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Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

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Two trips out with little to show.

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Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

A morning at Grafham Water

Thursday 29th August 2024

After holiday blues

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Trying out a new lens

Monday 5th August 2024

Tanzania Day 5 - Ngorogoro Crater

Saturday 27th July 2024

Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide

Thursday 25th July 2024

Local stuff

Saturday 20th July 2024

More local stuff

Saturday 29th June 2024

Catching up with a local rarity

Friday 14th June 2024

Tanzania - Day 1 - Arusha

Monday 13th May 2024

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Friday 29th March 2013

Last week, I joined a bird photography trip to Finland and northern Norway run by Hugh Harrop of Shetland Wildlife.

I have travelled with Hugh a couple of time before so knew what to expect, not least with England and Wales battling for the Rugby Grand Slam on the day of arrival. Hugh is an avid Welsh Rugby fan and the week started off very badly with England being thrashed - I was not allowed to forget it for the whole week!!!

Anyway, after arrival, the next day was spent at a roadside hotel north of Kaarmanen that is famous for its bird feeders. I took loads of images throughout the whole day and still have not sorted them out but I thought that I would post a few shots for you to see what was around.

A mixed flock of Arctic and Common Repolls was on the feeders virtually throughout making species identification difficult so I have a lot of work to do sorting them out but here is just one that I am sure is an Arctic Redpoll.

The main target was Pine Grosbeaks and, several birds visited throughout the day.

Siberian Jay was a regular visitor

A welcome but not so regular visitor was Siberian Tit

I still have loads of images to sort out for the whole week that will take me a few weeks to complete but this is just a taster of what is to come (I hope)!!!

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