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Sunday, 7 June 2015

Marquenterre 6th June

A day trip to the Somme Bay with Bob and Christine, proved hard work to find the birds in the strong breeze, however once at Marquenterre we had good views of Stilts, Spoonbills and Herons including youngsters on their nests.

Black-winged Stilt

Heronry

Spoonbill

White Stork

Storks not fledged

Monday, 18 May 2015

Isles of Scilly 11th - 15th May

A few pics from our family holiday to the Isles of Scilly, birding highlights being twitching a Common Crane, Night Heron, Woodchat Shrike and Little Bittern, plus Paula finding the Squacco Heron.

Common Crane

Night Heron

Woodchat Shrike

Squacco Heron

St Mary's



Tresco Abbey from St Mary's

St Martins

St Mary's away from the town

Porthhellick

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Birding Extramadura March 27th - 1st April 2015

Highlights from our 5 days of Birding in Extramadura mainly around Saucedilla, Trujillo and Monfrague national park.
Wetlands around Saucedilla

Storks nesting in Trujillo

Monfrague Vultures

Monfrague National Park

Tourists !!

Booted Eagle

A few Cattle Egrets

Great Bustards

Great Bustard

Hoopoe



Spanish Imperial Eagle (on nest)



Azure Winged Magpie

B
Black Vulture



Blue Rockthrush



Crag Martin

Egyption Vulture

Crested Lark

Great Bustard

Griffon Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Hawfinch



Lesser kestrel

Purple Swamphen

Rock Bunting

Scarce Swallowtail

Serin

Steppe Grey Shrike

Black Kite

Corn Bunting


Sub-alpine Warbler

Sub-alpine Warbler

Thekla Lark




Woodchat Shrike

White Stork


White Stork
Black-winged Kite