A second pied fly is at Dale (slightly different wing pattern from the first). I think both birds were present yesterday. One was showing very nicely. Tuesday...
I've just been speaking to Alison on North Ron and she told me that a Fea's Petrel had been seen flying past the seawatching point at 0800 hrs this morning. ...
Yesterday evening - hobby over the house 16:55, robin in the garden (first migrant of the autumn for here) and one snipe on the pond. Tim (Nedier, Evie)...
Five B tailed godwits on the Voy Rd, 2 Greenshank at Skail loch, An extremely green./ yellow Mippit on Skail shore and a white Curlew in the fields by the...
Maybe the same one that passed Flamborough yesterday? A Black-browed Albatross passed Kilnsea (Spurn) today, even though it was going south it will, no doubt...
Hi, Its perfectly possible that you saw a ringtail male harrier and a female peregrine, hence the similar size. Â Just a thought. Â Jason Bishop From: Ian...
I think thats the most likley case Jason. I have been checking out alternatives and the Gyr is the main if unlikley candidate. The wing tips came to an obvious...
nice to see all that bird talk the other day spurred you on to join Orkbird Jason Celia ... From: Jason Bishop To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Another 'hello' and welcome to Jason! The trouble with large raptors is that first you see 'em and then you don't! Over the years I've seen what I've...
I apologise if I offended; I simply working from experience and the differing size ranges of young birds and of course, at this time of year you'll have...
Hello Steve (again), Thanks for your thoughts, I agree simply that one has to be one's worse enemy when it comes to identification; work on the laws of...
Dose anyone have any advise on programs that are good for managing lists, or is it best just to 'knock' something up on a spreadsheet? Stan-South Parish...
Stan, Good to meet you yesterday! If you go to the Orkbird homepage on Yahoo and then click on "Files" in the menu on the left-hand side, you will find in ...
A good selection of waders including 24 knot, 6 sanderling ( one still in summer plumage), 20 turnstone, 10 dunlin and 16 ringed plovers. A juvenile kittiwake...
Walked to Cara bushes- nothing there. Then to cliffs and along to Newark Bay- 1 buzzard, 1 wheatear, 50+ turnstone, 2 sanderling and 5 bar-tailed godwit at...
Stan, As Andy states the Orkney spreadsheet and the instructions for using it (essential)are here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/files/ You can submit...
Saw a (common) buzzard yesterday evening just up the road - 1st we've ever seen actually in Grimness, although I've seen them in the S Parish before. Probably...
