Monthly Archives: April 2011

Quick Ride

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin

Head down, try to go fast ride today, but I did notice a pair of red kites hunting together, near what I believe to be an Osprey nest. House Martins are now hear in abundance and unbelievably colourful goldfinches. The … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

A quick visit north to the island of Usedom on he Baltic and between eating smoked fish, ice creams and Easter bunnies we spotted  Nuthatch, Black Kite, Cranes, Little Terns (wonder if we’ll see these further inland) and what I think was a … Continue reading →

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Red Squirrels

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

I’ve regularly seen this pair whilst cycling to and from town, they live by the lake on the bike path, tried a few times to get a picture but thy are very quick, today they were far more interested in … Continue reading →

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Lots of firsts in one day, plus Osprey nests

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

Only a short bike ride this morning, but quite a  few first spots since I moved here: Serins (flock), Gadwall (pair) and Redstart (individual). Also pinpointed two more Osprey nest sites today which brings my total up to four, they … Continue reading →

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Fieldfare on track

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

In a near literal depiction of the name of this blog here’s a small, colourful and near-tame fieldfare on the Rostcock Velodrome: Also seen today (from the car) Red Deer, first sightings although they are apparently frequent and have traditional … Continue reading →

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Osprey fishing

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

Dinner on the terrace of the café at the Marina around 6pm this evening afforded great views of an Osprey diving into the water, if only for a few minutes. Here it is in flight, didn’t manage to capture it … Continue reading →

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Hen Harrier

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

Got a clear below view today of a hen harrier, it was a male, circling over fields, I’d like to say it couldn’t’ve been anything else, but it may have been a male Montagu’s harrier which, according to the local … Continue reading →

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Red Kite, Black Kite, Osprey nest!

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

Country drive this morning and we saw first a colourful Red Kite, then almost immediately after, as if to give us a good comparison, a confirmed black kite, the second definite sighting this year. Also, one of the nests atop an electricity … Continue reading →

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Black Kite

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Winston

Thought I saw one last October, but saw this one on perch quite close up before it took to the air, uniform dark brown in colour whilst sitting then noticed less prononced “V” of tail in flight compared to a … Continue reading →

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Things change quickly

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Winston

A few days in London so my first bike ride for about 10 days…much warmer, after seeing many more red crested pochards on the lake this morning, about nine birds, mostly male plus the pair of red-necked grebes I spotted … Continue reading →

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