...Twice shy Taken at Minsmere - from island mere hide.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Morocco - Best of the Rest
So, I've finally blogged all I have from my Trip to Morocco.
To wrap up it was a really fantastic trip and a place I would love to visit again - in about 10 years though once I have been to some different places first!
Here is the best of the rest, mainly record shots;
Scrub Warbler:
Moroccan White Wagtail:
Moussier's redstart:
Black-Winged Kite:
Blue tit:
Black Redstart:
Crag Martin:
Laughing Dove:
Tristram's warbler:
Spotless Starling:
Pallid Swift:
My favourite photos from the trip, along with my portfolio, can be seen on my Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieltrim/
feel free to add me as a contact too!
What a trip!
To wrap up it was a really fantastic trip and a place I would love to visit again - in about 10 years though once I have been to some different places first!
Here is the best of the rest, mainly record shots;
Scrub Warbler:
Moroccan White Wagtail:
Moussier's redstart:
Black-Winged Kite:
Blue tit:
Black Redstart:
Crag Martin:
Laughing Dove:
Tristram's warbler:
Spotless Starling:
Pallid Swift:
My favourite photos from the trip, along with my portfolio, can be seen on my Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieltrim/
feel free to add me as a contact too!
What a trip!
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Desert Sparrow
What an awesome bird!!
We weren't feeling too confident about connecting with this species as we approached the desert but after agreeing a price with a friendly local for GUARANTEED desert sparrow our spirits were lifted...
It was about £30 (our most expensive night by far!) and we had a good room for the night, 4 course dinner, breakfast, camel ride and last but not least a quad bike ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes to a Bedouin camp that a population of about 15 desert sparrow called home!
Here is the team after a successful hours photography with the sparrows;
We weren't feeling too confident about connecting with this species as we approached the desert but after agreeing a price with a friendly local for GUARANTEED desert sparrow our spirits were lifted...
It was about £30 (our most expensive night by far!) and we had a good room for the night, 4 course dinner, breakfast, camel ride and last but not least a quad bike ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes to a Bedouin camp that a population of about 15 desert sparrow called home!
Here is the team after a successful hours photography with the sparrows;
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Crimson-winged beauties!
They could be described as the Salthouse snow buntings of Morocco!
These Crimson-winged Finches were photographed at the bottom of a ski lift high up at 2600m in the Atlas mountains, Oukaimeden. If patient they were mega tame as they came to feed off the discarded walnut shells from the locals!
A few more natural photos in the snow;
Great birds!
These Crimson-winged Finches were photographed at the bottom of a ski lift high up at 2600m in the Atlas mountains, Oukaimeden. If patient they were mega tame as they came to feed off the discarded walnut shells from the locals!
A few more natural photos in the snow;
Great birds!
Saturday, 2 April 2011
I like Wheatears with White Heads!
Well - I like all wheatears, chats and alike. I also really like black and white birds, so that combined with a wheatear is great! The 2 species in Morocco that fit the bill are Mourning and White cround wheatear. We were lucky enough to see both!
White crowned were very common with tens seen on most journeys through the stoney desert areas but mourning was rather hard with only 2 seen in total...
Mourning Wheatear:
White Crown Wheatear:
Dan
White crowned were very common with tens seen on most journeys through the stoney desert areas but mourning was rather hard with only 2 seen in total...
Mourning Wheatear:
White Crown Wheatear:
Dan
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Red-Rumped Wheatear
Probably the least confiding wheatear...but still nice (especially the females)
'Sorry - I don't date chicks that smoke!'
'Sorry - I don't date chicks that smoke!'
Monday, 28 March 2011
Assorted Larks!
One of our ommisions from the Morocco trip was thick-billed lark. We spoke to a few other birders and it was a really bad year for finding these nomadic birds! Luckily the support cast of larks in Morocco is prety good...
Hoopoe Lark(common throughout and VERY cool!);
Thekla Lark (taken on wheatear wall but fairly common throughout);
Temminck's Lark(great views of a few males displaying on the tagdilt);
Shore Lark (common in the Atlas);
Crested Lark (common throughout);
Dan
Hoopoe Lark(common throughout and VERY cool!);
Thekla Lark (taken on wheatear wall but fairly common throughout);
Temminck's Lark(great views of a few males displaying on the tagdilt);
Shore Lark (common in the Atlas);
Crested Lark (common throughout);
Dan
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