Steady as you go, B.Y. 2020

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Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Woolly-necked Stork  Ciconia episcopus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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7M3A2548 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Crested Hawk-eagle  Nisaetus cirrhatus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Shikra  Accipiter badius by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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White-browed Fantail   Rhipidura aureola by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Pacific Golden Plover   Pluvialis fulva by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Great Thick-knee   Esacus recurvirostris by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Malabar Pied Hornbill    Anthracoceros coronatus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Black-hooded Oriole   Oriolus xanthornus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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White-bellied  Drongo  Dicrurus caerulescens by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Asian Openbill Stork  Anastomus oscitans by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited February 11, 2020 by Dave Williams

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111 in 50 minutes ...who said a Tortoise can't move fast.

 

[Tdgraves]

I thought it was a quiet trip wildlife-wise @Dave Williams

[xelas]

Lightning fast!

[Dave Williams]

18 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

I thought it was a quiet trip wildlife-wise @Dave Williams

 

The great majority were seen in Bundala and Yala over the space of 3 days, so yes, it was a quiet wildlife trip although I saw as many species as I did out looking everyday for a month in Kruger. Time of year helps makes the difference. 

[Galana]

Turbo Tortoise.

Well done and congrats on the ton up.

[Dave Williams]

1 hour ago, Galana said:

Turbo Tortoise.

 

 

Why didn't I think of that. Still, my thread is now tagged!! I'm sure you guys will soon hurtle past me though.

[pedro maia]

It was good while it lasted , congrats on the century, on the lead, but mostly on the fabulous batch of photos, when I grow up I want to take pictures half as good as yours.

[elefromoz]

@Dave Williams, OMG...stunning collection

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1 hour ago, elefromoz said:

@Dave Williams, OMG...stunning collection

 

Thank you. I am resisting the temptation to post any EBC's or even attempt to get them in the first place. It's an attempt to return to the principal of trying to improve rather than score high numbers.

However, some EBC's can be fun!

[Dave Williams]

That's all from Sri Lanka so from now on it's resident European species or migrants on their summer grounds. 

You still get the odd straggler that lost it's way though.

This juvenile Purple Heron has remained in a small area on @Zim Girl 's home patch for the best part of 10 weeks now. It was catching and devouring voles at the rate of around 4 a day and presumably decimating the population at a critical time for the local Barn Owls that I had gone to photograph.

 

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Purple Heron   Ardea purpurea by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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Barn Owl     Tyto alba by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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A trip to Burton Mere on the Wirral, NW England produced the furthest north I have ever seen Egyptian Goose.

Egyptian Goose   Alopochen aegyptiaca by Dave Williams, on Flickr