BOULTHAM MERE

WHITE BREASTED KINGFISHER GOA INDIA

Sunday, August 31, 2014

ASHY WOODSWALLOW

Stunning bird to watch, this pair building a nest on telegraph pole Baga Fields.

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BOULTHAM MERE MY LOCAL PATCH

I have birded the area since 1976, we built the first part of the hide in 1995 and extended it two years later, the reserve list currently stands at 220 species as of December 2015 with 5 Sub-species.

NEW SPECIES I HAVE SEEN AT AND AROUND RESERVE.

200 White Stork 29th May 2008

201 Ring Necked Duck 7th January 2009

202 CETTI'S WARBLER 31 October 2009

203 ALPINE SWIFT 12th May 2011

204 BLUE WINGED TEAL 16th September 2013

205 GREAT WHITE EGRET 14th September 2015

206 AVOCET 27th September 2015

BOULTHAM MERE

ABOUT THIS BLOG

Most of the pictures on this blog are of birds taken either in the Uk or abroad, i have added other forms of wildlife which includes a few Flowers, Orchids, Fungi, Animals, Moths, Butterflies, Insects and Dragonflies, also there are a few pictures of my local patch Boultham Mere. The older pictures were taken with a Coolpix 995, a Coolpix 4500 and a Canon D20 with a Canon 100-400 I now use a Canon 40D with a Sigma 150-500 DG OS.

LINCOLNSHIRE

Recent new birds for me in Lincolnshire below

LINCOLNSHIRE 2010

Two new birds for 2010, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Alkborough and a sixth for Britian in the shape of Lincolnshires first Oriental Pratincole at Frampton, only Black Winged to go now.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE

This Mega Pratincole gave stunning views over two weekends at Frampton Marsh.
It is a new bird for Lincolnshire and only the 6th British record.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE

NEW FOR LINCOLNSHIRE 2010

LINCOLNSHIRE 2011

Three new birds in 2011 a Stunning White Tailed Eagle at Raithby and then around the area for several months, Alpine Swift at my patch Boultham Mere in may and a first for Lincolnshire a cracking American Black Tern in September at Covenham Res

AMERICAN BLACK TERN

Covenham Reservoir 18th Sept 2011, a new bird for Lincolnshire

WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE

This bird gave me the run around for several weeks until i finally connected with it in April, it stayed several months and finally gave stunning views in mid summer.

WHITE TAILED EAGLE

Stunning addition to my Lincolnshire List and my bird of the year for 2011

LINCOLNSHIRE 2012

Two new birds in 2012 a good candidate Thayers Gull at Elsham and a Black winged Stilt at Willow Tree Fen Pod Hole.

LINCOLNSHIRE 2014

New for me in Lincolnshire this year Little bunting at Lea Gainsborough.

Grizzled Skipper

Marsh Fritillary

TRIPS ABROAD

BULGARIA AUGUST 2003
BULGARIA AUGUST 2005
CORFU SEPT 2009
CUBA DECEMBER 2016
CUBA NOVEMBER 2011
GAMBIA MAR-APR 2007
GOA INDIA 2009
GOA INDIA 2008
GOA INDIA 2010
GOA INDIA 2011
GOA INDIA 2012
GOA INDIA 2013
GOA INDIA 2014
GOA INDIA 2015
GOA INDIA 2016
GREECE SEPT 2004
GREECE SEPT 2006
LANZAROTE DEC 2014
MALLORCA APRIL 2004
MALLORCA SEPT 2003
THAILAND OCTOBER 2013
TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 2012
TURKEY MAY 2000
TURKEY MAY 2002
TURKEY MAY 2005
TURKEY MAY 2006
TURKEY SEPT 2007
TURKEY SEPT 2008
YUCATAN NOV 2010

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