https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding daily 0.75 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547331499724-UROQVGNHXMIZHGVQ8ZF9/20180922-Autumn%2BReport%2B2018-Steppe%2BBuzzards-Bart.jpg Birding https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/3500-raptors-later-a-long-overdue-update monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/d2e5df31-4588-4095-a255-79d833d0f667/ebird.png Birding - 3,500 Raptors later: A long-overdue update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-autumn-report-is-online-1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1577093295595-DMCNXGG18JM0EXZ5SC5H/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-032-Web-Web.jpg Birding - BRC Autumn Report is online Adult male dark morph Marsh Harrier. My best bird of the season. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2019-october-photo-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537273099-YU1T0WTE2NM22ZRZGWVS/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-058-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. Subadult Steppe Eagle. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538487239-PQIV0FRKVFVDGB39QXAC/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-089-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. Another adult Steppe Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539478953-589JD7VP84V1C3G3FEX2/20191017-BRC2019+-+October-143-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 17th. Fairly strange Marsh Harrier. Probably a male (proportionately that fits) and in that case it must be an adult dark morph, but usually the pale patch on the underwing of dark morphs is complete. Here it is broken with the dark coloration extending all the way to the base of the feathers in P5-8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539354853-MOMNR7ZJ1IQ8TZBU60LR/20191017-BRC2019+-+October-141-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 17th. A juvenile Honey Buzzard flying through the bottleneck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535691075-S42JF6O0W3YXSDLKFAAD/20191001-BRC2019+-+October-002-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 1st. A juvenile Hen Harrier. Ageing (and thus sexing) of female-colored birds in this species is genuinely hard. One of the most important things to look for is the barring in the arm: it is always very distinct in adult females, but fainter in juveniles. There is some overlap and then it helps to look at the width of the dark trailing edge to the hand: it’s just marginally less wide in the arm vs. the hand in juveniles, but most often substantially narrower in the hand than the arm in adult females. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537195538-ZR6N54OMEOEHSFQ06EIH/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-057-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. Subadult Steppe Eagle, here clearly showing the grey cast to the upperwing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537949450-YTDJOXVR1NBA6C7S1HNH/20191013-BRC2019+-+October-070-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 13th. An adult Short-toed Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538132165-4ACP6M6LR4AAVGNQLBNM/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-083-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. A juvenile White-tailed Eagle passed in our overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538728974-5XADBUS5SWFIG6AXYYD9/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-102-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. Photo-compilation of the adult Steppe Eagle showing both nicely the upper- and underparts. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539997465-72I5CCM89HGDSAZTM6UX/20191019-BRC2019+-+October-164-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. ‘What a striking crown! That must at least be a Steppe…’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539898653-GL3JYROB3S5G8HOR2TG0/20191018-BRC2019+-+October-158-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. Some Greater Spotted Eagles are so square-shaped, it’s almost comical. Here (what must be) an adult female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538793647-G6L2M8EU8PTEKVPAXMW8/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-106-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Boom! Out of nowhere an adult male Crested Honey Buzzard showed up and gave a very close flyby. P5 is still growing in this bird, so it is fairly short, but it nicely shows how moult of the primaries is more progressed in this species than in European Honey Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536058069-LIB92JV1JUHCOKS3DDIZ/20191008-BRC2019+-+October-023-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 8th. A juvenile Short-toed Eagle. Interesting how far the secondaries protrude beyond the primaries in this bird… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536669539-77QCB9HH1J5ETI8UGKLL/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-037-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Crappy record-shot of a very — very — distant ‘fulvescens’-type Greater Spotted Eagle. You’re looking at the upperwing of the bird. Very striking… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535993731-QEONFO1G7OXEB6737THI/20191007-BRC2019+-+October-022-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 7th. An immature ‘fulvescens’-type Greater Spotted Eagle. Unfortunately very high up… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539305453-IZ1UPRGBCQP7N2XG5N13/20191017-BRC2019+-+October-128-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 17th. Juvenile (probably female) Hen Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536989222-9YEOD1H5CIJECVQ8PPJ7/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-039-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Same bird as previous (the ‘mostly Lesser’). Quite well-marked upperparts with fairly broad white tips to the trailing edge, greater as well as the median coverts. It’s difficult to judge anything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540476996-60TGRX3VCNG4Q7SXMCX4/20191021-BRC2019+-+October-209-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 21st. Part of a nice and dense flock of Wood Pigeons moving through the bottleneck. The French counters on station were ecstatic… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537395017-6ZC6OYY1JYNJMXA04ADQ/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-060-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. Juvenile Steppe Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535470144-4DLJYOARTSWKPOS1YOI4/20191001-BRC2019+-+October-003-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 1st. A juvenile Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536253897-0IJIH5VY0KBTP4B7310S/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-026-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Juvenile Lesser Spotted (right) and juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle (left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535766139-N76V0IRF50HEDNURVTPW/20191004-BRC2019+-+October-011-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 4th. Black Storks in between the stations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537639846-VEQSX7PD4S74H4LN56JK/20191012-BRC2019+-+October-069-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 12th. The best evening I spent counting this season. Totally on my own, well after the count had officially finished (2 hours before sunset) there was still a flock of 40 large eagles hanging around in the saddle, looking for a place to roost. It’s incredible to be able to witness that on your own, knowing that the spectacle is unfolding without anyone paying attention to it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537414552-Y1TQ6VSFUP9WMKRM9D8W/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-061-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. Juvenile Steppe Eagle, same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536285754-U44I6YLA6FGHALA23XK3/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-027-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Juvenile Lesser Spotted (right) and juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle (left). Same birds as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538182992-ZL1BE8DGW8XNUAGTDIZI/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-090-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. And so did a juvenile Imperial Eagle… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536720352-A2SNO8Y8ZTGF1NRXENIP/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-038-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Very strongly-marked juvenile Aquila. Head-on this bird gave the impression of an approaching Steppe Eagle with these pale streaky crown-feathers (for some reason the paler nape patch was not visible). Unfortunately this bird was only seen gliding, so it didn’t show much, but I’d be tempted to call it ‘mostly a Lesser’, as it’s difficult to exclude the option of some GSE genes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536580054-7MO5L8F09KOAFEWCFEBL/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-036-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Lovely juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle, with a sublime body plumage: a perfect color transition from head to undertail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540234331-XM4J9H0MPHEX2HJ0ECY6/20191019-BRC2019+-+October-169-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 19th. An immature Greater Spotted Eagle. Probably a 2cy, but I cannot exclude a somewhat retarded 3cy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537096410-5UTIMBU3IHR8HYAUERXG/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-040-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. ‘Small Momma’ with a thin veil of clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538223277-0GN8ZFTVLSP7USRAGB88/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-086-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. And an adult Imperial Eagle… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540592517-T91R5K838A9ZC01LX7G8/20191025-BRC2019+-+October-227-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 25th. And that’s how we end the photos of this season: with a soaring juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle — the nicest of all large eagles — and the city of Kobuleti in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537469707-3T8XNB2TDKTSILHBSOPI/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-065-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. A juvenile ‘Black Kite’ of the Batumi-type, an intergrade of western and eastern populations of Black(-eared) Kites, with blue-ish bare parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540522482-M4QSWX1L3V3WLAP1THSQ/20191025-BRC2019+-+October-218-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 25th. An adult (male?) Goshawk. During the season we have only seen a few Goshawks. Most were juveniles, but in the last days of the count a few adults finally showed up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537883245-2D3ZRV3TZ7S4RD5LC27M/20191013-BRC2019+-+October-073-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 13th. An immature Greater Spotted Eagle. Probably 3rd calendar year, given just a bit more than half the secondaries are replaced and 2 moult-fronts are visible in the primaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539955187-RZMAC0LIIM01DD6BAHWD/20191018-BRC2019+-+October-159-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. When they turn, however, that impression can change rapidly. This is the same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572536159772-GRP17WIPDS9CO31SK4X4/20191010-BRC2019+-+October-024-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 10th. Nice view on the upperside of a juvenile Black Kite. The strangely lit patch on the left upperwing is an indication of something bad though: this bird is injured… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538380160-0UU6N1IN5GPYCI38F589/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-088-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. The absolute highlight of the day, however, were the incredible number of Steppe Eagles. By the end of the day we had counted 70 of them, a new BRC record. Because 90% of the birds passed very close to us, and the light was perfect to assess wing-barring, identification was a breeze and it was: So. Much. Fun. — An adult Steppe Eagle on this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539075621-UAAQXA7S87GBBOJM7QB2/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-113-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Eurasian Black Vulture/Cinereous Vulture, a juvenile and a very rare record for BRC as this is only the 6th ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539692860-3U3MDDIV2C19BMA8UBAY/20191018-BRC2019+-+October-148-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. Sunrise over ‘Big Ginger’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538079046-WZPYN5AQSE0H9U9N8PE6/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-081-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. An adult Lesser Spotted Eagle. By this time in the season the LSEs are in the minority and they become the cherries amongst Greater Spotteds and Steppe Eagles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535793960-YBC432SRNVV9QAKH4ICP/20191006-BRC2019+-+October-014-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 6th. Usually the skies more or less clear up in October, but not this year. Most days our visibility was ridden with intense haze, resulting in almost black-and-white light conditions. This photo is a perfect example of that, but has not been converted to black-and-white, it’s full-colour in fact. It’s good our counters become experts at identifying species from silhouettes. :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538533366-G959AL1YAO4KB4MY1ZJK/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-084-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. An immature Greater Spotted Eagle, probably a >3cy bird, with very clear carpal flashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537998163-0SSN6YNNIZXZR2FLBLO0/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-078-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. A visit of a Krüper’s Nuthatch to the station marked the start of the best day of the 2019 Season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539654244-CNT3DYNQGIHX78YAC4SY/20191017-BRC2019+-+October-142-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 17th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538887030-FNJ356NZOD10GNPKGRXH/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-107-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Same bird as previous. A remarkable record: the latest Crested ever recorded by BRC. The previous latest ever was in 2018 when a Crested was seen on the 11th of October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539042673-5O1KWL6XZHAK2QFVCNYB/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-112-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Another highlight of this day: a vulture, and a black one at that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539252270-TS6SM73NSXVTI3MX4A0P/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-123-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537169446-VBODCMHY07QVANQSZ6RE/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-055-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. Adult Steppe Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540415474-G1X1HMWM12BO2KOXWGEF/20191021-BRC2019+-+October-200-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 21st. High-key photo of a juvenile Short-toed Eagle, an unintended side-effect of a bird flying almost right in front of the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538310563-5T12DBZA08W7ECU8M7VE/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-093-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. And a juvenile Griffon Vulture… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539160772-GH379B6G1WPVJ96OI9O0/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Nicely flying in-between stations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540124453-GYLLX5YFKZE9XMCV3DNZ/20191019-BRC2019+-+October-167-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 19th. At a quick glance it’s likely this bird would be aged as a non-juvenile, but in fact this is merely a well-marked and slightly rough looking juvenile, showing absolutely no signs of moult, lacking distinct barring in the flight feathers and a dark trailing edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535500126-BIYY9ZITLJ6JG66WY6HV/20191001-BRC2019+-+October-005-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 1st. By this time in the season, if you see a non-juvenile Honey Buzzard, there’s almost a guarantee something is wrong with the bird. This one has been shot in the left wing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538696808-J7AKHLZJN19HRGMF32CB/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-099-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. An adult Steppe Eagle approaching… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572538592284-SFBQ9N0I2LAUDCJ9J5T6/20191014-BRC2019+-+October-085-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 14th. A very — very — pale adult Steppe Eagle, though I have no idea how to exclude Tawny Eagle as an option here. The bird appeared very light greyish-brown in the field, but the photos are nowhere near good enough to assess the barring unfortunately. And then there’s lots variation within African and Indian Tawny Eagle populations as well… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540045595-9K9KVT2I8J8D4XO0GK8I/20191019-BRC2019+-+October-165-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 19th. ‘Oh, nevermind.’ Same bird as previous: an old immature/subadult Greater Spotted Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572537557968-ISZVMF2JARMU1KKDXXHJ/20191011-BRC2019+-+October-047-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 11th. An immature (2cy) Greater Spotted Eagle and a Steppe Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539740436-2TNB9IET526R3MGNRFMP/20191018-BRC2019+-+October-149-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. Caucasian Viper on Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535562035-I4MK8XQBMT83YD0WO5RJ/20191001-BRC2019+-+October-008-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 1st. Another juvenile Honey Buzzard, this time a very well-marked individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539271467-K6HPN3VJ8474HRDJ06YD/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-126-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539772455-B7BTRVJV3759AT1UDSWF/20191018-BRC2019+-+October-150-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 18th. An immature male Pallid Harrier with retained juvenile secondaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535631059-81PYSPYWLPPE0A6G4JI4/20191002-BRC2019+-+October-010-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 2nd. Finally, an adult male Pallid Harrier on a photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539209642-FIUG2ST41FG73M243H3D/20191016-BRC2019+-+October-116-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 16th. An immature (2cy) Steppe Eagle flying over the village of Shuamta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572539381501-QOF7NA78VW0L40BQ95IZ/20191017-BRC2019+-+October-135-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 17th. Another juvenile Honey Buzzard. This time with truly ridiculously bulging secondaries… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572540327519-B9JT132KIIRYS1RV4NTD/20191019-BRC2019+-+October-170-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 19th. Same bird as previous. Right hand suggests two moult-fronts, which would indicate a 3cy, but I’m not sure if the left hand does the same. Quite many secondaries have been replaced for a 2cy, but quite few for a 3cy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572535907189-QB057SPBW1BP8VPV61T2/20191007-BRC2019+-+October-019-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: October Photo Report October 7th. It’s remarkable how invisible local birds remain on days with intense migration (that is, for most of August and September). When migration slows down in the bottleneck and fewer birds pass, Hooded Crows and local Ravens take to the skies again more prominently. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2019-september-photo-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383231210-FL0JM70A13AN01T00J5Q/20190924-BRC2019+-+September-058-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 24th. A juvenile Steppe Eagle with the striking, but typical, white trailing edge to the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384407265-T9KMMV1770KFOBBGD232/20190929-BRC2019+-+September-069-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 29th. A few overhead Black Storks and a single Steppe Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380830622-C4CXSM6XJ28MJEIV6628/20190907-BRC2019+-+September-022-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 7th. It’s a miracle this bird can still fly. I’m left wondering what’s the cause of damage like this: hunting or some other problems? Or a combination? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382417429-1I4G47A10XA0SYJRZ2Q4/20190918-BRC2019+-+September-046-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 18th. A juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagle, again. Quite a dark bird in this case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384175665-2EWT5AC5PZXHGW7K5F9L/20190927-BRC2019+-+September-066-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 27th. The second color-ringed eagle this season: another Lesser Spotted Eagle, but this time a juvenile from Estonia. I haven’t yet received any details from the ringers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383993245-ZQGD8WSQNJKHJKIH6O45/20190926-BRC2019+-+September-062-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 26th. Another non-juvenile (probably adult) Lesser Spotted Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381981297-RXMEH6ODAHH4NSIZ6IHF/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-038-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384073769-CDVFFTWANAREX7LJ6536/20190926-BRC2019+-+September-064-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 26th. Black Storks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380745546-2SYEZ8KHPNOZZ2AV8OSN/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-019-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Adult male Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383316891-RPFV1XL434SK3L0PFJ92/20190924-BRC2019+-+September-059-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 24th. Another juvenile Steppe Eagle, but this time with very little white along the trailing edge. Not so typical… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384136618-HTEGOY481RKAXULJXCL1/20190927-BRC2019+-+September-065-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 27th. (Young?) Adult Lesser Spotted Eagle, accompanied by a Steppe Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374477332-9ROTE7LKN5HCVI85J2MW/20190901-BRC2019+-+September-001-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 1st. A flock of Black Kites leaving the roost on ‘Little Ginger’, next to Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384641477-OMFRF41CN9ZZ89GI0CEN/20190930-BRC2019+-+September-072-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 30th. An adult Steppe Eagle doing what they do best: passing high overhead, almost unnoticed. Despite not showing the dark trailing edge clearly, the trailing edge is substantially serrated, the primaries are very long and the legs are short. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383108722-QJ4DUKWK1K4P26KR32ZB/20190924-BRC2019+-+September-057-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 24th. Immature Lesser Spotted Eagle. I only discovered this bird is color-ringed while going through the photos on my computer. The code is RW-?44, indicating the bird was ringed in Poland. Will be interesting to hear more about this bird (especially if it concerns a hybrid). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382986129-C857MEDN9A2BXW70CRBP/20190922-BRC2019+-+September-051-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 22nd. Juvenile (male?) Pallid Harrier, a typical bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381279679-FNRGA9LXDZSQ6111CDMN/20190909-BRC2019+-+September-028-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 9th. Ageing Booted Eagles is generally really difficult, but I’m confident this is an immature (2cy) bird with 3 clearly worn juvenile outer primaries. This bird must have had quite a good lunch somewhere along the way south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381173244-PBXPTHFUB6BTRZHLAZ86/20190909-BRC2019+-+September-026-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 9th. A more straightforward adult male Crested showing a broad hand, typical tail barring, a wingbar running all the way from the outer primaries to the body, a dark gorget, pale throat, a dark eye and just a hint of a carpal patch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384543762-PB8WU2E6Q1F82RP1QN6C/20190930-BRC2019+-+September-071-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 30th. Another tatty-looking juvenile eagle, a Lesser Spotted in this case. Birds like this could very well end up being aged as immatures at a distance, but up close the plumage is just messy and lacks any signs of moult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380601659-4ZU2OTZTCSDFTXHEDGYM/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-015-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier with shot damage to the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374525516-EACSB7QGC2OZFIP4HXI6/20190901-BRC2019+-+September-002-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 1st. Adult male Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381763400-TG1LFN7UE6Z72RWE0W4P/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-034-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Another light bird: an immature Short-toed Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382820899-449BLBTJYUOVZTDXH9C4/20190920-BRC2019+-+September-050-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 20th. An adult female Marsh Harrier, quite a dark bird lacking the usual yellow spotting on the head and underwing coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383022204-LSKYRJ3ELN3UDUT4DF3K/20190923-BRC2019+-+September-053-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 23rd. A single Black Kite over the Greater Caucasus. Unfortunately we were dealing with lots of haze this season, making the Greater Caucasus very difficult to see in October (usually the best month to see it). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380477567-AEGCBZV4ZG7ZH9KESGN9/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-014-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. An adult female Montagu’s Harrier, which appears — strangely — to be moulting the innermost primaries (P2-3 on left wing, P1-2 on right wing). Usually moult is more progressed and only the outermost ~4 primaries still have to be replaced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384330646-KXAL4ZDRSWNF5LA2DMM1/20190929-BRC2019+-+September-068-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 29th. A clusterfuck of Steppe Buzzards over Little Ginger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374865230-FX7W69CWJYTRFC53GI3E/20190901-BRC2019+-+September-005-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 1st. An adult Egyptian Vulture. Somehow, this species always remains distant for photos. They also have a habit of ignoring flocks and streams altogether and just moving through the bottleneck on their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382922130-WITPC4M8R1E90O404O4V/20190923-BRC2019+-+September-052-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 23rd. A flock of Black Kites approaching from the north, against the backdrop of the freshly snow-covered Greater Caucasus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382112301-CK42BAWNIEV6KYKB230M/20190913-BRC2019+-+September-040-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 13th. Juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagle, soaring amongst Black Kites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572375302571-MAMRR7BA6PFF3H0BA5BP/20190904-BRC2019+-+September-010-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 4th. Marsh Harriers show some silhouette features that no other medium-sized raptors in the bottleneck show to the same degree: they tend to have very prominent and large feet and a comparatively large bill that also happens to be angled downwards most of the time. These are quite good identification pointers on birds gliding away from you, when it is difficult to judge wing position and shape adequately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382509312-WAIWO5FLN4G8AMLPPL5D/20190920-BRC2019+-+September-048-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 20th. My first-ever somewhat decent flight-shot of an Egyptian Vulture. A third plumage bird with yellow bare parts in the face, still dark mottling in the underwing and 2 moult fronts visible in the primaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572383525276-46JHNZ1ULIFE9X58M1FB/20190924-BRC2019+-+September-061-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 24th. An adult(-type) Lesser Spotted Eagle. I guess the eye is dark mostly because of the light? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382282148-9XFYQISJMCILK00ZD3L0/20190918-BRC2019+-+September-045-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 18th. Oof… a serious case of fault-barring in this juvenile Black Kite. This is probably caused by nutrient deficiencies during the stage the abraded parts of the feathers developed. As nestlings grow the feathers simultaneously this causes a ‘fault bar’ to appear all along the length of the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382252025-4UJJ0V392B2T6AEMD0X8/20190918-BRC2019+-+September-043-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 18th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572375122896-6YFWHQ4XH7QFLDPKE8NA/20190903-BRC2019+-+September-007-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 3rd. A mixed flock of mostly Black Kites and a few Honey Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381490033-N1XKITK3GPCEUM1J9CSC/20190910-BRC2019+-+September-029-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 10th. More-or-less straightforward adult male Crested Honey Buzzard, though perhaps the tail is on the longer side? Other than that there was very little that gave an impression of EHB genes in this bird… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382470248-X40INF1K8ZH69H8A4LCO/20190920-BRC2019+-+September-047-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 20th. An inquisitive juvenile Steppe Eagle and Steppe Buzzard (left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380975601-5P2J595QIRPXHPQSA32Q/20190907-BRC2019+-+September-024-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 7th. Immature (2cy) male Marsh Harrier, aged by retained juvenile outer primaries and secondaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380442974-7XX9QF90LSW0I5DEKEQ6/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-013-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Sunrise over Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380644139-L3LDJF23WBO3GUZTOGQO/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-016-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380716193-UKNBYGJBJGDXMM1C7R2X/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-018-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Juvenile Levant Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380781398-HRTE5BPV5XULA4X5YPJG/20190907-BRC2019+-+September-021-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 7th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381816788-61LMGNRUNC8GAJ5G5SX5/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-035-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. And another… A non-juvenile light morph Booted Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374917210-GDGSEM63P0QHZD3FFIAM/20190903-BRC2019+-+September-006-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 3rd. Immature (2nd plumage) Egyptian Vulture, once again a crappy record shot of a distant bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381080517-JBTRD2U14CHCFUVNN9YV/20190909-BRC2019+-+September-025-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 9th. Crested-type Honey Buzzard. Not sure if this birds ticks enough boxes for a pure Crested. Barring is quite European-like and hand is possibly quite weak, but tail is more Crested-like and bird had a fairly dark eye in the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374553496-BNSU54F8EZ0D6WK8WRZG/20190901-BRC2019+-+September-003-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 1st. Very crappy record shot of an adult female Crested Honey Buzzard. Although the picture is far from good, it shows a broad hand with 6 very clear fingers, somewhat of a dark gorget (and a pale throat) and very obviously dense barring like no female European Honey Buzzards show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380367868-TDBFCNDOZQ01KHP0TUUW/20190904-BRC2019+-+September-012-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 4th. Poor bird. This juvenile White Stork met a hunter on its way south somewhere… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572374656080-ES704XN5ODBQSULS0TOX/20190901-BRC2019+-+September-004-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 1st. An overhead adult Steppe Eagle, appearing fairly small because of primary moult. I’m not really sure which primaries are dropped and/or moulting, but luckily the bird still shows all you need to identify this species: a very clear dark trailing edge to all flight feathers, very coarse barring in the remiges, some comparatively short legs and a gape reaching beyond the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381655736-2QF8DURFDKKDHBGI80Y2/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-031-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Same bird as previous. (Obviously) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384043434-F7FPBAY5I9TBCHVKCJ0B/20190926-BRC2019+-+September-063-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 26th. A kettle of Steppe Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384440362-AW41GR7Z3XTGN9QAKRW9/20190930-BRC2019+-+September-070-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 30th. What a disaster. This bird (a juvenile Steppe Eagle) probably won’t get old… None of this damage to the feathers — to me — indicates involvement of hunters, so something else is the likely cause. But what? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380949639-E3TUDF7FMSRBSMJOLRG0/20190907-BRC2019+-+September-023-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 7th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572375173053-G44VVPO616HN9EELGADZ/20190903-BRC2019+-+September-009-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 3rd. Adult male Marsh Harrier. Presumably an older bird as the underwing has gotten quite pale already, with the white clearly running into the orangey underwing coverts already. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382075039-8J95YY32F91OL8TD05FP/20190913-BRC2019+-+September-039-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 13th. First winter Rock Bunting resting on Station 1 if I’m right… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572380679865-8KDV20TIJ1S6SKKJ1UE8/20190905-BRC2019+-+September-017-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 5th. Light morph Booted Eagle against the ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381682645-IFEMCM2Y3ZGHKS0J6W6J/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-032-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381897069-OW3NY177AAOVLYQ72X1O/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-036-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Presumably a juvenile Pallid Harrier. I don’t see much ‘wrong’ for this species, but cannot recall many juveniles that showed such a faint dark boa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572375545836-IAQQMM3YBIH3YDBLN065/20190904-BRC2019+-+September-011-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 4th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier, once again showing substantial barring to the underwing median and greater coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381588346-4PO4ATM3JEOAPO92KSZJ/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-030-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. Absolutely incredible views of an adult male dark morph Marsh Harrier. The best bird of the season for me. I made 25 photos of this bird, each and every one of them: tack sharp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572384251449-MYDB1ZR0338723D9X4PB/20190927-BRC2019+-+September-067-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 27th. Immature (2cy) Lesser Spotted Eagle, showing just fresh inner primaries and a single replaced secondary on both wings (and 1 growing on the right wing). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572381715786-5250KOVOUC70Y1EWZ7NZ/20190912-BRC2019+-+September-033-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 12th. And from a dark morph we go to a light morph, a light morph juvenile Honey Buzzard that is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572382181656-U3OS0Y63DGIHLWCVXU46/20190918-BRC2019+-+September-042-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: September Photo Report September 18th. Another juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagle, showing the typical thin white-tipped trailing edge and greater coverts, and thin but distinct barring throughout the flight feathers. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2019-august-photo-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297697455-ICHVVBIJNBMQCQRZTEN7/20190825-BRC2019+-+August-038-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 25th. In August, Bee-eaters are omni-present, but so are Levant Sparrowhawks, like this juvenile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299247204-MIV7HX6I3WF8N0I8BYA8/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-061-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. Straight-forward and typical juvenile Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293787715-Y8RHPBNAPAPF8JV1O97J/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-007-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. With many thousands of Montagu’s Harriers passing the bottleneck, you’d expect it would be easy to photograph a few as well. However, to this date I have never made satisfying photos of the non-juveniles of the species. This adult male was showing fairly good, but was still distant and the light was difficult to work with… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296300097-C5TJAKIKKHIQ4Z7MWAZ5/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-022-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Crappy photo of an immature male Montagu’s Harrier showing a mixture of juvenile outer primaries and adult-type inner primaries, and retained juvenile secondaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298292540-DYJNW11MWXWXDTL8S76O/20190827-BRC2019+-+August-047-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 27th. All lights out, except at Station 2. Notice the kettle of Honey Buzzards over ‘Little Ginger’ (in the photo above right of Station 2). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293922359-D2T8XK13W3Z0I9W98POE/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-008-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298823944-9MI8ZTUW3TO6KLU9AOUE/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-056-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. The underwing of the same bird is more typical, but the iris is surprisingly dark for a bird that appears to be >3cy… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298583576-3T9B921VK7PXCWB767PL/20190829-BRC2019+-+August-054-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 29th. Possibly my sharpest-ever shot of a single Bee-eater. They are so incredibly difficult to photograph, I have really lowered my bar for what is acceptable to publish here for this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293639741-X5GP04NAE3SC3FSG98WN/20190812-BRC2019+-+August-003-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 12th. Already on the first day of the season an adult male dark morph Marsh Harrier showed up. As usual: high up and in shitty light, but showing just enough to identify the color morph. This particular bird shows a very large white patch on the remiges, and a fairly thin dark trailing edge, but other than that it was a fairly typical dark morph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299000519-JZTM0G5QRV053UGGMNNO/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-058-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. Another adult male dark morph Marsh Harrier. Appearing fine from one side… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297894364-G0836XQFGWX02MIGYLBC/20190827-BRC2019+-+August-043-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 27th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier. Notice the pale spots on both side of the crown, which I think is quite a good pointer for Montagu’s vs. Pallid Harriers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296699218-HZWLSPTC6DYSQEF879VX/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-026-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296473997-NORCYPOPAE4KJGL8LF86/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-024-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier. Notice how Montagu’s can show quite a collar and dark boa, but less distinct than in Pallid Harriers. The collar in Montagu’s, if present, tends to be the same colour tone as the body plumage, whereas it’s (always?) a lighter/more yellowish shade in Pallid Harriers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296528416-ARQ9L7P1HE456128W4UY/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-025-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Same bird as previous, when it suddenly realised it was too close for comfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572295919759-RHW6O1ULKT05SZ7NHYQE/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-017-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Juvenile Marsh Harrier. I’m convinced many of these juveniles showing substantial yellow blotching go down as females in many birders’ notebooks, but this is perfectly within the normal variation. I guess birds showing yellow blotching also have a tendency to be paler brown than juveniles that lack extensive yellow blotching, making confusion even more likely to occur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298118896-XBSUD1RBU1A4C6L16XHX/20190827-BRC2019+-+August-044-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 27th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier, same bird as previous. Not all Montagu’s have dark fingers, nor barring limited to the basal parts of the outer primaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298238379-DNFEXCXF9MGQ7JR59YDJ/20190827-BRC2019+-+August-046-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 27th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299464461-IE95C6TICAVSELL1DQBL/20190831-BRC2019+-+August-066-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 31st. A juvenile Osprey in front of ‘Big Momma’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296946612-FB1Q0EBZRMI1SZOT0M4F/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-030-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298547514-WEKBSHZKR008YGN8JB0B/20190829-BRC2019+-+August-053-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 29th. Quite a ‘derpy-looking’ Bee-eater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299370617-WR21EWJMHIBODKFD76F7/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 31st. Another flock of Turtle Doves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296362607-UXP6MV2875JVBI1CSLRA/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-023-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296818489-ZOVYF3Q2BIEBS7C6OMSX/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-028-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Same bird as previous. Quite extensive damage to P7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299522736-BOW1DTIQZ92ATMFIJ74O/20190822+OrientalTD-FB-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. The very first crappy record shots of a migrating Oriental Turtle Dove in a flock of Turtle Doves, roughly 2 kilometers away. The identification of the bird (the one leading the flock) was based on it being a darker Turtle Dove and much (at least 30%) bigger than the other Turtle Doves in the flock. In the field pure flocks of Turtle Doves do not show any appreciable difference in size between individuals, so any individual that is this much bigger has to be a different species. By the end of the season we have tallied a respectable 7 Oriental TDs of which 2 have been photo-documented. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293621531-KWPRIK27UYCJGV21DFLF/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-005-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. A few days later we had fairly good views of another adult male dark morph Marsh, but by the time the bird was close enough to photograph it properly, it was already a little too much ‘in’ the clouds (‘gloupsed’, in BRC lingo). This bird, contrary to the previous one (August 12th), shows a more typical light patch in the remiges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299122384-RAM0I16H2FMJFEV5O712/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-060-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. … At least it doesn’t appear to be a fresh injury and the plumage of this bird is in perfect condition, suggesting it’s been doing fine with 1 eye for a while already. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572295421780-TSNIX69YBK2GQPHWN0YS/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-016-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. A decent number of individuals is not so straight-forward to sex. I think this is an (older?) female with a more male-like plumage, but showing female proportions. All flight feathers look dusky and simultaneously dipped in ink, but comparing with the previous male (which also appears dusky) I think this may just be the light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293668718-A2UF9S0Z5XUQLDKCG741/20190812-BRC2019+-+August-002-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 12th. A sky loaded with dragonflies. Beware: this photo was shot at 400mm, so a photographer can imagine how many more dragonflies were not captured on this photo… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296064021-AF0XCRD1NPG3NAS9XWPX/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-020-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Same bird as previous showing the best features to separate juveniles from non-juveniles: the lack of signs of moult and the light tips to the greater coverts on the upperwing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298186412-NWLICRR801ZNDDR2V7NE/20190827-BRC2019+-+August-045-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 27th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293960421-Y7YLI67JED5SFBY89UO8/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-010-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Same bird as previous, showing why the single dark bar on the upperwing secondaries can be surprisingly difficult to see on distant birds (it’s only visible on 4 of the secondaries). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572295205542-HFMV3SVPS7R6I7PXU219/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-013-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. A more (= very) typical adult female Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297830211-WMJ5YVUKOVMRGLHWVZBA/20190825-BRC2019+-+August-040-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 25th. Same flock as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297666335-DTWHG0TIK34C0HC7OXB7/20190825-BRC2019+-+August-037-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 25th. Some obliging Bee-eaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572294059928-FVQ4VFN7BGSEJDTK2FLY/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-011-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296236207-08RXHCKCXA2KVCDLC629/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-021-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. The view to the east, towards ‘Big Momma’, over ‘the ridge’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572295275313-8EUSGDSSY2CB2233J14X/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-014-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. Another typical adult female Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572295349524-XB4HCW5A95XWFGTQYYZB/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-015-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. A typical adult male Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299029090-48A0FYIN3ZQFLW7U0SX9/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-059-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. … but apparently it’s lost its right eye! It’s amazing how this bird seems to be doing fine despite it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572544894307-GKQ2Z501DZM4JXT1E18X/20190818-BRC2019+-+August-012-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 18th. A nice cream-coloured adult female Honey Buzzard. It’s difficult to say how common this plumage actually is in Batumi, but I guess I have seen around 5-10 similar birds this season. Besides the Crested-like coloration and the lack of carpal patches, these birds (probably mostly/all females) show a very typical structure and plumage for European Honey Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298346045-17R45WTFNDF7RUA73MMI/20190828-BRC2019+-+August-048-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 28th. Bee-eaters have a tendency to traverse the bottleneck in a very erratic fashion. We therefore do not count the species, as the counts would be incredibly inconsistent and unreliable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572293692786-S66HEPVKVX6GNS6GPZ31/20190812-BRC2019+-+August-001-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 12th. For a change we start with insects, rather than birds. On the 12th of August, the first day of the count, we could experience absolutely incredible migration of dragonflies through the bottleneck. We did some short timed counts during which we counted ~100 dragonflies per minute on average crossing a short 10m transect line. Given that was a naked eye count and many of these insects passed simply out of naked-eye sight, and the bottleneck is 12 kilometers wide, it must have easily been many hundreds of thousands if not millions of dragonflies moving through the bottleneck that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572296746672-YP3E2AER1WAN6WXU82R9/20190822-BRC2019+-+August-027-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 22nd. Juvenile male Pallid Harrier. Notice how the collar is a lighter shade than the body plumage here, whereas the previous Montagu’s shows it in the same shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298652803-8G075U1RODJICC9RK59P/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-055-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. Usually adult male Marsh Harriers show quite a variegated upperwing plumage, so this is about as uniform as they can get. This bird shows almost no signs of yellow mottling and a very uniform brown patch contrasting sharply with a very uniform grey and black outer wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298889579-VJ8WLGS0URQZUTWES4Y0/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-057-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. Typical underwing of an adult male Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299295465-PC2A105LLCUQ75PNFOR3/20190830-BRC2019+-+August-062-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 30th. Adult male (left) and female (right) Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572299335846-NUF3PDHR3O7SR4HMO2WB/20190831-BRC2019+-+August-063-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 31st. A mixed flock of Turtle Doves… and 3 Ruff! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297749329-DSXG2RJQAH71DXBXOS4M/20190825-BRC2019+-+August-039-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 25th. A big flock of Bee-eaters temporarily soaring in moderate updrafts. This soaring behaviour happens quite often, but usually you’re too late to capture it in photographs. This time I was lucky to be able to fire off a few shots… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298446309-81NKCSW419M0EDLECO6I/20190829-BRC2019+-+August-049-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 29th. Juvenile Levant Sparrowhawk and Montagu’s Harrier, the latter with quite well marked underwing coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297327333-N5I47A05789PSDTIMRIJ/20190825-BRC2019+-+August-035-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 25th. A non-juvenile (probably adult) female Marsh Harrier without a tail. Leaves you wondering what caused this… I’m convinced it’s not just birds that have their tails shot off by hunters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572298511250-1XTQV80LVMFLMSPTRO0I/20190829-BRC2019+-+August-052-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 29th. Another juvenile Montagu’s Harrier (probably a male). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1572297047983-QOCSX0T4GCROTJK9TQV6/20190824-BRC2019+-+August-031-Web.jpg Birding - BRC 2019: August Photo Report August 24th. Adult female Marsh Harrier. Not a particularly good-looking bird, but the light also wasn’t very flattering, I guess. Quite a lot of pale feathering on the underwing in this bird. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/estonian-highlights monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576257539-FOF672BE6KSAZ463O33W/20190503-Hiiumaa-005.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Adult Little Gull. Photographing these birds poses one major challenge: getting a little bit of catch light in the eyes. So far I have failed miserably at that. Until I manage to do so I am convinced the black cap and eye of these birds can be classified among our blackest materials possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557519100041-WD7HLUTWCP514IUND2IY/20190503-Hiiumaa+Ferry-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578094941-W2AZYXVJG97OF20LLRR0/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The scenery that we could enjoy on the way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501356683-56ODJ3WEIEZ5M33G99PL/20190428-Aandi-007.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A single adult Common Crane making a close flyby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576475002-NX9NI3Q72N2VKI5FE335/20190503-Hiiumaa-009.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A massive flock of Golden Plovers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557499259205-8ACGS6CUN4ZVYWCUTJHX/20190422-Ristna-009.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Three Black-throated Divers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576227386-VWABRDQEXRID1A56ZA66/20190503-Hiiumaa-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Adult Little Gull… Beautiful birds… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501301662-RL5WDZ10W58WG03IX7LI/20190428-Aandi-005.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A small flock of Cranes. I never expected Cranes to be so common in Estonia. It seems that every field has a pair of Cranes somewhere around… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557498802700-2QQLM2ZDKCZRC9WLWT32/20190422-Ristna-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Mixed streams of Long-tailed Ducks and Common Scoters. They were all over the place: low, high, close, near, over land, over sea… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576197477-4W373IYSL9GOXMY7C9O9/20190503-Hiiumaa-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Little Tern in light snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557498883906-GVOYZ0LE0A7J77G2RA2L/20190422-Ristna-006.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights My first ‘proper’ Yellow-billed Diver. Great to see after an observation of a migrating individual in The Netherlands that left me very unsatisfied. In case you’re wondering where the yellow bill went, that’s a typical ‘sign’ you’re looking at a YbD: it’s very hard to see the bill against the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501117595-CKC3BUGCN4115U8O0W7K/20190428-Aandi-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Barnacle Geese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557498991932-F2SLU28D4N87UHOWLFUS/20190422-Ristna-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The team that made it happen, minus yours truly. Batumi Raptor Count represented by Triin performing coordinator duties and Gabi doing what he does best: tackling continuous streams of birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557518238346-DSZ27EZBMBHUT0GUN6V4/20190429-Ristna-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Fan-tas-tic! What a treat! A very compact group of 27 Steller’s Eiders passing the watch site at just a few hundred meters. The next day another 69 birds would be seen migrating past the cape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557579174365-TITVL2JA7MI7QMOT9QAT/20190506-Virtsu-009.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Arctic Tern, same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501145527-3MEHOFD2FN236JVXV8N4/20190428-Aandi-009.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Some geese moving back to the bay after a short trip towards the surrounding agricultural fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557498846854-SB2752GGEB8T9UHVL89C/20190422-Ristna-005.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The 5th Great Skua for Estonia and we have the pixels to prove it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557577726936-N6DJ14BZVV7U5AUBQZZ0/20190505-Ristna-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The first Yellow-Billed Diver of the day. As you can see, it flew right over us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501252111-EZLIW8QF52LKJMY0WDMA/20190428-Aandi-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Greater White-fronted Geese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578213808-TVP6FDYOZH0EJSR0XBEC/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Female and male Goosander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557579151160-6N5LXATX6ZZDQK3W81TJ/20190506-Virtsu-008.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Arctic Tern, same bird as previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578401254-8KOHKMKFGK53BIYEEOEE/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-007.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Flocks of probably mostly Scoters cruising north at high altitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576389250-OQJ6LZ8GJ6TVTDBLJJDJ/20190503-Hiiumaa-008.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Dunlin of the schinzii subspecies, with restricted black on the belly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500342133-THD0TJ6I8JHFNJM25JNB/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578190288-LRCVP9XAMUL5T1TQPOIN/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Red-breasted Mergansers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576176129-2RCNIWBPTUH54VDHGZYY/20190503-Hiiumaa-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Little Tern in light snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557579036626-N5QCMFZHWQOT1DJH6GPL/20190506-Virtsu-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A small flock of Common Goldeneye, many of which — for some reason — were flying south rather than north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557498701084-3TKAYCTLSHX8T9DZJMDB/20190422-Ristna-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A lonely house on the peninsula. Must be amazing to life there… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557577665061-GP0EF97WIDG5S8K96Y20/20190505-Ristna-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Yellow-billed Diver, the third bird of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578243609-9AW90G84GH16Q1OKJTP4/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A flock of — you guessed it — Long-tailed Ducks taking off for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557519081386-AZ7CTYS4KSM0WRKSBVBW/20190503-Hiiumaa+Ferry-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557518362967-E4ALOQ7O0B67BD7BA040/20190429-Ristna-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Second calendar year Rough-legged Buzzards were most common and most of the birds were actively moulting their 1st primary (P1). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557577600076-IJB3QFEZ6WEAHSTBPJ17/20190505-Ristna-003.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights What. A. Bird! Yellow-billed Diver. The third one of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500390945-T5PO0DJRH9OHCEKESIZM/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A flock of Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501415589-2SVC0VZJLDKDUEKBLFVR/20190428-Aandi-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Quite regularly the geese would be scared away from the bay by approaching White-tailed Eagles (so common we call them the Estonian House Sparrows). This kettle of 11 (!) White-tailed Eagles, however, was a surprise to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557579133331-SU2VHGS0EH1MUETKBAQ3/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Estonian Highlights Arctic Tern hovering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557519062428-G1T068Y2LOSL4YRE58KE/20190503-Hiiumaa+Ferry-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557501225425-MLTYZ8DLMUP9EA19ZU3K/20190428-Aandi-010.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The same flock as in the previous photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578290246-TK6Y40805DXK2OAH8LXS/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-005.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights More Long-tailed Ducks… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557579112324-Z7B2CFAFBTJVQJRZOAGW/20190506-Virtsu-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Arctic Tern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557499149625-SX4JZXDEJ8XFU78EJZCL/20190422-Ristna-010.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights The team, once again (including yours truly). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576498298-YB3Q9U48H8BFF5OLRT7W/20190503-Hiiumaa-010.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Golden Plovers hanging/soaring in the strong wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500308722-OWAPGTILKZ07PI0EOE3B/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-009.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578466005-5FO1UCAHWSOH9KYLDL4S/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-008.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights More Long-taileds… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500115323-KIWOJAHWXPJDQMV0BVF9/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-010.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Flock of Barnacle Geese crossing in front of the ferry. Very pretty geese in general, but especially in Estonian light conditions… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500366510-YAUW0JRDW169U1ICYOIE/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-002.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. Same birds as above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557499224245-69I8M3DJLT042MB1HZZN/20190422-Ristna-007.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A close Black-throated Diver. For some reason many birds were flying with their bills somewhat opened up. Is that some form of thermoregulation for migratory flights? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557518330716-5SDLGTB8K6II6WRASNZ6/20190429-Ristna-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Hobby arriving from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578512822-3I68QEADE3HK1C4W04EL/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-011.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Common Scoters and a few Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500248964-2UG0CBTJHFAVMIBFTZPN/20190427-Long-tailed+Ducks-006.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Long-tailed Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557578324285-0FTUTITU2WJO9GSUFXEC/20190505-Hiiumaa+Ferry-006.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights As birds were flying progressively higher, some groups could be seen quite close overhead. Before this evening I had not seen birds from below properly, as they would mostly fly at or below eye level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557576369357-GD5KZ8RIPKMZT2JCALYI/20190503-Hiiumaa-007.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Lots of Ruff around, mostly in full breeding plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557500066316-JQDFZOSKNBH7QLUPIBT9/20190427-Red-footed+Falcon-001.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights Adult female Red-footed Falcon, quite a rare spring migrant in Estonia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1557577787295-Y8JG0Y2TD3G5V1ICR3CS/20190505-Ristna-004.jpg Birding - Estonian Highlights A flock of Common Scoters. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2018-october-photo-video-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548276240936-VPVY35MGEMQ27TSJMKCV/20181008-Black+Kites-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 8th. Counters counting a stream of Black Kites in the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548275458233-FWKIFXCULAS19RY6D1GK/20181007-Stock+Doves-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 7th. Stock Doves rushing in small groups through the bottleneck. Unfortunately they often get shot. Accidentally had my shutter speed a little too slow for these rapid birds, but I guess it turned out OK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548325803640-OA0DFH6USZIEJ2875VKF/20181014-Common+Cranes-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Lovely flock of Common Cranes, truly sublime migrants. A group I will never forget, because I saw two birds plummet from the skies when they met Georgian hunters on their way south. A horrific sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330900170-YX5LU9OXSLYRIYA7AOTB/20181019-Black+Kite+Juvenile+with+fish-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 19th. But apparently the success rate is sufficiently high to have a go at it… and succeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548277443063-COE8CFCFVUUUQK0IRP4U/20181009-Steppe+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 9th. Juvenile Steppe Eagle. This birds has very little ‘kink’ in the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548411429401-5Z9CJSBCROWL2ECQ1Y51/20181010-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Immature+-+Diego+Jansen-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Photo by Diego Jansen. Very strange eagle. Plumage is very pale and blotchy, with underwing coverts lighter than remiges. Structurally a Greater Spotted and it could just be an aberrant plumage, but it’s hard to exclude some hybrid genes (especially at this distance). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548327941109-C2QR77COS4GVIPL4IE2S/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Could it be that this time..? (Juvenile Imperial Eagle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326243112-FTMI5J1DLHIDQUY2PUJG/20181014-Common+Cranes-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Another flock of Common Cranes, later on the day, popping out of the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268573353-IOBR6W9IL12HQ8H9RGK8/20181004-Marsh+Harrier+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Immature male Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267354301-A1QRPV1URTODQ6E5EUU1/20181001-Lesser+Spotted+Eagle+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Lesser Spotted Eagle (sub)adult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548312098403-CQ16AAC8SO1B7AN3IGIK/20181013-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Adult Greater Spotted Eagle. Only a hint of carpal crescents. Not a very large hand, but still a reasonably long P4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329739921-VKEYELVNJQUVO7SQCR9T/20181018-Mtirala-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. We spent the day birding in Mtirala National Park. Rather than living up to its name (Mtirala literally means ‘crying’ if I’m right), it was — like the whole region — quite dry when we visited. ALthough we didn’t see too much, it was great to spend a day here away from the counting sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548327888799-NN25092W36QHLPCLEIXM/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Oh my… (Juvenile Imperial Eagle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330094726-QPG6263J11AA37CGVR8A/20181018-Slug-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. Slug of some kind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548311801030-DEK09J6YJSW9LURISQNQ/20181013-Bushcricket-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Bush cricket spec? Impressively large. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548277399928-I59FSW1BSEDJVTE9ZBOZ/20181009-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 9th. Another sub par shot of an Imperial and once again a juvenile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548408859383-UBLR8Q85CSY8UR0G4ABC/20181012-Booted+Eagle+Adult+dark+morph-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Dark morph Booted Eagle (adult). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548311879653-RO44T286KZHOXX2XFEEJ/20181013-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Male+injured-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Crappy record shot of an adult male Honey Buzzard. Shape of the left wing is strange, probably due to an injury. A large proportion of the late Honey Buzzards has issues. I’ve seen all kinds of wing shapes, with some birds having one wing bend downwards and the other wing bend upwards unnaturally. But they will continue migrating nevertheless. Zugunruhe… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548328418629-IW88ZN79KOE520TPHCGG/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. When looking up from viewing the photos of the juvenile above, I noticed a bird was trying to sneak past. Apparently the juvenile was flying together with a much more experienced 5th plumage Imperial. Although not the nicest plumage, obviously a much rarer bird to see on migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267572432-2CUKQSLASXGB302LQG9F/20181001-Steppe+Eagle+Juvenile-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268444408-FDIHJNGXBZROX3RG1AEK/20181004-Marsh+Harrier+Adult+Female+dark-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Same bird. Underwing quite dark as well, especially flight feathers lacking warm coloration and showing signs of limited barring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548274981818-9FEA2CSL6T2Z1FP94MR9/20181006-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 6th. Plumage variety within juvenile Honey Buzzards is incredible. Everything from super dark to super light birds shows up in the bottleneck. Some plumage types often give the impression an Osprey is coming, others are Bald Eagle like. Although wing barring is generally quite prominent, this bird has surprisingly thin bars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548278007823-Q27XQDRL7SQ52EUG0NMY/20181010-Black+Kites+wingshapes-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Absolutely terrible light in this photo, but it emphasises the incredible diversity in wingshapes in Black Kites. Everything from rectangular to almost ringtail-like narrow-winged seems possible… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329008127-DLH9OKC8RDIZBOK05FQ0/20181015-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 15th. Juvenile Honey Buzzard. Is it clear I can’t get enough of them by now? :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548279310218-JRD43ILVTC0DS01NZYJ6/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Juvenile Red-footed Falcon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268605258-SKLNGC8W5CGYTCYUUJEL/20181004-Marsh+Harrier+Immature+Male-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Immature male Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548281277467-GR6IPW88EB8H4UI80BRM/20181011-Steppe+Buzzard+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. Adult Steppe Buzzard of the rufous morph, probably the only morph that can reliably be separated from Common Buzzards outside of the normal range. Unfortunately this morph, to this extent as shown in this individual, is not as common as I hoped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267388897-AC0G0YQNJHMLVUZ1QQXG/20181001-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Juvenile Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330956848-AZSTMF51Y4PR14BHVV2S/20181019-Black+Kite+Juvenile+with+fish-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 19th. Om nom nom… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548311682685-RJL546EJXIAJUCH2M7C8/20181013-Steppe+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Steppe Buzzard juvenile. Another typical bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548276272653-92Z1LF6TPFZ7UZKMBI2E/20181008-Black+Kites-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 8th. Typical low-altitude, loosely organized, early morning migration of Black Kites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548281567205-9YIJRT6W9P876KGH7IEX/20181011-Booted+Eagle+Juvenile+dark+morph-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. Juvenile dark morph Booted Eagle. This bird, too, made it through safely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548274948659-71TFTBHS1FUO3O55T4IG/20181006-Black+Storks-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 6th. Small flock of Black Storks over Little Ginger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326978590-0VY3RXE89SHEAX33YCVG/20181014-Steppe+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Immature Steppe Eagle. Bird should be a 3cy, with most primaries and many secondaries replaced, but plumage is still quite neat. This is probably the kind of Steppe we struggle to age at a distance: would it be a rough looking juvenile, or is it an immature? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548278786165-9KSKA4PYYSOWQWTBQ1FC/20181010-Eurasian+Sparrowhawk+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. And an adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548279696426-8A7WRUEZV9A1EGU6B0DT/20181011-Black+Kite+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. Well, hello there! Juvenile Black Kite observing its observers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548328026739-OOFOW1NUSASRO0GFE9ME/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Best bird of the season for me, clearly. I couldn’t wish for better views as it passed just over us. Luckily I didn’t screw up my camera settings either, so I now have a nice collection of pin sharp juvenile Imperial images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548275135094-IV1VEHBGG7YMBTIRJQAJ/20181006-Steppe+Buzzards-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 6th. Flock of Steppe Buzzards. Many SBs showed interesting behaviour this day, by flying progressively higher as the day went on, showing absolutely no sign of decreasing their altitude due to decreasing thermal activity. Not sure what was going on there… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548312167898-EA3IRG6JAZPS3EXKY5FH/20181013-Probably+Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Probably an immature Greater Spotted Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548335926830-3EGGNFY49RYKY3OAE8ZD/20181018-Mtirala-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. Searching for Dippers near the Mtirala NP visitor center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326792095-4UBGW3JZGR1AMNFTHBE0/20181014-Steppe+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Steppe Buzzard juvenile. Very cold toned plumage, with the exception of some rufous-y feathers at the leading edge of the arm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330846962-DT2ZU0WGEU81WLS4AK1H/20181019-Black+Kite+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 19th. Occasionally they would try to catch some fish from the sea that were close to the surface. The success rate appeared to be quite low… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548278093830-5LJM12Y7GNG57CRBRPTP/20181010-Booted+Eagle+Nonjuvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Non-juvenile dark morph Booted Eagle with very limited headlights. Remember the immature Black Kite from the September post? See under September 16th how similar these birds are proportionately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548283680064-DZWEX2HB6HBY8KW3JP35/20181012-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Immature Greater Spotted Eagle. A bird with very clear barring in the remiges and interesting pattern on the undertail coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267426939-9KAHJKAK0Q3PYDSH7HSS/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Immature Steppe Buzzard (see the retained juvenile secondaries and outer primaries). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548283974786-SP61PN3ZRTYHJZR9GTSC/20181012-Lesser+Spotted+Eagle+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Not quite sure of this one. Very dark, short-tailed adult bird. Wing shape and hand (short and rounded P4) most in line with a Lesser Spotted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548328583104-36COOW4YTNBC7N2J0I3T/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Immature-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548411712799-D6CLXRW8IZ088RUVKO2X/20181010-Steppe+Eagle+Adult+-+Diego+Jansen-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Photo by Diego Jansen. Subadult or young adult Steppe Eagle, showing a clearly serrated dark trailing edge to the wing, but still many light feathers in the greater coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329299287-86ZMAP2COPXN1Z3P8LAF/20181016-Merlin+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 16th. Lovely adult male Merlin (photo compilation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548311759337-92HZQDCFFLUAEE1GJY1K/20181013-Hoverfly-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. These little buggers make scanning the sky on some days a real pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548276450017-Z7VPG9T9C7APNO8J3ZXB/20181008-Great+Cormorants-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 8th. Cormorants, really quite scarce in the bottleneck during the 2018 season. Probably we can count the number of birds that passed on 2 hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267291374-YYJHUTSJRJ21WM95KOA6/20181001-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Counters see the sun rise every morning. It requires waking up early, but more often than not it’s totally worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548279445676-UH18NQKU2B9051TKGQ8L/20181010-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Aaaaand… another crappy shot of an Imperial and again just a juvenile bird. At least we’re starting to see some color… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548281416830-L6L0S9IL8DQW3437WY2A/20181011-Short-toed+Eagle+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. Adult Short-toed Eagle with stunning eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548336226845-EDPPHOHXG237UYIJRDPW/20181015-Moskvitch-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 15th. In the legendary ‘green machine’, a 30+ year old Moskvitch, which is still capable of driving all the way up to Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329252148-QAW6I0VY6XQS3GOE3SWD/20181016-Little+Ginger-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 16th. The final day of the count. Nice sunrise, looking in the direction of Station 2 and Little Ginger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548276034854-UOO08S8FO7YJWWCGBVT8/20181007-Lesser+Kestrel+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 7th. Immature male Lesser Kestrel, aged by the juvenile outer primaries and retained juvenile (barred) secondaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267486384-XZVJUSD7UF3XWTK20XZE/20181001-Steppe+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Juvenile Steppe Eagle approaching in the distance. A beautifully sand-coloured individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268683682-Y05GIP5OD8MBO1MO42YY/20181004-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Adult female Pallid Harrier. An individual with very limited barring in the hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548279175151-46NBGQCCVAB42UQLHO8A/20181010-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Nonjuvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Older immature or possibly subadult Greater Spotted Eagle, still showing some light undertail feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548327985256-1R8WRAFRPXCCSVXVXZ92/20181014-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Oh yes! Finally! What. A. Bird! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268722788-Y4UKHDVPC63VYOO6Y6IQ/20181004-Steppe+Buzzard+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Typical rufous coloration of Steppe Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548278466513-MMD8PWG8K0WWTOELVOZ8/20181010-Eurasian+Sparrowhawk+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Adult female Eurasian Sparrowhawk. One of the countless birds we had seen migrate through the bottleneck in October… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548283606525-QRTZYH2OEZN2SJ5RGZ5Z/20181012-Eurasian+Sparrowhawk+chased+by+Hooded+Crow-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Sometimes the roles are reversed and it’s Accipiters that are harassed by other birds, like this presumably shot Eurasian Sparrowhawk chased by a Hooded Crow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330053975-P04CX4BJAR7EUK4U7JJ7/20181018-Caucasian+Salamander-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. Caucasian Salamander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326748401-RCM7JQ82CIT7ABSF719O/20181014-White+Storks-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. A flock of White Storks quite late in the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548278570124-5MTIGO8HTAXN409D1PLK/20181010-Booted+Eagle+Juvenile+dark+morph-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 10th. Photo compilation of a juvenile dark morph Booted Eagle. A gorgeous bird! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548281333729-V0Z6VKMVBW4I73PV10D8/20181011-Imperial+Eagle+%28Sub%29Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. That’s more like it. Still very distant, but an adult Imperial Eagle is quite a nice observation in the bottleneck, with only a few birds seen every season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548312037105-10RYPATCNNBMLBU17OJ1/20181013-Short-toed+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Juvenile Short-toed Eagle. These birds will just refuse to look downwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548268294288-56DNXPH0MAOTDZ174J1Y/20181004-Marsh+Harrier+Adult+Female+dark-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 4th. Quite dark adult female Marsh Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329068269-9RBPWUTP2FJPK5VFB5CQ/20181015-Black+Storks-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 15th. Black Storks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548275876435-2VO9JQE5BLFSAEJ2EVXX/20181007-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 7th. Apart from the pale head, this is quite a dark juvenile Honey Buzzard. At a distance, this often very shortly gives a sort of Bald Eagle-like impression when the contrast between light head and dark rest of the body is emphasised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326906757-636AJT0VR2H6X076IOAR/20181014-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. Immature Greater Spotted Eagle. Probably 3+ cy, because of two moult fronts visible in the primaries (see especially left wing)? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548276320679-RMEEDR1RTHD4EM0I7O87/20181008-Black+Kites-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 8th. ‘Right Antennas’ is in the background, one of the most important landmarks on the west side of Station 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548283842804-U0RL6FSXUB9YXHXK0BJX/20181012-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Juvenile+with+faultbars-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle with fault bars in the remiges and tail, an indicator of possible nutrient deficiencies during some phases of feather development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548267526683-XE4UKWZDAO6U8OJAK29L/20181001-Steppe+Eagle+Juvenile-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 1st. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330137774-6FGK9Z47FANN8Z0U9U9Z/20181018-Dipper-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. White-throated Dipper of the caucasicus subspecies. I had some plans to photograph it in a specific way, but the birds (we saw quite a few) were not cooperative enough, so here is just a simple evidence shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548329780917-5UGDZ4OXCQZUJ8VM3ZW1/20181018-Mtirala-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 18th. Mtirala National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548275310927-V6TEZSMHX3NDSTEI52AQ/20181007-Common+Cranes-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 7th. We took part in the EuroBirdwatch, so I went to the station much earlier than usual. Right at the moment I arrived at the top I heard the magical ‘grus grus’ sound. It doesn’t get better than this… In the remaining days of the count we would luckily hear that more often. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548326111667-4HMDQRMGKBG14MKQJBSF/20181014-Common+Cranes-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 14th. The same group, right before two birds perished… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548275838365-QTIXMAJ5UHOF19ZM7UBX/20181007-White-tailed+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 7th. Juvenile White-tailed Eagle, probably replacing some accidentally lost secondaries on the right wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548277482952-G9JID8OXMYHNFQY79I80/20181009-Greater+Spotted+Fulvescens-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 9th. Boom! That’s more like it. Still a crappy shot, but my first ‘fulvescens’ type Greater Spotted Eagle. A juvenile. Unfortunately I have no pictures of the birds’ upper side, which is equally striking to say the least. The other bird is probably a Steppe Buzzard, but of the variety that is going to make separation from Common Buzzards very, very hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548311656665-BU7OX8T2LYPSAORYXOVX/20181013-Steppe+Buzzard+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 13th. Adult Steppe Buzzard. Typical bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548283932784-WTIA8H8Y6TE7FATQEMYP/20181012-Common+Crane+Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 12th. Common Crane calling whilst soaring amongst eagles in a kettle that was almost overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548281455883-14WYVCMELLNKPSFVRXTS/20181011-Short-toed+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 11th. Juvenile Short-toed Eagle passing Station 1 low on the westside. A tricky altitude to fly at, with hunters along the ridge during intense migration and inclement weather. This bird made it through fine, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548277293520-GOU2WDG9WKQTY3XXG1QO/20181009-Common+Cranes-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 9th. Common Cranes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548330750422-HAGSEFBK1OG5OH1W2VTN/20181019-Black+Kites-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: October Photo & Video Report October 19th. The final day of my stay we spent in the Chorokhi Delta. It was mostly empty already, unsurprising given the constantly nice weather for the whole season. There were a few dozens of Black Kites on the beach. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2018-september-photo-video-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548227507880-Q8ZGOP3KQWA7MTG792OD/20180901-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. Juvenile Honey Buzzard, a very obliging individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548252820549-9MYIXP41AESN8J5NJBKR/20180929-The+Saddle-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. The day we passed the million mark started off with a fantastic sunrise over the saddle. This was quite possibly the best birding day in my life, we had amazing views of the birds, a great species composition and the pace of migration was perfect to enjoy every bit of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548235369254-71TJJYKV0QZBOZP4R4X4/20180910-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 10th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548254906202-VX2P2790SL50ZN4W0YI9/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Juvenile Honey Buzzard chased by a Eurasian Sparrowhawk. I love how the yellow eye of the Sparrowhawk adds to the ‘evil look’. These little birds seem to love to harass larger raptors on migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548236038593-5VHDAJTV2JJKQHTHKQX4/20180911-Pallid+Harrier+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. I thought my Pallid Harrier photographs reached a peak with the adult on the 10th, but this immature male tops it easily. Notice the juvenile secondaries still present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548254583434-YU2N1M5WIRCETY0O7LSX/20180929-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle that gave off a fantastic show to counters, coordinators and tourists. Showing the typical silvery shine to the underwing and lacking barring in both the primaries and secondaries altogether. In initially thought this had to do with the quality of the photo, but given the angle of the light on the wings: if there was any barring, it should be visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239824917-CL9I0FJ29HO02Z01F70N/20180913-Montagu%27s+Harrier+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548229863968-5GTPNAE2FPU6XPESV1I7/20180906-Visitors-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 6th. For many children this is the first time to see the world through a pair of binoculars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247358286-J9OND846W92QOOAIYNO9/20180916-Lesser+Spotted+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 16th. Immature (2cy) Lesser Spotted Eagle with fresh inner primaries and the third secondary (S3) counting inwards replaced on both wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249488815-HANBRDZ4ACD3MO4Q3I4M/20180924-People-005.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. Moonwatching with the entire team in the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548229649552-V2FOJKXY7SO2DUTIFHKJ/20180906-Visitors-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 6th. With local schools regularly visiting the counting sites, the Batumi Raptor Count is also a platform for environmental education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548229550051-FFURB53XTYFQH8HEB9DC/20180906-Black+Kites-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 6th. Kettle of Black Kites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548228855405-M40XUCD4S79SPIYI7I38/20180904-Eurasian+Hobby-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 4th. One of the many Eurasian Hobbies we see migrate through the bottleneck. We don’t count them because it requires too much effort — which inevitably comes at the cost of count quality for other species — to identify and separate from other falcons. But, you can and will still be able to enjoy them on your visits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548227718216-7G68WP31GMWACZW8PWZ2/20180901-Bee-eater-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. European Bee-eater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548229938025-3HLR3T9XR5KZ52FIZ1EN/20180906-Visitors-005.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 6th. Due to a lack of cloud cover, there are occasional dull moments when Station 2 has all the birds, and Station 1 has none. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548234306855-C8LUGCDNMN0RK2YXVZ1X/20180909-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Female-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 9th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548235772216-S5WEYNU9IF1HRPIPRBV7/20180911-Booted+Eagle-005.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. Around the middle of September, Booted Eagle migration generally peaks. This year, we seem to have lost a few thousand of these birds, for as of yet unknown reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548228165887-J5DGG06Y49G9OERWUSNR/20180902-Station+1+Team-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 2nd. Obligatory Station 1 Team photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247146052-JOVPRJH08PFD73HFVYJB/20180916-Marsh+Harrier+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 16th. Very dark adult female Marsh Harrier, lacking any yellow patches on the head. Although the bird does perhaps not look so dark on the photo, that is mostly the result of overexposing the photo to make the barring — another interesting feature — more clearly visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548240641979-KLBWZLMQ6P6N5UX32SRV/20180914-European+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 14th. Honey Buzzard adult female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249459287-JWN8J1PK6JP8ZJPQRRF2/20180924-People-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. Station 2 team that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548240476242-BRYJIXXMPNTKYD0OAOMP/20180914-Eurasian+Sparrowhawk+Noose-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 14th. Crappy evidence shot of some noose or falconers equipment trailing a Eurasian Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548235305510-6W5DO4OW14U04A3R32E5/20180910-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 10th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548227562941-8KV97CBXNOD50QMXC5AY/20180901-Bee-eater-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. One fo the best parts about September: absolutely insane numbers of European Bee-eaters, totally uncountable, but easily enjoyed. Two different individuals in this photo, no photo compilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548254306795-HILK40AAPNX657170IGV/20180929-Steppe+Eagle+%28Sub%29Adult-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. (Sub)adult/young adult Steppe Eagle, the same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233182962-9P34VYO51JLWRIEZ2VZE/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-006.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. … but if you struggle to find any, just have a look at where the Gulls are going. See the fin on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548240600933-F2SCT24MCDU77J89N1BE/20180914-European+Bee-eater-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 14th. European Bee-eaters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548240982948-NVE47QXZ04FYE1U2TBOM/20180915-Crested+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Male+-+Gerrit+Jan+van+Dijk-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 15th. Photo by Gerrit Jan van Dijk. The only clear adult male Crested Honey Buzzard we have a photo of from this season. I — once again — found the bird straight away because of its slow wingbeat. Luckily Gerrit could snap this photo of the bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251584390-EYNGKXSAJ3WB6SLKYOAC/20180928-Black+Storks-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 28th. A nice flock of Black Storks, or in BRC lingo pronounced as Black-È Stork-È with hard E’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548232977066-5P9VM78WUY9F5JEO9CQI/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. Finally, a visit to the Chorokhi Delta. Obligatory and almost always rewarding to scan the shrubs, ponds and coastal area here. Probably due to this year’s drought, it was not as full of birds as in other years… but the area still provides fantastic birding opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233291040-XKAB1DKJCJNXDHV0QSU1/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-007.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. The Chorokhi Delta is great for gullwatching. Although I didn’t really focus on the gulls during this visit, the numbers were impressive, but nothing compared to winter numbers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548248946538-N39P4JX700NFF4XQ340S/20180923-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile+with+fault+bars-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 23rd. Juvenile Honey Buzzard with fault bars, indicating probable nutrient deficiencies during development of these weakened parts of the flight feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233126496-RYBBYBAQ0PHYYD9ESH1N/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-005.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. Three species of dolphin can be observed in the Black Sea. Sometimes they approach quite close and are easy to spot… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251274861-ZRPC2M0FMR79E8JWOAXO/20180927-Red-footed+Falcon+Immature+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 27th. Immature (2cy) female Red-footed Falcon with outermost 2 primaries still juvenile type and barred greater coverts on the underwing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251759290-AAMYD4PGP9I3VCICVROS/20180928-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 28th. Counting streams of almost overhead birds, with the naked eye, and identifying species with binoculars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548248201904-R6QY78EP6T79ZRMV7WFH/20180922-Steppe+Buzzards+in+the+clouds-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 22nd. Steppe Buzzard migration is the total opposite of Honey Buzzard migration. It appears inefficient, chaotic and too much of it happens within the clouds. It’s a heck of a lot of fun to experience though… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548258013834-809HJ58GVOT1WGLW6K96/20180918-Sunset-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 18th. Nor do the sunsets from Ruslan’s terrace… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548228836698-9XXA29UTFJLHB1A6YUA5/20180904-Montagu%27s+Harrier+Adult+Female+and+Black+Stork+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 4th. Adult female Montagu’s Harrier with all central tail feathers missing kettling with a juvenile Black Stork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247466906-QYIA13W48T1YISMN1VG5/20180916-Hobby+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 16th. Juvenile Hobby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548250985830-WTN1HPFYIAAL5QOTI55N/20180927-Common+Kestrel-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 27th. A slight drizzle and poof — out of the blue — Falcons everywhere, such as this adult female Common Kestrel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548253218141-HPRH3QKHJ7V4OFAF04IK/20180929-Griffon+Vulture-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Vultures, especially the larger ones, are rare in the bottleneck during our count period. But that makes seeing them, like this Griffon, even better… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548235391202-1XYH70Q1RIA19YAIRT04/20180910-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 10th. BRC’s logo… for good reasons. Adult male Pallid Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233081047-ZN1NBRTENX46NN7P0KV3/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. Flock of Garganey and Common Pochards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233568456-DM060CTTUQNT4EY12491/20180908-Station+1+Rain-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 8th. A few minutes of rain could easily be weathered in the freshly reconstructed shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548409301028-E3HIKZ8XAM3OIZ6LSX95/20180901-Crested+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female+with+Montagu%27s+Harrier+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. The first Crested Honey Buzzard of the season, an adult female, and an adult male Montagu’s Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548227938596-V9Q7POMSFV117783F2JE/20180901-Bee-eater-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. European Bee-eater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548236255793-GCQBX1ULXH80V1BSSMCL/20180911-Pallid+Harrier+Immature+Male-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239249885-IVGXLS68ZT1KFFNYXB1K/20180913-Hybrid+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Male-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. Same hybrid adult male Honey Buzzard (left) with a non-hybrid European Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548248304456-5ZH0ZK7HEEB5RVX4X6GD/20180922-Steppe+Buzzards+in+the+clouds-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 22nd. Steppe Buzzards in the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548227666876-ROVW7E8N6KMMY1K7TBQH/20180901-Bee-eater-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 1st. European Bee-eater. All the ‘specks’ are in fact insects, no wonder the birds stayed around for long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548537855078-FCCOJ1W1XX8H4FDJVMY5/42178436_1141182866033358_6049803547740995584_o.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 8th. Photo by Johannes Jansen. The birds don’t care about a little rain, the count needs to continue… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247256145-USV1W7VPT2IWLMXDDBOA/20180916-Marsh+Harrier+Adult+Female-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 16th. The same bird. Notice how the nape area is very dark as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249317341-PWL2E92Y3O5O2M4BH7HM/20180924-People-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247787406-NN329GN4PB3KVENT120S/20180918-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 18th. Typical stream of Black Kites for the bottleneck, with birds quite close, pushed down because of cloud cover. Moments like this never get old… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548409488363-5YT7G1CO6WC8V6YY7IL9/20180911-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Males-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. Two adult male Honey Buzzards, two entirely different moult strategies? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548233385884-8UN580QW6A89M7TA02FG/20180907-Chorokhi+Delta-008.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 7th. Mostly Yellow-legged Gulls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548248493721-EL9LW6BEELL1Y4B86V0H/20180922-Imperial+Eagle+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 22nd. Hardly an exciting photo of a juvenile Imperial Eagle, but since this was the first Imperial I ever ‘properly’ (ahum) photographed, this one deserves a spot here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239924830-NROD6G8VCWNAACH0R0AX/20180913-Egyptian+Vulture+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. For some reason I had to miss many Egyptian Vultures this season (there weren’t many), but this juvenile amongst Black Kites I have had good views of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249396466-MUNJ7X1YOMM34W3QWU8J/20180924-People-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548236304533-WPLFOXI9T7WL0OJAH8C3/20180911-Pallid+Harrier+Immature+Male-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239397497-CKPQ7HUU1H5DTN8LY2TP/20180913-Hybrid+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. Hybrid female Honey Buzzard. Barring is European type, but wing is quite clearly fingered, lacks carpal patches and there is a very strong gorget. Bird had a very heavy wingbeat, often the first character that points you toward an odd bird (hybrid or pure CHB) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548236611895-KWE9Y98VZ54TALMQ1SSM/20180912-Pallid+Harrier+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 12th. This is what the immature male Pallid Harriers looks like most often when they migrate past the counting site, with no retained juvenile secondaries, but just a brownish hood and a (sometimes) smudgy underwing. However, this season most immature males looked like the ones above, with retained secondaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548248061172-VB6LW8I7JTM6ZP6OF508/20180919-Black+Kites-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 19th. Large flock of Black Kites leaving the roost on Little Ginger early in the morning. Some birds are still in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548258079658-NRL3I2TQBZSUEWUMYGES/20180919-Station+2+Road-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 19th. The view going down from Station 2 after a long day of counting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548253508609-PTVV3C3NWETQAOBNO9CI/20180929-Steppe+Eagle-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Immature Steppe Eagle, presumably a 4th calendar year or older. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548254130668-1TO5J27AZFFGWA6PFA52/20180929-Steppe+Eagle+%28Sub%29Adult-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. (Sub)Adult/young adult Steppe Eagle, showing poorly defined adult-type barring on the upperwing and only a few retained white greater underwing coverts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548254769820-CO62YKAZ8EHGFXU8I2R3/20180929-Greater+Spotted+Eagle+Juvenile-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Same bird, obviously. Also on the left wing absolutely no barring visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548235907887-A6CHQHQKQJDI2LFH25KP/20180911-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Female-004.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 11th. For me, this is the photo that encapsulates the Batumi migration in 2018 best: great light, fantastic birds in a fantastic landscape. In this case — once again: an adult female Pallid Harrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249242026-5RK4PFU9N5RNU4ZQEFR5/20180924-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. A very hot day. Luckily, there is a shelter on both stations (Station 2 on the photo), but unfortunately the lack of clouds means most birds are flying far away in the heat haze… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251801961-U5EOI4KGDUGSXFPGRGVK/20180928-People-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 28th. Station 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548247504370-R2V680GUMZ6EAM6N43U5/20180916-Black+Kite+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 16th. It’s especially Black Kites like this immature — showing no semblance of a forked tail anymore and with only 5 fingers — that are tricky when picking out species from different streams at a rapid pace. When the light is good, there’s little doubt about its identity, but when the light is bad… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548253153635-9YXDICMOOQ060JVIGWJL/20180929-Honey+Buzzard+Hybrid-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Strange hybrid Honey Buzzard. Very pale bird, with no carpal patches, very broad hand that clearly fits 6 fingers, very broad bars on the tail, but the wing barring — once again — is very typical for a European HB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548255095704-HM1NFZ8IC17QWFV5G101/20180929-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. The same Honey Buzzard. Views like this of brown Honey Buzzards often make you think you’re looking at an eagle for half a second, before you realise what you’re looking at is actually much smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548234263703-3O0XAMS64CLQ4QNL55KI/20180909-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 9th. Close flyby of an adult female Pallid Harrier. Amazing birds… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239568927-9ANBLICQF0N869RMTAPS/20180913-Hybrid+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. Another strange female, perhaps quite a bit closer to a European than a CHB. Wingbarring more in line with CHB, carpal patch quite faint (though accentuated on this picture), short tail, but no gorget and wingtip not so large as in CHB. Bird was very large in comparison with other pure EHBs and had a very slow Short-toed Eagle-like wingbeat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548239051833-ODRZL5PKXQMG5ZPSBHNM/20180913-Hybrid+Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 13th. Proper views of hybrid Honey Buzzards this day. This is an adult male with a barring pattern that fits European HB, but the trailing edge and tail barring is like Crested HB. Carpal patch is just a smudge and hand clearly has 6 fingers, but is more rounded than square-shaped. See comparison with European male in the next photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548240951129-0F29X6LVXGW9NBJISNIN/20180915-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male+chase-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 15th. Some Accipiter chasing an adult male Pallid Harrier above our heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251377139-4PC43JRSDW84P2PYZ64V/20180927-Lesser+Kestrel+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 27th. Immature male Lesser Kestrel. Aged by retained juvenile outer primaries and barred secondaries. Even though plumage is enough to identify this to species level, P10 is still long enough to use primary formula as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548257537352-LN5Q93I977L8BJHX2SFL/20180928-Common+Quail-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 28th. A slight drizzle in the night forced some migrants to the ground. On my way back from the Green Café, I almost stepped on a Common Quail and later Ruslan came with this individual that he could pick from the road in front of his car. Needless to say: we did not eat it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251123507-CEI27E6WHVF4HVU6H2H5/20180927-Lesser+Kestrel+FC-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 27th. A juvenile Kestrel with a very long outer primary (P10 longer than P7), clinching this as a Lesser Kestrel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548229815252-WOPHGKEGPYV07HJPUARC/20180906-Visitors-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 6th. Looking through the scopes at the other station and birds in their vicinity is captivating for many. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548249515364-DKFB8GJ19A39MTDBYSRF/20180924-People-006.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 24th. Ruslan’s guesthouse and balcony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548251062165-RRI19MQ3GWVD6WN8ED6Q/20180927-Common+Kestrel-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 27th. Juvenile Common Kestrel (see the length of the outer primary is equal to the 4th counting inwards, P10 = P7). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548253409825-ZFCI9NVEO9521T1MW3SK/20180929-Steppe+Eagle-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 29th. Juvenile Steppe Eagle showing a pristine trailing edge to the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548234337141-NA1ULJ2FRXIY2GK27XGT/image-asset.jpeg Birding - BRC 2018: September Photo & Video Report September 9th. Same bird. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-2018-august-photo-video-report monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162009906-4IK9FONRHR4QG4BE4AXL/20180818-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 18th. For the first weeks of the count we were joined by a group of Georgian falconers, providing excellent identification skills and lots of very sharp eyes to the count. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162892686-IUWFYQNJT157DVB86VL9/20180825-Moonwatching-+001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. Showed a counter what the moon and nocturnal migration looks like in Batumi. This facial expression was guaranteed if people see birds flying in front of the full moon for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548154921575-CP0ZJ0FELKJIKGXN9ET7/20180826-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 26th. Another immature male Pallid Harrier that’s still moulting some of its secondaries. It appears two secondaries are missing (one on both wings) and two secondaries (one on both wings) are still juvenile type. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548154337697-J0XI0KSQV7WA2K920Y3T/20180825-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. This bird truly scared the crap out of me when I saw it through binoculars. It was flying almost against the sun, so no plumage details were visible, but the silhouette looked very strange and resembles that of what I imagine an immature bird to look like. The photos, however, show that this is ‘just’ an adult with some moulting related problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548161613029-7OYOQCTD3DLRNRI7XGK4/20180815+Balcony+Birding.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 15th. From Ruslan’s balcony we could already enjoy migration of raptors whilst doing (mostly) administrative tasks before the start of the count. This — in essence — is not what we like to see and one of the reasons we have decided to start the count earlier in upcoming years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162719485-L0U42YINYWGOK6KTX7UB/20180822-Rain-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 22nd. One of the rare moments of rain this season. Our makeshift shelter was not able to withstand the downpour that ensued, so we had to resort to holding the tarp for a while. Luckily, there was no migration going on at that moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548158286992-CW1KZFMWA7OZ6PGUQBRC/20180830-Purple+Heron+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Juvenile Purple Heron that circled in front of the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548158677730-LEFABAKMGP0UTDSPISL8/20180830-Montagu%27s+Harrier+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Little stunner. Adult male Montagu’s Harrier. One day I’ll photograph one up close in beautiful light… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548152188789-LDHZFR815Z1LDHSMIDMO/20180821-Black+Kites-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 21st. Juvenile Black Kites. I regret having so little proper photos of the Black Kites. They’re perhaps not considered to be the most interesting species passing in the bottleneck, but they have grown on me. At one point I hope to have a nice collection of photos to show the incredible plumage variability of this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548158052683-CANDU06MYVPA0BTYECMH/20180829-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 29. A luxury: Three coordinators on 1 station! One of which was taking photos rather than doing anything useful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548159847043-T8BRAPHBON9M5T59Z1RJ/20180830-Lone+Raptor-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Lone raptor (the black dot on the right half of the image in the clouds) moving through the bottleneck in the beautiful light of evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548154491019-CAMSJSYIL8WQ8EHVUFIJ/20180825-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548157443183-2MNGBWDBJTZW0LSYQDL2/20180827-Osprey+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 27th. Adult female Osprey with 2 nice Alpine Swifts circling around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548161043284-DRKA99IQYN2TONBTOOAL/20180831-Bee-eaters-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 31st. Attempt at photographing a flock of overhead Bee-eaters. During the first month of the count, Bee-eaters continuously provided the background vocals. Wonderful, wonderful birds… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548157725066-94NVHVK1N65B5VQDKN3F/20180828-People-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 28th. All counters and a coordinator scanning the skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548159954976-XZ7WUHH0IS3O0HYYF09C/20180830-Honey+Buzzards+searching+for+roost-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Almost every evening, when thermal activity has decreased, birds (like these Honey Buzzards) can be seen over Little Ginger (the mountaintop on the left), searching for a good tree to roost in. Unfortunately, hunters are aware of this as well… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548158917598-XEMLJAT1B8QYSN6HXLGG/20180830-Honey+Buzzard+Presumed+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Terrible photo, equally terrible state of the plumage in this adult female Honey Buzzard, with 3 replaced inner primaries on right wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548159656117-9UTFZT7TVSIEDXJ8RE1X/20180830-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Adult female Honey Buzzard. Quite similar to previous adult female, but a different bird. Apparently 3 replaced inner primaries on right wing and 4 on left wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548160827969-KPLYESIUG7CF2VZ3T0C9/20180831-Honey+Buzzard+Juvenile-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 31st. Juvenile Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548154732664-N2YA356MNRZRZ0JJ3RVQ/20180825-White+Storks+Flock-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. The largest flock of White Storks (423 birds) ever recorded by BRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548154581739-MZ34YF4LPAELE1QWE60N/20180825-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. Same bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162226104-2F6SK40DXPGGNVVD2JEN/20180818-Striped+Hawkmoth-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 18th. I’m not at all into Moths and Butterflies, but some are so obliging even I cannot escape from them. If I’m right this is a Striped Hawkmoth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548157638451-XT2WCN505IWR1IHUVAPN/20180828-People-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 28th. The birds are great, of course, but it’s people that keep me coming back to Batumi. Some photos from the station when we did not yet have a reconstructed shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548151177153-P9T2UOEINKAYIOGNUKPB/20180821-House+Martins-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 21st. Ruslan’s guesthouse not only hosts the BRC family during the season, but now also hosts a family of House Martins. The birds come back to the nest to roost during the nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548410029942-3OCJQ3SU7033WY5L8OHV/20180823-Pallid+Harrier+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 23rd. Adult male Pallid Harrier (photo compilation). Although the number of Pallids was very high early on, fully adult birds like this were quite rare. Instead, most birds were either juveniles or immature male and females. Surprisingly, many of the Pallids were actively moulting, something that’s highly unusual to observe this often in Batumi, as Pallid Harriers (contrary to Montagu’s) generally finish their moult before the migration commences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548158529874-UXV2CERSB2YWBTILYC76/20180830-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Adult female Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548159380421-IHDSY0UDESEZUFZFJG85/20180830-Honey+Buzzard+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. Adult male Honey Buzzard. Notice that on the upperwing you can distinguish the trailing edge of the wing as well, a good feature to use for separating the sexes when you cannot see the underwing and head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548160503847-D57CS3KHXMV692P8DFHF/20180831-Marsh+Harrier+Adult+Male+Dark+morph-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 31st. Adult male Marsh Harrier of the striking dark morph, presumably shot in the right wing. Notice the very dark body and underwing coverts, the light patch at the base of the secondaries and primaries, causing a strong contrast between the light patch and the dark trailing edge of the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548157809411-BCAQ1OF7UM4KK0CK0JC9/20180828-People-003.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 28th. Some diehards kept scanning the west side of Station 1, which was remarkably empty for most of the season. Quite strange, considering usually ‘the west is best’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548155228871-4CMQYHOVR9UW0UQ5F4FT/20180826-Lesser+Spotted+Eagle+Immature-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 26th. Lesser Spotted Eagle immature, one of the earliest birds. Second calendar year bird with replaced inner primaries and the typical barring throughout the secondaries all the way to the feather tips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548151272638-T7L8VCUQYYGJ5018L0QE/20180815-House+Martins-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 15th. Did you know these ‘Orcas’ have pale eyelids? Very adorable sleepers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548155103843-77XHS5NQQRD2Y3VDF3PU/20180826-Montagu%27s+Harrier+Juvenile+Female-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 26th. Montagu’s Harrier juvenile female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548153270890-LLO2RBMBW51NNF3CKMYN/20180823-Great+Black-headed+Gull-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 23rd. Pallas / Great Black-headed Gull, a very early record. For some reason this bird decided to fly right over our heads. Despite the crappy angle for photos, a great way to ‘bimbo’ (a bimbo = a lifer) this bird. There would be quite a few more observations of this species this autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162157288-RF0O2QLAFPUT2Q8G23AS/20180818-Perrito-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 18th. You are never alone when counting with us. Station dog ‘Perrito’ kept us company in the first weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548153705653-RDT32MD02LATISWQIP46/20180824-Pallid+Harrier+Immature+Male-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 24th. One of many immature male Pallid Harriers we observed this season. It has a retained juvenile secondary in the left wing and 2 in the right wing that still have to be moulted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548162977874-1MNFKE5JRP8HGW372JE0/20180825-Moonwatching-+002.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 25th. Moonwatching turned into a popular evening activity as the season progressed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548159099155-B13CXMFBU5QBPBORZILK/20180830-Honey+Buzzard+Migration-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 30th. When clouds cover the mountain, soaring raptors such as these Honey Buzzards are forced to fly through the bottleneck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548153534574-YKFCTSZ0KMD1RXMPRRZ8/20180824-Montagu%27s+Harrier+Juvenile+Injured-001.jpg Birding - BRC 2018: August Photo & Video Report August 24th. Injured birds are unfortunately quite common. From some angles they may look fine, but when you have a closer look… This juvenile Montagu’s Harrier (the bird on the left is the same as on the right) has most of the left wing shot. It’s a miracle it can still fly. Strong case of ‘zugunruhe’. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/i-moved-to-a-rough-neigborhood monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548599143137-J7EAIKGKNDPGEITX3MIA/20190120-Collared+Doves-001.jpg Birding - I moved to a rough neigborhood Eurasian Collared Doves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1548598754036-CNK6METU01Y19AYAPLXS/20190120-Eurasian+Sparrowhawk+Adult+Male-001.jpg Birding - I moved to a rough neigborhood Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/arctic-winds monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547289423080-BK20D8C24NR3I5IJYT9I/20190108-Northern+Fulmar-001.jpg Birding - Arctic Winds Crappy post-sunset shot of a Northern Fulmar passing by the sluices. Quite a rare sight at Lauwersoog, as this was the only bird seen in the last 15 months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547289313322-NM3MWUBLP94FKNMYUSPZ/20190108-Stock+Dove-001.jpg Birding - Arctic Winds Large groups of Stock Dove, up to 160 birds were struggling against the winds along the leeward side of the sluices. Although we did not see where these birds were going to, we assume they roost somewhere in the vicinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547289161039-KKQESKLO98XD92RXFVOP/20190108-Arctic+Tern-002.jpg Birding - Arctic Winds Although less than perfect, only 1 picture is necessary of this 2cy Arctic Tern to nail its identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547288805621-06LQO29TYIB7DN2EXTJ8/20190108-Arctic+Tern-001.jpg Birding - Arctic Winds The 2cy Arctic Tern spent considerable time foraging in the harbour area, came quite close but in 8 Bft winds it is incredibly hard to use manual-focus and keep the camera steady, so the pictures are less than perfect. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-december-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547845056644-EVIEZ3WK2RXT9I0YNGWZ/20181130-Sanderling-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights December 2018 A nice flock of Sanderlings. (Ok, I admit, this photo was technically taken on the 30th of November, but I did not want to post a blog without a single photo.) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/brc-autumn-report-is-online monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1544459842357-K2ARJZDIXISL44HNIMOO/20181014-Autumn+Report+2018-Imperial+Juvenile-Bart.jpg Birding - BRC Autumn Report is online A juvenile Imperial Eagle that flew incredibly close past me and was — by far — the best bird of the season. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547837994660-7MEVXQQFGZBHXSFLX3DW/20181104-Chaffinch-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 Chaffinches against the skyline of The Hague. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547836824801-KS238O0F3R9B7KAASXCQ/image.png Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 The team right after the 1 millionth Chaffinch was counted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547842580079-HVH99PUC4ZT63ZH5MTBW/20181117-Humpback+Whale-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 Humpback Whale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547840134393-QYS318WJ6MYDRK0PXLF5/20181104-Great+White+Egret-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 It is remarkable how close to one another Great White Egrets can fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547842027331-H451KCGELGG9RK2770MA/20181117-Hen+Harrier-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 Two juvenile male Hen Harriers flying so close together they can be photographed while both being in focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547842539510-6MX1HKP0RR9Y4E3MPOO0/20181117-Humpback+Whale-002.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights November 2018 Imagine walking on the beach, totally unaware of what’s going on just a few meters away from you… https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/a-congregation-of-short-eareds monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628387157-J5DEF6WX82O9S2GPSRCD/20181109-Short-Eared+Owls-003.jpg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Short-Eared Owl. The same bird as in the previous photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628648099-MAE49ALZ9HNVI7GP8ZM5/image-asset.jpeg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Twites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628814374-DXOAYPRB0AGDHK107G18/20181109-Common+Snipe-001.jpg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Common Snipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628834188-VIRYMWRZTRN0AWIB9NCR/20181109-Common+Snipe-002.jpg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Common Snipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628229162-U91J18GTRQSMYOTW3W5V/20181109-Short-Eared+Owls-001.jpg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds I could not fit more than 3 Short-Eared owls in 1 picture at a time, so here goes: the 3 highest birds are SE Owls, the 3 lowest birds are 1cy Hen Harriers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628331439-2HC3CCMO0FZ3OJL6XINR/20181109-Short-Eared+Owls-002.jpg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Short-Eared Owl over the dike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547628633471-9KIH3TIPKUAGRLDE01WE/image-asset.jpeg Birding - A congregation of Short-Eareds Twites https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547381456442-VL33S53YRP5G8RDZ22MM/20181031-Red+Kite-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights October 2018 Adult Red Kite, the only bird which came close enough for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547381489781-FQ3WHCDT2LQSYKEK3DPP/20181031-Rough-legged+Buzzard-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights October 2018 An adult female Rough-legged Buzzard, which surprisingly came from the south, hence the record shot from this weird angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1547378757920-OFT2UQAQ1UPD4YWKE8K2/20181031-Common+Buzzard-001.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights October 2018 Juvenile Common Buzzard https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-participate-in-batumi-raptor-count monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1529790120208-LSJGZJ0MYJNCGTSTOOEX/Sunrise_from_station_1_by_Triin_Kaasiku-small.jpg Birding - 5 Reasons why you should NOT participate in Batumi Raptor Count Sunrise from station 1. The calm before the storm in a landscape you won't quickly forget. Photo by Triin Kaasiku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1529790098243-JU49COU2CYKYH6O1TJCD/Counters_by_Martha_Mutiso-small.jpg Birding - 5 Reasons why you should NOT participate in Batumi Raptor Count Clicking these clickers, scanning the sky through the binoculars and identifying species by scope. All. Day. Long. Photo by Martha Mutiso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1529790080423-22F6LG6OE1FT2CJ0IP2E/Bee-eaters_by_Romain_Riols-small.jpg Birding - 5 Reasons why you should NOT participate in Batumi Raptor Count Yeah, you'll just have to enjoy those. Photo by Romain Riols. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1529790034738-OZ4CK2RBVXTPFV629AIA/Imperial_Eagle_Juv_John_Wright-small.jpg Birding - 5 Reasons why you should NOT participate in Batumi Raptor Count You could be lucky enough to see an Imperial Eagle flying 20 meters past the station. Maybe you can even hear the wind move through its feathers. Photo by John Wright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1529790060124-RZAX81XK6IT9ZB6EMSB8/Honey_Buzzards_Bart_Hoekstra-small.jpg Birding - 5 Reasons why you should NOT participate in Batumi Raptor Count A kettle of Honey Buzzards disappearing in the clouds, a regular sight in the Batumi bottleneck. Photo by Bart Hoekstra. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-may-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527974325237-BZ7VGDFO9PB3Z20QBPFN/20180508-Roodhalsgans-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Red-breasted Goose in a flock of Barnacles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528014786954-7UUKRQT7CVV6C9VKYHPM/20180516-Grote-Burgemeester-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Glaucous Gull following a small fishing boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527971819101-MHDK4QL47Y1QML6KMHI4/20180507-Montagu%27s-Harrier-1.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Female Montagu's Harrier (photo compilation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528014038496-WYOD8619WQ715U1QVXXM/20180512-Torenvalk-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Adult male Common Kestrel with a Sand Lizard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528027027120-NN1JR0LDRCE6RPIA3XMF/20180524-Wespendief-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Adult male Honey Buzzard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528031093880-20UCLU90OD50FOSJWCI6/20180529-Konijn-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 A young European Rabbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528023599002-PNXJQOSZ9E6FW6L7GPID/20180521-Roodkopklauwier-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Male Woodchat Shrike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528027065402-EAF2TR16CBASP3F88TTW/20180524-Visarend-02.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Adult female Osprey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528014960447-NX2OCOFVDFOZ2829X031/20180516-Meeuwen-02.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 A continuous stream of GBBG, LBBG and HG was going north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528028951400-O8JMLVPSIZYTFNZ1X0RZ/20180524-Roodpootvalk-2.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Juvenile flight feathers, some moulted greyish and barred upperwing coverts and tail feathers, barred underwing coverts and still an entirely female-type body plumage nail this as a 2CY female Red-footed Falcon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527975118660-X7LKX8ABB5XIIW96Q2CW/20180508-Roodstuitzwaluw-1.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Red-rumped Swallow (photo compilation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528027199965-FRYLM92Y7S4Z7BPLW9AU/20180524-Bergeend-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Adult and 2CY Common Shelduck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527972692044-0FLLALBSB4RFVUV61G75/20180507-Montagu%27s-Harrier-2.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Female Montagu's Harrier (photo compilation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527971307335-SNAVAAXQ3FH1859TDMW6/20180506-Lachstern-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Gull-billed Tern #2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528028615034-5QD3E7C2U6LKU4MUCPG7/20180524-Roodpootvalk-1.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Female Red-footed Falcon (photo compilation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1527971342450-TA34PSJP32GCSGW9WJ7X/20180506-Lachstern-02.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 Gull-billed Tern #1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1528023635478-MJ11UMYMW8AFO7EU6TCL/20180521-Woodchat-Shrike-2.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights May 2018 2CY Male Woodchat Shrike (photo compilation). https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-april-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525540056483-DHQHREV9QVZXG9A5QVOX/20180421-Torenvalk-1.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 Photo compilation of a Common Kestrel (presumably a 2cy male). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525541918305-D82EYUBB6M0U7VEQGBNF/20180427-Gaai-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 The local pair of Jays is showing quite well, flying continuously back and forth to and from a presumed nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525537191494-47CM2JBBZJLZ0PF00AWG/20180410-Zwarte-Wouw-1.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 A kettle of Black Kites ‘gloupsing’ into the clouds. Gloupsing (BRC jargon) comes from the sound that you hear when a bird disappears into the clouds, a generally faint ‘gloups’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525542321399-GSJ2RGTGPMGPFD1LIEFJ/20180429-Halsbandparkiet-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 Rose-ringed Parakeet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525539790984-XYICDZ1NJXSBAPRZJT7W/20180419-Lepelaar-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 A Spoonbill that got a little too close and then got startled by the shutter-frenzy of all present photographers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525540924198-9FD9I0QV881PCUOZZ4AC/20180425-Brandgans-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 Barnacle Goose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525539436914-T8MM00KJ8JI2WSFIJ6C7/20180419-Zwartkopmeeuw-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 I wish I'd get to see more of these beautiful Mediterranean Gulls where I live. Truly fantastic birds! Maybe in the future this will be a more regular sight, as they are progressively colonizing more Northern parts of the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525487833797-R9HCFFYRFGW6ZDIDXN40/20180406-Breskens-02.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 A curious White Stork flying overhead very closely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525537506806-Z5JX00WOJHNLP73DKAO8/20180404-Huiszwaluw-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 The Netherlands' first photographed House Martin of 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525471551252-EE83G2MAY2DN75O6ULU4/20180421-Beflijster-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 If you are fancy like a Ring Ouzel, you betcha you're not going to sit in the shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525539677185-4D5EEILTTWPV0ZF3M03S/20180419-Koekoek-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 Photo compilation of a (Common) Cuckoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525541448782-1DY5E60XV9CK9KVELBP3/20180427-Tapuit-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 We see a decent number of Wheatears migrating past. Oddly enough they very often end up ‘falling’ from the sky and then perching very close to us. Clearly our small dune top seems to attract them, despite having flown hundreds or thousands of kilometers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1525487709955-AGVTINDQV0Z1M1XW04Q3/20180406-Breskens-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights April 2018 My first Purple Herons of the year. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/vismig-highlights-march-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522869957424-0T33UFB0DBQC9XZ8208G/20180315-Bruine-Kiekendief-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Adult male Marsh Harrier, harassed by Crows — an artist impression https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522869111659-CNXXIIBXYQ7N7EOALFH1/20180304-Zeearend-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Juvenile (/2cy) White-tailed Eagle passing closely overhead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522868643469-9RNJRNOYL0CGAUIXDBA6/20180304-Kraanvogels-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Flyby of Common Cranes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522871457658-CJM4KB2S3VC6YAY1A0Q4/20180319-Putters-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Goldfinches against an unusual backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522872752124-N1KKCDDNVREAGXWRYPJB/20180321+1035+Grote+Kruisbek.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 The characteristic sonogram of a Parrot Crossbill call that fits snug between 3 and 4 kHz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522873754938-SY1FM13K6VK150S9APBG/Map+Cranes+-+Corstiaan+Beeke.jpeg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Trajectory of the group of Cranes (by Corstiaan Beeke). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522874491186-M2HY7PB0299S7C8YE4X1/20180330-Kraanvogels-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Crappy record shot of the group of 15 Cranes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522870679162-7I7IKMGUBEKVS4XCY1A3/20180316-Lepelaar-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Spoonbills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522874580422-RRUDOZR1YPAKHOAMWBFV/20180330-Lepelaars-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 Spoonbills kettling en route to the breeding grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1522875282881-5TIDAVVBJD333WXPQKHV/20180331-Maan-01.jpg Birding - VisMig Highlights March 2018 https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/harriers-harriers-harriers monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385382997-44CTG3MMD90FOCIMVECI/20170831-Kiekendieven-03.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers Loose flocks of ringtails that often either pop up out of the valley, like these birds, or are high in or above the streams of Honey Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385302973-HJJGMYU6S04YTIWHLV4O/20170830-Kiekendieven-02.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers Adult male Montagu's (Circus pygargus). Truly gorgeous birds, despite the generally bad condition of the plumage by this time of year (or the typical Batumi overcast skies). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385500832-UI8PK4IMW9AYZ6B5RZTF/20170827-Kiekendieven-01.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers And the cracker: A dark morph adult male Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Luckily I got to see 3 of these during my stay, but I'm still waiting for the moment one passes by close at eye level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385443956-CMZ2DS4M2X2CIFA1L6JN/20170902-Kiekendieven-04.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers Adult male Montagu's (Circus pygargus) passing in between flocks of mainly Honey Buzzards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385214815-G9OIR0511T458ZN9BHT7/20170831-Kiekendieven-04.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers Juvenile male Pallid (Circus macrourus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517385156321-MJAUDXD1Y1KGOA42VLY8/20170831-Kiekendieven-01.jpg Birding - Harriers, harriers, harriers Juvenile male Montagu's (Circus pygargus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/a-blessing-from-the-high-arctic monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517086797610-SCPHU8D75RQBGJKQKW9Z/20180127-Ross%27+Meeuw-01.jpg Birding - A blessing from the high Arctic Ross' Gull (Rhodostethia rosea). Note the black subterminal spots on all primaries including P1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517086940557-2Z1PIOR5DYRU1RGQXCNE/20180127-Ross%27+Meeuw-03.jpg Birding - A blessing from the high Arctic - Ross' Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517086939861-5XV33L8PEI138GD3DLFF/20180127-Ross%27+Meeuw-04.jpg Birding - A blessing from the high Arctic - Ross' Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517086945652-D0UQE0TBU3M56BMU21TC/20180127-Ross%27+Meeuw-05.jpg Birding - A blessing from the high Arctic - Ross' Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1517086946243-N87EUXDZO7C037ASFRAB/20180127-Ross%27+Meeuw-06.jpg Birding - A blessing from the high Arctic - Ross' Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/an-almost-empty-beach monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179876723-LS5I0EEGFTGNQL3BUMA1/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-6.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179828741-H3QGABWFWXV3JERESHKF/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-5.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515181537244-KJXDFQJBJ3DYOUHYK2SE/image-asset.jpeg Birding - An almost empty beach Seal 'rescuers’ and the enemy of all gull-loving beach visitors: a pack of dog-walking-service-dogs (sorry for the bad English, but you get the point) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179779682-901T5ZWQKC00RO3BDWN1/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-3.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179696871-0GO34X42TY2XVKDNM0Z9/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-1.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179800717-60LG3XXDDAJ5REESXB8C/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-4.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515179748012-FIIXVMHF23YJC9LQMXVO/20180105-Gewone+Zeehond-2.jpg Birding - An almost empty beach Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/its-not-just-raptors-at-batumi-raptor-count monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515043599669-GZT5EQM3J5I67M1JFQ3J/20170831-Flocks-3.jpg Birding - It's not just raptors at Batumi Raptor Count Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515043665533-XW0WNGGQ3DCV843GDAJ1/20170828-Flocks-2.jpg Birding - It's not just raptors at Batumi Raptor Count European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515043613336-MYER73Y4J0SH6HOY3EO0/20170831-Flocks-4.jpg Birding - It's not just raptors at Batumi Raptor Count Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur) — In typical Batumi light… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515043637017-9JPE2JHX7JXBKM4CAS6M/20170828-Flocks-1.jpg Birding - It's not just raptors at Batumi Raptor Count European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/2017-recap-this-years-birding-highlights monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514728537179-J9R3LFAKKETN17PZEHVH/20170912-Noordse+Pijlstormvogel-2.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Manx Shearwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514717301408-OO16ZSY8C5QTNLOEC8ZZ/20170121-Gullfest+Scheveningen-11.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Common and Black-headed Gulls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514728747190-NCCWR65XIE3IFOIA5ZVQ/20171015-Grote+Zilverreiger-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Great Egrets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514716956229-G5D9OTNQWK4MFHSM6GSH/20170826-Wespendief-3.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Honey Buzzards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514717686505-NV42PETZYA8D21UXCWQA/20171126-Grote+Burgemeester-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Glaucous Gull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514728648220-I2BMTRDSO8ETAI6LJ1UB/20171016-Steppekiekendief-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Juvenile (male) Pallid Harrier, the second bird to pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514717399826-9MP7IMRX63KP13LOQ6XH/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-4.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Glaucous x Herring Hybrid, a cracker of a bird and a nice addition to the flock of white-wingers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514717559945-6XGCR8JF8FB63X5J4B0A/20171125-Kleine+Burgemeester-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights (Sub)Adult Iceland Gull, a crappy record shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514728994937-43X2BZMLKZBJZJGECEHM/20170419-Kauw-2.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Jackdaws sacrificing my new deadcat for the benefit of the species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514728456402-F9GNSYGV9VWEKL7Z9ZYB/20170913-Middelste+Jagers-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Pomarine Skuas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1514729093902-DDLLD7GELLB8LK7WZE4A/20170328-Gladde+Slang-1.jpg Birding - 2017 Recap: This year’s birding highlights Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/birding-the-chorokhi-delta monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515020161731-9KRX6DUS8EBXHZDE1HWK/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515020020982-TFC5JXXWWN5LWE47MLM1/20170814-Chorokhi+Delta-7.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta The first signs of what would be a very eventful evening in terms of weather. Out of the blue — in typical Batumi style — a massive rainstorm hit us and luckily we could be saved by a few friendly Georgians with a pickup truck. If not, surely some passports and expensive camera gear would not have survived… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515019108365-6PEJ0P5PNJPHOB5M4068/20170814-Chorokhi+Delta-5.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515019834008-BQFV5C6DHOKGN7K4YDVF/20170813-Chorokhi+Delta-4.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta Ferruginous Ducks (Aythya nyroca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515020092369-1Q2L5IQRDR2Y8AV7FO6G/20170814-Chorokhi+Delta-9.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515019625696-MD3K6FF8SC6VJQRL22CZ/20170814-Chorokhi+Delta-8.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515020191995-7DF32NPZUX9HPLL2VQ73/20170813-Chorokhi+Delta-1.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) with some 'eastern' characteristics: white underwings, very fine streaking (not crossed) on flanks and quite pale upperwing (not on this photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515019673835-JDZCMSPZL2R9HOLNK0IV/20170813-Chorokhi+Delta-3.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta The Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) were showing very nicely. Alive and kicking rather than hanging on a hunters’ belt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1515019931833-579X528BVE28U33GDXNL/20170813-Chorokhi+Delta-2.jpg Birding - Birding the Chorokhi Delta Rosy Starlings (Pastor roseus https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/sea-storks monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513117559236-WA38FEMQHN90W3OUKJYK/20171212-Ooievaar-1.jpg Birding - Sea Storks White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513117615987-Z9MKAVID8C9DY5UINLZS/20171212-Ooievaar-2.jpg Birding - Sea Storks White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513117639254-9Z1UMGON74UJMTZIJUBZ/20171212-Ooievaar-3.jpg Birding - Sea Storks White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/the-white-wingers-are-back monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513157646634-IFSN7YXYB0HF6PKGKV0U/20171126-Grote+Burgemeester-1.jpg Birding - The White-wingers are back! Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513157727237-5I377RDA2869ABXK10RI/20171126-Grote+Burgemeester-2.jpg Birding - The White-wingers are back! Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513157759762-WM6NO8P9IB9ZBE1ZYTXR/20171126-Grote+Burgemeester-3.jpg Birding - The White-wingers are back! Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513157778612-A8TWULP04LTA8CJE6UDB/20171126-Grote-Burgemeester-4.jpg Birding - The White-wingers are back! Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/at-the-end-of-the-rainbow monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513158534548-GUTQPYZR0J25GCBNQEEF/20171112-Noordse+Stormvogel-1.jpg Birding - Seascape Pollution? Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in a 'beautiful' seascape. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/when-the-photos-are-better-than-the-count monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513159447951-Z46TKRH112UWVJ1GBVOC/20171110-Meeuwen-2.jpg Birding - When the photos are better than the count… Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513159482738-VKCI4QFCA5XP7DBEC0W3/20171110-Meeuwen-1.jpg Birding - When the photos are better than the count… Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513159547286-Z0GI9QXVDM7YK00GRHNV/20171110-Meeuwen-3.jpg Birding - When the photos are better than the count… Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/a-first-for-de-vulkaan monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513160626915-90MPZCZZCQPMQ2A8CKBK/20171015-Grote+Zilverreigers-1.jpg Birding - A first for De Vulkaan Great Egret (Ardea alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513160601416-40WEXCW9MQIAFJJWDH36/20171015-Velduilen-1.jpg Birding - A first for De Vulkaan Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/manx-madness monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513198264409-KIKMQD94MN3K36VJKMIH/20170912-Noordse+Pijlstormvogel-2.jpg Birding - Manx' Madness Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513198314885-CHZOJQFU1NG66TQH6E9Y/20170912-Noordse+Pijlstormvogel-1.jpg Birding - Manx' Madness Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513224571924-IZYVSTB2J042EQ95TVE2/20170913-Middelste+Jagers-1.jpg Birding - Manx' Madness Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513198354732-2B0U43AWBPF8NVI05NMI/20170912-Noordse+Pijlstormvogel-3.jpg Birding - Manx' Madness Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/a-recipe-for-spectacular-migration-batumi-raptor-count-2017 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513187873577-01MLAPYEAA0L4YOB0E76/20170826-Wespendief-1.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513187923275-3QNIE9O308H4E6OIHCIF/20170826-Wespendief-2.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513188175081-DMTAAZF5CVXV8TWA6396/20170902-Wespendief-8.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 A kettle of Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513187947086-1V1NRJ0BGXK9K1APWUZ9/20170826-Wespendief-3.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513187970288-C21P31OSQJDR1363M79E/20170827-Wespendief-4.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513188216853-TSHOEYIKFNG2BPW2UBN2/20170902-Wespendief-9.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 A stream of mostly Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513188014532-LKVSNCOQS49OTXXPWVVZ/20170828-Wespendief-6.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513188246102-RLDECBF37H08M2RI3340/20170902-Wespendief-10.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 A stream of mostly Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus). Yes, these are actual birds, not dust on my lens/sensor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513187991570-35ST76E6UBHCGD7XIS7A/20170827-Wespendief-5.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513188048972-8AQ8SYW9QZJSXCNDL52B/20170828-Wespendief-7.jpg Birding - A recipe for spectacular migration — Batumi Raptor Count 2017 Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus). Unfortunately a significant share of the birds get shot on various spots along their migratory route. It is incredible, however, how they just keep going despite the damage… https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/how-to-count-70-000-honey-buzzards monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/rip-deadcat monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513199163730-9T8R4962JRVKLQOUL9T8/20170419-Kauw-2.jpg Birding - RIP Deadcat Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513199183317-TOAJQFU3IH74YCH6XOLU/20170419-Kauw-3.jpg Birding - RIP Deadcat Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513199121407-03MGFYOUR2TBP63PW6B1/20170419-Kauw-1.jpg Birding - RIP Deadcat Jackdaw (Corvus monedula https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/3qemfsrg7xssfngwksvq02438kwyui monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513225408008-4ALXYC3ONEZ850R9OGA1/20170123-Drieteenstrandlopers-3.jpg Birding - Sanderlings Sanderlings (Calidris alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513225424947-WU5RR92NBHVJQA5BWZ90/20170123-Drieteenstrandlopers-4.jpg Birding - Sanderlings Sanderlings (Calidris alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513225363234-IW06HQF25NCIFDI7GF2T/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Sanderlings Sanderlings (Calidris alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513225310147-CD2TYA0F10Y53D2BP86Q/20170123-Drieteenstrandlopers-1.jpg Birding - Sanderlings Sanderlings (Calidris alba) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/when-a-hybrid-is-better-than-the-real-thing monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226136091-RIK5RTLWPYFM5N8KKHZ0/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-4.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226065769-S5V3KAX0Y9NIQ71CNYLN/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-3.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226151249-TIQKOZQERF165TTU6139/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-6.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226090591-LCBKY2JK52YOMHC3R8H6/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-2.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226035378-VR538I3BEGDVS5D5GMYQ/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-1.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226193512-2UF913O6GX7ISFF9CP1P/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-8.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus). Look at those beautifully marked feathers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513226170790-KI4WBEV61TAQKV2WSWIJ/20170126-Grote+Burgemeester+x+Zilvermeeuw-7.jpg Birding - When a hybrid is better than the real thing Viking Gull (Larus argentatus x L. hyperboreus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/gullfest-scheveningen monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513200475724-ST3DBLTLPVFI46JY1C23/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Gullfest Scheveningen Common Gull (Larus canus) & Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513200775863-L22D6L9NWJAIS3H1YX0L/20170121-Gullfest+Scheveningen-20.jpg Birding - Gullfest Scheveningen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513200435801-CIQLZFJKQT66T78Z3ML8/20170121-Gullfest+Scheveningen-8.jpg Birding - Gullfest Scheveningen Common Gull (Larus canus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513200652346-E2VCZWTOKRZI55SKEST0/20170121-Gullfest+Scheveningen-10.jpg Birding - Gullfest Scheveningen Common Gull (Larus canus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513200595053-L1K6S79VRQBUVUZJIQMT/20170121-Gullfest+Scheveningen-27.jpg Birding - Gullfest Scheveningen Common Gull (Larus canus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/sometimes-i-shoot-game-birds monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513637216896-66KX2W01MVY9GCC7C0KA/20160504-Hazen-1.jpg Birding - Sometimes I shoot game birds European Hare (Lepus europaeus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513637104570-MG1FNOH6KYHS8P2JKTYM/20160504-Fazant-1.jpg Birding - Sometimes I shoot game birds Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/enjoy-it-while-it-lasts monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341772587-LF3YVV1W97YHW032K6JX/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… Bearded tit / Panurus biarmicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341837833-XEQCL0T3JM0P815JN3L6/Rietputten-2.jpg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… Bearded tit / Panurus biarmicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341858322-J8ZA4TZ77M1HC07WO56M/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… Bearded tit / Panurus biarmicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341667396-UFC3WIT3X020XK1OUOZU/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… White-headed Long-tailed tit / Aegithalos caudatus caudatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341816431-QBFZBPS5M7WV9M2EIABH/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… Bearded tit / Panurus biarmicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1458341886062-FGB0R753RPSMJUMU05W7/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Enjoying it while it lasts… Later that day. Bearded tit / Panurus biarmicus https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/smile-makers monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513657970234-AASBD0A3ISHTLB7O6VAC/20160313-Drieteenstrandlopers-1.jpg Birding - Smile-makers Sanderling (Calidris alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513658018555-AZ9YJM6B3WK3QHUUS2HM/20160313-Drieteenstrandlopers-2.jpg Birding - Smile-makers Sanderling (Calidris alba) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/partridge-paradise monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1456349750452-P57DINJQVKHTEDNJTRQ7/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Partridge Paradise Grey partridge / Perdix perdix — The effects of heat waves are clearly visible (unfortunately) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1456349669577-SR4YJ2FIB4V3YCNK26D8/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Partridge Paradise Grey partridge / Perdix perdix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1456349729638-MIZNE04UHIMAONJ64OYV/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Partridge Paradise Grey partridge / Perdix perdix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1456349706550-E3J6GC1ZN9IA591NH7V3/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Partridge Paradise Grey partridge / Perdix perdix https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/birds-of-scheveningen monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455403772675-DKGLK4CXDLA9BNB2RIR9/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Time for the birds of Scheveningen Razorbill / Alca torda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455404748414-IPZU6B1VVVZO84ZTJ2TS/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Time for the birds of Scheveningen Ruddy turnstone / Arenaria interpres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455403958512-BMVLPUQJELGU7MZZMEEO/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Time for the birds of Scheveningen Razorbill / Alca torda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455404356715-S5CA555BQU6J5EL075B2/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Time for the birds of Scheveningen Great cormorant / Phalacrocorax carbo carbo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455404714482-KXJI7KO22O17KBZ4B25E/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Time for the birds of Scheveningen Ruddy turnstone / Arenaria interpres https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/purple-sandpiperzzz monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513291127077-C0W6XJUEP742OFYLZ7RJ/20160211-Paarse+Strandloper-1.jpg Birding - Purple Sandpipers Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513291174908-R50LYAD5F8HL44Y71UJR/20160211-Paarse+Strandloper-2.jpg Birding - Purple Sandpipers Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1513291154047-SK4UDSROKJ6653FRMG3G/20160211-Paarse+Strandloper-3.jpg Birding - Purple Sandpipers Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/ringing-session-at-nou-congress monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367833579-YI2DDWEGU78TRDU9N3YF/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Differences in plumage are used to determine — if possible — sex and age of the birds, in this case European robins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368237339-FP47ST2WRCV8ZKA8UIDX/NOU-13.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress The Coal tit, a species I hardly ever see, so it was nice to see them up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367635353-2G3O24RO97RWO3PIRAUF/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress The beautiful little Eurasian wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368115584-Y9HRZ0R79JB7GDI3FMUH/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Mist nets. They are very easy to loose sight of when you walk past them, so logically these are used to catch the birds (who don't easily see them either). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368070075-LT4YJTI57JZU06QLHJLV/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress A Blackbird that seemed not to understand it could go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367693348-CHCRKYVX4KHJN2YIRTFB/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Eurasian wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368632350-BF3SJOUM96B2UKKZYA5F/NOU-19.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress When blowing the crest feathers it becomes really clear why these birds are called Goldcrests: the males show some beautiful and very vibrant orange colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367391149-554WZ4QBEEN5SF82UPYS/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress After the mist nets were placed, a little before 8 in the morning, the first bird was caught: a Eurasian blackbird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367990935-GGCHQR5MTR4RXXGJ0RW2/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress The process is explained extensively… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368564598-5RZ2XHZ6QJKHDAADX1QL/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Obviously I wasn't the only one who got enthusiastic :-). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368178603-WR883SNX1FIF1S917Y3X/NOU-12.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress The arsenal of accessories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368290137-HWZDXR1IQ8V2Y266B7U0/NOU-14.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress And when next to a Great tit, the difference in size clearly shows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367718127-WUV4B3VPMRU9SK6AUB50/NOU-5.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Since multiple birds can be caught at the same time, they're kept in cloth bags until it's their turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367938218-IZNHINEX0BD6PA8LRE9R/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Eurasian blackbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368032903-AZTZ5OLTM8JYIBSLDOPF/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress It was quite chilly that morning… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368418929-J9RMT1EW22PCVLCTWDUC/NOU-16.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress We did not catch a Bullfinch, unfortunately, but these Goldcrests, the smallest birds of Europe, more than made up for it. It's remarkable how these birds, that measure just 8.5cm and weigh around 5 grams, are capable of flying hundreds of kilometers a day during their migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368350894-HX0AMTAMJZ4CLRTHQ8VH/NOU-15.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Coal tit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455368603986-5RMJLL2FQ3RJM3B6A1PX/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress Goldcrest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1455367522154-E7CZ7IEIWAQOZ9QO9JRB/NOU-2.jpg Birding - Ringing session at NOU congress The ringing tool with holes the right size for many kinds of small birds. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/bohemian-waxwing monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453143163298-8EGW6FN5FNI7UDJ2ZP68/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Bohemian waxwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453143106908-YFYT9BPB15EKIBWLU9AW/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Bohemian waxwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453143124327-QWONXD0PBC36C1O1K7RH/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Bohemian waxwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453143147151-4YE20TKAOVCPZT3038AQ/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Bohemian waxwing https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/morning-foxes monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453068521358-3NWUBZ5CU992U0UEWYMC/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Morning foxes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1453068163396-IVTOWZUR8H4IB5NXKKVI/image-asset.jpeg Birding - Morning foxes https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/the-first-photo-on-a-new-blog-laaks-great-northern-loon monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452923421483-IXJPFVATGTCT1S22P2JF/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon Most of the time, when the loon is not underwater, it’s just floating along like this on the Laak channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452923558652-AIACE1P1MS2N5DRULNB3/IJsduiker-6 Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon It’s a shame the light was so bad as the colors were pretty nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452944160525-CIBY45VHX0OKOZP6UO8I/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon A headshot. Quite easy to make as this big bird is often within 5 meters of you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452944246822-JTFHCC1YK4YQYXQ9GVV1/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452944221130-DAF1MRPXFP9I1JO1U6L8/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452923437794-AV0QZ384AXQTIRC0892W/IJsduiker-2.jpg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon There are a few shipping containers that reflect nicely in the water. The birds’ eye is coloured similarly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452923593091-RHJRDL65XDVJO62C5HPI/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon Almost perfectly camouflaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1452923461274-4B98MPV6M22J21VNE9AA/image-asset.jpeg Birding - The first photo on a new blog: Laak's Great northern loon You often see the loon lowering its head just above the water surface. Usually it’s about to dive or chase a eurasian coot. If you see a flock of coots scatter, chances are big the loon is nearby. https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/sorry-nothing-here-yet monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/mellow-mornings monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1428227368215-ZTGUOQJG4SL4JKXCOQ6G/scheveningen-3.jpg Birding - Mellow Mornings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1428132630322-Q87S2LSUZ3NR3ILGFU7C/scheveningen-2.jpg Birding - Mellow Mornings https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/early-start monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1428006500867-3FPFIQOZDQO04E0R7GS6/scheveningen.jpg Birding - Early Start https://www.barthoekstra.com/birding/heathland-is-wonderful monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55117f14e4b06b1b4f717124/1427495914700-BOITZ6P3UHGB2Z7RGRG7/20140809-1.jpg Birding - Heathland is wonderful - 20140809-1 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