BIRDS! G.C. Bird Survey photos.

Just for a bit of fun, how about us upping the anti again!

Lets make little challenges for people to try and capture on photo!

With 130 species now listed here, we can assume that most of the common birds have now been sighted - so lets make a challenge for some of the rarer birds - but not so impossible that they are only sighted once every 20 years or ones we have to climb the Cairngorms in mid-winter to see!

My birdy challenges to you are

1. Grey Partridge
2. Peregrine Falcon
3. Ruddy Duck

No prizes but lots of coudos!

 

thanks for all the work you've put in cookie, its a great photo bird book you've put together. I like the challenge you've set, i'm always up for a challenge!!! in fact, very nearly met 1 of the 'targets', its a red legged rather than a grey partridge.

 

What a beauty Glen! Cripes - how do you get these fab close ups??? Incredible!

A VERY pretty bird

Thanks for suggesting indexing the list - I never knew this would get so popular and we would get so many different species! It certainly needed bringing into order!

Kath

 

I've only seen peregrines from a great distance Shiney, when I took a boat trip out of Dartmouth around the South Devon coastline. They were nesting in the sea cliffs, but sadly I didn't have my nifty camera or telephoto lens then....:( They are beautiful birds to watch - I envy your having witnessed a hunting dive!

 

There are a few Peregrines here particularly on Portland and have seen them a couple of times but pics!!!

 

I'm off on my travels again next weekend, a fortnight in kent/sussex. I've just found out that there are peregrines nesting in Brighton city centre and also several pairs around canterbury. Fingers crossed!!!

 

Good hunting Glen i'm sure you will come up with something.:thumb:

 

well I got peregrines!! there are 3 on this photo, the light was horrible and they are a fair distance from the coast, resting on the burnt out pier at Brighton.





this is 1 of the young I think, A pair nested on 1 of the tower blocks and raised 3 chicks. All were still around when we were there.




A little closer, using a bit of digital zoom, hence the poor quality




1 landing on the pier

 

other birds from the trip.

turtle dove




marsh harrier




reed warbler ( we already have 1 or 2 I know, I just like the photo!!)




sedge warbler ( another repeat)




common tern





bar headed goose ( escapee)




little egret




green woodpecker juv.



black tailed godwit ( terrible photo, they were miles away!)




black redstart






house martins, white cliffs style!



rock pipit ( i think!)




I also saw dartford warblers for the first time, but they were too quick for photos and heard quite a few nightjars, another first for me!

 

Excellent pics Glen :thumb::thumb:, I have yet to see a Turtle Dove or a Marsh Harrier in this country.

 

great photo's shiney, your bird of prey looks like a sparrowhawk to me.

 

cracking pics:thumb: