18 April 2020 NEW SPECIES - It's not every day that one gets to announce a country first but here it is a Bay-backed Shrike, (Lanius vittatus) unfortunately, was only able to get reference photos but they are sufficient thankfully to be able to determine and confirm the species with the assistance of OSME
European Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Roller
Cinereous Bunting
And keeping company with an Indian Silverbill
Corn Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Crested Lark
Tree Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Female Redstart
Male Redstart
Rufous Bushchat
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Whinchat
Turtle Dove
Spotted Flycatcher
Nightingale
Lesser Grey Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Collared Dove
Juv Moorhen
Grey Wagtail
Grey Fancolin
White-tailed Plover
Ruff
White-cheeked Tern
Braod-billed Sandpiper
After the Christmas, New Year break its always nice to doodle around and see what has remained in situ through the winter - my first surprise was that the only Stonechat I could find - this Siberian a female at Adhari
Siberian Stonechat
and the next pleasant surprise was a Marsh tern at Alba Marsh
White-whinged Black Tern
I have to admit I was surprised to find the Marsh Harrier still in residence here too - no longer one, it is now one of a pair
Marsh Harrier
This Pintail Snipe was out in the open for once
Marsh Sandpiper one of about a dozen at Alba Marsh
GreenShank nice for comparison
out and about I came across some
Cattle Egret
Common Sandpiper
Pied Wagtail
Isabelline Shrike
Herons by the dozen
Grey Heron and a Western Reef
Squacco Heron
Curlew
And the every present Graceful Prinia
Grey Fancolin
Moorhen
and A displaying
Crested Lark
Not a lot about really but from a single visit to Alba Marsh I did manage a few decent species images
Purple Gallinule
Wood Sandpiper
Marsh Harrier
Clamourous Reed Warbler
Isabelline Shrike
Mallard
Black-winged Stilt
Snipe
My route between my home and the office is always prone to rush hour traffic often as a means to easy that time I often stop on accessible bits of the shore - it's always rewardng just for the peace of mind it offers then with a few birds thrown in for good measure it can be - well you know the feeling
Lesser Sand Plover
Turnstone
Pied Wheatear both Females and Males
So April fools day has successfully passed - time to catch up
Masked Shrike
Pratincoles passing
Red Rumped Swallow
Swallow
Northern Whaetear
Northern Whaetear
Pied Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Barred Warbler
Rufous Bushcat
Stonechat
Whinchat
Upchers Warbler
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
Saunders's Tern
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