There was a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the local park yesterday…
These first 2 shots are the male, the bottom one is the female.
Pair
Category: Woodpeckers
Gone?
A couple of common woodpecker species near my place this afternoon…
No crossbills near my apartment the last week. Have they gone?
Another stroll in the park
Most of the same species as a few days ago plus Brambling and Red-flanked Bluetail and the Grey-headed Woodpecker posing nicely…
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #12
Some other of the pool birds…
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #6
There were several Siberian Rubythroat singing (shame about the lighting) and as you can see this was one was ringed.
The Brown Shrikes didn’t come close again but the Wrynecks were some compensation.
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #5
We planned to go back to the Brown Shrike location at sunrise the next day to get better lighting…
But it was foggy and we were tired after the first night in the car so we slept in at the hotel. By the time we got to the spot the harsh bright sunshine had returned.
There was pair of Wryneck at least.
Shame about the lighting. Very soft images.
A local Wryneck
A nice find near my apartment this afternoon. Although it flew off before I could get a decent pic…
A morning on a campsite #4
There was also a pair of Grey-headed Woodpecker around…
A morning on a campsite #3
A common bird of campsites and parklands…
A morning on a campsite #1
We had a night on a campsite last night…
After being serenaded by Jungle Nightjars all night (including a brief glimpse in the twilight) we were up at sunrise and there were lots of birds: a flyover White-tailed Eagle and Osprey, Japanese Green Pigeon, Brown Dipper, Grey Wagtail, several species of thrush…
…and several species of woodpecker…
Breeding season in full swing as you can see.
A very slow March
A very very quiet time at the moment: for various reasons I haven’t been out much and even when I do there aren’t many birds around. 2022 has been a bit of a slow year across the board.
Here are a few common local birds from the last few days.
A quiet Friday afternoon
I had a quick walk around the block this afternoon: not much around. A few Eastern Great and Varied Tits, 20 or so Dusky Thrush and this lone Pygmy.