Winter at Holme Bird Observatory (please click for clip)

Monday 28 June 2010

Razorbill 27 June

Razorbill Holme Beach 27 June.

With Recent unseasonal sightings of Auks on the sea, this bird was heard before it was seen, calling persistantly as it drifted close inshore. It spent half an hour on the beach, still callling, before returning to the water.









Peppered Moth 27 June


Black tailed Godwit Redwell Marsh 27 June




Immature Black Headed Gull Redwell Marsh 27 June.
Black headed gulls have enjoyed a successful breeding season on Redwell this year with record numbers of birds ringed.



Mandarin on the Broadwater and Bedstraw Hawk Moth


Drake Mandarin on the Broadwater 13 June. A couple of record shots of a scarce bird at Holme



29 May. An obliging Mistle Thrush in the paddocks on the approach track





29 May. Bedstraw Hawk Moth.
A scarce vagrant continuing the recent run of good moths at the observatory