Tag Archives: Black Redstart

Spring & Summer

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

With my concentration turned to film photography, birding was far more relaxed after we’d returned from North America. We visited Dev for a weekend in Woking and spent much of the two days at Thursley and Frensham. Starting at Thursley … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, barbastelle, Barn Owl, bats, birds, bittern, Black Redstart, brambling, Bramfield, Bullfinch, common pipistrelle, common sandpiper, cuckoo, Dartford Warbler, fishers green, frensham, garganey, Greater Scaup, Hobby, Little Owl, Little Ringed Plover, nightingale, nightjar, Norfolk, pipistrelle, red kite, redstart, ring-necked duck, Scaup, soprano pipistrelle, thetford, thursley common, Titchwell, Tree Pipit, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, welborne, west lexham, wester barbastelle, whinchat, woking, woodcock, woodlark, Yellow Wagtail, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2016

Posted on January 9, 2017 by hootbot

January The year began well, with days out at Rainham for Marsh Harriers and Short-eared Owls, Thursley Common for Great Grey Shrike and Dartford Warbler (and a surprise Red Kite floating past Dev’s flat in Woking), Strumpshaw Fen for Marsh … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aberystwyth, alpine chough, aragon, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, bearded tit, birds, Black Kite, Black Redstart, blue rock thrush, booted eagle, Bramfield, buzzard, Caspian Gull, ceredigion, chough, citril finch, common sandpiper, corn bunting, crested lark, Crested Tit, crossbill, crowned mantis, Curlew, curlew sandpiper, Dunlin, eagle owl, eastbourne, egyptian vulture, Fieldfare, Glossy Ibis, goosander, Grasshopper Warbler, green sandpiper, Griffon Vulture, hawfinch, Hen Harrier, hen harrier day, Hobby, honey buzzard, hoopoe, Ibex, jack snipe, lammergeier, lesser whitethroat, Little Owl, london, marmot, Marsh Harrier, marsh tit, mid-wales birdwatching, naturetrek, Norfolk, nuthatch, owls, peregrine, photography, Pied Flycatcher, purple heron, purple sandpiper, pyrenean chamois, pyrenees, rainham, raven, red kite, Red-legged Partridge, red-throated diver, redstart, Redwing, Reed Warbler, rock bunting, rock thrush, rosefinch, RSPB, ruislip lido, russia dock, rye harbour, Rye Meads, Sanderling, Scaup, scops owl, short-eared owl, snettisham, Spain, Sparrowhawk, spotted flycatcher, staines moor, Stonechat, strumpshaw fen, thekla lark, Treecreeper, twite, Waders, wales, Wallasea Island, wallcreeper, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wells-next-the-sea, western cattle egret, western orphean warbler, western subalpine warbler, Wheatear, whinchat, whitethroat, wicken fen, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer, ynys-hir | Leave a comment

Spanish Pyrenees

Posted on June 14, 2016 by hootbot

So, after a very successful spring back home, it was off to the Spanish Pyrenees with Naturetrek for our big holiday of the year. Day One (Sunday) was basically the travel day. We had the convenience of flying to Zaragoza … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alpine, alpine chough, aragon, berdun, Black Kite, Black Redstart, black wheatear, black woodpecker, black-eared wheatear, blue rock thrush, booted eagle, butterflies, buzzard, calandra lark, chough, Cirl Bunting, citril finch, crag martin, crested lark, Crested Tit, crowned mantis, cuckoo, eagle, eagle owl, egyptian vulture, gentian, golden eagle, golden oriole, great reed warbler, Grey Wagtail, Griffon Vulture, helleborine, hirundines, Hobby, honey buzzard, hoopoe, huesca, isard, kestrel, lammergeier, marmot, mountains, naturetrek, nightingale, nightjar, northern wheatear, orchid, peregrine, portalet, praying mantis, purple heron, pyrenean chamois, pyrenees, raven, red kite, red-backed shrike, red-billed chough, rock bunting, rock sparrow, rock thrush, sardinian warbler, saxifrage, scops owl, short-toed lark, Spain, thekla lark, vulture, wallcreeper, western bonelli's warbler, western cattle egret, western orphean warbler, western subalpine warbler, Wheatear, Wryneck, yellowhammer, zaragoza | Leave a comment

Ceredigion Birding

Posted on April 9, 2016 by hootbot

It was time for our first birding break of the year, having not been away at all since July, and knowing that we won’t be going on our main holiday until late May. There were a few ideas bouncing around: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aberystwyth, Birding, birds, birds of prey, Black Redstart, blue tit, buzzard, ceredigion, chough, Coal Tit, dipper, fulmar, great tit, green sandpiper, Grey Plover, Grey Wagtail, Guillemot, kestrel, Kingfisher, mid-wales birdwatching, murmuration, new quay, nuthatch, ornithology, photography, ponterwyd, purple sandpiper, raven, red kite, red-throated diver, rock pipit, RSPB, seal, Shag, siskin, Sparrowhawk, starling, stoat, Stonechat, teal, Wheatear, ynys-hir | Leave a comment

Return to Serbia – Part Two: Wetlands (and more owls).

Posted on December 13, 2013 by hootbot

The Tuesday morning was the only time I really felt the cold. We got out of the minibus on the main road near Novi Becej to watch hundreds of Common Cranes (and a few geese) heading off for the day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bačko Gradište, Black Redstart, Caspian Gull, Common Buzzard, Common Crane, Fantast Castle, Hen Harrier, kestrel, Kingfisher, Kittiwake, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Novi Becej, owls, Penduline Tit, Serbia, Spoonbill, The Urban Birder, Wetlands, White-tailed Eagle | Leave a comment

Football & Falcons

Posted on April 5, 2013 by hootbot

It can’t believe it’s been almost a month since any notable birding, but the weekend weather has just been too miserable. Luckily, the Easter weekend was good enough for me to dust off the binoculars and camera. Firstly, I visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, Black Redstart, bristol, buzzard, falcon, football, kestrel, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, richmond park, Sheffield Wednesday, Snipe, Water Pipit, water rail | Leave a comment

A Surprise at Rainham

Posted on February 24, 2013 by hootbot

Whenever I’m asked by other birders what my ‘home patch’ is I always say Rainham Marshes, even though it’s a good 90 minutes away by train and Tube. In the past I’ve always either gone directly to Purfleet Station and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, Black Redstart, Kingfisher, ornithology, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, Snipe, Water Pipit | Leave a comment