Common Scoters.

2 fem type Common Scoters in Quendale Bay (seen from the House), Robin and 2 Fieldfare in the Garden.

21st - 28th Jan - Fuerteventura.

Spent everyday around the Costa Calma area (apart from one day at La Lajita).

21st - 3 Trumpeter Finches seen by the Airport.

20 Chiffchaffs (Canary Is and Common), Wood Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Song Thrush 2 White Wagtail and 26 Linnets around the Sewage Farm.

8 Black-bellied Sandgrouse, 2 Cream-coloured Courser, 24 Stone Curlew and Lesser Short-toed Larks in nearby Desert.

22nd - 4 Barbary Partridge, 7 Hoopoe, 20 Stone Curlew, 3 Southern Grey Shrike in the Desert.

23rd - 3 Hoopoe, 19 Stone Curlew, 6 Cream-coloured Courser, 2 Houbara Bustard (inc 1 displaying on a distant ridge), 14 Raven, 2 Black-bellied Sandgrouse, 2 Southern Grey Shrikes and 40+ Lesser Short-toed Larks in the Desert.

24th - 1 Blackcap and a Barbary Falcon at Costa Calma.

2 Fuereventura Chat, 2 Little Egret, 2 Laughing Doves, 1 Kestrel and 18 Trumpeter Finch at La Lajita.

25th - 4 Goldfinch (in Costa Calma woods), 2 Cream-coloured Courser, 40+ Lesser Short-toed Larks, 8 Stone Curlew ( in the Desert), Common Sandpiper at the Sewage Farm.

26th - 4 Southern Grey Shrikes, 5 Black-bellied Sandgrouse, 10 Cream-coloured Courser, 4 Houbara Bustard, 30+ Lesser Short-toed Larks, 4 Raven and 20+ Barbary Ground Squirrel in the Desert, 2 Goldfinch in Costa Calma woods.

27th - 3 Houbara Bustards, 14 Black-bellied Sandgrouse, 2 Southern Grey Shrikes, 3 Hoopoe, 15 Cream-coloured Courser, 80+ Lesser Short-toed Larks, 2 Trumpeter Finch, 4 Raven and 25+ Barbary Ground Squirrel in the Desert, 2 Goldfinch at Costa Calma.

28th - 6 Linnet and a Goldfinch at Costa Calma, 1 Little Egret at the Airport.

Flight back to Glasgow in the afternoon.

Berthelot's Pipit, Spanish Sparrow and Spectacled Warbler seen every day - almost everywhere.

Directions for the Desert specialities around Costa Calma (note the Bustards are best seen from first light to about 9.30 am, before lots of people start walking across the Desert)

Directions for Fuereventura Chat and Trumpeter Finches at La Lajita.

Fuerteventura Birds Gallery.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse.

Berthelot's Pipit.

Berthelot's Pipit.

Berthelot's Pipit.

Fuerteventura Chat.

Fuerteventura Chat.

Fuerteventura Chat.

Houbara Bustard.

Houbara Bustard.

Houbara Bustard.

Houbara Bustard.

Hoopoe.

Lesser Short-toed Lark.

Lesser Short-toed Lark.

Raven.

Stone Curlew.

Spanish Sparrow.

Trumpeter Finches.

Trumpeter Finch.

Trumpeter Finch.

Trumpeter Finches.

Fuerteventura Misc Gallery

Barbary Ground Squirrel.

Bougainvillea.

Mountains near La Pared.

North Coast of Jandia.

Plains near Costa Calma.

Plains near Costa Calma.

Skink.

Skink.

White-wingers from the living room.

Ad Iceland Gull in front of the House, 2nd year Glaucous Gull off the end of the runway.

Garden Year-list now on 40.

Glaucous Gull.

Sunny Scatness.

30 Wigeon, 4 Tufted Duck and a Grey Heron at Scatness (+ a few Turnstone).

Garden Year-list now on 39.


Wigeon.

Turnstone.

2nd - 12th January Highlights.

Merlin in front of the house on the 2nd & 4th, Peregrine on the 4th and 1st winter 'Kumlien's' Gull in the fields in front of the house on the 11th.

Garden Year-list now on 37.

Sunset on the 5th.

King Eider.

Spent the afternoon around South Mainland - 3 Fieldfare, 1 Robin in the Garden. 1 Merlin at Bigton. Male King Eider in Mousa Sound (with about 120 Common Eider) + 2 Glaucous Gulls off Leebitton.




Glaucous Gulls.

Garden Year-list 2009.

Birds seen from or in the Garden 2009.

1/1/09.
1. Common Gull.
2. Herring Gull.
3. Redshank.
4. Turnstone.
5. Whooper Swan.
6. Golden Plover.
7. Shag.
8. House Sparrow.
9. Starling.
10. Robin.
11. Raven.
12. Rock Dove.
13. Eider.
14. Great Northern Diver.
15. Long-tailed Duck.
16. Greylag Goose.
17. Fieldfare.
18. Wigeon.
19. Mallard.
2/1/09.
20. Black Guillemot.
21. Blackbird.
22. Curlew.
23. Hooded Crow.
24. Merlin.
25. Great Black-backed Gull.
4/1/09.
26. Gannet.
27. Peregrine.
5/1/09.
28. Fulmar.
29. Red-throated Diver.
30. Oystercatcher.
31. Lapwing.
6/1/09.
32. Kittiwake.
7/1/09.
33. Snipe.
9/1/09.
34. Black-headed Gull.
11/1/09.
35. Purple Sandpiper.
36. Cormorant.
12/1/09.
37. Iceland Gull.
14/1/09.
38. Razorbill.
39. Rock Pipit.
16/1/09.
40. Grey Heron.
31/1/09.
41. Common Scoter.
5/2/09.
42. Guillemot.
43. Dunlin.
8/2/09.
44. Barnacle Goose.
45. Glaucous Gull.
46. Pink-footed Goose.
47. Redwing.
9/2/09.
48. Bar-tailed Godwit.
10/2/09.
49. Teal.
50. Skylark.
14/2/09.
51. Tufted Duck.
23/2/09.
52. Wren.
24/2/09.
53. Goldeneye.
9-3-09.
54. Ringed Plover.
11/3/09.
55. Twite.
13/3/09.
56. Shelduck.
19/3/09.
57. Pied Wagtail.
58. Meadow Pipit.
27/3/09.
59. Greenfinch.
30/3/09.
60. Lesser Black-backed Gull.
3/4/09.
61. Mistle Thrush.
62. Chaffinch.
63. Collared Dove.
5/4/09.
64. Chiffchaff.
65. Great Skua.
6/4/09.
66. Goldcrest.
67. Red-breasted Merganser.
68. Sandwich Tern.
7/4/09.
69. Stonechat.
9/4/09.
70. Swallow.
11/4/09.
71. Dunnock.
13/4/09.
72. Wood Pigeon.
14/4/09.
73. Brent Goose.
74. Carrion Crow.
16/4/09.
75. Whimbrel.
18/4/09.
76. Brambling.
77. Wheatear.
19/4/09.
78. Siskin.
79. Knot.
20/4/09.
80. Willow Warbler.
21/4/09.
81. Linnet.
82. Gadwall.
23/4/09.
83. Blackcap.
24/4/09.
84. Lesser Whitethroat.
26/4/09.
85. Black-tailed Godwit.
86. House Martin.
27/4/09.
87. Common Tern.
1/5/09.
88. Arctic Skua.
4/5/09.
89. Arctic Tern.
11/5/09.
90. Black Duck.
13/5/09.
91. Sanderling.
14/5/09.
92. Redstart.
93. Goosander.
15/5/09.
94. Whinchat.
95. Swift.
96. Spotted Flycatcher.
97. Whitethroat.
17/5/09.
98. Wood Warbler.
19/5/09.
99. Garden Warbler.
20/5/09.
100. Icterine Warbler.
101. Reed Warbler.
21/5/09.
102. Sparrowhawk.
23/5/09.
103. Common Redpoll.
24/5/09.
104. Laughing Gull.
31/5/09.
105. White-tailed Eagle.
106. Canada Goose.
107. Grey Wagtail.
1/6/09.
108. Cuckoo.
11/6/09.
109. Puffin.
14/6/09.
110. Kestrel.
30/6/09.
111. Common Crossbill.
15/8/09.
112. Green Sandpiper.
19/8/09.
113. Greenshank.
22/8/09.
114. Grey Plover.
26/8/08.
115. Common Sandpiper.
116. Black Tern.
29/8/09.
117. Barred Warbler.
13/9/09.
118. Marsh Harrier.
14/9/09.
119. Yellow-browed Warbler.
8/10/09.
120. Song Thrush.
10/10/09.
121. Long-eared Owl.
26/10/09.
122. Bullfinch.
29/10/09.
123. Woodcock.
2/11/09.
124. White-fronted Goose.
19/12/09.
125. Pintail.
20/12/09.
126. Jack Snipe.

2009 Texel Garden Year-list

Vincent Stork's 2009 Garden Year-list, (Texel, Holland).
last updated on 21/5/09

1. Little Grebe
2. Cormorant
3. Little Egret
4. Grey Heron.
5. Spoon bill
6. Mute Swan
7. Whooper Swan
8. Bewick’s Swan
9. Bean Goose
10. Pink-footed Goose
11. White-fronted Goose
12. Greylag Goose
13. Barnacle Goose
14. Brent Goose (inc pale bellied, dark bellied and black brant)
15. Shelduck
16. Wigeon
17. Gadwall
18. Teal
19. Mallard
20. Pintail
21. Shoveler
22. Tufted Duck
23. Eider
24. Red Kite
25. Marsh Harrier
26. Hen Harrier
27. Rough-legged Buzzard
28. Buzzard
29. Sparrowhawk
30. Goshawk
31. Kestrel
32. Hobby
33. Peregrine
34. Merlin
35. Water Rail
36. Moorhen
37. Coot
38. Oystercatcher
39. Avocet
40. Ringed Plover
41. Golden Plover
42. Grey Plover
43. Lapwing
44. Knot
45. Turnstone
46. Dunlin
47. Green Sandpiper
48. Common Sandpiper
49. Redshank
50. Spotted Redshank
51. Greenshank
52. Black-tailed Godwit
53. Bar-tailed Godwit
54. Curlew
55. Whimbrel
56. Woodcock
57. Snipe
58. Jack Snipe
59. Black-headed Gull
60. Common Gull
61. Mediterranean Gull
62. Herring Gull
63. Lesser Black-backed Gull
64. Greater Black-backed Gull
65. Sandwich Tern
66. Common Tern
67. Stock Dove
68. Wood Pigeon
69. Collared Dove
70. Snowy Owl
71. Long-eared Owl
72. Barn Owl
73. Swift
74. Great Spotted Woodpecker
75. Wryneck
76. Skylark
77. Sand Martin
78. Swallow
79. House Martin
80. Water Pipit
81. Rock Pipit
82. Meadow Pipit
83. Tree Pipit
84. Pied/White Wagtail
85. Yellow Wagtail (inc blue-headed)
86. Wren
87. Dunnock
88. Robin
89. Nightingale
90. Wheatear
91. Whinchat
92. Stonechat
93. Song Thrush
94. Redwing
95. Mistle Thrush
96. Fieldfare
97. Blackbird
98. Ring Ouzel
99. Blackcap
100. Lesser Whitethroat
101. Icterine Warbler
102. Willow Warbler
103. Wood Warbler
104. Chiffchaff
105. Goldcrest
106. Pied Flycatcher
107. Great Tit
108. Blue Tit
109. Jackdaw
110. Carrion Crow
111. Starling
112. House Sparrow
113. Tree Sparrow
114. Chaffinch
115. Brambling
116. Linnet
117. Common Redpoll
118. Goldfinch
119. Greenfinch
120. Siskin
121. Reed Bunting
122. Arctic Tern
123. Cuckoo
124. Garden Warbler
125. Reed Warbler
126. Ruff
127. Great Crested Grebe
128. Pacific Golden Plover
129. Wood Sandpiper
130. Kingfisher
131. Red-footed Falcon
132. Little Ringed Plover
133. Common Scoter
134. Common Pochard
135. Curlew Sandpiper
136. Teal
137. Whitethroat
138. Dotterel
139. Redstart
140. Grey Wagtail
141. American Golden Plover
142. Bullfinch
143. Arctic Skua
144. Yellow-browed Warbler
145. Ross's Goose
146. Firecrest
147. Lapland Bunting
148. Yellowhammer
149. Sanderling
150. Purple Sandpiper
151. Goosander

Miscellaneous Debris.

Welcome !

Abusive Greenfinch.

King's Lynn - July 2000.

Penguin in Co Donegal.

Workshop in India.

Market Stall in India.

Chris Hodge is alive and well, and trading in Fuerteventura.

Giant Camera.