Thursday, December 31, 2020

RICHARD'S PIPIT

Baga Fields Goa 16th April 2019, the really long Hind Claw can be seen in some of the pictures.












SPUR WINGED PLOVER

 Dalaman Airport Marsh Turkey May 2005





SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE

 Dalyan Turkey May 2005 common in area seen everyday.


TIT SOMBRE

 Dalyan Turkey May 2005. Presumed to be of the race P. l. lugubris because of the brown wash to to smaller Cap and bib.




LEVANT HORNED LARK

 Kizilcadag Mountains Turkey May 2005. Now called Levant Horned lark E. a. penicillata, by Shirihai & Svensson Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds Vol 1 


SHORT TOED LARK

Kizilcadag Mountains Turkey May 2005, a common bird of the rocky lower slopes.




ROCK THRUSH

 Kizilcadag Mountains Turkey May 2005 A stunning bird, perched at bottom of rock face for several minutes.




ROCK SPARROW

 Sogut Quarry Turkey May 2005, small cut out in rosk face at side of road, very easy to see.









ROCK NUTHATCH

Kaunos Dalyan Turkey May 2005, very common on the Roman Buildings and surrounding rocky area






EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER

 Dalyan Turkey May 2005, a very common bird of the area.





MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER

 Liqiud Amber Woods Tepearasi, Dalyan Turkey May 8th 2005







Thursday, November 19, 2020

LITTLE EGRET

Garden 19th November 2020, was heading straight for us then chased off to the south east by a  Common Gull, first over garden for two years but five now have been seen in the last five years.