Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Linnet
Linnet, Melbourn, 29th January 2017 © Steve Cooper
'I came across a different type of 'murmuration' today, this
is part of a flock of Linnets attracted to a bird cover plot in Melbourn there
were over 1200 birds !' SC
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull, Cambridge Research Park, 21st January 2017 © Simon Stirrup
'One of the images shows it regurgitating material from its
stomach which it then proceeded to eat. This was the second time that it
did this in c40 minutes. Not the most appealing of habits, but if you’ve
just been feeding on a tip ...' SS
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Song Thrush
Song Thrush (Continental), Needingworth SW, 23 January 2017 © Steve Cooper
'This is a photo of a 'continental' song thrush (turdus p. philomelos). These come into the county with other wintering thrushes but are always overlooked. They have grey/brown upperparts, a whiter background colour to the underparts and greyish rumps compared to our song thrush.' SC
'This is a photo of a 'continental' song thrush (turdus p. philomelos). These come into the county with other wintering thrushes but are always overlooked. They have grey/brown upperparts, a whiter background colour to the underparts and greyish rumps compared to our song thrush.' SC