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are resonably regular vagrants to the UK, mainly in late spring, but there habit of moving on quickly makes them difficult to twitch successfully. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3505-bee-eater.gifIMG_3505-Bee-eaterNot the best of photos, but then the bird was quite distant and the light conditions were dreadful.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa290707-swanage.gifPA290707-SwanageA dull and wet morning at Swanage. The Bee-eater first appeard over the trees in the forground but spent most of its time over the houses left of centre just beyond the park.2012-11-25T11:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/22/18th-21st-november-a-gold-medal-and-a-green-belt-for-kara/2012-11-22T15:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/19/10th-18th-november-last-weeks-birding/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dusky-warbler_mae-hia_191108_img_1434.jpgDusky Warbler_Mae Hia_191108_IMG_1434If only we had got views like this! Dusky Warbler photographed on its wintering grounds in a. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fc-kel.gifFC-KELFew birds look better in the hand than a Firecrest. Photo by Kevin Lanehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180952-cobwebs.gifPB180952-CobwebsThe fields by Winspit were covered with cobwebs which glistened in the low afternoon sun.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180949-winspit-caves.gifPB180949-Winspit-cavesWhere the Winspitt valley meets the sea there are a series of caves left over from quarring. Much of this area is now used by rock climbers.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180948-winspit-caves.gifPB180948-Winspit-cavesView from inside the cavehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180942-margaret-anita.gifPB180942-Margaret-&-AnitaMargaret and Anita with Durlston Head in the background.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180939-margaret-anita.gifPB180939-margaret-&-AnitaIntroducing Anita to the delights of the Dorset countrysidehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180937-coastguards.gifPB180937-CoastguardsThe coastguard lookout.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180936-st-aldhelms-thi.gifPB180936-St-Aldhelm's-&-thihttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb180932-st-aldhelms-thi.gifPB180932-St-Aldhelm's-&-thiSt Aldehem's Head cast a deep shadow to the west.2012-11-19T15:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/11/november-9th-to-tick-or-not-to-tick-at-pagham/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb090896-bonfire.gifPB090896-BonfireOn the evening of the 9th we visted the Vicaridge for a Bonfire party and met up with some old aquaintences.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3571-brent.gifIMG_3571-BrentBrent Geese. The bird just left of centre is a juvenile, as shown by the pale fringes to the coverts. Geese often remain in family groups through the winter and the three left hand bird are probaly a pair and their offspring.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3560-rb-goose.gifIMG_3560-RB-GooseAdult Red-breasted Goose with Brent Geese.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3547-brents.gifIMG_3547-BrentsBrent Geese.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb100911-at-gio-jessicas.gifPB100911-at-Gio-&-jessica's.. and on the 10th we were going to see an American folk group called the 'Civil Wars' in Southampton with Gio and Jessica. However at the last minute the gig was cancelled. As we were all free then Gio and Jessica asked us round for a meal.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb070882-exus-at-the-ferryb.gifPB070882-exus-at-the-FerrybOther recent news - on the 7th we enjoyed a meal with our friends from the Nexus group at a meal at the Ferrybridge Inn in Poole.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mandarins-and-wood.gifMandarins-and-WoodManadin Ducks (male left, female front) is an established introduced species and although it's natural range is no closer than China, it is countable for your British list. However the American Wood Duck (at rear) although it breeds in the UK, is not established and hence not countable.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3535-hooded-merg.gifIMG_3535-Hooded-MergThe bird spent much of its time hiding on the edge of the reeds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3514-hooded-merg.gifIMG_3514-Hooded-MergFemale Hooded Merganser.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0082-garganey.gifIMG_0082-GarganeyAs a long distance migrant visiting the UK only in the summer, who might think that all Garganey would be wild birds, but one male seen paired to a female Mallard on the River Stour during winter was widely treated as an escape.2012-11-11T20:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/10/4th-november-the-new-forest-anniversary-visit/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040873-hawfinch.gifPB040873-HawfinchBlackwater is a well known winter roost site for Hawfinches, but we only found one in the fading light.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040867-new-forest.gifPB040867-New-ForestWe finally stopped off at Blackwater arboretum where the nearby stream was in flood.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040861-new-forest-floods.gifPB040861-New-Forest-floodsHeavy rain has flooded large areas including this garden.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040858-beaulieu-river.gifPB040858-Beaulieu-RiverThe Beaulieu River at Buckler's Hard. From 1580 onwards wooden ships were built by and launched on this river.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040857-bucklers-hard.gifPB040857-Buckler's-HardThe historic cottages are lived in to this day. Volunteer guides dress in traditional costume.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040854-bucklers-hard.gifPB040854-Buckler's-HardBack in the New Forest we drove to the historic ship building village of Buckler's Hard.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040852-bh-museum.gifPB040852-BH-MuseumThe museum has recontructions of what life was like in those days.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040850-model-of-bucklers.gifPB040850-Model-of-Bucklers-... and a model of the vilage in its ship building heyday.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040849-hythe-railway.gifPB040849-Hythe-railwayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb040847-ma-hythe-railway.gifPB040847-M&A-Hythe-railwayEach morning Margaret used to catch the little train to the end of Hythe pier and take the ferry to work in Southampton.2012-11-10T13:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/06/november-3rd-bonfire-night/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030799-fireworks.gifPB030799-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030833-fireworks.gifPB030833-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030817-fireworks.gifPB030817-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030816-fireworks.gifPB030816-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030811-fireworks.gifPB030811-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030793-maa.gifPB030793-MAAMargaret, Amber and Anita wrapped up against the cold.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030786-dodgems.gifPB030786-DodgemsThere was a fairground there as well as the fireworks and Amber succeeded in getting me on the dodgems, its probably 45 years since I've been on one.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030783-fireworks.gifPB030783-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030781-fireworks.gifPB030781-Fireworkshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030778-fireworks.gifPB030778-Fireworks2012-11-06T22:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/06/30th-october-6th-november-several-ringing-trips-and-a-day-in-devon/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030733-woodpigeons3.gifPB030733-WoodpigeonsMigrating Woodpigeons.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beeeur-4.jpgBEEEUR-4I seldom take my SLR camera with me when ringing, but here is a photo taken from the internet which is very like the view we had of the immature Bee-eater.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/l-yellowlegs-tom-whiley.jpgL Yellowlegs Tom WhileyBy then it was too dark for photos so I have taken a picture of the same bird by Tom Whiley from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa300717-4m-pied-wagtail.gifPA300717-4m-Pied-WagtailThe smartest bird of the catch, an adult male Pied Wagtail.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb050880-firecrest1.gifPB050880-FirecrestA male Firecrest with its orange crown stripe.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb050878-sea-at-durlston1.gifPB050878-Sea-at-DurlstonCold, windy and misty dawn at Durlstonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb050877-f-firecrest-gold2.gifPB050877-f-Firecrest-&-GoldUKs smallest birds a Firecrest and a Goldcrest. The birds are the same size, the Goldcrest was held a little further from the camera.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030736-old-harry-pevril2.gifPB030736-Old-Harry-&-pevrilAfter the rain it was crystal clear, Pervril Point, Old Harry and the Bournemouth seafront 15km away are clearly visible in this photo and through binoculars we could see the lighthouse at St Catherine's Point on the IOW, a full 46 km away.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb030733-woodpigeons2.gifPB030733-Woodpigeonshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pb020058-ernesettle-creek.gifPB020058-Ernesettle-CreekI had to wait until it was almost dark before the tide had risen enough to push the Yellowlegs out of the deep creeks.2012-11-06T15:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/11/01/october-31st-halloween-and-some-family-news/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa310726-halloween.gifPA310726-HalloweenWith all the treats we were handing out.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa310720-halloween.gifPA310720-Halloween.... we didn't suffer any tricks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270705-snog.gifPA270705-snog.... oh they are playing 'spin the bottle' !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270701-spinning-the-bottl.gifPA270701-Spinning-the-bottlWhy are all the teenagers sitting in a circle?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270696-lips.gifPA270696-LipsScary lips: lips of apple with marsh mallow teeth.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270693-scary-face.gifPA270693-Scary-faceEven scarier snacks: slides of ham over a mask with pickled onion and black olive eyes and marsh mallow teeth.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270692-kara-and-lilly.gifPA270692-Kara-and-LillyScary kids: Kara and friend Lillyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270687-amber.gifPA270687-AmberAmberhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pa270680-janis.gifPA270680-JanisJanishttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/015-margaret-family.gif015-Margaret-&-familyL-R: Amber, Anita, Margaret, John and Janis.2012-11-01T20:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/29/27th-october-kingston-maurwood-college-dorchester/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270676-stephen-moss.gifPA270676-Stephen-Mosshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270675-steven-moss.gifPA270675-Steven-MossStephen Moss gives a talk entitled 'Behind the scenes at the BBC Natural History Unit'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270673-km-college.gifPA270673-KM-collegeBirders gathered at Kingston Maurwood in a room (decked out at a tent) for the joint Dorset Bird Club / BTO conference.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270669-kingston-maurwood.gifPA270669-Kingston-MaurwoodTime to return to the house again for the afternoon session.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270667-pampas-grass.gifPA270667-Pampas-Grass... however she doesn't like pampas grass, which she admits is one of her pet hates.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270665-km-gardens.gifPA270665-KM-gardensAlthough it was a beautiful day but the wind was bitterly cold and we were glad of this ornate shelter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270660-km-gardens.gifPA270660-KM-gardensKingston Maurwood gardenshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270658-km-gardens.gifPA270658-KM-gardensKingston Maurwood Collegehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270655-m-at-km-gardens.gifPA270655-M-at-KM-gardensMargaret, who once ran a gardening buisness, loved the formal gardens.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa270652-leuan-evans.gifPA270652-leuan-Evansleuan Evans from the BTO talked about the exciting new developments in tracking migrants using geolocators and satellite tags2012-10-29T15:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/23/october-15th-20th-isles-of-scilly-update-2/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200637-di-roger-richar.gifPA200637-Di,-Roger-&-RicharRoger and Richard with our landlady Diane at Veronica Lodge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200636-scillonian.gifPA200636-ScillonianTime to board the Scillonian and head for home.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200631-empty-pub.gifPA200631-Empty-pub.... but the pub was empty ....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200632-turks-head.gifPA200632-Turks-HeadTime for a drink at the most southerly pub in the UKhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200630-kevin-roger-and-r.gifPA200630-Kevin,-Roger-and-R... because everyone was enjoying the sun outside (Kevin, Richard and Roger) .....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200628-view-from-turks-h.gifPA200628-View-from-Turk's-H... and with a view like this can you blame them.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200627-western-rocks.gifPA200627-Western-rocksThe Western Rocks with the Bishop lighthouse in the distance. The next land to the west of here is Canada.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200614-pied-fly.gifPA200614-Pied-FlyPied Flycatcherhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa200611-st-agnes.gifPA200611-St-AgnesSt Agnes, perhaps the most beautiful of the islands.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa190592-off-tresco.gifPA190592-Off-trescoSouthern tip of Tresco with St Mary's to the left2012-10-23T19:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/22/october-13th-14th-scilly-update-1/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa180017-scillonian.gifPA180017-ScillonianThe Scillonian docked at Hugh Town, St Mary's.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa170543-veronica-lodge.gifPA170543-Veronica-LodgeAfter a day in the field the climb up the hill to our B&B, Veronica Lodge was hard work. But it was well worth staying there for the mega breakfasts!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150472-am-gp.gifPA150472-Am-GPhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150455-humes-dip.gifPA150455-Humes-diphttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150453-porth-hellick.gifPA150453-Porth-Hellickhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150440-porth-hellick-pond.gifPA150440-Porth-Hellick-pondhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150438-porth-hellick.gifPA150438-Porth-hellickhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa150437-sally-port.gifPA150437-Sally-Porthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa140433-the-log.gifPA140433-The-loghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa140431-giant-mushroom.gifPA140431-Giant-mushroomNothing to do whilst the Blackpoll failed to show, so I might as well photograph some of the giant mushrooms.2012-10-22T16:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/22/october-12th-seaton-devon-and-the-lizard-cornwall/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chough.jpgchoughThe Red-billed Choughs at the Lizard, (to give them their proper name) has become quite a tourist attraction and is of great cultural significance to Cornish people.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120366-tram.gifPA120366-TramSeaton Marshes reserve is unusual in that a tourist tram line runs between the hide and the estuaryhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120396-lizard.gifPA120396-LizardLizard Poiint. At 49 55 N it is the most southerly point of the British mainland and is on the same latitude as Newfoundland, northern Mongolia or Sakhalin Island in Siberia.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120395-lizard.gifPA120395-LizardKynance Cove.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120375-pub-sign1.gifPA120375-Pub-signChoughs have long been part of Cornish folk law and appears on pub signs and the county Coat of Arms. The spirit of King Arthur was said to have been transformed into a Chough.The last breeding in Cornwall was in 1947 but in 2001 birds from the Irish population returned to breed and have continued to do to this day.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa130401-penzance.gifPA130401-PenzanceThe heavy downpour was over when I reached Penzance.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa130399-penzance.gifPA130399-PenzancePenzance harbourhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120394-lizard.gifPA120394-LizardChurch Cove, the Lizard, site of the Paddyfield Warbler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa120375-pub-sign.gifPA120375-Pub-sign2012-10-22T14:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/22/october-10th-wagtails-at-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa100362-3m-pied-wag.gifPA100362-3m-Pied-WagAdult female Pied Wags can be very similar to some 1st year males. This bird had grey feathers on the mantle but the outer two greater coverts are unmoulted and the flight feathers show a brownish sheen, so was identified as a 1st year male.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa100360-4f-pied-wag.gifPA100360-4f-Pied-WagThis bird showed very black flight feathers and no contrast in the coverts, so together with the grey back we identified it as an adult female.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa100357-pied-wagtail.gifPA100357-Pied-WagtailPied Wagtails show a lot of variation in plumage, but I don't ever recall seeing a bird with such a strong moustachial stripe. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa100355-4m-pied-wagtail.gifPA100355-4m-Pied-WagtailThe black back, white face, very black flight feathers and lack of contrast in the greater coverts show that this is an adult male Pied Wagtail.2012-10-22T13:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/11/october-8th-11th/2012-10-11T20:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/07/shetland-final-update-6th-7th-october-and-the-bird-of-the-trip/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa070349-scatness.gifPA070349-ScatnessGarthness as seen from Scatness. This was my sixth visit to Shetland and it won't be my last!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa050348-mousa-from-channel.gifPA050348-Mousa-from-ChannelThe island of Mousa is an RSPB reserve. Photographed from Channelwick in better conditions early in the week.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3422-lt-duck.gifIMG_3422-LT-DuckImmature Long-tailed Duck.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3420-barwits.gifIMG_3420-BarwitsBar-tailed Godwitshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3119-lancie.gifIMG_3119-LancieLancies can be such ahrd birds to see that we felt really privaleged to get such a prolonged and close views.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3116-lancie.gifIMG_3116-Lancie... from there it flew to a nearby drainage ditch were it grovelled around in full view.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3079-lancie.gifIMG_3079-LancieThe Lanceolated Warbler played hide and seek in the weeds before flying across the road to the farmhouses lawn ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa040343-storm-clouds.gifPA040343-Storm-cloudshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3409-whooper-swan.gifIMG_3409-Whooper-Swanhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3406-rainbow.gifIMG_3406-Rainbow2012-10-07T19:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/05/4th-5th-october-shetland-update-7/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa040343-storm-clouds1.gifPA040343-Storm-cloudsBlack shower clouds were propelled across the sky on the strong winds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa050346-rerwick.gifPA050346 RerwickThe Rerwick reed bed, the only reed bed on Shetland. Note the birders to the left waiting for the Great Reed Warbler to show. Rerwick beach where I saw the Buff-bellied Pipit is just beyond the reed bed, on the other side of the bay is Scousburgh beach where I visited yesterday and in the ditance Loch Spiggie can be seen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3409-whooper-swan1.gifIMG_3409-Whooper-SwanTwo Whooper Swans on Loch Spiggiehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3406-rainbow1.gifIMG_3406-RainbowNo pot of birding gold today I'm afraiid.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3396-starlings1.gifIMG_3396-StarlingsShetland has an endemic subspecies of Starling 'zetlandicus' which is slightly larger and has a much darker juvenile plumage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3392-starlings-sparro1.gifIMG_3392-Starlings-&-SparroStarlings and Sparrows are also abundant across Shetland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3388-raven1.gifIMG_3388-RavenRavens are very commo0n all over Shetland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3385-merlin.gifIMG_3385-Merlinhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3384-merlin1.gifIMG_3384-MerlinA Merlin at Quendale.2012-10-05T20:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/03/2nd-3rd-october-shetland-update-6-a-tale-of-two-shrikes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3354-izzie-shrike.gifIMG_3354-Izzie-ShrikeThe word 'isabelline' is supposed to originate when Queen Isabella vowed not to change her clothes until the Moors were ousted from Spain. It took longer than she expected and her underwear was a buffy-grey 'isabelline' colour by then.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3345-shetland-wren.gifIMG_3345-Shetland-WrenShetland has its own subspecies of Wren, larger and darker than in the rest of the UK.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3331-tystie.gifIMG_3331-TystieBlack Guillemot or Tystie as it is called locally in winter plumage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3323-spotted-fly.gifIMG_3323-Spotted-FlyNo sign of the Isabelline at Toab but a Spotted Flycatcher showed wekk.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3317-bar-blackwit.gifIMG_3317-Bar-&-BlackwitBar-tailed Godwits with a single Black-tailed Godwit at the Pool of Virkie.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa030327-isabelline-shrike.gifPA030327-Isabelline-Shrikehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa030320-twite.gifPA030320-TwiteThe pink rump of a Twite is absent in females.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa020313-pony.gifPA020313-Pony... only to find that thye wanted to follow me around everywhere.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa020311-ponies.gifPA020311-PoniesI tried photographing this herd of Shetland ponies .....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa020309-sandwick-looking-n.gifPA020309-Sandwick-looking-nThe view for Sandwick looking north.2012-10-03T21:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/03/1st-october-shetland-update-5/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/surf-scoter.jpgsurf scoterMale Surf Scoter. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa010306-voe.gifPA010306-VoeThe view at Voehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa010304-nude-dancers.gifPA010304-Nude-dancersSign on a gate at Voe. Clearly THE place to be on a Saturday night.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pa010301-lamba-ness.gifPA010301-Lamba-NessUnlike my last visit to Unst, the day had been grey with heavy showers, however the sun breaking through the clouds at Lamba Ness produced this dramatic scene.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3314-snow-buntings.gifIMG_3314-Snow-BuntingsSnow Buntings reach Shetland from both the Icelandic and Scandinavian breeding populations.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3305-snow-buntings.gifIMG_3305-Snow-BuntingsPart of the flock of 46 Snow Buntings.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3296-hornemanns-redpol.gifIMG_3296-Hornemann's-Redpolhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3284-hornemanns-redpol.gifIMG_3284-Hornemann's-Redpolhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3270-hornemanns-redpol.gifIMG_3270-Hornemann's-Redpolhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn1842-spot-sand.gifDSCN1842-Spot-SandSpotted Sandpiper is the American equivalent of our Common Sandpiper. This bird was photographed at Lyme Regis in Dorset in January 2012.2012-10-03T15:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/02/shetland-update-4/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3236-golden-plovers.gifIMG_3236-Golden-PloversA flock of Golden Plovers. Although close to the equinox the sunrise and sunset times are similar in Sheltand to Dorset, the twighlight this far north seems to last for ever.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3227-curlew.gifIMG_3227-CurlewCurlews are a common breeder and still common in the autumn right across Shetland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3211-barnacle-geese.gifIMG_3211-Barnacle-GeeseThis flock of 18 Barnacle Geese flew around Sumburgh Head before landing on Scatness.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3196-barnacle-geese.gifIMG_3196-Barnacle-GeeseMany Barnacles seen in England are of feral origin, there was no doubt that these were truly wild.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3194-barnacle-geese.gifIMG_3194-Barnacle-GeeseBarnacle Geese breed on Greenland, Svarlbard and Novoya Nemla. These are probably from Svarlbard on their way to the Solway Firth for the winter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3193-barnacle-geese.gifIMG_3193-Barnacle-Geese..... before landing on Scatness.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3181-pink-feet.gifIMG_3181-Pink-feetA migrant flock of Pink-footed Geese probably on their way from Iceland to Lancashire.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3173-grey-seal.gifIMG_3173-Grey-SealA Grey Seal, note the flat top to the head with the eyes about mid way between the nape and the snout.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3151-common-seal-flat.gifIMG_3151-Common-Seal-&-flatA Common (or Harbour Seal) eating a flat fish. Note the dog like muzzle with the eyes closer to the snout than the nape.2015-08-05T08:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/10/01/27th-30th-september-shetland-update-3/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2961-blyths.gifIMG_2961-BlythsAnother photo of the Blyth's Reed Warbler. The rufous wing panel is only visible from some angles. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2961-brw.gifIMG_2961-BRWThis photo of the Blyth's Reed Warbler shows the brownish panel in the wing that only seems visible from some angles.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3037-cliffs1.gifIMG_3037-cliffsThe cliffs at Lamba Nesshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3030-gannets1.gifIMG_3030-GannetsGannets passing Lamba Nesshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9300296-rerwick-beach.gifP9300296-Rerwick-beachRerwick beach.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9300289-birders-at-hoswick.gifP9300289-birders-at-HoswickSome of the birders that gathered at Hoswick.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9290288-burn.gifP9290288-burnMuch of Shetland birding involves finding migtrants in narrow burns and wet ditches.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9290281-stone-bridge.gifP9290281-stone-bridgeAn old stone bridge over an overgrown ditch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9290280-old-building.gifP9290280-old-buildingDisused and abandoned farm buildings dot the Shetland landscape.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p9280279-shetland-bird-club.gifP9280279-Shetland-bird-clubPaul asked me to give a talk to the Shetland Bird Club and I chose Tibet as the subject. I felt nervous giving a talk to so many illustrious birders!2012-10-01T20:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/30/25th-27th-september-shetland-update-2/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3023-nw-redpoll.gifIMG_3023-nw-RedpollRedpolls have been considered to consist of one, two, three, five or even six (but never four) species. Currently the British recognise three species, the rest of the world recognise two!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3018-nw-redpoll.gifIMG_3018-nw-RedpollLarger and more heavily streaked than the nominate race of Common Redpoll, the rostrata/icelandica races are rare visitors from Greenland and Iceland respectively.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3015-nw-redpoll.gifIMG_3015-nw-Redpoll2012-09-30T18:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/25/22nd-24th-september-shetland/2012-09-25T20:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/21/12th-21st-of-september-mainly-ringing/2012-09-21T20:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/16/13th-september-weymouth-portland-and-few-birding-updates/2012-09-17T16:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/17/14th-15th-september-another-leaving-do-and-visit-from-a-bronze-medalist/2012-09-17T16:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/11/6th-9th-september-various-ringing-and-birding-trips/2012-09-11T19:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/05/4th-5th-september-a-difficult-bird-and-an-easy-moth/2012-09-10T06:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/09/05/30th-august-4th-sep-daily-ringing-trips/2012-09-05T11:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/30/august-28th-janis-is-40/2012-08-30T21:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/26/24th-26th-august-a-jynx-lifted-and-a-family-reunion/2012-08-26T16:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/23/20th-23rd-august-three-visits-to-durlston-and-one-to-weymouth-and-the-pub/2012-09-22T13:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/21/18th-19th-august-lightning-really-does-strike-twice/2012-08-21T18:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/16/14th-august-catching-the-bug/2012-08-16T18:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/13/9th-12th-august-lots-of-ringing-and-an-unwelcome-dip/2012-08-13T15:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/09/7th-9th-august-two-visits-to-durlston-and-one-to-the-olympics/2012-08-09T18:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/06/28th-july-6th-august-some-birding-a-braai-and-a-sad-anniversary/2012-08-06T19:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/08/03/1st-27th-july-remote-papuan-new-guinea/2012-08-03T23:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/07/29/back-from-png/2012-07-29T15:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/30/half-way-through-the-year/2012-07-01T12:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/30/13th-17th-june-speyside-to-edinburgh/2012-06-30T13:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/30/9th-12th-june-the-outer-hebrides-part-2-and-the-applecross-peninsula/2012-06-30T09:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/29/9th-12th-june-the-outer-hebrides/2012-06-29T19:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/28/skye-8th-9th-june/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_2150-wt-eagle.gifIMG_2150-WT-Eagle.... before flying back along the cliff to its distant perch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6090424-cruise-liner.gifP6090424-Cruise-linerAs we left the harbour on the MV Brigadoon, this huge cruise liner arrived. Fortunately for the islanders the cable link to the mainland had been repaired.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6090456-the-quiraing.gifP6090456-The-QuiraingWe didn't have time to hike along the track to the Quiraing in northern Skye but the views from the car park were pretty impressive.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080410-portree.gifP6080410-PortreePortree harbour, the view from our room.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_2011-portree.gifIMG_2011-PortreePortree harbour from the boat, quess which is our quest house.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080408-pink-guest-house.gifP6080408-Pink-Guest-HouseMargaret outside the eponymous Pink Guest House.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080405-pink-guest-house.gifP6080405-Pink-Guest-Househttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080393-cuillins.gifP6080393-CuillinsThe peaks of the Cuillins, said to be the most challenging mountains in the UK. I was once friends with someone who travesed almost the entire ridge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1531-lt-arctic-skua1.gifIMG_1531-LT-&-Arctic-Skuahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6090432-old-man-of-stour.gifP6090432-Old-Man-of-StourThe pinacle of the Old Man of Stour can be seen from the road along the east coast.2012-06-28T20:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/28/margaret-iris-lewis-1921-2012/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mums-house.pngMums-houseThe house in Derby where Mum lived from 1965 to 2010https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_2252-mum-and-simon.gifIMG_2252-Mum-and-SimonMargaret and Simon at Christmas 2011https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/untitled.pnguntitledCoventry during the Blitz. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1000022-mum-at-xmas.gifP1000022-Mum-at-XmasMargaret at Christmas 2004https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/picture-124-mum-and-simon-1.gifPicture-124-Mum-and-Simon-1Margaret and Simon in 1958https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/picture-090-mum-1940s-edite.gifPicture-090-Mum-1940s-editeMargaret in the early 1940s2012-06-28T17:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/22/june-6th-7th-knapdale-to-kyle-of-lochalsh/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6060319-beaver-pond.gifP6060319-Beaver-PondThe Beaver pond, the dam is on the top right of the pond.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1996-european-beaver.gifIMG_1996-European-BeaverA very poor shot in poor light of the Beaver towing a leafy branch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080385-kyle-of-lochalsh.gifP6080385-Kyle-of-LochalshBonny Prince Charlie had to 'go over the sea to Skye' but now there is a bridge. Well he didn't have to go far by sea did he!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080375-caledonian-canal-a.gifP6080375-Caledonian-Canal-aThe Caledonian Canal joins Loch Ness and other lochs with the west coast allowing boats to pass from Inverness to Fort William. Ben Nevis, which at 1300m is the highest point of the UK can be seen in the background.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6080363-chapleo-family.gifP6080363-Chapleo-familyI was recomended this B&B by fellow Dorset birder Chris Chapleo. Who should I find at this B&B but Chris and his family, talk about co-incidence!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6070357-pine-martin.gifP6070357-Pine-MartinThey really do come this close!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6070347-pine-martin.gifP6070347-Pine-MartinPine Marten checking if it's evening snack has been put out.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6070328-oban.gifP6070328-ObanObanhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6070324-crinan-canal.gifP6070324-Crinan-CanalEarly morning mist on the Crinan Canal.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6060317-beaver-dam.gifP6060317-Beaver-Dam2012-06-22T13:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/21/june-2nd-3rd-shetland-the-northern-isles-of-yell-and-unst/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1686-gannets.gifIMG_1686-GannetsNotice the green tinge to these Gannet nests. This is caused by discarded fisking nets that the birds incorporate into their nests and often beome entangled as a result.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1680-arch-and-gannet.gifIMG_1680-Arch-and-GannetRock stacks and arches litter the base of the cliffs.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1671-hermaness-lamb.gifIMG_1671-Hermaness-lambLambs lie on the very lip of the abyss.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1647-seito.gifIMG_1647-SeitoOn my last visit to Hermaness in 1982, we saw a Black-browed Albatross had built a nest in the dip in this ridge, just right of centre. It returned here for several years.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1637-puffin.gifIMG_1637-PuffinPuffins (or Tammie Nories in local parlance) used to sit on the cliff tops in large numbers but increased predation by Bonxies means thye now fly directly to their burrows.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1512-leo.gifIMG_1512-LEOhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6030235-unst-bus-shelter.gifP6030235-Unst-Bus-ShelterAnd of rse we had to photograph Unst's famous bus shelter. Starting out when someone added a couple of comfy chairs for the kids to sit on, it snowballed into afully furnished flat - with its own website!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6030224-mi-mukle-flugga.gifP6030224-M&I-Mukle-FluggaMargaret and I reach the most northerly point of the island of Unst. Behind us are Muckle Flugga and Out Stack the most northerly point of the UK.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6030222-hermaness.gifP6030222-HermanessNesting Gannets cover the offshore stacks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6030217-hermaness.gifP6030217-Hermaness2012-06-21T15:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/21/june-1st-6th-shetland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1529-lt-skua.gifIMG_1529-LT-SkuaWith a circumpolar arctic breeding distribution and a pelagic winter range, Long-tailed are hard to get to grips with. The two pale white shaft streaks best seen when the wing is in shade (see above) is diagnostic for this species.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1531-lt-arctic-skua.gifIMG_1531-LT-&-Arctic-SkuaEasy to seperate from the dark phase Arctic skua (top) in this photo, Long-tailes are harder to seperate from pale phase Arctics, or when both are in juvenile plumage. Note the differences in structure in this photo and that juvs don't have the long tailhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1530-lt-skua.gifIMG_1530-LT-SkuaSmaller, daintier and less aggressive than other skuas, Long-taileds are sometimes described as feeding like terns.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6040262-lea-gardens.gifP6040262-Lea-GardensPaul, Margaret and Liz at Lea Gardens. Perhaps the most remarkable thing we saw in Shetyland were these gardens belonging to Paul's friends. With low temperatures, constant gales and high salt spray it is difficult to get anything tpo grow here, but they have shown what can be done with time, effort and a lot of skill. Its also a great place for Mealy Redpoll.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6030169-burrafirth1.gifP6030169-Burrafirthhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6020166-rainbow-over-sumbu1.gifP6020166-Rainbow-over-SumbuWeather was mainly sunny but some showers were heavy. Rainbow over Sumburgh Head.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6020155-east-voe1.gifP6020155-East-VoeA typical Shetland view, here at the island of East Burra. Long sea lochs or voes, sheltered harbours and scattered houses.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6010154-simmer-dim1.gifP6010154-Simmer-DimThe residual twight is known as the Simmer dim and last until the sun rises some time before 3. It is bright enough to read a book by. This is the view from Paul and Liz's house over the Pool of Virkie and Sumburgh Head. The island of Fair Isle lies to the right just off the picture.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6010151-sunset1.gifP6010151-SunsetAt 60 N the sun doesn't set in Shetland until after 11 pm in Junehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1992-gnd.gifIMG_1992-GNDGreat Northern Divers breed no closer than Iceland but several summer plumaged brirds remain in Shetland water for the summer.2012-06-21T15:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/06/20/1st-17th-june-scotland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6140595-cairngorms.gifP6140595-CairngormsThe hard slog up the Cairngorm Mountainshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p6100513-harris.gifP6100513-HarrisThe wonderful beaches and mountains of the Isle of Harrishttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1698-muckle-flugga.gifIMG_1698-Muckle-FluggaJust north of Hermaness on the island of Unst is the Mukle Flugga lighthouse and beyond that Out Stack. At 60 52' this is the most northerly point of the British Ilses.2012-06-20T11:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/31/29th-may-another-last-of-the-summer-wine-walk/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290123-gio-and-tim.gifP5290123-Gio-and-TimWe discuss the route over a pint.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290114-gio.gifP5290114-GioOn an almost completly dry walk Gio finds the only wet crossing in Purbeck.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290112-noddy-donkeys.gifP5290112-Noddy-donkeysNodding Donkies at Wytch Farm, Europes largest onshore oil field.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290106-ower-cottage.gifP5290106-Ower-CottageWe walked down to Ower Cottage and had good views over the south side of Poole Harbour https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290100-ower-cottage.gifP5290100-Ower-CottageOwer Cottage with Poole in the distancehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290099-beautiful-demiosel.gifP5290099-Beautiful-DemioselThe Beautiful Demoiselle, one of the most attractive damselflies.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290097-gio-tim-and-ann.gifP5290097-Gio-Tim-and-AnnGio, Tim and Annhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p5290095-foxglove.gifP5290095-FoxgloveFoxgloves2012-05-31T21:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/25/2725/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1499-martin-down-area.gifIMG_1499-Martin-Down-areaA mixture of farmland, dense heges and chalk downland make the Martin Down area a haven for wildlife.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1496-ravens.gifIMG_1496-RavensJust four of the 30+ Ravens that flew over Martin Down, presumably to roost.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0872-birders-at-radipol.gifIMG_0872-Birders-at-RadipolBirders gather on the new observation platform at Radipolehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1509-top-fields.gifIMG_1509-Top-Fieldshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1494-marsh-harrier.gifIMG_1494-Marsh-Harrier... whilst the local Marsh Harriers flew high overhead.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1487-gadwall.gifIMG_1487-GadwallSeveral Gadwall showed well......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0876-dusk-holt-heath.gifIMG_0876-dusk-Holt-Heathhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/woodcock.jpgWoodcockhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/greatreedwarbler.jpgGreatReedWarblerGreat Reed Warblers are substantially larger then our familiar Reed Warblers, but are very similar in colouration and shape.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/european-nightjar.jpgEuropean Nightjar2012-05-25T19:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/25/may-24th-portland-and-holt-heath/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0876-dusk-holt-heath1.gifIMG_0876-dusk-Holt-HeathDusk at Holt Heathhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/woodcock1.jpgWoodcockA roding Woodcock. Photo from the Internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/european-nightjar1.jpgEuropean NightjarA Nightjar displaying at dusk. Photo from the Internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1509-top-fields1.gifIMG_1509-Top-FieldsThe 'top fields' at Portland Bill, the last known location of the Golden Oriole2012-05-25T19:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/22/20th-21st-may-undisclosed-locations/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1485-woodchat1.gifIMG_1485-WoodchatThis Woodchat Shrike is hardly a frame filler but its a dam sight closer than the Keyhaven bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1471-turtle-dove1.gifIMG_1471-Turtle-DoveThis turtle Dove purred from this branch for some time. A massive decline in recent years means this bird could go extinct as a British breeder in a few decades. Reasons include agricultural intensification, winter habitat destruction and hunting on migration.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0869-grizzled-skipper.gifIMG_0869-Grizzled-SkipperA Grizzled Skipperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0861-cowslips.gifIMG_0861-CowslipsThe down was carpetted in Cowslipshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cb-1399-honey-buzzard.jpgCB-1399 Honey BuzzardI obtained a view comparable to this as the Honey skimmed the tops of the trees. Photo from the internet.2012-05-23T09:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/22/19th-may-north-dorset/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1485-woodchat.gifIMG_1485-Woodchathttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1478-woodchat.gifIMG_1478-Woodchathttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1471-turtle-dove.gifIMG_1471-Turtle-Dovehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1455-barn-owl.gifIMG_1455-Barn-OwlA primary is missing on the left wing of this Barn Owl, however tey don't undergo a full moult until late summer so the feather has probably been lost accidentaly.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1452-barn-owl.gifIMG_1452-Barn-OwlOn the other hand, body and wing covert moult goes on all year, so these pale patches on the coverts are probably due to the pale bases of underlying feathers showing during the moult process.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0798-stone-curlew.gifIMG_0798-Stone-Curlewhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0594-5-girls.gifIMG_0594-5-girlshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0399-margaret-and-lambs.gifIMG_0399-Margaret-and-lambshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0854-wood-chips.gifIMG_0854-wood-chips... or have been converted into a wood chipping factory.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0851-tarront-rushton.gifIMG_0851-Tarront-rushton2012-05-22T15:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/19/thursday-17th-may-the-imagined-village/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0846.gifIMG_0846Jackie Oates, Simmon Emmerson, Marin Carthy, ??, Simon Richmond and Eliza carthy take a bow.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0844-imagined-village.gifIMG_0844-Imagined-VillageEliza films dad singing a very slow version of Slade's 'Cum On Feel The Noize' for an encore before joining in on the fiddle.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0831-imagined-village.gifIMG_0831-Imagined-VillageL-R Sheema Mukherjee, Jackie Oates and Simon Emmersonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0825-imagined-village.gifIMG_0825-Imagined-VillageSheema Mukherjee on sitar and Johnny Kalsi on percussion and dhol drums gives a wonderful Indian flavour to many numbershttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0816-imagined-village.gifIMG_0816-Imagined-VillageFiddles at dawn! Jackie Oates and Eliza Carthy line up for a duel.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0813-imagined-village.gifIMG_0813-Imagined-VillageIn the first set Eliza Carthy and father Martin play a duet. I saw Eliza at the Poole Lighthouse last year, but I first heard Martin (now 71) play in 1969 in an early Steeleye Span line up2012-05-19T17:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/15/kara-on-youtube/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kara-and-guitar.pngKara-and-guitarKara and her guitar.2012-05-15T16:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/14/may-13th-salisbury-plain/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0800-margaret-and-jenny1.gifIMG_0800-Margaret-and-JennyMargaret and Jenny absorbed watching 'Countryfile'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0799-stone-curlew1.gifIMG_0799-Stone-curlewA pair of Stone-curlews take advantage of the fox proof enclosure. This poor digiscoping shot shows the distant pair with a single pullus between themhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1370-4-great-bustards1.gifIMG_1370-4-Great-Bustards.... and turned 'itself inside' out in the famous 'foam bath' display. Two of the one year old birds can be seen in the forground.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1368-4-great-bustards1.gifIMG_1368-4-Great-Bustardshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1351-2-great-bustards1.gifIMG_1351-2-Great-Bustards.... and then proceeded to peck and shake the feather repeatedly before starting to display .....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1349-2-great-bustards1.gifIMG_1349-2-Great-Bustardshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1370-4-great-bustards.gifIMG_1370-4-Great-Bustardshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1368-4-great-bustards.gifIMG_1368-4-Great-Bustardshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1351-2-great-bustards.gifIMG_1351-2-Great-Bustardshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1349-2-great-bustards.gifIMG_1349-2-Great-BustardsThe big male was chalenged by the younger male, took one of its tail feathers and then proceeded to peck the feather repeatedly.2012-05-14T17:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/14/may-12th-durlston-and-keyhaven-pennington-marshes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/woodchat.jpgwoodchatA much closer and sharper picture of a male Woodchat Shrike. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1319-se-owl.gifIMG_1319-SE-OwlThis Short-eared Owl flew off whilst I struggling to get my camera on the tripod!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0777-pennington-at-dusk.gifIMG_0777-Pennington-at-duskLate evening at Penningtonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0775-wood-sand.gifIMG_0775-wood-sandA digiscoped shot of the Wood Sandpiper. Wood Sands are only encountered on migration and are commoner in autumn than spring.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0763-ron-king.gifIMG_0763-Ron-KingRon King aka. 'Chunky'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0760-distant-woodchat.gifIMG_0760-distant-woodchatThis is a a digiscoped image of the Woodchat (the pale dot on the left of the bush) which just shows how distant it was.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0757-model-dinosaur.gifIMG_0757-Model-DinosaurThis model Pliosaur contains a little cinema and is touring the area to promote the Jurrasis Coast.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0756-spotted-fly.gifIMG_0756-Spotted-FlyOne of the last migrants to arrive in spring. We only trapped one Spotted Flycatcher last year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0743-green-pecker.gifIMG_0743-Green-PeckerThis Green Woodpecker was caught with its bill was stuffed with ant larvae. The red in the moustachial stripe identifies it as a male.2012-05-14T13:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/07/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-star-wars-day/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0982.gifIMG_0982A bunch of Nexuns on a Purbeck hike. Helen is on the left, wearing dark glasses and standing up.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lb-gsw.pngLB-GSWFrank had seen Great Spotted Woodpecker before in Turkey, although quite poorly, but Green was a life bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn421-frank-in-2004.gifDSCN421-Frank-in-2004Frank (with broken left arm) in 2004 aboard the 'Spirit of Enderby' https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/royal-penguins.gifRoyal-PenguinsMacquarie Island - full of Royal Penguins but short of Redpolls.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1256-frank-oconnor.gifIMG_1256-Frank-OConnorFrank at Wareham Forest in 20122012-05-12T15:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/07/may-5th-colder-today-than-at-christmas/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1273-sandwich-tern.gifIMG_1273-Sandwich-TernSandwhich Terns have a large colony on Brownsea and typically arrive a few weeks before the Common Terns.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1266-sandwhich-tern.gifIMG_1266-Sandwhich-TernLast year there were over 80 pairs of Sandwich terns on eggs by early May, this year there are just 14.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1264-birds-on-brownsea.gifIMG_1264-Birds-on-Brownsea-Greylag Geese with goslings with various waders behindhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1263-3-legged-squirrel.gifIMG_1263-3-legged-squirrelBrownsea is one of the few places in southern England where Red Squirrels can be seen. This cute three-legged individual can be seen near the Villa.2012-05-12T15:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/08/6th-8th-may-mainly-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0696-reed-warbler1.gifIMG_0696-Reed-warblerThe first Reed Warbler we have ringed in 2012. This species has an extended migration period with some birds still arriving in June.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0717-garganey.gifIMG_0717-GarganeyI called in to Swineham on the way home and had great views of this Garganey male and also of a Hobby.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0714-dunnock-brood-patc.gifIMG_0714-Dunnock-brood-patcSome birds can be sexed on plumage and others on measurements but in spring most female passerines lose belly feathers and form a vasculated brood patch to aid incubation. This Dunnocks brood patch was hard to photograph as with the camera in the way I couldn't blow on the belly to reveal the patch!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0699-family-and-apple-c.gifIMG_0699-Family-and-apple-cI know its stating the obvious, but Amber and Kara are look more grown up every time I see them.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0696-reed-warbler.gifIMG_0696-Reed-WarblerA bird with an extended migration period, this is our fiirst Reed Warbler of 2012https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0694-blackcap-f-with-po.gifIMG_0694-Blackcap-f-with-poThis female Blackcap has compacted pollen above its bill picked up on refueling stops on migration. A study is underway to identify the plants concerned and if possible their location.2012-05-12T15:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/03/2nd-3rd-april-durlston-and-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0689-turtle-dove.gifIMG_0689-Turtle-DoveA record digiscoped shot of a Turtle Dove. Since I started birding this species has declined by 94% in the UK.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1207-wheatear1.gifIMG_1207-WheatearMigrant Wheatears numbered at least 50 ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1237-little-owl1.gifIMG_1237-Little-Owl... whilst the resident Little Owl was in its usual crevice.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0684-kp.gifIMG_0684-KPI have seen 7 KPs in the UK, 5 of them in Dorset but this is my first since 1992.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0677-lesser-whitethroat.gifIMG_0677-Lesser-WhitethroatLesser Whitethroats migrate from east Africa via the Levant and then north-west across Turkey and Europe rahter than cross the Sahara.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0674-common-whitethroat.gifIMG_0674-Common-WhitethroatAlthough not all can be sexed and many cannot be aged, a Common Whitethroat with as grey a head as this must be a male.2012-05-07T18:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/05/02/30th-april-1st-may-two-very-different-visits-to-portland-and-weymouth/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1242-garganey.gifIMG_1242-GarganeyGarganey. The only duck that is exclusively a summer visitorhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1239-whimbrel.gifIMG_1239-WhimbrelA flock of Whimbrel at Lodmoor.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1237-little-owl.gifIMG_1237-Little-Owlhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1233-whitethroat.gifIMG_1233-WhitethroatAlong with other passerines, Whitethroats have finally arrived in force, 2 - 3 weeks late!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1228-west-cliffs.gifIMG_1228-West-CliffsThe Swallows were streaming along the West Cliffs, just another small part of the journey from South Africa to the UK.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1218-swallow.gifIMG_1218-SwallowAt long last a mass movement of Swallows and other hirundines.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1207-wheatear.gifIMG_1207-Wheatearhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1179-whinchat.gifIMG_1179-WhinchatMy first Whinchat of 2012https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1173-swift.gifIMG_1173-SwiftSwifts were arriving in big numbers, often seen skimming the waves.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1155-pulpit-rock.gifIMG_1155-Pulpit-RockThis gives some idea of the force of the waves.2022-11-01T18:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/29/27th-28th-april-partial-sucess-then-failure-at-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0648-sprosser.gifIMG_0648-SprosserI would love to have the chance to ring a Thrush Nightingale.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0643-river-marsh-and-r.gifIMG_0643-River,-Marsh-and-RTrevor brought along some study skins from ringing in east Africa, top to bottom: River, Marsh and Reed Warbler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0650-trevor.gifIMG_0650-Trevor... to one of Trevor's hair-raising tales.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0653-sheila-and-magaret.gifIMG_0653-Sheila-and-MagaretSheila and Margaret listen intently ....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0639-mick-and-mallard.gifIMG_0639-Mick-and-MallardMick released the Mallard which then walked to the pond, preened then climbed out the far side and went to sleep. Proof that ringing doesn't scare birds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0638-mallard-drake.gifIMG_0638-Mallard-drakeThe pair of Mallards chased each other around the site until they blundered into one of the nets, the female got out before we got there though.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0632-sparrowhawk-male.gifIMG_0632-Sparrowhawk-maleThis penetrating gaze of this Sparrowhawk is probably the last thing many a small bird gets to see.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0628-durlston-dark-clou.gifIMG_0628-Durlston-dark-clouAlthough the winds were lighter than yesterday heavy shower clouds rolled to either side of the park.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0623-jay-head.gifIMG_0623-Jay-headJays are normally very agressive in the hand but this bird was unusualy docile.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0621-jay-wing.gifIMG_0621-Jay-wingJays can be aged by the pattern and number of black bars on the outer greater coverts. This is an adult.2012-04-29T13:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/27/25th-26th-april-a-tale-of-two-lighthouses/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1127-white-horse.gifIMG_1127-White-Horsehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1125-chesil.gifIMG_1125-ChesilChesil Cove - looking along Chesil Bank.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1109-pulpit-rock.gifIMG_1109-Pulpit-rockForce 6 SW but without rain, ideal for seawatching.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1103-shag.gifIMG_1103-Shaghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1097-arctic-skua.gifIMG_1097-Arctic-SkuaArctic Skuas come in both light and dark phases.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1093-bonxie.gifIMG_1093-BonxieGreat Skua or Bonxie (a Shetland name that is now universaly used).https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1086-pulpit.gifIMG_1086-Pulpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1084-gbbg.gifIMG_1084-GBBGhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1079-rainbow.gifIMG_1079-rainbowLooking straight out from the obelisk you get the full force of the wind and spray in your face.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1071-bonxie.gifIMG_1071-Bonxie2012-04-27T19:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/24/23rd-24th-april-at-home-wool-and-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0977-tufted-female1.gifIMG_0977-Tufted-femaleAbout 7,000 pairs of Tufted Duck breed in the UK but many more arrive for winter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0976-tufted-duck-male1.gifIMG_0976-Tufted-Duck-maleMost ducks have left Blashford for their northern breeding areas and mainly Tufted Ducks remain.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1022-new-forest-trees.gifIMG_1022-New-Forest-treesAt this time of the year some trees are in leaf whilst others are still bare.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1017-grey-squirrel-juv.gifIMG_1017-Grey-Squirrel-juvThis tiny Grey Squirrel must have just have left the drey.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0850-magpie-with-damage.gifIMG_0850-Magpie-with-damageWe have a pair of Magpies nesting near our garden, one has a severly damaged bill with the lower mandible being turned through almost 90 degrees. It must be managing to find food although it is looking a bit ragged.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0602-happy-birthday.gifIMG_0602-Happy-birthdayKara had learned to play 'happy birthday' on the guitar especially for Margaret's birthday. The large plant is a present from Janis.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0596-gym-car-park.gifIMG_0596-Gym-car-park'Drought conditions' - the car park at the gym.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0594-5-girls.gifIMG_0594-5-girlsWhen I got back from Derby I found our conservatory had filled up with teenage girls. Kara has passed the first audition in a talent competition and the girls were helping her practice. L-R Jade, Emma, Charlie, Amber and Karahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1014-white-stork.gifIMG_1014-White-StorkI have seen about ten white Storks in the UK and over 10,000 abroad but none have looked as miserable as this one.2012-04-24T16:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/23/21st-april-mainly-attenborough-notts/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/wh-duck.gifWH-Duck... all to protect the globally endangered and charismatic White-headed Duck. Photo taken in Armenia in 2010.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ruddy_duck-1st-year-male.jpgruddy_duck 1st year maleA first year male Ruddy duck very like the bird I saw.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/male_ruddy_duck.jpgMale_Ruddy_DuckThe adult male Ruddy Duck is a very attractive bird and it is easy to see why its erradication has not been popular with birders.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/attenborough.gifAttenboroughAttenborough nature reserve with the Ratciffe-on-Soar power station in the distance.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0590-attenborough.gifIMG_0590-AttenboroughRecent habitat improvement has included planting new reed beds and building nesting islands.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1000-rc-pochard.gifIMG_1000-RC-Pochard.... and gave stunning views.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0997-rc-pochard.gifIMG_0997-RC-PochardThese three male Red-crested Pochards were particularly tame......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0991-rc-pochards.gifIMG_0991-RC-PochardsAlthough some Red-crested Pochards seen in the UK are thought to be from the wild population but most are of feral origin.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0984-gippo.gifIMG_0984-GippoThere is no question about the origin of Egyptian Geese, they certain don't arrive here from sub-Saharan Africa.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0982-gippo.gifIMG_0982-Gippo2012-04-23T19:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/22/20th-april-west-sussex-to-derby/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/skylark.gifSkylarkSinging Skylarks were abundant.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/231.jpg231Rough-legged Buzzard, Burpham, photo from the Internet. Closer photos of this bird are on the net but this illustrates nicely the sort of views I obtained.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0856-iberian-chiffchaff.gifIMG_0856-Iberian-ChiffchaffIt looks like a Chiffchaff, it sometimes sounds like a Chiffchaff but is it an Iberian Chiffchaff?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0879-the-burgh.gifIMG_0879-The-Burgh... but soon the clouds were back....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0873-corn-bunting.gifIMG_0873-Corn-Bunting... and perched in the midst of the oil seed rape.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0865-corn-bunting.gifIMG_0865-Corn-Buntinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0864-corn-bunting.gifIMG_0864-Corn-BuntingMany Corn Bunting were singing, this one flew in....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0580-miriam.gifIMG_0580-MiriamMy niece Miriam has to walk 16km with all this camping gear, set camp and walk back the next day for her Duke of Edingburg bronze award.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0576-ida-and-dennis.gifIMG_0576-Ida-and-DennisIn spite of recent major abdominal surgery and continued treatment, Dennis remains cheerful and full of beans - as usual.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0573-the-burgh.gifIMG_0573-The-BurghNotice the wide conseravation margins to the fields, ideal for partriges and ground nesting passerines.2012-04-22T18:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/19/2465/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0846-beachdown-way.gifIMG_0846-Beachdown-WayBeachdown Way, the central track on Lodmoor.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0842-hardys-monument.gifIMG_0842-Hardy's-MonumentFrom Lodmoor Hardy's Monument was showing well against the leaden sky.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/black-stork-1.gifBlack-Stork-1I saw this species in the New Forest on 19th April last year but all of us except Shaun missed it when it re-appeared over Lytchett Bay shortly afterwards. Black Stork photographed in Armenia in 2010.2012-04-19T17:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/19/19th-april-longham-lakes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/white-wag-1.gifWhite-Wag-1I didn't take my camera with me as it was tipping down, but here is a White wagtail I photographed two years ago in Armenia.2012-04-19T16:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/19/17th-april-mordon-bog/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0564-decoy-cottage1.gifIMG_0564-Decoy-CottageThe remnants of Decoy Cottage. When I fist started birding in this area 33 years ago the cottage was intact, yet abandoned. It is said that the ghost of the last owner still walks the forest!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0825-treecreeper.gifIMG_0825-TreecreeperThis Treecreeper seemed oblivious to my presence.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0812-goldcrest.gifIMG_0812-GoldcrestA male Goldcrest raising its crest in display.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0795-mordon-bog.gifIMG_0795-Mordon-BogMordon Bog lake lies in the middle of heathland and usually supports a couple of pairs of Tufted Duck and Little Grebes. It is not to be confused with the nearby but much larger, Mordon Park lake, which is surrounded by dense deciduous woodland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0793-mistle-thrush.gifIMG_0793-Mistle-ThrushWith grey skies and intermittant rain, most birds were silent, except of course several Mistle Thrushes which were living up to their old name of 'Storm Cock'.2012-04-19T14:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/19/16th-april-ower-middlebere-and-lytchett/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0788-song-thrush.gifIMG_0788-Song-ThrushGarden moluscicides have led to big losses in the Song Thrush population, but this year they seem to be everywhere. lets hope a recovery is underway.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0778-chiffchaff.gifIMG_0778-ChiffchaffSinging Chiffchaff. I thought I'd 'go large' on these three images.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0774-dartford.gifIMG_0774-DartfordA very obliging Dartford Warbler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0564-decoy-cottage.gifIMG_0564-Decoy-Cottagehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0562-lytchett-stubble-f.gifIMG_0562-Lytchett-stubble-fLast year the farmer left a wide 'conservation margin' around this field which proved excellent for buntings and finches in the autumn. This year its been ploughed right up to the hedge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0561-wytch.gifIMG_0561-WytchThe Wytch area of Poole Harbour, the site of Europe's largest on-shore oil field.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0560-ower.gifIMG_0560-OwerThe banks of the stream are carpeted in Primroses.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0557-ower.gifIMG_0557-OwerOwer copse2012-04-19T12:59:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/17/14th-15th-april-durlston-and-home/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1670-pre-margaret-garde.gifIMG_1670-Pre-Margaret-gardeThis was the garden when Margaret moved in four and half years ago .......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0566-post-margaret-gard.gifIMG_0566-Post-Margaret-gard..... and this is it today!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0555-chiffchaff.gifIMG_0555-ChiffchaffAs well as differences in leg, flank and overall body colour, wing formula and wing length, Chiffchaffs have a more domed head, a more obvious eye ring and a less prominant supercillium compared......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0552-bullfinch-male.gifIMG_0552-Bullfinch-maleOnce slaughtered in their thousands due to the damage they inflict on the buds of fruiting trees, Bullfinches were also kept as cage birds as whistled at until thye learned a tune (as mentioned in 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles). Fortunately neither activity is performed today!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0548-willow-warbler-hea.gifIMG_0548-Willow-Warbler-hea.... to a Willow Warbler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0547-dunnock-wing.gifIMG_0547-Dunnock-wingWe have been looking into the using the black bar on the primary covets as an ageing feature in Dunnocks, well defined in first years, diffuse in adults. The results so far look promising.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0546-dunnock.gifIMG_0546-DunnockThe classic method of ageing Dunnocks is on eye colour, muddy brown in first years, mahogany in adults. Unfortunately by the turn of the eyar this feature become unreliable.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0544-blackcap-male.gifIMG_0544-Blackcap-maleAlthough I have seen a few female Blackcaps in woodland, most migrants I see are males.2012-04-17T16:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/13/11th-13th-april-portland-radipole-durlston-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0541-cattle-egret.gifIMG_0541-Cattle-EgretCattle Egrets are becoming much commoner, this is my third bird of 2012.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0531-lytchett-bay.gifIMG_0531-Lytchett-BayLate evening at Lytchett Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/adder-p-williams.jpgAdder P WilliamsPeter Williams from Worth Matravers had an even closer encounter with an Adder, whilst gardening this Adder bit him on the hand. This is of course our only poisonous snake and he spent much of the Easter weekend in A&E. Photo by Peter Williams.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0530-north-hide-view.gifIMG_0530-North-hide-viewThe view from the north hide at Radipole. The Stilt spent most of its time behind the bush at the back left of the picture.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0525-greenland-wheatear.gifIMG_0525-Greenland-WheatearThe larger and brighter Greenland race of Northern Wheatear, in less than a week it could be in Arctic Canada.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0706-med-gulls.gifIMG_0706-Med-GullsAnother bird that has increased greatly in numbers is the Mediterranean Gull, now breeding in moderate numbers in Poole Harbour, their loud mewing could be heard all the time this evening.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0696-mute-swans-and-dar.gifIMG_0696-Mute-Swans-and-darA heavy shower was brewing and these Mute Swans flew directly towards us the ominous sky as a back drop.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0685-bw-stilt.gifIMG_0685-BW-StiltRecord shot of the Black-winged Stilt. Far better photos exist on the Dorset Bird Club web site.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0665-view-from-the-obs.gifIMG_0665-View-from-the-ObsThis is the view from the Bird Observatory patio. Most seabirds pass in the tidal race, the area of white water in the mid distance.2012-04-17T08:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/10/10th-april-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/arcticskua.jpgArcticSkuaThis dark phase Arctic Skua gives a pretty good idea of the sort of view I was getting from the Observatory patio. Photo from the Internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0517-portlsnd-bill.gifIMG_0517-Portlsnd-BillThe trouble with seawatching is that often that is exactly what happens, you end up watching the sea rather than seabirds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/manx-and-gannets.jpgManx and GannetsManx Shearwaters were seen with the Gannets off the Bill2012-04-10T21:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/07/4th-6th-march-four-out-of-four-in-devon/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imgp0920-purple-heron1.jpgIMGP0920 PURPLE HERON[1]... but it choose the ditch behind where it fed out of sight. Photo of the same bird from the Internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0506-teignmouth.gifIMG_0506-TeignmouthThe beach at Teignmouth, not too many on the beach but the car parks and espanades were packed ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0499-river-otter.gifIMG_0499-River-OtterThe River Otter at Buddleigh Salterton.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0495-lytchett.gifIMG_0495-LytchettA cool and grey day at Lytchett.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0657-mandarin.gifIMG_0657-MandarinThe amazing 'sails' on a drake Mandarin are modified tertial feathers.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0632-mandarins-and-wood.gifIMG_0632-Mandarins-and-WoodEast meets west in deepest Devon. A pair of Mandarin and a drake Wood Duck (at the back) on a woodland pool.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0625-pied-fly.gifIMG_0625-Pied-FlyA breeding plumaged male Pied Flycatcher is a sight to behold.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0608-pied-fly.gifIMG_0608-Pied-flyWintering in tropical west Africa and breeding in western UK, this species has benefited from nest box schemes.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0599-pied-fly.gifIMG_0599-Pied-Flyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0575-teignmouth.gifIMG_0575-Teignmouth... and the estuary was busy too.2012-04-08T21:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/08/7th-8th-april-durlston-and-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0515-new-forest-stream.gifIMG_0515-New-Forest-streamAlthough Hampshire is under a drought restriction, i.e. a hosepipe ban, the New Forest streams seem to be at a healthy level.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0514-fallow-deer.gifIMG_0514-Fallow-DeerDistant Fallow Deer near Bolderwood.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0509-gropper.gifIMG_0509-GropperGrasshopper Warbler. In most years I only hear their insect like buzz in the spring and have to wait until autumn ringing sessions to actually see one.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0406-kingcombe2.gifIMG_0406-Kingcombe2012-04-08T21:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/04/april-3rd-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0493-barleycrates-lane.gifIMG_0493-Barleycrates-LaneBarleycrates Lane, Portland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0550-willow-warbler.gifIMG_0550-Willow-WarblerWillow Warblers outnumbered Chiffchaffshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0542-kestrel-male.gifIMG_0542-Kestrel-male... before pounching on prey in the fields...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0539-kestrel-male.gifIMG_0539-Kestrel-malehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0532-kestrel-male.gifIMG_0532-Kestrel-male.... to its original post.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0525-kestrel-male.gifIMG_0525-Kestrel-maleThis male Kestrel perched on fence posts......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0523-mipit.gifIMG_0523-MipitA short distant migrant, Meadow Pipits are common in the early spring.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0518-kestrel-male.gifIMG_0518-Kestrel-male.... before returning.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0508-stonechat.gifIMG_0508-StonechatStonechats seem to have declined in recent years but several pairs can still be seen around Portland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0506-wheatear.gifIMG_0506-WheatearA male Wheatear, a common breeder in Britains upland areas.2012-04-04T19:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/02/1st-april-kingcombe-and-winyards-gap/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0490-garden-sculptues.gifIMG_0490-Garden-sculptuesAn isolated farm with some unusual garden ornaments.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0486-farm.gifIMG_0486-Farmhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0484-woodspurge.gifIMG_0484-WoodspurgeWoodspurge, a green flowered plant.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0483-winyards-gap.gifIMG_0483-Winyards-GapThe view from Winyards Gap into Somerset.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0476-aeriel-array.gifIMG_0476-Aeriel-arrayA aeriel matrix near Kingcombe was once used to broadcast the BBC word service.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0475-aeriels.gifIMG_0475-Aerielshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0467-hebrew-character.gifIMG_0467-Hebrew-CharacterHebrew Character, a common early season moth.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0460-oak-beauty.gifIMG_0460-Oak-BeautyOak Beauty is a moth of oak woodland and not one that I see in Upton.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0456-dotted-border.gifIMG_0456-Dotted-BorderDotted Border, an early season moth of woodland https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0454-upper-kingcombe-lo.gifIMG_0454-Upper-Kingcombe-LoWe woke to a gloriously sunny morning...2012-04-02T20:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/04/02/30th-31st-march-kingcombe-west-dorset/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0406-kingcombe1.gifIMG_0406-KingcombeOver 30 Nexuns gathered at the Kingcombe Centre on Friday evening.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0399-margaret-and-lambs1.gifIMG_0399-Margaret-and-lambsA couple of orphaned lambs proved a big hit.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0452-chani-and-lamb.gifIMG_0452-Chani-and-lambChani took on the role of surrogate mother.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0449-nick-tomlinson.gifIMG_0449-Nick-TomlinsonIn the evening, the centre's manager (and former RSPB warden) Nick Tomlinson gave us a short talk on future plans for the centre and the extensive wildlife reserve.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0448-steep-track.gifIMG_0448-Steep-trackSome of the tracks in west Dorset are a bit on the steep side.......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0445-its-a-dogs-life.gifIMG_0445-its-a-dogs-lifeIt's a dogs life!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0439-hill-fort.gifIMG_0439-Hill-FortPart of the summit is occupied by a Neolithic hill fort.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0436-dodgy-style.gifIMG_0436-Dodgy-stylehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0435-eggleton-hill-top.gifIMG_0435-Eggleton-Hill-topA welcome rest at the top was shortened by the cold wind. It was a bit murky, apparently you can see from St Catherine's Point on the IOW to Start Point in Devon on a clear day.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_0433-eggleton-hill.gifIMG_0433-Eggleton-Hill... including this climb up Eggardon Hill.2024-05-26T15:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/30/30th-march-canford-heath/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dartford.jpgDartfordYou shouldn't photograph Schedule 1 species in the breeding season, so here is a photo of a Dartford Warbler I took during the winter in the New Forest.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0398-kimberly.gifIMG_0398-Kimberly'Wow, haven't I grown!' - 19 month old Kimberley.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0395-sand-lizard.gifIMG_0395-Sand-LizardOne of the key heathland species is the Sand Lizard which can often be seen basking on the edges of the paths. Canford Heath is a stronghold for this endangered species.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0391-canford-heath.gifIMG_0391-Canford-HeathCanford Heath with the Canford Heath housing estate behind. This estate was built a few yerars before I came to Dorset, fortunately the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act stopped the rest being developed and to this day a large block of urban heathland remains.2012-03-30T15:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/29/thursday-29th-march-panic-buying-on-the-way-to-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0388-durlston-lighthous.gifIMG_0388-Durlston-lighthousDurlston lighthousehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0485-blue-tit.gifIMG_0485-Blue-TitResident species, like this Blue Tit .......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0480-marines.gifIMG_0480-MarinesThe Marines were on exercise.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0479-red-kite-durlston.gifIMG_0479-Red-Kite-DurlstonBut the surprise was this Red Kite. There is a clear movement of this species through Dorset over the last week with maybe a dozen or more seen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0473sunlit-sea.gifIMG_0473Sunlit-seaA flat calm and sunlit seahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0461-dunnock-singing.gifIMG_0461-Dunnock-singing... or this Dunnock are in full song and many have already started breeding before the trans-Saharan migrants have even arrived.2012-03-29T21:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/29/27th-28th-march-durlston-and-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0423-chiffchaff2.gifIMG_0423-Chiffchaff2Migrant Chiffchaffs fed alongside the footpaths.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0451-med-gull.gifIMG_0451-Med-Gull.... and another one.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0445-med-gull.gifIMG_0445-Med-GullAdult summer Mediterranean Gull over Lytchett Minster....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0441-kestrel.gifIMG_0441-KestrelThis female Kestrel posed nicely as I drove away from the Bill.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0433-nick-hopper.gifIMG_0433-Nick-HopperNick told me that he is trying a for a big year list as well, but he intends to photograph every one of them!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0416-stonechat-male.gifIMG_0416-Stonechat-maleA male Stonechat, a local breeder.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0410-buzzard.gifIMG_0410-BuzzardAt Portland Buzzards only used to be seen on migration but now there are a couple of breeding pairs.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0409-peregrine-pair.gifIMG_0409-Peregrine-pairA pair of Peregrines. Note the female on the left is larger than the male.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0402-peregrine.gifIMG_0402-PeregrineThis Peregrine put on a great show .....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0395-peregrine.gifIMG_0395-Peregrine... and circled below me several times.2012-03-29T16:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/26/march-26th-wyke-down-gussage-all-saints/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0385-grey-heron.gifIMG_0385-Grey-HeronA Grey Heronhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0380-wimborne-foot-brid.gifIMG_0380-Wimborne-Foot-Brid190 years separates the stone road bridge from the modern footbridge over the River Stour.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0379-cottage.gifIMG_0379-CottageA picture postcard cottage at Gussage All Saints.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0362-red-kite.gifIMG_0362-Red-Kite1st year Red Kite.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0368-red-kite.gifIMG_0368-Red-KiteAre these Kites, wanderers from the Chiltern reintroduction scheme or migrants from Spain on their way to northern Europe?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0351-buzzartd-and-rook.gifIMG_0351-Buzzartd-and-RookBuzzard mobbed by a Rookhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0348-ackling-dyke.gifIMG_0348-Ackling-DykeAckling Dyke, a Neolithic track way that crosses the area.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0346-mystery1.gifIMG_0346-Mysteryhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0344-yellowhammer1.gifIMG_0344-YellowhammerMale Yellowhammerhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0338-corn-bunting1.gifIMG_0338-Corn-BuntingOnce known as the 'fat bird of the barley' Corn Buntings were once a common site in farmland but ahve declined precipitously due to agricultural intensiveification.2018-11-08T13:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/25/23rd-25th-march/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0310-lrp.gifIMG_0310-LRPThe Little Ringed Plover (usually known as LRP) at Lytchett Bay.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0379-chiffchaff.gifIMG_0379-ChiffchaffChiffchaff, a common spring migrant and our most ringed bird at Durlston in 2011https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0376-ringing-demo.gifIMG_0376-Ringing-demoShaun demonstrates how to ring a bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0373-long-billed-tit.gifIMG_0373-Long-billed-TitThis Great Tit has a deformed bill. This is not that unusual and the fact that thw bird has survived the winter shows that it must be feeding well. The apparent 'plasticity' of birds bills allows for rapid evolution under certain conditions. If mutants like this have an advantage then this bill shape will be selected for. This rapid evolution of bill shape can be seen in Darwin's Finches on Galapogos and in Crossbills.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0371-stanpit.gifIMG_0371-StanpitThe Stone Curlew free zone that is Stanpit Marshhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0370-south-haven-lb.gifIMG_0370-South-Haven-LBSouth Haven, the most southeasterly point of Lytchett Bay adjacent to the railway line.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0369-val-fs-retirement.gifIMG_0369-Val-Fs-retirementVal's presentation is performed by Pathology manager, Darren Joss (far left)2012-03-25T21:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/23/22nd-march-portland-and-radipole/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0365-penn-castle-fp.gifIMG_0365-Penn-Castle-FPThe steep footpath at Pennsylvania Castle can be good for migrants, but not today.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0363-pulpit-rock.gifIMG_0363-Pulpit-RockThe Pulpit Rock at Portland. There was nothing on the sea and just the eponymous pipits and a single Purple Sand on the rocks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0286-marsh-harrier-radi.gifIMG_0286-Marsh-Harrier-RadiIt must be great to have a house overlooking Radipole and be able to watch Marsh Harriers from your window.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0280-glossy-ibis.gifIMG_0280-Glossy-IbisThe two Glossy Ibises flew out of cover and away behind the hide so quickly that I only mamaged one half decent photo. It is rumoured that this recent influx will lead to them being remooved from the official rarity list.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0277-bracket-fungus.gifIMG_0277-Bracket-fungushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0268-wheatear-male.gifIMG_0268-Wheatear-maleTo many the first Cuckoo heralds the spring, but I think the sight of your first Wheatear, one of the earliest trans-Saharan migrants, is every bit as significant.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0266-little-owl.gifIMG_0266-Little-OwlThis Little Owl can often be seen sunning itself in this gap between the rocks of the Obs Quarry.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0260-herring-gull.gifIMG_0260-Herring-GullAlthough often dismissed as the archetypal 'seagull', adult summer Herring Gulls are really quite smart birds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0253-black-redstart.gifIMG_0253-Black-RedstartBlack Redstarts are both passage, migrants, winter visitors and summer breeders, in all case in small numbers. This male has taken up temporary residence in the hut field.2012-03-23T15:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/22/21st-march-blashford-and-the-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0362-old-gorse1.gifIMG_0362-Old-gorseMuch of the gorse in the Anderwood area is old and 'leggy'. This doesn't provide cover for wildlife.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0243-marsh-tit1.gifIMG_0243-Marsh-TitMarsh Tits are declining but I'm getting to see a lot this year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0238-mandarin1.gifIMG_0238-MandarinThe only Mandarin at Frithamhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0237-clearance1.gifIMG_0237-Clearance... the obvious answer is rotational burning and clearance, allowing new growth to form.2012-03-23T10:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/22/20th-march-equinox-birding/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0362-old-gorse.gifIMG_0362-Old-gorsehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0359-wytch-channel.gifIMG_0359-wytch-channelThe Harrier hide looks over the Wytch Channe and lies just to the south of the Middlebere Channel (which would be to the left of this picture). Both channels drain into Poloe Harbour.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0355-river-stour1.gifIMG_0355-River-Stourhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0243-marsh-tit.gifIMG_0243-Marsh-Tithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0238-mandarin.gifIMG_0238-Mandarinhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0237-clearance.gifIMG_0237-Clearancehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0233-snipe-underwing.gifIMG_0233-Snipe-underwingThe underwing pattern of a Common Snipe. If you ever claimed a American Wilson's Snipe you would need a photo like this to get it accepted as the underwing pattern is one of he key ID features.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0205-spoonbill.gifIMG_0205-SpoonbillOne of six Spoonbills present. They will soon be heading back to Holland to breed.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0193-yl-gulls.gifIMG_0193-YL-GullsMiddlebere is a reliable place to see Yellow-legged Gull2012-03-22T20:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/20/18th-19th-march/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0053-amber-margaret-k.gifIMG_0053-Amber,-Margaret,-KL-R: Amber, Margaret, Kara and Janishttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0355-river-stour.gifIMG_0355-River-StourThe River Stour at Christchurch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0190-roe-buck.gifIMG_0190-Roe-BuckNote the antlers are fully grown but still 'in velvet'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0188-roe-buck.gifIMG_0188-Roe-BuckNo Lesser Spots but great views of this Roe Buck.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0170-pied-wagtail.gifIMG_0170-Pied-Wagtailhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0162-nuthatch.gifIMG_0162-NuthatchYet another Nuthatch photo.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0146-reed-bunting1.gifIMG_0146-Reed-Buntinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0142-lesser-redpoll.gifIMG_0142-Lesser-RedpollA male Lesser Redpoll, compact, dark without very obvious white braces.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0132-brambling1.gifIMG_0132-Bramblinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0128-mealy-and-lesser-r1.gifIMG_0128-Mealy-and-Lesser-rUpper bird: Is this a male Mealy Redpoll? It is slightly larger and more slender, paler overall, with whiter wing bars, paler pink breast but is not as forsty as some that I have seen.2012-03-20T21:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/18/15th-17th-march-holton-lee-canford-heath-and-various-other-ringing-activities/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0052-srg-2.gifIMG_0052-SRG-2L-R: Simon Breeze (again) Michael Gould, Sean Walls, Brian Cresswell, Ian Alexander, Shaun Robson, Jason Fathers. Out of shot were Trevor Squire, Mick Cook and Andy Welch. Kevin Lane and John Dowling were unable to attendhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0051-srg-1.gifIMG_0051-SRG-1Stour Ringing Group L-R: Ali Quinney, Terry Elbourne, Paul Morton, Bob Gifford, Simon Breeze.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0352-reed-bunting-femal.gifIMG_0352-Reed-Bunting-femalThe dark face might lead you to believe that this is a male Reed Bunting abrading into breeding plumage, but the shape of the balck in the crown feathers, the lack of a white collar and the wing lenght all go to prove it is a female.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0343-terry-magpie.gifIMG_0343-Terry-&-MagpieTerry's fingers suffer as he rings this feisty bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0331-magpie-head.gifIMG_0331-Magpie-headA Magpie's bill is a formidable weapon.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0323-siskin-male1.gifIMG_0323-Siskin-malehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0322-gsw-fem.gifIMG_0322-GSW-femThe lack of a red nape identifies this Great Spotted Woodpecker as a female. Unlike most birds woodpeckers are very vocal in the hand and can be quite deafening!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0323-siskin-male.gifIMG_0323-Siskin-maleThe most attractive bird ringied this morning was this male Siskin.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0311-5-great-tit.gifIMG_0311-5-Great-TitGreat Tits are intermittant between the two, but this bird was unusually grey and the contract in the wing on this first year bird was clearly visible.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0310-great-tit.gifIMG_0310-Great-TitAlthough this bird was unusually grey it did demonstrate typical tit agression!2012-03-18T12:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/08/updates/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9386-woodlark.gifIMG_9386-WoodlarkWoodlark Black Down, West Sussex 18/2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9382-woodlark.gifIMG_9382-WoodlarkWoodlark Black Down West Sussex 18/2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ythroat2.jpgYThroat2Common Yellowthroat, Rhiwderin, Gwent 24/2/12 Photo by Chris Chapleohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ythroat1.jpgYthroat1https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/iceland1-lr.jpgIceland1 lrIceland Gull 2nd winter, Torr Resevoir, Somerset, Photo by Chris Chapleohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cackling-g1.jpgCackling G1'Richardson's' Cackling Goose, 24/02/12 Torr Resevoir, Somerset, Photo by Chris Chapleo2012-03-14T12:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/14/12th-and-13th-march-rempstone-forest-and-abbotsbury-weymouth/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0046-cattle-egret.gifIMG_0046-Cattle-EgretA distant Cattle Egret at Kingston Maurood near Dorchester.2012-03-14T12:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/10/7th-9th-march-dorset-and-hampshire/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0268-nexus-bar-night.gifIMG_0268-Nexus-Bar-NightNexus bar nighthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picture-342001-green-winge.gifPicture-342#001-Green-winge... to find the bird with a vertical stripe on the flanks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9990-teal.gifIMG_9990-TealWe searched through many hundreds of Common Teal....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9985-ist-year-brent.gifIMG_9985-Ist-year-BrentBrent Geese are the most obvious species on the marsh. The pale tipes to all the coverts show this a first year bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9975-brents-and-m27.gifIMG_9975-Brents-and-M27Farlington Marshes lies alongside the very noisy M27.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9967-farlington-sea-wal.gifIMG_9967-Farlington-sea-walThe sea wall that separates the freshwater marsh form the estuary is in need of repair.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9963-siberian-chiffch.gifIMG_9963-'Siberian'-ChiffchA 'Siberian' type Chiffchaffhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9962-chiffchaff.gifIMG_9962-ChiffchaffA singing Chiffchaffhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9946-fieldfare.gifIMG_9946-FieldfareFieldfares at the Rugby Club.2012-03-12T15:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/11/10th-11th-march-unprepared-on-brownsea/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/golden20pheasant20tresco20scilly20may200920web20008.jpgGolden%20Pheasant%20Tresco%20Scilly%20May%2009%20WEB%20008It might not be a native species, but the male Golden Pheasant is a stunning bird that it always a delight to see.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090577-brownsea.gifP1090577-BrownseaApproaching Brownsea from sandbankshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090575-srg-brownsea.gifP1090575-SRG-BrownseaThe boat back, Brownsea ringers: L-R Michael Gould, Bob Gifford, Sean Walls, me and Andy Welch with Terry behind the camera. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090571-dunlin.gifP1090571-DunlinWe wait with anticipation to find out where this Dunlin was ringed. Photo by Terry Elbornehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090567-oyk.gifP1090567-OykAn Oystercatcher in full adult plumage, age code 8 in ringers parlance.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090562-barwit.gifP1090562-BarwitCompare the plainer upperparts of Bar-tailed Godwit.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090561-barwit.gifP1090561-BarwitBar-tailed Godwits have a slightly up-turned bill and shorter legs than Black-tailed Godwits. This bird will be heading for the Arctic tundra whilst Black-tailed breed in wet meadows in lower latitudes.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090560-blackwit-barwit.gifP1090560-Blackwit-BarwitFrom a side-on view the longer legs and straighter bill of Black-tailed Godwit can be seen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090557-blackwit-barwit.gifP1090557-Blackwit-BarwitI don't think I have ever seen these two species in the hand at the same time before.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1090554-blackwit.gifP1090554-BlackwitBlack-tailed Godwit showing its distinctive wing pattern and the start of the moult to its brick red summer plumage.2012-03-11T21:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/07/march-6th-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/black-necked-grebe.jpgblack-necked-grebeRegular in small numbers on the Dorset coast, it was a real treat to see a summer plumaged bird, even if it was at some distance. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9926-little-grebe.gifIMG_9926-Little-Grebehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9921-ibsley-water.gifIMG_9921-Ibsley-WaterIbsley Water, most waterfowl were on the far side.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9916-midges.gifIMG_9916-Midgeshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9911-brambling1.gifIMG_9911-Bramblinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0267-acres-down.gifIMG_0267-Acres-DownAcres Down, the best raptor view point in the New Foresthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0266-acres-down.gifIMG_0266-Acres-DownIt is possible to see and identify raptors several miles away from this point.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9911-brambling.gifIMG_9911-BramblingA female Brambling, female Chaffich and on the right, a male Brambling, Bolderwood.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9736-goshawk.gifIMG_9736-GoshawkGoshawks are much larger than Sparrowhawks with deeper chests, longer more rounded tails, broader based wings with protruding secondaries and a dark cap. Photographed in Armenia in May 2010.2012-03-07T17:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/05/3rd-and-4th-march-derby-and-hampshire/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0265-school-report.gifIMG_0265-School-reportDisgraceful French mark! but I did get some better comments for my science subjects as I got older. Click on the image to enlarge if you wish to read it.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0261-jenny.gifIMG_0261-Jennyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0260-carsington.gifIMG_0260-CarsingtonCarsington Resevoir on a cold but sunny afternoon.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0254-ian-mum-and-simon.gifIMG_0254-Ian-Mum-and-SimonWe try to look happy for the photo but in reallity it is very sad to see Mum's mental and physical decline.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9907-rc-starling.gifIMG_9907-RC-StarlingA rare visitor from the steppes of central Asia, most Rosy Starlings seen in the UK are sandy brown juveniles, this bird is almost in full breeding plumage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9895-willow-tit.gifIMG_9895-Willow-TitWillow Tits were regular in Dorset when I moved here in the late seventies but now are extinct. For me the most accesible birds are at Carsington north of Derby and Attenbough near Nottingham. Willow its are very like Marsh tits but differ structurally, in plumage and in particularly in vocalisations.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9880-tree-sparrow.gifIMG_9880-Tree-SparrowBut it was these Tree Sparrows that we had come to see. No longer a regular breeder in Dorset, Tree Sparrows have declined by 90% since their peak population in the 70s.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9866-coot.gifIMG_9866-CootCoots fed on split food below the tables ......... https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9846-moorhen.gifIMG_9846-Moorhen..... but Moorhens are not!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9842-reed-bunting.gifIMG_9842-Reed-BuntingReed Buntings fed in the nearby scrub.2012-03-05T18:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/02/march-2nd-canford-heath/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0246-reed-bunting.gifIMG_0246-Reed-BuntintingngThe breeding plumage of the male Reed Bunting is obtained through abrasion not moult. A few brown-tipped feathers remain aaround the eyes and the lores which should abrade to black very soon.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0242-greenfinch.gifIMG_0242-GreenfinchGreenfinch numbers have dropped recently due to Trichomonosis, a parasite disease, however numbers may have started to recover, there are still plenty on Canford Heath.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0237-coal-tit.gifIMG_0237-Coal-TitWe caught six Coal Tits this morning.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0230-lotti.gifIMG_0230-LottiLong-tailed Tit, perhaps the cutest bird in Britain.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0228-ali-and-terry.gifIMG_0228-Ali-and-TerryAli rings a Great Tit whilst Terry does the paperwork.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0226-canford-heath.gifIMG_0226-Canford-Heath... a mist that persisted in the valley where we were ringing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0222-canford-heath.gifIMG_0222-Canford-HeathA cold and misty dawn....2012-03-02T21:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/03/02/1st-march-last-of-the-summer-wine/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/otter-2.gifOtter-2We were delighted to see three Otters, probably a female and two of last years cubshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/otter.jpgotterWe were delighted to see Otters, but this photo was taken at Blandford by Kevin Lanehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0220-north-haven.gifIMG_0220-North-HavenBack at the ferry it was hardly seemed possible that the Harbour mouth was shrouded in fog just six hours ago.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0217-studland-bay.gifIMG_0217-Studland-BayThe sea was like a mill pond off Studland village, grebes and sea duck were offshore but I didn't have my scope.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0215-snowdrops.gifIMG_0215-SnowdropsSnowdrops are to be expected a this time of year.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0212-primrose.gifIMG_0212-Primrose... but Primroses are a sure sign of spring.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0208-agglestone.gifIMG_0208-AgglestoneVisibility started to improve whilst we were there.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0200-agglestone.gifIMG_0200-AgglestoneTim and Gio at the Agglestone, a 400 tonne block of sandstone that looks very out of place in the middle of the wet heath.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0198-agglestone.gifIMG_0198-AgglestoneThe Agglestone looms over Goddlingstone Heath.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0197-littlesea.gifIMG_0197-LittleseaFormed by the formation of the dune system which cut it off from Studalnd Bay, Littlesea is part of the National Nature Reserve.2012-03-02T18:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/29/27th-29th-february-ower-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9806-ower-farm.gifIMG_9806-Ower-FarmOwer Farm with Poole Harbour in the background.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9802-treecreeper.gifIMG_9802-Treecreeperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9780-treecreeper.gifIMG_9780-TreecreeperTreecreeperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9773-ower-wood.gifIMG_9773-Ower-woodDamp, mossy woodland at Ower.2012-02-29T21:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/27/26th-february-pennington-marshes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rb-goose3.gifRB-Goose3I was unable to get any photos of the Red-breasted Goose as it was distant and against the light but here is a photo of what may have been the same bird taken in Christchurch last autumn.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9722-spotted-redshank.jpgIMG_9722 Spotted RedshankSpotted Redshankhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9694-pintail.gifIMG_9694-PintailDrake Pintailhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9770-skylark.gifIMG_9770-SkylarkSkylarks in song: a sure sign of springhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9753-rp-and-brent.gifIMG_9753-RP-and-BrentRinged Plove and Brent Goosehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9740-brent-goose.gifIMG_9740-Brent-GooseA Brent Goosehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9731-brents.gifIMG_9731-BrentsA flock of Brent Goosehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9718-pintail.gifIMG_9718-PintailDrake Pintailhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9716-po.gifIMG_9716-PoA pair of Pintailshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9703-shovelers.gifIMG_9703-ShovelersTwo drake and one female Shoveler2012-02-27T18:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/27/25th-february-south-kensington-london-part-2/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0187-model-t1.gifIMG_0187-Model-TYou can have a car that's any colour you like, as long as it's black! A Model T Fordhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0186-apollo-10-capsule1.gifIMG_0186-Apollo-10-capsuleThe Apollo 10 capsulehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0183-rocket1.gifIMG_0183-RocketThe first train, Stevenson's Rocket.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0177-steam-engine1.gifIMG_0177-Steam-engineA steam engine, the type of which powered the Industrial Revolution.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0174-foyer-science-muse.gifIMG_0174-Foyer-Science-MuseThe impressive foyer. The lighting on the arc is constantly moving and the individual dots briefly coalesce to form wordshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0171-babages-difference1.gifIMG_0171-Babages-differenceA copy of Babbage's Difference Engine, the first computer, designed in 1849.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0167-ernie.gifIMG_0167-ERNIEThe original ERNIE, the Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment that was used to select wining Premium Bonds in the 50's2012-02-27T18:46:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/27/25th-february-south-kensington-london-part-1/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0154-hurricane.gifIMG_0154-Hurricane.... and the other veteran of the Battle of Britain - the Hurricane.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0192-spots.gifIMG_0192-SpotsThe spots in this dispaly are created as visitors move in front of the sensors.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0190-globe.gifIMG_0190-GlobeAmber holds the world up with her little finger.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0187-model-t.gifIMG_0187-Model-TThe firast mass produced car - the Model T Ford.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0186-apollo-10-capsule.gifIMG_0186-Apollo-10-capsulehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0183-rocket.gifIMG_0183-Rockethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0177-steam-engine.gifIMG_0177-Steam-engineA steam engine of the type that powered the industrial revolution.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0171-babages-difference.gifIMG_0171-Babages-differencehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0165-lab.gifIMG_0165-Lab.... and a mock up of a 30's Microbiology Lab, not much different to when I started in the labs in the early 70'shttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0163-victorian-pharmacy.gifIMG_0163-Victorian-pharmacyA mock up of a Victorian pharmacy .......2012-02-27T15:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/24/24th-february-200-in-gwent/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/internet-yellowthroat.pngInternet yellowthroatI didn't get close enough for a decent photo so here is a shot of the same bird taken from the Internet. Yellowthroats are common in wetland areas in the USA and southern Canada.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9665-iceland-gull.gifIMG_9665-Iceland-Gull.... before landing on the resevoir.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9657-iceland-gull.gifIMG_9657-Iceland-GullTo our delight an Iceland Gull flew in and landed by the geese.......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9642-cackling-goose.gifIMG_9642-Cackling-GooseI think the others in our car hadn't realised how distinctive the tiny Cackling Goose was, it certainly was well appreciated.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9639-severn-bridge.gifIMG_9639-Severn-BridgeCrossing the Severn Bridge into Wales.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9632-lesser-scaup-tufte.gifIMG_9632-Lesser-Scaup-TufteUnknown in the UK before the mid-eighties, Lesser Scaup (on the left) is now found annually.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9601-whooper-bill.gifIMG_9601-Whooper-BillA Whooper Swan was also on the lake but it was very tame and wore a plastic ring, so almost certainly was an escape from captivity..2012-02-26T21:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/23/22nd-23rd-february/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0115-squirrel.gifIMG_0115-squirrelAt times ther seemed to bemore Squireels than birds around the feeders. This one amused us by sticking its front paws between the mesh and flicking out bird seeds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0112-treecreeper.gifIMG_0112-TreecreeperA Common Treecreeperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0111-treecreeper-wing.gifIMG_0111-Treecreeper-wingCommon Treecreeper can be told from a vagrant Short-toed treecreeper by the markings on the alula feather and the precise aligment and shape of the pale bar in the wing, especially on the longest primaries.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0109-tim-margaret-jes.gifIMG_0109-Tim,-Margaret,-JesIn the evening we met up with old colleauges, Tim Kellaway and Gio and Jessica Pietrangelo. This is the first time I have seen Gio since he retired in December.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0107-gym.gifIMG_0107-gymThe upstairs freestyle section is often less crowded.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0106-gym.gifIMG_0106-gymThe ground floor of the gym is packed with machines but not with people at this time of day.2012-02-23T19:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/23/21st-february-blashford-new-forest-and-shapwick/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9589-garganey-and-malla.gifIMG_9589-Garganey-and-MallaGarganey (centre) with two Mallards. Note the grey forewing and the white covert bar and trailing edge to the speculum.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9582-mallard-and-gargan.gifIMG_9582-Mallard-and-GarganThe Mallard friendly Garganeyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9573-cormorant.gifIMG_9573-Cormoranthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9566-shoveler.gifIMG_9566-ShovelerEven when the huge spatulate bill is hidden the drake Shoveler can be easily identified by its striking plumage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9564-gadwall-in-flight.gifIMG_9564-Gadwall-in-flightite speculum and blackish greater coverts can be seen in this photo.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9555-gadwall-pair.gifIMG_9555-Gadwall-pairThe drake gadwall is a beautiful bird when seen well, with its black rear end and finely vemiculated neck and flanks. The female is reminiscent of a female Mallard but has orange sides to the bill and a white 'speculum' in the wing. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9541-ivy-north.gifIMG_9541-Ivy-Northhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9536-bewicks.gifimg_9536-bewicksTwo Bewick's at the back of the flock. This is our smallest swan with a neat, rounded yellow patch on the bill. The juveniles remain grey all winter unlike the blotchy moulting juvenile Mutes.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9532-mutes-and-greylags.gifIMG_9532-Mutes-and-GreylagsAlthough Icelandic Greylags to come to Britain to winter the flock in the Avon Valley is probably of feral origin.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9529-whooper.gifIMG_9529-Whooperwhilst Bewick's arrive here from western Siberia, most of our Whooper's come from Iceland. Note the larger size, longer neck and triangular yellow patch on the bill.2012-02-23T18:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/20/20th-february-hatch-pond/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9517-bittern.gifIMG_9517-BitternBittern number 1 was in front of the viewpointhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9496-bittern.gifIMG_9496-BitternBittern number 2 skulked in the reeds to tthe left of the viewpoint......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9487-bittern.gifIMG_9487-Bittern... before stretching forewards to catch a fish.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0103-hatch-pond.gifIMG_0103-Hatch-PondHatch Pond2012-02-20T19:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/20/15th-19th-february/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/short-eared-owl1.jpgShort-eared OwlAlthough almost dark, I had as good a views as this of the Short-eared Owl. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/parrottcrossbill51.jpgParrottCrossbill(5)The West Sussex Parrot Crossbill, most Parrot Crosbills have much larger bills. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/little-owl1.jpgLittle Owl(Athene noctua)on farmUKA Little Owl on a barn roof,, similar to my view on the 15th. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9461-glossy-ibis1.gifIMG_9461-Glossy-IbisThere is the debate whether the area norht of the railway line should be included in the Poole Harbour recording area but either way I saw the bird fly over the track before doubling back to Wareham Common.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9452-glossy-ibis1.gifIMG_9452-Glossy-IbisThe bird liked to feed close to the path, which meant it was often flushed by dog walkers and joggers.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9442-glossy-ibis1.gifIMG_9442-Glossy-IbisLiving up to its name, Glossy Ibis has become a regular if scarce visitor to Britain, probably from Spain. The ring will help to confirm this.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9394-crossbill-sp1.gifIMG_9394-Crossbill-sphttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9386-woodlark1.gifIMG_9386-WoodlarkWe also had good views of Woodlark at Blackdown. Note the short tail with white tips to the outer feathers.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9382-woodlark1.gifIMG_9382-WoodlarkWeoodlark have a complex face pattern and a dark alua feather which shows well in this shot.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9372-woodlark1.gifIMG_9372-Woodlarkwoodlarks will sing from the ground or from a tree but the longest and more beautiful song is given on the wing.2012-02-20T19:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/14/14th-february-christchurch/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9328-spot-sand-in-fligh.gifIMG_9328-Spot-Sand-in-flighIn flight the white wing bar does not extend to the inner wing as it does in Common Sandpiper.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lt-duck-breeding.gifLT-Duck-breedingA male Long-tailed Duck in breeding plumage photographed in Spitsbergen in 2009.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lt-duck.jpgLT DuckA winter plumaged feamle or immature male Long-tailed Duck (photo from the internet)https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9344-dartford.gifIMG_9344-Dartford.... and showed nicely along the footpaths.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9337-dartford.gifIMG_9337-DartfordA short trip into the New Forest to look for singing Woodlark failed, as it was probably too early in the year, however Dartford Warblers were in fine voice.......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9324-spots.gifIMG_9324-Spots..... but this bird is starting to show the best diagnostic feature of all, its spots are just starting to appear on the rear flanks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9321-spot-sand.gifIMG_9321-Spot-SandThe differences in tail length, leg colour, face pattern and covert pattern compared to Common Sandpiper were discussed when I saw the Lyme Regis bird....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9315-little-egret.gifIMG_9315-Little-Egret... and Little Egrets are growing the 'aigrettes', filamentous plumes that were once in such demand for the milinery buisness that they faced extinction.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9310-spot-red.gifIMG_9310-Spot-RedAnother 'spotted' bird was present, a Spotted Redshank. Formerly there was a large passage of this species in the spring, many in their gorgeous black plumage with white spots, but in recent years we have seen it mainly as a scarce winter visitor. Spot Reds often swim in the manner of a giant phalarope, as can be seen here.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9307-blackwit.gifIMG_9307-BlackwitThe longer legs means that Black-tailed Godwits have to a adopt a more 'bum in the air' posture when feeding. The huge white wing panel of the 'Blackwit' makes them easy to distinguish in flight.2012-02-14T17:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/14/13th-february-swineham-area/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/marshharrier.gifMarshHarrierThe Marsh Harriers were all to far away for photos, so here's one I took earlier - in Ethiopia! Unlike Hen Harriers which are suffering badly from misguided persecution, the fortunes of marsh Harriers are on the up.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6155-marsh-harrier1.gifIMG_6155-Marsh-Harrierhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6155-marsh-harrier.gifIMG_6155-Marsh-Harrierhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0067-supressors-pond.gifIMG_0067-Supressor's-PondJust inside the River Piddle sea wall is Suppressor's Pond, named after an unfortunate incident several decades agohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0066-piddle.gifIMG_0066-PiddleThe perculiarly named River Piddle enters Poole Harbour at Swineham. To the right of the river is the saltmarsh is Swineham Point, to the left is Keysworth where Stour Ringing Group ran a very succesful ringing program in the late eighties and nineties until the estate changed ownership.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0064-swineham-pits.gifIMG_0064-Swineham-pitsSwineham gravel pits are one of the few areas of fresh water around Poole Harbour.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3-smew.jpg3 smewIn Dorset it is unusual to see three Smew together (photo from the internet)2012-02-14T16:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/13/9th-12th-february-holton-lee-southampton-and-christchurch/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jack-snipe2.gifJAck-Snipe2As I didn't get a photo of a Jack Snipe in flight I have included a shot of one we trapped when wagtail ringing last autumn.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9285-grey-seal.gifIMG_9285-Grey-Sealhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0063-family.gifIMG_0063-FamilyIn the evening Janis, amber and Kara joined us for dinner.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0062-marsh-tit.gifIMG_0062-Marsh-TitMarsh Tits seem to be following Willow Tit into local extinction. Once common at several sites around Poole, they have declined greatly in recent years.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0058-siskin.gifIMG_0058-Siskin A male Siskin was a nice addition to our ringing totalshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0056-nuthatch.gifIMG_0056-NuthatchI have ringed a few Nuthatches before but four in one day!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0051-jade-and-kara.gifIMG_0051-Jade-and-KaraKara and Jade making themselves at home.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9287-grey-seal.gifIMG_9287-Grey-SealAlso Grey Seals have broad, widely spaced nostrils unlike the slit like nostrils of Common Seal.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9285-grey-seal.jpgIMG_9285 Grey SealIn Grey Seals the distance from the tip of the nose to to the eyes is the same or more than the distance from the eyes to the back of the head. In Common Seal the former is longer than the latter. 2012-02-13T14:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/07/7th-february-sutton-bingham-resevoir/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9280-gwe-and-grey-heron.gifIMG_9280-GWE-and-Grey-HeronGWW are now placed in the genus Ardea, the same as the Grey Heron in this photo. All other white egrets are placed in Egretta.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9276-gwe.gifIMG_9276-GWEAlthough you take them for granted in the world's tropical areas, in the UK a GWE in flight is a magnificent sight.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9272-gwe.gifIMG_9272-GWEGWEs differ from Little Egrets by their size, longer necks, yellow bill, neck with a distinct kink, and lack of yellow feet.2012-02-07T22:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/06/5th-february-pagham-harbour/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/paddyfield-1.gifPaddyfield-1I didn't get a sharp photo of the Paddyfield Warbler, but here is one that I took in Armenia in May 2010.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9270-southampton-water.gifIMG_9270-Southampton-WaterSouthampton Water from the ferry terminal Margaret used to catch the ferry home to Hythe everyday from this point but she never saw any Glaucous Gulls there either!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9267-cattle-egret.gifIMG_9267-Cattle-EgretThis Cattle Egret has reamined faithful to the same small area all winter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9261-grey-plover.gifIMG_9261-Grey-PloverSeveral waders such as this Grey Plover fed close to the seawallhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0049-southampton-water.gifIMG_0049-Southampton-WaterFrom 2005 - 2006 Margaret used to catch the ferry to Hythe daily from here. She didn't see any Glaucous Gulls eitherhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0048-royal-pier.gifIMG_0048-Royal-PierThe Glaucous chooses the decrepid Royal Pier as a roost site.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0046-pagham-brents.gifIMG_0046-Pagham-BrentsOver a thousand Brent Geese left the estuary and headed inland to feed during the first hour or so.2012-02-06T17:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/06/3rd-and-4th-february-bits-and-pieces/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0040-jim-grocott.gifIMG_0040-Jim-GrocottJim Growcott's retirement speech.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0034-choir-dinner-dance.gifIMG_0034-Choir-dinner-danceThe Barclay House Choir dinner dancehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9253-kerry-foods-waste.gifIMG_9253-Kerry-Foods-waste-The waste ground near Kerry Foods used to be a good spot for Jack Snipe but has recently been trashed by off road bikes and fly tipping.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9251-holes-bay-frozen.gifIMG_9251-Holes-Bay-frozenA frozen Holes Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9250-avocet-flock.gifIMG_9250-Avocet-flockAvocet flocks have a characteristic appearance and can be identified at great distnace.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9249-holes-bay-bridge.gifIMG_9249-Holes-Bay-bridgeEleven Little Egrets on the Holes Bay bridge2012-02-06T15:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/03/1st-2nd-february-various-dips/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0030-frozen-lb.gifIMG_0030-Frozen-LBMuch of Lytchett Bay was frozen this morninghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9246-hooded-merganser.gifIMG_9246-Hooded-MerganserThe Hooded Merganser was still at Radipole. This bird was first seen as an exhausted first year and gave rise to hopes that it might be a genuine vagrant from America, however it has stayed for several years and is widely considered an escape. It belong to a group of ducks called sawbills, and you can just see the serrated edge of the bill in this photo.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9241-grey-heron.gifIMG_9241-Grey-HeronAt Radipole even this Grey Heron was sheltering from the cold wind and ther was no sign of its big white relativwes.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9235-coombe-heath.gifIMG_9235-Coombe-HeathCoombe Heath looking southwest towards Hartland Moorhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9230-coombe-heath.gifIMG_9230-Coombe-HeathCoombe Heath, Arne looking eastwards Harbour mouth. Brownsea andGreen Island are visible and to the centre right, the chain ferry at the Harbour mouth can be seen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_9229-holes-bay.gifIMG_9229-Holes-BayWaders, ducks and gulls at Holes Bay2012-02-03T09:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/02/01/31st-january-southampton-and-blashford/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/caspian-gull.jpgCaspian GullOnly fully recognised as a full species in the last few years, Caspian Gull has been shown to be a regular but scarce winter visitor from its breeding grounds in the Black Sea, Ukraine area. Note the slender, parrallel sided bill without a gondeal angle and attenuated look Photo from the Internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0028-testwood-lakes.gifIMG_0028-Testwood-LakesLittle to report at Testwood Lakeshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0543.jpg_0543Ist summer Glaucous: Spitsbergen June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0025-redbridge.gifIMG_0025-RedbridgeWith the A35, A36, M271 and two railway lines converging at Redbridge, acess to Southampton Water is fraught with difficulty.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0543-glaucous.gif_0543-Glaucous1st summer Glaucous, Spitsbergen June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0425-iceland-glaucous.gif_0425-Iceland-GlaucousBottom to top: 2nd summer Iceland, adult Iceland, adult Glaucous. Spitsbergen June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ylgull-caspain.jpgylgull caspainhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9227-gulls.gifIMG_9227-GullsI find seaerching for rare gulls ampoungst the masses of Lesser Black-backs and Herring to be a major challenge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9221-chaffinch.gifIMG_9221-ChaffinchAt Blashford there were plenty of Chaffinches but still no Brambling.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9218-collared-dove.gifIMG_9218-Collared-DoveAlthough we take them for granted now, Collared Doves were unknown in Britain prior to 19552012-02-01T08:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/30/29th-january-holton-lee-and-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9191-crossbill.gifIMG_9191-CrossbillOn arrival at Hawkshill, Crossbills showed wellin the surrounding trees.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9185-chaffinch-reed-bun.gifIMG_9185-Chaffinch-Reed-BunChaffinches and Reed Buntings are feeding on grain put out for the Junco.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9168-junco.gifIMG_9168-JuncoBut the Junco remained more elusive, perching up in more distant trees.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9160-spanish-sparrow.gifIMG_9160-Spanish-SparrowSpanish Sparrow, quite localised in Spain the main populations occursin North Africa, the Balkans and Turkey east in Central Asia. These eastern populations are migratory and one may well have landed on a ship on route to Southampton.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9158-spanish-sparrow.gifIMG_9158-Spanish-SparrowClosely related to the House Sparrow this long-stayer may have already bred with local sparrows. This will be the only Spanish Sparrow to have ever been recorded on the RSPB,s Garden Birdwatch survey which took place on Saturday.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9146-brent-geese1.gifIMG_9146-Brent-geesehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9132-leo1.gifIMG_9132-LEOhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9128-lower-test-marshes1.gifIMG_9128-Lower-Test-Marsheshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9105-red-kite1.gifIMG_9105-Red-Kitehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9101-red-kite1.gifIMG_9101-Red-Kite2012-01-30T11:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/28/27th-january-lyme-regis-and-the-exe/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9146-brent-geese.gifIMG_9146-Brent-geeseThere was about 600 Brent and 100 Canada Geese on the Starcross golf course but the Red-breasted that was there yesterday was AWOL.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9132-leo.gifIMG_9132-LEOAlthough obscured by vegetation there was better light on this Long-eared Owl than on my last visit.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn1842-spot-sand1.gifDSCN1842-Spot-SandThis picture shows, the yellower legs,, shorter tail, less marked coverts, unmarked tertials and stronger supercillium compared to the closely related Common Sandpiperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0014-topsham.gifIMG_0014-TopshamThe Exe estuary from Topshamhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0013-double-rainbow.gifIMG_0013-double-rainbowOf course I have seen double rainbows before but I have never seen the vertical 'rainbow spike' that canjust be seen above the left hand tree.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0009-dawlish.gifIMG_0009-DawlishWth the hail heading out to sea we resumed our seabird search.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0008-dawlish-hail-storm.gifIMG_0008-Dawlish-hail-stormThe hail stormhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0003-turf-hotel.gifIMG_0003-Turf-HotelThe picturesque Turf Lock and Turf Hotel on the Exeter Ship Canal, the estuary is just to the left of this photo.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn1842-spot-sand.gifDSCN1842-Spot-Sand2012-01-28T15:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/28/26th-january-south-midlands/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9097-phalarope-in-fligh.gifIMG_9097-Phalarope-in-flighThe phalarope was bobbing about and spinning around in the rough water until a particularly large wave convinced it feed elswhere.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/temmincksstint.giftemmincksstinthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9128-lower-test-marshes.gifIMG_9128-Lower-Test-MarshesLower Test Marshes, the White-front is in with all the Canadas but the 'small' Canada must be hiding in the reeds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9105-red-kite.gifIMG_9105-Red-KiteThis Red Kite population has the highest productivity in the world and is really thriving.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9101-red-kite.gifIMG_9101-Red-Kite...which is more than can be said for some parts of the UK where Victorian attitudes to predators leads to them being poisoned.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9096-grey-phal.gifIMG_9096-Grey-PhalGrey Phalarope at Farmoor resevoir. The old joke 'Farmoor birds elsewhere' doesn't hold true as this inland resevoir has a great track record of rarities.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9094-grey-phal.gifIMG_9094-Grey-PhalGrey Phalarope is similar to Red-necked Phalarope in non-breeding plumage but the thicker, laterally compressed bill is a good feature to seperate them.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2499-dusk.gifIMG_2499-DuskWimbourne by-pass at dusk, and no, I didn't take this pic whilst driving, Ewan did!2012-01-28T13:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/28/24th-and-25th-january-dorset-birding/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/snow-bunting1.gifSnow-Bunting1Snow Bunting photgraphed in Weymouth last autumn.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2497-tim-and-simon.gifIMG_2497-Tim-and-SimonTim and his son Simon.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2493-view-towards-iow.gifIMG_2493-View-towards-IOWThe view from Mudeford Quay towards the Isle of Wighthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2492-black-house.gifIMG_2492-Black-HouseThe Black House on Hengistbury Head seen from Mudeford Quay2012-01-28T12:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/28/26th-january-eight-and-three-quarters/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8870-kara-swimming.gifIMG_8870-Kara-swimmingKara taken from Ladycat in Spain in 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8869.jpgIMG_8869Kara from Ladycat in 2009.2012-01-28T12:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/26/23rd-january-the-chiffchaff-conundrum/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2489-pale-chiff.gifIMG_2489-pale-ChiffThis pale Chiffchaff has very pale underparts and in the field might ahve been considered a candidate for 'Siberian' Chiffchaff but in the hand had a lot of olive green in the upperpartshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2440-eastern-chiffchaff1.gifIMG_2440-eastern-ChiffchaffThis bird trapped on 11 01 12 is our best candidate for a tristis but was heard to give a 'hoeet' call on release. Later it responded to tristis vocalisationshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2447-collybita-chiff.gifIMG_2447-collybita-ChiffA typical collybita Chiffchaff with olive green plumage2012-01-26T22:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/22/18th-22nd-january-dorset-birding/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0428.jpgDSC_0428https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0427.jpgDSC_0427Mark and Mo Constantine photographed in 2009.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9082-rock-pipit.gifIMG_9082-Rock-PipitWe may have missed the Spotted Sandpiper but this Rock Pipit posed nicely for photos.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2487-view-towards-charm.gifIMG_2487-View-towards-CharmThe view from Lyme Regis towards Charminster.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2486-river-lyn.gifIMG_2486-River-Lynwe waited for the tide to rise in the hope that the Spotted Sandpiper would return to the mouth of the River Lym, where it has been seen recently.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2482-creekmoor.gifIMG_2482-CreekmoorCreekmoor Ponds: these two small ponds in the middle of a housing estate in Poole can be surprisingly good for birds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2480-wyke-down.gifIMG_2480-Wyke-DownSympathetic management of the Wyke Down area has made this area rich in wildlife, but no owls were visible today.2012-01-22T20:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/18/17th-january-the-exe-estuary-devon/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1070130-2005-murrelet-twitch.gifP1070130 2005 Murrelet twitchThe same area in November 2005 as hundred of birders gather to see the Long-billed Murrelett. There were only two birders present today!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9074-exminster.gifIMG_9074-ExminsterExmouth on the far side of the exe estuaryhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9073-roosting-waders.gifIMG_9073-Roosting-wadersRoosting waders and Brent geese. Large numbers of Knot, Dunlin, Oystercatchers and Grey Plover were present.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9059-shoveler.gifIMG_9059-ShovelerMany waterfowl such as this drake Shoveler were presenthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9055-leo.gifIMG_9055-LEOLong-eared Owlhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2479-exminster-marshes.gifIMG_2479-Exminster-Marshes-Exminster Marshes at dusk.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2476-glossy-ibis.gifIMG_2476-Glossy-IbisGlossy Ibishttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2474-dawlish-warren.gifIMG_2474-Dawlish-Warrenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2473-red-rock.gifIMG_2473-Red-RockLangstone Rock formed from red Triassic sandstonehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2473.gifIMG_24732012-01-24T18:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/16/monday-16th-january-hampshire/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9048-gbbg.gifIMG_9048-GBBGGreat Black-backed Gullhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9047-iceland-gull-2w.gifIMG_9047-Iceland-Gull-2wSecond winter Iceland Gull. Iceland Gulls are daintier with more rounded heads and finer bills than the similar Glaucous Gull.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9034-little-and-cattle.gifIMG_9034-Little-and-Cattle-Little Egret (left) and Cattle egret (right) at Warblingtonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9018-gg-shrike.gifIMG_9018-GG-ShrikeA distant Great Grey Shrikehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_9008-ibsley-water.gifIMG_9008-Ibsley-WaterA Blashford Sunsethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2471-spinaker-tower.gifIMG_2471-Spinaker-TowerThe Spinnaker Tower was adjacent to my next quarry. There has been an influx of Iceland Gulls to the nothern and western isles this winter but few have made it as far south as the south coast. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2466-southampton-docks.gifIMG_2466-Southampton-docksThe Black-throated Diver was in the shadow of Southampton docks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2465-elling-tidal-mill.gifIMG_2465-Elling-tidal-millThe Eling tidal millhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2463-shatterford.gifIMG_2463-ShatterfordThe Beaulieu Road area of the New Forest is a wonderful mixture of bogs, heath and forest2012-01-16T21:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/15/saturday-14th-january-the-bird-race/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2461-pulpit-rock.gifIMG_2461-Pulpit-RockPulpit Rock, Portland on a cold and grey afternoon.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2457-longham-frosty-daw.gifIMG_2457-Longham-frosty-dawA cold and frosty dawn at Longham2012-01-15T21:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/13/tuesday-10th-thursday-12th-january-miscelaneous-birding/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2451-6d-sunsety.gifIMG_2451-6D-sunsetyThe best sighting at Sixpenny Handley was this sunsethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2440-eastern-chiffchaff.gifIMG_2440-eastern-ChiffchaffIt would be easy misidentify this as a 'Siberian' Chiffchaff if it didn't callhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8993-whooper.gifIMG_8993-WhooperOne Whooper (above) and three Bewick Swans from Iceland and Siberia respectively had joined the resident Mute Swans2012-01-13T10:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/13/7th-9th-january-adventures-and-misadventures-in-norfolk/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2432-aa.gifIMG_2432-AAMy 35 years of AA membership proved worthwhile!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2430-wobbly-door.gifIMG_2430-Wobbly-doorA nursery rhyme about a crooked sixpence comes to mind!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2424-potter-heigham.gifIMG_2424-Potter-HeighamThe low bridge at Potter Heigham is a nighmare for yachtsmen and cabin cruisers alike.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8959-teal-female.gifIMG_8959-Teal-femaleFemale Tealhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8954-teal.gifIMG_8954-TealDrake Tealhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8946-pinkfeet.gifIMG_8946-PinkfeetWintering Pinkfeet. One of Britain's avian spectacles.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8936-pinkfeet.gifIMG_8936-PinkfeetBreeding in Green;land, Iceland and Spitsbergen, most of the world's population winters in the UKhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8925-water-rail.gifIMG_8925-Water-RailWater Railhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8910-beardies.gifIMG_8910-BeardiesBearded Tithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8907-cranes.gifIMG_8907-CranesOver 30 Cranes can now be found in East Anglia.2012-01-13T09:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/06/6th-january-studland-and-a-wild-crane-hunt/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2420-littlesea.gifIMG_2420-LittleseaLittlesea, a fresh water lagoon in the middle of the dune systemhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2419-bn-grebe.gifIMG_2419-BN-GrebeA digiscoped shot of a Black-necked Grebehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2416-south-haven.gifIMG_2416-South-HavenShell Bay with the Haven Hotel and the chain ferry. On her arrival in Poole in June 2002 Margaret nearly rammed the ferry, expecting it would give way to boat under sail!2012-01-06T22:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/05/4th-5th-january-blashford-lakes-and-new-forest/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2381-flood.gifIMG_2381-FloodFlooded roadshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ferruginous-duck.jpgferruginous-duckFerruginous Duck drake - photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8804-crossbill.gifIMG_8804-CrossbillMale Crossbill, completes the trio of mediocre record shotshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2379-ivy-lake.gifIMG_2379-Ivy-LakeIvy Lake boardwalk leading to the woodland hidehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/drake-smew.gifDrake-SmewDrake Smew, photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2410-hawfinch.gifIMG_2410-HawfinchHawfinch - another record shothttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2403-junco.gifIMG_2403-JuncoDark-eyed Juncohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2401-junco1.gifIMG_2401-JuncoDark-eyed Juncohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2380-mockbeggar-lake1.gifIMG_2380-Mockbeggar-lakeMockbeggar Lake, Blashfordhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2401-junco.gifIMG_2401-Junco2012-01-05T21:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/03/tuesday-3rd-january-weymouth/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2376-lodmoor.gifIMG_2376-LodmoorHigh winds and heavy showers at Lodmoorhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8794-cg-bhg-lbbg-radi.gifIMG_8794-CG-BHG-&-LBBG-RadiAlso in the car park many Common, Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed Gulls, plus a few Mediterranean Gulls that were flushed before I could photograph them.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8792-rb-gull-ad-radipol.gifIMG_8792-RB-Gull-ad-RadipolAdult Ring-billed Gullhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8785-lodmoor.gifIMG_8785-LodmoorNot much point in searching for Bearded Tits in a gale!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8782-lb-dowitchers.gifIMG_8782-LB-DowitchersThe two Dowitchers showed well, but a bit out of photos range2012-01-03T20:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/02/monday-2nd-january-mainly-west-dorset/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8764-forde-abbey.gifIMG_8764-Forde-AbbeyThe Great Lake, Forde Abbeyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8761-purple-sand.gifIMG_8761-Purple-SandPurple Sandpipers showed wellhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8756-the-fleet.gifIMG_8756-The-FleetThe Sun on the Fleet near Abbotsburyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2375-hatch-pond.gifIMG_2375-Hatch-PondThe upright spike in the lower centre is a Bittern!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2374-river-lin.gifIMG_2374-River-Linwe later searched the River Lin and had good views of a Dipper, a scarce bird in Dorsethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2366-the-cobb.gifIMG_2366-The-CobbThe biggest waves broke over the top of the Cobbhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2360-the-fllet-at-abbot.gifIMG_2360-The-Fllet-at-Abbothttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2359-the-fleet.gifIMG_2359-The-FleetThe Fleet from by Littlesea Holiday Camp2012-01-02T20:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/01/january-1st-happy-new-year/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2355-no-birders-on-boat.gifIMG_2355-no-birders-on-boat.... but soon the upper deck was abandoned due to the weather.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2354-karen-and-kimberle.gifIMG_2354-Karen-and-Kimberle17 month old Kimberley Elborne was the youngest participant.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2353-cheesemonger.gifIMG_2353-CheesemongerDown below, Justin from Lyme Regis provided some lovely cheeses and Storms Resturant provided tasty soup.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2350-birders-on-boat.gifIMG_2350-birders-on-boatWe gathered on deck or birding and a chat ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2349-crowd-on-quay.gifIMG_2349-Crowd-on-QuayAre they here to see us off or to watch the raft race?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2345-raft-race.gifIMG_2345-Raft-race... rather them than me!2012-01-01T22:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2012/01/01/30th-31st-december-upton-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2339-kara-and-guitar.gifIMG_2339-Kara-and-guitar.... and Kara entertained us with some songs before we turned on Jools Hollands Hootenanny to see the New Year in.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2334-ak-xmas-eve.gifIMG_2334-A&K-Xmas-eveAmber and Kara's New Year resolution was to be nicer to each other - lets see how long that one last!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2329-kara-new-years-eve.gifIMG_2329-Kara-new-years-eveBoth Kara ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2321-amber-new-years-ev.gifIMG_2321-Amber-New-Years-Ev.... and Amber were showing off new dresses .....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2320-lb-sluice.gifIMG_2320-LB-sluiceLytchett Bay from the main sluicehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2318-canadas-at-lb.gifIMG_2318-Canadas-at-LBOver 100 Canada Geese and 56 Brent Geese were in the Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2316-ian-ian-trev-and-p.gifIMG_2316-Ian-Ian-Trev-and-PL-R: Ian, me, Trevor and Paul2012-01-01T20:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/29/28th-december-derby-and-breedon-on-the-hill/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2312-ak-ar-dis.gifIMG_2312-A&K-ar-Di'sWhilst the adults had a natter, Amber and Kara snuggled up by the fire.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/di-and-steve.gifDi-and-SteveDi and Steve photographed at our wedding in 2009.2011-12-29T19:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/29/27th-december-derby-and-carsington-water/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2301-carsington.gifIMG_2301-Carsington..... and the sailors must be struggling to launch their yachts.2011-12-29T18:35:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/29/boxing-day-26th-december-derby/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2309-allestree-park.gifIMG_2309-Allestree-ParkMargaret, Kara, Amber and Nigel at Allestree Parkhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2307-mums-house.gifIMG_2307-Mum's-houseMargaret and Simon in the newly renovated lounge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2306-the-big-wet-ball.gifIMG_2306-The-big-wet-ballIn the courtyard of the centre is a huge granite ball supported by a cushion of water. It takes considerable effort rotate it or to stop it once it gains momentum.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2299-carsington.gifIMG_2299-CarsingtonThe water level is usually right up to the hide and all of this mmud is covered.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2298-darley-abbey-mill.gifIMG_2298-Darley-Abbey-MillThe weir on the River Derwenthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2294-darley-abbey-mill.gifIMG_2294-Darley-Abbey-MillTrouble at mill ?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2293-the-gadsbys.gifIMG_2293-The-Gadsby'sJames, Martin, Tricia and Alex Gadsbyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2283-amber-and-arlo.gifIMG_2283-Amber-and-ArloAmber took her turn in looking after Arlo.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2278-dennis-and-adrian.gifIMG_2278-Dennis-and-AdrianDennis and Adrian (Katie's husband) relaxed and watched the TV.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2275-lauren-singing.gifIMG_2275-Lauren-singingKara sang several songs but was upstaged by two year old Lauren's repeated rendition of 'jingle bells'2011-12-29T17:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/25/25th-december-merry-christmas/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2249-janis.gifIMG_2249-JanisJanishttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2248-amber.gifIMG_2248-AmberAmberhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2243-christmads-meal.gifIMG_2243-Christmads-MealTo give us more space we moved the table into the conservatory.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2238-kara.gifIMG_2238-KaraKarahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2233-present-unwrapping.gifIMG_2233-Present-unwrapping... even for the adults. L-R Margaret, Helen, Janis and Andyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2229-present-opening.gifIMG_2229-Present-opening.... which soon came.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2225-amber-and-kara.gifIMG_2225-Amber-and-KaraKara and Amber waiting for the present opening go-ahead .https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2228-hbw.gifIMG_2228-HBWI was delighted to be given the final volume of Handbook of Birds of the World, a most excellent series.2011-12-25T18:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/20/tuesday-20th-december-woolgarston-east-holme-and-lyme-regis/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/east-stoke.gifEast-StokeEast Holme area seen from the Wareham to Wool road.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/woolgarston-garden.gifWoolgarston-gardenPlenty of birds visit this most extensive garden.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the-cobb.gifThe-CobbThe Cobb, Lyme Regis' famous breakwater immortalised in the film 'the French Lieutenant's woman'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/spot-sand-2.gifSpot-Sand-2Spotted Sandpiper can be told from Common Sandpiper by the shorter tail, yellower legs, and differences in the barring of the coverts.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/spot-sand-1.gifSpot-Sand-1This is the 8th time I have seen this species in the UK but the first time in Dorset.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/purple-sands-2.gifPurple-Sands-2The Cobb is probably the best site in Dorset for Purple Sandpipershttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/purple-sand-1.gifPurple-Sand-1In winter Purple Sandpipers specialise in wave washed rocky shores, groynes and breakwaters.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mandarins-woolgarston.gifMandarins-WoolgarstonMike's parents keep captive waterfowl like these Mandarins....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/emperor-goose-woolgarston.gifEmperor-Goose-Woolgarston.... and these Emperor Geese, a bird from arctic Alaska and eastern Siberiahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dunnock-woolsgarston.gifDunnock-WoolsgarstonStandare fare - a Dunnock2011-12-20T21:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/18/saturday-17th-sunday-18th-december-christmas-celebrations-and-webs-counts/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2185.jpgIMG_2185.... but some still go a bit over the top!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2188.jpgIMG_2188Many of the neighbours have modest Chistmas lights ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2184.jpgIMG_2184The church is always packed for the carol service.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2181.jpgIMG_2181The Parish Church at Lytchett Minster, where we got married two and a half years agohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wigeon-lb.gifWigeon-LBWigeon numbers have increased markedly in Holes Bay in recent years.2011-12-18T22:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/16/wednesday-14th-friday-16th-december-middlebere-and-poole-hospital/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pgf-and-gio.gifPGF-and-GioPaul Flanagan (L) presents Gio with his leaving gifts.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/l-r-me-mike-brebner-retir.gifRetireesFormer colleauges: L-R me, Mike Brebner (retired 1995), Gio and Geoff Westwood (retired 2003)https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/twilight-4-breaking-dawn-movie-poster.jpgTwilight-4-Breaking-Dawn-Movie-PosterThe rather twee but quite entertaining Twighlight series.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nuthatch-arne.gifNuthatch-Arne... as are Nuthatches, but where have the Marsh Tits gone.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/coal-tit-arne.gifCoal-Tit-ArneCoal Tits are regular at the Arne feeders....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/secret-santa-2.gifSecret-Santa-2... but soon disappears under a pile of presentshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/secret-santa.gifSecret-SantaAndy plays the role of Santahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pht-christmas-lunch.gifPHT-Christmas-lunch.. and soon we were down the canteen for the Cgristmas lunch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/middlebere.gifMiddlebereMiddlebere on the SW side of Poole Harbour, has wet fields, reedbeds, woods and an estuarine inlet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lapwings-middlebere.gifLapwings-MiddlebereAbout 1000 Lapwings were on the nearby fields or the intertidal area.2011-12-16T16:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/12/monday-12th-december-longham-lakes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tealblue-winged3139.jpgTealBlue-winged3139Female Blue-winged Teal, Longham Lake. Photo by Vaughan Ashby / Birdfinders.2011-12-12T20:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/11/12th-november-to-8th-december-ethiopia/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ankober-escarpment.gifAnkober-escarpmentThe Rift Valley escarpment at Ankober2011-12-11T20:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/10/friday-9th-december-bouremouth/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gio-makes-a-point.gifGio-makes-a-pointGio makes a pointhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sam-and-simon.gifSam-and-SimonSam and Simon are getting married next year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rosey.gifRoseyRosey was away from the lab for several months before my retirement, so it was particulalry nice to catch up with her again.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/polly.gifPollyPolly in a party mood.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/natasha-and-lisa.gifNatasha-and-LisaNatasha and Lisa, thanks go to Lisa for organising the event.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/margaret-and-ian.gifMargaret-and-IanMargaret and I at the Christmas Party2011-12-10T14:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/12/09/friday-9th-december-longham-lakes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shoveller.gifShovellerThis pair of Shovelers was 'unassociated' with the Blue-winged Teal today. Note the Water Rail in the background..https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/goosander-female.gifGoosander-femaleFemale or immature Goosander2011-12-09T18:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/11/test/2011-11-11T16:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/11/9th-12th-november/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lalibela11.jpglalibela1[1]Lalibela: Ethiopia's famous underground rock churches.2011-11-11T16:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/08/monday-7th-tuesday-8th-october-hatch-pond-and-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/blackbird-3.gifBlackbird-3These three Blackbirds were caught at the same time and were presumed to be migrants....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/blackbird.gifBlackbirdIs the pale streaked throat of the female Blackbird an indication of continemtal origin?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hatch-pond.gifHatch-PondA large area of reed bed has been cut at Hatch Pond, allowing easier viewing of Snipe and hopefully Water rail and Bittern.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bittern2.gifBittern2This Bittern was photographed at considerable range in poor light.2011-11-08T18:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/06/saturday-5th-november-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rt-diver3.gifRT-Diver3Red-throated Diver, photo by Shaun Robsonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rt-diver2.gifRT-Diver2Red-throated Diver - photo by Shaun Robsonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rt-diver1.gifRT-Diver1Red-throated Diver, photo by Shaun Robsonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rtd-2-lb-051111.jpgRTD 2 LB 051111https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/redwing-wing.gifRedwing-wingIts easy to see where Redwings got their name.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/redwing.gifRedwingThe current mild weather seems to be inhibiting Redwing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cockler.gifCocklerCommercial harvesting of cockles at high tide is a recent feature in Poole Harbour. Whether this causes disturbences to birds is open to debate......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/beardie-f.gifBeardie-FThis female Bearded Tit was a nice surprise......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/beardie3.gifBeardie3... but not as nice a surprise as its male companion.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/beardie2.gifBeardie2Bearded Tits are now considered to be in family of their own, the only other mono-specific family to occur in the UK is the Osprey.2011-11-06T19:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/05/4th-and-5th-november-bonfire-nights/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kids-and-sparkers.gifKids-and-sparkersA combination of flash and a longer shutter speed produces some interesting results.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nov5.gifNov5https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sophie-and-amber.gifSophie-and-AmberFlash photography gives sharper results, but I prefer ambient light photography for night scenes were possible.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jean-and-bonfire.gifJean-and-BonfireJean de Garis keeps the bonfire supplied.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/amber-sparkler.gifAmber-sparklerAmber with sparklerhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/amber-and-sophie.gifAmber-and-SophieSophie and Amber2011-11-05T21:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/03/tuesday-1st-to-thursday-3rd-november-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/egyptian20goose.jpgEgyptian%20GooseEgyptian Goose: photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/high-tide-lb-2-111.gifHigh-tide-LB-2-11Under these circumstances we had no alternative than to take down.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oyks-lb.gifOyks-LBhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oyks-in-flight.gifOyks-in-flightConstantly disturbed by dog walkers, the Oystercatchers couldn't settle for long until the tide dropped.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oyk-lb2.gifOyk-LB2Oystercatchers at Turlin Moor.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mute-swans-lb.gifMute-Swans-LBMute Swans at the Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kittiwake-lb3.gifKittiwake-LB3But thanks to Shaun, I got two Lytchett Bay ticks in the same morning.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kittiwake-lb2.gifKittiwake-LB2Photography was difficult as it always faced into the wind.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kittiwake-lb1.gifKittiwake-LB1Later the Kittiwake was relocated on the far side of the Bay.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/4-f-pied-wagtail.gif4-f-Pied-WagtailAgeing and sexing Pied Wagtails can be tricky. The lack of contrast in the greater coverts and the very dark primaries indicate this is an adult and the uniform mantle shows it is a female.2011-11-03T15:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/02/tuesday-1st-november-blandford/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/weir-swans-and-bhg.gifWeir-Swans-and-BHGSwans and Black-headed Gulls at the weirhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/weir2.gifWeir2The weir on the Stourhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/weir.gifWeirThe Otters are sometimes seen climbing this weirhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/river-stour3.gifRiver-Stour3... was beautiful in the autumn sunlighthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/river-stour2.gifRiver-Stour2River Stour downstream from the bridgehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/river-stour1.gifRiver-Stour1River Stourhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/moorhen.gifMoorhenMoorhenshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/l-egret-and-mallard.gifL-Egret-and-MallardLittle Egret and Mallardhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kingfisher-blandford.gifKingfisher-BlandfordThis Kingfisher remained hidden in the vegetationhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/grey-wagtail2.gifGrey-Wagtail2.... a pair showed well just below the weir.2011-11-02T21:05:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/11/02/saturday-29th-monday-31st-october/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/devil-janis-and-margaret.gifDevil-Janis-and-MargaretEven Janis got in on the act!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tabitha-and-casie.gifTabitha-and-CasieOur next door neighbough Tabitha and daughter Cassiehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/otter.jpgotterOtter eating a fish, Blandford. Photos by Kevin Lane 31/10/11https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kara-ryan-and-chloe.gifKara-ryan-and-ChloeKara with friends Ryan and Chloehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/high-tide-lb-2-11.gifHigh-tide-LB-2-11https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gypsy.gifGypsyTheir little dog Gypsy kept us amused.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gios-do.gifGio's-doClockwise from the front: Val Hunt, Terry Hunt, Jessica Pietrangelo, Giovanni Pietrangelo, Chris Bunn, Ann Bunn and Margaret.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/charlie-and-amber1.gifCharlie-and-AmberAmber and friend Charliehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/blandford-upstream.gifBlandford-upstreamBlandford road bridge seen from the footbridge. Photo taken on 1/11/112011-11-02T15:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/29/friday-28th-and-saturday-29th-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lb-high-tide.gifLB-High-tideWe are currently undergoing high spring tides....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/high-tide-lb.gifHigh-tide-LB... which means the concrete block we use for a ringing base gets flooded.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/song-thrush-ringing.gifSong-thrush-ringingMost birds are docile in the hand, Song Thrushes however are the exception.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cettis2.gifCettis2To most birders Cetti's are more often heard than seen, anouncing their presence with one of the most strident of all bird songs.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cettis.gifCettisWith Dartford, Cettis is are only resident warbler, although it makes short distance migrationshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jack-snipe2.gifJAck-Snipe2The first to be ringed at Lytchett in what Shaun calls 'the modern era' i.e. since he has lived in Dorset.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jack-snipe.gifJack-SnipeThe seldom seen and seldom ringed Jack Snipehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lb-sunset.gifLB-sunset2011-10-29T17:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/29/friday-28th-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ballard-down.gifBallard-Downhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/woodcock2.gifWoodcock2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/woodcock.gifWoodcockhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yellowhammer-male2.gifYellowhammer-male2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yellowhammer-male.gifYellowhammer-male2011-10-29T16:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/26/october-25th-26th-lytchett-and-holes-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/corvids-lb.gifCorvids-LBCorvid heavenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/holes-bay-3.gifHoles-Bay-3.... and then it tipped down with rain.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/holes-bay-2.gifHoles-Bay-2With many birds in the channels and into the light, birding conditions were not ideal.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/holes-bay-1.gifHoles-Bay-1Eutrophication from the sewage outfalls has caused these algal mats across Holes Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cut-maize-lb.gifCut-maize-LBWith the maize cut, the finches are no longer concentrated on the margins.2011-10-26T21:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/24/monday-24th-october-weymouth-and-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nw-portland.gifNW-PortlandLancridge, the sheltered north-west corner of Portland.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ybw4.gifYBW4Yellow-browed Warbler......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ybw3.gifYBW3Yellow-browed Warbler ........https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ybw2.gifYBW2...little bigger than a Goldcrest, these birds fly enormous distances between Siberia and wintering grounds in South-east Asiahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ybw1.gifYBW1...and as this picture shows are highly energetic and mobile.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/snow-bunting3.gifSnow-Bunting3Snow Buntinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/snow-bunting2.gifSnow-Bunting2This tame bird was photographed through the boundry fence of the camphttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/snow-bunting1.gifSnow-Bunting1This is a species I have seen in Iceland, Norway and Siberia, but most of my British sightings have been from costal Norfolk.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bridging-camp.gifBridging-campThe Bridging Camp adjacent to the Fleet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brent-in-flight-ferrybridge.gifBrent-in-flight-FerrybridgeAfter being flushed, most of the flock headed up the Fleet.2011-10-24T18:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/24/sunday-23rd-october-new-forest-anniversary-walk/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/riverside-trail.gifRiverside-trail... through ancient woodland....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sowley-pond-2.gifSowley-Pond-2The route is mainly along lanes but passed some picturesque spots...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sowley-pond.gifSowley-Pond..... like Sowley Pondhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/country-house.gifCountry-HouseMuch of the area is taken up with large private estates, hence the lack of footpaths.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bucklers-hard.gifBucklers-HardEventually you reach the old ship building site of Buckler's Hard....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/beaulieu-river.gifBeaulieu-river..... and follow the Beaulieu River......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/beaulieu2.gifBeaulieu2After the obligitory visit to the tea rooms we returned to the car by taxi.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/beaulieu.gifBeaulieu.... to the charming town of Beaulieu.2011-10-24T17:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/22/friday-21st-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/durlston-sunrise2.gifDurlston-sunrise2A cloudier and warmer start to the day compared to yesterday.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chiffchaff1.gifChiffchaff1A 'standard' Chiffchaff trapped later the same day.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ph-warbler1.gifPh-Warbler1This pale Chiffchaff with green edging to the remiges caused some consternation. It is presumably of eastern origin, but not from as far east as the form tristis which has a wing bar and no olive colouration whatsoever.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/redpoll-tails-4-l-3-r.gifRedpoll-tails,-4-L-3-RRedpolls can be aged on the shape and appearance of the tail feathers. Adult on the left, first winter on the right.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lesser-redpoll.gifLesser-RedpollRedpolls have a complex taxonomy. The British breeding form is Lesser Redpoll but another four forms belonging to at least two species occasionally occur.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bullfinch-pair.gifBullfinch-pairThis pair of Bullfinches was a nice find2011-10-22T16:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/21/thursday-20th-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ringing-wags.gifRinging-wagsGarage ringing. Roost ringing of Pied Wagtails and Reed Buntings.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/durlston-sunrise-2.gifDurlston-sunrise-2Eventually the sun broke the horizon, its warming rays were most welcome.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/goldfinch-4-male.gifGoldfinch-4-maleAdult Goldfinches have a red rather than orange face. The red extends just behind the eye in adult males and they have darker nasal hairs and a slightly longer bill.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jupiter_and_moons.jpgJupiter_and_MoonsYou don't need an astronomical telescope to see Jupiter and its four large moons. This is the sort of view you can get with a birding telescope at the moment. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/durlston-observatory.gifDurlston-observatoryDawn breaks behind the astronomical observatory.2011-10-21T20:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/21/wednesday-19th-october-stanpit-christchurch/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rb-goose31.gifRB-Goose3Red-breasted Goose, Stanpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/red_breasted_geese_hans_dek1.jpgred_breasted_geese_hans_dek[1]Wintering Red-breasted Geese - Bulgaria. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rb-goose3.gifRB-Goose3Red-breasted Goose, Stanpit https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rb-goose2.gifRB-Goose2Red-breasted Goose - Stanpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rb-goose1.gifRB-Goose1First winter Red-breasted Goose, Stanpit.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peregrine-and-lapwings.gifPeregrine-and-LapwingsThe Lapwing took to flight as soon as the Peregrine appeared.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peregrine2.gifPeregrine2Peregrine - Stanpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peregrine1.gifPeregrine1Peregrine - Stanpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peregrine-and-lapwing.jpgPeregrine and Lapwinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lapwings.gifLapwings2011-10-21T20:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/19/wednesday-19th-october/2011-10-21T00:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/18/tuesday-18th-october-accommodate/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/amber-spain-2010.pngAmber-Spain-2010Amber Jonsson, Spain June 2010 - about the time of her 13th birthday2011-10-18T19:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/17/monday-17th-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/four-grippers.jpgBlauwstaart, Buidelmees, Dwerggors en BladkoningL-R: Red-flanked Bluetail, Penduline Tit, Little Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler. Holland 2011https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/crossbills-in-flight.pngCrossbills-in-flight.... but this flock of 32 Crossbills just kept going.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sparrowhawk-5-femail.pngSparrowhawk-5-femail...compare the size with this female Sparrowhawk trapped on Saturdayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sparrowhawk-3-male-wing.pngSparrowhawk-3-male-wingThe ginger fringing to the coverts confirm it is a first year...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sparrowhawk-3-male.pngSparrowhawk-3-maleA first year male Sparrowhawk.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kevin-and-sparrowhawk.pngKevin-and-SparrowhawkMindful of its talons, Kevin gingerly applies the ringto this male Sparrowhawkhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/goldfinches-durlston.pngGoldfinches-durlstonSome Goldfinches stopped briefly.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dusk-radipole1.pngDusk-Radipolehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/5-sparrowhawk.png5-Sparrowhawk... Saturday's female shows unmoulted worn inner secondaries, this together with the few reamaining ginger coverts show it was hatched in 2010. Again note the much larger size.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/threatening-clouds.pngThreatening-cloudsRain held off but the skies reamined threatening.2011-10-17T16:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/17/saturday-15th-october-durlston-2/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/juv-swallow1.pngjuv-SwallowFirst year Swallow. I have reliably been informed that the first ones have just arrived in South Africa for the winter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/house-martin1.pngHouse-MartinFirst year House Martin, compared to Swallow, very little is known about their migration or wintering grounds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/durlston-sunrise1.pngDurlston-sunriseSaturday was a wonderfully clear day, almost cloudless day.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/swallows-on-net1.pngSwallows-on-netSwallows and martins love to perch on the top of a mist net.2011-10-17T13:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/16/friday-14th-october-the-lighthouse-poole/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eliza-carthy.pngEliza-CarthyEliza Carthy and bandhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/marre-waterson.pngMarre-WatersonThe evening started with a set from her cousins, Marie Waterson and Oliver Knight2011-10-16T19:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/14/friday-14th-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/clouded-yellow.jpgClouded yellowA single Clouded Yellow was in the Durlston garden. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/red-admiral.pngRed-AdmiralRed Admirals have become common again in recent weeks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gs-pecker-durlston-ali-q-3.pngGS-pecker-Durlston-Ali-Q-(3Juvenile GSWs have a red crown, after the post-juvenile moult the female develop a black nape and the males a red nape. The bird can still be aged as a first year (even though the red crown has been lost) by the contrast between the median and greater coverts. Photo by Ali Quinney.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wood-pigeons1.jpgWood-Pigeons1Without a working camera today I have resorted to an internet photo of migrating Wood Pigeons taken on a vis mig watch. The pigeons tend to move later than most finches peaking in early November.2011-10-14T16:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/13/thursday-13th-october-durlston-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cage-fungus.pngCage-fungusA cage fungus along the entrance road to the park.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lotti.pngLottiA dozen or more Long-tailed Tits were caught in the same net. Note the orbital ring can change colour depending on the bird's emotionshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-no6.pngFirecrest-no6This beauty was in with the LT Tit flock, our 6th at Durlston this year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-gp.pngFirecrest-gpDIM Wallace used to call the Firecrest 'the seven-striped sprite'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/durlston-fog.pngDurlston-fogA bank of fog moved in from the sea soon after dawn.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yellowhammer-3f.pngYellowhammer-3Fthis foirst year female Yellowhammer can be aged on tail shape and sexed by the pattern of the crown feathyers. Like other buntings, breeding plumage is aquired through abrasion of the feather tips revealing the yellow colouration below.2011-10-13T13:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/11/tuesday-11th-october-tropical-updates/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/butterfly-peru.pngButterfly-PeruThe Amazonian region is full of beautiful butterflies. Northern Peruhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/egyptian-plover1.pngEgyptian-PloverEgyptian Plover - Sierra Leonehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hyacynth-macaws.pngHyacynth-MacawsHyacynth Macaws - the Pantanal, Brazil.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tumbes-tyrant.pngTumbes-TyrantTumbesTyrant - endemic to the dry coastal area of northern Peruhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tapir.pngTapirTapir, Alta Florista, Brazilhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sierra-leone-dusty-road.pngSierra-Leone-dusty-roadHot, humid and dusty - Sierra Leonne - Feb 2010https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/santa-marta-mountains.pngsanta-marta-mountainsThe Santa Marta Mountains of Colombia rise straight from the sea to 5,700mhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sahel-region-of-northern-se.pngSahel-region-of-northern-SeThe arid Sahel region of northern Senegal - Jan 2005https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/marvelous-spatuletail2.pngMarvelous-Spatuletail2Marvelous Spatuletail - northern Peru, photo from the Internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/maranon-valley.pngMaranon-valleyMaranon Valley - northern Peru - Sep 20052011-10-11T15:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/09/saturday-8th-october-durlston-and-middlebere/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/helen-janis-suzzane.pngHelen-Janis-SuzzaneL - R: Helen, janis and Suzanne.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-2.pngFirecrest-2Female Firecrest. Possibly the most beautiful of British breeding birds.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lesser-redpoll-dcp-081011.jpgLesser Redpoll DCP 081011Lesser Redpoll, photo by Shaun Robson.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ringing-demo.pngRinging-demoRinging demo: L-R Margaret, Robert, Charlotte, Pete, Rosemary and (seated) Angela. As a youngster Robert used to birdwatch with the legendary ornithologist H G Alexander and even saw Britain's only Brown Thrasher at Durlston in 1966! 2011-10-09T09:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/07/friday-7th-october-durlston-middlebere-and-sunnyside-farm/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/shetland-pony.pngShetland-PonyAbout the only interesting thing at Sunnyside this afternoon !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sunnyside-farm.pngSunnyside-FarmSunnyside Farm from the viewing screen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/28-spoonbills.png28-SpoonbillsSpoonbills. This is the biggest flock of this species ever to be seen in Dorsethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chaffinch-female.pngChaffinch-femaleAll the Chaffinches we trapped today were females. This is not all that surprising, the tendency for male and female Chaffinches to winter in seperate areas was noted by Linnaeus who gave it the Latin name 'coelebs' meaning 'unmarried'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/treecreeper.pngTreecreeperExcluding a vagrant Short-toed treecreeper used to involve a complex mathematical formula involving the length of the bill and hind claw, but now can be done on the fine detail of the pattern on the wing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/another-durlston-dawn.pngAnother-Durlston-dawnHere we go again - another Durlston dawn2011-10-07T18:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/05/wednesday-4th-october-boyton-suffolk/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sandhillcrane1174a.jpgsandhillcraneAdult Sandhill Crane - USA - photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/willow-emerald-damselfly.pngWillow-Emerald-DamselflyAlso present were some Willow Emerald Damselflys, a recent colonist of this part of East Anglia and a tick for the entomologists amongst ushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sandhill-in-flight.pngSandhill-in-flightMost flights were of short duration and mostly seen as a silouette.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sandhill-4.pngSandhill-4At over half a mile away, a hand held digiscoping shot was the best I could manage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sandfhill-in-flight-2.pngSandfhill-in-flight-2The Sandhill Crane in flight against the eastern sky.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/twitchers-at-sandhill.pngTwitchers-at-SandhillConsidering the extreme rarity of the species, the turn out was quite low, but that will change if it stays to the weekend!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/suffolk-sky-2.pngSuffolk-sky-2Boyton, Suffolk. East Anglian skies are often described as 'wide open' which is a euphemism for a flat landscape.2011-10-05T19:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/05/tuesday-4th-october-durlston-and-lytchett/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pied-wag-3-male-wing.pngPied-Wag-3-male-wing..... but the contrast between the greater and primary coverts and the greyish primaries show that is a first year bird, the longer wing length helps to confirm that is a male.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pied-wag-3-male.pngPied-Wag-3-maleThe grey back of this bird could indicate that it is an adult female....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pied-wagtail-3.pngPied-Wagtail-3Ist year Pied Wagtails are very variable, the extent of white feathering in the wing and nape of this individual is unusual.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wheatear-2-durlston.pngWheatear-2-DurlstonThe first Wheatear we have ringed at Durlston.2011-10-05T15:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/04/monday-3rd-october-lytchett-and-christchurch/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wheatear-xch.pngWheatear-Xch...and a few Wheatears and Yellow Wagtails.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mipit-xch.pngMipit-XchStanpit was covered with migrant Meadow Pipits...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ibis-and-egrets.pngIbis-and-EgretsThree Glossy Ibis with three Little Egrets, a sign of global warming?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glossy-ibis-4.pngGlossy-Ibis-4....and landed across the marsh with the third bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glossy-ibis-3.pngGlossy-Ibis-3...but soon took off...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glossy-ibis-2.pngGlossy-Ibis-2Two ibis showed particularly well...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glossy-ibis-5.pngGlossy-Ibis-5https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dunnock-aberent-tail.pngDunnock-aberent-tailThis Dunnock with a single white feather in the tail is demonstrating an abberant plumage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/anne-bunn-at-lb.pngAnne-Bunn-at-LBHere Anne is modeling a new line in orange wellies..2011-10-04T14:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/03/sunday-2nd-october-old-harry/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/studland-beach.pngStudland-BeachSummer time is here again !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/200511180307531.jpg20051118030753[1]Adult winter Mediterranean Gull. Photo from the internet.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/old-harry-2.pngOld-Harry-2....and accessible spots on the Dorset coast.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/old-harry-1.pngOld-Harry-1Old Harry rocks, one of the most spectacular.....2011-10-03T19:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/10/02/saturday-2nd-october-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/goat-plot-dawn.pngGoat-plot-dawnAnother stunning Durlston dawnhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-m-head.pngFirecrest-m-headWhilst the stunning orange streak on the second bird's crown shows it is a male.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-f-head.pngFirecrest-f-headhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/firecrest-f-1.pngFirecrest-f-1Along with Goldcrest, this Firecrest is UK's smallest bird. The mainly yellow crown indicates it is a female.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/green-woodpecker.pngGreen-woodpeckerCompared to the juveniles illustrated on the 12/8 and 2/9 blog entries, this Green Woodpecker has completed its post-juvenile moult. Seperating it from adult plumage is based on fine differences to the barring of the coverts.2011-10-02T17:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/30/thursday-29th-and-friday-30th-september-ringing-again/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lytchett-sunrise-2.pngLytchett-sunrise-2... you won't see sights like this!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stonechat-female-durlston.pngStonechat-female-DurlstonStonechats have declined severly recently so it is good to see them at Durlstonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chiffchaff-control.pngChiffchaff-controlWe wait with anticipation to learn where this Chiffchaff was ringed.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wren.pngWrenand another non-Chiff !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goldcrest-male.pngGoldcrest-maleA male Goldcrest, one of the very few non Chiffs.2011-09-30T17:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/28/wednesday-28th-september-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/reed-bunting.pngReed-BuntingThe white collar and black head of a breeding plumage Reed Bunting is aquired by abrasion not moult. Buff tips to the feathers wear away during the winter to reveal the white or black feathers below.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greenfinch-male.pngGreenfinch-maleIn male Greenfinches the yellow on the primaries is more extensive and reaches the shaft near the basehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greenfinch-female.pngGreenfinch-femaleThe reduced yellow in the primaries of a feamle Greenfinch can be seen. The colour of the greater coverts and shape of the tail indicate a first year bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/early-am-lytchett-bay.pngEarly-am-Lytchett-BayMorning light on the arable field.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/early-am-lytchett-bay-2.pngEarly-am-Lytchett-Bay-2A misty morning at Lytchett2011-09-28T19:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/25/sunday-25th-september-pennington-keyhaven/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sabines-31.pngSabine's-3Were the juvenile Sabine's the same birds that I photographed off Avon Beach on 13th Septemberhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/little-stint.pngLittle-StintForntunately there was a juvenile Little Stint present for comparison.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/semi-p.pngSemi-PJUvenile Semi-palmated Sandpiper. Compared to Little Stint (below) it is greyer, lacks an obvious white V on the mantle, less streaking on the neck and has a straighter, thiker and more blob tipped bill. The semi-palmated toes are almost impossible to see!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/semi-pdunlin.pngSemi-P&DunlinThese stints or peeps as they are known in America, are tiny about the size of a sparrow. Compare with the Dunlin in the background2011-09-25T19:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/25/saturday-24th-september-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ibsley-water.pngIbsley-WaterIbsley Water, Blashfordhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gioldfinch-wings-2.pngGioldfinch-wings-2The same birds, the adult (above) seems to have suspended its moult as the outer four primaries are unmoulted. However there were some features of the tail that didn't fit in with this scenario!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goldfinches.pngGoldfinchesJuvenile (L) and adult (R) Goldfinch. As well as the obvious diffences in head pattern the yellow in the wing is more saturated in the adult.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chaffinch-male.pngChaffinch-maleClearly a male Chaffinch but ageing depends on assesing the shape of the outer tail feather and the darkness of the tip of the central tail.2011-09-25T16:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/25/friday-23rd-september-durlston-and-kinson/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dwt-quiz.pngDWT-QuizDWT quiz Kinson, Guy Dutson's parents John and Bronwyn are sitting bottom right.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chiff-on-post.pngChiff-on-postChiffchaff - the ubiquitous autumn migrant2011-09-25T15:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/22/thursday-22nd-septemeber-burpham/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/kestrel.pngKestrelFemale Kestrel, Burphamhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/red-kite1.pngred-kiteRed Kitehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pallid_harrier_ok1.jpgpallid_harrier_okMy photos of the Pallid Harrier were so distant that I have included one from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hen-harrier.pngHen-HarrierMale Hen Harrier - Burphamhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-partridge.pngGrey-PartridgeGrey Partridges have declined markedly in recent years and I seldom see a sight like this.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stoat-killing-rabbit.jpgStoatStoat killing a rabbit - photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/red-kite.pngred-kitehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pallid_harrier_ok.jpgpallid_harrier_ok2011-09-22T15:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/21/wednesday-21st-september-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/robin.pngRobinYou can tell the age of a Robin by the colour of the inside of the upper mandible. Who ever thought to look there in the first place!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/willowchiff.pngWillowchiffWillow Warbler (below) and Chiffchaff. Willows trapped recently have been more like Chiffchaffs in their plumage tones, but note how much further the primaries extend beyond the tertials in Willow Warbler, plus the more attenuated head.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paul-and-sharon.pngPaul-and-SharonPaul get-the-tape-on Moreton and Sharon2011-09-21T16:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/21/tuesday-20th-september-coventry/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventry-cathedral-0012.jpgCoventry-cathedral-001The old Coventry Cathederal after the Blitz.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6-cousins-2011.png6-cousins-201124 years later, L-R Alan, Simon, Julian, John, Ian and Davidhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mystery-hand-detail.pngMystery-hand-detailHowever I think its an optical ilusion cauded by a wide angle lens......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-5-siblings.pngThe-5-siblingsL-R: Tom, Doris, my mother Margaret, Audrey and Gwillum. Coventry 1987https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mystery-hand.pngMystery-handL-R: Alan, Elaine, my brother Simon, Julian, myself, John and David. Coventry 1987. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventry-cathedral-0011.jpgCoventry-cathedral-001https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventry-cathedral1.jpgcoventry-cathedralhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventry-cathedral.jpgCoventry Cathedralhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventrt-cathedral-stained-glass.jpgCoventrt cathedral stained glasshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/coventry-godiva-statue.jpgcoventry-godiva-statue2011-09-21T15:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/19/monday-19th-september-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/kathryn-ross.pngKathryn-RossThis morning we were joined by Kathryn Ross, who normally rings with Kevin Sayer at Hengistbury Headhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chiffchaff-lb.pngChiffchaff--LBChiffchaffs continue to be the commonest bird ringedhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chiff-tail.pngChiff-tailAs they have a complete moult after breeding, ageing Chiffchaffs can be tricky, a solidly dark tail with a lack of nicks (caused by abrasion in the nest) indicates that this is an adult.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lb-bull.pngLB-BullIf we want to ring in the reed bed and arable field we have to avoid this fella every net round!2011-09-19T16:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/19/italian-sparrows/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/italian-sparrow-2.pngItalian-Sparrow-2...but some had white cheeks and a partial grey crown. Are these just House Sparrows occuring sympatrically or is there a hybrid zone?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/italian-sparrow.pngItalian-SparrowMost sparrows had the brown crown and white cheeks indicitive of Italian Sparrow.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dolomites.pngDolomitesDolomite mountains, northern Italy2011-09-19T16:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/18/saturday-17th-and-sunday-18th-september/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/woodpigeon.pngWoodpigeonAdult Woodpigeon, Upton.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/andy-on-ladycat.pngAndy-on-LadycatAndy will continue his web-based buisness in Gran Canaria and avoid the British winter. Photo taken in eastern Spain 2010https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/janis-and-andy-departure.pngJanis-and-Andy-departureJanis and Andy depart for Hurn airport, Amber and Kara with their friends in the background.2011-09-18T16:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/16/thursday-evening-and-friday-morning-15th-16th-september/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/swallow-turning.pngSwallow-turningI've included this poor photo of a Swallow mid manouver. Not only is the tail spread but the alulas are pressed forwards, acting like the slots on an aircraft wing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/turtle-dove.pngTurtle-DoveThe increasingly scarceTurtle Dovehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/swallow.pngSwallowWe only trapped three out of the tens of thousands that were passing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/red-sky-durlston.pngRed-sky-DurlstonRed sky in the morning, ringers warning?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wetherspoons-1.pngWetherspoons-1Forground Carmela Pietrangelo and Tim Kellaway, background, Dave Tiller, Gio Pietrangelo and Andy Tucker.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/andy-barber.pngAndy-BarberAndy Barber, Tash Barrow and Anna Pietrangelo2011-09-16T20:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/15/14th-and-15th-september-lytchett-bay-and-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lesser-whitethroat.pngLesser-WhitethroatToo busy at Durlston today to stop for photos, just a quick shot of the Lesser Whitethroat was all I could manage.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goldfinch-wing.pngGoldfinch-wingThe wing of the same bird. The outer three primaries are unmoulted, the next is missing, the next is regrowing and the inner four have been replaced.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goldfinch-head.pngGoldfinch-headThis is an adult Goldfinch undergoing the complete post-breeding moult. The blackish-grey rictal bristles and lack of red behind the eye indicate it is a female.2011-09-15T15:48:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/14/tuesday-13th-september-mudeford-and-stanpit/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/barkers.pngBarkersBarker's, Ringwood.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/terns-stanpit1.pngTerns-StanpitSandwich Tern roosthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stanpit-rain-clouds.pngStanpit-rain-cloudsStanpit Marsh, Christchurchhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stanpit-towards-argyl-rd.pngStanpit-towards-Argyl-RdStanpit Marshhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/terns-stanpit.pngTerns-Stanpithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/vaughan-at-avon-beach.pngVaughan-at-Avon-BeachThe tide's coming in Vaughan, not going out ! Vaughan Ashby at Avon Beachhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arctic-tern-attack-1.pngArctic-Tern-attack-1Arctic Tern and Norman MacClean, Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arctic-tern-attack-2.pngArctic-tern-attack-2Arctic Tern photographed with a wide angle lens. Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen, June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arctic-tern-2.pngArctic-Tern-2Juvenile Arctic ternhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arctic-tern-juv.pngArctic-Tern-juvFirst winter Arctic Tern2011-09-14T14:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/12/sunday-12th-august-portland-abbotsbury-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lb-gsw.pngLB-GSWThe only bird I photographed was this Great Spotted Woodpecker above my parked car.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lb-low-tide.pngLB-low-tideA full low tide at Lytchett Bay results in many waders feeding out of view in the creeks.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/abbotsbury-to-the-west.pngAbbotsbury-to-the-westThe Fleet ends at Abbotsbury, but the shingle bank continues westwards as far as Cogden Beach.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chesil-beach-rough-seas.pngChesil-Beach-rough-seasFinding a 20cm long grey bird sitting on the sea can be quite a challenge in these conditions.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chesil-cove-seawatching.pngChesil-Cove-seawatchingSeawatching in Chesil Cove2011-09-12T19:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/11/sunday-11th-september-pennington-marshes/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/little-egret-in-flight.pngLittle-Egret-in-flight... as did the smaller Little Egret.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-heron-in-flight.pngGrey-Heron-in-flightGrey Herons struggled into the wind....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-phal-summer-male.pngGrey-Phal-summer-maleAll three species of Phalarope have a reversed breeding strategy where the duller male incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. Photo taken Spitsbergen June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-phal-summer-female.pngGrey-Phal-summer-femaleAlthough known as Grey Phalarope in the UK, the internationaly recognised name is Red Phalarope, after the stunning summer plumage. Photo taken Spitzbergen June 2009.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-phalarope-1.pngGrey-Phalarope-1Although they will feed along margins as in the photo above, theya re more often seen swimming in circles, disturbing small insects which they catch in their fine bill.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-phalarope-3.pngGrey-Phalarope-3https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grey-phalarope-2.pngGrey-Phalarope-2Juvenile Grey Phalaropehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pennington.pngPenningtonPennington marshes2011-09-11T18:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/10/friday-9th-september/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/malcolm-and-christine-2.pngMalcolm-and-Christine-2Malcolm and Christinehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goldfinch-juv.pngGoldfinch-juvJuvenile Goldfinches lack the familiar red face, which is aquired after the post juvenile moult.2011-09-10T17:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/10/saturday-10th-september-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ni-moth.pngNi-MothA rare Ni Moth and the first of this species that I have seen.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/spotted-fly-pbo.pngSpotted-Fly-PBOThis Spotted Flycatcher is perching on the guy line a mist net in the Observatory gardenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rock-pipit-2.pngRock-Pipit-2Resident Rock Pipits can be found all along the Portland cliffshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wheatear-cliff-edge.pngWheatear-cliff-edgeSmall parties of Wheatears appeared on the cliff edge, but immediatley moved onhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/portland-bad-light.pngPortland-bad-lightThe view to the east of Portland Bill2011-09-10T17:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/06/monday-5th-august-portland/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/white-wag-oman.pngWhite-Wag-OmanFor comparison: an adult White Wagtail photgraphed in Oman in November 2007https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pied-white-wagtail.pngPied---White-WagtailAt this time of year migrant Pied Wagtails will be joined by White Wagtails from Iceland and Scandinavia. Adults are easy enough to ID but first years can be tricky (at least in my eyes). White flanks may indicate a White Wagtail but the black rump between the inner two tertials point towards a Pied.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crown-fileds-portland.pngCrown-Fileds-PortlandOposite the observatory are teh Crown Fields, managed as a bird friendly habitat, Larks, Linnets, Finches Wheatears and Wagtails are attracted to the area.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/balearic-shearwater.pngBalearic-ShearwaterBalearic Shearwaters are clsoely related to Manx but a duskier below and slightly larger. Breeding in the islands of the same name they are crtically endangered due to predation by introduced mammals but can often be seen post breeding in the Channel.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sooty-shearwater1.pngSooty-ShearwaterSooty Shearwaters breed exclusively in the subantarctic, amy 'winter' off the Grand Banks of Labrador and can be seen in the UK as they return in our autumn to the southern hemisphere. Off West Bay Septemeber 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bonxie.pngBonxieThe kleptoparasitic Great Skua is more often known by its vernacular Shetland name of Bonxie. Lyme Bay September 2007https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sooty-shearwater.pngSooty-ShearwaterSooty Shearwater.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bad-light-portland.pngBad-light-PortlandMost of the seabirds were feeding in the race to the east of the observatory and so into bright sunlighthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/portland-windy-day.pngPortland-windy-dayEven from the north side of the observatory the 'white horses' can be seen on the sea.2011-09-06T12:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/04/sunday-4th-september-great-dorset-steam-fair/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/steamroller.pngSteamrollerI can remember steam rollers fixing the roads when I was a kidhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/steam-engine.pngSteam-engineThere must be hundreds of working steam engines at the fairhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/steam-against-dark-sky.pngSteam-against-dark-skyThe steam and smoke from the steam engines against an angry skyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/scary-ride.pngScary-rideThe girls loved the scary rideshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rather-you-than-me-the-star.pngRather-you-than-me-the-startRather them than me......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rather-you-than-me-2.pngRather-you-than-me-2.... and you end up upside down.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rather-you-than-me.pngRather-you-than-me...particularly when it get up to speed...https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/model-marque.pngModel-MarqueMany model enthusiast exibit at the Steam Fair, being boat children, the girls made a bee-line for this model yachthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/me-and-dance.pngMe-and-dancer..but at least I got a hug from the pretty dancer.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mak-and-old-bus.pngMAK-and-old-busAmber, Kara and Margaret with vintage bus2011-09-04T18:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/03/saturday-3rd-september-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chiffchaff-2.pngChiffchaff-2Although superficially similar to Willow Warblers, the browner appearance, especially on the flanks, darker legs, shorter wings and more rounded head all identify this bird as a Chiffchaff.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sparrowhawk.pngSparrowhawk...although direct comparison isn't possible, the smaller size and slimmer proportions of this male trapped on ... can be seenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sparrowhawk-female.pngSparrowhawk-femaleFirst year female Sparrowhawk2011-09-03T20:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/02/friday-2nd-september-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/house-martin.pngHouse-MartinThe dull plumage and pale tips to the tertials show that this House Martin is a first year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/spotted-fly.pngSpotted-FlyAs there are plenty of tall trees near to where we ring, flycatchers seldom descend to net level. The fresh plumage and buff tips to the coverts identify this Spotted Flycatcher as a irst year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/green-woodpecker.pngGreen-WoodpeckerNote the dirt on the bill of this immature Green Woodpecker due to it foraging for ants.2011-09-02T15:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/09/01/thursday-1st-september-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blue-headed-wagtail.pngBlue-headed-WagtailThis is Blue-headed Wagtail, the widespread race flava of continental Europehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eastern-yellow-wagtail.pngEastern-Yellow-Wagtail..... whilst this form tschutchensis, is a seperate species Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Confused? Photo from the Internet, taken at Nome, Alaskahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bh-wagtail.pngBH-WagtailBlack-headed Wagtail (race feldegg) Armenia May 2010. This is considered the same species as our local race flavissima ......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/yellow-wag.pngYellow-WagFirst year male Yellow Wagtail of the race British race flavissima2011-09-02T15:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/31/wednesday-31st-august-durlston-and-plus-what-herpetologists-think-of-us/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/komodo-dragon.pngKomodo-Dragon..... than this (Komodo Dragon - Komodo, Indonesia 2006)https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/grey-hooded-parrotbill.pngGrey-hooded-Parrotbill..... this (Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sichuan 2007)https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/t-rex.pngT-rexTyrannosaurus rex - is this more closely related to.......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/herpetology-comic2.pngherpetology-comichttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/herpetology-comic1.pngherpetology-comichttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/herpetology-comic.pngherpetology-comichttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/t-rex.jpgT rex2011-08-31T17:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/30/uesday-30th-august-frustration-in-upton-plus-a-visit-to-mordon-bog/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stonechat-juv-1.pngStonechat-juv-1Juvenile Stonechathttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/spot-fly.pngSpot-FlySpotted Flycatcherhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ravens.pngRavensRavens on the electricity pylonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/oaks-by-sherford.pngOaks-by-SherfordOaks along the River Sherfordhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mordon-park-lake.pngMordon-Park-LakeMordon Park Lakehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mordon-bog-heath.pngMordon-Bog-heathCommercial forestry and restored heathlandhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/decoy-cottage.pngDecoy-CottageRuins of Decoy Cottage, a good area for birding.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stonechat-juv-2.pngStonechat-juv-2Stonechats are declining in Dorset so it was pleasing to see this late brood.2011-08-30T16:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/29/monday-30th-august-portland-bill/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk-landing2.pngSparrowhawk-landinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swallow2.pngSwallowSwallows were outnumbered by Sand Martins todayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bill-lighthouse1.pngBill-lighthousePortland Bill lighthouse - open to the public but not on Bank Holiday Monday!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/pbo1.pngPBOPortland Bird Observatoryhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hang-gliders.pnghang-glidersThe moment of truth for this hang gliderhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/view-over-fortuneswell.pngView-over-FortuneswellIn 2002 Margaret sailed her yacht into Portland Harbour and made her first landfall in the UK at Wyke Regis. Interestingly 654 years earlier the Black Death entered England at exactly the same place.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk-obs-quarry-22.pngSparrowhawk-obs-quarry-2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk-obs-quarry2.pngSparrowhawk-obs-quarryhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk-landing1.pngSparrowhawk-landinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk-in-flight1.pngSparrowhawk-in-flight2011-08-29T17:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/28/sunday-28th-august-durlston-and-upton/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kara-at-new-house3.pngKara-at-new-houseKara at her new home, 'my stuff must be somewhere in here'!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/janis-and-andy-at-new-house.pngJanis-and-Andy-at-new-houseHappy birthday Janis! Janis and Andy at the new house in Upton.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/meadow-brown-abraded.pngMeadow-Brown-abradedThe highly abraded wings of a Meadow Brown that has been on the wing all summer.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/abraded-gropper-tail.pngAbraded-gropper-tailThe highly abraded tail of an adult Grasshopper Warbler, the result of over a year of skulking in bushes.2011-08-28T16:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/27/saturday-27th-august-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whinchat-tail1.pngWhinchat-tailThe characteristic tail patternhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cettis1.pngCettisCetti's have only ten tail feathers unlike most passerines that have twelve.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cettis-21.pngCettis-2 Cettis Warbler is the only European representitive of the mainly Asian 'bush warblers'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cettis-2.pngCettis-2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cettis.pngCettisCettis Warbler is the only European representitive of the mainly Asian 'bush warblers'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whinchat-tail.pngWhinchat-tailThe characteristic tail patternhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whinchat.pngWhinchatWhinchats have declined significantly as a breeding bird and are seldom ringed at Lytchett.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/500th-sedge.png500th-SedgeWe try to avoid a target driven culture but this was our 500th Sedge Warbler of the autumn, a new record.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kingfisher-back.pngKingfisher-backThe brilliant blue colour of a Kingfisher is caused by optical refraction, not blue pigmentation.2011-08-27T13:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/26/thursday-25th-august-family-news/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/amber-francesca-and-kara.pngAmber-Francesca-and-KaraAmber, Francesca and Kara with a haul of blackberries (or as I consider it stealing migrant Sylvia food)https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/janis-and-adrian.pngJanis-and-AdrianJanis and Adrianhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ladycat-for-blog.jpgLadycat for blogLadycat - photographed in the Mar Menor, eastern Spain June 20102011-08-26T19:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/26/friday-26th-august-durlston-again/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stormy-sky-wareham.pngStormy-sky-WarehamThe downpour that caught me as I was packing away moved northwards, here seen from the Wareham by-pass.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/goldcrest-juv.pngGoldcrest-juvOur smallest bird (along with Firecrest), this individual weighed 5.5 grams. The single orange feather coming through on the crown identifies it as a male. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sparrowhawk.pngSparrowhawkSparrowhawks are unusual in that you have to sex them before you can ring them, as males and females taken different ring sizes. The brown tipped mantle and covert feathers and the pale yellow eye identify it as a first year.2011-08-26T16:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/25/wednesday-25th-august/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lb-from-rockley.pngLB-from-RockleyLytchett Bay from Rockley Sandshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wareham-channel-from-rockle.pngWareham-Channel-from-RockleWareham Channel from Rockley Sandshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wallacean-osprey.pngWallacean-OspreyWorth a tick .. probably not ! Although distant the snowy white crown and dark breast band of 'Wallacean' Osprey is visible. It is also smaller than the Eurasian and American forms. West Papua July 20112011-08-25T15:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/22/saturday-20th-august-derby/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/viv-and-ida1.pngViv-and-IdaMy sister-in-law Viv and her mother Idahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/viv-and-ida.pngViv-and-IdaMy sister in law Viv and her mother Idahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kara-and-guitar.pngKara-and-guitarKara entertained us with some of her own compositions and Miriam played the pianohttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nose-feathers.pngNose-feathersArer Peacock or Reeve's Pheasant tail feathers better suited for balancing on your nose?https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/miriam-kara-amber-jenny.pngMiriam-Kara-Amber-JennyL-RL: Amber, Jennifer, Kara, Miriamhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/margaret-at-mums.pngMargaret-at-MumsA new carpet, then the lounge will be completed.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mums-garden.pngMums-gardenMargaret worked on the extensive but overgrown garden, whilst Simon and I painted the interior.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mums-house.pngMums-houseI lived here from 1965 - 1969 and for short periods after then.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/margaret-lewis-x-2.pngMargaret-Lewis-x-2Margaret Lewis and Margaret Lewis2011-08-22T19:50:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/21/friday-19th-august-rutland-water-the-bird-fair/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/karen-and-matt.pngKaren-and-Matt'and they really are this big in Holland...' Karen and Matt on the Dutch Birding sound Approach stand.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rene-and-mo.pngRene-and-MoAustin Powers and Mo Constantine - Dutch Birding / Sound Approachhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rene.pngReneRene Pop (aka Austin Powers) at the Dutch Birding / Sound Approach standhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/linda-hannu-mark-vb.pngLinda,-Hannu,-Mark-VBOf course I visited the Birdquest / Wild Images stand and discussed plans for 2012. Linda Kilby, Hannu Jannes and Mark Van Beirs.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/giant-osprey.pngGiant-Osprey'Pandion giganticus'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bird-fair.pngBird-FairBook signing at the Wild Sounds stand2011-08-22T19:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/22/monday-22nd-august-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swallow.pngSwallowFirst year Swallows lack the bright colours and long tails of the adults and often show a pale forehead.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sand-martin.pngSand-MartinPale tips to the tertials, upper tail coverts and mantle identify this Sand Martin as a first year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sand-martin-on-net.pngSand-Martin-on-netMore Sand Martins perched on the net than went in it.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hirundines.pngHirundinesThe air soon filled with hirundines.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cold-kara.pngCold-KaraCold Kara2011-08-22T15:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/22/sunday-21st-august/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/giant-jenga.pngGiant-JengaGiant Jenga kept the girls amusedhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0970.pngIMG_0970https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/john-ann-jim-linda-marg.pngJohn,-Ann,-Jim,-Linda,-MargJohn, Ann, Jim, Linda and Margarethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ken.pngKenKen looks delighted to have turned 60https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sheila-pearce.pngSheila-PearceSheila Pearce - always cheerful !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/long-distance-travel-is-bor.pngLong-distance-travel-is-borAre we nearly there yet?2011-08-22T14:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/21/red-arrows-a-tribute/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/re-arrows-21.pngRe-Arrows-2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-51.pngRed-Arrows-5https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-61.pngRed-Arrows-6https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-41.pngRed-Arrows-4https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-11.pngRed-Arrows-1https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-5.pngRed-Arrows-5https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-4.pngRed-Arrows-4https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-3.pngRed-Arrows-3https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/red-arrows-1.pngRed-Arrows-1https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/re-arrows-2.pngRe-Arrows-22023-05-13T09:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/18/thursday-18th-august-holes-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mistle-thrush1.pngMistle-ThrushMistle Thrushes can often be seen on the lawns near Upton Househttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/spot-red-21.pngSpot-red-2Mistle Thrushes can often be seen on the lawns near Upton House.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/spot-red-2.pngSpot-red-2Holes Bay is reliable site for this species in winter.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mistle-thrush.pngMistle-ThrushMistle Thrush can often be seen on the lawn near Upton Househttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/holes-bay.pngHoles-BayA wet afternoon at Holes Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/spot-red.pngSpot-RedSpotted Redshank have become much scarcer in recent years, especially on passage. A few can be seen each winter in Holes Bay2011-08-18T19:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/18/armchair-ticks/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/atlantic-yellow-nosed-albat.pngAtlantic-Yellow-nosed-AlbatSimilarly, Clements update has not adopted the widely accepted albatross taxonomay. This Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross remains lumped with its Atlantic counterpart. https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/clamourous-reed-warbler3_-u1.pngclamourous-reed-warbler3_-uNot all proposed splits have been acted upon. The more easterly 'Indian' Reed-warbler remains lumped in Clamerous Reed-warbler. 'Indian' Reed-warbler Uzbekistan 2006 - photo by Dave Farrowhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/clamourous-reed-warbler3_-u.pngclamourous-reed-warbler3_-uNot all proposed splits have been acted upon. The more easterly 'Indian' Reed-warbler remains lumped in Clamerous Reed-warbler. 'Indian' Reed-warbler Uzbekistan 2006 - photo by Dave Farrowhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/c-v-buzzard.pngC-V-BuzzardThe very dark and critically endangered Cape Verde Buzzard is given full species status. On the other side of Africa the Socotra Buzzard is finally recognised as an a valid species. Photo by Tommy Ekmark, Cape Verde 2008https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cream-coloured-courser.pngCream-coloured-CourserCream-colured Courser, Cape Verde 2008. East African population have been split as Somali Courserhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tibetan-blackbird.pngTibetan-BlackbirdTibetan Blackbird - near Lhasa 2005. Blackbird has been split into three, Eurasian, Indian and Tibetan. The above species is larger with a blue sheen to the mantle, little in the way of a yellow eye ring and vocalisations more like a Ring Ousel.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/western-snowy-plover.pngwestern-snowy-ploverThe lack of a deep chestnut cap, more black on the ear coverts separate the New World Snowy Plover (above) from the Old World Kentishhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/common-gallinule.pngcommon-gallinuleThe New World Common Gallinule (above) has been split from the similar Old World Moorhen on the basis of very different vocalisations. This was first published by Mark Constantine in the Sound Approach to Birding. Photo from the internet.2011-08-18T13:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/17/496/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mipit-lb1.pngMipit-LBMeadow Pipit. Note the broader flank streaking and the longer straighter hind claw compared to the Tree Pipit on the right.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-15.pngTree-Pipit-1Tree Pipit ringed at Durlston earlier in the month, included here for comparison.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-14.pngTree-Pipit-1Tree Pipit, ringed earlier this month at Durlston included for comparison.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-13.pngTree-Pipit-1Tree Pipit from Durlston earlier in the month, included for comparison.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mipit-lb.pngMipit-LBMeadow Pipit. Note the broader flank streaking and longer hind claw compared with Tree Pipithttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/grasshopper-17-8.pnggrasshopper-17-8'Gropper heaven' thats 15 I have handled this week. Note the characteristic curve of the wings and the broad rounded tail.2011-08-17T17:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/16/tuesday-16th-august-durlston-and-holton-lee/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/holton-lee-and-sika.pngHolton-Lee-and-SikaHolton Lee, the west shore of Lytchett Bay. Note the Sika Deer in the forground and the mid distance.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/pygmy-shrew.jpgPygmy ShrewPygmy Shrew - photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/arctic-skua-2.pngArctic-Skua-2Pale phase Arctic Skuahttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gannet.pngGannetAdult Gannet2011-08-16T16:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/15/monday-15th-august-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lesser-whitethroat1.pngLesser-WhitethroatUnlike Acrocephalus and Locustella warblers, most adult Sylvias, like this Lesser Whitethroat, undergo a complete moult after breeding. As both adults and first years have fresh plumage, details of the iris and tail feather colouration are used for ageing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/grasspopper-x-2-wings.pngGrasshopper-x-2-wingsThe abraded wings and tail of the adult (now on the right) can be clearly seenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/grasshopper-x-2.pngGrasshopper-x-2The adult on the right has not moulted since the winter and shows considerable abrasion to its plumage which causes a greyish unkept appearance. Also note the richer colour of the iris.2011-08-15T15:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/14/saturday/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/janis-and-andy.pngJanis-and-AndyAndy and Janis - Southampton 20072011-08-14T15:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/12/friday-12th-august-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/green-woodpecker1.pngGreen-WoodpeckerA juvenile on plumage, this Green Woodpecker surprised us when we found it.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whitethroat-adult-tail1.pngWhitethroat-adult-tail..... and white rather than buff outer tail feather. Note the white extends onto the tip of the next to outermost tail feather.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/green-woodpecker-wing.pngGreen-Woodpecker-wing.... until we realised that Green Woodpeckers have a complex post juvenile moult which includes primaries, tail and most body feathers but not secondaries, tertials or primary coverts.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/green-pecker-tail.pngGreen-Pecker-tail.... moult in wings and tail.........https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/green-woodpecker.pngGreen-WoodpeckerThis Green Woodpecker is a juvenile on plumage, but we were surprised to see.....https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/blackcap-male.pngBlackcap-maleBefore the post juvenile moult, Blackcaps cannot be sexed. This bird has completed the PJ moult and is clearly a male. However the pointed tail feather still allow it to be identified as a first year bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whitethroat-adult-tail.pngWhitethroat-adult-tail..... and white rather than buff outer tail feather. Note the white extends onto the tip of the next to outermost tail feather.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whitethroat-adult.pngWhitethroat-adultAs adult Common Whitethroats have fresh plumage by August like first years birds, ageing is performed on eye colour (hazel brown) .......https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chiffchaff-wing.pngChiffchaff-wing..but in the hand the emargination of the 6th primary is diagnostic.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chiffchaff.pngChiffchaffIn the field the darker legs, shorter wings, dingy flanks and greyer plumage would help separate this Chiffchaff from Willow Warbler.....2011-08-12T16:17:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/11/thursday-11th-august-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/roe-deer-lb.pngRoe-Deer-LBThis Roe Deer buck seems to be wondering why my tripod is blocking his route. Note the broken antler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/little-egret-lb.pngLittle-Egret-LBprior to the mid 80s seeing one Little Egret would have been a cause for celbration, let alone 122011-08-11T16:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/10/tuesday-10th-august-north-dorset/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-argus3.pngBrown-ArgusBrown Argushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-argus2.pngBrown-ArgusBrown Argushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-argus1.pngBrown-ArgusBrown Argushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/emperor-drangonfly.pngEmperor-DrangonflyEmperor Dragonflyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shaded-broad-bar.pngShaded-Broad-barShaded Broad-bar mothhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-argus.pngBrown-ArgusBrown Argushttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ringlet.pngRingletRinglethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-hairstreak-2.pngBrown-Hairstreak-2and another onehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brown-hairstreak-1.pngBrown-Hairstreak-1Brown Hairstreakhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/trevs-reserve-22.pngTrev's-reserve-22011-08-10T14:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/10/wednesday-10th-august-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bullfinch-juvenile1.pngBullfinch-juvenilehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bullfinch-juvenile.pngBullfinch-juvenileYoung Bullfinches can't be sexed until the post-juvenile moult commenceshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/redstart-male.pngRedstart-maleFirst year male Common Redstarthttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/durlston-dawn1.pngDurlston-dawn0530 at Durlstonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/durlston-dawn.pngDurlston-dawn2011-08-10T14:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/10/tuesday-10th-august-continued-wareham-forest-and-upton/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harvey1.pngHarveyEdmonson18 months old and with a fascination for tractorshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harvey.pngHarvey18 months old and with a fascination for tractorshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/liz-harvey-and-bryony.pngLiz-Harvey-and-BryonyL - R - Liz Harvey, Harvey Paul Edmonson and Bryony Edmonsonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/smooth-snake-2.pngSmooth-Snake-2I held the snake whilst the ranger completed his paperwork and it duley bit me. I'm glad he wasn't studying Adders!https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/smooth-snake-1.pngSmooth-Snake-1Smooth Snake, our rarest native reptile.2011-08-10T13:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/08/monday-8th-august-hatch-pond-and-lytchett-bay/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hatch-pond-12.pngHatch-Pond-1The Elborn Cut, made to help the watching of Bitterns in winter. This viewpoint is under the pines on Stinstead Road.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/common-seal-lb3.pngCommon-Seal-LBThis Common Seal can be seen hauled out at low tide.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/common-seal-lb2.pngCommon-Seal-LBThis Common Seal can be seen hauled out at low tidehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/common-seal-lb1.pngCommon-Seal-LBThis Common Seal can be seen hauled out at low tide at the Bayhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hatch-pond-21.pngHatch-Pond-2The Elborn Cut, made to help the viewing of the Bitterns in winter. This viewpoint is under the pines on Stinstead Road.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/common-seal-lb.pngCommon-Seal-LBThis distant Common Seal can be seen hauled out at low tide in Lytchett Bay.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gatekeeper.pngGatekeeperGatekeeperhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/canada-geese-lb.pngCanada-Geese-LBCanada Geese landing in the 'far fields'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stubble-field-lb1.pngStubble-Field-LBLytchett Bay - conservation management in the 'stubble field'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hatch-pond-11.pngHatch-Pond-1PondThe Elborn Cut, made to help the viewing of the Bitterns in winter. This viewpoint is under the pines on Stinstead Road.2011-08-08T18:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/08/sunday-7th-august/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/speckled-wood2.pngSpeckled-WoodSpeckled Woodhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/speckled-wood1.pngSpeckled-WoodSpeckled Woodhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stewart-mcpherson.pngStewart-McPhersonStewart McPhersonhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/guy-and-png-local.pngGuy-and-PNG-localGuy Dutson and local - Papua New Guinea 2003https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/speckled-wood.pngSpeckled-WoodSpeckled Woodhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/durlston-rides.pngDurlston-ridesOne of our new net rides2011-08-08T18:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/27/monday-25th-july/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/common-tern-lodmoor3.pngCommon-Tern-LodmoorCommon Ternhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/common-tern-lodmoor2.pngCommon-Tern-LodmoorCommon Terns breed in good numbers on the reserve.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/common-tern-lodmoor1.pngCommon-Tern-LodmoorBreeding Common Ternhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lodmoor.pngLodmoorLodmoor - view from ;the hump'2011-08-07T14:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/06/thursday-4th-saturday-6th-august-newcastle-and-derby-2/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/janet-hawaii.pngJanet-HawaiiJanet Lewis - Hawaii 2003https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/me-dave-clive-nigel.pngMe-dave-clive-nigelL-R myself, Dave Rolfe, Clive Taylor, Nigel Mackie - Leeds April 2011https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/clive-and-frances-june-2009.pngClive-and-Frances-June-2009Frances and Clive - June 2009https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/angel-of-the-north5.pngAngel-of-the-northThe Angel of the Northhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tyne-bridges1.pngTyne-bridgesFive bridges cross the Tyne - but I think its now six.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/angel-of-the-north4.pngAngel-of-the-northAngel of the North2011-08-14T13:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/04/wednesday-3rd-august-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gs-pecker.pngGS-PeckerJuvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker ringed in my garden in August 2010, retrapped recently near Lytchett Bay.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/durlston-work-party.pngDurlston-work-partyA break from the bush cutting.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/linnet-wing1.pngLinnet-wingAdult Linnets have a complete moult in summer. Note the fresh moulted secondaries and inner primaries, the very worn one year old outer primaries that have still to be moulted and the primary feather that is still 'in pin'.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/linnet-wing.pngLinnet-wingAdult Linnets have a complete moult in summer, note the old worn outer primaries, the fresh inner primaries and secondaries and the primary feather that is still growing.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/linnet-male.pngLinnet-malehttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-11.pngTree-Pipit-1The fine streaking on the flanks, face pattern, slightly thicker bill, pinker legs and vocalisations separate Tree Pipit from the similar Meadow Pipit. In the hand the length of the hind claw is diagnostic.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-1.pngTree-Pipit-1https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-21.pngTree-Pipit-2https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tree-pipit-2.pngTree-Pipit-2Tree Pipit, unlike the other breeding pipits in the UK, this species is a summer visitor, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa2011-08-04T08:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/03/tuesday-2nd-august-moors-valley-country-park/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/go-ape-karatom3.pngGo-Ape-Kara&TomSmiles all round when the course was completedhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/go-ape-karatom21.pngGo-Ape-Kara&Tom2Kara on the 'stirrups'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/go-ape-amber1.pngGo-Ape-AmberBack to 2011. Clearly Amber doesn't suffer from vertigo !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_02582.jpgIMG_0258The scary Tarzan swinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_02581.jpgIMG_0258The Tarzan swinghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0258.jpgIMG_0258https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/go-ape-amber.pngGo-Ape-AmberAugust 2011 - Amber clearly doesn't have a fear of heightshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/go-ape-2006.pngGo-Ape-2005I might be clipped on but I was really suffering from vertigo !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/happy-campers.pngHappy-CampersHappy campers - Amber, Kara and Tom Jonsonn.2011-08-03T19:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/02/poole-hospital-pays-its-debts/2011-08-02T20:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/27/sunday-24th-july-tyneham-and-flowers-barrow/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/flowers-barrow2.pngFlowers-BarrowView from Flowers Barrow looking east.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tyneham-church1.pngTyneham-ChurchTyneham Churchhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/flowers-barrow1.pngFlowers-Barrowhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ak-at-flowers-barrow1.pngA&K-at-Flowers-BarrowThe rolling competitionhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tynham-church.pngTynham-churchhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/flowers-barrow.pngFlowers-BarrowView east from Flowers Barrowhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tynham-school.pngTynham-SchoolTynham School2013-04-02T19:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/08/01/sunday-july-31st-monday-august-1st-durlston/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/magpie-moth1.pngMagpie-MothThe Magpie Mothhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/drinker.pngDrinkerThe Drinker, apparently only the caterpillar 'drinks' the adults have no proboscis.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/small-marbled.pngSmall-MarbledSmall Marbled one of the smallest 'macro' moths. Before 2011, an extreme rarity in Dorset.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/garden-warbler-2-png.jpgGarden-Warbler-2.pngMany Sylvia warblers such as this Garden Warbler feed on blackberries in the autumn, hence the red staining around the gape.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/yellow-gropper1.pngYellow-gropperMost first year Grasshopper Warblers are brown but a few have this lovely yellow tinge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/yellow-gropper.pngYellow-gropperMost first year Grasshopper Warblers are brown but a proportion have this lovely yellow tinge.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lesser-whitethroat.pngLesser-WhitethroatThis Lesser Whitethroat had hardly started its post juvenile moult and had presumably hatched nearby.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bullfinch-bad-legs.pngBullfinch-bad-legsNot all birds can be ringed, this male Bullfinch is suffering from a mite infestation. This is quite common in some species of finch.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/garden-warbler-2.pngGarden-Warbler-2Sylvias such as this Garden Warbler feed on blackberries in the autumn, hence the red staining around the gape2011-08-01T14:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/30/saturday-30th-july-tosca/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tosca.pngTosca2011-07-30T19:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/29/friday-29th-july-durlston-country-park/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/whitethroat-tail.pngWhitethroat-tailCommon Whitethroat tail - changes in food availability in the nest means that the quality of feather production varies from day to day and produces tail bars. Symetrical tail bars are diagnostic of a juvenile as all tail fethers grow at the same time. An adult would produce asymetrical tail barshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/whitethroat.pngWhitethroatCommon Whitethroat - dark eye, buff outer tail feathers and gape flanges indicate a young bird.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/willow-warbler1.pngWillow-WarblerWillow Warbler - the commonest migrant at this time of year.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/garden-warbler.pngGarden-WarblerGarden Warbler - always a pleasure to handle, although plain they have a certain character. Unlike most Sylvia warblers the adults moult in the winter, so all fresh plumaged birds must be first years.2011-07-29T19:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/27/wednesday-27th-july/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sedge-warbler4.pngSedge-WarblerUnlike Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers do not breed at Lytchett. Their appearance in late July indicates that autumn migration is underway.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gropper2.pngGrasshopper WarblerThe best time to catch Grasshopper Warblers is late July / early August..... and very early in the morning.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cettis1.pngCettisIf we are lucky we will trap a Cetti's Warbler, apart from Dartford, the only resident warbler.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gropper-utc1.pngGropper-UTCNote the long undertal coverts typical of the genus Locustella.https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/reed-warbler.pngReed-WarblerReed Warbler is our commonest bird at this time of year. As the adults have a full moult in Africa, adults are in worn plumage whilst juveniles are fresh. 2011-07-27T14:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/27/tuesday-26th-july/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/coal-tit.pngCoal-titCoal Tit2011-07-27T13:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/25/west-papua-a-few-photos/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-trail1.jpgWe called this 'Arfak flat'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baliem-valley2.jpgBaliem Valleyhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/arfak-droplet.jpgEverything we owned got damphttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jumping-boy.jpgHappy localshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-trail.jpgWe called this 'Arfak flat'https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bower-2.jpgVogelkop Bowerbirds bower - this is not a nest its a display ground - note the ornamentshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-kitchen.jpgThe kitchenhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/batanta-loo1.jpgBatanta loo !https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/arfak-clouds.jpgThe Arfak mountainshttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pre-dawn-boat-trip.jpgPre dawn boat trip2011-07-27T12:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/07/24/june-24th-to-july-23rd-west-papua-not-for-sissies/2011-07-24T13:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/06/23/sunday-19th-june/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kingston-lacey-interior-for-blog1.jpgKingston LacyThe Dining Room at Kingston Lacy, Dorset. The organ was installed in the 1880s having probably been moved from the Saloon. The ceiling was inspired by the design at Coleshill in Berkshire. Photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kingston-lacy_1251254c.jpgkingston-lacy_1251254cKingston Lacey - Wimborne, photo from the internethttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/swyre-head-west-for-blog1.jpgSwyre Head west for bloghttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/swyre-head-east-for-blog1.jpgSwyre Head east for blogSyre Head looking east2011-06-23T15:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.com/2011/06/22/gryllos-blog/https://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/gryllotalpa-fpr-blog1.jpgGryllotalpa fpr blogMole Cricket - Khazakstanhttps://gryllosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nightjar-for-blog.jpgNightjar for blogNightjar at sea off Oman - photo Mike Watson2011-06-22T13:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gryllosblog.comdaily1.02025-06-29T11:08:49+00:00