Have you heard about the term ‘Spring tide’? And today we had a ‘Spring tide’… Spring tide in September? Yes, as this term refers to the term ‘springing forth’ of the tide and not the season of spring. A wonderful and calm morning over The Wash. © Gyorgy SzimulyThe T On the way to ourContinueContinue reading “The ‘Snettisham Spectacular’: A must-see natural phenomenon”
Tag Archives: Shorebirds
A Norwegian Ruff
After witnessing the shorebird spectacle at Snettisham, Hasan and I made a quick visit to the Titchwell RSPB Reserve in a hope to find one of the Yellow-browed Warblers. As we tried to get better views of this autumn beauty, a lady informed us about the presence of a Jack Snipe at the far cornerContinueContinue reading “A Norwegian Ruff”
Shorebird survey for the Breeding Shorebird Atlas
A clutch of Northern Lapwing with 4 eggs on a pretty arid agricultural field. © Gyorgy Szimuly What else I could do on a glorious day like this? The best is doing the nesting shorebird survey as the season is full on. Earlier this year an ambitious and exciting new program was launched to mapContinueContinue reading “Shorebird survey for the Breeding Shorebird Atlas”
My contribution to the Global Shorebird Counting in Norfolk
Norfolk has always been a rewarding region in the United Kingdom for finding waders for the Global Shorebird Counting Program. Following an exceptional experience with thousands of them at the Snettisham, I headed east to the Hunstanton Cliffs which area is good for waders at low tide. As expected, there were quite a few EurasianContinueContinue reading “My contribution to the Global Shorebird Counting in Norfolk”
Not quite a lifer but still a cracking bird
I took my second ever visit to the Oare Marshes in Kent for seeing the long staying Bonaparte’s Gull which is now in stunning breeding plumage. It took a while to find it in on the mudflat of The Swale estuary. At low tide, it normally goes feeding on the mud but uses the OareContinueContinue reading “Not quite a lifer but still a cracking bird”
Rarity hunting in the eastern Camargue
Continueing the report from the second day of our trip, our next stop was at the Collared Pratincole colony on the northeast side of the Camargue. This one would have been missed easily if we didn’t get location information including a fine find from the previous days. A very rare Black-winged Pratincole was found amongContinueContinue reading “Rarity hunting in the eastern Camargue”
Songs of waders in the mist
Weather forecast loked fabulous for today’s birding and Manor Farm in Old Wolverton just looked to be a perfect place to wander. It was a frosty and misty morning but as the Sun rose the fog lifted offering perfect visibility for the gravel pads. Bird sounds in the mist at dawn is truly magical andContinueContinue reading “Songs of waders in the mist”
We need Pokémon-free areas
Pokémon Go drove the half of the world crazy in the last few weeks and although the number of active users are declining these days there are still an incredibly large number of people using their mobile phones for hunting down these little bastards. Using Pokémon Go by millions also means there is a lot higherContinueContinue reading “We need Pokémon-free areas”
Entering British Scandinavia – Part 1
We had high expectations of our first Scottish birdwatching trip as well as the first father-and-son holiday. It was the first holiday for me in 6 years and it was just about time to escape from the daily stress what my private life crisis caused. Scotland seemed to be a reasonably cheap yet a veryContinueContinue reading “Entering British Scandinavia – Part 1”
Into crowd sourcing
Having no computer in the last 9 months made my life full of hassle. Being restricted to a smart phone made progress of everything a bit slow. Now this old buddy is fixed, probably for the last time, and I jumped into multiple tasks to be able to catch up. Surprisingly, I made nice progressContinueContinue reading “Into crowd sourcing”
SzimiStyle Birding 