Tuesday, 5 March 2019

SCP

Gave the sea some attention in the morning, 06:50 - 08:45, but it was uneventful with precious little to report.
And the one bird that did pass by and looked interesting, I couldn't quite suss - and still trying to. It was probably a slavonian grebe?
Given its distance out over the sea it was barely worth photographing- then I changed my mind and attempted something.


Scope views: the speculum didn't seem to extend into the inner primaries (so perhaps slav like); but then its leading edge wasn't obviously white (more BN like). Looked dark overall.


???


LBB
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Visiting brother (end of September)

Graham visited the island September 22nd - September 25th , so a shortish visit, but as ever, we maximised the time spent out in the field. ...

  • Richard's Pipit SCP
    A couple of days ago (October 15th), George found a Richard's Pipit along the coast and just west of the Lighthouse, which again was se...
  • HUME'S warbler and Sibe Chiff (Ventnor)
    Yesterday (Saturday Oct 26th) Steve Jones put out news of a Yellow-browed Warbler and a possible Hume's Warbler , both along Bath Road ...
  • CASPIAN Gull (Sandown)
    Feb 14th : Found a 1st winter Caspo today (around midday) at Sandown Canoe Lake (in brisk easterlies), which didn't linger unfortunatel...