This
year a total of 6 Bearded Vultures will be released in Andalucia, as
part of the
reintroduction project there. Last weekend one bird named Larva was
released in Cazorla, and yesterday two birds were released in mountains
of Castril.
Click here: Bearded Vultures to read more:
Wednesday 21 June 2017, Wokingham, sunny, light S-SW wind, 32C
Flaming June it is as the warm spell continues into Midsummer's Day.
The recent local birding highlight was a 1st summer Mediterranean Gull but excuse me if I'm not overly excited having seen plenty in Spain over the years! Also, despite being 'ever present', it manages to time its absences perfectly with my visits....
A male Kingfisher was showing well this morning, and there was a brief glimpse of a Barn Owl, hunting low over the reedbed no doubt looking for breakfast for its 4 chicks.
On the 14 June I finally got a good look at a local Hobby then a couple of days later was treated to the spectacle of 5 of these wonderful raptors hawking insects over water near Stodmarsh in Kent.
There are still lots of dragonflies around which is great to see.
The recent local birding highlight was a 1st summer Mediterranean Gull but excuse me if I'm not overly excited having seen plenty in Spain over the years! Also, despite being 'ever present', it manages to time its absences perfectly with my visits....
A male Kingfisher was showing well this morning, and there was a brief glimpse of a Barn Owl, hunting low over the reedbed no doubt looking for breakfast for its 4 chicks.
On the 14 June I finally got a good look at a local Hobby then a couple of days later was treated to the spectacle of 5 of these wonderful raptors hawking insects over water near Stodmarsh in Kent.
There are still lots of dragonflies around which is great to see.
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| male Kingfisher |
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| Common Blue Damselfly |
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| A shy Muntjac Deer |
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| male Kingfisher |
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| It's a Hobby! |
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| Common Whitethroat |
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| The local wheat field |
Monday 05 June 2017, Wokingham, scattered rain showers, light-fresh S wind, 16C
A bit quiet bird-wise here, though I was delighted to find a Little Tern at the local reserve (just the 2nd for Berkshire this year).
The Lesser Whitethroat is still singing away in a nearby hedgerow and, as well as the many Red Kite, there are at least 3 Common Buzzard in the area.
The recent warm spell brought out a good number of Butterflies and Dragonflies. Here are a few of them:
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| Little Tern - very much a 'record shot'! |
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| Common Buzzard |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Banded Demoiselle - male |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle - female |
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| Chaser sp.? |
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| Emerald Damselfly? |
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| Red Admiral |
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