There was a great fall of migrants at Chelsham on Monday (April 21st 2008) following overnight rain and I found 5 ring ouzels... A friend found a sixth one, you might like to see the picture as it's the smartest male I've personally ever seen. Brian T.
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These six images were captured by Keith on various field trips with our group.
Left: slavonian grebe - Dungeness Feb 08
Right: shorelark - Rye Harbour Feb 08
Left: long-tailed duck - Shoreham, Sussex Dec 07
Right: common tern - Rye Harbour July 07
Left: ruff - Oare Marshes Sept 07
Right: little egret - Oare Marshes Sept 07
I just wanted to share a bird image with you. An owl flew into our dining room window and this is the dust outline it made.
Emilie-Kate
Click on the image for a larger picture - it's a very clear outline!
view from the Wetlands towards The Lodge, a moth and the pool at The Lodge. April 2007
Your unusual garden bird, Theo, is a Violet Turaco, Musophaga violacea. It should be in the forests of West Africa and is an escaped cagebird.
" It now comes to our garden nearly every day in the morning for breakfast... Cheerios and bread seem to be its favourite. It seems quite tame coming close to the house for its food." Theo; Kingston, Surrey. Jan 2007
Update: "Lord Lucan as he is now called has been taken up by Bird World. I managed to catch him and housed him in an empty shed which I decked out with perches, heating etc. The RSPCA found a new home at Bird World where there are two other Turacos, but other types. They are going to get him a mate. The story has a happy ending.... They will put a donation plaque on its cage."