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My small part in the discovery of the Olinguito 26 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
I know this isn’t ‘Mammal frontiers’ but I thought this would be of interest. Mark Gurney and I photographed this ‘Olingo’ while birding in the Tandayapa Valley in Ecuador in July 2005. At the time we...
Red-billed Tropicbird and friends 25 Aug 2013 | 11:45 am
off Lanzarote by Martin I am away this week with friends. This is where I will be Reporting when we get back. 2 days and 2 night at sea. Not been done before. A frontier birding experience all round! ...
What They Are Saying… 25 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
About Britain’s First Migration Festival… As well as all the events already publicised HERE there will also be: * an multi-artist exhibition in the old lighthouse (and a chance to go right up to the ...
Rare Seabirds at Spurn 21 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
Long-tailed Skua, Sabine’s Gull and a breach “Highlighting some of the excellent seabird passage that goes on each year in late August/early September- here’s a post from 2 years ago that gives a fla...
Spurn Migration Festival. Past Glories! 20 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am
6th to 8th September over the years by Andy Roadhouse Here is a brief summary of the last 10 years on the dates of the migration festival. This will give you a feel for what has happened on these date...
Spurn Migration Festival. Focus on: 20 Aug 2013 | 11:42 am
Base Camp at Westmere Farm Less than 3 weeks to go to the Spurn Migration Festival and we are delighted with progress. So for those already booked either with a day ticket (Saturday/ Sunday) or with ...
Spurn Migration Festival Focus on: 20 Aug 2013 | 11:40 am
The Warren Less than 3 weeks from now the Migration Festival will be in full flow. One of the key places at Spurn (and there are several) will be ‘The Warren.’ Here’s a peek into the kind of activitie...
Identification of first cycle Cape Gull 15 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Identification of first cycle Larus dominicanus vetula: The Cape Gull of Good Hope? by Chris Gibbins The two Cape Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula recently found in Portugal (Birding World, 26(6), July...
Winner of 2013 Birding Frontiers Challenge 15 Aug 2013 | 10:49 pm
Mystery Bird Quiz The Play-off mystery birds were: 1cy male Caspian Stonechat (ssp. hemprichii – variegatus in old money) 2cy Steppe Buzzard – vulpinus 2cy Cape Gull – vetula The last one a bit of a...
Digiscoping – Spotted Flycatchers 15 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
by Steve Blain I’ve been rather side-tracked this summer with surveying Corn Buntings, but I did pop along to my local churchyard to see its Spotted Flycatchers. There were two pairs with at least one...
