Showing posts with label Common Stonechat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common Stonechat. Show all posts

Friday, January 27, 2017

Birds in Portugal 3

There were many White Storks as well, gathering in small family-type groups and in large groups at their feeding ground.








We had already noticed many nests in power poles and towers on our drive south





Below with some Eurasian Spoonbills



Anyone care to count?





In the reeds and bare bush along the road: Common Stonechats





Warbler ?



Grey Wagtail



and Yellow Wagtail





Sunday, October 23, 2016

Holland 2016 - 8 Stonechats (Saxicola torquatus, Roodborsttappuit)

The Stonechats are spring and autumn visitors to Kyushu and I usually see their Siberian cousins around Fukuoka. The migrating juveniles are already quite strong and mature.
Here in the Netherlands I got to see a fledgeling. Cute!!! Straight from the cornfield:





Papa watching from a distance


In another field, also near corn:


There seemed to be quite a few around

Rozebottels, waiting to be picked


In the same fields we encountered a family of Roe deer. 





 Forget-me-not