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Friday 20 September 2013

Slimbridge shots

We went camping with Rob, Nadine and Evie and has a lovely time - and as we were in the area Anna & I went to Slimbridge. Amongst the zoo like bird pens there was a 'wild' Ruddy Shelduck - just got to find it and get a pic before it flew off (showed it wasn't clipped!)
Ruddy Shelduck
 A cracking site of a Snipe quite close to one if the hides was a nice sight
Snipe

There were some Common Cranes hooting away but no sightings

Sunday 8 September 2013

Finally - SPOTTED CRAKE!!!

What a strange weekend - supposed to be on Chris's stag do, fell sick so up and down to Harrogate...
word came out via Birdguides and Steve Rodwell kindly gave me a bell - then today after tracking back and off to Wilstone, I finally connected with a SPOTTED CRAKE lifer # 279 (removing White Wagtail as its a sub-species of Pied Wagtail)

Just viewable via scope side on 

Hidden behind the reeds

Spot the birdie - fanned tail

Saturday 7 September 2013

Yet another Spotted Crake Dip...

On the way up to a sales meeting I stopped off at Lyddington in the hope of a SC - no chance. 


Monday 2 September 2013

Whinchat at Otmoor

A visit to Otmoor with Denz (as well as a hotel stop over and a shed searching exercise) - the wonders of being without a home... Produced some great WHINCHAT sightings. Year tick # 186. Also hobby, Kestrel and a couple of dragonflies

WHINCHAT 

Through the scope 

My lovely wife, Anna.