Tag: photography
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Algeria South (Part 2)
Yesterday majored on a Sudan Golden Sparrow site to the north of Tamanrasset. As previously explained my camera was dead, but even though there were lots of birds about it was difficult to get prolonged views. I’ve borrowed one of Nick Bray’s shots to illustrate the blog. These birds are clearly doing very well in…
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Algeria – South (Part 1)
We landed in Tamanrasset well after midnight, and with us needing to be escorted to the hotel by the police it was about half two in the morning before we were in our rooms. This led to me not having my camera fully charged, so the pictures are all from round the hotel. A circuit…
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Late To The Party
Eurasian White-fronted Goose by Paul Slade Easterly winds just prior to Christmas brought an influx of scarce geese to Britain, including this neck of the woods. Both subspecies of Greater-Whitefronted Goose and Tundra Bean Geese were appearing all over the country, and often tagging along with Pinkfeet and even Greylag flocks. So naturally I wanted…
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Sunday Surprise
Picture by Tom Parkinson On Saturday I took part in a Cumbria Bird Club outing at Foulney. If you’ve never been I recommend it. Basically you walk out from Roa Island causeway near Barrow and get cut off by the tide. You’re then treated to great views of a couple of thousand Eider and hopefully…
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Ultimate Urban Birding
Jane wanted some air and a walk this evening so we decided to go to Stanley Park, which are very fortunate to live quite close to given it’s a majestic open space. When we arrived I went to get my binoculars from the car, they were still in the house. I thought my plans to…
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Late Spring Enigmas
If I’ve dropped Jane at the college and I’m heading to my office in town there are a few options for a stop for potential spring migrants en route. Over the years my standout favourite has become Gynn Gardens just off the Promenade by the famous Airfix roundabout. It probably isn’t the most popular with…
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Welsh Wanderer
I’ve finally got enough time to do some blogging. I have a few things from during the radio silence I will cover in the next week or so. But I’m starting today on the familiar ground of ringing recoveries and feral geese. Viewing the River Wyre at Little Singleton this afternoon there was very little…
Natural Selection 