Tag Archives: Reed Warbler

Norfolk in Spring

Posted on August 21, 2018 by hootbot

Ah, mid-May and it’s time to return to Norfolk with Marcus of the Bird ID Company. We go at least once a year but this was the first time we’d gone in spring, with arriving migrants being the main targets. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocte, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bearded tit, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, Blackcap, Brown Hare, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Cley, common sandpiper, Common Scoter, Common Tern, cuckoo, Curlew, Dunlin, fulmar, garganey, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Hobby, Holkham, holme, House Martin, kelling, kestrel, Kittiwake, lesser whitethroat, Linnet, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Little Tern, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, Norfolk, orange tip, peregrine, Pied Wagtail, red kite, Redshank, Reed Warbler, ringed plover, sandwich tern, Sedge Warbler, siskin, Spoonbill, stiffkey fen, Stonechat, Swallow, temmnck's stint, Titchwell, Turnstone, turtle dove, wells, Wheatear, whimbrel, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail | Leave a comment

Spring Additions

Posted on August 4, 2018 by hootbot

After a great time in Scotland the next day out was a damp Saturday where we headed over to Wimbledon Common in the hope of finding the Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers that had been there, but to no avail. Plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ashdown forest, Black-necked Grebe, brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, common sandpiper, Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Hobby, House Martin, lesser whitethroat, Little Ringed Plover, Rainham Marshes, red kite, redstart, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, skylark, staines moor, staines reservoir, Swarovski, swift, Tree Pipit, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, Wanstead Flats, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, woodlark | 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

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

Norfolk in July

Posted on August 30, 2015 by hootbot

Jem and I have now been to Norfolk several times over the last two or three years, but it’s always been in the autumn or winter. This time we decided to give it a go in summer, so we booked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, curlew sandpiper, Dartford Warbler, Dunlin, grayling, holt, honey buzzard, kelling heath, kestrel, Kingfisher, lakenheath, Linnet, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, nightjar, Norfolk, painted lady, red kite, Reed Warbler, RSPB, ruff, sandwich tern, Sedge Warbler, Stone-curlew, Stonechat, Titchwell, Tree Pipit, Turnstone, weeting heath, wells-next-the-sea, whitethroat, wildlife trusts, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Spring and Summer Catchup

Posted on August 30, 2015 by hootbot

In between holidays we’ve done a reasonable amount of local birding, but I’m only going to go through the not-necessarily-chronological highlights, rather than spend loads of time trying to remember everything… It started with a day out at Bramfield before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bearded tit, Birding, Bramfield, Common Tern, Goldfinch, Hertfordshire, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, lesser black-backed gull, Little Owl, London Wetland Centre, long-tailed tit, Meadow Pipit, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, Reed Warbler, RSPB, Rye Meads, Sedge Warbler, staines moor, Walthamstow Reservoirs, whitethroat, WWT | 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

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

Hainault, Wanstead, Rainham and Wimbledon

Posted on July 5, 2013 by hootbot

A few weekends ago I stayed with Jem’s family in East London. We had a good walk around Hainault Forest on the Saturday (despite getting caught in a downpour) and saw the RAF aircraft for the Queen’s birthday fly-by come … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, blue tit, cuckoo, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Dunnock, Hainault, Hobby, jay, kestrel, Kingfisher, ornithology, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, RSPB, Sedge Warbler, Tennis, Wanstead, whitethroat, Wimbledon | Leave a comment