All sites were gridded at 25-m intervals, which allowed me to locate and map redstart territories. |
|
The woods are full of birds, and top attractions are the pied flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, tree pipit, wood warbler and redstart. |
|
In summers, the South and Middle Urals are visited by songbirds, such as nightingale and redstart. |
|
The diminutive black redstart is harder to spot, despite its distinctive orange-red tail. |
|
One larva was collected from a juvenile tree pipit, 1 nymph each from a song thrush and juvenile redstart, and 2 nymphs and 1 larva from a juvenile European robin. |
|
Lucky ones might also see wood sandpiper, Temminck's stint, black redstart and even a stone curlew that have also been known to turn up at this time of year. |
|
Prairie, pine, yellowthroat, northern waterthrush, redstart and parula warblers accompanied veery, catbirds and an unprecedented number of rose-breasted grosbeaks. |
|
We were pleased to come up with two beauties we haven't seen since we started birding, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and American Redstart. |
|
In the surrounding area I saw a northern wheatear as well as a Black Redstart. |
|
A new bird I saw a couple of days ago was a male Redstart hopping around in the tamarisk trees near our building. |
|
Last at halfway, Moore bided his time waiting for the right moment to make his move, as Tiggy Wiggy and Redstart cut out the running. |
|
A Ring Ouzel was at RSPB South Stack and a White Wagtail on Bardsey, which also hosted Black Redstart and Sandwich Tern. |
|
I was nice, however, to find a brood of Redstart making use of a nest box after they had failed in their last spot in a supposedly dry stone wall. |
|
Other sightings over the weekend included Great Northern Divers and a Slavonian Grebe at Penrhos Coastal Park, Iceland Gull and Black Redstart at Point Lynas. |
|
A couple of Firecrests, Lapland Bunting, Ring Ouzel and Mealy Redpoll were also on the Great Orme, while birders on Bardsey recorded a Black Redstart and late Osprey. |
|
Other scarce visitors to Ynys Mon last week included a Great White Egret at Cemlyn Bay, Garganey on Cefni Reservoir and Black Redstart at RSPB South Stack. |
|
Strong winds at the weekend brought unseasonal sightings of Storm-petrel and Great Skua to Rhos Point, while a Black Redstart on Bardsey was also notable. |
|
A Black Redstart and White Wagtail were on Bardsey at the weekend, while a Jack Snipe caught in the ringing nets was ringed less than 50 metres away last April. |
|
Look out for birds such as Ring Ouzel, Tree Pipits and Redstart. |
|