17 KITTIWAKES WSW over Wendover Woods y’day! Then, back at Watermead, another flock of 45 KITTIWAKES over S!

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I should mention that ‘sinensis’ Cormorants aren’t classified as invasive as their original natural range includes where you are in Germany, but numbers have increased since the ‘80s & ‘90s due to gaining protection + an increase in fish stocking, from there their range naturally expanded to the UK.

Yes, the inland subspecies ‘c. sinensis’ is infamous for this in the UK, much hated by many fisheries & fisherman. Whereas the coastal subspecies ‘c. carbo’, that I was focussing on the unusual occurrence at the location in my post, not so as it is rarer inland.

Indeed, it’s great to see & makes them seem even more prehistoric!

2 ssp CARBO/ATLANTIC(coastal) CORMORANTS at Startops Res on Weds with usual Sinensis/Continentals(inland). Ad=rh pic1-3, Juv=lh pic4. See size+bulk, gular pouch angle, white chin shape, & bill size.

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Apologies if this offended you, but it’s pretty much the same as the meal you serve your backyard Raccoons & Opossums, except Peregrine Falcons are yet to be recorded feeding on penne pasta… bsky.app/profile/obda...

Yes that’s right. In other photos I took from side view you can see the prey’s feet clearly dangling down - going by the size, light red or pinkish colour & length of the rear toe it could only be either Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove or Wood Pigeon. Feathers still attached to the carcass were also grey.

What are you asking about Luci?

PEREGRINE FALCON carrying remains of a Pigeon & Dove (identified by the prey’s feet) - likely Feral Pigeon, Stock Dive (of which there was a clear movement of) or Wood Pigeon.

PEREGRINE FALCON carrying remains of a Pigeon & Dove (identified by the prey’s feet) - likely Feral Pigeon, Stock Dive (of which there was a clear movement of) or Wood Pigeon.

PEREGRINE carrying Dove/Pigeon remains (ID’ed by prey’s feet) at a windy Watermead y’day…

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Thank you, much appreciated 😊

It’s been quiet this wk at Watermead whilst patiently waiting for the first early migrants, but on 01/03 a nice surprise was the BLACK SWAN from Startops Reservoir (about 8 miles away as the swan flies) arriving with 2 Mute Swans…

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Well these creatures He has created are certainly wondrous to me 🙏

I agree, I just didn’t have enough characters left to say “more unusual birds” or similar 😁

Some good birds started to show up at Watermead Feb end: f SHELDUCK 14/02, f GOLDENEYE 19/02, CATTLE EGRET 20/02, 6 RAVEN 21/02, LAPWING move’nt, FINNISH-ringed BH GULL, reg REDPOLL, SISKIN & PEREGRINE, & long staying m MANDARIN…
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GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL N thru Watermead 2day - only my 3rd here & 1st Ad.
Also RAVEN, 11 SISKIN & 2 TEAL. + CHIFFCHAFF with tad too much yellow in good light to be a Sibe tristis but v.grey & no olive, so assume a Scandi abietinus
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WATER RAIL & GREAT WHITE EGRET at Watermead today.
Also recently…
metal-ringed YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 10/11,
female BLACKCAP 17/11,
WOODCOCK 07/11,
& CETTI’S WARBLER occasionally still.

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Here’s some shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @nationaltrust.org.uk @waddesdonmanor.bsky.social 2day - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find Marie, & thanks so much Owain for help with access. Entry to the grounds £14, open 10.00 - 17.00
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Some bits from day 2 at Falsterbo…

Highlights were f MERLIN catching a Blue Tit & feeding on it in flight as it flew out to sea, 9 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, stunning white C.BUZZARD, 2 HEN HARRIER, c25 CRANE, SPOTTED REDSHANK, endless WOODLARKS & close view of TWITE…

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A few bits from Falsterbo yesterday…

Highlights were 1 ad & 1 juv WHITE-TAILED EAGLES, a few HEN HARRIERS inc. 1+ ad m, c3 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS inc. 1ad m, f MERLIN, 2 WOOD SANDPIPERS & JACK SNIPE…
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WHOOPER SWAN at Watermead now…

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f/1st yr BLACK REDSTART Maylands Ave Hemel Hempstead nr Tesco Express & Adeyfield Free Church. Briefly on orange platform on these flats…
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It’s ok got my stuff back now David 😊

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3/3 The car is likely a write-off but it was actually the gear in the boot that mattered.
Thanks all, Dan.

2/3 … whereby they lost the police but they happened to take the right route & found the guy ditching it in Morrison’s car park! - they hadn’t even opened the boot to find my stuff so I have all my camera gear back…

1/3 Hi all. My car has been recovered after being used in the theft of the other Alfa in Berryfields, then on another night they arrested the guy in High Wycombe after a high speed chase from the M40…

PLEASE HELP by keeping an eye out, sharing & letting me & the #police know if you see this car…My black #AlfaRomeo #Giulia, reg (if not changed) OE67 DCF, was #stolen from Aylesbury, #Bucks last night - the car I don’t care about but I’d really like back my #birdwatching #optics hidden in the boot.

Lovely shot of one of my favourites 😍

The Juvenile BLACK-NECKED GREBE at Startops Reservoir, Tring just now…

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