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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: And the worst county for rare birds in July is....

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Wednesday, 6 July 2011. And the worst county for rare birds in July is. Post from Gnome, I thought I would attempt to work out exactly which was the worst county for Rare or Very Rare species in July in the UK. I dived headlong into the Birdguides database and discovered a whole host of counties many of which I did not even know existed: Offaly? Counties with no Rare or Very Rare Species in July, since July 2000:. And here are the places one should head for:. 12:46 pm, July 20, 2011. Try sitting in the f...

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Purple Haze, all in my mind

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Tuesday, 24 July 2012. Purple Haze, all in my mind. Bernwood Forest, this morning. I was searching for Purple Emperors. These guys for Purple Hearts. It was a strange morning. Things were jumping out all over the place:. But I met some good people, including Oliver Cooper (above), who took. Of his arm last week. I was determined to get some photographs of what the UK Butterflies website. Describes as a ". Magnificent and elusive insect. However, I was equally determined not to photograph the dog turd.

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: The Big Year: a birder's review

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Saturday, 10 December 2011. The Big Year: a birder's review. Ian and I went to see The Big Year this week. The catalogue of "Birding List Lit" has grown in recent years, but two publications stand out from the crowd: Sean Dooley's "The Biggest Twitch", an account of the Australian Year list record and. The film traces three very different characters as they decide, for very different reasons, to "do a Big Year", that is to see as many species of bird as possible in North America in a single calendar year.

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: The Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

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Wednesday, 7 May 2014. The Caucasus Mountains, Georgia. I'm just back from 6 days in Kazbegi, near the Georgian-Russian border in the Greater Caucasus mountains. The landscapes were phenomenal:. There are bird species found here and nowhere else on Earth. As the old Georgian saying goes: "თქვენ იცით, რომ თქვენ არ გადაძვრა მაღალი როცა შურთხი ფრენა ქვეშ თქვენ". Or: "You know you have climbed high when the Snowcock fly beneath you". This is a more typical view from underneath the bird of the mountain tops:.

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Toadageddon

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Monday, 6 April 2015. It has been a good year for for Common Toads in our garden. We now have at least 5 by our back door, spending the day hiding in damp corners. This morning two pairs were in amplexus. Latin for "embrace") the male claiming his female by grasping her back:. The face of sexual ecstasy. In Toad terms:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tom surveys the Cuddesdon area for the British Trust for Ornithology:. Winter Thrushes Survey 2012-14. Waterways Breeding Bird Survey. Video Trip Repor...

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Some Arctic Circle Wildlife: a video

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Saturday, 4 April 2015. Some Arctic Circle Wildlife: a video. You've seen the pictures, now here is some video. Best to watch at 720p:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tom surveys the Cuddesdon area for the British Trust for Ornithology:. Winter Thrushes Survey 2012-14. Waterways Breeding Bird Survey. House Martin Survey 2015. Wetland Bird Survey 2015 onwards. He is also one of the authors of the species accounts in the annual Oxfordshire Bird Report. 108 (plus 2 escaped species). My Photos are here:.

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Norway: Eiders. Lots of Eiders.

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Thursday, 19 March 2015. Norway: Eiders. Lots of Eiders. Eiders: the beautiful sea ducks of the north. And being northern sea ducks they have to have world class insulation. You don't survive the winter in the Barents Sea without it. For most people without direct experience of seeing these birds they are forever associated with the contents of your bedding: eiderdown. Indeed, the French name for Common Eider is Eider á duvet. S floating Eider hide in. But soon lines of Queen Eiders. Yeah, I just noticed...

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Canada: some other animals

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Wednesday, 26 June 2013. Canada: some other animals. It wasn't all about the birds. well, it was, but here are some pictures of some of the other wildlife we encountered during our 7 weeks in Canada. Steller's Sealion, male, surrounded by females. Now that is what I call a gender difference:. Stellar's Sealions, females. Quite sensibly, in the water. Purple Starfish, man:. Vancouver Island Black Bear:. Stag Elk. Can I state the obvious? Look at the antlers on that! To dopey-looking Black Bear:. I met a B...

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The Birdless Cuddesdon Blog: Early April Sunrises

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Tuesday, 14 April 2015. I've been watching the sun rise this week. There have been some cracking mornings:. And this morning, there was even a migrant bird perched out in front of a boiling red dawn: the first Wheatear. One morning I found two Muntjac Deer foraging in the pre-dawn light:. Once the sun got going, the local wildlife began to respond. Singing Corn Bunting. Friday was Peacock Butterfly day, they were everywhere, basking on every patch of open ground:. 67 species for the year. Caucasus Mounta...