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Report. Roger Lane. Just a small note. I was at Carlyon Bay this morning when several small diving birds became apparent just offshore, but no 'bins ! When companion came back and found me a small pair of binoculars hidden in car (!). These showed the 3 birds to be Slavonian Grebes largely in striking summer plumage. Probably a bond...
Report and photograph Andy Cross Walking around the grass by Par beach pond the other day i came across this bird which had been the target of a bird of prey but getting closer i could see that the prey itself was a bird of prey i think it was a female sparrowhawk please correct me if i am wrong Its chest was ripped opened and all the ...
Hey Mr. Flicker and Mr. Fox Sparrow! Do you guys know that March 19th is technically still Winter? Shouldn't you still be hanging around the smaller latitudes for a few more weeks? Northern Flicker Fox Sparrow Fox Sparrow
Report and Photographs. Andrew Carey Popped into Par Beach this afternoon, caught a brief glimpse of the Bittern, up in the reeds behind the causeway, not seen again once I'd got the camera out. Also present were a couple of teal, a male shoveler, (a couple of photos attached) the ring necked duck and a number of tufties, and a little grebe, plus ...
The Curse of the Aplomado - Before we get to our feature, The Curse of the Aplomado , let's see a few other sightings of note on our Day 2 (Feb 14) of birding in the Rio Grande Valley. We stopped on Hwy 100 en route to the island and saw some great birds: Chihuahuan Ravens! I wasn't sure but Gretchen remembered the telltale sign: the white bases of the feathers, which are sor...
South Padre Island and more - Tuesday saw us getting up early, leaving my brother's house, and heading for the Valley and South Padre Island. We saw a few interesting birds along the way, but nowhere near the number of Harris's Hawks that Mary and I saw on "Raptor Highway" (the stretch of Hwy 77 between Kingsville and Raymondville, TX) a couple of years ago. Still, we saw some ...
Report. Roger Lane. A brief visit to Par Pool this morning, with only binoculars, showed 1 x resident Shelduck, some 6 Tufted Duck, 4 x Goosander (1male). Did not see any more interesting ducks (but anything could have been behind the island !) I...
Report and photographs. Phil Ouless. I paid a brief visit to Par this morning and noticed a Mediterranean Gull on the pond. The attached photo shows the bird moulting from winter into summer plumage. also managed a distant shot showing the difference between the Mediterranean Gull & one of the Black-headed Gulls. Thank you for the report and p...
Report and photograph. Phil Ouless. The Ring Necked Duck was still present at Par this afternoon, though keeping well clear of all the commotion around the feeding area. There was a Bar-Headed Goose sitting on the concrete "partition" at the eastern end of the pond. While watching this one, a Bittern flew up out of the reeds nearby & fl...
action-packed birdorama! UPDATED! - Gretchen and I arrived in Texas on Sunday and spent the afternoon and evening with my parents. I introduced Gretchen to some real Mexican food, including salsa -- of which she's a big fan. On Monday morning, we headed south for a day of driving and birding on our way to Kingsville, where we were going to stay with my brother. We had decided right f...
Report and photograph. Nigel Climpson Four Goosanders at St. Andrews Road Pool this morning including one drake. They flew in the direction of the sea at about 11.30. Also one Shelduck. Perhaps from Par Beach Pool? I attach a rather animated picture of one of the redheads. Thank you for the report and photograph Nigel.
Photographs Andrew Thomas I attach some butterfly photographs that I took at the Gribben in 2003. No idea what they are, but I thought you may be interested. I will be down next week with family and trusty Camera! The last "butterfly" is actually a Kestrel - not very clear but carrying his lunch! Thank you for the photographs Andrew. I hope you ha...
The Egyptian Goose is really a Shelduck (a cross between a goose and a duck). They were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians who considered them sacred. While found mainly along the Nile River Valley, they made it to England in the 1700s and the feral variety lives here in the US. A small group of them were regulars at the local regional park man...
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