Tag Archives: Reed Bunting

Jack Twite: The Year’s End

Posted on January 3, 2017 by hootbot

I was planning to update before the festive season, but knowing that I was going to put some effort into the final few weeks of the year it made more sense to finish off the year’s birding first and put … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, birling gap, blue tit, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, corn bunting, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, eastbourne, Essex, Fairlop Waters, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great tit, Greater Scaup, Grey Wagtail, Hen Harrier, jack snipe, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Little Egret, Little Owl, london, London Wetland Centre, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, nuthatch, old lodge, peregrine, Rainham Marshes, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, rock pipit, RSPB, rye harbour, Scaup, short-eared owl, Snipe, south downs, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, Stonechat, Sussex, tottenham marshes, Treecreeper, twite, Wallasea Island, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Water Pipit, Wheatear, woodlark | Leave a comment

Spring Update

Posted on June 4, 2016 by hootbot

Spring has been very rewarding this year. After we returned from Wales the birds started to arrive, and we’ve even got ourselves a life tick – and one from this year’s list of five targets, no less. Firstly, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctic Tern, Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bramfield, buzzard, Chiffchaff, claybury, common sandpiper, Common Tern, common whitethroat, fairlop, Fox, garganey, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, lesser whitethroat, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, lockwood reservoir, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, owls, peregrine, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Rainham Marshes, red fox, red-crested pochard, Redshank, redstart, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, regents park, RSPB, russia dock, Sanderling, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, stave hill, Stock Dove, stocker's lake, Stonechat, tottenham, tottenham marshes, Waders, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wren | Leave a comment

A Whole New Year…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by hootbot

Only a few months late with this, but I’ve been busy… So, how has 2016 begun? Not too bad so far, despite the slightly odd weather. As the year has progressed it’s actually become colder, but we still seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, avocet, Barn Owl, Birding, birds, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, buzzard, Dartford Warbler, firecrest, frensham common, Goldcrest, goldeneye, great grey shrike, Green Woodpecker, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Owl, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Muntjac, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, Oystercatcher, photography, Rainham Marshes, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, RSPB, Rye Meads, Scaup, short-eared owl, siskin, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, strumpshaw fen, thursley common, tower hamlets cemetery, vange marsh, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wat tyler country park, woking | Leave a comment

Lesbos – Spring Birding

Posted on June 5, 2015 by hootbot

At the beginning of the year Jem and I decided that we wanted to go on a birding holiday to Austria. We chose one from Oriole Birding which fitted the bill nicely. Unfortunately, as we went ahead to book it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, cuckoo, eagle, greece, Harrier, kalloni, lesbos, lesvos, Owl, Reed Bunting, roller, Shrike, sigri, Waders, wheatears, woodpecker | Leave a comment

January – A Good Start to the Year

Posted on February 15, 2015 by hootbot

New Year’s Day saw Jem’s parents very kindly take us to Wallasea Island in Essex for our first ever visit. Despite grey skies ans strong winds off the Crouch, we were met as soon as we arrived in the car … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A77II, Amwell, Barn Owl, Birding, birds, blue tit, Bramfield, buzzard, Essex, Fairlop Waters, goldeneye, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Greater Scaup, Green Woodpecker, gulls, hawfinch, Hen Harrier, Hertford, Hertfordshire, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, owls, peregrine, photo, photography, red kite, Reed Bunting, rough-legged buzzard, RSPB, Scaup, short-eared owl, Smew, Sony, Sony Alpha, Sparrowhawk, Wallasea Island, Walthamstow Reservoirs, water rail | Leave a comment

Norfolk

Posted on December 4, 2014 by hootbot

Well, we got there eventually! We arrived in Wells on the Thursday afternoon in the gloom, but after we’d settled into our room at the guesthouse Jem and I decided to go for a walk down by the harbour. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bearded tit, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Brent Goose, buzzard, Cley, Common Scoter, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Hen Harrier, Holkham, kestrel, Kingfisher, Knot, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Norfolk, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, pink-footed goose, Pintail, red kite, red-crested pochard, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, rough-legged buzzard, RSPB, ruff, salthouse, Sanderling, Scoter, skylark, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, snow bunting, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Stiffkey, surf scoter, teal, thornham, Titchwell, Treecreeper, Turnstone, twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, wells, wells-next-the-sea, Wigeon, woodcock | Leave a comment

If the Holiday’s Cancelled…

Posted on October 24, 2014 by hootbot

…do it yourself. Jem and I had booked to return to Norfolk so that we could see the ‘Wader Spectacular’ at Snettisham for the first time. Sadly, I got a phone call from Marcus (he’s taken the tour company over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aldershot, bearded tit, Birding, birds, Bramfield, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, common sandpiper, cormorant, David Lindo, Dungeness, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, gulls, Hertford, Hertfordshire, Hobby, jay, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, Pintail, red kite, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, RSPB, ruff, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, Stonechat, Swallow, Tices Meadow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, whinchat, Wigeon, Wormwood Scrubs | Leave a comment

Finland (part 3 of 3)

Posted on July 7, 2014 by hootbot

I was excited about the plans for the final morning: going out around the Kuusamo area to look for, in particular, Hazelhen, Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit, Red-flanked Bluetail, and possibly more. These constituted four of the five species I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Chiffchaff, common merganser, drumming, Fieldfare, Finland, Finnature, goldeneye, goosander, kuusamo, muskrat, ornithology, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Red Squirrel, Reed Bunting, Snipe | 1 Comment

Mayday Weekend

Posted on May 28, 2014 by hootbot

Before I talk about our long-awaited trip to Finland, I’ll post about a great little weekend we had right at the beginning of the month. May began with the decision to get up early on a Saturday morning and go … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bullfinch, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Tern, cuckoo, Damselfly, Garden Warbler, Great Ouse, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, gulls, Hobby, kestrel, King's Lynn, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Nor, Norfolk, ornithology, photo, photography, Point Green, Red-legged Partridge, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, skylark, Staines, staines moor, Swallow, whitethroat | Leave a comment

It’s Warming Up…

Posted on April 29, 2014 by hootbot

Spring is definitely here! Some nice sunny days and some good birding too. The month began with our third visit to Bramfield, and it brought us at least 40 species. Chaffinches, Dunnocks, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, my first Jays of the year … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birding, birds, Blackcap, blue tit, Bramfield, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Fox, Grasshopper Warbler, great tit, Green Woodpecker, Hertfordshire, House Martin, hyde park, Jackdaw, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Leytonstone, Linnet, Little Egret, Little Owl, Little Ringed Plover, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Marsh Harrier, Mistle Thrush, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, photo, photography, Pied Wagtail, Rainham Marshes, red kite, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, robin, Roding, RSPB, Sand Martin, skylark, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Staines, staines moor, Stanwell, Stanwell Moor, Tufted Duck, Wanstead, Wanstead Flats, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wood Mouse | Leave a comment