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The Blue Chaffinch: Tenerife - December 2010

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Thursday, 27 January 2011. Tenerife - December 2010. A brief stay on Tenerife,. Probably the best bird in the world. Managed to get a week's holiday on Tenerife in early December, but only just thanks to a combination of severe snow and striking Spaniards. It wasn't really a birding trip although naturally I did manage to persuade my wife to let me drive to some hopeful spots. Canary flock at Punta Hidalgo. 65279;  . The approach road to the lighthouse at Teno is a tad hairy, but just ignore the 'r...

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The Blue Chaffinch: February 2013

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Saturday, 23 February 2013. Garden ringing and a tick. What struck me immediately was their small size - noticeably a size smaller that a goldfinch - and the brightness of the plumage. This really is a superb looking bird. The tail is very short, giving it a very characteristic jizz. Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to The Blue Chaffinch blog, where I publish occasional birding trip reports and other wildlife-related adventures. Canary Islands Birding News.

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The Blue Chaffinch: June 2012

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Friday, 8 June 2012. At last, we have a new arrival. Our newts have bred! After keeping a few Marbled newts Triturus marmoratus. For several years, they have finally managed to produce offspring - well, a single eft - but it's all rather exciting. However, last week I peered into the tank and saw this tiny silver thread swimming around - a baby! Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Links to this post. Thursday, 7 June 2012. My second ringing session of the Bank Holiday weekend (in amongst the rain and wind) turned ...

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The Blue Chaffinch: New baby...

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Friday, 8 June 2012. At last, we have a new arrival. Our newts have bred! After keeping a few Marbled newts Triturus marmoratus. For several years, they have finally managed to produce offspring - well, a single eft - but it's all rather exciting. However, last week I peered into the tank and saw this tiny silver thread swimming around - a baby! Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Hi great marbled eft! Do you keep your marbled aquatic all year round? 18 June 2012 at 18:08. 18 June 2012 at 19:35. Thats brilliant&#4...

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The Blue Chaffinch: More garden ringing...

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Sunday, 26 February 2012. Another weekend at home and so another opportunity to set the net in the garden. It's been so mild and sunny that it really looks as though spring is springing. I'd been putting out apples all week and hoped that this may attract a few thrushes or something else - sure enough, I have noticed a lovely male Blackcap in the garden all week - would I be able to catch him? Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All images © T. Norton. Canary Islands Birding News.

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The Blue Chaffinch: January 2010

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Friday, 22 January 2010. Australia - Instalment 3 - Cairns and The Wet Tropics. The trees and bushes along the Esplanade held Rainbow lorikeet, Varied honeyeater, Pied pigeons, Figbirds and Little and Black-faced cuckoo-shrikes, the grass lawns had a pair of feisty Masked lapwings, and the mangrove edge to the north gave us Mangrove robin, Yellow oriole and a pair of Collared kingfishers. Several White-throated needletails powered by. Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Links to this post. Australia - Instalment 2.

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The Blue Chaffinch: Garden ringing and a tick...

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Saturday, 23 February 2013. Garden ringing and a tick. What struck me immediately was their small size - noticeably a size smaller that a goldfinch - and the brightness of the plumage. This really is a superb looking bird. The tail is very short, giving it a very characteristic jizz. Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to The Blue Chaffinch blog, where I publish occasional birding trip reports and other wildlife-related adventures. All images © T. Norton. Ornithological ...

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The Blue Chaffinch: A Natter with Barb

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Monday, 31 October 2011. A Natter with Barb. After a somewhat hectic year or so I now have a small person living in my house who tends to shit a lot and cry, and who seems to need me to do just about everything for him. In these circumstances, blog entries tend to go out the window. I was pleasantly surprised to find the following chap sheltering beneath a roof tile. I also recovered several roosting Natterer's bats. From beneath ridge tiles. Posted by Blue Chaffinch. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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The Blue Chaffinch: October 2009

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Friday, 2 October 2009. Israel - September 2009. And an unidentified darter. Species. The water also contains a population of freshwater crabs! Moorhens were also in abundance. Bird species encountered along the path were a noisy and active group of Tristram’s starlings, two cruising Griffon vultures and a party of three Desert larks slaking their thirst in a small pool. Also present were a small group of Rock martins, flitting about the upper levels of the gorge walls. A really enjoyable day. Starte...

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The Blue Chaffinch: Productive long weekend...

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Tuesday, 5 June 2012. With a long weekend and a good few days off work to boot, I have been taking every opportunity to get the net up in the garden and, given the terrible weather, two days' ringing have produced some quality birds in my little patch of England. Bright and early Saturday morning, and what do I find in the bottom panel of the net? A kestrel of all things! After some careful handling I managed to get the bird safely out of the net and into a bird bag without losing any blood. Welcome to T...