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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)and other wildlife in Argostoli, Kefalonia

bird, Greece, heron, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 28, 2012Leave a comment

Back in May, while on holiday in Kefalonia, Greece, I headed to Argostoli. It is the capital of the island and has a well know spot near some fishing boats for loggerhead turtle. My photos were a bit better than last time! South of the bridge is Koutavos lagoon. There were a few little egrets…

Oystercatchers at Filey Brigg

bird, wader, YorkshireBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 27, 2012Leave a comment

One bird their was plenty of at Filey Brigg was oystercatchers. There was a lot of feeding going on, as the tide was dropping and revealing the mussel beds. One couldn’t wait for the tide to drop completelyd and braved the waves for lunch! One bonus was this eider, it was nice to see one…

Oystercatcher hammers mussel video

bird, video, waderBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 26, 2012Leave a comment

While at Filey Brigg, I was lucky enough to get close to some oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus as they fed on some mussels. These particular oystercatchers were feeding by the ‘hammering’ method, which involves using their thickened beak to smash the shell of their prey to get to the edible insides. But not all oystercatcher feed…

Grey seal and shag at Filey Brigg

bird, mammal, seal, YorkshireBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 25, 2012Leave a comment

While photographing the purple sandpipers at Filey Brigg, we were joined by this lovely grey seal who just sat on a rock, occasionally bothering to look our way! As the tide went down she did move around and went for a swim at one point. But it mostly just sat their grooming or stretching every…

Purple sandpiper at Filey Brigg

bird, wader, YorkshireBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 24, 2012Leave a comment

On a trip up to Yorkshire I visited Filey Brigg with my friend Dave, I spent a day at Filey Brigg. We had heard that purple sandpipers could be found there, something neither of us had seen. And we managed to see a few: The light was either poor (cloudy, needing 1600 to have any…

Alien Species in Britain: Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

Alien Species, bird, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 23, 201210 Comments

The Ruddy Shelduck originates from Southern Europe, North Africa and South and Central Asia (with some populations wintering in South East Asia). It is a large rusty orangey brown duck, 64cm in length and with a wingspan of 133cm. The male is slightly larger the female and weighs 1.4kg to her 1.2kg (Robinson, 2005). The…

Hoopoe Upupa epops in Lanzarote

bird, LanzaroteBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 22, 20122 Comments

When visiting Lanzarote last year I was fortunate enough to see a Hoopoe, Upupa epops, on the grass lawn of a hotel in Costa Teguise. I took some photos and crept closer, then took so more and crept a bit close and so on. And it just stayed where it was feeding away. As I…

Common lizard on a reed and others at Rainham Marshes

amphibian, bird, Essex, heron, Reptile, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 20, 2012Leave a comment

On visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes in April I saw 2 stoats, one of which was right in front of me, but I couldn’t get a clear shot of it in the reeds and grass. There was a silver lining however, as it scared one of the common lizards up into the reeds, where it…

Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta

bird, Cairngorm, Gamebird, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 18, 2012Leave a comment

As well as a capercaillie, I managed to see ptarmigan a couple of times (see link below). I came across a pair on Cairngorm.

Capercaillie – Tetrao urogallus

bird, Cairngorm, Gamebird, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 16, 2012Leave a comment

Back in March I was lucky enough to see a capercaillie that posed for photos. I got some photos of the capercaillie in the woods too.

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