I went on my first 'twitch' in a long time this evening! A group of four Dotterels have been at Therfield Heath for a few days and it was a bird that I've always wanted to see - they're fascinating! These four have stopped off on their journey from Africa/Iran up to the Scottish Highlands where they breed in summer. Dotterels often visit the same place each year in South-Eastern England, like a favourite service station! The females are actually brighter than the males - an indication of their role-reversal in raising the young, which is very unusual! The males are a duller colour in order to be well-hidden from predators when incubating and caring for young.
Robert Chapman's Wildlife Photography
I am a third-year student studying Mathematics at the University of Surrey and have always had an interest in wildlife photography. A few years ago I raised £500 for the RSPB by selling greetings cards with my photos on and won the Thomson Habitats Photography Competition.
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Cyprus photos are on their way...
I arrived at the University of Surrey last weekend and have settled in very well. My Mathematics course starts this week. I have finally found time to look at the 1,609 (which has been cut down to 54) photos I took in Cyprus on our family holiday during the first two weeks of September. I am in the process on editing the best ones and hope to post them shortly - keep checking!
Monday, 15 September 2014
Cyprus
We had an incredible two weeks in Cyprus in September, with a couple of days of fantastic birdwatching! We saw about 20 new species! The best moment was swimming alongside a Green sea turtle (not the one pictured) at a beach for about 15 minutes. It was such a shock and an incredible experience!
Green sea turtle
Bee-eater
Lesser grey shrike
Zitting cisticola
Sardinian warbler
Squacco Heron
Greater flamingo
Glossy ibis
Glossy ibis, Spur-winged lapwing and a (hiding) Collared pratincole.
Glossy ibis
Spoonbill
Spotted flycatcher
Wryneck!!!
Honey buzzard
Swallowtail
Long-eared hedgehog
Roller
Kingfisher
Isabelline wheatear
Cyprus Wheatear
Olive-tree warbler
Cattle egret
Black-winged stilt
Red-backed shrike
Masked shrike
Ortolan bunting and Spotted flycatcher
Spur-winged lapwing and Collared pratincole.
Montagu's harrier
Pallid harrier
Purple heron
Glossy ibis and Grey heron
Hooded crow
Whinchat
Willow warbler
White-winged black tern
Temminck's stint
Kentish plover
Top of the Troodos Mountains
Green sea turtle
Bee-eater
Lesser grey shrike
Zitting cisticola
Sardinian warbler
Squacco Heron
Greater flamingo
Glossy ibis
Glossy ibis, Spur-winged lapwing and a (hiding) Collared pratincole.
Glossy ibis
Spoonbill
Spotted flycatcher
Wryneck!!!
Honey buzzard
Swallowtail
Long-eared hedgehog
Roller
Kingfisher
Isabelline wheatear
Cyprus Wheatear
Olive-tree warbler
Cattle egret
Black-winged stilt
Red-backed shrike
Masked shrike
Ortolan bunting and Spotted flycatcher
Spur-winged lapwing and Collared pratincole.
Montagu's harrier
Pallid harrier
Purple heron
Glossy ibis and Grey heron
Hooded crow
Whinchat
Willow warbler
White-winged black tern
Temminck's stint
Kentish plover
Top of the Troodos Mountains
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