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The Most Amazing Set Of Hoopoe Pictures Ever In The Whole Wide World Wouldn't You Agree.

Don't you agree that these are the best set of Hoopoe pictures ever in the world.Visited a little village in Wiltshire/Gloucestershire called Dyrham,a little debate going on whether its in Gloucestershire or Wiltshire.Wherever it is it was only 34 miles from my front door and what a cracking little bird.It did go missing a few times in some ditches and over the hill once but soon came back to its favorite spot(a big pile of dung).It did come to within about 30meters at one stage to take a drink in a puddle,but by the time i got my scope on it and the camera set up it flew back over to the dung pile.All i was left with were these shots above.

2nd Time Lucky

Headed straight back down to Exminster Marshes this morning because i wasn't going to let some little Eastern European Porzana Parva beat me.And Beaten i wasn't.Also in the area were a few Willow Warblers and a White-Fronted Goose.

Minutes

Dipped the Little Crake by 55 minutes this afternoon.Headed down straight after work,spent 3 hours searching a ditch with no joy.Just past the welcome to Wales sign and news comes through that its showing again.Never mind you win some lose some.

Here and There

A bit of bad news first with a roadkill Polecat.Apart from that a bit of mooching about this weekend with the best sightings being a fine male Garganey and a Redshank wearing a nice bit of jewelery.Know to his friends as MR T of the bird world.

Larus Minutus And Garganey

A Second summer Little Gull graced our shores on Thursday evening.Excellent reporting meant that i dashed down to Goldcliff in 17 minutes to find it still there flying over the lagoons.
A little bit fed up with trying to find Garganey in Gwent at the moment resulted in me finding myself at Saul Warth Gloucestershire Friday evening viewing two males and a female.Not the best of views due to looking directly into the sun.

Some People Do And Some People Dont

Some Care.

Some Dont.

YLG and Swallow

Picked this up Friday afternoon at the new Celtic Manor car park that's being built for the Ryder Cup.Also here 8 Herring Gulls and 21 LBB Gulls.Saturday morning a quick visit to the Caerleon wet field produced 4 Sand Martins and a Swallow.

Also a bit of march nest collecting going on.

East Then West

A weekend away with the family(A lovely Family time was had)The plan was a bit of birding most mornings,It was soon dashed by Torrential rain,Gale force winds,Freezing Temps,Blizzards and ice.Not to forget reversing into a post and putting a big dent in the bumper,Spending a day in two different hospitals and being in agony all weekend.Did go a see a Glaucous Gull as it was only 5 minutes away,Apart from that a nice weekend was had.Did pick up Bonaparte's Gull,Scaup,Lesser Scaup,GND and Red Necked Grebe today at Cheddar Res And Barrow Gurney Res.

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