCsKa4PxH_CLHPkbr6-zIXDeUt3FuT23g0MTNRpGTj_Jrt9sthDyz79WQ5YBdg/s1120/African%20Green%20Pigeon%201%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1120" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ahrAGCQFBgeMd1BeZb3M9s869KW9JITNB9ViWnHJhkdTOwLo-ZmG1KgXGTIwVZFV5MwktVv7u2i2vVUCzy2n1eBYI86UIeOoaI7rRobuJnlkOlfkWXR9MGvpY8mvUCsKa4PxH_CLHPkbr6-zIXDeUt3FuT23g0MTNRpGTj_Jrt9sthDyz79WQ5YBdg/w640-h430/African%20Green%20Pigeon%201%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Green Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtoVqJACV89XFBv2uDOIxqetbW8gj_S7zhB65JBkSDdjlkYtWESRnTcmO2hjDBQGz2DPrgu8Anu8D_LPO3hIlbj3QqpNMb_0wpCE5FThPC5Z-UH3019BB7uSHawF3V2NzfQ8MXAF48GxEIC1XPD_hDPQTf2ywcnFYczcGvf2dtiE66EnMJ_TGeZTpvA/s1312/African%20Green%20Pigeon%202%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1312" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtoVqJACV89XFBv2uDOIxqetbW8gj_S7zhB65JBkSDdjlkYtWESRnTcmO2hjDBQGz2DPrgu8Anu8D_LPO3hIlbj3QqpNMb_0wpCE5FThPC5Z-UH3019BB7uSHawF3V2NzfQ8MXAF48GxEIC1XPD_hDPQTf2ywcnFYczcGvf2dtiE66EnMJ_TGeZTpvA/w640-h430/African%20Green%20Pigeon%202%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Green Pigeon (Bonto)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5OmpjsAZbpVAcM0BwLZpvEa4Zata2Ps6PqwI9CiY42Y0RTXNZBSmBZx32DBZKHch45neTFvxI5Ma23RsZbExsTbUQiDBNJ1aEmJelYYj9MfHfRjvxwCkCymNEZ_kwJi6T283Zi0ysisergvocNoG4Qi6lGc74eXkdsTY5HHNC3F8tcSzg3OEe8ahcQ/s1936/Greater%20Honeyguide%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1936" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5OmpjsAZbpVAcM0BwLZpvEa4Zata2Ps6PqwI9CiY42Y0RTXNZBSmBZx32DBZKHch45neTFvxI5Ma23RsZbExsTbUQiDBNJ1aEmJelYYj9MfHfRjvxwCkCymNEZ_kwJi6T283Zi0ysisergvocNoG4Qi6lGc74eXkdsTY5HHNC3F8tcSzg3OEe8ahcQ/w640-h428/Greater%20Honeyguide%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Honeyguide (Farasutu)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaMgT5TqEXW-VewI2VYgTRB23K3SpQ-Z-6N1yc3ErKFuEY45vuO3RrJsRnBLMoSsyeo-qOEiFt_S-alPvzvnLQ4SdLnnDirtfK--Rvw8Y9lCTgEeiof9kusExXFe_-Tut5NUWuvzFsMxQ0BpQ3HvE2Oi3QTT60RwyVYbLFS-fROCmJhFz8_5Qp9naqQ/s3472/green-headed%20Sunbird%20with%20Lavender%20Waxbill%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="3472" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaMgT5TqEXW-VewI2VYgTRB23K3SpQ-Z-6N1yc3ErKFuEY45vuO3RrJsRnBLMoSsyeo-qOEiFt_S-alPvzvnLQ4SdLnnDirtfK--Rvw8Y9lCTgEeiof9kusExXFe_-Tut5NUWuvzFsMxQ0BpQ3HvE2Oi3QTT60RwyVYbLFS-fROCmJhFz8_5Qp9naqQ/w640-h424/green-headed%20Sunbird%20with%20Lavender%20Waxbill%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green-headed Sunbird (Farasutu)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wvbwiir5-2eMsVAUwnkro_MNATHG5u_RVgunS9-qipcDKqxluJj1OoePnQbZdMyg6g7F5j21FWFegHo_PuuprD0xC6CXiejnwi87zUkOTZr_4PT8woeZqev8vfiMC-wDuygzrI97WrDkHhosZUZVSA9-lgVyiSWUcpri4heCxrLaDVF9myJRtBKZwg/s4045/Ground%20Squirrel%20(Abuko)%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="4045" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wvbwiir5-2eMsVAUwnkro_MNATHG5u_RVgunS9-qipcDKqxluJj1OoePnQbZdMyg6g7F5j21FWFegHo_PuuprD0xC6CXiejnwi87zUkOTZr_4PT8woeZqev8vfiMC-wDuygzrI97WrDkHhosZUZVSA9-lgVyiSWUcpri4heCxrLaDVF9myJRtBKZwg/w640-h450/Ground%20Squirrel%20(Abuko)%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ground Squirrel (Farasutu)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZLiWMD17WMc86TSZgdVWVgnjbnNnMpCbE97EVbH6eEUgCJr_JHNMzyKOqYVBpEOM03__5xe6Vlq4Q1TSg9QiXsKOB11iVad48Mp2rWb3Ogwxrt3xxeWz7nwT9WjG7mTpbWTwAWbJsr9DG1k61h2QcJ4I8R3hK9kiA4D80yDYEvHnlKBCopTm7ec84g/s1856/Little%20Greenbul%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1856" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZLiWMD17WMc86TSZgdVWVgnjbnNnMpCbE97EVbH6eEUgCJr_JHNMzyKOqYVBpEOM03__5xe6Vlq4Q1TSg9QiXsKOB11iVad48Mp2rWb3Ogwxrt3xxeWz7nwT9WjG7mTpbWTwAWbJsr9DG1k61h2QcJ4I8R3hK9kiA4D80yDYEvHnlKBCopTm7ec84g/w640-h424/Little%20Greenbul%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Bulbul (Farasutu)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIe56KK9Nqqc39gteT7YyPWlrjL7e9oUwyWBQs1yB2Cf7wPzSDLfwZiPGklPTySKaS2_epCeXQl52huAoMBj80lPnhb4w10zrR9HVv2gbDFIiV0KELd8ZoW366SgCIgDI0sjmwrsPOwWM0OSbeAZp8-97xM1-CxElEet4l_y81l4KB4sYS9N4Lhm1MA/s2956/Northern%20Black%20Flycatcher%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="2956" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIe56KK9Nqqc39gteT7YyPWlrjL7e9oUwyWBQs1yB2Cf7wPzSDLfwZiPGklPTySKaS2_epCeXQl52huAoMBj80lPnhb4w10zrR9HVv2gbDFIiV0KELd8ZoW366SgCIgDI0sjmwrsPOwWM0OSbeAZp8-97xM1-CxElEet4l_y81l4KB4sYS9N4Lhm1MA/w640-h402/Northern%20Black%20Flycatcher%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Black Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG6nLcpL6zeUw1eU1NH3yF2l9lAeRHqMyPjyQh26WqBXBHpEN8U9-z854x5Xsx3Ne_kCaOFbTu_FCi001c2xOiJz--yGgptKA2oLTJQthEYaucWS4XMa7NFL7pdXd1T1SD1RdVWpzVACl4FO58gkTwbB7WNb5E7I7C94qdcmBZfB0vIC2Yh7uKomBIg/s2483/Paradise%20Flycatcher%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2483" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG6nLcpL6zeUw1eU1NH3yF2l9lAeRHqMyPjyQh26WqBXBHpEN8U9-z854x5Xsx3Ne_kCaOFbTu_FCi001c2xOiJz--yGgptKA2oLTJQthEYaucWS4XMa7NFL7pdXd1T1SD1RdVWpzVACl4FO58gkTwbB7WNb5E7I7C94qdcmBZfB0vIC2Yh7uKomBIg/w640-h426/Paradise%20Flycatcher%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-bellied Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe_MdQ9Nc4tWpN2iMdUCcCp4pMO7uCDQ7nAd2pFETxPLhJir4c75XU3b6g3OLg4RRx0hP4WM5tDpLqZV85y4uKW8G8X3FjnI32aOWO2V03IByy1BU1hKpMyLiVtW2VNkDn4xk5pwgy_fJeH8SUy5Au2e8pORG0vslDGfZIOdfCqoFlqJkjWnEOncKyQ/s2144/Pied%20Hornbill%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2144" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe_MdQ9Nc4tWpN2iMdUCcCp4pMO7uCDQ7nAd2pFETxPLhJir4c75XU3b6g3OLg4RRx0hP4WM5tDpLqZV85y4uKW8G8X3FjnI32aOWO2V03IByy1BU1hKpMyLiVtW2VNkDn4xk5pwgy_fJeH8SUy5Au2e8pORG0vslDGfZIOdfCqoFlqJkjWnEOncKyQ/w640-h426/Pied%20Hornbill%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Pied Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSt9_aRYiNT-5XNrL9vmssAhsWAhFmKUlKgIfaBWGpNBjf4a_hsMPUDpFOqMIM334ypntwUy4YTYARrRLcn4psN7wPPfjRQbQhDDrlAjjNhtteba0xrPvI76ncesL0-kR7kQezwEfRffahlrLDoniEdNr3gOVo4SNzUPGA3Zv8RMoMEFuyLNVFZK_Bg/s2956/Red-cheeked%20Cordon%20Bleu%2014-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2956" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSt9_aRYiNT-5XNrL9vmssAhsWAhFmKUlKgIfaBWGpNBjf4a_hsMPUDpFOqMIM334ypntwUy4YTYARrRLcn4psN7wPPfjRQbQhDDrlAjjNhtteba0xrPvI76ncesL0-kR7kQezwEfRffahlrLDoniEdNr3gOVo4SNzUPGA3Zv8RMoMEFuyLNVFZK_Bg/w640-h458/Red-cheeked%20Cordon%20Bleu%2014-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Farasutu)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>15th December - today my last full day. In the morning we went Camelo Corner a place I visited in the summer of 2018 unfortunately it was totally devoid of birds so we made our way to the wetlands just west of Banjul. This is a place not normally visited by bird tours but it does hold a large number of waders and sea birds.</div><div>Waders recorded Curlew Sandpiper, Kentish plover, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Sanderling, Turnstone, Oyster catcher, Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin. Terns - Caspian, Royal, Common, Gull-billed. Egrets - Black, Great, Intermediate. Gulls Grey-headed. Spoonbills and Pink-backed Pelicans</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0t_0-cCUWjqvCf9C9wx1r9NgFekOK5R2BQy3bMdiKU_9A8zx6cz-pHRzQibOlEZ0Ib_fQIv4m_KP5kBIACIjIGOSbYpkqy8jHbxtHopZQjFfF7x4Jv20KFxuCmvZ3Z-45PtSwIeHJyJoA1U9WisDhk3xBDBfYaq8FRHF_Z2C2o2glnErgnOMuIz0oA/s6720/Banjul%20Wetlands%202%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0t_0-cCUWjqvCf9C9wx1r9NgFekOK5R2BQy3bMdiKU_9A8zx6cz-pHRzQibOlEZ0Ib_fQIv4m_KP5kBIACIjIGOSbYpkqy8jHbxtHopZQjFfF7x4Jv20KFxuCmvZ3Z-45PtSwIeHJyJoA1U9WisDhk3xBDBfYaq8FRHF_Z2C2o2glnErgnOMuIz0oA/w640-h426/Banjul%20Wetlands%202%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banjul Wetlands Egrets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPvK-jdXrjEyhiqfYHOpTB-xvqYSLOJZXw1NX3xOBP8-5I9Moxc3o1QnUwIifJcyJWgzUQV3aEkjtGq8CJRpFUx0hGLHhCS5jgJRaxRWHE-_lLhoRqiolT00X53z2CPRbgTLQ_N2Wc4rlWXqXrhBDyOIU0BwlqG_5jJqr4-ATXuS5t79d2NuqBZPwYg/s6720/Banjul%20Wetlands%203%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPvK-jdXrjEyhiqfYHOpTB-xvqYSLOJZXw1NX3xOBP8-5I9Moxc3o1QnUwIifJcyJWgzUQV3aEkjtGq8CJRpFUx0hGLHhCS5jgJRaxRWHE-_lLhoRqiolT00X53z2CPRbgTLQ_N2Wc4rlWXqXrhBDyOIU0BwlqG_5jJqr4-ATXuS5t79d2NuqBZPwYg/w640-h426/Banjul%20Wetlands%203%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banjul Wetlands Terns and Waders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh1Quks171eSNt9P1hzsF2lohUxagGIBwaVGICQrOnP6VorONfXPNSDQO_jpZVwafMOJR6Fkgk6TUM7L0xWIBj_2_dC8G92czEl91Tz89a8FV32-BXoICkFd0Y_oFdMHvHTNQdjpK9XV0aSxkwOij4RP0PyXuYHfIMA9-TYZwm7AiT5CGG6ps_E140A/s2496/Black%20Egrets%20(Umbrella%20Birds)%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh1Quks171eSNt9P1hzsF2lohUxagGIBwaVGICQrOnP6VorONfXPNSDQO_jpZVwafMOJR6Fkgk6TUM7L0xWIBj_2_dC8G92czEl91Tz89a8FV32-BXoICkFd0Y_oFdMHvHTNQdjpK9XV0aSxkwOij4RP0PyXuYHfIMA9-TYZwm7AiT5CGG6ps_E140A/w640-h426/Black%20Egrets%20(Umbrella%20Birds)%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Egrets - Umbrella Birds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsDJrilli2kWRIBbG5cp8FNgtzun8hvI1B-gXdhGTIOwSEHzmpJVufYJ33LPSxBaRRDVG_fnZkPviOl7jndWpgBO1XORpStbB1AXwIUL-KxWHJW0YUOKC63HRYTlj89W_HqI2rrJKXhTMLYl-erbUhvIZLo3bmFvcL6zyz-OY5Uiis3u6Uw4HPvKp9g/s3888/549A4042.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsDJrilli2kWRIBbG5cp8FNgtzun8hvI1B-gXdhGTIOwSEHzmpJVufYJ33LPSxBaRRDVG_fnZkPviOl7jndWpgBO1XORpStbB1AXwIUL-KxWHJW0YUOKC63HRYTlj89W_HqI2rrJKXhTMLYl-erbUhvIZLo3bmFvcL6zyz-OY5Uiis3u6Uw4HPvKp9g/w640-h426/549A4042.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-backed Pelicans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_wbxHWmWXN9_EcrHHpAdz1e7TULNVbYbMipDVqIqz3zJIiP3uDDbS-hkX_r-zbjWR6TXqcjYXVQSCMM0z0W4ZbfJK94bDSxmO514APIySKNqaNXgKG_yW6bl6YqIa-GZs-OJxI5SQYnPSFuaLkGLc6tbvJZe2n9ON9e3S7YCtUknD_QX9eiuXUfD9g/s1680/African%20Spoonbill%201%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1680" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_wbxHWmWXN9_EcrHHpAdz1e7TULNVbYbMipDVqIqz3zJIiP3uDDbS-hkX_r-zbjWR6TXqcjYXVQSCMM0z0W4ZbfJK94bDSxmO514APIySKNqaNXgKG_yW6bl6YqIa-GZs-OJxI5SQYnPSFuaLkGLc6tbvJZe2n9ON9e3S7YCtUknD_QX9eiuXUfD9g/w640-h426/African%20Spoonbill%201%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Spoonbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqSnuz03EqpY-NJb_4BZpc4fMXxgDGFxsaSESiKke5TymedQB_hMGC0eZUb4bniP-wyl08BVEy4BSPC7wpYHHH-HM4HhmhhH5vrZmAHqyrzpAnTsQ_JkzuBoDLI4SFxsQwgC5w6mGyVh-BDhtDQHAMF2iIQ5TMH5VzkRfiazOfD4l6E2fn-bfX41_qQ/s1520/African%20Spoonbill%202%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1520" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqSnuz03EqpY-NJb_4BZpc4fMXxgDGFxsaSESiKke5TymedQB_hMGC0eZUb4bniP-wyl08BVEy4BSPC7wpYHHH-HM4HhmhhH5vrZmAHqyrzpAnTsQ_JkzuBoDLI4SFxsQwgC5w6mGyVh-BDhtDQHAMF2iIQ5TMH5VzkRfiazOfD4l6E2fn-bfX41_qQ/w640-h424/African%20Spoonbill%202%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Spoonbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJD1BpMstViSMOLJylp2QLXcpIpc4XBqIdhxeN25ITGIh-QAh8fBRhIxuEcUtiMGKAODMkONvTmw72v6GCGi2jjvOy7mX4ORcrRXUDABNZvlXLFk9oSe0j0FxFeHJ8I9owYL6xY1fpmCWfBL3t5WQ68QO8U7tJly_tMMNfgwgGiRlYk7CLhbN-adXAw/s4752/Pink-backed%20Pelicans%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="4752" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJD1BpMstViSMOLJylp2QLXcpIpc4XBqIdhxeN25ITGIh-QAh8fBRhIxuEcUtiMGKAODMkONvTmw72v6GCGi2jjvOy7mX4ORcrRXUDABNZvlXLFk9oSe0j0FxFeHJ8I9owYL6xY1fpmCWfBL3t5WQ68QO8U7tJly_tMMNfgwgGiRlYk7CLhbN-adXAw/w640-h426/Pink-backed%20Pelicans%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Pink-backed Pelicans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02Dxxu4Sh_3EodOSgpN9W3oUhajxntAXh1uSk297nforkMZ-eFV2Phy-N2d1aHiUneCisXTwUojU2w2gBcgeZkCKCbD0rNNu2-C46wYq18GBWorezuQvEp-JIIdixiY0U_HOINqXoo5c9N3aHuTgLZ3-AimeHO-Zu91AINiU8G4bbc8XAn8gK8Wjbig/s1837/Ruff%20and%20Ringed%20Plover%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1837" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02Dxxu4Sh_3EodOSgpN9W3oUhajxntAXh1uSk297nforkMZ-eFV2Phy-N2d1aHiUneCisXTwUojU2w2gBcgeZkCKCbD0rNNu2-C46wYq18GBWorezuQvEp-JIIdixiY0U_HOINqXoo5c9N3aHuTgLZ3-AimeHO-Zu91AINiU8G4bbc8XAn8gK8Wjbig/w640-h440/Ruff%20and%20Ringed%20Plover%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruff and Ringed Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmTVYjJEAR-zBU_KpQ1uvoyA4Pq03-e2KDM5p9OuT_Istv9GgX-LnsZ3ZL559lbIxUm0R5LRpKWdc2o-QslEb4YJKE9vrxkJxGJ2OxEwn1ZG3L5MQmWRCwuvPJLJbVdD6Nfkg5oRpmBXjQLlVPa26ovuRnhLuILxOi8McitzahLXRTagNY0XUCgKjRg/s1164/Kentish%20Plover%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1164" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmTVYjJEAR-zBU_KpQ1uvoyA4Pq03-e2KDM5p9OuT_Istv9GgX-LnsZ3ZL559lbIxUm0R5LRpKWdc2o-QslEb4YJKE9vrxkJxGJ2OxEwn1ZG3L5MQmWRCwuvPJLJbVdD6Nfkg5oRpmBXjQLlVPa26ovuRnhLuILxOi8McitzahLXRTagNY0XUCgKjRg/w640-h388/Kentish%20Plover%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kentish Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeMEaO4gybMXP2b1Va4O2rh9iVmsS6HQqWsM92rlfgBpbQVPgcyAr42WQEVfFYpgoka313ARc2PrZiv0hyAynFvkpLjh7nRRbaha7mRIL406uaHLzR1QAvD1X5rlVbeDfeP16EO9xJSYa0iohFpwEHW8YzA5LD2dVWSMDca9mwu0hqoNa5uYwXcnXOw/s1775/Wood%20Sandpiper%2015-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="1775" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeMEaO4gybMXP2b1Va4O2rh9iVmsS6HQqWsM92rlfgBpbQVPgcyAr42WQEVfFYpgoka313ARc2PrZiv0hyAynFvkpLjh7nRRbaha7mRIL406uaHLzR1QAvD1X5rlVbeDfeP16EO9xJSYa0iohFpwEHW8YzA5LD2dVWSMDca9mwu0hqoNa5uYwXcnXOw/w640-h440/Wood%20Sandpiper%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>The afternoon we went to Abuko Reserve, having lunch at the visitor center first we then walked to the end of the reserve where the rescue centre is. Being afternoon the reserve was quiet apart from the Green Vervet Monkeys, and several Nile Monitor Lizards. At the hide by the animal orphanage a few birds were seen but it was too dark for photos.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmo8FJDNu4iDFiPd9TJbVBnkh-uzCw59hSLed44ZTjR2F1LwSsWcPwScwgllej-9-S4ZUisumLE5ZCtrkJ1ttxrf9ZZWCDzGzElU7D64WXVuy5w19UoImVbLXGBszdvnvf5u5PgALl085u39GmUjDFzXZdbp3Nq9bFO4cClVDBEK2btrMvbgDTBd-2w/s5248/Green%20Vervet%20Monkey%2015-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="5248" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmo8FJDNu4iDFiPd9TJbVBnkh-uzCw59hSLed44ZTjR2F1LwSsWcPwScwgllej-9-S4ZUisumLE5ZCtrkJ1ttxrf9ZZWCDzGzElU7D64WXVuy5w19UoImVbLXGBszdvnvf5u5PgALl085u39GmUjDFzXZdbp3Nq9bFO4cClVDBEK2btrMvbgDTBd-2w/w640-h428/Green%20Vervet%20Monkey%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Vervet Monkey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE8C7yZVPY5eEwYKsmIG-rzhAmXHEfTGF0JcrJkFld077txS1FImyut6EbvuFQ8bg6BxmjCGXrL35FmdFr8u7YjGi7_HwDrNQrTOk6UJzNfsMsd4SkBnb99PZfHpjTSzarA8Aw9SmaGIyq8eDBx04C9vO3lOfw26Rj4tV70w261cFAb6dKkUYnicpcw/s2446/Lavender%20Waxbill%2015-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2446" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE8C7yZVPY5eEwYKsmIG-rzhAmXHEfTGF0JcrJkFld077txS1FImyut6EbvuFQ8bg6BxmjCGXrL35FmdFr8u7YjGi7_HwDrNQrTOk6UJzNfsMsd4SkBnb99PZfHpjTSzarA8Aw9SmaGIyq8eDBx04C9vO3lOfw26Rj4tV70w261cFAb6dKkUYnicpcw/w640-h468/Lavender%20Waxbill%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender Waxbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjl0DhLyfkNY0cwsthbWHZfanUpJ7Fx4P1liPm9DOm1V8u7gR2LZJFmivw07JSreSGnkx1xAlsAnUsvw00_rL6YO8FNjWERZX7-eD_5vXCo61MVV5i_aDn2PS2CXMvNrDbDc-n-kejkbxwQArwZDJUVl7pvE2ZuMm_KLKHvob21cvEIeZrvA6xxprFw/s2496/Shikra%2015-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjl0DhLyfkNY0cwsthbWHZfanUpJ7Fx4P1liPm9DOm1V8u7gR2LZJFmivw07JSreSGnkx1xAlsAnUsvw00_rL6YO8FNjWERZX7-eD_5vXCo61MVV5i_aDn2PS2CXMvNrDbDc-n-kejkbxwQArwZDJUVl7pvE2ZuMm_KLKHvob21cvEIeZrvA6xxprFw/w640-h426/Shikra%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shikra</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM-TBRL9alJjxGMTaSMPtm_ibGx35-WFWZvIcCH9OzgN0tthB_16Pl0nM07fzRQRUeiRopmSlNI9xnbYdl-iTHcgNnsSJDeWPoEg241xlAGhaGp0kSEW_SlBSNfkpuivE0PJVX_L0DE3EJJZCv71fmCMAqciefYN9_Gl2hA77AwH4ZZlzRZq0pyZw1w/s2172/Western%20Plantain-eater%2015-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2172" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM-TBRL9alJjxGMTaSMPtm_ibGx35-WFWZvIcCH9OzgN0tthB_16Pl0nM07fzRQRUeiRopmSlNI9xnbYdl-iTHcgNnsSJDeWPoEg241xlAGhaGp0kSEW_SlBSNfkpuivE0PJVX_L0DE3EJJZCv71fmCMAqciefYN9_Gl2hA77AwH4ZZlzRZq0pyZw1w/w640-h466/Western%20Plantain-eater%2015-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Plantain-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YJDGi8QM60WgcBu_7OtrjD-MHS_1dzK5CmbpKCk-s3oo0ESdjOEn_FsvcJml7zNqUH8K840xpZelgzwutgEis9e67YfV2YSj4ely0lTuJT4gTMGNaPIirwuCmIakAkHJFziF1xHmb9sNx1B-TIre4Kvy1N4x8omNHULeSzZGuVb3qYEgl-7gUgcH8A/s2808/Monitor%20Lizard%20-15-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2808" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YJDGi8QM60WgcBu_7OtrjD-MHS_1dzK5CmbpKCk-s3oo0ESdjOEn_FsvcJml7zNqUH8K840xpZelgzwutgEis9e67YfV2YSj4ely0lTuJT4gTMGNaPIirwuCmIakAkHJFziF1xHmb9sNx1B-TIre4Kvy1N4x8omNHULeSzZGuVb3qYEgl-7gUgcH8A/w640-h402/Monitor%20Lizard%20-15-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nile Monitor Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Friday 16th December it was time to head home, just as we were leaving Farakunku 2 Blue-bellied Rollers appeared above the dining the first I had seen on this trip.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KNGW24fybGWqfdWs44oEoPwxF0RrunV3zaJidEkLDXlmw7gY4vaGAZiL6WzlbLXb3qJZx8WxIjcQWmeQp08Q-z1oUs36O6tG8lT0dAfVYV8eJafRLJmgvavNxUr-gGOqDzY5nP-061OfYn48Hn8iUBWQEk5s8wRvsC0oIpiO-Qzt0fWp-8nrZSzzPQ/s2752/Blue-bellied%20Roller%202%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2752" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KNGW24fybGWqfdWs44oEoPwxF0RrunV3zaJidEkLDXlmw7gY4vaGAZiL6WzlbLXb3qJZx8WxIjcQWmeQp08Q-z1oUs36O6tG8lT0dAfVYV8eJafRLJmgvavNxUr-gGOqDzY5nP-061OfYn48Hn8iUBWQEk5s8wRvsC0oIpiO-Qzt0fWp-8nrZSzzPQ/w640-h428/Blue-bellied%20Roller%202%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-bellied Rollers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FkERn4ZWgKqCFDryyjB-pRvA_kpl87FmA7khPrVaif9xvyDiCsdUWJqzNTy66G5RMAYzcZ4T8v7xsWglPUBfeouEjnfoRaKYdwccwGYKpgA8qPhbGTaYlo2L1-D7EdN17zhJrKMBVGvmWGZGv4XlauRXpXrkwMA8qs0TSer9FLdKhrjkYzQ9KRH8Pg/s1184/Blue-bellied%20Roller%201%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1184" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FkERn4ZWgKqCFDryyjB-pRvA_kpl87FmA7khPrVaif9xvyDiCsdUWJqzNTy66G5RMAYzcZ4T8v7xsWglPUBfeouEjnfoRaKYdwccwGYKpgA8qPhbGTaYlo2L1-D7EdN17zhJrKMBVGvmWGZGv4XlauRXpXrkwMA8qs0TSer9FLdKhrjkYzQ9KRH8Pg/w640-h424/Blue-bellied%20Roller%201%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-bellied Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> After saying my farewells to Heather, Moses and the fabulous staff at Farakunku I still had a couple of hours before having to be at the airport so Ebrima took me to Brufut Woods. After a short walk we once again met the birding group previously seen at Tendaba who likewise were having a last minute birding stop before the airport. Here there were in the past loads of birds but once again it was quiet. However a few birds were seen the best of the bunch being the Klass's Cuckoo</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTY5_mq-JKHMxmS5xsIBHSPP5S5utu6f_FKB9g2XOV76cWRmAuIAEPf20wPNQgJ9Vld4xMHVF6jr4TA8lU3LK2JNrTryfib77V4pcc1lFbfVTTijMIv1xICCUupDjR2P05Tl1BkwiAWrHiqDQNaUI0JMIYVL9wYgOg5FnqFAuRlOdXuCaffQXmWVWCA/s1600/Swallow-tailed%20Bee-eater%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTY5_mq-JKHMxmS5xsIBHSPP5S5utu6f_FKB9g2XOV76cWRmAuIAEPf20wPNQgJ9Vld4xMHVF6jr4TA8lU3LK2JNrTryfib77V4pcc1lFbfVTTijMIv1xICCUupDjR2P05Tl1BkwiAWrHiqDQNaUI0JMIYVL9wYgOg5FnqFAuRlOdXuCaffQXmWVWCA/w640-h428/Swallow-tailed%20Bee-eater%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow-tailed Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cFni-M-XalxkQkqZJW7dSiDyvTRZ1S5I8yUDO9XqTPsxUSkmZcr7nvTTCFbTXZTmiifIKmtcTyKU4ykeEnbLFcwzBlUwDxrNzN0Jb9qClPG6qaTSSy6Zo2L0iFsOLGuRL0Mw3yaRHnADiNCnqbADQRNSZAoIac59hRERpIMWNqIDORzPko4EKQ11zA/s2256/Vinaceous%20Dove%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cFni-M-XalxkQkqZJW7dSiDyvTRZ1S5I8yUDO9XqTPsxUSkmZcr7nvTTCFbTXZTmiifIKmtcTyKU4ykeEnbLFcwzBlUwDxrNzN0Jb9qClPG6qaTSSy6Zo2L0iFsOLGuRL0Mw3yaRHnADiNCnqbADQRNSZAoIac59hRERpIMWNqIDORzPko4EKQ11zA/w640-h426/Vinaceous%20Dove%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vinaceous Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr5_yEy9UqT1115l5CwGkaEu5djWwssidpPizxZeU3SCi89O8C9-UbxSoY79qYuu148VHzwNjICkdD0Ef_NN3jekmy84ck2NujywQ4eEVHS3rZDsKGtguF2ajQHDzTcsmQek2iGQD2mL45cyVt3y2os3dvHn0DqS28Wm15jdvp7EF4YoxmWVrwlFidQ/s1936/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%201%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1936" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr5_yEy9UqT1115l5CwGkaEu5djWwssidpPizxZeU3SCi89O8C9-UbxSoY79qYuu148VHzwNjICkdD0Ef_NN3jekmy84ck2NujywQ4eEVHS3rZDsKGtguF2ajQHDzTcsmQek2iGQD2mL45cyVt3y2os3dvHn0DqS28Wm15jdvp7EF4YoxmWVrwlFidQ/w640-h428/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%201%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klass's Cuckoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TPkfckdyzis1TDRw5dBjN8oVuqjgPZHLmZyRv7rXeJq_SkYVFPLhMWwENEohK2P2_uX2Glb6u7M93jMrJpB0SeykR7oQrI8jPmMW5vTkfBg10NCRUI5dnfEDHXxTKpXAEuYn5akTlCaL0jkoYAjvfx5DWASD9RmY1Y0u59RxMHn4vAWiUbKP16n_2w/s1312/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%202%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1312" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TPkfckdyzis1TDRw5dBjN8oVuqjgPZHLmZyRv7rXeJq_SkYVFPLhMWwENEohK2P2_uX2Glb6u7M93jMrJpB0SeykR7oQrI8jPmMW5vTkfBg10NCRUI5dnfEDHXxTKpXAEuYn5akTlCaL0jkoYAjvfx5DWASD9RmY1Y0u59RxMHn4vAWiUbKP16n_2w/w640-h430/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%202%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klass's Cuckoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpAoGMSVlqU86Ma90FSVm7mLmib13BTL4X-HHPYeVl0kpvScxma6ZEQgHP7R7ZfmLBFBOzS2zJfLeRaMV7wRx52BGYOHXir2dnG04ADVGuq1O8rqDu9lmTTkRdDIUOqVMUhqvXrE8q3jh3g-jdHoQH1TxumrWili-KrhqNAsE8kytdoUYHJJqv6nxkw/s1440/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%203%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpAoGMSVlqU86Ma90FSVm7mLmib13BTL4X-HHPYeVl0kpvScxma6ZEQgHP7R7ZfmLBFBOzS2zJfLeRaMV7wRx52BGYOHXir2dnG04ADVGuq1O8rqDu9lmTTkRdDIUOqVMUhqvXrE8q3jh3g-jdHoQH1TxumrWili-KrhqNAsE8kytdoUYHJJqv6nxkw/w640-h426/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%203%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klass's Cuckoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTl28iWjTemDjgt8DcBnjfiVJpncvvQNUJ_Kt_MVy28uaAqqG6WULRJc9Yslm_25xo-ZoG2aFqZeGYMTJWuHejDzLabem1TDTJEYealiKxVgAxqdUVMTONTw28Q5SKJUERvxhreCL5HwrDd2c9YvaupJD_pWyHQPOWVn5wLRAHHoZ4fDIN1Ylp-A3FA/s2896/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%204%2016-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2896" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTl28iWjTemDjgt8DcBnjfiVJpncvvQNUJ_Kt_MVy28uaAqqG6WULRJc9Yslm_25xo-ZoG2aFqZeGYMTJWuHejDzLabem1TDTJEYealiKxVgAxqdUVMTONTw28Q5SKJUERvxhreCL5HwrDd2c9YvaupJD_pWyHQPOWVn5wLRAHHoZ4fDIN1Ylp-A3FA/w640-h428/Klaas's%20Cuckoo%204%2016-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klass's Cuckoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Arriving at Banjul Airport in plenty of time I spent my last Dalasis on a baguette and a couple of beers, the flight back to Gatwick departing on time.</div><div><br /></div><div>A reasonable trip but I think due to the late and heavy wet season birds were hard to find and see compared to previous visits however I saw 218 species, 17 were new for my Gambia list bring that total to 294 of which 8 were lifers the main target Adamawa Turtle Dove, the bonus were Temminck's Courser and Chestnut-bellied Starling.</div><div><br /></div><div>On arrival at Gatwick on time it was a big shock to leave the Gambia in 35 deg. and arrive to -7 deg.</div><div>an hours wait for luggage and scraping snow and ice off the car I got to the Premier Inn at Midnight.</div><div>A hearty breakfast in the morning I arrived back home at 10am. </div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-52221249575617573842022-12-11T18:44:00.001+00:002023-02-07T17:55:06.252+00:00The Gambia December 2022 part 1<p> Monday 5th December I set off from home to Gatwick, staying overnight at Gatwick Manor a place I first worked at after leaving catering college (walked out after 10 days) also spent the first night of my honeymoon (previous life) Although the hotel building had changed considerably the 2 restaurants remained similar to when I was first there.</p><p>My flight to Gambia aboard Titan airways departed more a less on time and arrived at Banjul airport on time. Things were better organised this time compared to previous visits including the covid check and paying the £20 security tax I was through to arrivals in no time. Ebrima got held up in the traffic but eventually arrived with our driver Souchi and we set for Farrasutu to see some birds and collect Hally - Ebrimas niece who is training to be a bird guide. On arrival Hally took me straight to the Greyish Eagle Owls and then to the White-backed Night Heron which was a first for me.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6KCp-lQoGB-j7oQHtX_lN-Ab0ILLIlmX6s6WPhiZ0pWwiXlbtNbdKSoRIUZPOUL8S990B0yCvuINABOjcWxff6LHQTYaEeXYrjYNWHHQk7vuEBurIzVqEn-ieTBIUqb6Zgl9wnuOu0CV25UpucsYENFmqjrqgZMdGZ2TBXMvMOpzrK25emfAY-EXPw/s3043/Greyish%20Eagle%20Owl%201%2006-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="3043" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6KCp-lQoGB-j7oQHtX_lN-Ab0ILLIlmX6s6WPhiZ0pWwiXlbtNbdKSoRIUZPOUL8S990B0yCvuINABOjcWxff6LHQTYaEeXYrjYNWHHQk7vuEBurIzVqEn-ieTBIUqb6Zgl9wnuOu0CV25UpucsYENFmqjrqgZMdGZ2TBXMvMOpzrK25emfAY-EXPw/w640-h438/Greyish%20Eagle%20Owl%201%2006-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greyish Eagle Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qjm-yp1pDpWc6mZvYo3iWhqgW6A8S6dwduyruTu5Q8tlfw_hk2r9w6tVqYNMCb2dpEr8Xv7sOUFMGO0W5j6Pzoeb3ts8AzrpPh8ahHmZ_DgAvH91HIM46SIXDAdeKL9SDJG_ixdq_jYpGYFPbc5OM0c8X_cCYl-9EpVhta6Fw0uhDTbKHul_DfQb-A/s5376/Greyish%20Eagle%20Owl%202%2006-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qjm-yp1pDpWc6mZvYo3iWhqgW6A8S6dwduyruTu5Q8tlfw_hk2r9w6tVqYNMCb2dpEr8Xv7sOUFMGO0W5j6Pzoeb3ts8AzrpPh8ahHmZ_DgAvH91HIM46SIXDAdeKL9SDJG_ixdq_jYpGYFPbc5OM0c8X_cCYl-9EpVhta6Fw0uhDTbKHul_DfQb-A/w640-h426/Greyish%20Eagle%20Owl%202%2006-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greyish Eagle Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VKW9MThz4F3ppxHO0FxJlkhIg0Rf7S-iEuJSH0B17Zu1epnM40fmPdUpzt8FoI59Z5e3imAdxjkf8-R3TLYWecxyTCYH3hh89dEMjouLy-3TLMDTxQWAeFYT9QGfluHtzXjlpbDIVhYDrLjpslWV9o0-gvJ_Hu1vuOPn0c1yogzwbScIpnRFD-ZKRA/s2634/White-backed%20Night%20Heron%2006-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="2634" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VKW9MThz4F3ppxHO0FxJlkhIg0Rf7S-iEuJSH0B17Zu1epnM40fmPdUpzt8FoI59Z5e3imAdxjkf8-R3TLYWecxyTCYH3hh89dEMjouLy-3TLMDTxQWAeFYT9QGfluHtzXjlpbDIVhYDrLjpslWV9o0-gvJ_Hu1vuOPn0c1yogzwbScIpnRFD-ZKRA/w640-h432/White-backed%20Night%20Heron%2006-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-backed Night Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>From here we headed up river to Tendaba Camp for my first nights stay' arrived just as it got dark</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU_Eh1kF5pMEMP-AEhpLEoifSmofUsH65NJNUj6SF0_uWldWfKINKHk8Y5L2OGTELQP0icNDjAih9c2WUzuOFw_IsKT2vv6rjz2PMRSM3nVYI8uBXzaI3tiptNu5Fjx5jjz38SYmw4M91mGr8DaixsWcdoSaSgZ360yZKGkOxTHyiLRPN8ZYmx9tskw/s4160/IMG_20221209_151707023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU_Eh1kF5pMEMP-AEhpLEoifSmofUsH65NJNUj6SF0_uWldWfKINKHk8Y5L2OGTELQP0icNDjAih9c2WUzuOFw_IsKT2vv6rjz2PMRSM3nVYI8uBXzaI3tiptNu5Fjx5jjz38SYmw4M91mGr8DaixsWcdoSaSgZ360yZKGkOxTHyiLRPN8ZYmx9tskw/w480-h640/IMG_20221209_151707023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Room 24 my room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoR92qlXOOSr2feO35dgn3hag6elFDC6a_j2u6gD95yRBkteyiQW_00p2ug2eo4yKFOldIwIvNYhNa40odsSre1R9ghjmc1B43oJO_jVHbancQr1eVjeoSQkzFMOM4ID8bmq9N3fmCSVoZxe_JRgXYSv74cKoEWROAGdMN0f9LtmF4QdPmONDAQ-zZA/s4160/IMG_20221206_215600702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoR92qlXOOSr2feO35dgn3hag6elFDC6a_j2u6gD95yRBkteyiQW_00p2ug2eo4yKFOldIwIvNYhNa40odsSre1R9ghjmc1B43oJO_jVHbancQr1eVjeoSQkzFMOM4ID8bmq9N3fmCSVoZxe_JRgXYSv74cKoEWROAGdMN0f9LtmF4QdPmONDAQ-zZA/w480-h640/IMG_20221206_215600702.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Complete with air conditioning and mosquito net</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5ElZpEjv9_ynkogFcK3kxZzvOMhKICN99aJs3riSbByn8uteBktKP1Kmw5SEhv9XI9e7E0JHkHvqjboNXMi-EwrMo-J3ESaJHHI-yiyKlJ5OSCke0ZHvQ49edd0gGY24IqozfWkl-izpAFt8bzUGXwE224MG2y0s6EQBJkPfjzyd3DGTjeZbS0cs3g/s4160/IMG_20221206_203659604.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5ElZpEjv9_ynkogFcK3kxZzvOMhKICN99aJs3riSbByn8uteBktKP1Kmw5SEhv9XI9e7E0JHkHvqjboNXMi-EwrMo-J3ESaJHHI-yiyKlJ5OSCke0ZHvQ49edd0gGY24IqozfWkl-izpAFt8bzUGXwE224MG2y0s6EQBJkPfjzyd3DGTjeZbS0cs3g/w480-h640/IMG_20221206_203659604.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNugJIzMD5wNgMHQj-uGV94AGohrChEiEbNwlV8jS32nx7Y4wLlczL-w3LSCI7sPFL_hCwwrFzoIf7b0hM9oWlU3e5hcMnq-Gqly10SP2Rd-cVbd5_TTbof06Mx-GtALkkMjxen8hoiCnpQjjgvNSQ_29rR78nAzCPq9uDYePWDVhWwdATSfdgWrCN3g/s4160/IMG_20221207_070351868_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNugJIzMD5wNgMHQj-uGV94AGohrChEiEbNwlV8jS32nx7Y4wLlczL-w3LSCI7sPFL_hCwwrFzoIf7b0hM9oWlU3e5hcMnq-Gqly10SP2Rd-cVbd5_TTbof06Mx-GtALkkMjxen8hoiCnpQjjgvNSQ_29rR78nAzCPq9uDYePWDVhWwdATSfdgWrCN3g/w640-h480/IMG_20221207_070351868_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gambia river just before sun rise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p>In the morning before breakfast I walked around the camp although the pool was in better condition to last time some of the other rooms had fallen into disrepair.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgsiqrV3XMjKNj12RIqI8rAkyDjwFlCD4cIgBcL1SlOsucCS0giK0kYYBnJek6-dT2BsnzLxcCksNtGw2JWQsbgsAwZ0u3etr-ExQlHbe0Czh327PD0dqRI7MtTI8n5l0qh8_bRTmK0j2lYdNYD9pR1Xn01aX7mWUI-axlqkGt8fmBmPnH4E407dySQ/s4160/IMG_20221209_151757523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgsiqrV3XMjKNj12RIqI8rAkyDjwFlCD4cIgBcL1SlOsucCS0giK0kYYBnJek6-dT2BsnzLxcCksNtGw2JWQsbgsAwZ0u3etr-ExQlHbe0Czh327PD0dqRI7MtTI8n5l0qh8_bRTmK0j2lYdNYD9pR1Xn01aX7mWUI-axlqkGt8fmBmPnH4E407dySQ/w480-h640/IMG_20221209_151757523.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tendaba camp pool</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvriMZ0A2Gz-abcwLh0PM6B13gK86k1gQW4O7b4DHa-GcQpgvbuatvmmsXb79GTHRrO4mxeOC4qEfhSucMKKQ3D_BlGoe3pIv7he_o7K2-fBOOqQgqYyl8dlX2QbHAHwvuQ2zlUSlfCn1Ejq5K7jgqoSk1xJRzefrUFbGtTlIUdWtxszng4Y0y0y6Lg/s4160/IMG_20221209_151810352_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvriMZ0A2Gz-abcwLh0PM6B13gK86k1gQW4O7b4DHa-GcQpgvbuatvmmsXb79GTHRrO4mxeOC4qEfhSucMKKQ3D_BlGoe3pIv7he_o7K2-fBOOqQgqYyl8dlX2QbHAHwvuQ2zlUSlfCn1Ejq5K7jgqoSk1xJRzefrUFbGtTlIUdWtxszng4Y0y0y6Lg/w480-h640/IMG_20221209_151810352_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old huts I stayed in back in 2018</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p>After breakfast Wednesday 7th we set off via the new bridge over the river and along the north bank to an area that I had visited before looking for coursers without success but this time we were lucky and 4 Temminck's Cousers were seen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBy5uCfqU9OA3EBEmn4L9dEpixYpDIPtk2DjGupwpGnYMc6Werjbs0LfUMP89z-j7xdGyQab9l2-LRTwcU9IpS72MkVAjP938LYtBf7X9alYDnVHUxfr_33vzH6ZWnv3xG_P_vwNsSBwW6G5cq_0X6JzFt6MnXDw3cr9JaIsDeKsEZEiuWvGr30z6jA/s1988/Temminck's%20Courser%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1988" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBy5uCfqU9OA3EBEmn4L9dEpixYpDIPtk2DjGupwpGnYMc6Werjbs0LfUMP89z-j7xdGyQab9l2-LRTwcU9IpS72MkVAjP938LYtBf7X9alYDnVHUxfr_33vzH6ZWnv3xG_P_vwNsSBwW6G5cq_0X6JzFt6MnXDw3cr9JaIsDeKsEZEiuWvGr30z6jA/w640-h430/Temminck's%20Courser%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temminck's Courser</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Other birds seen<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJs7I30WChPH_RJTkAexCh6I_BPSQS90FjUOchpDjqEcY-MQShxXg4ek9AMsbckofry-SmfyXdK5qvHMTMeLKw6UEhmyUO0jCqYneLo5DkslfglyF9T-vAOjcxOCytTuCkQuSgMKHMOu-Tm3h0VRRDv8_BgndF_polFbEF4lw2Wf3BTZ4oNFXlGMs8g/s3911/Black-headed%20Lapwing%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="3911" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJs7I30WChPH_RJTkAexCh6I_BPSQS90FjUOchpDjqEcY-MQShxXg4ek9AMsbckofry-SmfyXdK5qvHMTMeLKw6UEhmyUO0jCqYneLo5DkslfglyF9T-vAOjcxOCytTuCkQuSgMKHMOu-Tm3h0VRRDv8_BgndF_polFbEF4lw2Wf3BTZ4oNFXlGMs8g/w640-h428/Black-headed%20Lapwing%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-iTOvDF44_he0UbPzPipYYLq5aE8Mgaq8QnAA0suwBbu66ZYIHKOBIf7bXbuTiFpWO7uwm79mRaE1MG2HQfK9t4qjZfOadizrI1ecXEY_WNxeiy1iFIEmYGhl-Cn-GQUgh9axbQOtCnnOZLPKHEZBHF_5_noP6ccYdVaHCb7i9MZCrm6cTlTYe5j3Q/s3440/Peanut%20Lady%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-iTOvDF44_he0UbPzPipYYLq5aE8Mgaq8QnAA0suwBbu66ZYIHKOBIf7bXbuTiFpWO7uwm79mRaE1MG2HQfK9t4qjZfOadizrI1ecXEY_WNxeiy1iFIEmYGhl-Cn-GQUgh9axbQOtCnnOZLPKHEZBHF_5_noP6ccYdVaHCb7i9MZCrm6cTlTYe5j3Q/w640-h426/Peanut%20Lady%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peanut sieving</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzkSdZ7uxYhNlurXvGIrmySEPynDtYJVugSS0mX0159W3a5P1IuCnRYrkNkNGjq-lZ7vtAAwNuUHEDpSnrqkiLnft4Y3AkHwhRks6hIdagYP9DIDX0zCpkmUIOYSdGiIxR-GQJ15w7wmCKPpKSqs32AWMeTIG23Z_2Z-XpjxHNBeu08Jb1KWb7fdL1g/s1825/Abyssinian%20Roller%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1825" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzkSdZ7uxYhNlurXvGIrmySEPynDtYJVugSS0mX0159W3a5P1IuCnRYrkNkNGjq-lZ7vtAAwNuUHEDpSnrqkiLnft4Y3AkHwhRks6hIdagYP9DIDX0zCpkmUIOYSdGiIxR-GQJ15w7wmCKPpKSqs32AWMeTIG23Z_2Z-XpjxHNBeu08Jb1KWb7fdL1g/w640-h450/Abyssinian%20Roller%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXtoBx4Do6S-8wGrf5oUYcbjN-Ogc1L50mGi_a3qGz561uGgGs8ZNJ15ONpPDE2lN7lxmkTb2PxZNqIWvQ1QYYmTxU6dwQT70eDmlqnSTMFyS4Mbh0DRIKsTrlHl-Qttohbct7sPS7Gr3bCN6cPGk7SDMt8FZKm9DC3pkkrIjAhtSSjEIsfvVb2Eujg/s4300/African%20Golden%20Oriole%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXtoBx4Do6S-8wGrf5oUYcbjN-Ogc1L50mGi_a3qGz561uGgGs8ZNJ15ONpPDE2lN7lxmkTb2PxZNqIWvQ1QYYmTxU6dwQT70eDmlqnSTMFyS4Mbh0DRIKsTrlHl-Qttohbct7sPS7Gr3bCN6cPGk7SDMt8FZKm9DC3pkkrIjAhtSSjEIsfvVb2Eujg/w640-h426/African%20Golden%20Oriole%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Golden Oriole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I_Zz0PK4uD2SfTSxnJPFpGUcogKPGB3XdoRGNL19f_yHwn4TkzdWVM0Qh_q-z7Ab0hSudzm31zAwm3HlOF1bv_BMMZGh3YGozSLXGQWRab3M9TYbqmxiumPqElLJNLtvqMfcdylLSvVUKVhYBSI4pO4jql4yfq8CieGTK5gZ9dqN52T5At7HzYhDag/s1707/Bearded%20Barbet%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1707" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I_Zz0PK4uD2SfTSxnJPFpGUcogKPGB3XdoRGNL19f_yHwn4TkzdWVM0Qh_q-z7Ab0hSudzm31zAwm3HlOF1bv_BMMZGh3YGozSLXGQWRab3M9TYbqmxiumPqElLJNLtvqMfcdylLSvVUKVhYBSI4pO4jql4yfq8CieGTK5gZ9dqN52T5At7HzYhDag/w640-h424/Bearded%20Barbet%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bearded Barbets</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyjZWOory0QnHfuWbJp6ZzIodVRJbZ7nHnlaGSttFLb924ues2ZhjhsShwnPWodW3TcnNq-BMwFcCh3P-DDs1bY9boM4F-eFsqQQuxtlM_UiqLdP43Id9UNd9l2-ft7vRZ87WzVuLpgNxf6lQN2Pm3TsQklLZHYNf2-2xoD1nrMmYGyjuYcnM97cT1w/s2182/Red-throated%20Bee%20eaters%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="2182" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyjZWOory0QnHfuWbJp6ZzIodVRJbZ7nHnlaGSttFLb924ues2ZhjhsShwnPWodW3TcnNq-BMwFcCh3P-DDs1bY9boM4F-eFsqQQuxtlM_UiqLdP43Id9UNd9l2-ft7vRZ87WzVuLpgNxf6lQN2Pm3TsQklLZHYNf2-2xoD1nrMmYGyjuYcnM97cT1w/w640-h468/Red-throated%20Bee%20eaters%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-throated Bee-eaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhg3oiUCl-Ptpjt3pSti5BStmn7CcqlatFI-dk1Wa4Fh-C4zyWZsUzhDVuowWmYb8xAUeTcpQhGlbTVVwHDMixNaU68YafswTBXQtiCbYWoBx0UQxGAaUOi0Yjvz_sNKScNIbmEPp2tWf0xS0AbX5dupUSQEgSmnvygB44hmi7on_DUTXwUMB_SvegA/s3521/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3521" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhg3oiUCl-Ptpjt3pSti5BStmn7CcqlatFI-dk1Wa4Fh-C4zyWZsUzhDVuowWmYb8xAUeTcpQhGlbTVVwHDMixNaU68YafswTBXQtiCbYWoBx0UQxGAaUOi0Yjvz_sNKScNIbmEPp2tWf0xS0AbX5dupUSQEgSmnvygB44hmi7on_DUTXwUMB_SvegA/w640-h420/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBkICEmMHnc8kbdR_NPZ1r8uIpkEfO-7PawilUgOFI0JBBkbrc_DacS5UgxKPAqSYAM_g2hoLpEG89yGM6yehAK1taMP1i0YMejkjKx_07ffFvNsiQ5SqX5KGmIBB_-lbMWjgwY9Ff7PTNDfWmN2kApYuLH7nfovZcTGDyDPsi-AEEPrbiNQYbudhIQ/s1590/Red-chested%20Swallow%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1590" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBkICEmMHnc8kbdR_NPZ1r8uIpkEfO-7PawilUgOFI0JBBkbrc_DacS5UgxKPAqSYAM_g2hoLpEG89yGM6yehAK1taMP1i0YMejkjKx_07ffFvNsiQ5SqX5KGmIBB_-lbMWjgwY9Ff7PTNDfWmN2kApYuLH7nfovZcTGDyDPsi-AEEPrbiNQYbudhIQ/w640-h428/Red-chested%20Swallow%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-chested Swallows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>However our main quarry was the Egyptian plover and at site where we had seen them previously eventually 1 was seen then another 3.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-AqaaMNpyyH1N5qepILZN0LcflJ32xe-4jGqXfcXlVf1cnKqwbZ1_BfONTdaXheVHZG5aWzEbnGWfKAXuL8-YyXqCVR9GCf1SxhdlJk9zg6lmrkRJbH0G1kT2cW4X9KtUpvj9xwH_WWZsNgmeEIeCOfJk_KXfvemBADZy1mVeskaPD3CPYWLvQwnJQ/s2796/Egyptian%20Plover%202%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="2796" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-AqaaMNpyyH1N5qepILZN0LcflJ32xe-4jGqXfcXlVf1cnKqwbZ1_BfONTdaXheVHZG5aWzEbnGWfKAXuL8-YyXqCVR9GCf1SxhdlJk9zg6lmrkRJbH0G1kT2cW4X9KtUpvj9xwH_WWZsNgmeEIeCOfJk_KXfvemBADZy1mVeskaPD3CPYWLvQwnJQ/w640-h416/Egyptian%20Plover%202%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6ZEhFEwFRS0_v3PwUdjV1tsTT85bvYQr72gVenRVRtTSETLw9YVRme5srq_5T3lUimYp_bLi2DEY40voK2_J6pusTFLFSLGGPCJ1uGawJM1u5dBsuqrAOYq6o11v0xT9MvVQA_mO2FQkYPeDGlkqVmvU4uSnU5p_d9-S4txCqdECLRib5IRqWlAfQw/s2526/Egyptian%20Plover%201%2007-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2526" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6ZEhFEwFRS0_v3PwUdjV1tsTT85bvYQr72gVenRVRtTSETLw9YVRme5srq_5T3lUimYp_bLi2DEY40voK2_J6pusTFLFSLGGPCJ1uGawJM1u5dBsuqrAOYq6o11v0xT9MvVQA_mO2FQkYPeDGlkqVmvU4uSnU5p_d9-S4txCqdECLRib5IRqWlAfQw/w640-h452/Egyptian%20Plover%201%2007-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Plovers with Common Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We continued our journey to Lamin Koto to find the ferry had broken down, so we transferred into a motorised canoe with the luggage and left Souchi behind to wait until he could cross with the car. After checking in to The Baobolong Annexe we had to go to their Camp and Guest house for our dinner. Fortunately the ferry was repaired and Souchi was able to join us for dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday 8th. Breakfast was at the Annexe, shortly after we set off on a boat up river following the north bank then crossing the river to Kunkilling Forest to look for Adamawa Turtle Dove which was my target bird of the trip.</div><div><br /></div><div>After about 30 minutes into the forest we heard the purring of a Turtle Dove and eventually found it high up in the trees.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK2PlYhq-3sEgH4j1X3kIKbcUBTVGFYWse56B4WDLZEfCnxSwhoC1t9T0hK_Z3SWtk_PVe_pcH0OWz8RysNyobr4AxgMiSBRb5jaYNTGz3UNNZVwgbqhzIoXXqNgOtHI1QiO1ZEwX_GxEKqbsygLW9Ctv26n07RzPjhmNEas80BqJuY2vbmeB6QNwIA/s1859/Adamawa%20Turtle%20Dove%201%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1859" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK2PlYhq-3sEgH4j1X3kIKbcUBTVGFYWse56B4WDLZEfCnxSwhoC1t9T0hK_Z3SWtk_PVe_pcH0OWz8RysNyobr4AxgMiSBRb5jaYNTGz3UNNZVwgbqhzIoXXqNgOtHI1QiO1ZEwX_GxEKqbsygLW9Ctv26n07RzPjhmNEas80BqJuY2vbmeB6QNwIA/w640-h438/Adamawa%20Turtle%20Dove%201%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adamawa Turtle Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>I was so pleased to this I stayed and watched it for some time, likewise Hally as for her it was a lifer and had to hug the tree it was in.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDoJV_qsPVGUDEClxkeJe9Y8RvnrllPTiDtRRvDaa_EyEv2DNgkzls92jd2jZ8_CHcAR5-TTp5hO28JZXkFvWfUnX5NVXmnTSKQODAGBUsSEysBYzVjIQZCr_8ppismbMR0B68BReoyWE8atCq-GHERV4ICWj9-gO8i-tr-vpKMpsVZKeEKk-VqhIng/s4160/IMG_20221210_101621859.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDoJV_qsPVGUDEClxkeJe9Y8RvnrllPTiDtRRvDaa_EyEv2DNgkzls92jd2jZ8_CHcAR5-TTp5hO28JZXkFvWfUnX5NVXmnTSKQODAGBUsSEysBYzVjIQZCr_8ppismbMR0B68BReoyWE8atCq-GHERV4ICWj9-gO8i-tr-vpKMpsVZKeEKk-VqhIng/w480-h640/IMG_20221210_101621859.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hally's Hugs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwtY6NEz4QmlBC1LSPTFVKaRRWHDLG54hltUkzbnZzksSspLgH_RBeYt3xEtdyySZLM5ct8ZZGNN3iPtdZLpmxyL7HpwlF5AuG4cOtVwPySB6FlmAF-TbN3pYgrbIU-aeP6N75G7zzKarZREr0L4jwJxSSzPgDcE_IuR4KPrpQfpuEGw4r7pPY0K0Bw/s4160/IMG_20221208_095605932_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwtY6NEz4QmlBC1LSPTFVKaRRWHDLG54hltUkzbnZzksSspLgH_RBeYt3xEtdyySZLM5ct8ZZGNN3iPtdZLpmxyL7HpwlF5AuG4cOtVwPySB6FlmAF-TbN3pYgrbIU-aeP6N75G7zzKarZREr0L4jwJxSSzPgDcE_IuR4KPrpQfpuEGw4r7pPY0K0Bw/w480-h640/IMG_20221208_095605932_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kunkilling Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>So after this success the rest of the day was spent just East of George Town to enjoy the local birding, so nothing special but here are a few birds seen.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHPCvY3XOlmxqbxiVYQdDblEFrG0u363fbjzcLlAnlQWNJnKQ-IuE5XYZG_z3e8og60NmdnY3du6PQWEs6ODXTtRB1hSJa6dYGkkA0rhBjkpuSI28jcEHuniHV-8lA8KLaxQ5mnd1o1NlNzr50Zs_6fZHRsmfbv65Jz3SgsGoimFYm0qayg3lrvl5dw/s4300/Yellow-throated%20Leaflove%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHPCvY3XOlmxqbxiVYQdDblEFrG0u363fbjzcLlAnlQWNJnKQ-IuE5XYZG_z3e8og60NmdnY3du6PQWEs6ODXTtRB1hSJa6dYGkkA0rhBjkpuSI28jcEHuniHV-8lA8KLaxQ5mnd1o1NlNzr50Zs_6fZHRsmfbv65Jz3SgsGoimFYm0qayg3lrvl5dw/w640-h426/Yellow-throated%20Leaflove%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-throated Leaflove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB505ES4OFxM2aro9A8PhylOcYszxr_ew5UNERL2oukt3FtAthivb9jpU9f9mlJHhfLoJ5NSVCIQYkX-opTLM8u8ZFw2rqyL1Pc4loSI89ZaeQxCwOHHF3EA08ZqvP0rQT3RIFONAzLUjrnw902wTe8nh96qGRLDIV2YU7A3POoJ6vmhPV__vRUeaZg/s2258/Wood%20Hoopoe%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2258" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB505ES4OFxM2aro9A8PhylOcYszxr_ew5UNERL2oukt3FtAthivb9jpU9f9mlJHhfLoJ5NSVCIQYkX-opTLM8u8ZFw2rqyL1Pc4loSI89ZaeQxCwOHHF3EA08ZqvP0rQT3RIFONAzLUjrnw902wTe8nh96qGRLDIV2YU7A3POoJ6vmhPV__vRUeaZg/w640-h458/Wood%20Hoopoe%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Woodhoopoe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRFcD8EX5x_zLt-YX893gtSR-StFjDrDIKdAd0mg1lmajlEnvDXRfEXRGb-7zMEyFP7su-Sc9m1zbSPsEuKCXSycB2_XFLTwcOf9CvOQGcxssDhLCscyBKzuYnd2D4WmmlmWO9kW4hIFxl2HtKELm0Zow1KC6p_-w0g61CTZf22UCxXo5eqc48PR1BA/s2828/Striated%20Heron%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2828" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRFcD8EX5x_zLt-YX893gtSR-StFjDrDIKdAd0mg1lmajlEnvDXRfEXRGb-7zMEyFP7su-Sc9m1zbSPsEuKCXSycB2_XFLTwcOf9CvOQGcxssDhLCscyBKzuYnd2D4WmmlmWO9kW4hIFxl2HtKELm0Zow1KC6p_-w0g61CTZf22UCxXo5eqc48PR1BA/w640-h462/Striated%20Heron%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striated Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHdSrCBl3wzPkcuoeNHmimc_iPk-nujkHMO704OAkxA3FKcQ7oYeC7qyYlXr6Baman6UvyUcH0Xso8BokKcxIpUgI1eMfSJ6HcdyjjHXyobIdFuiYAWB_u3hMwCynwcNiK1f4Zz5uN42r7B5w7IU760zSk7s4hkYLAVpWeoTllRt4yLKpKNkcMUD-lg/s3333/Spur-winged%20Plover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="3333" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHdSrCBl3wzPkcuoeNHmimc_iPk-nujkHMO704OAkxA3FKcQ7oYeC7qyYlXr6Baman6UvyUcH0Xso8BokKcxIpUgI1eMfSJ6HcdyjjHXyobIdFuiYAWB_u3hMwCynwcNiK1f4Zz5uN42r7B5w7IU760zSk7s4hkYLAVpWeoTllRt4yLKpKNkcMUD-lg/w640-h382/Spur-winged%20Plover.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zFBhF3ZhKIEcXgVssOIjhryoaW3ZoPR83eIcVjq9vefQqzg6CLAFMY2vTEUtwod_CSSYzhj9axJY3rfTtk0JkWTJzIv082SDNz5QNprYWIrKREQM3qCXn-LMyor_WJK4QhuAICn6gK8yptyXFmKYpGk5kBiIHs5hplpDIRihE9x8G8bMYY4Z61DIuA/s1946/Red-throated%20Bee-eaters%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1946" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zFBhF3ZhKIEcXgVssOIjhryoaW3ZoPR83eIcVjq9vefQqzg6CLAFMY2vTEUtwod_CSSYzhj9axJY3rfTtk0JkWTJzIv082SDNz5QNprYWIrKREQM3qCXn-LMyor_WJK4QhuAICn6gK8yptyXFmKYpGk5kBiIHs5hplpDIRihE9x8G8bMYY4Z61DIuA/w640-h460/Red-throated%20Bee-eaters%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-throated Bee-eaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNKG9Jrp7WXrROpI-iepljpHGeqYPTYJi6LjGI-48MV0OIaBNVhqezGxkj7qsVRbhhNH3BYzqCYuKDOat7PcnMlVT8iiiZxuZ7YucN83c44Y0h1unWC5fAChH7u8B6B4wj68hQRLqVrq1klULnRdib-X6N8NB4daLpYFA5E5gsBngJYinLia5C70Rkw/s2494/Purple%20Heron%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2494" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNKG9Jrp7WXrROpI-iepljpHGeqYPTYJi6LjGI-48MV0OIaBNVhqezGxkj7qsVRbhhNH3BYzqCYuKDOat7PcnMlVT8iiiZxuZ7YucN83c44Y0h1unWC5fAChH7u8B6B4wj68hQRLqVrq1klULnRdib-X6N8NB4daLpYFA5E5gsBngJYinLia5C70Rkw/w640-h444/Purple%20Heron%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWCcqVg2zlMFz1F148blUrGX_CS6dld1xIM5U2hvUQx8k-b6d-hbOdKoaDnhQEK6gSRSzcWsVzL5aiTlYBTLY5njJAIcknxcp6ZafT90kPxQaszX0tjozYfXK8PZsFwCt7aarWqk_hyOCmLqkyHr_1NEGsmkfIlsJAFaRgXcHWjD8JUphhaXYQh9x7A/s1891/Pearl-spotted%20Owlett%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1891" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWCcqVg2zlMFz1F148blUrGX_CS6dld1xIM5U2hvUQx8k-b6d-hbOdKoaDnhQEK6gSRSzcWsVzL5aiTlYBTLY5njJAIcknxcp6ZafT90kPxQaszX0tjozYfXK8PZsFwCt7aarWqk_hyOCmLqkyHr_1NEGsmkfIlsJAFaRgXcHWjD8JUphhaXYQh9x7A/w640-h418/Pearl-spotted%20Owlett%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl Spotted Owlette</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeAGa3Kj0-VHakindmcGr3aEQSzJBNgvyrw90nIclVYi_DJtbAJiJ1-cOcbbYd3m4jLeuOrJ2naelhcI55ZKu5P4PrD7edMreAu1jh5nghKFIUPlpCxArKCwoEmp4IHTwK1jYfZUuW5-Jfr2AmVD8C2BfLiUFYNFvOMWA-FijKGNf0jZuIXBjFu_mzQ/s5376/Monitor%20Lizard%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeAGa3Kj0-VHakindmcGr3aEQSzJBNgvyrw90nIclVYi_DJtbAJiJ1-cOcbbYd3m4jLeuOrJ2naelhcI55ZKu5P4PrD7edMreAu1jh5nghKFIUPlpCxArKCwoEmp4IHTwK1jYfZUuW5-Jfr2AmVD8C2BfLiUFYNFvOMWA-FijKGNf0jZuIXBjFu_mzQ/w640-h426/Monitor%20Lizard%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nile Monitor Lizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMny3b08fYlNj0sZ0Bpnk-Ck8fMBJ3_X8JH9woeDpfiS7NDRkBj5Bf5-QF2bsUme_tcTaGre4aBjD4VEspNLi_j25BqgWowhykvnNiaEdJHydVVhagv5fqhKQQBHFUVBzvWIr17clP5czvui-lhgqHMvKuS_cD0FEgsYjFGaOaa0vKwqaq4l6g4grTxg/s3226/Long-tailed%20Cormorant%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="3226" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMny3b08fYlNj0sZ0Bpnk-Ck8fMBJ3_X8JH9woeDpfiS7NDRkBj5Bf5-QF2bsUme_tcTaGre4aBjD4VEspNLi_j25BqgWowhykvnNiaEdJHydVVhagv5fqhKQQBHFUVBzvWIr17clP5czvui-lhgqHMvKuS_cD0FEgsYjFGaOaa0vKwqaq4l6g4grTxg/w640-h440/Long-tailed%20Cormorant%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-tailed Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqVGWYz4eAoxdUPXxntKughrnykd-hzk0PtJH_Bck8HnjlmGCVk-osQw-K33Rm24jnN3X0o6YkpAeJDbZUQnZKPWjBEiVoSwcj0e4IjcMpDN0kY3b70S7BazBI35iOZcwTmq__EO3BwE1at-o3GbmStz3rW565yWwO7j7NVw8YXP9kFkRZ_kjS95FRQ/s2741/Little%20Green%20Bee-eater%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2741" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqVGWYz4eAoxdUPXxntKughrnykd-hzk0PtJH_Bck8HnjlmGCVk-osQw-K33Rm24jnN3X0o6YkpAeJDbZUQnZKPWjBEiVoSwcj0e4IjcMpDN0kY3b70S7BazBI35iOZcwTmq__EO3BwE1at-o3GbmStz3rW565yWwO7j7NVw8YXP9kFkRZ_kjS95FRQ/w640-h422/Little%20Green%20Bee-eater%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1AcLNH57ArgVHvE9sBDEau6qASfLeZdWnXxiV52nLQKzIfD8xcP0-73KnXFtnSigp89-cRCV9DQC1M6-4vQaTis1C-3kVOTzTcQ4StI6G9uWpT-hzwQFD-QnUk-rc0okoTopBouNY_lk0QfBdkfmy5-ieoYjMSturQmRrhrpbDHkqnKMTl6OHjcXAQ/s1627/Little%20Green%20Bee-eater%202%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1627" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1AcLNH57ArgVHvE9sBDEau6qASfLeZdWnXxiV52nLQKzIfD8xcP0-73KnXFtnSigp89-cRCV9DQC1M6-4vQaTis1C-3kVOTzTcQ4StI6G9uWpT-hzwQFD-QnUk-rc0okoTopBouNY_lk0QfBdkfmy5-ieoYjMSturQmRrhrpbDHkqnKMTl6OHjcXAQ/w640-h518/Little%20Green%20Bee-eater%202%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Green Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcTB00j-HUCRsOAF0mPNhbcKRyLOYFBWm6C0qq9lo6yh6umfmz8Z2Aee8LZFObgC2pb1lg4XVj8BotVkT6N5DMy6Bgq9CQF85WQWU4bE7mz7o3LP01YTioQwZkwJKynBAZiYtEYeq7IzgkUZUG8vtc89xY_vCiWQoGdKxEGCipb69RtRqWq86_0_fIQ/s5376/Hammerkop%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcTB00j-HUCRsOAF0mPNhbcKRyLOYFBWm6C0qq9lo6yh6umfmz8Z2Aee8LZFObgC2pb1lg4XVj8BotVkT6N5DMy6Bgq9CQF85WQWU4bE7mz7o3LP01YTioQwZkwJKynBAZiYtEYeq7IzgkUZUG8vtc89xY_vCiWQoGdKxEGCipb69RtRqWq86_0_fIQ/w640-h426/Hammerkop%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hammerkop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdu4TCaixZZNfp8nxmMgIc1BHIqPyWW_7qMTXtK9VbWBcdqrWYg8esd39FGwnvlPVtxkcYYuOPwbrCQ6GZOAWWp47yglRwLDJADWdbPAdveujXggaSZW0D9acUCAs5me9xvtLMkoBoxE-qpWPfHB3YRPxetpiH6vNPVIICXNoETIemQKS9YkNmVrgBw/s1927/Grey%20Hornbill%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1927" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdu4TCaixZZNfp8nxmMgIc1BHIqPyWW_7qMTXtK9VbWBcdqrWYg8esd39FGwnvlPVtxkcYYuOPwbrCQ6GZOAWWp47yglRwLDJADWdbPAdveujXggaSZW0D9acUCAs5me9xvtLMkoBoxE-qpWPfHB3YRPxetpiH6vNPVIICXNoETIemQKS9YkNmVrgBw/w640-h420/Grey%20Hornbill%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-CMMxYH0PyXgIEjRQxLklG7swjBwvjuoUz5x07DWPnzQbDqgMKnMBXn9_gKiTpSztrELskBiI9uQtNP540kV1rjeM0sef5rZsoDP2GRLjL322O7wwc8-CvLDEmVqQdrLBjIKnNkz00-upn8JM7w9Ocu1phONlghk_uzc3FJMtApdYkLbivOIET0Eww/s2388/African%20Fish%20Eagle%2008-12-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2388" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-CMMxYH0PyXgIEjRQxLklG7swjBwvjuoUz5x07DWPnzQbDqgMKnMBXn9_gKiTpSztrELskBiI9uQtNP540kV1rjeM0sef5rZsoDP2GRLjL322O7wwc8-CvLDEmVqQdrLBjIKnNkz00-upn8JM7w9Ocu1phONlghk_uzc3FJMtApdYkLbivOIET0Eww/w640-h416/African%20Fish%20Eagle%2008-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Fish Eagle<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Dinner once again was at the Baobolong Guest House, and returning to the annexe the rooms were full with a political party visiting the area making a lot of noise. </div><div><br /></div><div>Friday 9th, We had an early breakfast and set off heading back to Tendaba along the south bank. We made several stops on the way for birds by the roadside.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHwn1eH8EdqQPGa9cgHhDtjvmWDD_tlZ0x-TXqLmguuTHHIRD5PDPh5VappEBtiYMbt9zSBtyIehaSUu3NAoshybwyiPHTW_IZPfRkYHUwGZWTvV1YJS1tz2R69ho3tru7ckAJu7jMw8gdH8EVjTGEngKm6pKFXWrtatSvQgYeH8wxR3kebPok2B2oA/s1064/Brown%20Snake%20Eagle%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1064" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHwn1eH8EdqQPGa9cgHhDtjvmWDD_tlZ0x-TXqLmguuTHHIRD5PDPh5VappEBtiYMbt9zSBtyIehaSUu3NAoshybwyiPHTW_IZPfRkYHUwGZWTvV1YJS1tz2R69ho3tru7ckAJu7jMw8gdH8EVjTGEngKm6pKFXWrtatSvQgYeH8wxR3kebPok2B2oA/w640-h420/Brown%20Snake%20Eagle%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Snake Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3jQXygWYpA-kidc5cEy154bYRyGL9yR9ZgA9ZNCw70Dl2ggok2qlQMEWgrpOtjoz8r2TxjRRTdzEUI2e7UKAXJ9C6LOQ3ZF3KxR1wmkw8a6ZgWX8d7-VM8tUj2UeWm3tkGQ7Z53akxs5n4ib4OEKjhg8Wm8Jct89axVm7kmN7rwx_gXTu-Q_C3MVzg/s2916/Bruce's%20Green%20Pigeon%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2916" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3jQXygWYpA-kidc5cEy154bYRyGL9yR9ZgA9ZNCw70Dl2ggok2qlQMEWgrpOtjoz8r2TxjRRTdzEUI2e7UKAXJ9C6LOQ3ZF3KxR1wmkw8a6ZgWX8d7-VM8tUj2UeWm3tkGQ7Z53akxs5n4ib4OEKjhg8Wm8Jct89axVm7kmN7rwx_gXTu-Q_C3MVzg/w640-h378/Bruce's%20Green%20Pigeon%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bruce's Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9FicM469FjSKcSLaMae3WN1p38kEBFrQhlg9YJl-YidJwLJbiEX29U5kdUaNBOWYOle3xCKIE_SKtkEE9jsL-ONTjHQ68TgHjWptNHg3rHwILBr1hL3zJdExab563WiHs0zfizSe3PhSb6sf96s4eqk1SCZpEO9iItjH9ZaKPaYUoB1Ml_e1CTsAw/s1968/Bruce's%20Green%20Pigeon%202%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1968" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9FicM469FjSKcSLaMae3WN1p38kEBFrQhlg9YJl-YidJwLJbiEX29U5kdUaNBOWYOle3xCKIE_SKtkEE9jsL-ONTjHQ68TgHjWptNHg3rHwILBr1hL3zJdExab563WiHs0zfizSe3PhSb6sf96s4eqk1SCZpEO9iItjH9ZaKPaYUoB1Ml_e1CTsAw/w640-h444/Bruce's%20Green%20Pigeon%202%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bruce's Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXysFX8xhbo5-u8ijVtfB7CeWZOguPkzp71dtYEdstqidb4trvOrbMRuPClk7ClyYeKvo2A9y9_rA2_dw9ScXw25_FL6y1iXv2NgzeYI7uVk1fFDy3F_WgNWlTht6fEh_OAvE9Os37jD6_y0Qg4MkjTitagC9e9JE7Z27ZOIfe2bVcAf0uEZwE0nA0nA/s3024/Abyssinian%20Roller%202%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="3024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXysFX8xhbo5-u8ijVtfB7CeWZOguPkzp71dtYEdstqidb4trvOrbMRuPClk7ClyYeKvo2A9y9_rA2_dw9ScXw25_FL6y1iXv2NgzeYI7uVk1fFDy3F_WgNWlTht6fEh_OAvE9Os37jD6_y0Qg4MkjTitagC9e9JE7Z27ZOIfe2bVcAf0uEZwE0nA0nA/w640-h426/Abyssinian%20Roller%202%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSiqM6Lh5xcT-DUobYlD-31sPybN3ixKgpIvp2Y_vb9tCAPOMsN57fEKDDgQPqG1rW3MhYW5Uk4DhO6fEmPUSSdHdHLDuE7URNwyP-oSUzQJVGaWSlJcBftOKwtZcxD5YP_8dHFkKZZuI6p094z5RlWhsN3-ZRuyGG2yqeQR6r2AXdZ3SD0Mc3qSwoQ/s2176/Abyssinian%20Roller%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2176" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSiqM6Lh5xcT-DUobYlD-31sPybN3ixKgpIvp2Y_vb9tCAPOMsN57fEKDDgQPqG1rW3MhYW5Uk4DhO6fEmPUSSdHdHLDuE7URNwyP-oSUzQJVGaWSlJcBftOKwtZcxD5YP_8dHFkKZZuI6p094z5RlWhsN3-ZRuyGG2yqeQR6r2AXdZ3SD0Mc3qSwoQ/w640-h470/Abyssinian%20Roller%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian Roller</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A stop at Jakhaly Rice fields found little apart from hundreds of Cattle Egrets, mainly due to the high grasses. Another stop further along was to the Verreaux's Eagle Owl roost and as before had great views.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ibOKl3M4G8Tzacmilmc3rTrCBckMtYVM_ZnPe2TGyEY6_F1FB_MnL-1PUTzgCmQyuu6_TG3sO_A_DxCiIk6wEOmvAYTbvcT1jsvQKVS75RZhmpSSn0pqvf4tRALkAgRHRslNhYaGJ4hlXI9_ZlqMZ5t_adoDJIfOCd9UB4X2XVk4q_iBAfWyHmB1Q/s2064/Verraux's%20Eagle%20Owl%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2064" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ibOKl3M4G8Tzacmilmc3rTrCBckMtYVM_ZnPe2TGyEY6_F1FB_MnL-1PUTzgCmQyuu6_TG3sO_A_DxCiIk6wEOmvAYTbvcT1jsvQKVS75RZhmpSSn0pqvf4tRALkAgRHRslNhYaGJ4hlXI9_ZlqMZ5t_adoDJIfOCd9UB4X2XVk4q_iBAfWyHmB1Q/w640-h450/Verraux's%20Eagle%20Owl%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Verreaux's Eagle Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another Gambia tick were these Ruppell's Vultures<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXwNLBm1Z5Vus_wso90RxcHRgXaHkvx7C9HIQ3Lo2RVIpmGE2MdCqOkWqatDc-5uXX8Sn8WHFXDeo19f3gY-FbWKkHCAB8VsMNi5I6Knj2uliFJJl2CTsqkJ1nux9228uqNYBG1Q8jcC0eemaL6xdL5yrZt24rTGejZnHE0WRINcV-qIMzl_af0ASpg/s4300/Rupell's%20Vultures%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="4300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXwNLBm1Z5Vus_wso90RxcHRgXaHkvx7C9HIQ3Lo2RVIpmGE2MdCqOkWqatDc-5uXX8Sn8WHFXDeo19f3gY-FbWKkHCAB8VsMNi5I6Knj2uliFJJl2CTsqkJ1nux9228uqNYBG1Q8jcC0eemaL6xdL5yrZt24rTGejZnHE0WRINcV-qIMzl_af0ASpg/w640-h426/Rupell's%20Vultures%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruppell's Vultures</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div><div>Arriving back at Tendaba early afternoon after an hours rest we took a boat trip across the river up the creeks seeing loads of birds.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvG6uwnWDwWUIlHat_UXNkofE6kSaazoEPCNZLyUCicrxFPAuFmlr5zeo7aHKhwFSqog2Zopu0vBLEitvp99p6MEP9gJEG8Apd3tqMA386dK4zPzMeliSW1iCieL48z8bocZ29MHwMnIXDIgw9bJCGiXBovdTZfRII6quRcu0rpOQ6PQjV1I5CvakkA/s5376/African%20Darter%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvG6uwnWDwWUIlHat_UXNkofE6kSaazoEPCNZLyUCicrxFPAuFmlr5zeo7aHKhwFSqog2Zopu0vBLEitvp99p6MEP9gJEG8Apd3tqMA386dK4zPzMeliSW1iCieL48z8bocZ29MHwMnIXDIgw9bJCGiXBovdTZfRII6quRcu0rpOQ6PQjV1I5CvakkA/w640-h426/African%20Darter%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Darter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9orwdCK9LAj5oekMyllQ_4BwAfM6cpgTJea-xZK0H6e9FKAfvDcxHkSbSjHnwKU8iL9miixPa7PKIxFeFotGVXx5modYoDCG1nqxQjXg0qvAY-MoqfsPITxYsAU4crV63IOG1aVK3FBfFlnNijbKGOFKPGq5DN0ey224ave5_SO6Gl0Roo_ieHzT8Q/s2859/Blue-cheeked%20Bee-eater%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2859" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9orwdCK9LAj5oekMyllQ_4BwAfM6cpgTJea-xZK0H6e9FKAfvDcxHkSbSjHnwKU8iL9miixPa7PKIxFeFotGVXx5modYoDCG1nqxQjXg0qvAY-MoqfsPITxYsAU4crV63IOG1aVK3FBfFlnNijbKGOFKPGq5DN0ey224ave5_SO6Gl0Roo_ieHzT8Q/w640-h406/Blue-cheeked%20Bee-eater%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzTyQTEvCJdCgI4ahjQ3YZ-esXLoNVfurvRXABvZVjkpqNLcZZuJFFkOBVRCdZX1_ykW9fNa-SbIBuZZLvdZkYOZg8JIRmjCXeAAzh6CQYlSyGVc2lfAENkdHa88HOl-eMxPDyUkC2E09wb6_VUoHJNhLqXr0pGTKfJ8VRcSu38MaZYPIXDIE1pnFNg/s4261/Goliath%20Heron%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="4261" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzTyQTEvCJdCgI4ahjQ3YZ-esXLoNVfurvRXABvZVjkpqNLcZZuJFFkOBVRCdZX1_ykW9fNa-SbIBuZZLvdZkYOZg8JIRmjCXeAAzh6CQYlSyGVc2lfAENkdHa88HOl-eMxPDyUkC2E09wb6_VUoHJNhLqXr0pGTKfJ8VRcSu38MaZYPIXDIE1pnFNg/w640-h468/Goliath%20Heron%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goliath Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ersK71uzDDcuTev2vRAaiUApwctLxfhu2gAgpxvrZJVeQoXnCmZ6rBlkG33kgIfke0l-skM0DDyHlLWSkXfToX3q6Z69jYqphyyYqvNBK3hZ8ahvGFSqZBeY8fmjoR7gxFKaQbgcOubPrpvw7LYAj2HX0s0DnqRD0AKG2rH4P3a-4VhOckyajqw2sw/s3333/Great%20White%20Egret%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="3333" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ersK71uzDDcuTev2vRAaiUApwctLxfhu2gAgpxvrZJVeQoXnCmZ6rBlkG33kgIfke0l-skM0DDyHlLWSkXfToX3q6Z69jYqphyyYqvNBK3hZ8ahvGFSqZBeY8fmjoR7gxFKaQbgcOubPrpvw7LYAj2HX0s0DnqRD0AKG2rH4P3a-4VhOckyajqw2sw/w640-h498/Great%20White%20Egret%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJMz93isoUeBzb82ZS2Fcf7oysXqdl1-SQ5Mhwf9ZSm38tD9FJ6bPLjQEQ3U0XK1NqvviJYundK0lg-mW9PulbYoYAxG3nbeIsL1n_qIJIA63a1FIdSoynMCvec5ZMeaPH4NkFhUhvamcN5UuI8AUBJEeOyUdB3im2Dutz_FEdnb3ZAGGkWohmMTbEA/s1522/Greater%20Blue-eared%20Starling%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1522" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJMz93isoUeBzb82ZS2Fcf7oysXqdl1-SQ5Mhwf9ZSm38tD9FJ6bPLjQEQ3U0XK1NqvviJYundK0lg-mW9PulbYoYAxG3nbeIsL1n_qIJIA63a1FIdSoynMCvec5ZMeaPH4NkFhUhvamcN5UuI8AUBJEeOyUdB3im2Dutz_FEdnb3ZAGGkWohmMTbEA/w640-h380/Greater%20Blue-eared%20Starling%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Blue-eared Starling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTbkDPE_Wf6Vwhs67PjnLSDOHcbToRMJjzhfCY0z4iWvjvyEKL5N9xEq48DCQOmg7_own7yyvVgMGhTt872AeW-ornJPV3IDFTIaYgNk8qMWpeQlU75hPRE-pK3t1MvuGnTbb7MMTEXjXRa7QfzTuGsLJtvKtd-CcVyThk1leDXvyn8OfuxJEz51rJg/s2677/Long-tailed%20Cormorant%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="2677" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTbkDPE_Wf6Vwhs67PjnLSDOHcbToRMJjzhfCY0z4iWvjvyEKL5N9xEq48DCQOmg7_own7yyvVgMGhTt872AeW-ornJPV3IDFTIaYgNk8qMWpeQlU75hPRE-pK3t1MvuGnTbb7MMTEXjXRa7QfzTuGsLJtvKtd-CcVyThk1leDXvyn8OfuxJEz51rJg/w640-h462/Long-tailed%20Cormorant%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-tailed Cormorant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIvKPCyuBp9WC7e2Rq_eiThg0S8OXX2qEl8GZ7y_4ww-P3drVZ19DDWWBZDzqVhdViEW2uibmWQOQPl6phkhzGTAtwmeMAwkHC6QSDVQujOtb70XMr4ATfH98ztNZBG4kuKOKejitIcxv8JIMI_ej_o9yWqQvgcI3BCT04FZPolhSljBVkXEdU4Wwyg/s3107/Namaque%20Dove%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="3107" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIvKPCyuBp9WC7e2Rq_eiThg0S8OXX2qEl8GZ7y_4ww-P3drVZ19DDWWBZDzqVhdViEW2uibmWQOQPl6phkhzGTAtwmeMAwkHC6QSDVQujOtb70XMr4ATfH98ztNZBG4kuKOKejitIcxv8JIMI_ej_o9yWqQvgcI3BCT04FZPolhSljBVkXEdU4Wwyg/w640-h452/Namaque%20Dove%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nomaque Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0V1KV6JmySLimB2cYdx90hX3Q-weUhGgQiNvjIMoH_3mrvwV54zvs3jaEfTCWUpVzN3bybt22UW3ueAbBDrgDgsZ1G_hEslCLtwpejUTRId-W_QPOdw0Fr_zZGjlmMfysYk-RuKymU85VcSGbz2uMeu0kk2oD9BnXJgo62nHLdN5MRdZhv76WWMQXQ/s1515/Pied%20Kingfisher%202%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1515" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0V1KV6JmySLimB2cYdx90hX3Q-weUhGgQiNvjIMoH_3mrvwV54zvs3jaEfTCWUpVzN3bybt22UW3ueAbBDrgDgsZ1G_hEslCLtwpejUTRId-W_QPOdw0Fr_zZGjlmMfysYk-RuKymU85VcSGbz2uMeu0kk2oD9BnXJgo62nHLdN5MRdZhv76WWMQXQ/w640-h362/Pied%20Kingfisher%202%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYQ26smqXzq1kf81SGzTi3Fip6VPIl0MsSPR56mSnJ9t5B_d6gQa0AnEF7M7USEWqHjvAW11yGGtCAszQZ7i_9vRc2wT_Sjk9vGA5meLSrQPB6ikB76TVkTxGhJDZjY1Y_AbY78EfKKPkg7DP3zPhc8q_Qu9Xt6KJ7JCb6eaSxTWnf3zk8NP0kNLUBw/s4153/Pink-backed%20Pelican%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="4153" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYQ26smqXzq1kf81SGzTi3Fip6VPIl0MsSPR56mSnJ9t5B_d6gQa0AnEF7M7USEWqHjvAW11yGGtCAszQZ7i_9vRc2wT_Sjk9vGA5meLSrQPB6ikB76TVkTxGhJDZjY1Y_AbY78EfKKPkg7DP3zPhc8q_Qu9Xt6KJ7JCb6eaSxTWnf3zk8NP0kNLUBw/w640-h412/Pink-backed%20Pelican%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-backed Pelican</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZOIglmakVzimi7PUQgRuJMD_xo-osb8O73DQrqjel70g16zzVgwn5liNcKenYgNhTmV2UB7uVP2HZhhV4n3O7bf-ss9CjdTxzzgQjEcwCy4wUgkEOjXGhgC0hpon0oRnQmKyDz68BAhE0XwYeSQMum1sSQBn9BPt4Yw9jaOd3Ib7lnsHhdMfQUSKQA/s2461/Ring-necked%20Parakeet%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2461" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZOIglmakVzimi7PUQgRuJMD_xo-osb8O73DQrqjel70g16zzVgwn5liNcKenYgNhTmV2UB7uVP2HZhhV4n3O7bf-ss9CjdTxzzgQjEcwCy4wUgkEOjXGhgC0hpon0oRnQmKyDz68BAhE0XwYeSQMum1sSQBn9BPt4Yw9jaOd3Ib7lnsHhdMfQUSKQA/w640-h388/Ring-necked%20Parakeet%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring-necked Parakeet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3kICdWqnxQf2fOccC2P4dE80u5UxyiQhTjMTCff63uUbHTt6Z2Q99baxp91wemcl48NZ9Il7KVrgH8FRygkbqkIMkRLs9Lw_fR2eE-6QCmnVWZrYmN2IuKyqJ5zRyWVczKW89YZATM-R5JDKWJ1d7eL1TobE6JFFYVVpWDeoeztdvFo11MD0AxpE7A/s2795/Squacco%20Heron%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3kICdWqnxQf2fOccC2P4dE80u5UxyiQhTjMTCff63uUbHTt6Z2Q99baxp91wemcl48NZ9Il7KVrgH8FRygkbqkIMkRLs9Lw_fR2eE-6QCmnVWZrYmN2IuKyqJ5zRyWVczKW89YZATM-R5JDKWJ1d7eL1TobE6JFFYVVpWDeoeztdvFo11MD0AxpE7A/w640-h400/Squacco%20Heron%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT7yHfjbxYgbA4y532zJ5W11ESUdTQKeKJijcieFhMaKzUZXLUZDWx5EgvPh0MfksgPOwcE6k8AtdMbNtKykE3PR6J86ZVpCYaJFzBgEAzAVq6oMo3Gxe-YtYz6pcgnAc9VM2Uf8ZLTBlDGR8-2YR_QfJlB0MiLJb4f9Jdx5My-BNgSvG04OYP-wFtA/s6720/Western%20Reef%20Egret%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT7yHfjbxYgbA4y532zJ5W11ESUdTQKeKJijcieFhMaKzUZXLUZDWx5EgvPh0MfksgPOwcE6k8AtdMbNtKykE3PR6J86ZVpCYaJFzBgEAzAVq6oMo3Gxe-YtYz6pcgnAc9VM2Uf8ZLTBlDGR8-2YR_QfJlB0MiLJb4f9Jdx5My-BNgSvG04OYP-wFtA/w640-h426/Western%20Reef%20Egret%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Reef Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW61z2z0AK-y51RXBpBP32nwxWZlv15DCkJ_bgXJ-CJCVlAkhT-WIQUtZyA_6paWP1xdCHOAU9wOSmgUFZaAQaYbMdgLZ2nkSHxN5Xzqaw3hQL9TeDO5OTGm01P94q_cLsKzUAbZst0SEn2de56ZVqU8TZCG2LmeG5mjg4Utuxabccw4osWniUxEU3A/s1741/White-throated%20Bee-eaters%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1741" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW61z2z0AK-y51RXBpBP32nwxWZlv15DCkJ_bgXJ-CJCVlAkhT-WIQUtZyA_6paWP1xdCHOAU9wOSmgUFZaAQaYbMdgLZ2nkSHxN5Xzqaw3hQL9TeDO5OTGm01P94q_cLsKzUAbZst0SEn2de56ZVqU8TZCG2LmeG5mjg4Utuxabccw4osWniUxEU3A/w640-h410/White-throated%20Bee-eaters%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Bee-eaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtdCgtifXEuD8wuFdXxdnrKwYUhtZ0DQc16yRmVTOiDg4cSpR_9S3tJIUYDKOIf79Y9Onv00Cz9ZOT0ewcgqQn0XH85XVDBpQ1J-zGYJzj9F8nGXD8Cn9h-PTwL2nO_7r4EQtVl9TyH8TJwQzKNOX2Za9CJxMuAYQ-TqyAWtE12Zrb_A8CbXx5ilGGA/s3440/Wooly-necked%20Stork%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtdCgtifXEuD8wuFdXxdnrKwYUhtZ0DQc16yRmVTOiDg4cSpR_9S3tJIUYDKOIf79Y9Onv00Cz9ZOT0ewcgqQn0XH85XVDBpQ1J-zGYJzj9F8nGXD8Cn9h-PTwL2nO_7r4EQtVl9TyH8TJwQzKNOX2Za9CJxMuAYQ-TqyAWtE12Zrb_A8CbXx5ilGGA/w640-h426/Wooly-necked%20Stork%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wooly-necked Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3bv0qpUrodAbyhFMEnrLbTlam7-iGf3SR7n9AIbm-GD9WwzKgNiX0tz2KNt_Mqyw-115AAE8-So1J_Zm6yqDQ1y_JtOtz0ureMP7FcPQSD5p4oWA3May0TjFXTC-L7fs_2lTOAWZReF5EC5mDADgKM28WKTPbWNcGwKXT9tPQn-6HsTc_4UDfTmW_Q/s2785/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2785" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3bv0qpUrodAbyhFMEnrLbTlam7-iGf3SR7n9AIbm-GD9WwzKgNiX0tz2KNt_Mqyw-115AAE8-So1J_Zm6yqDQ1y_JtOtz0ureMP7FcPQSD5p4oWA3May0TjFXTC-L7fs_2lTOAWZReF5EC5mDADgKM28WKTPbWNcGwKXT9tPQn-6HsTc_4UDfTmW_Q/w640-h420/Yellow-billed%20Kite%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHmy535T0uFgsRBIcZ55hZ2aJPotJAXrzrRJaGouysT21mIcbpChf-_5wG95bSGJ-Syr5dMhmSrfleNTvcC7StcXytfV1-seG3eQ9KKLeB8zOxwLpru3oaVV99eS0CrI4ofscpRIF7pkJQi2AQNoVdhS18vBI-xLPP5RlJU2CZEXZ-81YOw7AVoDcoQ/s5376/Yellow-billed%20Stork%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHmy535T0uFgsRBIcZ55hZ2aJPotJAXrzrRJaGouysT21mIcbpChf-_5wG95bSGJ-Syr5dMhmSrfleNTvcC7StcXytfV1-seG3eQ9KKLeB8zOxwLpru3oaVV99eS0CrI4ofscpRIF7pkJQi2AQNoVdhS18vBI-xLPP5RlJU2CZEXZ-81YOw7AVoDcoQ/w640-h426/Yellow-billed%20Stork%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After the boat trip I went to visit Ebrima's family to deliver some clothes and a couple of toys, pens and pencils.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3bcQdvMcyLLY94Kbm3dhHQzxDyBO0YqmZweC9KXxAaqUxr65qcu_pMYHfHQjff7YQoUo7ZWnVLAyeTkv3myH1bcdp1BYdaPnZOtDykNB8Z2U2-QH1WlO1p82Mf46oJ1Mq05mcxvlJSYO1PiNHHRKBxuHshgDJrw0VcsKIIWaLgFZcw_FXk2bEK1amA/s4160/IMG_20221209_182728208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3bcQdvMcyLLY94Kbm3dhHQzxDyBO0YqmZweC9KXxAaqUxr65qcu_pMYHfHQjff7YQoUo7ZWnVLAyeTkv3myH1bcdp1BYdaPnZOtDykNB8Z2U2-QH1WlO1p82Mf46oJ1Mq05mcxvlJSYO1PiNHHRKBxuHshgDJrw0VcsKIIWaLgFZcw_FXk2bEK1amA/w640-h480/IMG_20221209_182728208.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ebrima's Family (photo by Hally)</td></tr></tbody></table>Before dinner we went spotlighting for a local African Scop's Owl.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLAfLF2AY0WGcN4JKp6FxXg_HoEtKqQwpWUHqXkJtAGO02Fa2A1kNYNBwWsOmeWtEr0_mdztudfjyQuPi-q7OTN6JjnvciohxysYk65662DE-GrKq7LlOPBViOVplyJdvFynRWZ1LLHAx6ujp1glbnzezslihTf2S2LBpdXK9IoLWBaEsiAqX8nM8aw/s2312/African%20Scops%20Owl%2009-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="2312" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLAfLF2AY0WGcN4JKp6FxXg_HoEtKqQwpWUHqXkJtAGO02Fa2A1kNYNBwWsOmeWtEr0_mdztudfjyQuPi-q7OTN6JjnvciohxysYk65662DE-GrKq7LlOPBViOVplyJdvFynRWZ1LLHAx6ujp1glbnzezslihTf2S2LBpdXK9IoLWBaEsiAqX8nM8aw/w640-h432/African%20Scops%20Owl%2009-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Scops Owl </td></tr></tbody></table><br />That evening I met with Julia and Marie-hose who I was on a trip in Uganda with, they were travelling with Honeyguides, and were to bump into each other several times more on the trip.<div><br /></div><div>Saturday 10th. A fruit bat was seen roosting in a tree in the camp.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDVhrYR2nyMwob8IpeeKxfbar7MyivpE9AVXxb4IRsB1n7iqHa8ZB1Rz-rfAL8EEoDXwLN40iVlS6LRnMmrtWz3uEVGmu-CWcKSv3CFYbmj7xGwSSscqRqc8L7dupSUteWnSerlLCjDU0YoeLXpYkVE4mAZ53-n0gcioDALn5GGw8uaTDadOyPh96PQ/s6720/Fruit%20Bat%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDVhrYR2nyMwob8IpeeKxfbar7MyivpE9AVXxb4IRsB1n7iqHa8ZB1Rz-rfAL8EEoDXwLN40iVlS6LRnMmrtWz3uEVGmu-CWcKSv3CFYbmj7xGwSSscqRqc8L7dupSUteWnSerlLCjDU0YoeLXpYkVE4mAZ53-n0gcioDALn5GGw8uaTDadOyPh96PQ/w640-h426/Fruit%20Bat%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit Bat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>After breakfast we went to the Kiang West National Park just outside Tendaba. I had not visited there before and we found some good birds plus the Honeyguide group again.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHikT_-TaAZZfEOx1f78jLfFPDfY0vWAwmHGOi9MYFPpQyDzVTQ61ZLLzf9jF8argBgearZQBgd88UvfhEZMFVbUjr8RqQlhCvcGAxz-RqqR1rYd3bxNjvGiwZFOMO7uWASzKZXD_hbl_5CwK6T9SN_lK8sCffI0VsMzfL9R0xFyq2RNRkvKcy2XPeA/s1376/549A3164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1376" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHikT_-TaAZZfEOx1f78jLfFPDfY0vWAwmHGOi9MYFPpQyDzVTQ61ZLLzf9jF8argBgearZQBgd88UvfhEZMFVbUjr8RqQlhCvcGAxz-RqqR1rYd3bxNjvGiwZFOMO7uWASzKZXD_hbl_5CwK6T9SN_lK8sCffI0VsMzfL9R0xFyq2RNRkvKcy2XPeA/w640-h424/549A3164.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09knRg63Lkn1al1mmoI9zRc3WAHmQ3Eoag3TMc0zBoE2KFwIb7gdE-RMyF8nzBnOh5PDzNXafvO_AXUwAPzUYU1Jt_xLefjOdeQSPeKiUOSXHgbtw1C0p2ug7jKFElOvQ9lRSpDYOMVjEiB-jM8sJcIl48ksG7Y6zQkVFxuJMfu-mOexJPPD9uAlCGA/s3132/Chestnut-backed%20Sparrow%20Lark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="3132" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09knRg63Lkn1al1mmoI9zRc3WAHmQ3Eoag3TMc0zBoE2KFwIb7gdE-RMyF8nzBnOh5PDzNXafvO_AXUwAPzUYU1Jt_xLefjOdeQSPeKiUOSXHgbtw1C0p2ug7jKFElOvQ9lRSpDYOMVjEiB-jM8sJcIl48ksG7Y6zQkVFxuJMfu-mOexJPPD9uAlCGA/w640-h440/Chestnut-backed%20Sparrow%20Lark.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbBY6vINmTPaDu0aYILoVgaAriqT8zgpesNb_xQhnbe5zhph3vf1SCEpaFH99_8y8s9MD6tdAtaRX9GcSjBI8HMUWdhHukz3hfKbXhk634T42jTt6LxDXHxbYdc-eUApy6WTdTqfjwimEWn2HiQ6pa_pkb6pFPlw_7vEUZjOxhhdMDyGJC9ri0LaYgg/s1444/Cut-throat%20Finch%201%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1444" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbBY6vINmTPaDu0aYILoVgaAriqT8zgpesNb_xQhnbe5zhph3vf1SCEpaFH99_8y8s9MD6tdAtaRX9GcSjBI8HMUWdhHukz3hfKbXhk634T42jTt6LxDXHxbYdc-eUApy6WTdTqfjwimEWn2HiQ6pa_pkb6pFPlw_7vEUZjOxhhdMDyGJC9ri0LaYgg/w640-h461/Cut-throat%20Finch%201%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut-throat Finches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufHTd3AQSTad1xNAV0m2agQSQVR_0muf4B37mKyweFLoDKlN6RyTHtoeeoHq881L1uTDbC01wVcOLtXdr0FwDKLTXIjzyGLxYmpPaIuVaLk2LlmDpfGcZyYzNfFqEhZywI4iVMQa-7sJ1lxLwLxDmQfT67vpR5RhdgWAFv_hH6DwQLSDvhLiC8WiKuQ/s1624/Cut-throat%20Finch%202%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1624" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufHTd3AQSTad1xNAV0m2agQSQVR_0muf4B37mKyweFLoDKlN6RyTHtoeeoHq881L1uTDbC01wVcOLtXdr0FwDKLTXIjzyGLxYmpPaIuVaLk2LlmDpfGcZyYzNfFqEhZywI4iVMQa-7sJ1lxLwLxDmQfT67vpR5RhdgWAFv_hH6DwQLSDvhLiC8WiKuQ/w640-h408/Cut-throat%20Finch%202%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark and Cut-throat Finch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmllbwJVZ6-GB0dqrzZuED75EnIzXaVXAoUBzDWFkApK5J0qKB-3dizCn7bO6lW6bc2Hwy1cvia4Ur5ahD6D3L4jO14L2Z-7qIxPK0VuEkNrNXdn6rwBy7qdEGys3xrIbDftEST1cH-sJtMw3_2Iyzo4xwUgCjP7-yfySRHaTmfUmrR8LEzk1cWuTsQ/s1600/Pygmy%20Sunbird%2010-12-22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmllbwJVZ6-GB0dqrzZuED75EnIzXaVXAoUBzDWFkApK5J0qKB-3dizCn7bO6lW6bc2Hwy1cvia4Ur5ahD6D3L4jO14L2Z-7qIxPK0VuEkNrNXdn6rwBy7qdEGys3xrIbDftEST1cH-sJtMw3_2Iyzo4xwUgCjP7-yfySRHaTmfUmrR8LEzk1cWuTsQ/w640-h428/Pygmy%20Sunbird%2010-12-22.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pygmy Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R9morNWcaYZD04UqJE3YwXkK4a6krIKvw0XEle4IAfsxQfpCjgAhnG2BeL-LwLo6z8DDXRbas64oY8QyQvjp6sDS9XySFc1RGMpPWdJJ9wclyWLKboFWLQYGqhIfCuytUZxDMrk8nhRvmBwNA6h10-9HlYiuQ0vPbCd-ZWKfjxhsooQGeBBpE0Xq9Q/s6720/Termite%20Mound%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R9morNWcaYZD04UqJE3YwXkK4a6krIKvw0XEle4IAfsxQfpCjgAhnG2BeL-LwLo6z8DDXRbas64oY8QyQvjp6sDS9XySFc1RGMpPWdJJ9wclyWLKboFWLQYGqhIfCuytUZxDMrk8nhRvmBwNA6h10-9HlYiuQ0vPbCd-ZWKfjxhsooQGeBBpE0Xq9Q/w640-h426/Termite%20Mound%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turmite Mound</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD0TZz9CxKqvWtqQgK4owdGub6gbes8hcH31wt02ab0Nkof_RxDPUqUbvC_XTAF-CnCxmV696wyKYeuPUzP3GApIx91hztrYR1li53gPvRXcUBnhR5352Vut09nbHXlJT5MM_K0efvUz_TYrfTxPRfE0MewEuCnSxdxMEAfw1KAcCIcmVgzFKYmjhAQ/s1184/Vieillot's%20Barbet%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1184" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD0TZz9CxKqvWtqQgK4owdGub6gbes8hcH31wt02ab0Nkof_RxDPUqUbvC_XTAF-CnCxmV696wyKYeuPUzP3GApIx91hztrYR1li53gPvRXcUBnhR5352Vut09nbHXlJT5MM_K0efvUz_TYrfTxPRfE0MewEuCnSxdxMEAfw1KAcCIcmVgzFKYmjhAQ/w640-h424/Vieillot's%20Barbet%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veillot's Barbet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpxkKsI-JDAyu-pg_Okj9DHU3G8qHAkvR4GlZFW4KX9D7lBlzGErG3ArTiIoFI4Uf5O8VsYjjqEh-AfAiwKFGn98HuINfyo7NpjPIgCFUKwwGYzHLwxJ2cRi-XjrKgkzjTOlELX4weZZzDjw0uvvYurDWJbG_tXruaZ2-ZLDxDGdkxbWDbuQVgay_Yw/s2144/White%20Helmetshrike%2010-12-22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2144" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpxkKsI-JDAyu-pg_Okj9DHU3G8qHAkvR4GlZFW4KX9D7lBlzGErG3ArTiIoFI4Uf5O8VsYjjqEh-AfAiwKFGn98HuINfyo7NpjPIgCFUKwwGYzHLwxJ2cRi-XjrKgkzjTOlELX4weZZzDjw0uvvYurDWJbG_tXruaZ2-ZLDxDGdkxbWDbuQVgay_Yw/w640-h426/White%20Helmetshrike%2010-12-22.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Helmet Shrike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31-_wlkQRSTCLzLciWupXBtlaBKe1K9q_aZ_dXKkXvwLAbcquLBsdorumBa7VS3_Q8xV5feA8WVt57F8t_zeSXbdbIs3MsxiA1uxgz3-dg_4eW-MhIJriDS8gVamxjpH2ANDefbPfj-oyMMSAX8NMPl_ZGAyKkk18y9q1iZ3zt0NoPXjPzqnxqhjJUA/s1600/White-shouldered%20Black%20Tit%2010-12-22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31-_wlkQRSTCLzLciWupXBtlaBKe1K9q_aZ_dXKkXvwLAbcquLBsdorumBa7VS3_Q8xV5feA8WVt57F8t_zeSXbdbIs3MsxiA1uxgz3-dg_4eW-MhIJriDS8gVamxjpH2ANDefbPfj-oyMMSAX8NMPl_ZGAyKkk18y9q1iZ3zt0NoPXjPzqnxqhjJUA/w640-h428/White-shouldered%20Black%20Tit%2010-12-22.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-shouldered Tinkerbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UQCsjJQGymnCpFH2sBZzV9NMwLlxDaPiwXPCCFquN-ER3dfnc5AzYtnyJ5sgi-Lavt2Ytmqexwgvc257sZeinWJpt--L9Qi877gigDlKCuTjxjT6m9nJEfsr24uPUzIBFLgEq3txn2WzlE9YIaOB8aXyng-3IRb2eXvyPdMxTFfGd9He8BxEFLkKmA/s1184/Yellow-fronted%20Tinkerbird%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1184" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UQCsjJQGymnCpFH2sBZzV9NMwLlxDaPiwXPCCFquN-ER3dfnc5AzYtnyJ5sgi-Lavt2Ytmqexwgvc257sZeinWJpt--L9Qi877gigDlKCuTjxjT6m9nJEfsr24uPUzIBFLgEq3txn2WzlE9YIaOB8aXyng-3IRb2eXvyPdMxTFfGd9He8BxEFLkKmA/w640-h424/Yellow-fronted%20Tinkerbird%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><div>We continued our journey along the south bank towards the coast stopping for lunch in the shade of a large Baobab tree. While there </div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zoJZOZA1gsTxLTrNcmSaaT-DQQtRurbtHmQMiKxv_M-OZHnusU9DNTy7pDOihqZmBHJo13oMcz3hV67-PLja6Em9UJZoFjoFBjs5cdHQtvZtS-yoxR8XC9GRUsieehMXs2hNFGdFc4Ljxccg3SARB2ym18GmFiDdTIw-qqmmLGyD7e3svnduRggRxA/s2896/African%20Harrier%20Hawk%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2896" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zoJZOZA1gsTxLTrNcmSaaT-DQQtRurbtHmQMiKxv_M-OZHnusU9DNTy7pDOihqZmBHJo13oMcz3hV67-PLja6Em9UJZoFjoFBjs5cdHQtvZtS-yoxR8XC9GRUsieehMXs2hNFGdFc4Ljxccg3SARB2ym18GmFiDdTIw-qqmmLGyD7e3svnduRggRxA/w640-h428/African%20Harrier%20Hawk%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Harrier Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07AQgHxua2nW7bpRb-Z5IZHBro3od-NNlKqETMEzL3IyR-xv0y7xHM0IU0Fstfea_4LxxYMQy4qwLvQrCUYz6VbD_vR9wUCPND6Y7QIZV0q0arQ3xgBeiYHbUukCwklZyTsMAL5TPN28DIto_XxJb3FHMqZDljeaTBdrL4NQXu-zWr8o0odw60bJFEg/s976/Martial%20Eagle%2010-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="976" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07AQgHxua2nW7bpRb-Z5IZHBro3od-NNlKqETMEzL3IyR-xv0y7xHM0IU0Fstfea_4LxxYMQy4qwLvQrCUYz6VbD_vR9wUCPND6Y7QIZV0q0arQ3xgBeiYHbUukCwklZyTsMAL5TPN28DIto_XxJb3FHMqZDljeaTBdrL4NQXu-zWr8o0odw60bJFEg/w640-h430/Martial%20Eagle%2010-12-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martial Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We continued our journey west arriving at Farakunku mid afternoon my stay for the next 6 nights.</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-40635096979121511902022-11-10T18:31:00.000+00:002022-11-10T18:31:29.513+00:00Grey Phalarope 270th for the year<p> After several days of rain I was itching to get out and try my new lense on the new camera. As i'm not too knowledgeable about cameras etc. I couldn't afford to upset the household and buy in my mind over the top. Many years ago when I started birding I used a Sigma 150 - 500 lense and I think the images then were as good as when I bought a Canon 100 - 400 mk.1. So with my new Canon EOS R with an adapter I have tried a Sigma 150 - 600 and although the results are not pin sharp they are so much better than what I was getting with the old 7D set up.</p><p>Going to Dungeness I stopped off at The ARC hide. Nothing special about but took a few shots of very distant birds and I was quite pleased with the results. As the Grey Phalarope had been reported earlier, I went to the point and saw Owen Leyshon who I asked where could I find it. He pointed me in the direction between the fishing boats. Within 15 minutes walking across the shingle I spotted it 10 metres off shore. It spotted me and flew further out and then landed on the sea again and gradually drifted north. Eventually I got the camera on it, phew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8059TFqhIK1G2SJKFG9IbfL6otrPRYvLVCdE40S-QCEUuYJwMRAX76785xj9yU3ya4-46j-7jfHXcT2pPDkPyKkDoLiVXioML-1pdvHsWGK79mDvODEtbDL-iE9HIq93rNYubT2iVPQz_z0p7RmpEHD5-0lW6pVowPvb2uuRo6dbYEw30wcOQ6nrFQ/s2764/Grey%20Phalarope%201%2010-11-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="2764" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8059TFqhIK1G2SJKFG9IbfL6otrPRYvLVCdE40S-QCEUuYJwMRAX76785xj9yU3ya4-46j-7jfHXcT2pPDkPyKkDoLiVXioML-1pdvHsWGK79mDvODEtbDL-iE9HIq93rNYubT2iVPQz_z0p7RmpEHD5-0lW6pVowPvb2uuRo6dbYEw30wcOQ6nrFQ/w640-h424/Grey%20Phalarope%201%2010-11-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMkQNcnOXqcizKK9ZVGckgCe1qPooZICfMkb1ZggrGmdrM5bCdLrMG-d3FsxC9xjM7AB4z_4UaMMfWQUUuvtyYOGfXjUBSaAnnpN4gZwMntpp3mnA7frobIlcSPMNU12afvzNO1ZfRPe1pW09tPvaw0MfHZmjUF1y_T_g1e5apL4rDnjHfMBzK5_uuw/s1840/Grey%20Phalarope%202%2010-11-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2271" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBVaWosAc8yx2uAJDNuToWjFgSaK47dTOm6SR2ZyNmikPKiqtkLD-v_SQ5tqR36hOj87ovxsY4AHppVjuPt811RzUVIwt-4ioxUI2uMbPHrjtpcBTOOvIFBzuMcyi2edGZ8dCFXDTKZ6thlCPHQh0AyK-dDnSZQRLEw1mKjw2iVC3LXMEB-wrkc174A/w640-h338/Grey%20Phalarope%205%2010-11-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Phalarope</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Really pleased to see this bird, I missed out on one when on the Scilly Pelagics as I couldn't get on to one and also one was seen from the Scillonion on my way back to Penzance in October which I missed</p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-18134634309199281232022-10-31T11:59:00.124+00:002022-11-09T12:44:53.210+00:00Norfolk again Late October and another Lifer<p> Trying to get to my target of 270 species this year I had planned a trip to Norfolk and Spurn for the end of the month. However with the warm south westerly winds there appeared to be few migrants being found there. So I cancelled Spurn, and did a short trip to Norfolk staying in Thetford Forest again with the caravan. On arrival on Thursday 27th I set up quickly and went to Salthouse to twitch the Long-billed Dowitcher. It was showing at the back of the pool along Iron road and gave good scope views. It was only the second one I have seen. A couple of Shore larks were in the field opposite.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFZW5B1qdGOzS2My-9-nZtF7sWIrJm0SQLxnzU5CA_sC2JV2ZJEV7sVOqxDvSFXlMCVPVLoq7rmiLmP_eoBh6f8FKAQsdYnk6LeDUsWzuylZLX-4IqadDGxg5hj4Sndhlp1Yc3BadBovouqCjIG8ptxv25RmzJvxNZxCq60KhcIh3ACL6QjdHzDksdw/s1886/Long-billed%20Dowitcher%20Cley%2027-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1886" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFZW5B1qdGOzS2My-9-nZtF7sWIrJm0SQLxnzU5CA_sC2JV2ZJEV7sVOqxDvSFXlMCVPVLoq7rmiLmP_eoBh6f8FKAQsdYnk6LeDUsWzuylZLX-4IqadDGxg5hj4Sndhlp1Yc3BadBovouqCjIG8ptxv25RmzJvxNZxCq60KhcIh3ACL6QjdHzDksdw/w640-h468/Long-billed%20Dowitcher%20Cley%2027-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-billed Dowitcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Later in the afternoon news broke of an Alpine Accentor in Suffolk. Thinking it may be a Dunnock on the beach I decided to wait until it was confirmed. Later in the evening a photo was posted so I waited until the morning to see if it was still there before making the 60 mile journey to see it.</p><p>Friday 28th, I was ready for the news and as soon as it was reported I left and arrived at Aldburgh just before 10 am. A large crowd was walking around the Martello tower following the bird as it flew until it was lost somewhere on the beach. Walking away from the crowd and looking from another direction a person next to me said there it is. So both of us had a really close look. As soon as I took my camera out the crowd came over and the bird now beyond the fence moved further away and the birders pushed in front of us. I managed a couple of shots but with heads in the way they are a bit out of focus.</p><p>Not liking these sort of twitches I moved back and watched at a distance as the bird moved further away.</p><p>It was seen again throughout the day but departed early the next morning.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWx0z1_SL9qfRfq3eSS6QoehAjBUKlE3KiahXuNUzh8nBypYUIob0pwwBqdNBhNl7vSMeNLWoKby5VC3wjYYA6x5uFVfa-33053F3bFjHqhzRrhUV44Nlr09D62NwwA7Qf_RnFttlWxxV_Wf6gEQGe7d0cvqFrzhdURkZNIoKtsHtgOtpKRdjwVRIUA/s6720/Alpine%20Accentor%204%2028-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWx0z1_SL9qfRfq3eSS6QoehAjBUKlE3KiahXuNUzh8nBypYUIob0pwwBqdNBhNl7vSMeNLWoKby5VC3wjYYA6x5uFVfa-33053F3bFjHqhzRrhUV44Nlr09D62NwwA7Qf_RnFttlWxxV_Wf6gEQGe7d0cvqFrzhdURkZNIoKtsHtgOtpKRdjwVRIUA/w640-h426/Alpine%20Accentor%204%2028-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heads in the way</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA29rEz6R_hSm8LHx52qziQhQmM9p5hrwP_m3ExQP_IzYUGyvFA-08GMjIHTpo2M67CrHzyzDccU2V8D7Qc6E2_QJkQQpd2pYRJQm_tElSg-cfTdgWFyMelKfX39BRPVkgxOfwmh4JOeGfJ5OxJds_NKu1g08-yTLIYxAeusks6jPC05mQ6dd1ViUIg/s1280/Alpine%20Accentor%205%2028-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1280" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA29rEz6R_hSm8LHx52qziQhQmM9p5hrwP_m3ExQP_IzYUGyvFA-08GMjIHTpo2M67CrHzyzDccU2V8D7Qc6E2_QJkQQpd2pYRJQm_tElSg-cfTdgWFyMelKfX39BRPVkgxOfwmh4JOeGfJ5OxJds_NKu1g08-yTLIYxAeusks6jPC05mQ6dd1ViUIg/w640-h458/Alpine%20Accentor%205%2028-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accenter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0n8yepfV_jb1fCN_LQCFvJ_lmeD47epn4N35N4PsiE7eG9xBbIbUlUvUddpuzi1v_d_rzmJ7pgF0njPky0WYaR2z3-C3miEW95r5yRieGOv1obGzJDgLLfCP8yE35qymHskk9WJTCudPZNVWMPav4Fmkxa0YVALRrsaDi3Cet-VpaXCzhosHXQZfag/s2162/Alpine%20Accentor%202%2028-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2162" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0n8yepfV_jb1fCN_LQCFvJ_lmeD47epn4N35N4PsiE7eG9xBbIbUlUvUddpuzi1v_d_rzmJ7pgF0njPky0WYaR2z3-C3miEW95r5yRieGOv1obGzJDgLLfCP8yE35qymHskk9WJTCudPZNVWMPav4Fmkxa0YVALRrsaDi3Cet-VpaXCzhosHXQZfag/w640-h424/Alpine%20Accentor%202%2028-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxwIhZZ66G8lBHX-g_s5lTJZJJtftduOhslK2y_pUDbyFJGhh4jZXZITUshMIKbRtAiHLGXR8UlkEogfsrXRWKJZLSOeyZ6ntlww6UPURxGIQepLE4I7RLb3ZzNTLIz-p9If9pI1p-Z6sez8djhGPU7Z2j70j1lUzQlV0tXQX9fDOrlBsmCKRICkhZw/s1625/Alpine%20Accentor%203%2028-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1625" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxwIhZZ66G8lBHX-g_s5lTJZJJtftduOhslK2y_pUDbyFJGhh4jZXZITUshMIKbRtAiHLGXR8UlkEogfsrXRWKJZLSOeyZ6ntlww6UPURxGIQepLE4I7RLb3ZzNTLIz-p9If9pI1p-Z6sez8djhGPU7Z2j70j1lUzQlV0tXQX9fDOrlBsmCKRICkhZw/w640-h398/Alpine%20Accentor%203%2028-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>In the afternoon I took a leisurely drive back to Norfolk stopping at Hickling Broad to see the Cranes. Walking out to Stubb's Mill it wasn't until nearly dark when I had started walking back to the car that I saw 3 come in to roost, then another 2, then another 2, and then finally another 3. Back at the car it was now dark and I started the 60 mile journey back to the caravan. </p><p>Saturday 29th. with little news reported I went to Cley and walked around the reserve not seeing anything new. Halfway around there was news of a Hoopoe at West Runton so once back at the car I went to look. Unfortunately it had disappeared into the pine belt and after a couple of hours I gave up and went back to the caravan as I was feeling tired after the long day yesterday.</p><p>Sunday 30th. Heavy rain in the morning, I went to Titchwell and sat in the Parrinder Hide all morning, although there was plenty of birds the rain made viewing hard so I decided to head back to the caravan and head for home.</p><p>Nice to get another lifer, my year list now 269</p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-60349325960872713182022-10-23T11:46:00.030+01:002022-11-09T11:58:03.744+00:00Radde's Warbler Beachy Head.<p> Friday 21st October in the afternoon a report of a Radde's Warbler was at Beachy Head, with not enough time to get there before dark I waited until there was news of it on the Saturday.</p><p>At 8.30 it was reported, arriving around 10 am, there was the Eastbourne marathon taking place with runners running right in front of the bushes it was in. It wasn't until there was a lull in the race that the bird put in an appearance and then became quite showy.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty0jd3LHiPnwUN8MXyMWxOH7eE8UjkGQaOGFwdN-3XtiXN2sFKPsvdVL6oVjsCbDLKaR2yC0YQ6LHUug6auWkon8LW4D0ZonMbE8iWChfCEAJCtXMxNP-frsu-di-rJVaRVJn9xqa-uAdXbE9aX3sePslsoNLGeMTp0aWr1zMRU97owArzmV5K_49zQ/s2752/Raddes%20Warbler%201%2022-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="2752" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty0jd3LHiPnwUN8MXyMWxOH7eE8UjkGQaOGFwdN-3XtiXN2sFKPsvdVL6oVjsCbDLKaR2yC0YQ6LHUug6auWkon8LW4D0ZonMbE8iWChfCEAJCtXMxNP-frsu-di-rJVaRVJn9xqa-uAdXbE9aX3sePslsoNLGeMTp0aWr1zMRU97owArzmV5K_49zQ/w640-h426/Raddes%20Warbler%201%2022-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radde's Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWxs003d5M9HxuPCuj21VHGzYoMoD96tg4uU1jw5VramQUIJzWavepQfOpW-g2YQvcjVcJca8xPdEWCv1oCYeec3ZE-TyurIKomlLYjb3lIQmLYSGsOfwf-5SAYoYek6CeEv7KL2_9E4FQIJ2o2ylNhHB31YDCF0qNwMbVnOVkJWjNaJ9K8BQb_XyRA/s2752/Raddes%20Warbler%202%2022-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="2752" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWxs003d5M9HxuPCuj21VHGzYoMoD96tg4uU1jw5VramQUIJzWavepQfOpW-g2YQvcjVcJca8xPdEWCv1oCYeec3ZE-TyurIKomlLYjb3lIQmLYSGsOfwf-5SAYoYek6CeEv7KL2_9E4FQIJ2o2ylNhHB31YDCF0qNwMbVnOVkJWjNaJ9K8BQb_XyRA/w640-h426/Raddes%20Warbler%202%2022-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radde's Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyH1hCxBtYfciYBGJwz24g-yeq4PULqfylIJ-e9s9Jypt1pISHBCSv8hSR2Yx-KjFtwc_VaWIBfeiUF-tmOYzTa_dKpI_2tEmMRfjLYVZnkHiS-e-5zqehA_kl1rv2ALU5oDvaTNyuwI1fHnNzkiEQLHvmSXv-nh0JoRAiMUAZb3pTHmSY_zUftf9tw/s2752/Raddes%20Warbler%204%2022-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="2752" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyH1hCxBtYfciYBGJwz24g-yeq4PULqfylIJ-e9s9Jypt1pISHBCSv8hSR2Yx-KjFtwc_VaWIBfeiUF-tmOYzTa_dKpI_2tEmMRfjLYVZnkHiS-e-5zqehA_kl1rv2ALU5oDvaTNyuwI1fHnNzkiEQLHvmSXv-nh0JoRAiMUAZb3pTHmSY_zUftf9tw/w640-h426/Raddes%20Warbler%204%2022-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raddes Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I didn't expect to get another lifer so soon after Scilly.</p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-401718322901957022022-10-19T08:40:00.001+01:002022-11-09T11:43:26.340+00:00October I'm back on Scilly<p> I had booked a week on Scilly during October hoping to see one or two rarities, Its the first time back there in October since 2016.</p><p>On Sunday 9th I left home at 9.00 stopping off at Climping hoping to get a view of the Barred Warbler that had been seen the day before. A small group of 8 had assembled when I arrived with the news it hadn't been seen for half an hour. I had decided to give it till mid day before continuing the journey to Helston were I was staying overnight. After about an hour the Warbler popped up and showed well. I managed to get a quick pic and continued my journey. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dF_CPVYwEb-1JFZSO77AkIyHHeNaJ0x0RLmGdjYteYzwVadAYXTJRtH81E_xXoz7HXp-WbYyu6CLDlQlmRCZdAiGf9cXdO83dAD7f2JSqbQkRS1SE2WQNOYMEXjRI5psGC8qI2G-mOH6Mkgb8tWEdMr9ETRowadQooDB2piGyctSNDxrFUL5fjL7uw/s1359/Barred%20Warbler%2009-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1359" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dF_CPVYwEb-1JFZSO77AkIyHHeNaJ0x0RLmGdjYteYzwVadAYXTJRtH81E_xXoz7HXp-WbYyu6CLDlQlmRCZdAiGf9cXdO83dAD7f2JSqbQkRS1SE2WQNOYMEXjRI5psGC8qI2G-mOH6Mkgb8tWEdMr9ETRowadQooDB2piGyctSNDxrFUL5fjL7uw/w640-h498/Barred%20Warbler%2009-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barred Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Scillonion had a later departure on the Monday, due to the big tides and didn't arrive in St Marys untill 2pm. With news of a Swainsons Thrush still on Tresco I jumped onto the boat to there knowing I wouldn't have too much time there as the return boat was at 4.30pm. Arriving at Tresco our boat couldnt dock as the Lyoness was unloading which took 20 minutes before we could come on land. Only one other birder was on board (Mark) and we both walked as fast as we could to Racket Town where the bird was. On arrival a couple of birders were just leaving and said it was showing well at times. </p><p>An hour later Mark spotted it deep inside a bush, a few seconds later it flew out and landed fairly close giving us good views. Managed a couple of photos then had to rush back to get the boat. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSPPYQFYYUNAQHvIOCzPLOQlHpMfZSchPqxQpPKp_3Uv8JFtLmLGQ7-kt3aLgtA925s1l93xxZ4iUkKVhN6lkRC_jTRrlQBcW74FLtjmn-OYqzii2qNqCUXSVt-JxVmrIi4dYmK5Mt6LW92Bu7YWNhC9g4CUXdaxwB-CXpLUOYVVYcNgO4OirOzUmvg/s2337/Swainson's%20Thrush%202%2010-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2337" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSPPYQFYYUNAQHvIOCzPLOQlHpMfZSchPqxQpPKp_3Uv8JFtLmLGQ7-kt3aLgtA925s1l93xxZ4iUkKVhN6lkRC_jTRrlQBcW74FLtjmn-OYqzii2qNqCUXSVt-JxVmrIi4dYmK5Mt6LW92Bu7YWNhC9g4CUXdaxwB-CXpLUOYVVYcNgO4OirOzUmvg/w640-h462/Swainson's%20Thrush%202%2010-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swainson's Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1JFZi0Q5ozHt7gpj02xWydFRKkZc8kAEXBFGtcQieN1AOWE3QlF55XWUlD8jBmCkOuqx7EnLgOlKxjUsljlwayNVX-CknXjnZd0W4U-eab4oVBdhpRO8xai4aROavXl_I7PNxNq0Hsab_HHuOtI-I1NRKahZFSA140O8mz8sLLvy0qZ41ZpEO5V2dQ/s2607/Swainson's%20Thrush%201%2010-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2607" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1JFZi0Q5ozHt7gpj02xWydFRKkZc8kAEXBFGtcQieN1AOWE3QlF55XWUlD8jBmCkOuqx7EnLgOlKxjUsljlwayNVX-CknXjnZd0W4U-eab4oVBdhpRO8xai4aROavXl_I7PNxNq0Hsab_HHuOtI-I1NRKahZFSA140O8mz8sLLvy0qZ41ZpEO5V2dQ/w640-h498/Swainson's%20Thrush%201%2010-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swainson's Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Feeling very pleased having seen a lifer on my first day the bird was to remain on Tresco for another 3 days. I then checked into my accommodation at Longstone Lodge St. Marys</p><p>Tuesday 11th, I didn't want to spend my time running round chasing birds found by others but wanted to find my own - the best I found was a couple of Firecrests in Carreg Dhu gardens and a Jack Snipe at Porthellick. But with lovely weather I set off walking the coast paths on the east side of the island</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs38AudBeJvkosKp9i_fHObH6f76_lYc8QrZB56rHDlR9r3K1yX1ne39N8GvUDKDPVWQw1xK657M8vZhoaf0vCZN5uwY6XSVJUUgIzqUZ6-PWmK8Apjkop6auQYjdUpZflfBetOZI8SYhkUri4yhSg0t0XtaDMqd1eXYtuN4Y_P4Yrd-tCZKg76pRbnQ/s2462/Grey%20Seal%20with%20pup%2011-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2462" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs38AudBeJvkosKp9i_fHObH6f76_lYc8QrZB56rHDlR9r3K1yX1ne39N8GvUDKDPVWQw1xK657M8vZhoaf0vCZN5uwY6XSVJUUgIzqUZ6-PWmK8Apjkop6auQYjdUpZflfBetOZI8SYhkUri4yhSg0t0XtaDMqd1eXYtuN4Y_P4Yrd-tCZKg76pRbnQ/w640-h476/Grey%20Seal%20with%20pup%2011-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Grey Seal with pup</td></tr></tbody></table>I spent a while at Porthellick Down where an American Buff-bellied Pipit had been seen the day before but all I could see were several Meadow Pipits<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzMQzWAWdSJHGwxhImno3Z9fDmRklKPAV3RftzcIemGcnvjTVxkltqRVPThGXRcPAv7CZkNnWFPqgQpVWB3FndUBBwCJXl7nbKalnnKCBx1Cxjv40G4dCu5-bxNgaIdRT5RE4dBXo6OclVneeJsO2ddcLooo1KGn7I_aLoJq_s5wwsMvNfdo5IvJWWw/s2304/Meadow%20Pipit%2011-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="2304" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzMQzWAWdSJHGwxhImno3Z9fDmRklKPAV3RftzcIemGcnvjTVxkltqRVPThGXRcPAv7CZkNnWFPqgQpVWB3FndUBBwCJXl7nbKalnnKCBx1Cxjv40G4dCu5-bxNgaIdRT5RE4dBXo6OclVneeJsO2ddcLooo1KGn7I_aLoJq_s5wwsMvNfdo5IvJWWw/w640-h470/Meadow%20Pipit%2011-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Pipit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wednesday 12th a dull morning, I started off in the gardens again and then went down to Porthellick pool where I spotted a slightly different looking Snipe which turned out to be a Wilson's Snipe another lifer for me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTFzuLSQI-YpXDenDBjmXB_sE0w9i5B346a98XiS23jwxBMLWvNiC8t3UTu8xJ1uWOhOBSf8O__7LoCh7AoOn90G5Lo-cYmDJErLjwdKcVNIb8s2q9hSF4f3LXFpkam8hcYr4NxqvdJXIfWuFT9-M11FkD6JYf8bia1f_bzM5Ox6moDyYR3fA-Lfsdg/s1565/Wilson's%20Snipe%2012-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1565" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTFzuLSQI-YpXDenDBjmXB_sE0w9i5B346a98XiS23jwxBMLWvNiC8t3UTu8xJ1uWOhOBSf8O__7LoCh7AoOn90G5Lo-cYmDJErLjwdKcVNIb8s2q9hSF4f3LXFpkam8hcYr4NxqvdJXIfWuFT9-M11FkD6JYf8bia1f_bzM5Ox6moDyYR3fA-Lfsdg/w640-h432/Wilson's%20Snipe%2012-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's Snipe with Common Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table>While sitting in the hide I got news that a Two-barred Greenish Warbler had been found on Tresco, so I made my way to the harbour along with several others and caught the next boat over <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f5CDTntZzo95DW8E6JBxMSqwQPesmXVv_ZknT9-cGNJYxuagJNf-ls2caUOD1d-rWG4rt9vxgLxD2dz_FanUPZwtCL1G3kIKoc5Lzd1-tPUpWH3wnU7jMFOdAppEVpKNSV4InBUkDXtA0Ll_4x4NZrDlWlFMierRt1tMHGrsqJ1lbQtMtVA9yt6hdA/s4160/IMG_20221012_112223253_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f5CDTntZzo95DW8E6JBxMSqwQPesmXVv_ZknT9-cGNJYxuagJNf-ls2caUOD1d-rWG4rt9vxgLxD2dz_FanUPZwtCL1G3kIKoc5Lzd1-tPUpWH3wnU7jMFOdAppEVpKNSV4InBUkDXtA0Ll_4x4NZrDlWlFMierRt1tMHGrsqJ1lbQtMtVA9yt6hdA/w480-h640/IMG_20221012_112223253_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading for Tresco </td></tr></tbody></table>After about half an hours walk I reached the site where a large crowd had already assembled, by now it was starting to drizzle - the bird was in Sycamores along the road where there was constant traffic making viewing difficult.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3J1u_D2YtDF1WVEXZezIPq6uEaiyWBEDPZThRZqq_pikvWER7PDDykWCuyxabQgzgSi3ppPvQdLXhHlEzgs79wfqTTyGVu42D2rhKCpVrDb_MpT-yCQsy7xn8_3RJxI-hpHR9LO7W8LAYPmISCGt5lF47xNBfw09aP_ew_HQFbOBavGDy1jcbNaq9w/s4160/IMG_20221012_120134061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3J1u_D2YtDF1WVEXZezIPq6uEaiyWBEDPZThRZqq_pikvWER7PDDykWCuyxabQgzgSi3ppPvQdLXhHlEzgs79wfqTTyGVu42D2rhKCpVrDb_MpT-yCQsy7xn8_3RJxI-hpHR9LO7W8LAYPmISCGt5lF47xNBfw09aP_ew_HQFbOBavGDy1jcbNaq9w/w480-h640/IMG_20221012_120134061.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road from New to Old Grimsby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>About an hour and a half I finally got a reasonable view, and decided to leave the even larger crowd and have another look for the Swainson's Thrush (which didn't show) and get the 2.30 boat back by now it was raining hard.</p><p>Since the bird was seen there is debate over whether its a Two-barred or just a Yellow-browed or maybe something else.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdzWn-enoLFcZSDkfJjzaCFnNUIQZzYEOmwm1WyUnXf-mKqNE4KM80mz7d-cHWb596RnnadIIKgfKWe6mZCKshv9a1Az7LI3xLlrerSrXKFDhKmPmTJ53mq4OKvs29A_1f4gq0YlLzp8T2g1tysx5outngPAokgdZpxZ7Rn38SuLB6a1Jf0KZ_qRohw/s1024/IMG-20221012-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdzWn-enoLFcZSDkfJjzaCFnNUIQZzYEOmwm1WyUnXf-mKqNE4KM80mz7d-cHWb596RnnadIIKgfKWe6mZCKshv9a1Az7LI3xLlrerSrXKFDhKmPmTJ53mq4OKvs29A_1f4gq0YlLzp8T2g1tysx5outngPAokgdZpxZ7Rn38SuLB6a1Jf0KZ_qRohw/w640-h398/IMG-20221012-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The bird in question - photo by Nigel Hacking taken from the Whats App group Scilly Birding.</p><p>Thursday 13th, I started off again at the gardens and then on to Porthellick pools looking for the Wilson's Snipe again, but I couldn't find it. I started walking around the coast and got a message of a Melodious Warbler had been found at Higher Moors, only 20 minutes away retraced my steps and on arrival told its disappeared. But then within 10 minutes it popped up on the top of a bush in front of me.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuRui9OtRHkprY4GPACUs6oDsDFmMUcmfgNSK-O-n4h42MqQAGZadyzmHF2vBGfdLGDnu0u1pvuTXDVTfU_lIZhOmvbYnmyn_EcrrWkjytCgLcG5FHIIgWctqInTjF1nYLqaJNGe9jJ26MXLI7qUbei7e8W3eupq7DxC8tS58LKSC6nBDAncLM4g1WQ/s1447/Melodious%20Warbler%2013-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1447" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuRui9OtRHkprY4GPACUs6oDsDFmMUcmfgNSK-O-n4h42MqQAGZadyzmHF2vBGfdLGDnu0u1pvuTXDVTfU_lIZhOmvbYnmyn_EcrrWkjytCgLcG5FHIIgWctqInTjF1nYLqaJNGe9jJ26MXLI7qUbei7e8W3eupq7DxC8tS58LKSC6nBDAncLM4g1WQ/w640-h502/Melodious%20Warbler%2013-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melodious Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table>Pleased with seeing the Warbler I carried on my walk around the coast reaching the Old Town in time for lunch, purchased a Pastie and sat on the sea wall chatting to Phil who I had met in Norfolk earlier in the year. We noticed several birders running away from Lower Moors towards Hugh Town, not knowing what news had broken we joined them and found out that a Blackburnian Warbler had been found on Bryer. although the next boat was due till 3pm we needed to be in the front of the queue. 20 minutes later we were about 30th in the queue at the harbour. The boatmans association had by now organised a special boat to take us to Bryer and we left about 2pm, leaving many others on the quayside for the next boat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WHL2ra5HWSsMg8cCHjhofNpZPDgN76hoEHgKFcfxWvIT5I7BH44c83aREmAW1CsUOkSjm6tlYNBOnnUN-6IvkHnK6VOpMtL0d65o5QpH_zBhPBfXmtLeUvX48sDTg8RxI6CUIOtnd3v54qwHxCTPBvJOhwPchvchm50vtzwpQSm7XKf9CdEGFMYvbg/s4160/IMG_20221013_134906100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WHL2ra5HWSsMg8cCHjhofNpZPDgN76hoEHgKFcfxWvIT5I7BH44c83aREmAW1CsUOkSjm6tlYNBOnnUN-6IvkHnK6VOpMtL0d65o5QpH_zBhPBfXmtLeUvX48sDTg8RxI6CUIOtnd3v54qwHxCTPBvJOhwPchvchm50vtzwpQSm7XKf9CdEGFMYvbg/w480-h640/IMG_20221013_134906100.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>On the way to Bryer we got good views of the male Long-tailed Duck<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5OfsKrXf_yTSk4yl-WOEb2MC0wrADYEK_1e-QwbfXOZLdMHqvT6OrrMegWzMYqZMyWKJ8Btr4jksIkEX1JqW_4Lnym1Zfe3nTF02NFOzNXsBV_86vkLaEPBeH-472SB9EfYe9OY13GE1eIVppNW_DHGhiER3Flu2_qd1k_48hzROREcF0LV3jYeXhw/w480-h640/IMG_20221013_144632985.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet landing Rushy Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A 20 minute fast walk to Popplestone Fields a crowd was gathered and increased in size as more boats landed more people of which there must have 300 plus.</p><p>The bird showed after 40 minutes giving reasonable views but sadly there was quite a bit of pushing and shoving going on by those wanting to get nearer so I decided to leave and get an early boat back.</p><p>Back on St Marys I went up to Trenoweth to look for the Olive-backed Pipit but no luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Friday 14th As usual I had a look around Carreg Dhu Gardens and then went to the harbour for a Pelagic trip aboard The Sapphire.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64wWq20bC5aYoCdKcnOhhn0QAw81gnyl5PaTdIHdXQw0fAgt-8vHHAHfC1XxvJa4w34pIlluJlYMp6TCLLuIallT91W9fcgs4S980FymfTFpqV0CrSQzXOXrblk4CA4uw8qWwmB6HXLXpD39a7czcPnBnrOig5YLgjJlfXoWqss9n19uKhQpeSATbxw/s4160/IMG_20221014_094249971_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64wWq20bC5aYoCdKcnOhhn0QAw81gnyl5PaTdIHdXQw0fAgt-8vHHAHfC1XxvJa4w34pIlluJlYMp6TCLLuIallT91W9fcgs4S980FymfTFpqV0CrSQzXOXrblk4CA4uw8qWwmB6HXLXpD39a7czcPnBnrOig5YLgjJlfXoWqss9n19uKhQpeSATbxw/w480-h640/IMG_20221014_094249971_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboard The Sapphire</td></tr></tbody></table>We headed out westerly searching out a feeding frenzy but there was not the number of Shearwaters that had been seen earlier in the week. We did however see a couple of Great Shearwaters 6 Sooty Shearwaters and 4 Puffins of note.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlDFbA9gfDuXczVLX68MuQe1UmxKoi_nrqpq4ru90efBJ7FtOI73EmpV4LNVNbpiQlmKkkBipnVdrjieqoNRt2lqOPe0SA95cjns4jB17cK8Y09sjwJkH94EcKspxOyzdBjSIdDjjFeLJlQAnNfcBe3BjOUb4BYXX1ARVanbWcrOexRJXaXp91-Q99w/s2795/Sooty%20Shearwater%2014-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2795" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlDFbA9gfDuXczVLX68MuQe1UmxKoi_nrqpq4ru90efBJ7FtOI73EmpV4LNVNbpiQlmKkkBipnVdrjieqoNRt2lqOPe0SA95cjns4jB17cK8Y09sjwJkH94EcKspxOyzdBjSIdDjjFeLJlQAnNfcBe3BjOUb4BYXX1ARVanbWcrOexRJXaXp91-Q99w/w640-h430/Sooty%20Shearwater%2014-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sooty Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table>There were also numerous pods of Dolphins and 1 Whale species possibly Minkie<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjIeXq8FPrs6bIS42BiVoycuTr9SuXZhOnqPk_XxMK2eQDqLKQXCXXT_M2YVAt7r5PK8zM29Emh7lOqry6H9K1VeooKeUel9f8JzeENKNk7I7w85R10Rt8e7d9ztdii4hkqWX8mXMkKJkc_-inDRNcNPrzNDRs1F4P87qi0Lv03A8z5lfHyB97LBvzQ/s6720/Dolphin%2014-10-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjIeXq8FPrs6bIS42BiVoycuTr9SuXZhOnqPk_XxMK2eQDqLKQXCXXT_M2YVAt7r5PK8zM29Emh7lOqry6H9K1VeooKeUel9f8JzeENKNk7I7w85R10Rt8e7d9ztdii4hkqWX8mXMkKJkc_-inDRNcNPrzNDRs1F4P87qi0Lv03A8z5lfHyB97LBvzQ/w640-h426/Dolphin%2014-10-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Dolphin</td></tr></tbody></table>Heading back we passed the Western Rocks seeing Purple Sandpipers, Shags and several seals<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51RIHLMQgoV-Gnhc58EYOtyaZ0ftbFD8ltstEoWCOMiJbQzqrbwWYCTHsJRkzZWGm-uFz1xO6VioF8N1KuifcRJq7CX0ihYEefO38wj2dNSL2Ju--LmBpjcozt68bMCJ3wvOqh12mnsmzuNcda33xX_ssEnXZ67NYawF9Iqam9L_7GUyXXJCkv0Y4pg/s3300/Shag%2014-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3300" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51RIHLMQgoV-Gnhc58EYOtyaZ0ftbFD8ltstEoWCOMiJbQzqrbwWYCTHsJRkzZWGm-uFz1xO6VioF8N1KuifcRJq7CX0ihYEefO38wj2dNSL2Ju--LmBpjcozt68bMCJ3wvOqh12mnsmzuNcda33xX_ssEnXZ67NYawF9Iqam9L_7GUyXXJCkv0Y4pg/w640-h410/Shag%2014-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shag</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictNJ7VMKm64mln8Ok8cAEZJ3qgwgHxU_a3q6O0oHNh6DDmAMCi29MoQmfb7x8ayXAE6lvNkXY5wE481qd5lVWDkxUlUjBEygK3b1oSexmrN1iJmKrXkNFUsOFCvTuFka32DpX7XeEBAXFhWa6c9Q-yiBEHsZ0t8LA_IGndWJkxb05x1Yp2AImFf2HUg/s5376/Grey%20Seal%20and%20Pup%2014-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="5376" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictNJ7VMKm64mln8Ok8cAEZJ3qgwgHxU_a3q6O0oHNh6DDmAMCi29MoQmfb7x8ayXAE6lvNkXY5wE481qd5lVWDkxUlUjBEygK3b1oSexmrN1iJmKrXkNFUsOFCvTuFka32DpX7XeEBAXFhWa6c9Q-yiBEHsZ0t8LA_IGndWJkxb05x1Yp2AImFf2HUg/w640-h426/Grey%20Seal%20and%20Pup%2014-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Grey Seals</td></tr></tbody></table>Back on dry land, on the Garrison a Common Rosefinch had been showing well earlier, it didnt take long for me to see it although most of the time it was partially obscured by leaves.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIL2F10knAtPHhxG_Tw5AkAEKKrz3stj1TwDD-vdaZWSHx09QBm8deVX4QTPINOZkt8KR9SZxxOqnsNgv4SR2hy_IGnSwymqiCq8qyElfKQIUH7WWzX9Rmq_L9L2FY23_-os51OTbEgjwGxrX1YzqZTnfnJqdzx-bc8yriolIdhDlckk_f18C8KyuQA/s2967/Trumpets%2014-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="2967" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIL2F10knAtPHhxG_Tw5AkAEKKrz3stj1TwDD-vdaZWSHx09QBm8deVX4QTPINOZkt8KR9SZxxOqnsNgv4SR2hy_IGnSwymqiCq8qyElfKQIUH7WWzX9Rmq_L9L2FY23_-os51OTbEgjwGxrX1YzqZTnfnJqdzx-bc8yriolIdhDlckk_f18C8KyuQA/w640-h500/Trumpets%2014-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Saturday 15th another day walking around the island, the best I could find today was a Whinchat</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJlz3mPtWwHXiFNoXKNZzyKFNeiuskAGo14acHuAvXKfQcNNWjNUfQhJdnKZq2lkw6Ci2zH4fYm7cfpo37xvFagDs072jMaMlDQWd1EEZ7EnmYFAbQDa-W442m5qgM3fm952DTRco_RaZsjjvnT_FLcRM9YsCHRp1u4Mw9tprrWBuBIH6AdZto2ratw/s2202/Winchat%2015-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2202" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJlz3mPtWwHXiFNoXKNZzyKFNeiuskAGo14acHuAvXKfQcNNWjNUfQhJdnKZq2lkw6Ci2zH4fYm7cfpo37xvFagDs072jMaMlDQWd1EEZ7EnmYFAbQDa-W442m5qgM3fm952DTRco_RaZsjjvnT_FLcRM9YsCHRp1u4Mw9tprrWBuBIH6AdZto2ratw/w640-h426/Winchat%2015-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whinchat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmnr3Pw6Sqn9hSEfaAqrH6OlvIJ9EoiO1UR5DwyDM1exLyv7mmXtksCo6bVEYBOrMZmLFs1O67BOpeJSY7nh6z5l9uDP-V69gUaiqpYR38wce1MnnERw3-kxxG1epyd2UAU0fXR3TFcn9Z5wN5t5uOFpYBTcWjVlFBniJxb5qoq_CvEpQ3H5khPo_sA/s6720/549A0850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmnr3Pw6Sqn9hSEfaAqrH6OlvIJ9EoiO1UR5DwyDM1exLyv7mmXtksCo6bVEYBOrMZmLFs1O67BOpeJSY7nh6z5l9uDP-V69gUaiqpYR38wce1MnnERw3-kxxG1epyd2UAU0fXR3TFcn9Z5wN5t5uOFpYBTcWjVlFBniJxb5qoq_CvEpQ3H5khPo_sA/w640-h426/549A0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Although breezy, glorious weather was had which made up for dipping on a Bluethroat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sunday 16th, as there were no flights today or Scillonion and the Blackburnian Warbler was still on Bryer I thought I would try and get some photos. A full boat at 10am I was the last to get on. A shorter walk than before and a very pleasant and unstressed group watched the bird as it fed between the Popplestone Fields.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-0W3K1dI9EfFIZ6NLQTrYZbqiYr5_hG7ATw9YjyTb-oK4tPTTnAEE3jri6kWW1TGEbo6QKiaftMr6kwlTrMR26F64CFvZFZnvxATxRcPnDZZhhNh6wqoMyaJZ0kHHZ72LmD65eVvPRPNGXZZFjPmsGvrnJgUPYeErFlz2BkrPm5fmkFs4DIKub5DIQ/s2323/Blackburnian%20Warbler%201%2016-10-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2323" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-0W3K1dI9EfFIZ6NLQTrYZbqiYr5_hG7ATw9YjyTb-oK4tPTTnAEE3jri6kWW1TGEbo6QKiaftMr6kwlTrMR26F64CFvZFZnvxATxRcPnDZZhhNh6wqoMyaJZ0kHHZ72LmD65eVvPRPNGXZZFjPmsGvrnJgUPYeErFlz2BkrPm5fmkFs4DIKub5DIQ/w640-h436/Blackburnian%20Warbler%201%2016-10-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackburnian Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFppM7YrjWGDX95BNakEODfMoT5F4a4sOPvZa56HgwNq-7IBJphjmJmYi9YY1526N7tkApUs7cjXKVoJZGEJSLjEd3vME3-mporBKwLtJf24tm7Nji-kGsQ4ii_7UO1wXI_ZdcEG0AwpHkSx729152RLxQhI5_MG7K7ZxpOQ6V5xXaCV3BbZkgjKTRg/s6720/549A1329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFppM7YrjWGDX95BNakEODfMoT5F4a4sOPvZa56HgwNq-7IBJphjmJmYi9YY1526N7tkApUs7cjXKVoJZGEJSLjEd3vME3-mporBKwLtJf24tm7Nji-kGsQ4ii_7UO1wXI_ZdcEG0AwpHkSx729152RLxQhI5_MG7K7ZxpOQ6V5xXaCV3BbZkgjKTRg/w640-h426/549A1329.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Popplestone Bay Bryer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_KJqUrA97eYUMuaT369_v4KTLJokZmKXBvqIGiVOSD3gDW804xDZXrFJuU1otSAPj22JGCGT6cb5BEnCCkWdGYCPDL6hYbIxaPkEl1OP6dBu26IGRS-SpHCucY0oirUcHPPRqxWlIKrc0n_CBiRG0DO-zXsM5CtEpC-1Kwk9r47kFZZhDPz1VqoO3g/s6720/549A1333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_KJqUrA97eYUMuaT369_v4KTLJokZmKXBvqIGiVOSD3gDW804xDZXrFJuU1otSAPj22JGCGT6cb5BEnCCkWdGYCPDL6hYbIxaPkEl1OP6dBu26IGRS-SpHCucY0oirUcHPPRqxWlIKrc0n_CBiRG0DO-zXsM5CtEpC-1Kwk9r47kFZZhDPz1VqoO3g/w640-h426/549A1333.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryer looking towards Tresco</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Back on St Marys mid afternoon, I took another look for the Bluethroat, but after 2 hours of waiting for it to show I gave up, walking past Newford Duck Pond a Yellow-browed Warbler was calling. Back at Trenoweth an organised viewing had been planned for the Olive-backed Pipit. A small gathering of 20 watched as someone who had permission to walk through the field to flush the bird - I got a glimpse just before it was flushed. The bird shot into the hedge and wasn't seen again today.</p><p>Monday 17th I decided not to try for that Bluethroat again but walked around St Marys not seeing very much except the views and another glimpse of the Common Rosefinch.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-knqAegx7d-rPKpgHzweFKvCqHHy59h30olxjgsUgf1JyReENjXm92YtvsuMFp_vJzjdv2oJnFdb6hLZ9u4MTXqeTvWs9CBpFrqRQHIMCSfpuaxwKJlfvTQrctpZpUFy208XCFlQDfrCvRdcmW-JKyMLYIfXBnQGYV7rB2LLHqmBUAftdsCATiFn6g/s4160/IMG_20221017_123357812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-knqAegx7d-rPKpgHzweFKvCqHHy59h30olxjgsUgf1JyReENjXm92YtvsuMFp_vJzjdv2oJnFdb6hLZ9u4MTXqeTvWs9CBpFrqRQHIMCSfpuaxwKJlfvTQrctpZpUFy208XCFlQDfrCvRdcmW-JKyMLYIfXBnQGYV7rB2LLHqmBUAftdsCATiFn6g/w480-h640/IMG_20221017_123357812.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tolls Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I was back at the harbour at 3.30pm to catch the Scillonion back to Penzance. A smooth crossing was had with excitement on board with several birders having done a day trip for the Blackburnian and seeing loads of Great Shearwaters a few Cory's and a Fea's Petrel which I didnt get on to as was on the wrong side of the ship. Cetaceans were plenty with Common Dolphins and 2 sightings of Minkie Whales blowing.</p><p>A great week, probably will do it again next year all being well.</p></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-30084356511076340292022-09-01T10:51:00.001+01:002022-11-07T11:39:30.419+00:00August - Scilly Pelagics<p> Earlier in the year I had booked a week on Scilly to coincide with Pelagic weekends at the end of August.</p><p>Staying overnight at the Union Hotel in Penzance before getting an early afternoon flight to St Marys</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j0cBmfaRVxJ1sgdiT3e0ruWDGIn7Q23t_BNPgf2qRc2WfPl3q8kc5bC9se3adQ2C1DiDy8R-vXd6gk-_2X1fxgxa9GWTVBvAP8dbwfY1iu8VOreng9DL-eX6obUZfQRdsXdW5vDxNrZpRPBSEpAuVD1nSztDTL1VvqztyEigRlG_QCSZMrFHtN2y9g/s4160/IMG_20220825_070011272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j0cBmfaRVxJ1sgdiT3e0ruWDGIn7Q23t_BNPgf2qRc2WfPl3q8kc5bC9se3adQ2C1DiDy8R-vXd6gk-_2X1fxgxa9GWTVBvAP8dbwfY1iu8VOreng9DL-eX6obUZfQRdsXdW5vDxNrZpRPBSEpAuVD1nSztDTL1VvqztyEigRlG_QCSZMrFHtN2y9g/w480-h640/IMG_20220825_070011272.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union Hotel Penzance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After breakfast on the way to Lands End airport I stopped at Porthgwarra to look for Choughs of which I saw 2, also several Wheatears and some Grayling butterflies.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctMN-PEhy7wRsjVFbYlRRYkWgS5a1FcRXCAg_dugQA9O_tlHUxo1IzUrkzXUlJql_jyUeWP9W-tVL_OhQs1iMRBEdSLcPb60ny5gQhJRnyI0iwQ5U4AE13cCahwy21zoSDFcOvxXtWQd8GmMDNyNkR6mp7i28uHIaqMD2cdeNWw3kz_ENmC8SvWapHQ/s4160/IMG_20220826_123914478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctMN-PEhy7wRsjVFbYlRRYkWgS5a1FcRXCAg_dugQA9O_tlHUxo1IzUrkzXUlJql_jyUeWP9W-tVL_OhQs1iMRBEdSLcPb60ny5gQhJRnyI0iwQ5U4AE13cCahwy21zoSDFcOvxXtWQd8GmMDNyNkR6mp7i28uHIaqMD2cdeNWw3kz_ENmC8SvWapHQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220826_123914478.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isles of Scilly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Arriving in fabulous weather I checked into my accommodation "Minnehaha" a small 1 bed self catering unit in Smugglers Ride. That evening I took my first of several evening Pelagic trips aboard Joe Pender's Saphire.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY-j0zI40NjfsG8J-8cUs16ytcdd2btGBRZ2K0-dD1nCoEDQHFye-DKx4SqZcO9ufNcLJiIQ5JnN9YQIFD_C1-ge0fZHXP3yzzUfEnnnlpTcwtMSDoyFdLZhE8P_6G_Dj0aw9lV_RVuH9muLnVzkzRl-q1lVF22XfRqGmTIiVZgnbrddo8fz8yNjttg/s4160/IMG_20220826_203859248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY-j0zI40NjfsG8J-8cUs16ytcdd2btGBRZ2K0-dD1nCoEDQHFye-DKx4SqZcO9ufNcLJiIQ5JnN9YQIFD_C1-ge0fZHXP3yzzUfEnnnlpTcwtMSDoyFdLZhE8P_6G_Dj0aw9lV_RVuH9muLnVzkzRl-q1lVF22XfRqGmTIiVZgnbrddo8fz8yNjttg/w480-h640/IMG_20220826_203859248.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saphire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The trips were mainly south of the islands passing the Bishop Rock Lighthouse.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqUjrNPEKyABgWTBvJ4Gwn0Occ0MZ1s5f1mSqgTEm9L2UhiuKE6YzNItB9U-R_lSgnYY2D3buIZ4qfGw2Iu3SmcdYmdEf0LNgpEwaKIrOXukoUjkQj7qwILxMKeJjN95knugxUvcszBmoSKcs7MHjqx5iiErqQVpC_JY3H9IhYdr_phxTaD2su1aN4A/s4160/IMG_20220830_202620740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqUjrNPEKyABgWTBvJ4Gwn0Occ0MZ1s5f1mSqgTEm9L2UhiuKE6YzNItB9U-R_lSgnYY2D3buIZ4qfGw2Iu3SmcdYmdEf0LNgpEwaKIrOXukoUjkQj7qwILxMKeJjN95knugxUvcszBmoSKcs7MHjqx5iiErqQVpC_JY3H9IhYdr_phxTaD2su1aN4A/w480-h640/IMG_20220830_202620740.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bishop Rock Lighthouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We looked for feeding frenzies of Gannets where the Shearwaters would be joining in.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEbwHQm6spxV86tRozAPpAnQf_L-KLPRU8WYKK9c3htYYTHE3BsXimdjYAbUvv85HppDNt-pXBnQRZ64KRJYUmPwN162U3MYBVvCZGgX1mBTWmQejFmieoLhLQU9TdcbN-m18iatGLdU2uzsQHkS5TLD-HJ2PAiqWqkx2zksrElUlKhgHT_7d8hOUYA/s5184/_MG_2096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEbwHQm6spxV86tRozAPpAnQf_L-KLPRU8WYKK9c3htYYTHE3BsXimdjYAbUvv85HppDNt-pXBnQRZ64KRJYUmPwN162U3MYBVvCZGgX1mBTWmQejFmieoLhLQU9TdcbN-m18iatGLdU2uzsQHkS5TLD-HJ2PAiqWqkx2zksrElUlKhgHT_7d8hOUYA/w640-h426/_MG_2096.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shearwaters in with Gannets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>During the trips we saw 100's of Manx, Great, and Cory's Shearwaters plus a few Balearic and Sooty Shearwaters, Sabines Gull, Caspian Gull.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitexHMCl1_omlbopZiTpJ6Fq7Svcdo0-fmHA9o3bJk_coXzwpCATBKPGdW9FtWZuYCnOntjkJfGjq5GL4vf0adciIGV2PPpNfjGpY-fmD7WyiFvw9ZrJ-KKRqNr6w5tKk4-EKdTFbLj-xPK_PdbewFHKTnaMug6fueQJgGbGo8owUT44u3oXzv8uBW-A/s2053/Great%20Shearwater%2026-08-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="2053" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitexHMCl1_omlbopZiTpJ6Fq7Svcdo0-fmHA9o3bJk_coXzwpCATBKPGdW9FtWZuYCnOntjkJfGjq5GL4vf0adciIGV2PPpNfjGpY-fmD7WyiFvw9ZrJ-KKRqNr6w5tKk4-EKdTFbLj-xPK_PdbewFHKTnaMug6fueQJgGbGo8owUT44u3oXzv8uBW-A/w640-h494/Great%20Shearwater%2026-08-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Shearwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The icing on the cake however was this Fea's Petrel that was seen on the Friday evening, a lifer for me.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu4APQoaRP6WGqUXBfKKsC-JI59De7x1jMRMmO1l3hzwNsHnBsM3__5gp5lZAMWm-YM_Ot954Q6_mY1iiFOL4LVQaqAJCmqZEfN29-h0gPm2i8-An9rDJfZk2Hb9luM1Mg4xrutoTMzjBLM0kKT_SPbE1dAVUhHzUnQ5PBR0LnFjfo36D01bN3pWxhg/s1600/Fea's%20Petrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu4APQoaRP6WGqUXBfKKsC-JI59De7x1jMRMmO1l3hzwNsHnBsM3__5gp5lZAMWm-YM_Ot954Q6_mY1iiFOL4LVQaqAJCmqZEfN29-h0gPm2i8-An9rDJfZk2Hb9luM1Mg4xrutoTMzjBLM0kKT_SPbE1dAVUhHzUnQ5PBR0LnFjfo36D01bN3pWxhg/w480-h640/Fea's%20Petrel.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fea's Petrel taken by Joe Pender.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>During the daytime I spent my time walking around the islands, sadly dipped on a couple of Wrynecks and a Booted Warbler but did manage to see a Red-backed Shrike and a Pectoral Sandpiper.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBrG58kEml60IYnw-iNxU4QYCoENuwG9f0F7t6H3oHWFffPFtw7NIbQ8lBJlzwsag1p7H8UZy9doM5AZq9BNljyiSd67lsgAJwPRrKsxWqIB1u0h9BLYZhFjtC0PN7o8ZAvWCb8mw4zPvvp1UJdhEBJNFBFmL-lY4SEIIpWNzDoCbSoi98iv2zaRMQA/s4608/Pec%20Sandpiper%2026-08-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBrG58kEml60IYnw-iNxU4QYCoENuwG9f0F7t6H3oHWFffPFtw7NIbQ8lBJlzwsag1p7H8UZy9doM5AZq9BNljyiSd67lsgAJwPRrKsxWqIB1u0h9BLYZhFjtC0PN7o8ZAvWCb8mw4zPvvp1UJdhEBJNFBFmL-lY4SEIIpWNzDoCbSoi98iv2zaRMQA/w640-h480/Pec%20Sandpiper%2026-08-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pec Sandpiper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Overall a very enjoyable trip but very disappointed with the photos from here and also the ones in July from Scotland - think its time for a replacement</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-12124854150527684252022-07-31T09:03:00.002+01:002022-11-07T10:39:08.546+00:00July - Scotland again<p> Having dipped on White-tailed Eagles when in Scotland back in January, and wanting to see Dotterel I booked another Heatherlea trip titled Eagles, Divers and Dotterel. This time I flew from Luton to Inverness then train and taxi to Nethy Bridge. After checking in I went to the river and had my fix of Dipper once more.</p><p>Our first full day of birding was on Sunday 10th where we visited Loch Garten for Crested Tit but as before none were seen but one was heard, the next site was Lochindorb were Red Grouse were seen but with it being hot the Loch was full of anglers and water sport enthusiasts and there was no sign of the Black Throated Divers. The best bird of the day ending up being Slavonion Grebe and Spotted Flycatcher.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0Jb0mrRzDFVTiDx1PPclHg-b6dSWc9tlqBE5jr2C3PwvZg-KM-c8zdkLy0By3cniIOOMILtjeAnaEynOBm5ruMtiNg-mMc6yyBfOXzpU6y3qr5pk6BpdcYIzvM5cugA5dRGsQy50KHNQAkpUkD87NwFMidUu6-rKEQddj8iin0HCrlbyBQSYCwc3AA/s3318/Spotted%20Flycatcher%2010-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0Jb0mrRzDFVTiDx1PPclHg-b6dSWc9tlqBE5jr2C3PwvZg-KM-c8zdkLy0By3cniIOOMILtjeAnaEynOBm5ruMtiNg-mMc6yyBfOXzpU6y3qr5pk6BpdcYIzvM5cugA5dRGsQy50KHNQAkpUkD87NwFMidUu6-rKEQddj8iin0HCrlbyBQSYCwc3AA/w640-h426/Spotted%20Flycatcher%2010-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Monday 11th after an early breakfast we set off for Mull seeing Black Guillemot on the crossing and both Golden and White-tailed Eagles</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaNxIqlRgc6uFKpLXV5GHXdVpwLoPVrjeiVSOEqzTGdZNMWbEasJ32T29hI-wLkXwRdEvhCoBTRgxHd9uly-w6xjSj2s9EOpZvB7_dWphLQHYYMtIcl-dOVKS6FHDifnPzwpahWVqO_BgcRoj_gpUkDg9bEWYc0hFjySI8IRLpuiJ3kCvckap5lB_rg/s2048/Golden%20Eagle%20Mull%2011-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaNxIqlRgc6uFKpLXV5GHXdVpwLoPVrjeiVSOEqzTGdZNMWbEasJ32T29hI-wLkXwRdEvhCoBTRgxHd9uly-w6xjSj2s9EOpZvB7_dWphLQHYYMtIcl-dOVKS6FHDifnPzwpahWVqO_BgcRoj_gpUkDg9bEWYc0hFjySI8IRLpuiJ3kCvckap5lB_rg/w640-h490/Golden%20Eagle%20Mull%2011-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhDOC-TdxIHSNNMamOYKGepvjQzmwKuB5_OuWnHvIElBwP6AXgdpvzrpc2FO5b0aavNpmKxxcMwZzmwscZYJXL3s1kiOcF5mSI_AZp2dCitFeLEKJNLI46OUHJrbEMkGJ5zXXJ4HSDYMCHMF3ch1HcZJe93-5-Sryu0d7R6U1NXVHt2Nmb5LArN5hMw/s2124/White-tailed%20Eagle%20Mull%2011-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2124" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhDOC-TdxIHSNNMamOYKGepvjQzmwKuB5_OuWnHvIElBwP6AXgdpvzrpc2FO5b0aavNpmKxxcMwZzmwscZYJXL3s1kiOcF5mSI_AZp2dCitFeLEKJNLI46OUHJrbEMkGJ5zXXJ4HSDYMCHMF3ch1HcZJe93-5-Sryu0d7R6U1NXVHt2Nmb5LArN5hMw/w640-h426/White-tailed%20Eagle%20Mull%2011-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Tuesday 12th we had a full day on Mull getting better views of the Eagles and seeing several of the commoner sea bird species. The highlight for me was seeing a Sea Otter out of the water. Sadly no pics of him.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtQ70DXtnzWDNZqQeL4uBvwC7qQSc0z_JQDYbv6TtbdGiuYBs3c6uOf-wr_XSAhLz4X-zTqkFM-O_uaR_ZXtix1bEA8s6itssYQyrk-NEH62evredC7s8zYs9aLtk3bqFpej791ddgvoz3XGdFIwfbJ5fFApt1_CkXbhcucOrlQeL9PgF-2-ZwOvW4w/s3318/White-tailed%20Eagles%2012-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtQ70DXtnzWDNZqQeL4uBvwC7qQSc0z_JQDYbv6TtbdGiuYBs3c6uOf-wr_XSAhLz4X-zTqkFM-O_uaR_ZXtix1bEA8s6itssYQyrk-NEH62evredC7s8zYs9aLtk3bqFpej791ddgvoz3XGdFIwfbJ5fFApt1_CkXbhcucOrlQeL9PgF-2-ZwOvW4w/w640-h426/White-tailed%20Eagles%2012-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Eagles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FOl3xo6fCuQGUaFZhKJ_jSELameICQDib-RU7GES6RdMmGwSl2fwQNHl1Xwyb2wm6rOUnGEDnVMkzJXQ6aiZCqBrD62PbqXz0oxmqTk7WKOgTQQbu61HbvVrTXB1sITPqqn9cQA08xc7HN-mYXl4j7-e012QUDgNOnDraJdja1xZs6OAPanBnlgAkw/s2875/IMG_20220712_085312534_BURST000_COVER_TOP_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FOl3xo6fCuQGUaFZhKJ_jSELameICQDib-RU7GES6RdMmGwSl2fwQNHl1Xwyb2wm6rOUnGEDnVMkzJXQ6aiZCqBrD62PbqXz0oxmqTk7WKOgTQQbu61HbvVrTXB1sITPqqn9cQA08xc7HN-mYXl4j7-e012QUDgNOnDraJdja1xZs6OAPanBnlgAkw/w480-h640/IMG_20220712_085312534_BURST000_COVER_TOP_2.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Eagle phone scoped</td></tr></tbody></table>Other birds of note seen were a flock of Twite, a family of Winchat,Red-throated Diver, Arctic Terns, a Whooper Swan and several Hooded Crows. We had to return to the hotel to collect our lunch before heading for the ferry back to the mainland.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdedNWy9ZeNvtD1e4Vs8DzWD-dIbpF9Rdftt_mkIocWOscZwJ2-Ugmej7o8fXV6ToKLicKjIaecxhlUEzZEuLvT5LHXqiWnFG_sSXfCZQeGqeXyp6-jFpQiu3hl-Z9jBJ_q4DG-vNd8Z36RVGhK8CPUCEZIqTZmoLNh2G7if35JJ0KwwopsmXM2FArQ/s4160/IMG_20220712_072135873_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdedNWy9ZeNvtD1e4Vs8DzWD-dIbpF9Rdftt_mkIocWOscZwJ2-Ugmej7o8fXV6ToKLicKjIaecxhlUEzZEuLvT5LHXqiWnFG_sSXfCZQeGqeXyp6-jFpQiu3hl-Z9jBJ_q4DG-vNd8Z36RVGhK8CPUCEZIqTZmoLNh2G7if35JJ0KwwopsmXM2FArQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220712_072135873_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel at ?</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While having lunch at the ferry terminal we watched the Black Guillemots at their nesting site on the quay.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnA0t2oGbMTcvJMaSJoJgD-skfpd-AW_6prY5EfOCxKfDXshUmM8sunMz6Z_8WY8xoWPGLr4lYIE8VpzUoP-L6iffxzaXIFWSV0wdb9Br5Coq0xtM4FAxKzJlPWeD1GLCo8py3xat9kaZoNaa4Y89HDwZLVnjaBrMpkljrtyskMIHfFHT4gvT5JSJvA/s3318/Black%20Guillemot%2012-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnA0t2oGbMTcvJMaSJoJgD-skfpd-AW_6prY5EfOCxKfDXshUmM8sunMz6Z_8WY8xoWPGLr4lYIE8VpzUoP-L6iffxzaXIFWSV0wdb9Br5Coq0xtM4FAxKzJlPWeD1GLCo8py3xat9kaZoNaa4Y89HDwZLVnjaBrMpkljrtyskMIHfFHT4gvT5JSJvA/w640-h426/Black%20Guillemot%2012-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>We returned back to Nethy Bridge via the scenic route arriving just in time for dinner.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Due to the weather forecast it was reluctantly decided by the guides that the 4 of us who wanted to go up Cairngorm would be Wednesday. Setting off in reasonable weather it gradually became colder the higher we went, and once at the funicular railway terminus waterproofs and gloves were needed</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoNbIDocM6ftku-2c5z3AKerTLaBx8_fwxkzdnhL0DsIqlGcS2spXSdk5pTsyZOO73NjTsaEoal81W_l7LU8Us1jFC5M92DntrnO6dPncv0vudYWsbDyPCN2mff2oSDcOXRdeO9bt4gT6zi5DqzaQ93NlKwiV_DsUNvP94nuF-MCCu9eNl_Xd0L-ZeA/s4160/IMG_20220713_161047460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoNbIDocM6ftku-2c5z3AKerTLaBx8_fwxkzdnhL0DsIqlGcS2spXSdk5pTsyZOO73NjTsaEoal81W_l7LU8Us1jFC5M92DntrnO6dPncv0vudYWsbDyPCN2mff2oSDcOXRdeO9bt4gT6zi5DqzaQ93NlKwiV_DsUNvP94nuF-MCCu9eNl_Xd0L-ZeA/w480-h640/IMG_20220713_161047460.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accending Cairngorm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML98BDcR77Cud_zCPwhPclRdT9cMI2lhoSiZKQFh6mIDA2vM6Ix8lLf1yQu5-1MEevbSs2YQPyjNHLlUNGFNfIY9MmC1eM7J1ZfMxrsT5IANN-7_BYlkvvEYFiXt1dKGZS40sLgXXXEr5E3IemVZirtgb4Oubyare2TgwgDZSwRKGnmsIcsyK96GSCw/s4160/IMG_20220713_122649501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML98BDcR77Cud_zCPwhPclRdT9cMI2lhoSiZKQFh6mIDA2vM6Ix8lLf1yQu5-1MEevbSs2YQPyjNHLlUNGFNfIY9MmC1eM7J1ZfMxrsT5IANN-7_BYlkvvEYFiXt1dKGZS40sLgXXXEr5E3IemVZirtgb4Oubyare2TgwgDZSwRKGnmsIcsyK96GSCw/w480-h640/IMG_20220713_122649501.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cairngorm summit</td></tr></tbody></table>At the summit apart from a couple of Ravens we were treated to a family of Snow buntings eating cake crumbs left by someone. Sadly no sign of Dotterel or Ptarmigan probably due to the high number of people using the mountain for recreation.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpAmW8EIX1iaLpPkrocxptdnjT-BdGjhw0TGF0TKYdKK0_ccv6186ZMCcQwBfcJQirKqH5zc3mHlI7DLSaEADyLoEi7C13hCEyiUhybEUOXjPBoyiUo1wmeGhUZbUpq_97CAQvJRhlrg4YAzv6bWfsSFNXHDpUKUQYuIxcTRw2XgRYab7pG-1SJCEtA/s4160/IMG_20220713_123517535_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpAmW8EIX1iaLpPkrocxptdnjT-BdGjhw0TGF0TKYdKK0_ccv6186ZMCcQwBfcJQirKqH5zc3mHlI7DLSaEADyLoEi7C13hCEyiUhybEUOXjPBoyiUo1wmeGhUZbUpq_97CAQvJRhlrg4YAzv6bWfsSFNXHDpUKUQYuIxcTRw2XgRYab7pG-1SJCEtA/w480-h640/IMG_20220713_123517535_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Snow Bunting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After coming down the mountain we had a hot drink, then went to see the Ring Ouzels that had nested near by but only managed to see a juvenile. In the evening went to Dorbach and surrounding area where we saw a Short-eared Owl</p><p>Thursday 14th we went back to Lochindorb to look for the Black-throated Divers seeing several Red Squirrels on our way we eventually saw the Divers all be it distant.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYyZ8xgdNGuBvIZP2PBNUgxtZ8bTaUJsNdz5qiaZcJ7OLWffVHPt8msnpojczlRYyLJg2OqexYkh1QVNkkCMNUgFlrdbvAzbBgY7MkvosaaY0eOzUu2nQ4Zez2ersLk_grD1u1ES2IVYr9y6TaSOrSzBx-jT7aoG51dHiLTazx4NIf5BSYTavJdJs9g/s2831/Juv.%20Black-throated%20Divers%2014-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="2831" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYyZ8xgdNGuBvIZP2PBNUgxtZ8bTaUJsNdz5qiaZcJ7OLWffVHPt8msnpojczlRYyLJg2OqexYkh1QVNkkCMNUgFlrdbvAzbBgY7MkvosaaY0eOzUu2nQ4Zez2ersLk_grD1u1ES2IVYr9y6TaSOrSzBx-jT7aoG51dHiLTazx4NIf5BSYTavJdJs9g/w640-h486/Juv.%20Black-throated%20Divers%2014-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-throated Divers</td></tr></tbody></table>We then had a quick drive around the infamous estate not seeing Capercaillie and having lunch before heading off to Loch Insh to see the nesting Ospreys.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyJkl2ByhTOTEjeFsBJuk29XJnZii4LpLe5f5JMsWadC9wYW07vwqMfFsD_HI49psrI7nCL3FNRXvL7cApmRWvyx1m7oHXN88dJ-PJfos7D0qNFsu7THDlNXmqugAIgx-5IdnXFKuB5_LpNSWtwPzX--PmipIFBS0rv-iK_tLw0OYQ3VG9Fgfmj30tA/s3318/Ospeys%2007-14-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyJkl2ByhTOTEjeFsBJuk29XJnZii4LpLe5f5JMsWadC9wYW07vwqMfFsD_HI49psrI7nCL3FNRXvL7cApmRWvyx1m7oHXN88dJ-PJfos7D0qNFsu7THDlNXmqugAIgx-5IdnXFKuB5_LpNSWtwPzX--PmipIFBS0rv-iK_tLw0OYQ3VG9Fgfmj30tA/w640-h426/Ospeys%2007-14-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nesting Ospreys.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Friday our last day, we headed for the coast - to Troup Head here we spent most of the day at the Gannet colony seeing Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Kittiwake and the commoner Gulls</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4C6DechYfx_MLyF_V5DYrw3WoJuiTF3_vXyeJvIPzs2sIhmAuNiPYQwC-cC075p9UBtJ2WPJM2CLS08myHdTqy7OYouaeaTlod29SxXJdRpc6vdUv--blnmk-nLzdTIiSelu1v05lf1ErLWWaQ3PqARtb4LS2fk_TnFKfoDMjQqFhlbLi0yIA8vHHkw/s5184/Troup%20Head%2015-07-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4C6DechYfx_MLyF_V5DYrw3WoJuiTF3_vXyeJvIPzs2sIhmAuNiPYQwC-cC075p9UBtJ2WPJM2CLS08myHdTqy7OYouaeaTlod29SxXJdRpc6vdUv--blnmk-nLzdTIiSelu1v05lf1ErLWWaQ3PqARtb4LS2fk_TnFKfoDMjQqFhlbLi0yIA8vHHkw/w640-h426/Troup%20Head%2015-07-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Troup Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRQn_U1xc_DLAaHZnFy2yskK7EvdbJjMdZkOFei7VnepVC_goEe_v26jcoq9w6OLpc2Sx9-xy6F9IGvkPwGiMAr6H3EuIcOqFyXSV59tlsllyAtXFu5IfoZoqiSmHcT1fdEkHONmd5kHuTti8PdODESDTdjPXoRbVo_cOP9LVDVGLhUE1cNfDcTKxwg/s5184/IMG_1959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The trip was a bit disappointing as last year no Dotterel were seen on Cairngorm and the previous week on the same trip none were seen yet we were still taken to Cairngorm to look for them and I see that next year they are still advertising the same trip to see Dotterel!</p><p>The journey back to Luton started at 6.15am with the taxi and finally arriving back in Luton at 3.30pm if there is a next time I'll probably drive.</p><p><br /></p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-70545280370570775512022-06-30T11:26:00.001+01:002022-11-06T11:43:22.638+00:00June Norfolk again - twice <p> 11th June I decided to try and twitch a Spotted Sandpiper at Titchwell, this time I just did a day trip, managed to see it fairly well through the scope although distant.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J_XnmMGNrWO1pcwFpsg5AODl9WAAMSeidf1KtP2KpBz8vE1PNkS8Cj4VCYIywQs0jESTWWWtUkJC8FpJVd1VLKdae1NkxplsqVByaVmOLj9Z-HrDDnAWCKd6mr9Q9AX2sj7pR5PMk5MJlgoNGae6Fd09XjS6o59-gu21i49IK3Zvz45WhzMC4vbkQw/s1235/Spotted%20Sandpiper%2011-06-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1235" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J_XnmMGNrWO1pcwFpsg5AODl9WAAMSeidf1KtP2KpBz8vE1PNkS8Cj4VCYIywQs0jESTWWWtUkJC8FpJVd1VLKdae1NkxplsqVByaVmOLj9Z-HrDDnAWCKd6mr9Q9AX2sj7pR5PMk5MJlgoNGae6Fd09XjS6o59-gu21i49IK3Zvz45WhzMC4vbkQw/w640-h508/Spotted%20Sandpiper%2011-06-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Sandpiper (to the right of the Shelduck)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>22nd June another visit to Norfolk staying again at Thetford Forest for a couple of days, primarily to visit the breeding Beeeaters that had just been anounced and being monitored by the RSPB at Mundesley. I managed to see 5 although at times there had been 7</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4jg3xPng_29HhMvLjzsxIozH_mlyKz1oNeHUeNxb_JgVNWI8bF7FK87ev7C-uTjdKBxKnOr5vjgtg1rBBsvsybD7r50kjLBEVW-sxZEq5act9fIA1e-K08BCxA-Gj9xau5pVLZdVkp6oQqVH6dGcyC2jM8VSRimfwGs4-laNFenBKMFIg9U4ro1LIA/s4608/Beeeater%201%2020-06-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4jg3xPng_29HhMvLjzsxIozH_mlyKz1oNeHUeNxb_JgVNWI8bF7FK87ev7C-uTjdKBxKnOr5vjgtg1rBBsvsybD7r50kjLBEVW-sxZEq5act9fIA1e-K08BCxA-Gj9xau5pVLZdVkp6oQqVH6dGcyC2jM8VSRimfwGs4-laNFenBKMFIg9U4ro1LIA/w640-h480/Beeeater%201%2020-06-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beeeater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A visit Weeting Heath I saw a couple of Stone Curlews one with two chicks<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GcOypcwGhtqe43dNPpmvJaw0LPHz2NoUYcbyQgpzr8U6t_h8kEkV-O5k6_vxSXWRL-m9FzLQWClBck83pyeufNkXeTbxXQRmbMlarjAbWnInVpogzaVg-F3sOTIxv0o4nXvfovh26zTAFmTqkUkVMZbT52fLUsy9TjT_xK9p-PusmLj5W1KyCZz8sA/s3686/Stone%20Curlew%2021-06-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3686" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GcOypcwGhtqe43dNPpmvJaw0LPHz2NoUYcbyQgpzr8U6t_h8kEkV-O5k6_vxSXWRL-m9FzLQWClBck83pyeufNkXeTbxXQRmbMlarjAbWnInVpogzaVg-F3sOTIxv0o4nXvfovh26zTAFmTqkUkVMZbT52fLUsy9TjT_xK9p-PusmLj5W1KyCZz8sA/w640-h480/Stone%20Curlew%2021-06-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stone Curlew</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2YBVBaHZbxZhVDFnoB3WuO__OrXqsi1FouW7TpgADYkdPXERlTYw-Dd9Ug1THZQC-bP9b2oDmym9By2gbnS--lGXBTpDTNZhmkXecBOXPnSbkdVtllf9CDKyzOw5P5oOfcriEhu3zLA7Y73FMr8LqZarHnWWg1d5-bf9KRVfC10y9tzcca5IhaQA-g/s3686/Stone%20Curlew%20with%20Chick%2021-06-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3686" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2YBVBaHZbxZhVDFnoB3WuO__OrXqsi1FouW7TpgADYkdPXERlTYw-Dd9Ug1THZQC-bP9b2oDmym9By2gbnS--lGXBTpDTNZhmkXecBOXPnSbkdVtllf9CDKyzOw5P5oOfcriEhu3zLA7Y73FMr8LqZarHnWWg1d5-bf9KRVfC10y9tzcca5IhaQA-g/w640-h480/Stone%20Curlew%20with%20Chick%2021-06-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stone Curlew with Chicks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>At Lakenheath I failed to see any Cranes but numerous dragonflies and a couple of Cuckoos were still calling. In the forest still displaying Nightjars and a Woodcock.</p></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-81843857375191685072022-05-31T10:52:00.003+01:002022-11-06T11:15:03.708+00:00May Twitching<p>May 14th, in glorious weather I went to Knepp the stars undoubtedly were the Storks despite what hard core birders think I am for the conservation and introduction.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8sqLr-KzZRkpvNrx9gsb5WSn3NtHz-KS2nwcynJTyKy3megHCaiX6d7G-V2_qKqEFP85yfkhqMprEKdLT9D3exMALUb9BG6vKtYLLGgo_utdrZZcirn6q937gxVyKMbmDBtFLADjvV5mrP8ZHZJXW3mYf_aANFX8fO8TCRkhow9I9qlgOliiJfCbtg/s4608/Stork%20Knepp%2014-05-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8sqLr-KzZRkpvNrx9gsb5WSn3NtHz-KS2nwcynJTyKy3megHCaiX6d7G-V2_qKqEFP85yfkhqMprEKdLT9D3exMALUb9BG6vKtYLLGgo_utdrZZcirn6q937gxVyKMbmDBtFLADjvV5mrP8ZHZJXW3mYf_aANFX8fO8TCRkhow9I9qlgOliiJfCbtg/w640-h480/Stork%20Knepp%2014-05-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knepp White Stork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Other birds added to my year list were Turtle Dove and Garden Warbler.</p><p><br /></p><p>May 21st I headed back to Thetford Forest for a couple of days mainly to twitch the Great Reed Warbler which I have only seen when in eastern europe.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDCWelK_kO7qDtWqrya39G6-f8Xk-r3yeY0Dv4YqwBl2kbwDhR6CiUkCGKeHTtr9M2WVRrsD2s0sKcd-ONXuCOiR5RM5QryrgBFImNw0y8THZUb_DMZ6gozz3EARw7FTMwSUQlpbJ6zzDsmGdYdTILcz_6MPwZ0X9ZP3HWhFXL-VTtTUc7vPPR74ekg/s1999/Great%20Reed%20Warbler%202%2021-05-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1999" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDCWelK_kO7qDtWqrya39G6-f8Xk-r3yeY0Dv4YqwBl2kbwDhR6CiUkCGKeHTtr9M2WVRrsD2s0sKcd-ONXuCOiR5RM5QryrgBFImNw0y8THZUb_DMZ6gozz3EARw7FTMwSUQlpbJ6zzDsmGdYdTILcz_6MPwZ0X9ZP3HWhFXL-VTtTUc7vPPR74ekg/w640-h470/Great%20Reed%20Warbler%202%2021-05-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Other birds seen were this barn Owl and 4 purring Turtle Doves<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix150DZeqzkltxLpk0X5lxV3pPvf_BhaPdGZLWVa_8fX528Ga-H4VIe91Tzm6mLqnQFnpde-GJltiPiWspomE59IcSGm049h71PNzcEVB8KPqTmZ58CxmbojoSb2I9GXOecEce4Jc3Nh_mfwmk3efrHIEOtwwUJ5Hy4KBVCgbWkRkF4n5CF8VJOmFDEg/s4148/Barn%20Owl%2021-05-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix150DZeqzkltxLpk0X5lxV3pPvf_BhaPdGZLWVa_8fX528Ga-H4VIe91Tzm6mLqnQFnpde-GJltiPiWspomE59IcSGm049h71PNzcEVB8KPqTmZ58CxmbojoSb2I9GXOecEce4Jc3Nh_mfwmk3efrHIEOtwwUJ5Hy4KBVCgbWkRkF4n5CF8VJOmFDEg/w640-h426/Barn%20Owl%2021-05-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barn Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A visit to Weeting Heath there was a couple of Stone Curlews, and in the evening at the back of the campsite at least 6 Nightjars were churring and showing well and a couple of roding Woodcocks.</p><p>On the 22nd a Caspian Tern was found at Hickling Broad, a reserve I haven't been to before. I managed a distant view just before it took off and was not seen again till the next day. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgre4XhuIrZkGHTSiY0Eaa1JR1Tn0bXPBiTpeOZ22wIvIYLHw2HhLdnvNlPA2yK993k3AICV7pSLGTVwGWOpvaBRiurs1NJI2HhfEk0_Dv2ShvWViqrh8kPb689FbfA3Q339oCjcRWyLywOmrA__-fPKgCipXKEEzmc2QWLl8IiJa5Vhflcj1qj67VcUw/s1582/Caspian%20Tern%2022-05-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1582" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgre4XhuIrZkGHTSiY0Eaa1JR1Tn0bXPBiTpeOZ22wIvIYLHw2HhLdnvNlPA2yK993k3AICV7pSLGTVwGWOpvaBRiurs1NJI2HhfEk0_Dv2ShvWViqrh8kPb689FbfA3Q339oCjcRWyLywOmrA__-fPKgCipXKEEzmc2QWLl8IiJa5Vhflcj1qj67VcUw/w640-h492/Caspian%20Tern%2022-05-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Tern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The 30th May took me to Sandwich in Kent for the Eleanora's Falcon another lifer. Whilst there a Red-footed Falcon and up to 6 Hobbies.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_uPUA2xoJ8oNmzJuRRWFL4hrEnJq3p72CJj1yVjveoc1eW0tuLNUFFWnOnWoEvB_9mw3jLqTcOVbS7K9OHyfEwMPGkburLpHirbNNE8uZ4ddWWjvgdtmLgsmRpzMqPE7FW3Ofq9MVYlnl1ko0TQcojdKKJsDp0PcmNGQY3Iq-MzbviNdo87r-Y6wQ/s4608/Eleanora's%20Falcon%20and%20Hobby%201%2030-05-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_uPUA2xoJ8oNmzJuRRWFL4hrEnJq3p72CJj1yVjveoc1eW0tuLNUFFWnOnWoEvB_9mw3jLqTcOVbS7K9OHyfEwMPGkburLpHirbNNE8uZ4ddWWjvgdtmLgsmRpzMqPE7FW3Ofq9MVYlnl1ko0TQcojdKKJsDp0PcmNGQY3Iq-MzbviNdo87r-Y6wQ/w640-h480/Eleanora's%20Falcon%20and%20Hobby%201%2030-05-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hobby and Eleanora's Falcon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-55769188518106517712022-04-30T09:41:00.015+01:002022-11-06T10:43:12.702+00:00April Twitching, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall<p>April being the time when few leaves still on the trees and birds more active I wanted to catch up with those hard if not impossible to see in East Sussex. A trip again with the caravan staying at Thetford Caravan Club site. On arrival there was news of a White-tailed Lapwing at Frampton Marsh, so after setting up went there and got onto the bird immediately but it always remained distant.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvybYvv1jfw5bI_D-Ew1gb_eB3erTfppc-rDhaRqXDo5OJM4wTVJl1r0EieK5fTktFMsUFGIepXedVeVSl3MTzQArjt1SOMG3JJfqbzZ8qp3bul_wNnst2qChBQ_wGaNnfn2l8TD1mIS6xIaIXDtMr266oagYEyMmday56FN4S-_YA9OzBK07jrkJAw/s4608/Frampton%20Marsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvybYvv1jfw5bI_D-Ew1gb_eB3erTfppc-rDhaRqXDo5OJM4wTVJl1r0EieK5fTktFMsUFGIepXedVeVSl3MTzQArjt1SOMG3JJfqbzZ8qp3bul_wNnst2qChBQ_wGaNnfn2l8TD1mIS6xIaIXDtMr266oagYEyMmday56FN4S-_YA9OzBK07jrkJAw/w640-h480/Frampton%20Marsh.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frampton Marsh</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NQTv4cZ9p9LF0hiCG-er8Plrxx_4XlyvBvMV2RsOhpbsR3y1vsKaCwrYJhait2BFK6Yu8qe9ule_uSpX3i3zZAEWKYW0LwguAdHKvTrW4j1VN2-rauuOqohvy3xF2dZVIkxmbRKaXWMIGS5Z3qYSQfyGhoJO_74V1chNPgSawjb9ViSNIG9Z9_gQDw/s4608/White-tailed%20Lapwing%2002-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NQTv4cZ9p9LF0hiCG-er8Plrxx_4XlyvBvMV2RsOhpbsR3y1vsKaCwrYJhait2BFK6Yu8qe9ule_uSpX3i3zZAEWKYW0LwguAdHKvTrW4j1VN2-rauuOqohvy3xF2dZVIkxmbRKaXWMIGS5Z3qYSQfyGhoJO_74V1chNPgSawjb9ViSNIG9Z9_gQDw/w640-h480/White-tailed%20Lapwing%2002-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbIAY8ZfyhyZl8hz9RNXKyetyA0zTNK8blZypos6XpEk94z4odbmIaPbrRFvg5jEgjCeJzywEfTBmaoIbWHXPyiCgWvHRKLJE0DdkLoq-btij3_CunT04bp49Hs6jP3PyG8bw3eM-WaqmXkGDxBVIGTP6lyqNAuftNXnuv1I4cIJMG0BVmfIVq4TNYw/s4608/White-tailed%20Lapwing%202%2002-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbIAY8ZfyhyZl8hz9RNXKyetyA0zTNK8blZypos6XpEk94z4odbmIaPbrRFvg5jEgjCeJzywEfTBmaoIbWHXPyiCgWvHRKLJE0DdkLoq-btij3_CunT04bp49Hs6jP3PyG8bw3eM-WaqmXkGDxBVIGTP6lyqNAuftNXnuv1I4cIJMG0BVmfIVq4TNYw/w640-h480/White-tailed%20Lapwing%202%2002-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The next morning I joined Marcus Nash and two others primarily to see nesting Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers. At a site at Santon Warren we weren't disappointed, seeing the male excavating a hole and the female watching near by.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1H8AWWSx-ZYvgGwbtkdVHTh-Jj_a4d6EKGQuCm4hpCsm1jm9TJFA51xVLbgIIjlKJ6uGEdLjy6K3BGtjEzCf54cBegMhoUyHl_V78kNQVyNwHjK0tx3OAMGB267rrNQA-JXqmcDH6ZvUrDYEx2v29wMbqi95yUkp9lolpe6PqLJdIIZFV8-MreSKqg/s3686/Lesser%20spot%20Woody%2003-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3686" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1H8AWWSx-ZYvgGwbtkdVHTh-Jj_a4d6EKGQuCm4hpCsm1jm9TJFA51xVLbgIIjlKJ6uGEdLjy6K3BGtjEzCf54cBegMhoUyHl_V78kNQVyNwHjK0tx3OAMGB267rrNQA-JXqmcDH6ZvUrDYEx2v29wMbqi95yUkp9lolpe6PqLJdIIZFV8-MreSKqg/w640-h480/Lesser%20spot%20Woody%2003-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Lesser-spotted Woodpecker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Other birds of note seen were Woodlark, Goshawk, and Stone Curlews. The plan was to return home the following day, but with news of the Albatross returning to Bempton Cliffs the previous day I headed to Yorkshire staying at the Bridlington club site.</p><p>Again after a quick set up I went to Bempton only 6 miles away and was put onto the Black-browed Albatross sitting on the sea but distant. A few moments later it flew up and landed on the cliffs where it stayed for the next 2 hours at least until after I had left.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSxoGnRFVku6qSrURab-eYgw6yXddXK8JbmNPJJRwpZ7uK6KvbuP-ld8rAzXf0VrGukqGVjT7_zvqaBEKQ2866-H93bwiZK2PTlnx4JOTelglMxxpGfisXrP_UQh4LkHgL88jQB9vUIxSpJmJOmeDZWkzNw2FqER5XCCVmfPneYigi2tZwz63hXZgEA/s1700/Black-browed%20Albatross%201%2004-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1700" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSxoGnRFVku6qSrURab-eYgw6yXddXK8JbmNPJJRwpZ7uK6KvbuP-ld8rAzXf0VrGukqGVjT7_zvqaBEKQ2866-H93bwiZK2PTlnx4JOTelglMxxpGfisXrP_UQh4LkHgL88jQB9vUIxSpJmJOmeDZWkzNw2FqER5XCCVmfPneYigi2tZwz63hXZgEA/w640-h436/Black-browed%20Albatross%201%2004-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-browed Albatross amoungst Gannets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Next morning a return visit to try and get a closer look but the bird had flown out to sea to feed. After a short while looking at the Razorbills and Guillemots and not finding any Puffins I left to try and find another lifer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSP2T_34lcniXZYpTFjEggIY9PwtAB6hHcQpCOohF-CGEJBqHpJnvp-h_f68yB-COeSKK5QYCTnX5QSgSCQQVb_EDa1i-SIvKBZBcOI9mrgR31eELt4FYci8J_2ItAlffZ8Ponl09M6B5UQhs_BXoP7mFzaorKCABCTUWwskpwG2xd7Oi9SBEdoCJaw/s5184/Guillemots%2005-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSP2T_34lcniXZYpTFjEggIY9PwtAB6hHcQpCOohF-CGEJBqHpJnvp-h_f68yB-COeSKK5QYCTnX5QSgSCQQVb_EDa1i-SIvKBZBcOI9mrgR31eELt4FYci8J_2ItAlffZ8Ponl09M6B5UQhs_BXoP7mFzaorKCABCTUWwskpwG2xd7Oi9SBEdoCJaw/w640-h426/Guillemots%2005-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guillemots</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN9YEfOE0MIdfYhbw3qgUpaICESU23rlu9YxZJ3TrQYA-0L8BiaFR89SMWpu2D3SXs7OytPpfuz4QKvNpACa5V3TMFhid9iIY4pWyfXV0PuKTffVpitMoGHRg1uUhLaiDQ4Vqvg_vCudK0ouy8ohAH6akWR6jfVGPHnJFYtGxFiwq2azJF3Kou7bzUA/s4148/Razorbills%2005-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="4148" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN9YEfOE0MIdfYhbw3qgUpaICESU23rlu9YxZJ3TrQYA-0L8BiaFR89SMWpu2D3SXs7OytPpfuz4QKvNpACa5V3TMFhid9iIY4pWyfXV0PuKTffVpitMoGHRg1uUhLaiDQ4Vqvg_vCudK0ouy8ohAH6akWR6jfVGPHnJFYtGxFiwq2azJF3Kou7bzUA/w640-h426/Razorbills%2005-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills</td></tr></tbody></table>At a place known as Hull Bridge there was a lot of flood water, and hundreds of Ducks mainly Wigeon Mallards and Teal. With strong winds it took some finding but eventually I found the Baikal Teal that had been present there fore a few days and pleased I was able to put another birder onto it.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uZpEjqMCyhhJ9fl3UjZdtwrTCnMrpHSOl566-Ky_QziU_HQqbuut2arfQTR5OAivuLTjg8WaKe-ECAblKwplc2SJRjfIs-M2yBpcqH3kzsoCq2gY2yvq07jBjb_-Nzqsoigl-1Dqn_XaErF7xEjj6wU-0n5kMfskG_ncrF17txL4oJwcaPlzOdz8OQ/s4608/Baikal%20Teal%201%2005-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uZpEjqMCyhhJ9fl3UjZdtwrTCnMrpHSOl566-Ky_QziU_HQqbuut2arfQTR5OAivuLTjg8WaKe-ECAblKwplc2SJRjfIs-M2yBpcqH3kzsoCq2gY2yvq07jBjb_-Nzqsoigl-1Dqn_XaErF7xEjj6wU-0n5kMfskG_ncrF17txL4oJwcaPlzOdz8OQ/w640-h480/Baikal%20Teal%201%2005-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baikal Teal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Later in the month on the 24th. I headed west on my annual visit to see Cirl Buntings and other western specialities . Taking the caravan I stopped at Stover club site for 2 nights. Firstly seeing the Cirl Buntings at Labrador Bay on the day of arrival and a handsome male Blackcap.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYJvax-mCnrP9O4AjViEz12ZoDm71VZfng336hEnvHZFDAqKzO7TsUWlsSN0nz78HBv6Bf4iZGkzCZu6AB5T6NhsfhNmpnyULUriZQ3Tt1j2glOOCIrvnX_Bct9aod_dTnLBAjiMbCP1Dj25Un_OFyyQzYjmAl4BAWsp7OOy7nZo1HioXs8DlVPeE-g/s2654/Black%20cap%2024-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2654" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYJvax-mCnrP9O4AjViEz12ZoDm71VZfng336hEnvHZFDAqKzO7TsUWlsSN0nz78HBv6Bf4iZGkzCZu6AB5T6NhsfhNmpnyULUriZQ3Tt1j2glOOCIrvnX_Bct9aod_dTnLBAjiMbCP1Dj25Un_OFyyQzYjmAl4BAWsp7OOy7nZo1HioXs8DlVPeE-g/w640-h426/Black%20cap%2024-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backcap</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oFcE4lOFwvoxQ51nN-KPzvB-wzuEdM7g24qUZSkdoc0nxCzvQljuh932Vw_FYjKLbGcEulY_dxZrb3U-pKz8kRcubGlXslNkovxZCS5keRTTxV9xmzRSRzdtah3acGc0e-arP9EZ4rdzQm5OeIS0mUvko7zfO9PQesUWtyXtJItCkFP9xv_8IeAAxw/s5184/IMG_1311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oFcE4lOFwvoxQ51nN-KPzvB-wzuEdM7g24qUZSkdoc0nxCzvQljuh932Vw_FYjKLbGcEulY_dxZrb3U-pKz8kRcubGlXslNkovxZCS5keRTTxV9xmzRSRzdtah3acGc0e-arP9EZ4rdzQm5OeIS0mUvko7zfO9PQesUWtyXtJItCkFP9xv_8IeAAxw/w640-h426/IMG_1311.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labrador Bay Devon</td></tr></tbody></table>The next morning I went to Yarner Wood on the edge of Dartmoor, here to see the breeding Pied Flycatchers and was not disappointed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8xsZJYlhnoVE1O9ave3NQQnuyoCo14DMdM7oJgBAngTUFso811oyBW-4XP5_n0mLbzNOo2H-P7vyT_WUkxDZFT3v_EpbYz0kSDmIvO1S_fah-5NE4DDpGhL3A6XR83uzurTVJPeI-X44fRC4Hlmz3-2Bz3DXGRf8yxmmbOzUzuR41FTfYGKe99PbgA/w640-h426/Pied%20Flycatcher%202%2025-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table>Other birds seen were Common Redstart and Tree Pipit<div><br /></div><div>A drive up onto Dartmoor in glorious weather I visited the Haytor Rocks, I last saw when camping with the scouts around 1968 - still looked the same!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7MA8M1kLySJJHg3W-Arw-dgPPIKAcgw5JZWnATdJydSFBbx0KpGJrOPe_8KNnAf8jU_XF6VRkU--9VhpHuKwXcy8319vIg5jrQmlFmw7v9mCtpOUslrW19Rh4eErYI-2Im-dpQ62Q_PI9GHcj-5BWZHCLXQmVgO0B1auKMhctTUoIYHzrUYQ_ZcHgg/s4148/Haytor%20Rocks%2025-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7MA8M1kLySJJHg3W-Arw-dgPPIKAcgw5JZWnATdJydSFBbx0KpGJrOPe_8KNnAf8jU_XF6VRkU--9VhpHuKwXcy8319vIg5jrQmlFmw7v9mCtpOUslrW19Rh4eErYI-2Im-dpQ62Q_PI9GHcj-5BWZHCLXQmVgO0B1auKMhctTUoIYHzrUYQ_ZcHgg/w640-h426/Haytor%20Rocks%2025-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haytor Rocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following morning I headed further west to Marazion camp site as I had booked a day trip to Scilly on the 27th. Due to the Gig racing the Scillonion was doing a double crossing giving me 6 hours on St Marys. Apart from 30 plus Wheatears on the golf course and a lot of Rock Pipits not much else was seen. However I managed to see a couple of Choughs at Porthgwara. on the 26th.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2b6UqUpSbrwewQACf6PSMPgMUVYMjk48idLpvM_I0ExZEoKCvIoSLjHh1vuIJP1QxjSZqxsn5CXw19rmC0vfYhkPz7QV8-yRd19x6BR9hqrajjQYLHJjhyxr8Zz6j6ocTnqw8_HJLDF_mtAbeCIciEzaHbslCXoV0fmcm_sGKM6qwUztqolHvRkYkQ/s4148/Chough%2026-04-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2b6UqUpSbrwewQACf6PSMPgMUVYMjk48idLpvM_I0ExZEoKCvIoSLjHh1vuIJP1QxjSZqxsn5CXw19rmC0vfYhkPz7QV8-yRd19x6BR9hqrajjQYLHJjhyxr8Zz6j6ocTnqw8_HJLDF_mtAbeCIciEzaHbslCXoV0fmcm_sGKM6qwUztqolHvRkYkQ/w640-h426/Chough%2026-04-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chough</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The Jackdaws were helping themselves to nesting material from the cattle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H8Lh5sPjfoExnxL6Knkw3AIckn9nZ41fLXLz9b11v3UDlFwggoMMr-swSwxkgb3dviSIcGGnNy7BDr6xf0E5-QuO4IE7sNuiR0zEqr84HXAZGlkUAkP-CN_sqpbiO-p4OrAmcgNKpzJIdk3JqgVBiAmUCtvmGbFWwZQspEy_DrLMbENV2cG8cWWQKw/s5184/IMG_1412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H8Lh5sPjfoExnxL6Knkw3AIckn9nZ41fLXLz9b11v3UDlFwggoMMr-swSwxkgb3dviSIcGGnNy7BDr6xf0E5-QuO4IE7sNuiR0zEqr84HXAZGlkUAkP-CN_sqpbiO-p4OrAmcgNKpzJIdk3JqgVBiAmUCtvmGbFWwZQspEy_DrLMbENV2cG8cWWQKw/w640-h426/IMG_1412.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-30924731621645898302022-03-31T09:16:00.011+01:002022-11-06T09:40:05.581+00:00March Twitching another Wild Goose Chase<p> A Red-breasted Goose had been in Norfolk for a few weeks and so decided to twitch it although seeing many in Romania they were all so distant. Taking the caravan and staying at Weybourne I was close to where it had been seen regularly. On the day of arrival it was nowhere to be seen and no reports either. However I did find this Iceland Gull on the beach at Cley</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwleqTDOe-awrAF3SJ1R9f6-0yTXOhzRAzqlsN6ReCGhhSOSLO_yvXNh5QHeQaLZ7jvEexsEmuFYPclEuvRrk_GD6juMk0KFZjtmbQERsL2jxpSplBo1TZ2cKiPJHxfz9iDMMRtQQnMoaZRRtnukd1kVnGF2ESrCO_DZHTlTKyocGmQICT1wNMJ8JNHg/s4608/Iceland%20Gull%2005-03-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwleqTDOe-awrAF3SJ1R9f6-0yTXOhzRAzqlsN6ReCGhhSOSLO_yvXNh5QHeQaLZ7jvEexsEmuFYPclEuvRrk_GD6juMk0KFZjtmbQERsL2jxpSplBo1TZ2cKiPJHxfz9iDMMRtQQnMoaZRRtnukd1kVnGF2ESrCO_DZHTlTKyocGmQICT1wNMJ8JNHg/w640-h480/Iceland%20Gull%2005-03-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Iceland Gull</div><div><br /></div>The next morning I headed back to Cley, on turning a corner near Salthouse a large flock of Brent Geese were by the roadside including the Red-breasted Goose<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="3686" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoJSGbvyOp_lf5AIy5h8NFELwuVOt4PkWLvGtXdQ9EpmdiKCckG0xulZX7umPHwITlF46bbj0XbTuK-vEW1hf7xP4e9LUHLryNUYIMBDiD0HkGgoMG4g2obhEPr2J4bIewfsMyfBv3Eo-x8wmlBMjtclksUApvDFzBaS4mAc9Y3CzvXC5YiC_SeK0YQ/w640-h480/Red-breasted%20Goose%201%2006-03-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Also seen was a Black Brant right at the far end of the flock.<div><br /></div><div>The next day I moved the caravan to Sandringham and from there twitched the American Wigeon at Frampton Marsh.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-82051902370156949532022-02-28T08:58:00.001+00:002022-11-06T09:16:08.031+00:00February Twitching14th February I went to twitch the long staying Little Bunting, after about an hour it showed well.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAIaox4CWIBS4Rt9aBTXwlCuZfM0DmUA3WtJRzZJkU3rLhaSxCtPakx7P4eGc28mCiOSq2N09fSRoFr5IgOc09m3OOGu-n010c54zVoGxvLJIyISHSp2iYve0Dup1wZugxDjPdk8Mqjsq6wnfuQUMTbFc-BzF4jT34pvc_YUpQenhpSatOGGkYoEUxw/s1886/Little%20Bunting%201%2014-02-22.jpg" style="display: inline !important; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1886" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAIaox4CWIBS4Rt9aBTXwlCuZfM0DmUA3WtJRzZJkU3rLhaSxCtPakx7P4eGc28mCiOSq2N09fSRoFr5IgOc09m3OOGu-n010c54zVoGxvLJIyISHSp2iYve0Dup1wZugxDjPdk8Mqjsq6wnfuQUMTbFc-BzF4jT34pvc_YUpQenhpSatOGGkYoEUxw/w640-h480/Little%20Bunting%201%2014-02-22.jpg" width="640" /></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfjxYth71XONH--r1z52dsbKNwXDxcyqWiEg_DJHwR-PG5UtBz2aags6uRD4SZnQ-xaj9zp85nH1WVNNHnPOp0qEv2S7RKXPdHZdezSmVn5MA5UhF0X7fzvIy0J0gVvDp--F0QEvfZ0wB7jNeUTsy3SKZhJz0qCZ4GCADNMxWgsjSb-P4OuWA8HnuPQ/s3686/Littlre%20Bunting%202%2014-02-22.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3686" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfjxYth71XONH--r1z52dsbKNwXDxcyqWiEg_DJHwR-PG5UtBz2aags6uRD4SZnQ-xaj9zp85nH1WVNNHnPOp0qEv2S7RKXPdHZdezSmVn5MA5UhF0X7fzvIy0J0gVvDp--F0QEvfZ0wB7jNeUTsy3SKZhJz0qCZ4GCADNMxWgsjSb-P4OuWA8HnuPQ/w640-h480/Littlre%20Bunting%202%2014-02-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bunting<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">22nd February Castle Water Rye the long staying Black-necked Grebe was joined by a Slavonion Grebe</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPkCZylEXUQlO0rvY8dmzB2MK6380vy0AFhqN7J9LxZdL3nHZ9Fogk-itlqSQpfK0jNJw3lJ-Y3puNev3Sggu2tqua_Avv-iQv9uhEmaPYoWAAi_Dg26rzGdmkU7hgCjw_TP1wL5BQrJsxl-frkKNex5O1_UPtMCUalsdLU9Tu2UVJZ6bL5QJUebjXw/s4608/Slavonion%20Grebe%2022-02-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPkCZylEXUQlO0rvY8dmzB2MK6380vy0AFhqN7J9LxZdL3nHZ9Fogk-itlqSQpfK0jNJw3lJ-Y3puNev3Sggu2tqua_Avv-iQv9uhEmaPYoWAAi_Dg26rzGdmkU7hgCjw_TP1wL5BQrJsxl-frkKNex5O1_UPtMCUalsdLU9Tu2UVJZ6bL5QJUebjXw/w640-h480/Slavonion%20Grebe%2022-02-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Slavonion Grebe<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfnLyBBoHn-wuWqr3hocVQGWk8hCFaWNHVqdhKpuokfb6xYUWz995rF55yFw-UC93eaG6j0q8uoN4R1Of0shJJ0mL7iYD7bZlXTqU6F1wEAZl0lM_c_qh3F4kE5EROYTn0LOdevkVWcRDJCRqsSbnIse0DOKBZsA9j7kiiHxpSnbJB6H9ELMz4P7rmg/s2543/B%20N%20Grebe%2022-02-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2543" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfnLyBBoHn-wuWqr3hocVQGWk8hCFaWNHVqdhKpuokfb6xYUWz995rF55yFw-UC93eaG6j0q8uoN4R1Of0shJJ0mL7iYD7bZlXTqU6F1wEAZl0lM_c_qh3F4kE5EROYTn0LOdevkVWcRDJCRqsSbnIse0DOKBZsA9j7kiiHxpSnbJB6H9ELMz4P7rmg/w640-h492/B%20N%20Grebe%2022-02-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Black-necked Grebe</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-76182250236934190072022-02-14T13:16:00.002+00:002022-11-05T13:24:59.318+00:00The American Robin in Eastbourne<p> News of an American Robin had been found in a garden in Eastbourne sent twitchers from all over to see it. Rather than join the crowds I waited a couple of days before making the journey. It was one of the easiest twitches I have done. Being able to park very close I walked no more than a minute to where the 30 plus birders were standing the Robin was posing on top of a cotoneaster bush<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZw14sJRgryv5PPuNGL0mexlYwXG2hCA9Uvsp30Mic_pwHQEJ-BAuuXaomz0Dms8wNolfBGPhT9Y48BL1tQMZvTEjRIiLuWwvhJVMMvbuf80GYywamd1v8-Qrr0h1um9OQG6PC30u-oL0PfHbFCXWYFqqfHOCCP89ejyrLsFdMGx_99rIGDcVBvCQRA/s3318/American%20Robin%2011-02-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZw14sJRgryv5PPuNGL0mexlYwXG2hCA9Uvsp30Mic_pwHQEJ-BAuuXaomz0Dms8wNolfBGPhT9Y48BL1tQMZvTEjRIiLuWwvhJVMMvbuf80GYywamd1v8-Qrr0h1um9OQG6PC30u-oL0PfHbFCXWYFqqfHOCCP89ejyrLsFdMGx_99rIGDcVBvCQRA/w640-h426/American%20Robin%2011-02-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxt32FA37W2Q78VIY6Nd6wc_FvZxzWrgkUr_AXX-TM8udRu_3wMmnFn7QchwpChBJkYgH2vgnViQXSDL3JKOxhx7SY6Iasv6Vmz_Xy6YvF1nnQIL0it9SOGn87FoaWfQMOSDX5wuQ5qhQ5SvF_DC6sUZUtW2m6xDXmIS2Vx0itgoG16qebLbC6-c9acQ/s3318/American%20Robin%202%2011-02-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxt32FA37W2Q78VIY6Nd6wc_FvZxzWrgkUr_AXX-TM8udRu_3wMmnFn7QchwpChBJkYgH2vgnViQXSDL3JKOxhx7SY6Iasv6Vmz_Xy6YvF1nnQIL0it9SOGn87FoaWfQMOSDX5wuQ5qhQ5SvF_DC6sUZUtW2m6xDXmIS2Vx0itgoG16qebLbC6-c9acQ/w640-h426/American%20Robin%202%2011-02-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-30937226404180120492022-01-31T12:13:00.003+00:002022-11-05T12:56:56.470+00:002022 The start of a Year List. Scotland<p> Apart from picking up the local birds for my new year bird list, my first trip further afield was to Scotland with Heatherlea. Taking the caravan as far as the Lake District I managed to twitch a Red Flanked Bluetail in upper Teeside, saw Dipper, Goosander, amoung the more common birds.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first morning of the day stay took us to a Black Grouse Lek just south of Tomintoul</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yyHceT7vIJQeLTv6y631uOc6LY8tNFtbJsShBIU7fShpFAP_9d9WJ80K3ULOQF_S7V_FxoienDpmCM9mao7CBd5wbKUVjqycJHxCpNEsYDKAlmOoCEk2D49Tc1AljBoBBJW7XJ2w0MofbnoNPeRhI8XPz462TQEFfQxs06hhCk3ryYp2DsuD_1Xbjg/s5184/Black%20Grouse%20Lek%2023-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yyHceT7vIJQeLTv6y631uOc6LY8tNFtbJsShBIU7fShpFAP_9d9WJ80K3ULOQF_S7V_FxoienDpmCM9mao7CBd5wbKUVjqycJHxCpNEsYDKAlmOoCEk2D49Tc1AljBoBBJW7XJ2w0MofbnoNPeRhI8XPz462TQEFfQxs06hhCk3ryYp2DsuD_1Xbjg/w640-h426/Black%20Grouse%20Lek%2023-01-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Grouse Lek</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>A trip around the Heatherlea "private estate" failed as usual to find any Cappers but Crossbills and Golden Eagles were the only birds of note.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6GgDN_w84JaN8xQKUu10vFOY0XuR2EaFJyQwszKHypChHHug8nOuPXi58V0bVZqt9UMkewA_dwFwf-75VdGe2SO8mVJqtQHSOFS6CUWL8dYqFHPrZ0JL-DBBBws_jF_6MSzv-_YNdRNV-hbZsZh01DtuNxkws15d1jnvOrF0p33OpQSWxPbglk48A/s4608/Grey%20Partridge%2024-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6GgDN_w84JaN8xQKUu10vFOY0XuR2EaFJyQwszKHypChHHug8nOuPXi58V0bVZqt9UMkewA_dwFwf-75VdGe2SO8mVJqtQHSOFS6CUWL8dYqFHPrZ0JL-DBBBws_jF_6MSzv-_YNdRNV-hbZsZh01DtuNxkws15d1jnvOrF0p33OpQSWxPbglk48A/w640-h480/Grey%20Partridge%2024-01-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Partridge</td></tr></tbody></table>The last day we took a trip up part the way to Cairngorm, hoping for Ptarmigan, <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxzNpw4K6DHiSvd7fanl6zUI9HPYPmbT-DP9Tt2Stq1voto18294nyHJy6AWX-XUtQlFipIFKtJVjzoQN8y08wDxp2cqNi-tMW4_Uq7wz7f03RHVX6qtW7aT8PFPUaCVW3lhfOkMveObVq-wfY1eHYwJDxMigBxRy54WhtJfVOJA5cjIJM6wmvXqqeA/s4160/Ascending%20Cairngorm%2025-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxzNpw4K6DHiSvd7fanl6zUI9HPYPmbT-DP9Tt2Stq1voto18294nyHJy6AWX-XUtQlFipIFKtJVjzoQN8y08wDxp2cqNi-tMW4_Uq7wz7f03RHVX6qtW7aT8PFPUaCVW3lhfOkMveObVq-wfY1eHYwJDxMigBxRy54WhtJfVOJA5cjIJM6wmvXqqeA/w480-h640/Ascending%20Cairngorm%2025-01-22.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ascending Cairngorm</td></tr></tbody></table><br />About half way to the summit we stopped and scoped the Snow line and to the relief of Holly our guide I spotted one.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAySia3Qlereoz7OL7-Raj5dXulya7zYpC-pRfaV2euUpNvoRcHv5yqYAK1xXAApzR9WeTv2L1_mSqp-YKMcWAE6hQzUKdfrKjj0RCUc2TzPs6KwO37sMRS6MHzOW_5FCm8o8GDRWibrXjpqXsesSYK8ZN-iqWsUvHAcbHbsLQiKkDBL8MMchS950WA/s4160/Ptarmigan%20phonescoped%2025-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAySia3Qlereoz7OL7-Raj5dXulya7zYpC-pRfaV2euUpNvoRcHv5yqYAK1xXAApzR9WeTv2L1_mSqp-YKMcWAE6hQzUKdfrKjj0RCUc2TzPs6KwO37sMRS6MHzOW_5FCm8o8GDRWibrXjpqXsesSYK8ZN-iqWsUvHAcbHbsLQiKkDBL8MMchS950WA/w640-h480/Ptarmigan%20phonescoped%2025-01-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ptarmigan phone scoped</td></tr></tbody></table>Once every one had had a view we started our descent<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2ZHYW2qSpEpdavczEV17U4j7mqZ8ZJ5KiTvrJon-YA2AipYHg0gZWmnutDmj-FMv2auUZZPLxS9nCyiVOIeDyD-LMynGi6GCB-Y1WDUXDhXOVgScf4GY7tWfmHSfUO9hXncGyqfGTcQRcBDphGUFcwZURTsjUTlk2jey1FWnEDbCgGY2i-5VZiYnVA/s4160/Descending%20Cairngorm%2025-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2ZHYW2qSpEpdavczEV17U4j7mqZ8ZJ5KiTvrJon-YA2AipYHg0gZWmnutDmj-FMv2auUZZPLxS9nCyiVOIeDyD-LMynGi6GCB-Y1WDUXDhXOVgScf4GY7tWfmHSfUO9hXncGyqfGTcQRcBDphGUFcwZURTsjUTlk2jey1FWnEDbCgGY2i-5VZiYnVA/w480-h640/Descending%20Cairngorm%2025-01-22.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Descending Cairngorm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Although an enjoyable trip with good food and company a few Scottish specials were not seen so a return will be on the cards later in the year<p></p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-81831579211307040212021-06-01T09:14:00.001+01:002022-02-16T13:33:47.537+00:00In Search of a Corncrake<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> June 2020 I purchased a small caravan to help with the covid restrictions in place at that time to enable a comfortable and stress free means of accommodation. Having had a few trips away during 2020 I decided to embark on an adventure north.</span></div></div><p></p><p>Thursday 6th May I left home with the caravan and drove 350 miles north arriving at my first stop for the night at the caravan club site Englethwaite Hall near Carlisle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIfVRu8UAMqqXvvTwua94w3mJC8LMsEjRWLR9SC6KTE9vcR8PrTtp77LLYiJfbM5n-uWgxdAIFGRUy4QZ9nml3iDVtPLxEIGLMjlDO0Hwww9eUvyjT6mdPT9UYKtOIPMFolrf50ggRTypPrjRkDJerKUlI8JbvVgY0Grj5p_2QZWz9dfLXAaTyHwiD4g=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIfVRu8UAMqqXvvTwua94w3mJC8LMsEjRWLR9SC6KTE9vcR8PrTtp77LLYiJfbM5n-uWgxdAIFGRUy4QZ9nml3iDVtPLxEIGLMjlDO0Hwww9eUvyjT6mdPT9UYKtOIPMFolrf50ggRTypPrjRkDJerKUlI8JbvVgY0Grj5p_2QZWz9dfLXAaTyHwiD4g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>A walk around the campsite late in the afternoon found a couple of Common Redstarts, then in the evening I went to the near by river and found some Gooseanders.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7RCjg4lGBlUMqvJTEtiwtqnZ7el8VeErs77QS2iCv_HyyJopQh8joe9HDWjr71c4khHC6WGeEWgYfIidH711jXh7MvzHRn8RzEN19Qqlki0dvvc35a7E7FU4UzfJm2ohlJHoBiNyJ4GYhiSjF-0EkcQi0uWf8A56lZiV6PrUXxfZ3vrBRPSFdj3LJWQ=s2358" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2358" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7RCjg4lGBlUMqvJTEtiwtqnZ7el8VeErs77QS2iCv_HyyJopQh8joe9HDWjr71c4khHC6WGeEWgYfIidH711jXh7MvzHRn8RzEN19Qqlki0dvvc35a7E7FU4UzfJm2ohlJHoBiNyJ4GYhiSjF-0EkcQi0uWf8A56lZiV6PrUXxfZ3vrBRPSFdj3LJWQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The following morning I went to visit Hadrian's Wall, with all the visitor centers still closed I took the road along side and had some fantastic views, the first time I have been there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjqvxKxmmE8QuIwJjFH5O6b0dPHXfBI_NZw0Ag4CDSY_FCCESuAD2JYB3NChimabbW-mU4CyBOl-ExhZQpK5H7wBIMhbOzEjK1CyPiq851FaiiJbF81t9OfYHdtPYbhsrv7Imey3KMo3Ba-A-CMDPmfURxAh-eUYF7tm5GrFwMaehHdsM-MMIHhNZsYw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7d13Hz7XW9Tp4q1FAzIQQs4WCg1HgcBAHOzogNrZqH1Unf2LOJO-ONVVJ9Tcs_LY2C-v0z3FBFzGjAWReo_E7Cy8oXllpK3nYfvBw0DdWf1Ci-VBPrdRyiF-TuqV5SvXhV5TAULTvyZxUSAwa5465U94VVw_n1Rhdx_7ObaXOOOiklOZLp6RENRRFYQ=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7d13Hz7XW9Tp4q1FAzIQQs4WCg1HgcBAHOzogNrZqH1Unf2LOJO-ONVVJ9Tcs_LY2C-v0z3FBFzGjAWReo_E7Cy8oXllpK3nYfvBw0DdWf1Ci-VBPrdRyiF-TuqV5SvXhV5TAULTvyZxUSAwa5465U94VVw_n1Rhdx_7ObaXOOOiklOZLp6RENRRFYQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once set up I took a walk along the shore finding Wheatear.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZPVra2B_t1RGG805SBSY9H8Eu2PecllAq4UF2CFyci5DAq-jyzfbeG7qVSHdCMwJtwnIiVEv618Pl9qKLXVJ7cvo_xiFlmwFMGBX58gjlUpRmiy4V3I6DuWR9REjGdpANCyEuu8IoUgn28s4ivR8DYW1Kw3Ecb6gMRMiXGhACVIy56t9EA93lD58eQw=s4608" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcZfxGVQW4XIUYhaBZ-Q1d7qFhzFwXQvfkYsF1cCHGJ0EhtW-ni0xsZ6Qq_FVcL7d3uE_2csw-LVrRl-4cShnl6nziK5BRAcd8rjUWxuWo3cL2rIRmH4owPZtou7aP1qiXkHHRWD1JS1jMfjfGXumBkBOA6AIlhu1GLcVMQP8X04lKMs09fp30saYjA=s4608" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcZfxGVQW4XIUYhaBZ-Q1d7qFhzFwXQvfkYsF1cCHGJ0EhtW-ni0xsZ6Qq_FVcL7d3uE_2csw-LVrRl-4cShnl6nziK5BRAcd8rjUWxuWo3cL2rIRmH4owPZtou7aP1qiXkHHRWD1JS1jMfjfGXumBkBOA6AIlhu1GLcVMQP8X04lKMs09fp30saYjA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjekgOslFbtTBQDIJNhaNKdOr-jBtpkjTbcyB0M5TtGt565f0hxbqWtHxG6WfIAUXBCjdYBor6zWOHZSFT5lsoRTtpVg9hbRRAFIQdxfCTz3EmL1QrQmEc-a9BnXcQ0Q0iw6Hye-AMqHq04L_MuKwC3Fy_B-O51M3MgHHAdHOMqfBcWscONM30rZk18_w=s4608" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjekgOslFbtTBQDIJNhaNKdOr-jBtpkjTbcyB0M5TtGt565f0hxbqWtHxG6WfIAUXBCjdYBor6zWOHZSFT5lsoRTtpVg9hbRRAFIQdxfCTz3EmL1QrQmEc-a9BnXcQ0Q0iw6Hye-AMqHq04L_MuKwC3Fy_B-O51M3MgHHAdHOMqfBcWscONM30rZk18_w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Mergansers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sunday 9th, it was raining so I took a drive around to Uig where I was to get the ferry. Also stopped in Portree to get petrol and provisions. Not a lot bird wise other than a flock of Linnets, a flock of Green finches, plenty of Herring Gulls</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqbgUxiG77IBbUiSICIdrnkX3foYjcUX-ywk85OqLDj5QfsfojeJB0as8EeHTSW6JyMNNXcCG-IIvJ-3OyVVeSUN20VRn0Z5ZAVFdNpX2nV5f5MDo_3zZ8kOORYQZyV-pFYwOgKPOMTOaBoe4Vy0gp9hnRX_J1XdXFejrDCrheAHxTsWf2_C6nVSU3Ag=s5184" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqbgUxiG77IBbUiSICIdrnkX3foYjcUX-ywk85OqLDj5QfsfojeJB0as8EeHTSW6JyMNNXcCG-IIvJ-3OyVVeSUN20VRn0Z5ZAVFdNpX2nV5f5MDo_3zZ8kOORYQZyV-pFYwOgKPOMTOaBoe4Vy0gp9hnRX_J1XdXFejrDCrheAHxTsWf2_C6nVSU3Ag=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring Gull watching me eat lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>A good year tick was this real Hooded Crow.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7iNR28PyeSNenh_6tHXXSDmMdoN1FnoXCRKYsnPtLGv6f8EKAYYGnGbqIrqJ44ve6Pd-N-oUoDq5CTbtElcGbEvchn1xhd80xs3eys1SxsvVD92cRACKU0XEut_SHGesztZQOIr8ZRpoX55oAvyPzPnhFTun468ujgDTcxu9_qJoPhY0qJGsVn_WNTA=s5184" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7iNR28PyeSNenh_6tHXXSDmMdoN1FnoXCRKYsnPtLGv6f8EKAYYGnGbqIrqJ44ve6Pd-N-oUoDq5CTbtElcGbEvchn1xhd80xs3eys1SxsvVD92cRACKU0XEut_SHGesztZQOIr8ZRpoX55oAvyPzPnhFTun468ujgDTcxu9_qJoPhY0qJGsVn_WNTA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooded Crow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Monday 10th, the campsite wont allow you to leave till after 7am but I was waiting for the barrier to open at that time to head the 20 miles round to Uig for the ferry. Arriving with plenty of time I was able to have a wander around before departing at 09.30.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBIxejt1i1JaAzo3rj3WK8PYl7VVy-peJ-frJZ4zBRxqkSZWK7O7Y33HFBtta0dC20LBXZ3bKt7ezff9FcdvMKxia3eZYvZSiii7fL_pgK43b9gmNx-C8oPkwEpqiRuk3ypuEpsHiOllI7lBdfEy2bNPZZcBwwu6IcDsXkCvLNiCMNh-dpoGgE6J-Zw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBIxejt1i1JaAzo3rj3WK8PYl7VVy-peJ-frJZ4zBRxqkSZWK7O7Y33HFBtta0dC20LBXZ3bKt7ezff9FcdvMKxia3eZYvZSiii7fL_pgK43b9gmNx-C8oPkwEpqiRuk3ypuEpsHiOllI7lBdfEy2bNPZZcBwwu6IcDsXkCvLNiCMNh-dpoGgE6J-Zw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferry to Lochmaddy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Departing on time I stayed on the rear deck, seeing Black Guillemot, Puffins, a pod of Dolphins and the more usual seabirds as we left the harbour. Talking to some birders on deck who were going to stay at the same campsite on Uist turned out to be good friends of Bob Hastings - Brian and Graham from Cumbria.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-K3hgSaG9IDAEep0A35On1cbE5ZPqvvzmjroGu5XgG6bkWNEl3dYM2itymEjEmhWE1UAm1de2I_ZWhEt_UDl95FDkzHuwFzIA-0-UJMHx8Wo7KP4LHGTBuRw-kmat6T0ApGK2f6_f67ni2OPQETjvsEIMGQpw5CVvK12wx8_Rz0IDL2vq5iMbeNXA7Q=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-K3hgSaG9IDAEep0A35On1cbE5ZPqvvzmjroGu5XgG6bkWNEl3dYM2itymEjEmhWE1UAm1de2I_ZWhEt_UDl95FDkzHuwFzIA-0-UJMHx8Wo7KP4LHGTBuRw-kmat6T0ApGK2f6_f67ni2OPQETjvsEIMGQpw5CVvK12wx8_Rz0IDL2vq5iMbeNXA7Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian and Graham</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCx4u4gYyjk47qHEkCopqpSQTYp_6-VwXHxjBa3gArHj4k5N173Wbuv_bZ_Aw75E7R0UlhpTCf6I2-fcNG0gRKMzLEGH4raS3K0YRbw2TLW8ez2E-y7SST_VRJGdGL9Cf8bspfGRiKJ-qT4K5Ko27RlpToq3euEAxoM6dXjzyGounBBEZ33123ZhTNrA=s2082" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2082" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCx4u4gYyjk47qHEkCopqpSQTYp_6-VwXHxjBa3gArHj4k5N173Wbuv_bZ_Aw75E7R0UlhpTCf6I2-fcNG0gRKMzLEGH4raS3K0YRbw2TLW8ez2E-y7SST_VRJGdGL9Cf8bspfGRiKJ-qT4K5Ko27RlpToq3euEAxoM6dXjzyGounBBEZ33123ZhTNrA=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of a pod of Dolphins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Arriving at Lochmaddy at 11.15, I arrived at the Balranald campsite around 12, getting set up and then lunch I headed to the beach around 2pm finding a variety of birds</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbXHaj-PnW788PVUt8pP3zlDjDFwcCwZbfCsL-Kku45lvpIrYo53zKq-rT8XMlcC-pFDRe0I8W0ZXGhgFdBFLBQ0cV--12eNL1T9OIYkUOmAkrBZRrSNU-6-R58A0NaLW6_xZCqUzmugqq64WKEuNLTpV7_cELJSYxXuHvLwUAhYu5hgg_pqPDrgpMYA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbXHaj-PnW788PVUt8pP3zlDjDFwcCwZbfCsL-Kku45lvpIrYo53zKq-rT8XMlcC-pFDRe0I8W0ZXGhgFdBFLBQ0cV--12eNL1T9OIYkUOmAkrBZRrSNU-6-R58A0NaLW6_xZCqUzmugqq64WKEuNLTpV7_cELJSYxXuHvLwUAhYu5hgg_pqPDrgpMYA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balranald Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUIovON8OVo6YmDhtXbNdMiL7Vlzg3U0W0RnPItiBBNLlfsWFth3vuCZxpmR70fdyQYxWlTTUuCb--5tPGye8TV986p5lY-tx2F8rE_ah8yT7iKfj1PoaZN8Y4Nb4rAx_w2M5_o8-yhuhieRviErwEQLywdt9oA5FMXR2bD6Bk8rercYaewRSEW7uTvA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUIovON8OVo6YmDhtXbNdMiL7Vlzg3U0W0RnPItiBBNLlfsWFth3vuCZxpmR70fdyQYxWlTTUuCb--5tPGye8TV986p5lY-tx2F8rE_ah8yT7iKfj1PoaZN8Y4Nb4rAx_w2M5_o8-yhuhieRviErwEQLywdt9oA5FMXR2bD6Bk8rercYaewRSEW7uTvA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach next to campsite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtCFYvLkyE-J2Ema0GuU2cNyz7U1ymydROpB_IZVfQ6-cC3_jJw3fIL_mWvN-qOZHpfh-eyh3_oThTbvW8mYl1ovDCtXyWv-GYVLOwS6DqNaitWu7c-k9L8orvsrtjjram0VQEZjQlRmZujf8bm8ArRg843L5h17tFMdvwRkN_sIsTl-bZVNI6IJPN5g=s3686" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3686" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtCFYvLkyE-J2Ema0GuU2cNyz7U1ymydROpB_IZVfQ6-cC3_jJw3fIL_mWvN-qOZHpfh-eyh3_oThTbvW8mYl1ovDCtXyWv-GYVLOwS6DqNaitWu7c-k9L8orvsrtjjram0VQEZjQlRmZujf8bm8ArRg843L5h17tFMdvwRkN_sIsTl-bZVNI6IJPN5g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Northern Diver</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Eh3tVIxJ1M-MoJRq0nYL2hDuB7UhTZFjixiOhFZJ4J_qAyMaYjEmodWiHA1R5oBNYsr35vcNNvUU0dnlVGbG8IdlWbgpuGQn1FVWxWG0a68W-rA1dqsLJr_a3j6nyF0VPMcdXVyINpu5GZnnwD3DPEpYh_CwMvxeYb7ttoorjxHY8NWAYKrVwRKS6Q=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whooper Swan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuAIIZZ3Awa4bsXajRneImtjfeffupFGJaFRv-ZUiInNfx_wenQthwFBMZVVeA_aFsK3L3F1kirK8pelBuGuqK6QGnNWyxWU54iLqzqbysO_h8tpYhqoOb9CA-pV9GCf0tTImvGdGd-slUp09yauIWN128OM0hwSpe2-MaGKmtQ4zqWLYlsVh8rfeJXg=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuAIIZZ3Awa4bsXajRneImtjfeffupFGJaFRv-ZUiInNfx_wenQthwFBMZVVeA_aFsK3L3F1kirK8pelBuGuqK6QGnNWyxWU54iLqzqbysO_h8tpYhqoOb9CA-pV9GCf0tTImvGdGd-slUp09yauIWN128OM0hwSpe2-MaGKmtQ4zqWLYlsVh8rfeJXg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed Flock of Waders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div>Tuesday 11th, I spent most of the day wandering around locally looking for Corncrakes, but despite hearing them couldnt see any. But found a Ruff, twitched a distant Glaucous Gull then spent more time at the beach.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQQCJwvy-Ch5CQ1HBLMLLqGbQ5yJdx8kFIh8WuOCFPZWTlG5R4gD8ReXZTp3jxx-Jg8Vr9MtfhwDWMiKs0Y_tBBN78vnPl97GRo49pejmuMuYr_Qt3Z38RDaX3XA0yDVdjdVbw44QATacSXWfmOJgZGVTuEAEKzMIvdijsBEnridAfS8v3GcTS-_hM3Q=s2363" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2363" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQQCJwvy-Ch5CQ1HBLMLLqGbQ5yJdx8kFIh8WuOCFPZWTlG5R4gD8ReXZTp3jxx-Jg8Vr9MtfhwDWMiKs0Y_tBBN78vnPl97GRo49pejmuMuYr_Qt3Z38RDaX3XA0yDVdjdVbw44QATacSXWfmOJgZGVTuEAEKzMIvdijsBEnridAfS8v3GcTS-_hM3Q=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruff</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixTdkDdwfIJh32yslLsuAxnXRz6gJvRqiBkD8LorFB1lpxZHAEeMAm6UDA4DljihCoJnwNX0qktrwLz3R_GA9jR3m2OLuF-Bt2yymY5WhG49k7L-b2RABLTGUZEJVoxezf0fJcQS3EmBaA3TRMrGv6h8d0ODBOKSO0gipizoT6qbV5SZcLVmOmFU7iww=s3318" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixTdkDdwfIJh32yslLsuAxnXRz6gJvRqiBkD8LorFB1lpxZHAEeMAm6UDA4DljihCoJnwNX0qktrwLz3R_GA9jR3m2OLuF-Bt2yymY5WhG49k7L-b2RABLTGUZEJVoxezf0fJcQS3EmBaA3TRMrGv6h8d0ODBOKSO0gipizoT6qbV5SZcLVmOmFU7iww=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eider</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Wednesday 12th, Another day looking for Corncrakes, feeling a little desperate, Graham told me of where he had seen one the day before so I headed about 2 miles east of the campsite. Parking up I could hear one near and eventually it showed.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz1AN2GVhNQNKs75dHsGR0QCmuVX8KnGqRhSfoCdzkHgKMnCvLpVlUoK7_J5ShmlPkFFadbLfSXAX42S3FYC-QOZOkkwGCTMIWs6wat-Y42zKUooxfi74xhR37SeSEM1jIl9ORJ-nKfbCOrG224tdJ3o6HkkIfmG5l-hOOIDeeTMDRtMPc194q8xKYsg=s3453" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3453" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz1AN2GVhNQNKs75dHsGR0QCmuVX8KnGqRhSfoCdzkHgKMnCvLpVlUoK7_J5ShmlPkFFadbLfSXAX42S3FYC-QOZOkkwGCTMIWs6wat-Y42zKUooxfi74xhR37SeSEM1jIl9ORJ-nKfbCOrG224tdJ3o6HkkIfmG5l-hOOIDeeTMDRtMPc194q8xKYsg=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corncrake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Arriving at lunch time I set for Loch Garten to see Osprey and Crested Tit only to find the Ospreys nest had failed and they had moved on a couple of days earlier and there were no Crested Tits calling. But as consolation I stopped at Nethy Bridge on the way back and found a Dipper.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_KsGDKD-mL3i-SbcWIBm-VNfqS1bolbdKLLBm0IVYGwxAGIvwbZlwgWgH8wvdDHK8c207OfpcbbCROTQNyo6oIFBQASXwHtIBnpeVi4P1WlpOq0R5uT7IM9mPmvL_HXqHuA-oukXJHsd39yKweEyaH653HFmftfFzKbh3ToJoyOV0TKPlN2p27NjZmw=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_KsGDKD-mL3i-SbcWIBm-VNfqS1bolbdKLLBm0IVYGwxAGIvwbZlwgWgH8wvdDHK8c207OfpcbbCROTQNyo6oIFBQASXwHtIBnpeVi4P1WlpOq0R5uT7IM9mPmvL_HXqHuA-oukXJHsd39yKweEyaH653HFmftfFzKbh3ToJoyOV0TKPlN2p27NjZmw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipBlKeShfwf9lljQVpFFonsXcbph0nWWmAJrJgioUWRDEVTmC2QZpMSwN76aaBFoKl0dtB-cV0MseIbYM_MJl6v6oA64aaTkOsZMBdWZfy_DOduWvm2KZPV5uqShxVMvgBYKNge3k2XFE79P84sY6so3opHRp72u6Bu17gd-ddL25wsMg8V0VKlbsAbA=s3204" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="3204" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipBlKeShfwf9lljQVpFFonsXcbph0nWWmAJrJgioUWRDEVTmC2QZpMSwN76aaBFoKl0dtB-cV0MseIbYM_MJl6v6oA64aaTkOsZMBdWZfy_DOduWvm2KZPV5uqShxVMvgBYKNge3k2XFE79P84sY6so3opHRp72u6Bu17gd-ddL25wsMg8V0VKlbsAbA=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dipper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Sunday 16th, Once again I couldnt get out of the campsite until 7am and headed to Dorbach Lodge for the Black Grouse lek, on arriving I put the scope up and immediately there was one in view but distant.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr2BDH4LBxqX_GCNA8kRMUnD5c9HXGIV4-Uz5PFrd2zmu9x04lYCivzRRqS8if5DA0-O-DbK7QHOLDAJL45PO4ejkJX2RH-7V3dSGsI2A9S3AYbrE78nxtZsazkR4im4juMn9Txv19webCYD1mBmTKm3jDyOBTj4R5tAME7kV-moatFqL2IJRxaM-aqw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr2BDH4LBxqX_GCNA8kRMUnD5c9HXGIV4-Uz5PFrd2zmu9x04lYCivzRRqS8if5DA0-O-DbK7QHOLDAJL45PO4ejkJX2RH-7V3dSGsI2A9S3AYbrE78nxtZsazkR4im4juMn9Txv19webCYD1mBmTKm3jDyOBTj4R5tAME7kV-moatFqL2IJRxaM-aqw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the scope a phone pic Black Grouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I then headed up to Lochindorb to look for the breeding Black-throated Divers, being a Sunday it was busy with Canoes, paddler borders and anglers and I couldnt find any. A drive around the moors found some Red Grouse and a breeding colony of Common Gulls.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjonUdAkYRCO6jL5F_JKO5-Hgr1SZcXAQbOktm-Q2wBPX7mv6J0L63t0Jr4a1aDAksaiHautzySdagKTBQRCtAxYqn1vXWWyWIoT9yON9qbhf6hPUI7Vxrg1ek_4zRSWzgjzhrm2sZLh2lZLxKZiUpipngS1SDgzQC1J_kkly5D2wykRnEwAdxU1bzbww=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjonUdAkYRCO6jL5F_JKO5-Hgr1SZcXAQbOktm-Q2wBPX7mv6J0L63t0Jr4a1aDAksaiHautzySdagKTBQRCtAxYqn1vXWWyWIoT9yON9qbhf6hPUI7Vxrg1ek_4zRSWzgjzhrm2sZLh2lZLxKZiUpipngS1SDgzQC1J_kkly5D2wykRnEwAdxU1bzbww=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moorland Red Grouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVVVShYA-s_9WY5mFBSYVGrYzFYcPBSZJ3AVRGqri0ElO-gtYECcVeGEaE8njslIZWuoR78mbDo_QIotmTCSalYXnUWoIUJXFq4d2jiagdICB3Bg6WPGHvqCxta1lTKQY8W_f7BXZfqCB_7vvIY7DB2kaw13jjff8G-1-o_91E-8tCsPvAr3ezTNyK0w=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVVVShYA-s_9WY5mFBSYVGrYzFYcPBSZJ3AVRGqri0ElO-gtYECcVeGEaE8njslIZWuoR78mbDo_QIotmTCSalYXnUWoIUJXFq4d2jiagdICB3Bg6WPGHvqCxta1lTKQY8W_f7BXZfqCB_7vvIY7DB2kaw13jjff8G-1-o_91E-8tCsPvAr3ezTNyK0w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Grouse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In the afternoon I went back to Loch Garten to look for Crested Tits but dipped again</div><div><br /></div><div>Monday 17th the forecast was for more rain so I headed to the coast, stopping at Lochindorb to look for Black-throated Divers again, after an hour of looking suddenly 2 popped up from know where. Within a minute they dived and despite looking for another half hour I never saw them again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiUxzZjmI1JIU_BLWUh5Limk-YygMCJt-ljpb7UWRoXSUNtIfS-uvQguqkh38lqbpBB4GKJ0OpKjCHvxz6jYbaJyYdqkf8tv-KzGFDM6v6EIYjh6tbeP1gai763P9Nz_Zaxu0owbAe4LKxkJcEmyIUn6GUernOAVLd1X7JFZAmk4f8knN4oo_9eer9gQ=s4148" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4148" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiUxzZjmI1JIU_BLWUh5Limk-YygMCJt-ljpb7UWRoXSUNtIfS-uvQguqkh38lqbpBB4GKJ0OpKjCHvxz6jYbaJyYdqkf8tv-KzGFDM6v6EIYjh6tbeP1gai763P9Nz_Zaxu0owbAe4LKxkJcEmyIUn6GUernOAVLd1X7JFZAmk4f8knN4oo_9eer9gQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic1daQDfIWr2Yfxz-H1PeZqT0xPUNNRPq4IM3gpvTEdtlc6Io_74_2yQX8Q0AECdGvkF6HScB3T3Cq6YDm5mS7_RsZJaslbqX1E1CbXnYJZI3hKJmVFu1U9_MbydVCFLaAMePzlGm7TGfFe0eFSMP37oHP4kKsoLQVeG4PxN5NFfj1F1M4Z7lRQmfTTw=s2379" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had previously booked a boat trip around Coquet Island for that evening so no time for birding in the day, but got to Amble harbour in time for 6.30pm trip which lasted an hour.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-m7yqSiyNt-XiEb7NUv-Znq0WG1GsLR5IWBzhdMikZZUOdXXIatbGBeyNaNdrJShDoT4UCR3bp-FUQzC2_VKY_IFu26DqbFeBzq2m7kYBkZSdX8EAzMdkAUPs1utb23wCySebm6DglHMg_9HyhE4chM0GvunAD8K9hiG1WuPYXXyPAK9D5FFEBjJzg=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-m7yqSiyNt-XiEb7NUv-Znq0WG1GsLR5IWBzhdMikZZUOdXXIatbGBeyNaNdrJShDoT4UCR3bp-FUQzC2_VKY_IFu26DqbFeBzq2m7kYBkZSdX8EAzMdkAUPs1utb23wCySebm6DglHMg_9HyhE4chM0GvunAD8K9hiG1WuPYXXyPAK9D5FFEBjJzg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tour boat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1OiMbGcqOEgj5m-CLL-FjHrXKsi8wzBUSAw_oQUvwa6dMv3p2uwQK1LoWkKN6SJ8F5QGCQZDlAZe-9fvjQqznR7sDlpDTQva7PB_XppI2ChVeRZ3oABYnw4RWnG6yJZ3Nycvjnlm_KpH6gmqgOZ3i6H4G_ulVJYuKgfCS59IzKYPC71oX_EL0lkfguQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffins on guard!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd6WMcfgB7-ElNRl9orWW9t2V9LHBjRylT6AM26I-fom3bCy0PdsLw6OTuwFxFzDLmrJi-nPTDkbwGL2bVMgvc_TVYyhbni2iiwBgWDmFaMyezpEoElTlcsSredSR3htHp-i9fIySqulyirjYKUKw6WtFNhxe57zITlTR287QY_LdqKUp3PovR8Kjp6w=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd6WMcfgB7-ElNRl9orWW9t2V9LHBjRylT6AM26I-fom3bCy0PdsLw6OTuwFxFzDLmrJi-nPTDkbwGL2bVMgvc_TVYyhbni2iiwBgWDmFaMyezpEoElTlcsSredSR3htHp-i9fIySqulyirjYKUKw6WtFNhxe57zITlTR287QY_LdqKUp3PovR8Kjp6w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eider</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC2jjMHWSBpZLjSulhG21LwDNFJps8_dxJgKEGzQnPna8W8x7yGUR0H0uJneVbgjX3uwqJ09CwPbXIXAkmtDfmRhMlyPIr0jZYvvdLPtmGYceQA4FMJ4O8jiAnVkZ0JSUsTMFPwiQH05aKhvzyas2SXgpoTSSlFL_lknXcR6aKYcXUIZNG_7mYMdeXWg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvYWExypSmz5PNiwi2Lny0jPemj6TNbqf1CTDIWSEOqaAhshKlisOVzEX9-__zgQOwTosa3r_wpNgenCpEiftGpcQqG_C-zfi-c8rdTQycV_bY6nP1JCfrqp7qCunhi0EGDskWBN108h39ZLtKWXU07M57KIGSTM2mKwjuXnfVxyIg5DLctWOORJx2w=s3132" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="3132" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvYWExypSmz5PNiwi2Lny0jPemj6TNbqf1CTDIWSEOqaAhshKlisOVzEX9-__zgQOwTosa3r_wpNgenCpEiftGpcQqG_C-zfi-c8rdTQycV_bY6nP1JCfrqp7qCunhi0EGDskWBN108h39ZLtKWXU07M57KIGSTM2mKwjuXnfVxyIg5DLctWOORJx2w=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffin and Tern nesting burrows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWlxWwimsfFz8Zrhsz5EbNfIGI9G3YFd_Tt732cqDg2iK_SxYVuRcBxAYf-g6sXImy_xb9IvJUUKFmRBgyiNuql7Cdy0-yKEE777EOP1YPCWb3qW6cPNjVTfUFHe0HLqpwNCcJ5loBSPyYwsOPqY-TU_f1Hm752cgTes4yEk4fooBpuCqacXAFNvNiQ=s2695" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="2695" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWlxWwimsfFz8Zrhsz5EbNfIGI9G3YFd_Tt732cqDg2iK_SxYVuRcBxAYf-g6sXImy_xb9IvJUUKFmRBgyiNuql7Cdy0-yKEE777EOP1YPCWb3qW6cPNjVTfUFHe0HLqpwNCcJ5loBSPyYwsOPqY-TU_f1Hm752cgTes4yEk4fooBpuCqacXAFNvNiQ=w400-h243" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roseate Tern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzZg1bvbiP6N9KzCsnMYpCRV0e-ChaYhKR9gFM56P7-4bWHtj5i360kFtX1YumZNf3qUVRtmiwc5-kESitawg_StNDs7KK2fdoImV-Pjyw22eXwhOnxVcZpwLHIeSRlZQ-LqQMRPTJGYy37TEXoPG4YapCcWouKz7iuYlrGPVgNpYCd5tHfvRCDFKmsA=s2840" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2840" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzZg1bvbiP6N9KzCsnMYpCRV0e-ChaYhKR9gFM56P7-4bWHtj5i360kFtX1YumZNf3qUVRtmiwc5-kESitawg_StNDs7KK2fdoImV-Pjyw22eXwhOnxVcZpwLHIeSRlZQ-LqQMRPTJGYy37TEXoPG4YapCcWouKz7iuYlrGPVgNpYCd5tHfvRCDFKmsA=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roseate Terns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The boat was able to get alongside the island, and great views were had of Sandwich, Common, Arctic and the prime target Roseate Terns, also there is a large Seal colony</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlhWLYaHlCYqSlAt9P0UsKp2igQ7cwO9mYrhXEan5WHiAFwqNZM8ZDJFy_xP8UXYEP8q-REdMR-0a9006IPxAfMj0qhVEjuvFQ3g-kJmjPKomE8enklvbglJV8ZFIqs2NtZzp2kvgvhPOYE6jBfPEJ542w8TJklZ333ZFCmr-eHGlx837utuSA2qpaBg=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlhWLYaHlCYqSlAt9P0UsKp2igQ7cwO9mYrhXEan5WHiAFwqNZM8ZDJFy_xP8UXYEP8q-REdMR-0a9006IPxAfMj0qhVEjuvFQ3g-kJmjPKomE8enklvbglJV8ZFIqs2NtZzp2kvgvhPOYE6jBfPEJ542w8TJklZ333ZFCmr-eHGlx837utuSA2qpaBg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seal Colony</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHTdmgNZscCg11qRsQZ1tT9SwCWXskU24LvXhB6b7m9AViPU4Te-NxoSqQmQOtoKn1dF1hNk5cKzdz3DujeaTkvw6So61j7nyhEzUeev0wAToFy44F09xWnyeqwz2MKUibelH24XSU4FCRZvpA99seQTDBkxxmmQ3WMc_i0mZwKYKIRbnOe7uRCW3cg=s3359" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="3359" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHTdmgNZscCg11qRsQZ1tT9SwCWXskU24LvXhB6b7m9AViPU4Te-NxoSqQmQOtoKn1dF1hNk5cKzdz3DujeaTkvw6So61j7nyhEzUeev0wAToFy44F09xWnyeqwz2MKUibelH24XSU4FCRZvpA99seQTDBkxxmmQ3WMc_i0mZwKYKIRbnOe7uRCW3cg=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipaZb6HcF_Mj4Jd9Waagmnq2cqV0AOP1bb6wu7xzjUZjf-NfQUrLoulEcz6tPaEouxOcAiad6ct626T8Hr8dZBjiajCaMau5tGNjPdceEalC6pdbFwXXlUNti56ueI-T9eynvhkPR207GuygitAGM6dQQblFz0AgG123wQvv6Ho-0f4Rwcn39jpda6jA=s4148" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="4148" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipaZb6HcF_Mj4Jd9Waagmnq2cqV0AOP1bb6wu7xzjUZjf-NfQUrLoulEcz6tPaEouxOcAiad6ct626T8Hr8dZBjiajCaMau5tGNjPdceEalC6pdbFwXXlUNti56ueI-T9eynvhkPR207GuygitAGM6dQQblFz0AgG123wQvv6Ho-0f4Rwcn39jpda6jA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tern colony</td></tr></tbody></table>With news that Paula's ankle was still painfully swollen after a fortnight, I packed up the next morning and headed back home but as was tired from all the driving I stopped over night in Sherwood Forest arriving back home just after lunch on Thursday 20th.<div>(Friday 21st Paula talks to a doctor sent to A&E, X-ray reveals a fracture)<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275271425453122693.post-49443542684026715432021-04-18T17:55:00.001+01:002022-02-16T18:15:27.964+00:00Visiting Dorset in April 2021<p> With some covid restictions being lifted on the 14th April, I booked a few nights away at Crossways Caravan club site. The static needed to be cleaned ready for sale so once done I then birded Portland and Yarner Wood in Devon also Labrador Bay. Highlights were</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKsmeoaNxy6WEAFbUJIKhA3rrKLqui6Byo6Map5LKCbBjtHFkUY-rMtq9hK26XcXV7FyHXWaoQza28sEQ3F1sccDgvWErUs2awqkZaMSpPhOzpkQZQLsSx7n2brcFMJ8isEvyyevEpFhD3dJA6D9wFRz8QIVDp6v7c2pFeIGi-5ZTOtwqIDBdavJNHIg=s2340" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2340" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKsmeoaNxy6WEAFbUJIKhA3rrKLqui6Byo6Map5LKCbBjtHFkUY-rMtq9hK26XcXV7FyHXWaoQza28sEQ3F1sccDgvWErUs2awqkZaMSpPhOzpkQZQLsSx7n2brcFMJ8isEvyyevEpFhD3dJA6D9wFRz8QIVDp6v7c2pFeIGi-5ZTOtwqIDBdavJNHIg=w400-h296" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Flycatcher Yarner Wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjraLOJ3EQUCJB7Kj6r8hcE0m9KND6CuvNRMnGG58TsMPD5nbT_u2Hgr1nv9cp1ueA6cMCq9sTqHV0QWffEUXc5BhAqrUx_5wPB5LNRd6p1Nyd10o2vXA-9tvTcgC4iTQCFsIjTcUVwuLiajx1C0ITfM3HrRp4I7N0jo57EoN7myAJhTrro5OGWJMWsJQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Pipit Portland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4F2AsWdrgK-ibxIrDJLcKbO9ePRti7NHI4SANUXp1of2vDupY41ieQS6n1gy93BSy3hvqcXlqsUR0mGQWQ4Xx0dPmMNgGoU5bCz82gQVK3M2KKVdjhwwb9uATRdhJsIOloaebQKHwvzeiYWB5k-E9nvDUAN7em40E1t5vEBzWVBgN1s99MwfrrIP2mQ=s2124" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2124" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4F2AsWdrgK-ibxIrDJLcKbO9ePRti7NHI4SANUXp1of2vDupY41ieQS6n1gy93BSy3hvqcXlqsUR0mGQWQ4Xx0dPmMNgGoU5bCz82gQVK3M2KKVdjhwwb9uATRdhJsIOloaebQKHwvzeiYWB5k-E9nvDUAN7em40E1t5vEBzWVBgN1s99MwfrrIP2mQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 very distant Ring Ouzels Portland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>In addition other birds of note were a Wryneck in the Portland Obs quarry and a female type Long-tailed Duck on a pit near the campsite</p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752526036002745731noreply@blogger.com0