To finish our epic 4 day marathon drive (with enough miles covered to get from Land's End to John O'Groats and back to Land's End) we detoured to Southwell on Isle of Portland for great views of the Great Spotted Cuckoo. It was in first summer plumage and here are a couple of phone-scoped images.
Good views on Sunday of the 1st summer Great spotted Cuckoo.
After a no show the previous evening, the bird eventually showed well to the assembled crowd feeding on caterpillars in a bush on Reap Lane.
A visit to nearby RSPB Arne produced my first Smooth Snake together with a Grass Snake and Slow Worm.
Phil Owen said
Sat Oct 6 11:56 PM, 2012
3rd October.
After a night's stay in the observatory after visiting RSPB Lodmoor, a quick seawatch with Henry Cook produced 15 Balearic Shearwaters and 1 Storm Petrel amongst the many Gannets and Kittiwakes.
A pair of Peregrines were also seen over the road in the fields.
stuartherring said
Tue Sep 14 7:58 PM, 2010
a pectoral sandpiper on the local village green near the portland bird obs yeh,yeh,yeh
-- Edited by stuartherring on Wednesday 15th of September 2010 06:16:38 PM
Ian Campbell said
Wed Mar 17 4:37 PM, 2010
Hoopoe there today, let's hope that's also on it's way to GM...
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 11:21:59 AM
Just seen the photo's on their website, should be just about time for it to fly to Elton for Saturday Cheers Ian
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Mar 17 11:20 AM, 2010
Ian Campbell wrote:
Today they have their 1st Swallow and Sand Martin of the year, so eyes to the skies for the first in GM. Cheers Ian
Hoopoe there today, let's hope that's also on it's way to GM...
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 11:21:59 AM
stuartherring said
Tue Mar 16 6:35 PM, 2010
just spotted it on there site summers coming,summers coming yipee
Ian Campbell said
Tue Mar 16 4:48 PM, 2010
Today they have their 1st Swallow and Sand Martin of the year, so eyes to the skies for the first in GM.
Cheers Ian
Cheers, John
Good views on Sunday of the 1st summer Great spotted Cuckoo.
After a no show the previous evening, the bird eventually showed well to the assembled crowd feeding on caterpillars in a bush on Reap Lane.
A visit to nearby RSPB Arne produced my first Smooth Snake together with a Grass Snake and Slow Worm.
After a night's stay in the observatory after visiting RSPB Lodmoor, a quick seawatch with Henry Cook produced 15 Balearic Shearwaters and 1 Storm Petrel amongst the many Gannets and Kittiwakes.
A pair of Peregrines were also seen over the road in the fields.
-- Edited by stuartherring on Wednesday 15th of September 2010 06:16:38 PM
Hoopoe there today, let's hope that's also on it's way to GM...
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 11:21:59 AM
Just seen the photo's on their website, should be just about time for it to fly to Elton for Saturday
Cheers Ian
Hoopoe there today, let's hope that's also on it's way to GM...
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 11:21:59 AM