mvecht`s not so big third year 2021

[Galana]

Well at least you had nice weather for your visit. The sea is especially calm.

[elefromoz]

What a beautiful sight those cliffs are.

[mvecht]

@elefromozIt is a very special place https://moensklint.dk/uk/nature/unesco-biosphere/ , however when the wind is blowing it can be quite tough for the people who monitor the Peregrines on a daily basis!

[mvecht]

I have had 3 different Cuckoos singing close to the house for the past several weeks but I rarely see them.

Today there were some territorial disputes so they were flying around although at quite a distance.

#96 (IOM 86) Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

[mvecht]

#97 (IOM 87) Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) feeding from an Elm Tree close to the house

[Galana]

Good to see you finally got your Cuckoo.

Interesting to see yet another example of our common ancestral language in Moensklint. Where I grew up there was, and presumably still is, a section of mountain cliffs called Falcons Clint.

[mvecht]

Today I went back to see if the Peregrine Falcon chick would show itself.

I got there a little too late as it had been fed a little earlier in the day. It did make a brief appearance. Unfortunately it was a little too distant for good photos. She is app 30 days old and is a big girl!

The parents also kept at a distance. Maybe they were a little scared as there were quite a few fighter jets making sonic booms in the area.

a few other birds seen in the area

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

Beautiful Peregrines. Those cliffs look spectacular!

[Kitsafari]

stunning falcons and what a big chick. 

[mvecht]

A couple of new additions today close to home

#96 (IOM 86) Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

 

#97 Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca)

 

[mvecht]

It has been a very quiet summer birdwise.

Today I had a surprise sighting at the beach close to home,

#98 (IOM 88). A family of Black-throated Divers (Gavia Arctica).

Not easy to photograph as they very doing a lot of diving and disappeared amongst the waves most of the time.

 

[xelas]

Indeed a slow summer. Yet you are closing the gap to #100 with an excellent bird.

[Kalaharikind]

Your 'quiet' summer has nevertheless delivered lovely birds!

 

 

[Dave Williams]

Something will drop by soon...100 is about to happen!!

[elefromoz]

tantalisingly close to a milestone in a tough year, keep the eyes open...

[mvecht]

Yesterday I went to the ponds of the old Sugar factory.

#99 (IOM 89) Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

 

No 100 is getting close 

[mvecht]

Today I went looking for some waders.

#100 (IOM 90) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

 

 

 

[mvecht]

#101 (IOM 91) Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

 

 

[xelas]

Congratulations! For this year #100 is a milestone for many of us.

[PeterHG]

 Congratulations on the century! Your island score is getting pretty close too…

[Galana]

Congratulations on your Century score. Not easy this year. Your IOM 100 looks close too.

[Tdgraves]

Congrats on the century 

[Kitsafari]

congrats on the 100th! 

[elefromoz]

Well done on the 100, a couple of nice shorebirds too

[pedro maia]

Congrats on the century!!