Saturday, March 9, 2013

First bike birding of this year

I've brought my bike finally to my new flat. Weather forecast for today was very pleasant: temperature around 10°C, no rain and light wind. All this resulted into my short distance bike birding trip to the areas near Danube below Bratislava. I hoped for some waders but I didn't see any. My yearlist got an update: 94. Lesser Black-backed Gull (possibly ssp. graellsii). Other highlights from today: adult White-tailed Eagle, Raven, 2 Gadwalls (m+f) , 2 female Goosanders, 8 Smews (1m+7f), 3 Bearded Reedlings, 2 White Wagtails, Black Woodpecker (several calls heard), 15 Waxwings. Complete list of observed species you can find below photos.
Kalinkovská zátoka - small bay next to the Danube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
record shot of LBB Gull (in the middle), can you spot 2 Great Cormorants, Mallard and Tufted Duck?
floodplain forest is now covered with carpets of Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
bike birding
one of my favourite birding spots near Danube
tea birding
List of recorded bird species during the day:
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret (Egretta alba)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
large Gull (Larus cachinnans/michahellis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Green Woodpecker  (Picus viridis)
unidentified Woodpecker (Dendrocopos sp.)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bearded Reeding (Panurus biarmicus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

 

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