Category Archives: Warblers

Eastern Grasshopper Warbler – are they do-able in the hand?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Now that I’ve rediscovered the login details for the BF site, here’s another bird from Shetland, a Grasshopper Warbler trapped last weekend (11th May) in my garden in the south mainland. I was chuffed with my first locustella in the … Continue reading →

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Iberian Chiffchaff at Flamborough

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

First non singing record in Britain Martin Garner and Gaynor Chapman The Story Leader? This call  >> Listen HERE << Iberian Chiffchaff, Flamborough, April 2013. MG. It’s only ever called. Never sang. A female perhaps then? All records so far in Britain have been singing males. … Continue reading →

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Siberian Chiffchaff

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

at the edges… A quick update on the Dorset (PC World) Chiffchaffs reported here. While 2 individuals looked to be straightforward ‘tristis’, one of the birds fell into the category of ‘interesting and worthy of careful study’. In the field, … Continue reading →

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Frontier Birding Israel style

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Still haven’t purchased a proper sound-recording system, but with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) I manage to get semi-decent recordings of close birds. Here are some of my adventures in recent weeks: On February 9th I had a picnic with … Continue reading →

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Siberian Chiffchaff …ing

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Grey is the new sandy! By Martin G. and Anthony McGeehan What do you think? They invite tireless fascination don’t they? With an estimated 65 in the U.K in January 2013 (per Birding Word) often in urban sites including birders … Continue reading →

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Siberian Chiffchaff find

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

at Poole, Dorset Very nice time on tour the last couple of days. Excellent meeting with c100 people and plenty old and new friends at Bedfordshire Bird Club. Early a.m. got us adult male Ferruginous Duck and Black-necked Grebe at Priory, Beds., then east to Oxford … Continue reading →

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Blackcaps in the Garden

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Now is the Time. Apples are the Food. First: Have a look at the latest Tour Report Every year in January a Blackcap appears in the garden. For the last 2 days there have been 2, a male and a female. A little bonus … Continue reading →

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Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Lanzarote

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

January 2013 A surprising record. This bird was observed on 11 January 2013 (5 days ago) at Uga, Lanzarote Park on Lanzarote and photographed by Juan Sagardia. As ever, Dani López Velasco was on the ball with the ID potential. Juan also sent me the pics … Continue reading →

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Siberian and Desert Lesser Whitethroats

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

New Paper, New Perspectives Most recent autumn and winter seasons, the subject of  ’Eastern Lesser Whitethroats’ rises up with the appearance of interesting looking (and sounding) individuals. A long-awaited paper has just been published here by a host of birding luminaries. Of interest to West European observers, as expected, blythi (Siberian Lesser … Continue reading →

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