The blog will shortly be getting back to birds, but in the meantime here are some miniature photographs of London. Also viewable as slideshow on the main site here:
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
River Clyde at night
After Aberdeen, I headed south to Ayrshire where I spent most of the time cycling and surveying the disused railway line between Knockentiber and Springside (Quails!...more to come on this later). One evening, a few of us headed up to Glasgow to try some night photography along the River Clyde. After dark, some nocturnal wader migration was evident with, surprisingly, four species heard: Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher and Curlew.
Lisa's Graduation
A few weeks ago I was up in Aberdeen for Lisa's graduation. The weather was perfect and during a celebratory meal in a fish restaurant on the seafront, an Osprey appropriately flew south over the sea (ok, I was having haggis!). Tern passage was evident too with Little, Common, Arctic and Sandwich Terns all moving south. Immediately after the ceremony at the reception on the lawn, Oystercatchers noisily flew overhead, much as they had done for the past four years (and for many graduations previous).
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Birding and cycling to work in London
Earlier this month I moved flat though my cycle to work route is much the same, if a little longer (100 miles/week), taking in Brent Reservoir and Regent's Park on the way. Currently stuck on 95 species for the year, I should break my modest target of 100 before Christmas. Additions have slowed now that summer is here though I should try and add some scarce London residents such as Little Egret before things pick up in the autumn. Click here for the full list so far. Here is a little photo project on one of my two-wheeled modes of transport:
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