Monday 31 March 2008

March 13th - 31st 2008. Back Home.

Not many birds about on Shetland.

Highlights - 20-30 Greylag in front of the house on most days, 13 Snow Bunting flew north over the garden on the 23rd, 25-30 Goldeneye, 10+ Long-tailed Duck in West Voe towards the end of the month, a few Great Northern Divers in Quendale Bay throughout, a male Mallard x Pintail hybrid at Scatness on the 27th and a Robin in the garden on the 31st.






Saturday 15 March 2008

March 12th 2008

Train from Warrington to Aberdeen (8 hours) then ferry to Lerwick (12 Hours).

Thursday 13 March 2008

India Birds. Amur Wagtail to Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike.


Amur Wagtail - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Asian Open-billed Stork - Goa, March 2008.

Asian Open-billed Stork - Goa, March 2008.

Asian Barred Owlet - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Asian Barred Owlet - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Asian Fairy Bluebird - Goa, Nov 2007.

Asian Koel (female) - Goa, Nov 2007.

Asian Pied Starling - Utter Ranchal, March 2008.

Barn Owl - Goa, Nov 2007.

Barn Owl - Goa, March 2008.

Bar-tailed Treecreeper - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Bay-backed Shrike - Goa, March 2008.

Bay-backed Shrike - Goa, March 2008.

Besra - Goa, Nov 2007.

Black Eagle - Goa, March 2007.

Black Francolin - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, March 2008.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, Nov 2007.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, Nov 2007.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, March 2008.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, March 2008.

Black-headed Jay - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Black-capped Kingfisher - Goa, March 2007.

Black-headed Ibis - Goa, March 2007.

Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike (female) - Goa, March 2008
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India Birds. Black-shouldered Kite to Brown-fronted Woodpecker.


Black-shouldered Kite - Nov '07, Diva Island, Goa.


Black-winged Stilt - 18/2/08, Arpora, Goa.

Black-throated Accentor - 21/2/08, Sattal, Utter Ranchal.

Black-throated Tit - 23/2/08, Mongoli Valley, Utter Ranchal.

Black-rumped Flameback - Nov '07, Carambolin, Goa.

Black-rumped Flameback - 28/2/07, Carambolin, Goa.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Nov '07, Baga, Goa.


Blue-capped Redstart - 15/2/08, Nainital, Utter Ranchal.


Bluethroat - 13/2/08, Dona Paula, Goa.

Blyth's Reed Warbler - Nov '07, Morjim, Goa.


Bonelli's Eagle - 20/2/08, Nainital, Utter Ranchal.

Booted Eagle - Nov '07, North Goa.



Brahminy Kite - Nov '07, Santa Cruz, Goa.


Brahminy Starling - 12/2/08, Baga, Goa.

Brown Bullfinch - 25/2/08, Mongoli Valley, Utter Ranchal.


Brown-headed Gulls - 3/3/07, Morjim, Goa.


Brown-fronted Woodpecker - 22/2/08, Mongoli Valley, Utter Ranchal.