BELVIDE BIRDING

• Sunday, June 3, 2007 - Belvide Fair SSE 1-2 + Dunsop Eagle Owls

The 2 drake Red-crested Pochard were still present at the west end also Teal have increased to 6 including 4 drakes. 14 Grey Heron was a good count including mainly juveniles probably from the nearby Gaily colony. 3 pairs of Common Tern now look to be settling down and the pair of Oystercatcher still have all 3 chicks intact.

Yesterday I went to Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire to see a recently publisised breeding pair of Eagle Owls. They have 3 well grown chicks and were breeding in a moorland valley. On arrival the 3 chicks showed very well with the female bird nearby. After a while the male was also seen. Weather you can tick these birds or not, it was an unforgetable experience. Personaly I think Eagle Owl will go on to catagory C with time, as a self supporting population evolves. I would much rather tick an Eagle Owl than any Golden/Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Ring-necked Parakeet.

Post A Comment! :: Send to a Friend!

• Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - Sunday 3rd June

Posted by Graham Weston
2 Greylag Geese flew in at 12 noon.
Permanent Link

About Me

Links

Home
View my profile
Archives
Friends
Email Me
My Blog's RSS
West Midland Bird Club
Grafham water birding
Chasewater Wildlife Group
Dean Birders
Worcester Birding
North Staffs RSPB Group
Ian Butler Photography
On Line Staffs Bird Atlas
Catalan Bird Tours
Digiscope Diary
Blurred British Birding
Sri Lanka bird blog
Top 500 Birding Websites
Brewood Ringing Group
>a href="http://www.birdingtop500.com/cgi-bin/topsite/topsite.cgi?user=Belvidebirder84">Birding

Friends

Entry 379 of 701
Last Page | Next Page