Wednesday 11 July 2012

Turned Out Nice Again

CJ, Billy Whizz & Billy Jr. on the road in Andalucia.

Monday - Scorchio.

56 birds rung, 14 species, scrubby valley-bottom site.
Nightingale, Red-necked Nightjar, Sardinian Warbler, Crested Lark, Isabelline Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Cirl Bunting, Blackcap, Melodious Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Turtle Dove & House Sparrow.

Tuesday - Scorchio.

92 birds rung, 20 species, same site but different nets, some over the water.
New species - Little Ringed Plover, Serin, Wryneck, Kingfisher, Corn Bunting, Spotted Flycatcher, Chaffinch, Stonechat, Great Tit, Blue Tit.

Wednesday - Scorchio.

102 birds rung, 18 species, a different river valley, more reedy this time.
New species - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Moroccan ssp.), Rock Bunting, Grey Wagtail, Woodpigeon, Robin, Long-tailed Tit.

A small sample of pictures:

Red-necked Nightjar

Melodious Warbler
Woodchat Shrike
Wryneck

4 comments:

  1. Jealous? Me? Of course not!

    Rich

    p.s, I'll be changing the log in details

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  2. They won't get That sort of quality over there!

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  3. Stand By For The Next Summary, Did Not Think It Could Be better than The Last Few Days " How wrong I Was "

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