Twitchers 2008 year list

[central]

TONY!

I'm gonna have a go on surfbirds.com this year.

Me and Tina went out on Jan 5th to Summer Leys (Nene valley) and ticked 43 species including Water Rail and Lesser Redpoll.

Link -
http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/surfbirds/display...

[tonyvid]

34 at the moment, Redshank and Snipe at Grafham(same bit where the Wilsons was). There is supposed to be a Firecrest up there according to one bloke - little bird, big place! I'll have a look at surfbirds year list thingy.

[central]

A Firecrest was reported at Pitsford yesterday. (while we were at Summer Leys) So, looks like there may be a small influx?

[central]

Stunning bird, the Firecrest. I've seen three over the years, including one in Lings Wood, Northampton, circa 2001.

Distinguished from the much more common Goldcrest by it's bold white supercilium.

[Nicol@]

Not meaning to sound funny, but is that a stuffed bird?

It is pretty.

[central]

Not stuffed.

That photo was almost certainly taken during a ringing session.

[central]

Total now running at 59.

TONY!

[tonyvid]

About 40, you need a job!

[tyre_tread]

Saw a Red Kite today circling low over a field near Pipewell.

Damn they're big birds!

[jumplead]

I saw a magpie, does that count?

[tyre_tread]

jumplead said:

I saw a magpie, does that count?

I know they're clever, like most corvids, but I don't know how good their numeracy skills are.

Edited by tyre_tread on Wednesday 9th January 01:00

[jumplead]

tyre_tread said:

jumplead said:

I saw a magpie, does that count?

I know they're clever, like most corvids, but I don't know how good their numeracy skill are.

My school of thought exactly

[central]

White-Crowned Sparrow still in Norfolk -
http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.c...

[tonyvid]

central said:

White-Crowned Sparrow still in Norfolk -
http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.c...

There was a bit on Anglia news about that on Monday - they had to get the police out as the twitchers had effectivly closed the road through Cley

[Forthright MC]

went for an early morning stroll round the lakes at Buckden Marina earlier with my camera (very much enjoy nature photography/landscapes etc) and saw this brute sat on a jetty just over the lake,





huge bird, sat there as brazen as anything!

[Forthright MC]

Also, can any of the bird watchers here tell me what these are?,





big black birds with a white mane, Grebes?

[stillgrinning]

Forthright MC said:

huge bird, sat there as brazen as anything!

I knew a girl like that once.........

[Matt172]

stillgrinning said:

Forthright MC said:

huge bird, sat there as brazen as anything!

I knew a girl like that once.........

are you bored today Ian?

Edited by Matt172 on Wednesday 9th January 14:08

[tonyvid]

Forthright MC said:

Also, can any of the bird watchers here tell me what these are?,


big black birds with a white mane, Grebes?

Cormorants, used to be a predominately sea bird but over the last 20 years or so have really got established inland. If you you to Paxton Pits you will see masses of them, one of the biggest roosts in the uk - look for all the white trees on the main lake. They always remind me of pterodactyls or B1 bombers for some reason. Fishermen hate them.

[central]

tonyvid said:

Forthright MC said:

Also, can any of the bird watchers here tell me what these are?,


big black birds with a white mane, Grebes?

Cormorants, used to be a predominately sea bird but over the last 20 years or so have really got established inland. If you you to Paxton Pits you will see masses of them, one of the biggest roosts in the uk - look for all the white trees on the main lake. They always remind me of pterodactyls or B1 bombers for some reason. Fishermen hate them.

She also the closely related Shag. (snigger)