Category Archives: Pipits

Olive-backed Pipit – North Yorkshire

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

2 days ago Remarkable! Met Mark Pearson at Flamborough y’day. Despite already scoring heavily at Filey this spring, he had one more up his sleeve. Cheeky! Sent these pics for comment though I hardly gave him ‘news’ I think. Read Northern Rustic’s Word here: Also he wrote: … Continue reading →

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Pipits and Wagtails

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

on Linosa Still got some posts to do at this amazing place and the folk who go there. Here’s a collection of some of the  Pipits and Wagtails I saw on the island in early November and also why they were interesting… Walking with some of the guys towards the harbour. … Continue reading →

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Helgoland: Day One Birding

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

An Island FULL of birds  Friday 21st October. Having arrived the previous evening as sun was setting to one of ‘birdings’ famed islands. Helgoland. Weather not ideal. Keep expectations low. I only had 2 days. What would I see? Well here’s the sunrise view from my B and B: Kringle … Continue reading →

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Finale- Shetland Autumn 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Saturday, 8th October Still on Shetland, South Mainland to be precise. A little emerging tradition has been to finish guiding and join Roger Riddington and Paul Harvey the next day for a full day’s relaxed birding together. As Roger so helpfully reminded me, together we scored with Taiga Flycatcher (2 … Continue reading →

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Olive-backed Pipit

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Windiest day Tuesday 4th October proved to be the windiest days so far on Shetland. So birding was not easy. Much was done from the van or in the most sheltered places in the morning. Funny thing (and I need to remember it). Even … Continue reading →

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Buffed finish…

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

…to a great couple of weeks Just a quick post having returned from Shetland last night. I have been there for over 2 weeks. As ever, an amazing time. I guided two different groups with Shetland Nature and I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Black and Arctic Terns

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Turn of the Terns. Wind turned to north east yesterday, the favoured head wind of northern moving Terns. Sure enough at 6 am 4 Arctic Terns headed NE off the Warren. In the same 4 minute period 15 Whimbrel flew out, a … Continue reading →

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Olive-backed Pipit

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Or Two! 9th October 2010. Dawn to Dusk birding with Messrs. Riddington and Harvey. Spent the morning working the Sumburgh area and Scatness, quick lunch at Paul’s and afternoon in the Quendale area. Dusk at Roger’s the previous evening (8th October) had incoming … Continue reading →

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Redwing and Visible Migration

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

More than you might think Meadow Pipit – along the Rod Moor ‘special lane’ this morning -where migrants sometimes pause. Visible Migration really began with this species in Sheffield. Keith Clarkson’s pioneering skills in the 1970′s lead him to notice the movements of Meadow Pipits along Sheffield’s Penine fringe. Suspicious that the … Continue reading →

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Ortolan Bunting

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

September East Coast Birding Had a morning at Spurn. 6:30 am – in the Point Dunes and no less than 10 Tree Pipits in a small area. Often silent, given away by with bigger bodied, longer-tailed flight than Meadow Pipits and … Continue reading →

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