Wednesday 5 December 2012

More images of the Optolyth TBS 80

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x30 eyepiece

Detail showing missing small band of rubber

The tripod mount is fine, and I have never had any problems with it.
However, when I first had the scope I used a cheap tripod and 'hot' shoe, and the auxiliary pin caused some wear to the small hole at the front of the screw.

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Marston STW Waxwings

 

 
Image showing 37 of the 39 Waxwings present at Marston STW on 20th Nov 2012 (two were in the hedge when I took the image...)


Saturday 30 June 2012

Nephrotoma crocata in North Lincs

Nephrotoma crocata in North Lincs on the edge of Haxet Carrs LWT reserve.

Friday 8 June 2012

Anderby Creek June 2012

Anderby Creek hybrid gull... Some images of this interesting bird seen on the 8th June 2012

Thursday 17 May 2012

Grantham Peregrines....on 17th May 2012.

Short video showing the Grantham Peregrine chick's on 17th May 2012.

Thursday 10 May 2012

Feeding time on the 10th May 2012.

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Wednesday 28 March 2012

28th March 2012 - Temperatures Rise....



28th March 2012 - The female birds spent much of the day shading her single egg while temperatures at St Wulfram’s soar....

If you are thinking about visiting St Wulfram's, then the Coffee Shop opening details are Saturday's between 10.00am and 1.00pm (until Easter) and the after Easter the opening times are: Wed, Thurs and Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm and Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm

Female Peregrine with her 1st egg - 28th March 2012



Female Peregrine at St Wulfram's church in Grantham, Lincolnshire with her 1st egg - 28th March 2012

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Ruddy Ducks in Lincs 2009-10

Recorded from just 10 sites in Lincolnshire during 2010. The decline in this species is due to the cull of the UK’s population of Ruddy Duck being undertaken by the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), initially for five years but now extended into 2011/12. The table below allows comparison between minimum monthly totals in 2009 and 2010.

Monday 5 March 2012

St Wulfram's Peregrine Webcam


For live images see http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/pegcam.html

Friday 2 March 2012

St Wulfram's Peregrines - 2012


The nesting box and webcam has now been set up at St Wulfram's Church and the Lincs Bird Club website will be broadcasting images from the site in the next few days.

Wednesday 29 February 2012

Geese Reports - Anser albifrons flavirostris - Rhunahaorine Point, Scotland




S0S caught Wexford, winter 2007/8, wintered Wexford 2008/9, 2009/10, Kintyre 2010/11
S0S 26.02.2012 Rhunahaorine, KINTYRE


S3T caught Wexford, winter 2007/8, present there every winter since,
S3T 13.01.2012 Rhunahaorine, KINTYRE
S3T 26.02.2012 Rhunahaorine, KINTYRE

Sunday 29 January 2012

LBC AGM 2012

LINCOLNSHIRE BIRD CLUB
Annual General Meeting

Date: Tuesday 20th March 2012

The Admiral Rodney Hotel, Horncastle at 7.30pm

Professor Ian Newton, Chair of the British Trust for Ornithology will be talking on Bird Migration.

Read a review of his latest book: Bird Migration by LBC member Alex Lees on the British Birds Website at http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/book-revi ... ian-newton.

"Ian Newton is one of the most prolific ornithologists of the last 40 years and his fifth book The Migration Ecology of Birds deservedly won the BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year in 2008 (not the first time one of his books has been awarded that accolade)....."

The talk is FREE to everyone and will be followed by the Annual General Meeting (members only).

Full details will be mailed to members at the end of February 2012.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Iceland gull, Boston 25th Jan 2012

Iceland gull, Boston 25th Jan 2012

My third Iceland Gull of the year...









Tuesday 24 January 2012

"Go Batty" Videos

Click here for some "Go Batty" Videos....

http://www.forktail.co.uk/forktail/pages/bats/WT_Go_Batty.html

Chough on Aberdesach Beach, North Wales - Jan 12th 2012



Chough video taken on Aberdesach Beach, North Wales - Jan 12th 2012. Recorded while waiting for the Iceland type Kumlien's Gull, Larus [glaucoides] kumlieni which showed on and off......

Saturday 21 January 2012

Leadenham 2nd Winter Iceland Gull - 14th Jan



Image 1. With BH and HG



Image 2.Raised wings



Image 3. Black and White.....

2nd Winter Iceland Gull with "kumlieni" characteristics....



2nd Winter Iceland Gull with "kumlieni" characteristics, near Pontllyfni on Friday 21st Jan 2012.

Thursday 12 January 2012

Roy Harvey's 2011 DVD of ‘Rare & Scarce Birds’ on film


2011 DVD of ‘Rare & Scarce Birds’ on film

Lincolnshire attracted a host of excellent birds throughout the year including the long-staying White-tailed Eagle at Ruckland, American Black Tern at Covenham - a first record for the county. Sabine's Gull at Leadenham Tip, Marsh Sandpiper at Alkborough- and later at Blacktoft Sands. A brightly marked Spotted Sandpiper at Whisby, Kentish Plover at Rimac, Collared Pratincole at Immingham, Purple Heron at Huttoft Pits, Tawny Pipit at Tetney Lock, Lesser Yellowlegs at Alkborough, Ferruginous Duck at Barton, Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Saltfleet/Rimac and American Wigeon at Freiston Shore. 


Lesser rarities include Dotterel, Red-necked and Grey Phalaropes, Pomarine Skua, Common Crane, Pectoral Sandpipers, Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, all of which are featured.

Neighbouring Yorkshire picked up a Least Sandpiper at Old Moor plus a superb male Rustic Bunting at Filey during the Spring and then chipped in with three Autumn crackers in the form of Isabelline and Pied Wheaters at Spurn plus the lovely Desert Wheatear at Bempton Cliffs that was still present at the end of the year.

Also included are some superb birds filmed outside the featured region - Oriental Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, White-throated Robin at Hartlepool, Sandhill Crane in Suffolk. Collared Flycatcher, Little Bittern, Western Sandpiper, Isabelline Shrike and Desert Wheatear in Norfolk. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Cleveland, Black Stork in Northants. Red-footed Falcon in Derbyshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper at Lound, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland and Squacco Heron in Notts. 

The Scilly Isles had a tremendous autumn for rarities including Northern Waterthrush, Upland Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe and Olive-backed Pipits.

More than 70 sightings are featured in the 186 minutes of running time, which includes narration.

Once again, I have held the price of the two-disc DVD set at £15.75 including post & packing.

If you would like to place an order please make your cheque payable to

R & LM Harvey & send to:
Roy Harvey roy.harvey100@btinternet.com
37 Station Road
Grasby
Nr. Barnetby
Lincs.
DN38 6AP

Tel 01652 628385