tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19847905448070954562024-03-20T08:08:13.232-07:00Monkey Business (mostly about birding)Red-Legged Honeycreeper, Black Rock Lodge, BelizeMartin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.comBlogger405125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-14078901842625777632023-11-04T07:38:00.003-07:002023-11-04T07:38:40.553-07:00Porto Jofre - best of the rest (animals) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nk4kf2ACabrWWWIZqLpwXTDIkoyuoLZERoIMiyv1yLxU4Q-WBk4Yowg18NNEwG-3vB9yFrEbyrw-Ogg_vVgGsQDIxhWjk74SKn2pAdyr9xcmSeVYDDXoTvsrUFz5xU1egUXMPqvaARhjeeC361kjB2uSzrOMmRk0g-_-TuCQjy76PYy40PYpmCwNsck/s1080/Capibara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="1080" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nk4kf2ACabrWWWIZqLpwXTDIkoyuoLZERoIMiyv1yLxU4Q-WBk4Yowg18NNEwG-3vB9yFrEbyrw-Ogg_vVgGsQDIxhWjk74SKn2pAdyr9xcmSeVYDDXoTvsrUFz5xU1egUXMPqvaARhjeeC361kjB2uSzrOMmRk0g-_-TuCQjy76PYy40PYpmCwNsck/w400-h176/Capibara.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Lots of Capybara in the hotel grounds<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All of our jaguar "hunting" was done by boat. Each day we had a morning and afternoon session out on the water, sometimes slowly cruising searching the river banks for any sign of a cat, and other times, when news was received of a sighting by radio, haring along at full pelt to try to get to the site before it disappeared. </p><p>Each morning (for 5 days) we were up at 5am, breakfast at 5.30am, on the boat by 6am. Back on site around 11.30am, where we had a few hours to rest, swim and have lunch before back on the boat around 2,30pm until sunset. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGky-8EFsfv8eq_MZYYxtGTBdzR9UXFKvuJuYgkQZfk6-lrUl9I59L7MCiiVIi_fKtil4TcMZL-rYWAZQ5cgGW_2aMjIjmjMrZAEZq4ajnpulG0ilFito0LjRFkLlVk3GONavFRVLgHgzCkixmnGRXApuoFFUm_ZsDNRI5LfThdfFeHjl_DFjYZcZFY8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1874" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGky-8EFsfv8eq_MZYYxtGTBdzR9UXFKvuJuYgkQZfk6-lrUl9I59L7MCiiVIi_fKtil4TcMZL-rYWAZQ5cgGW_2aMjIjmjMrZAEZq4ajnpulG0ilFito0LjRFkLlVk3GONavFRVLgHgzCkixmnGRXApuoFFUm_ZsDNRI5LfThdfFeHjl_DFjYZcZFY8=w367-h400" width="367" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pantanal friends (left to right): David, me, Donnie, Julia, Sergio, Iris, Brian & Chuck </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Day one, within an hour of being out on the water, news came over the radio of a sighting, and we were off! Around 20 minutes later we arrived in a small channel (Black Channel). Up in a tree, just 20-30 metres away was a beautiful jaguar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK_F1apdCfD-aqCDEAIaVzwQ9fhl2Yo1O_q8oRBHzDdB76KUZ3qmxZDuMuIevfzR0xyb7eFuQ8uzMAJT3c7hfHZTUxIRV7cYbqxpl9jbxoWS467xkxi1vwrNkQgqiZPK2JDoyEylZp28ILWTnfEbF2esrL9WF5v5sbw0bgeL7ybR-_KM19yICHGo6No8/s4000/IMG_20230917_063917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK_F1apdCfD-aqCDEAIaVzwQ9fhl2Yo1O_q8oRBHzDdB76KUZ3qmxZDuMuIevfzR0xyb7eFuQ8uzMAJT3c7hfHZTUxIRV7cYbqxpl9jbxoWS467xkxi1vwrNkQgqiZPK2JDoyEylZp28ILWTnfEbF2esrL9WF5v5sbw0bgeL7ybR-_KM19yICHGo6No8/w300-h400/IMG_20230917_063917.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Along the way we crossed 122 wooden bridges, some more rickety than others. The journey took around 5 hours with a few stops along the way to look at the birdlife inhabiting the many pools alongside the road. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXeV4rC_Ytf4iuNedT31tCmntDjrKKfqwSJQ24VIr0s_zVj2F3V5mp4mn3gyMl8TrHTNb9xKwjkM4nCEU8g1sznuPrJwoxcxUtZcOupz-BiU4ZW7dJvX1msYrP4OSAvMu6VfZtnmOwtQQc7A90TTDDTYryjI8CqX4Nt7e2wPKAzbCcaepLmw10j1h7fE/s6000/IMG_9087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXeV4rC_Ytf4iuNedT31tCmntDjrKKfqwSJQ24VIr0s_zVj2F3V5mp4mn3gyMl8TrHTNb9xKwjkM4nCEU8g1sznuPrJwoxcxUtZcOupz-BiU4ZW7dJvX1msYrP4OSAvMu6VfZtnmOwtQQc7A90TTDDTYryjI8CqX4Nt7e2wPKAzbCcaepLmw10j1h7fE/s320/IMG_9087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maguari Stork</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Jaribu with chicks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIHubpvcqOP0xRCDKQXhFX882Z367r4azYsMqv-y-k31529ScViVfaMrx_z6scvqBgCvObUH8cNEwNKUzllLc3IzCmmYfGLID9BzzegJmvh3sTLTKvh16oC_G-XM2VdkabFHhkY_8bO9X1o5tY7qEpGoEIfxsSki_zPo4Fxh7lxeVMm0zSrrEZDjIY98/s4559/IMG_9046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3938" data-original-width="4559" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIHubpvcqOP0xRCDKQXhFX882Z367r4azYsMqv-y-k31529ScViVfaMrx_z6scvqBgCvObUH8cNEwNKUzllLc3IzCmmYfGLID9BzzegJmvh3sTLTKvh16oC_G-XM2VdkabFHhkY_8bO9X1o5tY7qEpGoEIfxsSki_zPo4Fxh7lxeVMm0zSrrEZDjIY98/s320/IMG_9046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black-backed Water-Tyrant</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrvFsIFluMF_HBQPXa0o9uY6JZlojrrEgiXjEJbtVFEYESQ46g3EG8asde85zI2qYS3LYmXQeSZYLPYRogJxejW_7D3vTQzZubKDtXYbSzbyC_FXwqT3SC6RsH9s2mBlakqnprrKKJV4ERkv2GsD8jyDedY1cHLvGKa11EjbIX8vE5VmzAhbT2nMq1ug/s3568/IMG_9043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Jaribu</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn3X81Cg_09cHlFfXpqEFfD3paBWxx0lGzJEzch7y8EtWc9PUk0S9QQOwv8u-bMyDO7a0OllKDvlT70t7cFdCaqv97Z2QFYOQpyPm-_lm5lW5OmtnvnrP-6oN1jLaA5i3TQUOzKnotDOaZPyn3To5nUUU1Q8uGOQie4be01R-fs3UeFPYLXNLG3yj0Lo/s6000/IMG_9041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn3X81Cg_09cHlFfXpqEFfD3paBWxx0lGzJEzch7y8EtWc9PUk0S9QQOwv8u-bMyDO7a0OllKDvlT70t7cFdCaqv97Z2QFYOQpyPm-_lm5lW5OmtnvnrP-6oN1jLaA5i3TQUOzKnotDOaZPyn3To5nUUU1Q8uGOQie4be01R-fs3UeFPYLXNLG3yj0Lo/s320/IMG_9041.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great Potoo - so much bigger than I expected it to be</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Other birds seen on route: </span><b style="text-align: left;">Greater Rhea, Muscovy Duck, Chaco Chacalaca, Bare Faced Curassow, Pale -vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Gray-cowled Wood-rail, Limpkin, Black-necked Stilt, Wattled Jacana, Solitary Sandpiper, Yellow-billed Tern, Large-billed Tern, Wood Stork, Neotropic Cormorant, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Cocoi Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Striated Heron, Capped Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Green Ibis, Plumbeous Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Black Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black-collared Hawk, Savannah Hawk, Great Black Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Rufous Hornero, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Gray-breasted Martin, Red-crested Cardinal. </b></div><p></p><p>We arrived at Port Jofre late afternoon with the sun fading. Just time to have a very quick look around before freshening up and heading over the restaurant for a welcome meeting, over dinner with the rest of the crew. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9SsVN7B-enab0-ObME-ZdUSG2WtA4955V6lACj8D4HUxca35OH_lr6GNr0HyRBwM11COz74Lms9bsjBbw4E2zQe9SQQhZzY8-wtoIXqrMjasWj2arM-vae0X7D9cWcW01KVU5D61mfrhfFI6OFWdgKjK_1Su8X5JJp1C6fRqc5nC9LC_1yHZKfPC1V4/s1080/PJ%20restaurant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1080" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9SsVN7B-enab0-ObME-ZdUSG2WtA4955V6lACj8D4HUxca35OH_lr6GNr0HyRBwM11COz74Lms9bsjBbw4E2zQe9SQQhZzY8-wtoIXqrMjasWj2arM-vae0X7D9cWcW01KVU5D61mfrhfFI6OFWdgKjK_1Su8X5JJp1C6fRqc5nC9LC_1yHZKfPC1V4/s320/PJ%20restaurant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-32615928413917508952023-10-23T08:58:00.003-07:002023-10-23T12:17:28.537-07:00The Pantanal, Brazil - Sao Paulo stop over and Parque Ibirapuera<p>Many months ago we hatched a plan to visit Brazil, and in particular, the Pantanal, with our good friends from the US, Chuck and Iris. Iris is originally from Rio, Brazil, so we couldn't have asked for better travelling companions. </p><p>We flew overnight from Heathrow (11.5 hrs) to Sao Paulo. Chuck and Iris arrived a couple of hours later on a flight from New York. Iris had kindly sorted out accommodation for the night in a city centre hotel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFahd_zJkjSBy3wVUVPmMzLwAxnXt-I-ZRs5li6BsCHb-ZEjYYEfOPf4U9N1le6RCpRm312i33rSCsy1vjwkkYcflLJCDVw71ralrxhBXYx7w21vu3VtdsOvap9fI32RILGpBcumkU4tSIjjbB7N6OpZ67DUXNliy5Oma3fPkKXpO8LOfmOzvetB41LA/s4608/IMG_20230914_223033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFahd_zJkjSBy3wVUVPmMzLwAxnXt-I-ZRs5li6BsCHb-ZEjYYEfOPf4U9N1le6RCpRm312i33rSCsy1vjwkkYcflLJCDVw71ralrxhBXYx7w21vu3VtdsOvap9fI32RILGpBcumkU4tSIjjbB7N6OpZ67DUXNliy5Oma3fPkKXpO8LOfmOzvetB41LA/s320/IMG_20230914_223033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After a power nap we headed to a city centre park called Parque Ibirapuera. It very much had the vibe of Central Park NYC or a central London park. We got the trip list off to a good start adding 30 birds: <b>White Faced Whistling Duck, Brazilian Teal, Pied Billed Grebe, Feral Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Cocoi Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Black Vulture, Turquoise-fronted Parrot, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Masked Water Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Blue and White Swallow, House Wren, Pale Breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Red-crested Cardinal, Sayaca Tanager</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB93LqQ2D1S3a34q3UnYSEVlMJcVlw2DI8XgGp-XOwIwQ3rqHe4yLB86CCnWMW-fu6leazD0hwE03ozT7NAY-lPfcvmEysL3y420urscStDK_nEXYqiOczPnJr4-VFij23HPwTo4kdbk1LDXBtl541mEGYm0libJP3ZlyQ3Ny0ovPUZKkPBop_qRGiIAE/s4000/IMG_20230915_174132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB93LqQ2D1S3a34q3UnYSEVlMJcVlw2DI8XgGp-XOwIwQ3rqHe4yLB86CCnWMW-fu6leazD0hwE03ozT7NAY-lPfcvmEysL3y420urscStDK_nEXYqiOczPnJr4-VFij23HPwTo4kdbk1LDXBtl541mEGYm0libJP3ZlyQ3Ny0ovPUZKkPBop_qRGiIAE/s320/IMG_20230915_174132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZltan8f21dil4ydwhPp1T_wsDTpeGldq6NJmD4bN_stsgSM2-nQWGbgPrE5AVHSKF_zy2JHRXrbI2BGP4vPgBz2evK7KMAaWqHbE-7lf58CH6lsYKE0AISTsEn3swzUHiBwyrrMMpwvRX59JJTMGt_ni4GhXEGGPvgifoEtWRKVn8mqTyqosryWvbho/s4000/IMG_20230915_171135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZltan8f21dil4ydwhPp1T_wsDTpeGldq6NJmD4bN_stsgSM2-nQWGbgPrE5AVHSKF_zy2JHRXrbI2BGP4vPgBz2evK7KMAaWqHbE-7lf58CH6lsYKE0AISTsEn3swzUHiBwyrrMMpwvRX59JJTMGt_ni4GhXEGGPvgifoEtWRKVn8mqTyqosryWvbho/s320/IMG_20230915_171135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXhRbhxnOxRmNY8UuzgJblIWAjvBXO_HtDnIOj1ZatOtL0fZ1pSUWWn0yZziIpvitxwiOJu8HTSpy9GdQZhY-AV2kMiexRgXhng2DoQu2ffir0QPZSGHsLXe4nr0_RjL_AhJqd8RpBmRM9pyZU5raSelRe-VPA8xyQWbjWBRgZHulQBKApBiOvIJFGg/s4000/IMG_20230915_171413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXhRbhxnOxRmNY8UuzgJblIWAjvBXO_HtDnIOj1ZatOtL0fZ1pSUWWn0yZziIpvitxwiOJu8HTSpy9GdQZhY-AV2kMiexRgXhng2DoQu2ffir0QPZSGHsLXe4nr0_RjL_AhJqd8RpBmRM9pyZU5raSelRe-VPA8xyQWbjWBRgZHulQBKApBiOvIJFGg/s320/IMG_20230915_171413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later that evening we headed out for a traditional Brazilian meal in a lovely restaurant, with Iris' friend, Elaine, who lives in Sao Paulo and who also very kindly dropped us to the airport the following morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzxu8EgI3W10rkcSlWK1Iq2LHwqxe6yXZ50vfz9a-kh4BFkXuNArNqVWR0U9NMyqi29gsF2tXDnuKLCtk4Bdktrb5BkAZ3Pp8Dg2QlLqEVrBWG8S-j5tJgRaHbt4aomHqeYph7qH-Di0xcMRJZ61V33o7EgEORTL2Dj8-NtbvvqyFSb2Ym5rVF3KxiIQ/s4000/IMG_20230915_210240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzxu8EgI3W10rkcSlWK1Iq2LHwqxe6yXZ50vfz9a-kh4BFkXuNArNqVWR0U9NMyqi29gsF2tXDnuKLCtk4Bdktrb5BkAZ3Pp8Dg2QlLqEVrBWG8S-j5tJgRaHbt4aomHqeYph7qH-Di0xcMRJZ61V33o7EgEORTL2Dj8-NtbvvqyFSb2Ym5rVF3KxiIQ/s320/IMG_20230915_210240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-15825114758879872792023-08-15T08:28:00.003-07:002023-08-15T08:28:31.256-07:00Black Stork Down #451<p> At bloody last. Black Stork is one of my nemesis birds, having dipped 4 previously. They are notoriously difficult to pin down, and this one in Kent seemed no different being reported ranging widely across the county over the weekend. </p><p>On Monday morning however reports came through that it had been been seen at Capel Fleet the previous day and it was still there Monday morning! By mid morning further reports stated it was showing well, and I was on my way with Steve Bacon for company. </p><p>Just over an hour later we were pulling up on site and this time it all went to plan as it was on show immediately, sat preening in a field. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPNeMBNHYvQbzFqeHkJy_YxbKj_9TeC8uBGOamfK3R8uzDgNef7hQEwaFJAcrJyjhjE3EF5zpCQwAEJkoHaU7U5faWSX1DGYhs8Wuz2j_IMY2rQurPWbgfrN96LZ4jmKCfWKFEyce1TTmm9ueI8GxxQ4K6C0v-4mwThrLlsPlkfIWmMZp0UbkLqr1UQ8M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="411" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPNeMBNHYvQbzFqeHkJy_YxbKj_9TeC8uBGOamfK3R8uzDgNef7hQEwaFJAcrJyjhjE3EF5zpCQwAEJkoHaU7U5faWSX1DGYhs8Wuz2j_IMY2rQurPWbgfrN96LZ4jmKCfWKFEyce1TTmm9ueI8GxxQ4K6C0v-4mwThrLlsPlkfIWmMZp0UbkLqr1UQ8M" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photos by Steve Bacon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After 45 mins it hadn't done much so we upped and left stopping just up the road at Capel Fleet where there 3 Spoonbills and a Great White Egret on show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjneamqCbQZ_1cA9fyslx4nRVsoxepF7zKUg6ZJvyaXaIkQib3-x5R3bWymUg6TSy3exw8vDELeTOnwh8NICmPoozYxcD_maYK-PQ-8p3lFV4dkfrFE2w4cHbAaO1Fc3Uh4bJyLgEtTujZhaxUngkSdWbOgzrUKexFuZP-r7WaWEKDqQuKL-Of_BF8QE0M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="289" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjneamqCbQZ_1cA9fyslx4nRVsoxepF7zKUg6ZJvyaXaIkQib3-x5R3bWymUg6TSy3exw8vDELeTOnwh8NICmPoozYxcD_maYK-PQ-8p3lFV4dkfrFE2w4cHbAaO1Fc3Uh4bJyLgEtTujZhaxUngkSdWbOgzrUKexFuZP-r7WaWEKDqQuKL-Of_BF8QE0M" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's good to finally get Black Stork under my belt, maybe I can get Arctic Warbler this year, another bird that I have dipped multiple times and by far the <i>easiest </i>bird I have not seen.<i> </i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-44733955438705967202023-07-24T08:55:00.001-07:002023-07-24T08:55:31.366-07:00Black Winged Kite, Felixstowe, Suffolk - BOU450<p>I'd been keeping a close eye on news of Britain's 2nd ever Black Winged Kite, that was found on the evening of Monday 17th July at Horsey Mill in Norfolk. A pattern emerged, with it coming into roost mid evening and viewable early the next morning, but in the main, flying off and not seen during the day. </p><p>The first opportunity I would have would be Friday 21st, so I hoped it would stick and I'd have to drive through the night to ensure I was on site by about 5am. Apparently parking on site was limited adding to the logistical issues. On Thursday 20th morning it was still on site, so a plan was needed and Andy and I discussed the various options; leave 2am to get there for 5am, go earlier and sleep in the car etc. By late afternoon to complicate things further, Andy informed me that his car had failed it's MOT so he could no longer drive and was getting picked up by Garry Bagnel. Garry wanted to leave early around 9.30pm. This didn't really suit me so I decided to bail and decide what to do the next day. </p><p>Around 7.30pm I checked Birdguides to see if the kite had yet returned to roost, only to see that a Black Winged Kite was now being reported in Felixstowe, Suffolk! A much closer (1.5 hrs) and easier place to get to. It had headed south! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEild0Lg01yQa6A1VMs4RHSdYrc8Hc0VTJJeY4hde4p9UUEwd8SNM-3a1rhlG8-YcAu3F0P2omPcZJAZUrJ0Ymrv50TNyx6YVxKeBWTRj-GR-pdlE-ddvglA6Ta1sbQvOD-WHVVbbze0kMswzDsI9fXjUoaO0SSG-Ta9GKpszywwfqBGlUl4-NwouzwDyvs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEild0Lg01yQa6A1VMs4RHSdYrc8Hc0VTJJeY4hde4p9UUEwd8SNM-3a1rhlG8-YcAu3F0P2omPcZJAZUrJ0Ymrv50TNyx6YVxKeBWTRj-GR-pdlE-ddvglA6Ta1sbQvOD-WHVVbbze0kMswzDsI9fXjUoaO0SSG-Ta9GKpszywwfqBGlUl4-NwouzwDyvs=w205-h320" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">News kept coming in until dusk and it had gone to roost. I spoke with Andy and said I would see him there the next morning. The alarm was set for 4.30am but luckily I woke up earlier and was up and on the road by 4.30am. The sat-nav said it would take 1 hour 20 mins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About 15 mins from the site I called Andy for an update to be told it had flown but was still on show. It was now about a 1 mile walk from the car. Luckily I found a parking space quickly and speed marched along the river wall. I could see a large group of birders gathered in the distance and for insurance purposes I asked people who were plotted up on route if they could see it, until one fella about half way to the bird said he had it in his scope and let me look, just in case.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More relaxed I continued towards the bird until I reached the main crowd. The kite done the decent thing, sitting up nicely on bare branches no more than 150m away providing great views, and over the course of the next hour flew around and hovered over fields, always returning to its favoured perch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1PdDHuAgxKyLvX0tNU3zoAY4xKn7KBFlzkh3AwtR1Z0IaI-q90temm_g2YvrPDhPzxijEQdGxFnhYvNQtefLUn4d6gUTnUo2w55hbJ6215TXizGwdbdGyYBStvr8NYBneuLKG7oAUte8WxWM8wCSyR2-LWqJ3NnwBg42PN3X6MPN0RPpuh1XmCGamKcY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="325" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1PdDHuAgxKyLvX0tNU3zoAY4xKn7KBFlzkh3AwtR1Z0IaI-q90temm_g2YvrPDhPzxijEQdGxFnhYvNQtefLUn4d6gUTnUo2w55hbJ6215TXizGwdbdGyYBStvr8NYBneuLKG7oAUte8WxWM8wCSyR2-LWqJ3NnwBg42PN3X6MPN0RPpuh1XmCGamKcY" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly not my photo as I forgot my camera. I was kindly given permission to use it by Mike Alibone</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1KLsB6QCztRwmHINZMGY7QluPKgiRq7hxojkB3547DWbhEGD-BNeybIN3QZxbyBWhlQhSi4DW3Zxc7E35N4bcz0AVDWGlM0aOolfgDIDEPRimo52MvzALtPe0wYlSjG7eI8qGk3hYGFllaeYyH7Kb4DvyMbjI7eKtmqji6XYtvBioc-4tYvXAgRXdiDs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="616" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1KLsB6QCztRwmHINZMGY7QluPKgiRq7hxojkB3547DWbhEGD-BNeybIN3QZxbyBWhlQhSi4DW3Zxc7E35N4bcz0AVDWGlM0aOolfgDIDEPRimo52MvzALtPe0wYlSjG7eI8qGk3hYGFllaeYyH7Kb4DvyMbjI7eKtmqji6XYtvBioc-4tYvXAgRXdiDs" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kite was mostly in the trees to the right hand side of this photo</div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I caught up with Andy, Saw Dave Bradnum as well as some other birders I had got to know over the years. Happy I headed back to the car and was home by 8.45am. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Interestingly the bird continued to follow a pattern and disappeared around 9.30am only to be picked up further south, ironically in Essex (Colne Point) that evening, allowing more people to see it there. Again it disappeared around 9.30am, and despite a couple of reports of it in flight it has not been pinned down since. As it has been heading south for 2-3 days there is a good chance it may have hopped over the channel, back into mainland Europe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <p></p><p> </p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-41641968085301001892023-04-10T05:44:00.002-07:002023-04-10T05:44:08.353-07:00The Falklands, a bonus day and bonus Macaroni Penguin<p>When we arrived back from our Volunteer Point trip, we were advised that our holiday rep wanted to speak with us. Our flight home had been bumped back 24 hours. Apparently this is not uncommon with military flights to and from The Falklands. For us it meant and extra day to our trip, and a chance to book another trip. We'd still not caught up with Macaroni Penguin and there were a couple still in the Rockhopper colony at Kidney Cove, which is about 1.5 hours from Stanley. </p><p>We booked a half day trip, to allow us time to visit the museum in Stanley when we got back. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM9N2HCvDqYDkGmYt1gMPCQLTw52-AwUGuxGhULs-nWBrn6YE8maoa0V8WS2NaoS6wGcXb-_qBO-tHdsltgN5HuVODSE8sIc-Rv7hgLawlrf66V7qXV61yhxNXolRH7j-Z97IbSSx_sT6nQsmmCDiVAQPpeoCnTAn12I8gLXtGQ01f5oNJrFi6DRzs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4516" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM9N2HCvDqYDkGmYt1gMPCQLTw52-AwUGuxGhULs-nWBrn6YE8maoa0V8WS2NaoS6wGcXb-_qBO-tHdsltgN5HuVODSE8sIc-Rv7hgLawlrf66V7qXV61yhxNXolRH7j-Z97IbSSx_sT6nQsmmCDiVAQPpeoCnTAn12I8gLXtGQ01f5oNJrFi6DRzs=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rockhopper left / Macaroni right</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgamrToMNRDWW3AK0glJK1bomMOwaxeBaYheobGynMReWQto5J4rSbgOTQQTRVWZKuqhYuIufeHKcvk0aMJPDhcUHM5ZIktHgLoMwkxr7sQUSPFLkUM6XsHaQRjbsJ8-cYPXBYrGlqI22KkLTXfS-RNe_00t075MoGTaydUHmjb_x6DK7iqDBN1Dnfk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4230" data-original-width="3116" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgamrToMNRDWW3AK0glJK1bomMOwaxeBaYheobGynMReWQto5J4rSbgOTQQTRVWZKuqhYuIufeHKcvk0aMJPDhcUHM5ZIktHgLoMwkxr7sQUSPFLkUM6XsHaQRjbsJ8-cYPXBYrGlqI22KkLTXfS-RNe_00t075MoGTaydUHmjb_x6DK7iqDBN1Dnfk=w295-h400" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF5JOouNKy32e1dKCzM6mJsP9uycpsJvVrRpQQU5peLBogrAgioM-9xus6Na9D-uz4YKAnhh_0Cm4-QJ6MMODoH_8gMinYb9cvjLMlCu9LodTR-r0bxZYP00KiQ2M43Gv5xqgAOeaGy1q7x4rU9gzLQV9a8lJVcO7h1zjhG0Lfv9FSMiKvZuv1E8yy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF5JOouNKy32e1dKCzM6mJsP9uycpsJvVrRpQQU5peLBogrAgioM-9xus6Na9D-uz4YKAnhh_0Cm4-QJ6MMODoH_8gMinYb9cvjLMlCu9LodTR-r0bxZYP00KiQ2M43Gv5xqgAOeaGy1q7x4rU9gzLQV9a8lJVcO7h1zjhG0Lfv9FSMiKvZuv1E8yy=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div>Rockhopper <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A bonus was a Sei Whale blowing off shore from our vantage Point at the Rockhopper colony. The final two bird for the trip list were fittingly both penguins; 50. King Penguin and 51. Macaroni Penguin. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a long journey home, around 26 hours door to door, but it was so worth it. The trip was so much. better than I had envisaged. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-87949288740599640462023-04-10T05:15:00.002-07:002023-04-10T05:21:07.166-07:00Falklands, Volunteer Point King Penguin colony<p> I had been looking forward to visiting the King Penguin colony at Volunteer Point from the moment we arrived on The Falklands. Today was supposed to be the last day of our trip, and what a way to end it. It turned out we stayed and extra day and night. </p><p>We had an early start to get to Volunteer Point. All credit to Falkland Wildlife Holidays who looked after us whilst there. They were aware that a cruise ship was due in and that meant the hoards would descend on Volunteer Point, but if we could get there early we would hopefully have some time on our own with the King Penguins. </p><p>From Stanley it's a 2.5 hour drive to Volunteer Point, with 1.5 hours of that off road across very bumpy terrain. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyUp8vlWwlcOIWhCnJCk3KfgKf66WnzcktdOo2_x5XH45qAvVRBJEpOTUPOQnT7gwo7XQQoBYLIoPO_CiCbs2gpnNe8zPQnImGqPTzm3h-FDncPQAeGgPlruESpNKCEvcxMm8GYqlL_eCWsHAtQV9Bqap3LhNhr2DQVDyINUP38UfU9N3Ib6YBzCKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyUp8vlWwlcOIWhCnJCk3KfgKf66WnzcktdOo2_x5XH45qAvVRBJEpOTUPOQnT7gwo7XQQoBYLIoPO_CiCbs2gpnNe8zPQnImGqPTzm3h-FDncPQAeGgPlruESpNKCEvcxMm8GYqlL_eCWsHAtQV9Bqap3LhNhr2DQVDyINUP38UfU9N3Ib6YBzCKA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></p><p>We were the first vehicle to arrive on site. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-66341284382521250402023-04-10T04:16:00.005-07:002023-04-10T05:15:29.884-07:00Falklands - Sea Lion Island, day 3 - Orcas!<p>We only had until about 3pm before we were due to fly back to Stanley. We decided to spend the time we had on the two main beaches closest to the lodge, enjoying the penguins and seeing what else we could find. </p><p>To get to the north beach we had to walk through a mixed colony of Gentoo and Magellanic penguins. The Gentoos are particularly inquisitive and will come up and say hi.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOle5Qx8vHGsVlLUPygJ66mNYnONIrPMc9S59yPgz8THwbpqYTSpcAaKpAOyB_qwZcqh8NDu-CKsBZZ-HsNFFycF0X4FVBNtJe7sN2Vj2j1h9s-qPYJUXL1Z4qCTxPPeu3OYVxTGUECYOZtI_BpsrCR3flHNBp2bVHOWlWwOA8AMxOvJz2065K4ti" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOle5Qx8vHGsVlLUPygJ66mNYnONIrPMc9S59yPgz8THwbpqYTSpcAaKpAOyB_qwZcqh8NDu-CKsBZZ-HsNFFycF0X4FVBNtJe7sN2Vj2j1h9s-qPYJUXL1Z4qCTxPPeu3OYVxTGUECYOZtI_BpsrCR3flHNBp2bVHOWlWwOA8AMxOvJz2065K4ti=w188-h400" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTUhKmtT-wMgCygkZrkJ2oZ9BRrm__W0tSVN5FrO4XxmgrMxObhnb4RUeDDBgAjrduTHX_zDgQ3yWplM0Ka_-B9eNX9rfxi6kDYePQx3VxNo-JiqgVi6ELG8ITmG4PiPHC7bldOLX6ZKjjW5cuWmP5gWACrPzjqkYNnlLEbdgS2naCoELok--gvf01" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTUhKmtT-wMgCygkZrkJ2oZ9BRrm__W0tSVN5FrO4XxmgrMxObhnb4RUeDDBgAjrduTHX_zDgQ3yWplM0Ka_-B9eNX9rfxi6kDYePQx3VxNo-JiqgVi6ELG8ITmG4PiPHC7bldOLX6ZKjjW5cuWmP5gWACrPzjqkYNnlLEbdgS2naCoELok--gvf01=w188-h400" width="188" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtOKIoWmFXdeDPCiRmmJCP-43KaaYSQ3VX9fIiq3Aa2Pk1DJ0HsDpG4zY1wAEX3I-KedASKP8iFddeGSxPICCU3gdNKkRW-OW8BrJZxdBfk2MhIZQ2zz9pIwxi-e_OOCCp54jwt9Yhf3mJuPE3pC29Lhe04AJ51R28IA_dHEk8dSB09490x75GN2g0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtOKIoWmFXdeDPCiRmmJCP-43KaaYSQ3VX9fIiq3Aa2Pk1DJ0HsDpG4zY1wAEX3I-KedASKP8iFddeGSxPICCU3gdNKkRW-OW8BrJZxdBfk2MhIZQ2zz9pIwxi-e_OOCCp54jwt9Yhf3mJuPE3pC29Lhe04AJ51R28IA_dHEk8dSB09490x75GN2g0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></p><p>Once at the beach we plotted up somewhere comfortable and just enjoyed our surroundings for a couple of hours. I managed really good views of a number of Snowy Sheathbill, a weird pigeon type looking seabird. There were hundreds of penguins, mostly Gentoo, on the beach, plus lots of Black Browed Albatross and Giant Petrels. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8al3auVG7JVLcOivjx81emvWymmx6kqxCldG8JPlnGdxJJ-OI7ZoE7sL_B4jip9Q9G8kjdY7v14T3M2InvuZm2EY_bmkqYR-f-qIJcE07dGZs4Ie8YpNIPwMaFyRgqu5fkkinbmLS3u4ilZS_hF8HSGMGKhBr8IXdD2vvwqxT9GgwoLbkI-yst8Sq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8al3auVG7JVLcOivjx81emvWymmx6kqxCldG8JPlnGdxJJ-OI7ZoE7sL_B4jip9Q9G8kjdY7v14T3M2InvuZm2EY_bmkqYR-f-qIJcE07dGZs4Ie8YpNIPwMaFyRgqu5fkkinbmLS3u4ilZS_hF8HSGMGKhBr8IXdD2vvwqxT9GgwoLbkI-yst8Sq=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowy Sheathbill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Initially we thought it was a cetacean and said we'd take some fellow guests to the beach to show them after lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi03H6X9tgEzz6-DS2ti65Nl7yJgPNtkXmXdcBJuuG5mOGGiTy8xMMxtOJghOsO3TW05iyHyeSwsE9-XAC5JSC073gIEPjnVZMxn5kiuc0WZU2xYh0r_uKr2_qypO8CmBeB6Qe7PjBrb0YjB1MQaf34mAKGKRZw90MkxDgeJhr_JlB7dDkjXgAH3DK9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1080" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi03H6X9tgEzz6-DS2ti65Nl7yJgPNtkXmXdcBJuuG5mOGGiTy8xMMxtOJghOsO3TW05iyHyeSwsE9-XAC5JSC073gIEPjnVZMxn5kiuc0WZU2xYh0r_uKr2_qypO8CmBeB6Qe7PjBrb0YjB1MQaf34mAKGKRZw90MkxDgeJhr_JlB7dDkjXgAH3DK9=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDN2ZuFM5MnzpCYxFV-4oIl8ASLqsBjuddoGP_W2C-IoXVMcLVE0YHo1O-iMCggr3izbmQf6F8yuLk1B7Hgnry5u10m6loV2mMuyaXNdNNKmkCc-7vUW82ECiT-z71G6kGBWjgUqIkHzuzVJG6Vwy7JCeB7Ks4swAkEGj_cabDt2gAn0i9FF6ALjtA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDN2ZuFM5MnzpCYxFV-4oIl8ASLqsBjuddoGP_W2C-IoXVMcLVE0YHo1O-iMCggr3izbmQf6F8yuLk1B7Hgnry5u10m6loV2mMuyaXNdNNKmkCc-7vUW82ECiT-z71G6kGBWjgUqIkHzuzVJG6Vwy7JCeB7Ks4swAkEGj_cabDt2gAn0i9FF6ALjtA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjE18YGttsmso1DS3wuVCvht21eQCTj6C2D0pwxs6d_QLzmBG8X9zIJlC3rj7RJ_95eGj6ST-O3vHaQYeCs2zBuns2zam2u3DRFjUH-_XqC_TcGrD_MmCjv0DtxWrvwR_x4cI8iA1nDqLf8zvi9v7T5hSABreFBdINjuQGD33wG_CxgOj-X0M6L-dN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1080" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjE18YGttsmso1DS3wuVCvht21eQCTj6C2D0pwxs6d_QLzmBG8X9zIJlC3rj7RJ_95eGj6ST-O3vHaQYeCs2zBuns2zam2u3DRFjUH-_XqC_TcGrD_MmCjv0DtxWrvwR_x4cI8iA1nDqLf8zvi9v7T5hSABreFBdINjuQGD33wG_CxgOj-X0M6L-dN=w400-h302" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was actually an Elephant Seal skeleton, minus the skull</div><br />Back at the lodge, we were informed that Lars, a Danish guest, had seen an Orca distantly off south beach this morning. Damn! We'd already planned to go back to look at the skeleton so the plan was to plot up in the dunes with a great view of the sea and keep out fingers crossed. Julia sat up in the dunes and I went to show the skeleton. I left the other guests looking at it and headed back to Julia. As soon as I got back Julia says that she thinks she's seen a large fin distantly. 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Our short stop over on Sea Lion Island had been truly magical. A must be anyone visiting The Falklands. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ly9b3MpmBhRle_ZwZAym1e0rN_Ss7v_BFgKz3mUz1BKtQ-WlBoGlZUTRJloGG6MSLpP1qKNS-HlHOWo8JZendIQSBIlSa6PrBGmuWT96pq3n04tu7OHaTh-2sjuDvR97PsPt3ZjB1OSPRoLYke9_-Q6e6E3sp48ckFDAHVJ2J0tNmmN1DPFuVjdH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1080" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ly9b3MpmBhRle_ZwZAym1e0rN_Ss7v_BFgKz3mUz1BKtQ-WlBoGlZUTRJloGG6MSLpP1qKNS-HlHOWo8JZendIQSBIlSa6PrBGmuWT96pq3n04tu7OHaTh-2sjuDvR97PsPt3ZjB1OSPRoLYke9_-Q6e6E3sp48ckFDAHVJ2J0tNmmN1DPFuVjdH=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Birds added to the trip list on Sea Lion Island were: 45. Snowy Sheathbill; 46. Magellanic Snipe; 47. Sooty Shearwater; 48. South American Tern and 49. Brown Hooded Gull </div></div></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-10557124235413509842023-04-04T03:09:00.000-07:002023-04-04T03:09:13.074-07:00Falklands, Sea Lion Island - day 2<p>Mickey, our host and a keen birder, took us out in a 4x4 for an orientation tour of the far of the island, so we could decide where we wanted to visit with the remainder of our time on the island. On our morning travels we added Magellanic Snipe, Brown Hooded Gull, Sooty Shearwater and South American Tern, before a visit to a Rockhopper colony.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimwdNjHW5e7WTmB1_6xZLE4wo-ZzI2alIUP-V_FAcJX2a3LqATgfrs4fBddlg09geGre_kJ_pLCXX8EHML6jdkAOylfmyENvG1iFen7eyW7TmQbtbX-AXG5ZToG6nmg8yxQ5vLilQwBAuVwDGER7_S4MfH_Qw20PLVn3cBh51ch7s_lQySk_Fg8wfL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimwdNjHW5e7WTmB1_6xZLE4wo-ZzI2alIUP-V_FAcJX2a3LqATgfrs4fBddlg09geGre_kJ_pLCXX8EHML6jdkAOylfmyENvG1iFen7eyW7TmQbtbX-AXG5ZToG6nmg8yxQ5vLilQwBAuVwDGER7_S4MfH_Qw20PLVn3cBh51ch7s_lQySk_Fg8wfL=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Magellanic Snipe</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sea Lion is a very small island with the wildlife within minutes of the front door. The lodge itself was absolute quality. I cannot recommend this place highly enough. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQrzf09x43HY93U9p7eGXJRoYzDsYHVO2t2YoTLblT48hP9ua21YaljgV2DJ3i_CT_VknHWGaBwHrFrjmo9HyfrmcHJTvXz1QXWmtOBaDxGnaek4uD9isFfmQAuMnrevutl88bjwi3slq6HgPa4qWHmhC8tw6DqjiBh2DeD6-2ARmq8VmhmvuD9g7j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="1080" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQrzf09x43HY93U9p7eGXJRoYzDsYHVO2t2YoTLblT48hP9ua21YaljgV2DJ3i_CT_VknHWGaBwHrFrjmo9HyfrmcHJTvXz1QXWmtOBaDxGnaek4uD9isFfmQAuMnrevutl88bjwi3slq6HgPa4qWHmhC8tw6DqjiBh2DeD6-2ARmq8VmhmvuD9g7j=w400-h176" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieoz1KDWq7NLcpH7Hwb_BQx7UHhxvGlEB8F1uEW8t4xUCzD65ygdV0Q07oT5-FkqPZP4zpYgcjNOXXVLYGAvpuFx-brZHlldiz0Anx3RZ0nrwA94RKYXkhHVVzzb6GpL8kx2XlryR3UJ16-JYUeadTc6LsvhguwnIL_0Dr2VtyIbCE7ZxbE989DMV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieoz1KDWq7NLcpH7Hwb_BQx7UHhxvGlEB8F1uEW8t4xUCzD65ygdV0Q07oT5-FkqPZP4zpYgcjNOXXVLYGAvpuFx-brZHlldiz0Anx3RZ0nrwA94RKYXkhHVVzzb6GpL8kx2XlryR3UJ16-JYUeadTc6LsvhguwnIL_0Dr2VtyIbCE7ZxbE989DMV=w252-h400" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT7_tU_quKnw4KQzgFZD1TxEMCbBVfV0gUZUmk3Izv1xPiAMlvWpDh4GiuPRpBgHacb4sl0rreVPabIHIeek7qOf2EYPQYBUeRDQ9RwQPNh-DeAc1WN1zv7Zi6CR7__HJZtfQVC3CkUyMBgh3sSOAfwnaLDOSgXuNSvq7lpGbJd0t3wB_GACQAIxvP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1080" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT7_tU_quKnw4KQzgFZD1TxEMCbBVfV0gUZUmk3Izv1xPiAMlvWpDh4GiuPRpBgHacb4sl0rreVPabIHIeek7qOf2EYPQYBUeRDQ9RwQPNh-DeAc1WN1zv7Zi6CR7__HJZtfQVC3CkUyMBgh3sSOAfwnaLDOSgXuNSvq7lpGbJd0t3wB_GACQAIxvP=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></div><br />We arrived late in the day after not leaving Carcass until 3.30pm and then having to fly back to Stanley (50 mins) to refuel and then onto Pebble (30 mins). I had just about time to get out and get my bearings before dinner. There were literally 1000s of penguins, Gentoo (my favs) and Magellanic, within a few minutes walk of the settlement. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0lK2zDKQAsMfPNyp7GX0Y9JGALFodsUSGv0EoJV4y-7JpTkwfzyz1fdFgXv_wL9x8ERk5NPITjlWGCiCv7njGp-Guq3UL-ns5xSzCZEj9SfAD8NNZLlc89TPjPWekt83JA4mb2VTrbwSFFxV5c9aABRLrr5dJnMvDyysbq79cqLI4X_hfQZnBrj8C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0lK2zDKQAsMfPNyp7GX0Y9JGALFodsUSGv0EoJV4y-7JpTkwfzyz1fdFgXv_wL9x8ERk5NPITjlWGCiCv7njGp-Guq3UL-ns5xSzCZEj9SfAD8NNZLlc89TPjPWekt83JA4mb2VTrbwSFFxV5c9aABRLrr5dJnMvDyysbq79cqLI4X_hfQZnBrj8C=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaX5Xy3jQ-qM0ayEexbuaANDmdXNU8I0rz8dOL5qEMdAfkh6wIne3g9Mxby0Rca82kns0PPDoW2wszYPsDyH3Tn9jcoLaX58nfuU-_BJMAlOVFffjJjSrgeAXvjQtAAZ6BIvjW2_ral7i2McWXfVc65oPca1wywpHQf9TmKAlwOfVmBKGBUFBtslbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaX5Xy3jQ-qM0ayEexbuaANDmdXNU8I0rz8dOL5qEMdAfkh6wIne3g9Mxby0Rca82kns0PPDoW2wszYPsDyH3Tn9jcoLaX58nfuU-_BJMAlOVFffjJjSrgeAXvjQtAAZ6BIvjW2_ral7i2McWXfVc65oPca1wywpHQf9TmKAlwOfVmBKGBUFBtslbA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We were really looking forward to a full day out the next day to explore properly<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-33251357516326217642023-04-01T03:45:00.002-07:002023-04-01T03:45:46.420-07:00Falklands, Carcass Island<p>After 3 wonderful days on Pebble Island it was time to move onto Carcass Island. I'd been really looking forward to this as we had a pre planned/pre-paid trip to West Point, to visit the Black Browed Albatross colony. I wont spend any time going into the ins and outs of why it didn't happen, but let's just say, we were very disappointed we didn't get to West Point, that and a number of other issues somewhat spoiled our time spent on the island. But rather than write a negative post about our stay here, which I quite easily could, I'll concentrate on the good stuff, the birds mainly.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTlUMbJD_qNBK39CvR3t3SinYfbnyx67PgzQgmGKvuizUmS6vtz3aWsTySulgsrH1GLDlITE-KYYAERIN4-aW5iHfxfnhAfes-8TmcBZdyNiXVdnjaGf0g16q9WlgH2vyvDBvq8g_I_KX2l5osfihJa7ZGqNe49-pB0DFKfYpsmvnX7nCBnHhwVSjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTlUMbJD_qNBK39CvR3t3SinYfbnyx67PgzQgmGKvuizUmS6vtz3aWsTySulgsrH1GLDlITE-KYYAERIN4-aW5iHfxfnhAfes-8TmcBZdyNiXVdnjaGf0g16q9WlgH2vyvDBvq8g_I_KX2l5osfihJa7ZGqNe49-pB0DFKfYpsmvnX7nCBnHhwVSjQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXohJ5uzslUDEvaHTM_BCgdr1VNLZXQqIoWvgKqwrtr-MayMBZirGgJ1vsjlJL4fVDw8Kyl1IbW0FaCg7NO8LzWpiSpzGF2HcODe2Lc7T87K_uvpRj44qP7A8wFt2L0uNZqDlD34tqT0oSS1sD63Kzs9rh-U3o4s6aIoCw_IInd5KXC5DNKc-Mqvtt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXohJ5uzslUDEvaHTM_BCgdr1VNLZXQqIoWvgKqwrtr-MayMBZirGgJ1vsjlJL4fVDw8Kyl1IbW0FaCg7NO8LzWpiSpzGF2HcODe2Lc7T87K_uvpRj44qP7A8wFt2L0uNZqDlD34tqT0oSS1sD63Kzs9rh-U3o4s6aIoCw_IInd5KXC5DNKc-Mqvtt=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We occasionally bumped into a Magellanic Penguin when walking around the settlement</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8EOeMA2KuVvBpT-osEUOkxnGo1ZORJKkl98RWVlwp5wjK72Eflez-IwxCFcn9quJ_r1AFhSoyG8GKwwazpbYaF2g1Cc7Cog_JDC_7h9K5dlREo28pVoaf0k9WKXhxtPS4A-Wkh-o5xahvmgOi9h6bPr4p907YYtIaaxVQuPGkg6yDBGzEr0Ohmo_A" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We ended up staying almost 4 days on Carcass Island. I would have much rather spent more time at our next stop, Sea Lion Island, but it is what it is. I did manage to add another 4 birds to the trip list: 41. Tussock Bird; 42. Cobb's Wren; 43. Short Eared Owl and 44. Great Grebe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-61790842217915409702023-03-30T08:52:00.005-07:002023-03-30T08:57:02.759-07:00Falklands, Pebble Island - day 3<p><span>The plan for our third and final full day on Pebble Island was to be fully guided by Riki. Our holiday was a land based wildlife trip, however, there is no escaping the fact that one of the first things that comes to mind, especially as a Brit, when you think of The Falklands, is the 1982 war. Before we headed out Riki asked if we were interested in seeing war related stuff as well as wildlife. We were and it wasn't long before we made our first stop at the remains of a blown up Argentinian airplane just off of the grass runway that we had arrived via just a couple of days earlier, and just 5 minutes later we were at the site of a fighter plane that had been shot down. </span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifMzJ1Ot5G09wghcyBUZY5Wss0ABvfTKvppq8JT15_1c_ig9v5pHFfgZCW4rPW5DljSLCspt3MgiwVY2muQPVIXjnIrYVlvtzwrelzQI3-ePaEtlW5Magb5dCQ-GWFO7w4SRQCMYsL9H7ISkHa-OuHcasLMdttwlaqkfV0nWRiuTpk_b6yIB_wdxaD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="1080" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifMzJ1Ot5G09wghcyBUZY5Wss0ABvfTKvppq8JT15_1c_ig9v5pHFfgZCW4rPW5DljSLCspt3MgiwVY2muQPVIXjnIrYVlvtzwrelzQI3-ePaEtlW5Magb5dCQ-GWFO7w4SRQCMYsL9H7ISkHa-OuHcasLMdttwlaqkfV0nWRiuTpk_b6yIB_wdxaD=w400-h188" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wing section of fighter plane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtMBBruxWWq-v2hAQmyi4SXxXqyMtJot4tyR5po7iDNVgR83cRWFJj_RdYxP_risRVO63O3CYyLJJSBS5hkIn_8HDUB3e_0MEr4r1_ybQiNd6SIEzhjatYfaxchIVmYy8jsf_RL6oZITs4nVWGuPwkYu-JTz2pnr_TGJ_XlsZeGPzlIZorDZAyrJkz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="1080" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtMBBruxWWq-v2hAQmyi4SXxXqyMtJot4tyR5po7iDNVgR83cRWFJj_RdYxP_risRVO63O3CYyLJJSBS5hkIn_8HDUB3e_0MEr4r1_ybQiNd6SIEzhjatYfaxchIVmYy8jsf_RL6oZITs4nVWGuPwkYu-JTz2pnr_TGJ_XlsZeGPzlIZorDZAyrJkz=w400-h194" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifqWyksTZzTDzvtA2dW9s7F9853ODV7pn0Gq8bC2zwXVDM9zmr31pdlc6Hiswzi1yhAXVecaOtTOCbX1B6g1xlPx3pEflHbhBKHFFBwUzsOWB76xnBKVz_o6Dw3UNajzvfuYnKgPyEKv1TjUK4qf6HvLnajieYcJEh95DvCMDXcgVgvbv-3E2hShCS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="1080" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifqWyksTZzTDzvtA2dW9s7F9853ODV7pn0Gq8bC2zwXVDM9zmr31pdlc6Hiswzi1yhAXVecaOtTOCbX1B6g1xlPx3pEflHbhBKHFFBwUzsOWB76xnBKVz_o6Dw3UNajzvfuYnKgPyEKv1TjUK4qf6HvLnajieYcJEh95DvCMDXcgVgvbv-3E2hShCS=w400-h191" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wing mounted cannon - it still had a round in the barrel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Riki then took us to the most amazing beautiful beach. If it wasn't for the wind chill and the penguins you would be forgiven if you thought it was the Caribbean! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_rK4twSYjMlumKnPlXFVoVlqfcBEpuCdMSLpGuwnP8jwY2hX73HmdcQwjjP7-DnliLs2qynAPteQi2bKL3Aq6t6NzIDbLrvXX4HTcSenZiC0kgTh5NU5-COOaZi1P57Ukz5GoH6XgV2vIo53g1MaVnKaNYoYUV-3kJcDrWhqagtJh1NnAYnnMduF/s2989/IMG_20230302_132823__01__01__01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="2989" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_rK4twSYjMlumKnPlXFVoVlqfcBEpuCdMSLpGuwnP8jwY2hX73HmdcQwjjP7-DnliLs2qynAPteQi2bKL3Aq6t6NzIDbLrvXX4HTcSenZiC0kgTh5NU5-COOaZi1P57Ukz5GoH6XgV2vIo53g1MaVnKaNYoYUV-3kJcDrWhqagtJh1NnAYnnMduF/w400-h165/IMG_20230302_132823__01__01__01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"> That dark smudge on the right hand side with a rock at the <span style="text-align: center;">bottom is a penguin colony, as below </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Interestingly, Riki said they had been visiting this cave for decades until one day a tourist pointed out that it looked like a penguin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQNsOXxhWIgCsvzB_k22SqFgMtMrYTYFBMVf4Wo2eE9WWssYTOEwEpWxwEoyVXDjW105SNBxPIfasUk7Jy7uHIeAgYhi0_WvDUvk7Gv4EEEzb5A7iASCxPPg60unr-ng63dQPcDQu28PfOhnZDUebjGZm0QCjqWyEp2G5-1FiJh0jPs0SHQF_nBa8g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="2048" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQNsOXxhWIgCsvzB_k22SqFgMtMrYTYFBMVf4Wo2eE9WWssYTOEwEpWxwEoyVXDjW105SNBxPIfasUk7Jy7uHIeAgYhi0_WvDUvk7Gv4EEEzb5A7iASCxPPg60unr-ng63dQPcDQu28PfOhnZDUebjGZm0QCjqWyEp2G5-1FiJh0jPs0SHQF_nBa8g=w400-h189" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HiQhXv5RKtNXdFKutarkFVu7dIngQeesRqihhk2jJr6wC0W_s_UPLLk4eNMf9zc_hv3SGScfF33bVnEJZXdOMTRjrkx8HZbF_idgIMaLFgKwEWzEhhdZNKt1Mu_JTnN2qG_z4XlVw92TU9yoea7_mzZNcdqf6iLWC6D26sG4vP6UNGwF53KrtHmq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4827" data-original-width="3192" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HiQhXv5RKtNXdFKutarkFVu7dIngQeesRqihhk2jJr6wC0W_s_UPLLk4eNMf9zc_hv3SGScfF33bVnEJZXdOMTRjrkx8HZbF_idgIMaLFgKwEWzEhhdZNKt1Mu_JTnN2qG_z4XlVw92TU9yoea7_mzZNcdqf6iLWC6D26sG4vP6UNGwF53KrtHmq" width="198" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After more stops and yet more gorgeous beaches, it was time to head back via a small pond Riki knew of, which he said may have duck on. On route I saw my first Striated Caracara and of the trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HEqFvlAitKF9iaQ3pM50j8QIhlunxCIZad6ZA11inJokiVYFscPADVbkfP3mh89kI2W6texJTmNuY9-RHVUa7Cvi7E3vCklEa2oY8DQfIm_SblCjSgv8Jjl2sem1ABkq117NXZobXoclp6V1uW0TBFlpaZfAgxCYk-poEqa3RAVTtH03zfLvMgpP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="5542" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HEqFvlAitKF9iaQ3pM50j8QIhlunxCIZad6ZA11inJokiVYFscPADVbkfP3mh89kI2W6texJTmNuY9-RHVUa7Cvi7E3vCklEa2oY8DQfIm_SblCjSgv8Jjl2sem1ABkq117NXZobXoclp6V1uW0TBFlpaZfAgxCYk-poEqa3RAVTtH03zfLvMgpP" width="400" /></a></div>Striated Caracara</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfhIaSiNT4cL1lqQXmrWHfOYfOtj6HsuHqo9FfZZzsu7ki4yJzSRS90M27ugUOndMK3_zgx482IAO5R4OUDJ26Bo9q26nEZWtYy0OPboZ7nQ0Rsu5SViQuxdUI4nbAdhn0OHkkbeVEQ7wsKV9PWSbvC7v5Zp8BmwMi8qh3Hqw9m3ENcjoGUo01HZoU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfhIaSiNT4cL1lqQXmrWHfOYfOtj6HsuHqo9FfZZzsu7ki4yJzSRS90M27ugUOndMK3_zgx482IAO5R4OUDJ26Bo9q26nEZWtYy0OPboZ7nQ0Rsu5SViQuxdUI4nbAdhn0OHkkbeVEQ7wsKV9PWSbvC7v5Zp8BmwMi8qh3Hqw9m3ENcjoGUo01HZoU=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div>Grass Wren<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Riki came up trumps again. At the small pond I added Chiloe Widgeon and Silver Teal, this was the only place I saw these species on the whole trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8REXQLDb4VRmf4psFvryjt_GtvF_sUzuI4qDfnCj-pq-UYPpfjI2TVhS86rP8CJbSq2-46EQJd_Q9mc4htQnizxFAUxKF_fylxByD3knnGAqQboIEw6c6UHGN8R-rlOz7hyTg17PyPAb1Ry5vlKwhm2LxPbA2RIvEJKRhXa3rtI4z7I-nZ1OAh6LG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1203" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8REXQLDb4VRmf4psFvryjt_GtvF_sUzuI4qDfnCj-pq-UYPpfjI2TVhS86rP8CJbSq2-46EQJd_Q9mc4htQnizxFAUxKF_fylxByD3knnGAqQboIEw6c6UHGN8R-rlOz7hyTg17PyPAb1Ry5vlKwhm2LxPbA2RIvEJKRhXa3rtI4z7I-nZ1OAh6LG=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chiloe Wigeon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWv6mz0-ULfEQeoisd3WIuN8rqGML03e6vUxfL9ES4-pfPVY2AiGEVQsRwaiHQVYFk_sauRVBAT78R_Mlbk2hvThF85Ac0P2Xsh3wnARqXJVokf5U0FNkGcVC0WQPj1yR9PjnqHQEYMHNZIW3WjlbKoli_os8eWpY-IVGW5jCzqtxUbfZA_A3qLND5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="1722" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWv6mz0-ULfEQeoisd3WIuN8rqGML03e6vUxfL9ES4-pfPVY2AiGEVQsRwaiHQVYFk_sauRVBAT78R_Mlbk2hvThF85Ac0P2Xsh3wnARqXJVokf5U0FNkGcVC0WQPj1yR9PjnqHQEYMHNZIW3WjlbKoli_os8eWpY-IVGW5jCzqtxUbfZA_A3qLND5" width="311" /></a></div>Silver Teal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">A great day out and a fantastic way to spend our last full day on Pebble Island. The trip list stood at 40 by the end of our Pebble stay, adding: 31.Two Banded Plover; 32. Megallanic Penguin; 33. Rockhopper Penguin; 34. Variable Hawk; 35. Peregrine Falcon; 36. Straited Caracara; 37. Silver Teal 38. Chiloe Wigeon; 39. Flying Steamer Duck and 40. 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This must be a bit of a pain for Riki as the island is not small and travel can be slow due to the off road terrain, so he'd have to spend a lot of time just driving about after us. After breakfast Riki said he had a suggestion for us, why don't we take vehicle for the day and do our own thing. We loved that idea, another adventure for us. Within 30 minutes we'd loaded up the vehicle, including the lovely packed lunch prepared for us and headed out. </p><p>We started off back at the white sand beach, using the car as a hide, getting up close to Two Banded Plovers and White Rumped Sandpipers. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicqY7gBTQdK2EOtbyYKLprzlJ3NctcaMHC_4LkzJQ5_NLHipxBAjDt1lQbhL26ZDbZ9FXyZrDws7xdsJmjkw8WxKDuMalzHELu8I50c0KSzhUDBS3lS8S1Pf9QGiCrTiGJow4CpQ9dPhc7-tE_-boGoIOasCdBJOopjTSx1Eu-mAs4mgl7z7Y-KFpB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1824" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicqY7gBTQdK2EOtbyYKLprzlJ3NctcaMHC_4LkzJQ5_NLHipxBAjDt1lQbhL26ZDbZ9FXyZrDws7xdsJmjkw8WxKDuMalzHELu8I50c0KSzhUDBS3lS8S1Pf9QGiCrTiGJow4CpQ9dPhc7-tE_-boGoIOasCdBJOopjTSx1Eu-mAs4mgl7z7Y-KFpB=w400-h369" width="400" /></a></div>Two Banded Plover<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Black browed Albatross and Giant Southern Petrels cruised up and down the shore line, but it was the vast emptiness, just us and our vehicle to enjoy it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwOzeRSaXS51K1oX3CPuFcd162TOQMgEYuWFHyp6rU4XrHZZR2EJ-KmjL-3qIz3YFWEPHDQW_LvkurJq_TbfjOPBAFKCa8tQUXzdJy8FEqx4Gi8kMfJn-x4Jnh9NJWi0-j9bNLA0J-slRPo8mBanklD8p04FBQaXjI9Se4QU1g5T6SB39hWknyEJum" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwOzeRSaXS51K1oX3CPuFcd162TOQMgEYuWFHyp6rU4XrHZZR2EJ-KmjL-3qIz3YFWEPHDQW_LvkurJq_TbfjOPBAFKCa8tQUXzdJy8FEqx4Gi8kMfJn-x4Jnh9NJWi0-j9bNLA0J-slRPo8mBanklD8p04FBQaXjI9Se4QU1g5T6SB39hWknyEJum=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Browed Albatross</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ptjV5sccL5-pp5HVQdfQ3XVCx8_KvfTGduM7BlqW36hQyeSfIU2nECCQYbKRNSbS08W1x6glkn1bDGKm-24EKDFNMl0SvqgVhKdCS2aH5G98abpWUjXtpZ9tX7Cmf-ODi0qTQ8AycBmC3-tJr4UcZKhzoz1jdOUsXQDCdPg1Nqnox66aZQJm0oIV/s4000/IMG_20230301_095012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ptjV5sccL5-pp5HVQdfQ3XVCx8_KvfTGduM7BlqW36hQyeSfIU2nECCQYbKRNSbS08W1x6glkn1bDGKm-24EKDFNMl0SvqgVhKdCS2aH5G98abpWUjXtpZ9tX7Cmf-ODi0qTQ8AycBmC3-tJr4UcZKhzoz1jdOUsXQDCdPg1Nqnox66aZQJm0oIV/w400-h300/IMG_20230301_095012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julia at the wheel</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiticTEW09zBGcCvnNQA3VZLG6XgsZoIrvYajU3SemlVoQJu9N_eBUxgnXgv1OebjuQP7gLJFUM6PV78wfhuaJAeaBO0Rfh72Y5g7m1vmjcHNE3ZwZTL3OsS9MinmEO_Aga0xGu_x2K8LdDtPyxrz82lM46PG04Wpf4AsbEvOF4oM3AVQuKRlhkZV6U/s4000/IMG_20230301_095023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiticTEW09zBGcCvnNQA3VZLG6XgsZoIrvYajU3SemlVoQJu9N_eBUxgnXgv1OebjuQP7gLJFUM6PV78wfhuaJAeaBO0Rfh72Y5g7m1vmjcHNE3ZwZTL3OsS9MinmEO_Aga0xGu_x2K8LdDtPyxrz82lM46PG04Wpf4AsbEvOF4oM3AVQuKRlhkZV6U/w300-h400/IMG_20230301_095023.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVlQ3zM7Gos3zIyAKPDfG1VXTY_eGC24E2089Lg1mEk4BrLacEtVP5RZZgPNSf2jh-VW1LlfR3Vo9H6UIZ8csH2L_axePAiay5WYUtL1nFr9TYp83JR5CREHapNkQsuTuJh_FBd7sLwxpFzHUVp4yQ5k-E5kuFb9A8T_HGP_tgxety3AzKvaip26c/s4000/IMG_20230301_093508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVlQ3zM7Gos3zIyAKPDfG1VXTY_eGC24E2089Lg1mEk4BrLacEtVP5RZZgPNSf2jh-VW1LlfR3Vo9H6UIZ8csH2L_axePAiay5WYUtL1nFr9TYp83JR5CREHapNkQsuTuJh_FBd7sLwxpFzHUVp4yQ5k-E5kuFb9A8T_HGP_tgxety3AzKvaip26c/w400-h300/IMG_20230301_093508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After an hour or so we headed up the beach and up over the dunes. Our plan was to visit a Magellanic and Rockhopper colonies at the far end of the island. You can't get anywhere fast on the Falklands, especially the off islands, as it is all off road driving, just following the tyre tracks from people's previous journeys. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywC_HnMo6rX1jSv1GvTxqPy8_2OK1cXv6mlONAsmGuL6IiU4Qynrg8CR0ZSpwVpYG9QW-ctBari1EpN1VuGK03RDAfUzFPbsXG1Ib0klzK2RmJ5gQ_PaRNKeoIclVFZ5FIDpMJqFeOo57M3f23p9ZBnHISF3DIp7VnCOc-3IO3cWR96h4B_lfXMPS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="3256" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywC_HnMo6rX1jSv1GvTxqPy8_2OK1cXv6mlONAsmGuL6IiU4Qynrg8CR0ZSpwVpYG9QW-ctBari1EpN1VuGK03RDAfUzFPbsXG1Ib0klzK2RmJ5gQ_PaRNKeoIclVFZ5FIDpMJqFeOo57M3f23p9ZBnHISF3DIp7VnCOc-3IO3cWR96h4B_lfXMPS=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rufous Breasted Dotterel - relatively common in little flocks on the heathland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After around 30 minutes driving and at times guessing the direction we should be heading in, we came across our first Magellanic Penguins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNbeumXdTEwdD3yTev-YQLpyXmUavy8IrZWSQFM-NKA_TjKE19HKbD3V_aKprH8k8HgmxmxDgxj0qEApQ846UwzCCuyytuok9aZKmujUtf0-bTGlOy69QKfeywT3AUQMDlsw6W3BU3f55o2cr9ZcuI1a5UttQfrbPP47TTSJsvacdit6wCUtkv-I8J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNbeumXdTEwdD3yTev-YQLpyXmUavy8IrZWSQFM-NKA_TjKE19HKbD3V_aKprH8k8HgmxmxDgxj0qEApQ846UwzCCuyytuok9aZKmujUtf0-bTGlOy69QKfeywT3AUQMDlsw6W3BU3f55o2cr9ZcuI1a5UttQfrbPP47TTSJsvacdit6wCUtkv-I8J=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvn2PSo5pS2iRvkRIT0RyP5LgLp1FHuFmjQEQ7J-1PFQXZ0WigpD4SxZBYyGm9y8nrFjUNA8yjLYZZLhebzsvxEdD1Jb7XYo6c4Cop2hAJ42iPhStas7_2OaadCeWLsnhWtwl09EUIboxdaIi0opCACMVcXBaKBtYDypjqnZq7IKn6cAP5YqUDFaXP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvn2PSo5pS2iRvkRIT0RyP5LgLp1FHuFmjQEQ7J-1PFQXZ0WigpD4SxZBYyGm9y8nrFjUNA8yjLYZZLhebzsvxEdD1Jb7XYo6c4Cop2hAJ42iPhStas7_2OaadCeWLsnhWtwl09EUIboxdaIi0opCACMVcXBaKBtYDypjqnZq7IKn6cAP5YqUDFaXP" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqFLxfHPOBn3V834PjtNGsNLAGPSqMRCJdRPMI_X9hw_60p9TALsQnxj7sm1ADfd1roNtzQQF7kksn5CtMPJY_bjDKICL2kHcWmqRpHhBN42L1I7Mhb7klfFz7-smcDIOOPxqocTIZMsUGm_ofB9CAKMVjB3eMBf4Ju7vUZqkuZ9etczMhdiUIheIE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="4601" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqFLxfHPOBn3V834PjtNGsNLAGPSqMRCJdRPMI_X9hw_60p9TALsQnxj7sm1ADfd1roNtzQQF7kksn5CtMPJY_bjDKICL2kHcWmqRpHhBN42L1I7Mhb7klfFz7-smcDIOOPxqocTIZMsUGm_ofB9CAKMVjB3eMBf4Ju7vUZqkuZ9etczMhdiUIheIE=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We continued our journey to the furthest past of this end of the island from the lodge, where the Rockhopper colony is. Once found we decided to stop here for lunch and enjoy the birds and the views. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After eating in the vehicle we got out and sat on the ground. The birds were very comfortable with us, particularly the Rock Shags who came up pecking my boots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBioRHkNQkytx1pPqWkM-Kwf-mVx2OgFDtL1akzSayqE3YS_MS1dJsrMGyrquCI0xSV5Obh4SVsFiync8KJvIH3OABQe6iaU6i0HpYoR_PLGPeezA_JjwkEbcoWVzpf_zsFyVO_SRXY8YEVy2HTZYP9TIT_jHHJbzXw9jRcWucodLrl2SI28Uxrzlo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBioRHkNQkytx1pPqWkM-Kwf-mVx2OgFDtL1akzSayqE3YS_MS1dJsrMGyrquCI0xSV5Obh4SVsFiync8KJvIH3OABQe6iaU6i0HpYoR_PLGPeezA_JjwkEbcoWVzpf_zsFyVO_SRXY8YEVy2HTZYP9TIT_jHHJbzXw9jRcWucodLrl2SI28Uxrzlo=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"> Rock Shag and Dolphin Gull</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After a while we stumbled across what looked like a freshly dead sheep, with Turkey Vulture, Giant Petrel and new bird for the trip, Variable/Red Tailed Hawk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4rHBOS95-hRhkQh0q6tepNU1gBNJS8-XFIau2YdpRwu0tcDE6p2ESR_lMc0MHlPmU2Z_XaM8Thdfo2tHqL5aZgoLQ1eV1dWRsTMPwd4bD6gu7AMyhQOVmQn_zxQKgjpgOvqBDBi9VITeJa6JHsk1Dy265UxJzTHY1poNfaqMNPZGZQEi_sLhHbex8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4rHBOS95-hRhkQh0q6tepNU1gBNJS8-XFIau2YdpRwu0tcDE6p2ESR_lMc0MHlPmU2Z_XaM8Thdfo2tHqL5aZgoLQ1eV1dWRsTMPwd4bD6gu7AMyhQOVmQn_zxQKgjpgOvqBDBi9VITeJa6JHsk1Dy265UxJzTHY1poNfaqMNPZGZQEi_sLhHbex8=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The plan was to start at Elmley to try and see long staying Penduline Tits, a species I have not seen for around 10 years. </p><p>The windy conditions weren't in our favour but we persevered. After an hour or so we could hear regular calls from the large reed bed in front of us, however, seeing them was another matter. Over the next hour the calls appeared to be coming from closer to us, and then eventually, after about 2 hours 3 Pendulines gave themselves up, providing good flight views on and off and they flitted about the tops of the reeds, not too far away. Great views of numerous Marsh Harriers were also had.</p><p>While waiting for the Pendulines to show news came through of an Alpine Swift showing sell at Dagenham Chase, literally 5 minutes drive from my house. Virtually every local birder we knew had connected with it so Shaun and I were a tad jealous. We considered our options but due to large amounts of road closures in Kent we decided to head back to Essex to twitch the swift. As we neared the Dartford Crossing, Shaun saw that an Alpine Swift was being reported at Darenth Lakes, which was literally 1 mile from where we were. We diverted and within 5 minutes we were in place and quickly picked it up hawking over the lakes. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzLee9oZSEXczTeRneMtE0WKfzH-PvSbio4NMetCGhV2C0xvnJF9Ov3SiEcBBYrzh-pRV2RykplhUL1keZCjFQqZ23qtKetUECjIauICAyyG-Mjo0sF801EJTYotRGc9nE6GpHspnwJOZRbysB7QyIkQzlprQDTeQWr0UGnTwAe6RRfIAnl81s5Aub" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1080" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzLee9oZSEXczTeRneMtE0WKfzH-PvSbio4NMetCGhV2C0xvnJF9Ov3SiEcBBYrzh-pRV2RykplhUL1keZCjFQqZ23qtKetUECjIauICAyyG-Mjo0sF801EJTYotRGc9nE6GpHspnwJOZRbysB7QyIkQzlprQDTeQWr0UGnTwAe6RRfIAnl81s5Aub=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Darenth Lake Alpine Swift - photo by Andy Lawson</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shaun and I carried on to Dagenham Chase, but the bird appeared to have left ahead of a storm front. That evening however the bird was reported again, so I headed to my loft and unbelievably, I picked it out in the distance. A bird I never thought I'd ever get on my house list!</div><br /><p></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-15450414257125247632023-03-21T10:13:00.002-07:002023-03-27T08:20:02.125-07:00Falklands, Pebble Island - Day 1<p>We were up early for a 7am flight from Stanley to Pebble Island. The flight, in a six seater prop plane takes around 40 minutes. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib1m9ONEhFMH5Sri_AhP0iENkGCXQ44m3ax1SJUBIddQNGb_eEjc3jY3_8oLvRD9FqaE0XTQ6evYWWde0AlWQK7UDkiY6l1mIw0yTXi7JAnYu31-aFJH_aS172OABNn1AOmSPPUjjgFRVOeisXUqTrOEfBxZCAqS70kBDzLH4Kp1w73HyK_IwIQEu5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib1m9ONEhFMH5Sri_AhP0iENkGCXQ44m3ax1SJUBIddQNGb_eEjc3jY3_8oLvRD9FqaE0XTQ6evYWWde0AlWQK7UDkiY6l1mIw0yTXi7JAnYu31-aFJH_aS172OABNn1AOmSPPUjjgFRVOeisXUqTrOEfBxZCAqS70kBDzLH4Kp1w73HyK_IwIQEu5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmrP_wD1G_0QthnAnDt6O5g0Qom3xKjMnNLfhZunpbuobRBKmD4UBpRZfhA4cliMb-1f2tJLoCR1m1vp9pJeJzqm2cCtqEteSihExY-F-SccqIp0MykVEHdyxfSri-kz1NETbEMRNRrUbJgKwPRbQp769uqlW-e9NKnhfWsGQIdWvPgP5fpv198yDp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmrP_wD1G_0QthnAnDt6O5g0Qom3xKjMnNLfhZunpbuobRBKmD4UBpRZfhA4cliMb-1f2tJLoCR1m1vp9pJeJzqm2cCtqEteSihExY-F-SccqIp0MykVEHdyxfSri-kz1NETbEMRNRrUbJgKwPRbQp769uqlW-e9NKnhfWsGQIdWvPgP5fpv198yDp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>Flying over Stanley on the way to Pebble Island</div><br />The grass air strip is just minutes away from the lodge/settlement, and our host Riki was there to meet us. We had a very comfortable ensuite room and stayed on a full board basis, with the food really good. Pebble Island is big and even with a 4x4 it cannot be done in a day. We had one day pre-planned as fully guided, another with a drop off/pick up service and the remainder of day 1, Riki said he'd take us out locally so we can get our bearings. <div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo9_W7noEwVuzljkE9za4WPMYJZVLYagJCOvi7ULYHNuu1OQdDEQyYnf7CgCeY0-0-KEOlW3LJK6no6xPWV82Omc-A6B6GvB9KZdRixNei5xoK7gRPgMy0gdGIzUbgn_rPyp8xPFjrJeHnyC-VUo6TkCEEUwOs_7QgCUfUPuJt_5gkJaZHsxMGPAUJ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo9_W7noEwVuzljkE9za4WPMYJZVLYagJCOvi7ULYHNuu1OQdDEQyYnf7CgCeY0-0-KEOlW3LJK6no6xPWV82Omc-A6B6GvB9KZdRixNei5xoK7gRPgMy0gdGIzUbgn_rPyp8xPFjrJeHnyC-VUo6TkCEEUwOs_7QgCUfUPuJt_5gkJaZHsxMGPAUJ=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Julia opted to unpack and relax but I was immediately out. There were birds all around the lodge and just 100m from the front of the lodge was the shore line. I was back by lunch time having already racked up a decent number of birds for the trip list.</p><p>1. Long Tailed Meadowlark (called Robin or Military Starling by the locals), 2. Giant Southern Petrel, 3. Black Crowned Night Heron, 4. Black Browed Albatross, 5. Rock Cormorant, 6. Imperial Cormorant, 7. Ruddy Headed Goose, 8. Falkland Skua, 9. Upland Goose, 10. Kelp Goose, 11. Dolphin Gull, 12. Patagonian Crested Duck, 13. Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck (endemic), 14. Turkey Vulture, 15. Crested Caracara, 16. Pied Oystercatcher, 17. Dark Faced Ground Tryant, 18. House Sparrow, 19. Dark Chinned Siskin, 20. Black Throated Finch. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg19yHcBxIJyGY6o6wdHD47gQitQTpL7XNb9pXRe4ua3ZcQJfczKmLBYiJTBATILyslf0_3LA2BrlL7cErVPBhkHbhLLuQ4NCCOzDTLVq30Y77I1U0UWuT_He_zWJS9HMu2ky_uMBwZASoEOpOazmIFbVVnW0yd4CqxsBUg-flZkFJohZBjDpnNKhgO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3052" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg19yHcBxIJyGY6o6wdHD47gQitQTpL7XNb9pXRe4ua3ZcQJfczKmLBYiJTBATILyslf0_3LA2BrlL7cErVPBhkHbhLLuQ4NCCOzDTLVq30Y77I1U0UWuT_He_zWJS9HMu2ky_uMBwZASoEOpOazmIFbVVnW0yd4CqxsBUg-flZkFJohZBjDpnNKhgO=w400-h334" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long Tailed Meadow Lark</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdW-HMvOfX4JScng1ztnJB0Wdh8ll0frZ4VmhGG0vgSo0XxwvwJVJmRK1j5cpmrJBFVWbd3YA4DkAYnvRdmAbfcX9skdy3eH1Ytg15nDBT1CywPdEX2VR8YMcORT-KMX13a97LfaWTvHF_5jqaOlVdMuMo_F2UHn4StiZ9f2GtXMYdit0J81CPLGSe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3106" data-original-width="4073" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdW-HMvOfX4JScng1ztnJB0Wdh8ll0frZ4VmhGG0vgSo0XxwvwJVJmRK1j5cpmrJBFVWbd3YA4DkAYnvRdmAbfcX9skdy3eH1Ytg15nDBT1CywPdEX2VR8YMcORT-KMX13a97LfaWTvHF_5jqaOlVdMuMo_F2UHn4StiZ9f2GtXMYdit0J81CPLGSe=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Falkland Skua with distant Black Browed Albatross</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVpFCTfwgV3tBWJBPm6jXzeDhC69NoHdlVDfSJhJDYOXXVoR9b1l76QVMXwi1Jk9Jjh27tr0DNQm-5IHfuEwhEYWSK8ymC_mJkSECAV3ft-ca9S9w9XCeY8q14HtZdfQPC0JHqn9dUTbbHmMLNea-OazEgjVM_X1V2Hf4b4DGh9xMddZLp8wneZfTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3055" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVpFCTfwgV3tBWJBPm6jXzeDhC69NoHdlVDfSJhJDYOXXVoR9b1l76QVMXwi1Jk9Jjh27tr0DNQm-5IHfuEwhEYWSK8ymC_mJkSECAV3ft-ca9S9w9XCeY8q14HtZdfQPC0JHqn9dUTbbHmMLNea-OazEgjVM_X1V2Hf4b4DGh9xMddZLp8wneZfTA=w400-h336" width="400" /></a></div>Crested Caracara</div></div><p></p><p>After lunch we headed out with Riki in a 4x4 to a long white sand beach about 1 mile away. There are no roads or paths, so a jeep type vehicle is required, ideally with 4x4 just in case. As we climbed over the dunes to get on to the beach the site that greeted us was amazing. It was stunning. We were the only people on the beach, which appeared to be a few miles long. We spend the next hour or so on the beach watching Black Browed Albatross and Giant Petrels fly low overhead whilst Commerson's Dolphins darted between the waves close in to shore. We drove the far end of the beach so Riki could show us where to exit it, if we needed to. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj99wrb-mj0_bTknRDvfE6bxodxyHajk37gZkpIIvxB1His2DjRt-czymYqzNuFToeRXrh8cMp_YjoL_b-IjVL9Asgx_4lPCE0zAkZM_u_hc4NGeRPK9oCcpD-eEY2SKtaY-irW6cotT1cubVyodTdVXyutHAseP4cko3kFW75wxc9jOAMI2rLXt0wJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj99wrb-mj0_bTknRDvfE6bxodxyHajk37gZkpIIvxB1His2DjRt-czymYqzNuFToeRXrh8cMp_YjoL_b-IjVL9Asgx_4lPCE0zAkZM_u_hc4NGeRPK9oCcpD-eEY2SKtaY-irW6cotT1cubVyodTdVXyutHAseP4cko3kFW75wxc9jOAMI2rLXt0wJ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">One of many hundreds of Black Browed Albatross seen on the Falklands</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaSNKnIwpmKKLldb2t2foeLSsS2JtbT0gxQRxzpBELYxQrTBx_cGKAkKK6u6USrWTJS4qN9Ch2s244XzAKmFQ81J8Gw4Le_RtnNFuYkkMgwbNpu25LqAavawm-GKUhGWl_DL9QaSt4jZupZndCJIWhv33Z2WMRkKraI4-FQwNOY8KdWj6N3iZTsgBN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3206" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaSNKnIwpmKKLldb2t2foeLSsS2JtbT0gxQRxzpBELYxQrTBx_cGKAkKK6u6USrWTJS4qN9Ch2s244XzAKmFQ81J8Gw4Le_RtnNFuYkkMgwbNpu25LqAavawm-GKUhGWl_DL9QaSt4jZupZndCJIWhv33Z2WMRkKraI4-FQwNOY8KdWj6N3iZTsgBN=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Oystercatcher<br /></div><p></p><p>Riki then suggested he drop us at Big Pond, that he said was good for grebes and duck, and less than a mile walk back to the lodge. So we spent the next hour or so there before heading back to the lodge to freshen up before dinner. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlkfzozCrVpEDFnoZzSY2Ync2bMEW0zTHQjdFemYAFu5oj2LFgBwH7EJTGFIQWKz9K4Lshnz5NFW3NKj3TGJG5o17cY5LFZ8qFk5Hholld05o922-yzU04axw2U9uCC4OylheTpDjIp00qMuJ9p0iNHbVo3Reg8UIzpvzdXP9GcT6LxCTZ1odTM1xx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="4686" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlkfzozCrVpEDFnoZzSY2Ync2bMEW0zTHQjdFemYAFu5oj2LFgBwH7EJTGFIQWKz9K4Lshnz5NFW3NKj3TGJG5o17cY5LFZ8qFk5Hholld05o922-yzU04axw2U9uCC4OylheTpDjIp00qMuJ9p0iNHbVo3Reg8UIzpvzdXP9GcT6LxCTZ1odTM1xx=w400-h194" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">White Tufted Grebes (above/below)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhst9DOH_xQQ1gkhYvGUMHa5Om3dlAwa0QRBzftqHDfWXvXv9T_J9a8Z6EYOQ636z1xWL1J8sHWW1wVLoR_WpfXfga61QPnhvCfigsuLsEfXuMpqhFjuP_h8Ak8jcf9x2k656BZqn66S3NdSpJ_vj1Zsyl3FdTXleKyNq1ujuMH8KeUgOpCEf5kV1M8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="4823" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhst9DOH_xQQ1gkhYvGUMHa5Om3dlAwa0QRBzftqHDfWXvXv9T_J9a8Z6EYOQ636z1xWL1J8sHWW1wVLoR_WpfXfga61QPnhvCfigsuLsEfXuMpqhFjuP_h8Ak8jcf9x2k656BZqn66S3NdSpJ_vj1Zsyl3FdTXleKyNq1ujuMH8KeUgOpCEf5kV1M8=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5lWpaJluHeWRvFnee00Eg413OVZ8po0l0czBNrLycUNsIfsSrvD3S2EzC_QeMbk0379ql7U6L8QhkFDAOwyjHRr7AlcJdxo7xaPDIOfA9ywH0sUKlNq-bPNPodLp_63ti56vPbIykWm-q9ot96Ww7ZEkRW4xPJBgDsLHXXGvbr5IKI2HARzkOGP1F" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="2107" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5lWpaJluHeWRvFnee00Eg413OVZ8po0l0czBNrLycUNsIfsSrvD3S2EzC_QeMbk0379ql7U6L8QhkFDAOwyjHRr7AlcJdxo7xaPDIOfA9ywH0sUKlNq-bPNPodLp_63ti56vPbIykWm-q9ot96Ww7ZEkRW4xPJBgDsLHXXGvbr5IKI2HARzkOGP1F=w400-h248" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">White Rumped Sandpipers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmt8vSZ9jkp_V0TBQBdbOSQlei3TemBrLXSql3WDVicfRGAZimlArHxDw9kwRaZjQ_7J4gcYpZey5N6GPZVwxDYLAtdDK5J_SzI59UwQoOMGKfMS3fCqBwHGf908iO47Hwe27QJLAlTYAWXdU-sxikg2Io6mA21Dxi3WiAnuCGA5bs_7YddkFfLGWc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2770" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmt8vSZ9jkp_V0TBQBdbOSQlei3TemBrLXSql3WDVicfRGAZimlArHxDw9kwRaZjQ_7J4gcYpZey5N6GPZVwxDYLAtdDK5J_SzI59UwQoOMGKfMS3fCqBwHGf908iO47Hwe27QJLAlTYAWXdU-sxikg2Io6mA21Dxi3WiAnuCGA5bs_7YddkFfLGWc=w400-h295" width="400" /></a></div>Falkland Pipit - on our way back to the lodge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">By the end of day 1 on Pebble Island, the trip list stood at 30 bird species, plus Commerson's Dolphins: 21, White Tufted Grebe, 22. Silvery Grebe, 23. Kelp Gull, 24. Black Necked Swan, 25. Yellow Billed Teal, 26. Silver Teal, 27. Rufus Chested Dotterel, 29. Black Oystercatcher, 30. Falkland Pipit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back at the lodge after a freshen up and a lovely three course evening meal, we retired to the lounge for a few drinks from the honesty bar. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLHE62DC7W56TUKb3A7MX6uNkuMKp8o5c9F8b4xKOAAFccEGqDnuO00ZKpquwT-QY3Ag7jEIs9ZKTmGFRC-kSyLGCIo2bIwqj6EkLRBXp8UTLrOWixRhY-gBlV1OSXPKN170XWbbztkEadPl85gv3nY9vgaB5QOeo3nIm7ij27Z0IHQojoRcFPY4X7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1070" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLHE62DC7W56TUKb3A7MX6uNkuMKp8o5c9F8b4xKOAAFccEGqDnuO00ZKpquwT-QY3Ag7jEIs9ZKTmGFRC-kSyLGCIo2bIwqj6EkLRBXp8UTLrOWixRhY-gBlV1OSXPKN170XWbbztkEadPl85gv3nY9vgaB5QOeo3nIm7ij27Z0IHQojoRcFPY4X7=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeAuwqcoSUSddnKFDDeghKyDSRvB2OFpDxvDNUoij3JOBd43QoP1qw-2mSluo9ZII2d3KROaIWud3LJM28RHxfTRE0wXA4RdU78zblvD47KSyeKFbZp9IY5_yQGXeU8Olfcu48yFc4V_-TsRi5r6FyeLV5XCF34QmttOuhux5qyl-BlmoImcWHt4iI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeAuwqcoSUSddnKFDDeghKyDSRvB2OFpDxvDNUoij3JOBd43QoP1qw-2mSluo9ZII2d3KROaIWud3LJM28RHxfTRE0wXA4RdU78zblvD47KSyeKFbZp9IY5_yQGXeU8Olfcu48yFc4V_-TsRi5r6FyeLV5XCF34QmttOuhux5qyl-BlmoImcWHt4iI=w302-h400" width="302" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIw3Kk6b2Obk9GKvnRGz6gzD3fAqOHvp-pXmA8omy4OSMqo43FRprFsKB_Br7EcYFJ8pjUy52ZROE8t3b1ppVfthcJacGURx0fHpR_rAoZqloMXfd-fiyuQaSp9Gl3pMytbO6JxvaO369O2UJT9tagjL_YVbTASD6uoP7Dgj7EU5u5T0HuIk4YVG7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIw3Kk6b2Obk9GKvnRGz6gzD3fAqOHvp-pXmA8omy4OSMqo43FRprFsKB_Br7EcYFJ8pjUy52ZROE8t3b1ppVfthcJacGURx0fHpR_rAoZqloMXfd-fiyuQaSp9Gl3pMytbO6JxvaO369O2UJT9tagjL_YVbTASD6uoP7Dgj7EU5u5T0HuIk4YVG7=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p></div></div>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-12060830063986105022023-03-21T08:33:00.000-07:002023-03-21T08:33:00.312-07:00The Falkland Islands - overview<p>Julia and I booked a 2 week land based wildlife holiday on The Falkland Islands via Wildfoot Travel. We flew with the RAF from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, via Cape Verde. Six hours to Cape Verde, 2.5 hrs lay over, then 10.5 hours across to The Falklands. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2PGK37IVEadrPvMBhYBPtnWXa1iODjzfDf7uOjCDUi9-XpR5fdb3k90E9tJC3LDz2ChAruYfZJGQUO0Jb0InK7_gAmEYJjjp9unmLOaDt7LmkxsMun8dXydPc2DMkM9um6aYDCQYeYmCCReyPOJHrJV9Cq6oMaaxx1piCqXfCt3POehhyDJJhwLCX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2PGK37IVEadrPvMBhYBPtnWXa1iODjzfDf7uOjCDUi9-XpR5fdb3k90E9tJC3LDz2ChAruYfZJGQUO0Jb0InK7_gAmEYJjjp9unmLOaDt7LmkxsMun8dXydPc2DMkM9um6aYDCQYeYmCCReyPOJHrJV9Cq6oMaaxx1piCqXfCt3POehhyDJJhwLCX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Itinerary</b><p></p><p>Day 1<span> </span><span> </span><span> overnight flight to The Falklands as above</span></p><p>Day 2<span> <span> <span> </span></span>overnight in Stanley <span>(1 night)</span></span></p><p><span>Days 3-5<span> <span> </span>Pebble Island (3 nights)</span></span></p><p><span><span>Days 6-8 <span> </span>Carcass Island (3 nights) - inc. trip to West Point (Black Browed Albatross colony)</span></span></p><p><span><span>Days 9-10 <span> Sea Lion Island (2 nights)</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>Days 11-12<span> Stanley (2 nights) - inc. trip to Volunteer Point (King Penguin colony)*</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>Day 13 <span> <span> </span><span> Return flight to UK</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>* our return flight to the UK was delayed by 24 hours so we stayed an additional night in Stanley and booked a half day guided trip to Kidney Cove </span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><br /></span></span></p>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-49460155180089357152022-07-17T10:04:00.001-07:002022-07-17T10:04:16.702-07:00Hornbills - Borneo May '22<p>We saw five of the eight hornbill species; the four below, plus Black Hornbill, which I didn't get a photo of, </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYTVlpyzh__d7DsgZ3DmebXMxdR_7_zg9vlqToHFWIgiGGIxJ2EAgYS6NZmqls5tOlYhxybBAMgyvKO821ni5qVVvzEIu6oP25kVX9fan_QDam5MKVmlUGTzzLiAw49a4rjyRVq_7wOsGi96AgGD1gzPzzQu9jGjIBI6TjIXEFKSFY3yBHjgiJGBs/s4915/IMG_6343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4915" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYTVlpyzh__d7DsgZ3DmebXMxdR_7_zg9vlqToHFWIgiGGIxJ2EAgYS6NZmqls5tOlYhxybBAMgyvKO821ni5qVVvzEIu6oP25kVX9fan_QDam5MKVmlUGTzzLiAw49a4rjyRVq_7wOsGi96AgGD1gzPzzQu9jGjIBI6TjIXEFKSFY3yBHjgiJGBs/w400-h325/IMG_6343.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bushy Crested Hornbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were lucky and saw two; one nest building distantly at dusk and this magnificent creature, on our first boat trip out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCTXC7UNnQtWVNq-S0Nj3mOWXtyqV_Ph8RfVtosaDV2dDNleqDEolXbvdhvy2kzqsyE1QRiPH1EfEVpQe3ReRI8lJtYPsupP-3elB8dxqcSGHfNU2rCSR4CB50a9GKxbscuihXUEightyKwomk9Sji1_ygb6QQam1fDgw7Nw2Bk8pnuzeqUA11DZL/s6000/IMG_6242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCTXC7UNnQtWVNq-S0Nj3mOWXtyqV_Ph8RfVtosaDV2dDNleqDEolXbvdhvy2kzqsyE1QRiPH1EfEVpQe3ReRI8lJtYPsupP-3elB8dxqcSGHfNU2rCSR4CB50a9GKxbscuihXUEightyKwomk9Sji1_ygb6QQam1fDgw7Nw2Bk8pnuzeqUA11DZL/w400-h266/IMG_6242.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMcCMwsinIwU3cGwAsu86o6Q5E9cvYiP7swHVnuzzzVFqaJYcq1mnOxf2FESOYeNntlo5lmmu3hLMX27s4rgq7l37FTUqH4d82C4EEYwidE3cVx1P8PYNB7ny2nESNQay6WE3EegLH9EEtzLpbz9_saEqRVoQFyLsZBq60XMzE8QEKNw5tfI8h5J/s4226/IMG_6255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I've seen a few in Spain, but not for many years. So when news broke of one in Kent, less than 1.5 hrs from home I has everything crossed it would stay a while. The reason being, I was in Borneo! Luckily for me the bird stayed well over a week allowing me to go go see it with Shaun, the day after I got home. </p><p>It showed incredibly well to the 100 or so gathered, perched up just 30-40 feet away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6cA9V_JuOW7458OLMlLGU5aQ2IorzLr3IisDLPuX0CouSEr7w4BCBe-0F1CR4rg8K30YpIhVIAUJUa6CPfK8aiImJww-oBdrtT4t2lvEg9QdlUscjDe5OXHmGn2zPdIk-nd5D8msQSQ5WagR_0mKTQw20-N6JsJZX8n5G_THdlkN2R4OjJ5zs5on/s4000/IMG_20220529_113048__01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6cA9V_JuOW7458OLMlLGU5aQ2IorzLr3IisDLPuX0CouSEr7w4BCBe-0F1CR4rg8K30YpIhVIAUJUa6CPfK8aiImJww-oBdrtT4t2lvEg9QdlUscjDe5OXHmGn2zPdIk-nd5D8msQSQ5WagR_0mKTQw20-N6JsJZX8n5G_THdlkN2R4OjJ5zs5on/w400-h300/IMG_20220529_113048__01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Within 20 minutes or so it could be heard signing nearby. We stood in silence trying to pick out any movement in deep cover, and then boom! It flew out and over the path into more cover. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was my first 2 tick day in many many years. Really enjoyable day and great company with Shaun. </div><div><p><br /></p></div>Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-86797587235879616132021-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:002021-09-27T12:55:17.545-07:00Black Throated Thrush - Whipsnade Zoo Not a life tick, but what a smart bird. This Black Throated Thrush was only 2nd in the UK, and being just an hour away, I just had to go see it. Birding pal, Lee @indoorstoomuch, needed it for a lifer so it would have been rude not to join him.<br />
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The bird had taken up resindence at Whipsnade Zoo of all places, but it was well worth stumping up the £25 entrance fee to see it.<br />
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<br />Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04931166357830185322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984790544807095456.post-13724918799105364552021-09-27T12:54:00.002-07:002021-09-27T12:54:41.222-07:00Scilly July 23<div class="separator"><br /></div><p> I have been lucky to visit Scilly a number of times in autumn on birding trips, including Oct 2020, with the star bird being a Black and White Warbler.</p><p>I have been trying to get my wife to Scilly for years but up until summer 2021 I had not been able to convince her. That all changed this year.</p><p>We booked a week staying in the Bordeaux apartment, in the centre of Hugh Town. We had glorious weather and luckily for me, Julia fell in love with the place. </p><p>The highlights of the trip was catching up Wally the Walrus. We saw him on 5 of the 7 days as he lounged out on his pontoon in Hugh Town harbour. I also had the privilege of helping build him a new platform when he grew out of his first one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ87siSJZkZqhfspEM2RE4l8fuRlescPpX9q0tZBjOKctB9FMR4r9bo3FJdWDQ-3_8uW_JO-m2VJf6UzxFFUaGFxtw9KUxmobnGVx_LUxn3j2XbFnW0aDRhTfyBfYmRWC5DHhm_zKuCYk/s2048/IMG_5471+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="2048" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ87siSJZkZqhfspEM2RE4l8fuRlescPpX9q0tZBjOKctB9FMR4r9bo3FJdWDQ-3_8uW_JO-m2VJf6UzxFFUaGFxtw9KUxmobnGVx_LUxn3j2XbFnW0aDRhTfyBfYmRWC5DHhm_zKuCYk/s320/IMG_5471+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj3VTrWEdX11m1ixwQoySHknkttTqftjRGeEHPFB5d24mdMeeAygn7QUMEhgRKcXCDosKG0m6h2QVw7ylir6abR41dw9foZRMERUYxgSDj8EyIYVLj1kpjG6zwoKyPgXVds-ksckB8UY/s2048/IMG_5475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj3VTrWEdX11m1ixwQoySHknkttTqftjRGeEHPFB5d24mdMeeAygn7QUMEhgRKcXCDosKG0m6h2QVw7ylir6abR41dw9foZRMERUYxgSDj8EyIYVLj1kpjG6zwoKyPgXVds-ksckB8UY/s320/IMG_5475.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9braM2u12Ja62KmmtCTvwfMkRfeR2fNfzakTpW12HN0772YAPRdx9jK2FK8NLwTPPGl-SU9dFAGwUexd3pnXbsj-hGtozmqrfTD0pNBqyGEbwY5VVzdWeXW7dqFYrpxzZmL-wAjsangk/s2048/IMG_5467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9braM2u12Ja62KmmtCTvwfMkRfeR2fNfzakTpW12HN0772YAPRdx9jK2FK8NLwTPPGl-SU9dFAGwUexd3pnXbsj-hGtozmqrfTD0pNBqyGEbwY5VVzdWeXW7dqFYrpxzZmL-wAjsangk/s320/IMG_5467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I went out on an evening pelagic which was quiet, with my main target, Wilson's Storm Petrel missed, but had a couple of Balearics and Sootys. 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