Army Birding

Hi Everyone

If you are interested here is a link sent to me by my friend Martjan. There are many papers written by him on Woodpeckers, there are few others as well.

http://www.pinoparana.org/publicaciones

Some very interesting data.

Best

Geoffrey

Hi Everyone Is anybody inteested in birding Thailand with me next year? It will probally be around Jan/Feb for three weeks. Travelling North to South, in the south of the country there will be the need to do some camping, so not for the faint hearted. I will post some details of the trip later. Look...

BOU splits Northern Harrier Posted on: 04 Jan 2016 After a long wait and several British records, the British Ornithological Union's (BOU) Taxonomic Sub-Committee has announced the split of Northern Harrier from Hen Harrier. The Northern American equivalent of Hen Harrier – and now a full species in...

Has anyone got this book? Is it any good?

The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution - By: Sankar Chatterjee

http://goo.gl/uSVEAi

Hi Everyone. I trust that you are all well and that it is ok to post this on here? If not please do remove it. I thought I would drop you all a line to bring you up to date on events at my end. I have now completed my 3rd book in the DNA Series 'Exploring Bird Language' it is at the printers at the ...

I am pleased to say that I contributed to this book in a small way. https://www.facebook.com/birdsandpeople?fref=ts The definitive groundbreaking book on the relationship between birds and humankind. To view an extract click on 'Read an Excerpt'. Description There are 10,500 species of bird worldwid...

I went on a twitch to Cornwall on Sunday to try and bag the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis. I got my lifer sweet, plus two poss three Spotted Crake Porzana porzana.

OMG you have to see this it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up... how I wish I could see this awesome bird.

http://www.birdlife.org/community/2011/ ... 1956-film/

Hi Rich.

Sorry I meant Northern Harrier.

Thought you might like this in between your trips out?

Estiona direct streaming to Black Stork etc

http://www.looduskalender.ee/en

Hi Richard Sounds like you are have a cracking time, have you been to the pond just outside the camp yet? It’s to the left as you head for Ralston there is a reed bed there as well as a pond. I had some great sightings there Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) over to the right in the rocks in the distance...

I counted three different owl species possibly four gathering in this roost can’t say I have ever heard of that. I have known Long-eared Owls to gather where I was in Germany. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMd_AIhKdXY&feature=fvsr

2nd Jan 2010 an unidentified Eagle flying low over the M11 just before the M25 turn off. On the M2 a Common Buzzard sat in a field.

Doh

Richard love the reports keep them coming, nice to know you can see the big man at play as well. Don't forget mate, become that bird

Aye

Geoffrey