Gull Watch at Little Marlow

A late afternoon visit to Little Marlow was certainly interesting.  Large numbers of Gulls from the five most common species came into roost along with an adult and a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull and an adult and a 1st winter Caspian Gull (although the latter only seen by Adam B).  Things livened up a bit when a juvenile female Peregrine flew above the gathered Gulls and scattered them everywhere!  It made a couple of half hearted attempts to catch something but did not appear to be successful.  Just before leaving Adan B picked up the long staying Pintail close to the main island.  Five Snipe and a Kingfisher were also seen.

Mediterranean Gull - In the centre of the photo facing right.

Black-headed Gull - Colour ringed Yellow "2TSX" is presumed to be a bird from the North Thames Gull Group.

Caspian Gull - A smart adult on the sand spit.

Costa Rica Trip Report

Completed (almost) at last.  The report of a fantastic birding trip to Costa Rica in February 2018.  Lots of photos including......

White-crested Coquette - One of our target Hummers.

You can find the report at https://hawfinches-costa-rica.blogspot.com/

Garden Muntjac

A change from the usual birds.

This Munjac appeared in our garden while I was on the phone to my sister.  It walked in front of the window only about 10 feet away.  It wandered around the garden for about 10 minutes nibbling on various plants and presumably looking for a means of escape, as the fences are most 5 feet tall.

I opened the back gate but it chose to leave by the way it came in, back into next doors garden.  At it walked back past the window the dog was looking out of the window and I thought she would bark like mad.  However she was looking at a Squirrel high in a tree and completely missed the Muntjac!  So it left without any hassle.

Munching on a few plants!  This photo taken through glass.