Barrage of Swifts (hundreds) over Bonchurch Down and the slip - evening of June 4th.
Early morning
Saturday, 6 June 2020
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Some highlights
Video courtesy of Iain Outlaw:
Today's Black Kite - © Graham Andrews
Local mystery: a recent collaborative effort (sequentially NL, SJ, myself) saw many flocks of crossbills passing over and picked up to the north of us at Haddon's Pits (MB); though some briefly landed. All left to the North (MB). Photo © Mark Buckley.
Ashy Headed (intergrade) x BH wagtail 17-04-20 © Alan Brown
Per BirdGuides: A Brown Booby was seen and photographed by fishermen on a boat off the coast of the Isle of Wight on 9 May.
The bird came aboard Belgian trawler Jasmine Z-483 around 5 km south-east of Bembridge, at the eastern end of the island, and lingered for several hours: https://www.birdguides.com/articles/britain-ireland/brown-booby-in-isle-of-wight-waters/
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Monday, 1 June 2020
Marsh Warbler 27-05-20
Following on from the Ventnor 'noc' BRW (pretty much confirmed as), on Sunday (May 31st) Chris Meaney encountered a singing male Marsh Warbler, which immediately elicited thoughts of an acro I'd recorded there on May 27th; to cut a long story short: I did an overnight 'soundscape' in that exact same area [26th/27th - 21:30-06:40].
As I have an extensive backlog of recordings that is going to take an age to process, it's likely other things may come to light?! Plus there should be better and lengthier sound recordings. But this is a one minute snippet of the Marsh Warbler singing on May 27th:
As I have an extensive backlog of recordings that is going to take an age to process, it's likely other things may come to light?! Plus there should be better and lengthier sound recordings. But this is a one minute snippet of the Marsh Warbler singing on May 27th:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Tail end of things...(Velvet Scoter)
Following a protracted mild period since the summer, conditions suddenly changed with the first frost (Nov 20th) and a light dusting of snow...
-
Post a fairly staid sea watch at ' St Cath's ' (early doors with Mark B and Gary H til 09:45), just after I packed up around 10:... -
My 1st juv Yellow-legged Gull at Sandown Beach (North of the pier/typical spot for them) on July 15th and 17th.. probably my earliest by ... -
Distant - but jizz and flight action gave it away - (probably an adult female) Honey Buzzard over Bonchurch @08:55 [2020-08-28]. Of late,...