Seabirds in the Severn Estuary

With Yellow-nosed Albatross, Frigatebird and now an awesome record of White-bellied/Black-bellied Petrel at Severn Beach today, time to start thinking outside the box. So here are a few Southern Ocean pics.

White-chinned Petrel.

Perhaps a more realistic aim.

Subantarctic Skua - talking of outside the box, this is what they look like in their proper habitat !!

Wilson's Petrel - I believe there is already an accepted record from the other side. Next time I am at Lavernock counting Kittiwakes and Cormorants I will console myself in the fact that I have the pleasure of seawatching in the UKs number one rare seabird hotspot.

ps somebody please hurry up and build that barrage from Lavernock to Brean before they get anything else up the bloody channel :-)

Did YOU have a Shag today?

I did at Eglwys Nunydd..........................

A few more from accross the pond

Adult G N Diver at Barry Docks again today.

The chequer pattern on the upper parts still evident. so an adult stil retaining some adult feathers, moulting into winter pumage.

Cuba

A couple of excellent photos from Rick Andrews (aka the Chew Valley wurzel) of Blue-headed Quail Dove and Bee Humming-bird both Cuban emdemics from the CBC trip to Cuba earlier this year. Rick will upload all his shots from Cuba onto his Flickr site in the near future.

Are we all thinking the same thing..........

One for Dave.

An easy to ID arse shot. It seems most of the birds on your side of the pond are camera shy mate.

Captions Please!

Let me in lads.

From across the pond

Slaphead eagle


Snail kite

Slaphead, hurry up and come back . All my emails are boring!

A dark and wet Cosmeston.

More South Africa...

Cape Bulbul

Jackal Buzzard with a Cape Mole Rat.

Olive Thrush.

Dusky Flycatcher.

Karoo Prinia.