mvecht`s not so big third year 2021

[Kitsafari]

beautiful BIFs of the white storks!

[Galana]

2 hours ago, mvecht said:

I have changed the ID on my #64 from Whinchat to Stonechat

You will never know how pleased I was to read that!

[mvecht]

@Galana Please feel free to question any of my ID´s

[Galana]

1 hour ago, mvecht said:

Please feel free to question any of my ID´s

Thanks, but only when I am >98% good. There is not a lot of room twixt a female Whinchat and juv Stonechat although I will now admit to having a very close look but so soon after the Pipits wise counsel prevailed.

[Dave Williams]

7 minutes ago, Galana said:

Thanks, but only when I am >98% good. There is not a lot of room twixt a female Whinchat and juv Stonechat although I will now admit to having a very close look but so soon after the Pipits wise counsel prevailed.

Me too but......!

[TonyQ]

Beautiful White Storks!

[mvecht]

Quite cold and windy today so I went to the park/forest next to the Estate.

#68 (IOM 55) Goosander (Mergus merganser)

Very common in winter with about 20,000 birds in Denmark but less than 100 breeding pairs with almost all of them in the Southern part of the country.

Locally there are several pairs.

 

[mvecht]

#69 (IOM 56) Marsh Tit (Poecile palstris)

Very busy feeding and hard to get a good photo.

@GalanaIt was quiet the whole time so 100% ID not possible but Willow Tit would be extremely unlikely in this part of Denmark

 

IOM 57 Jackdaw

 

[Galana]

1 hour ago, mvecht said:

@GalanaIt was quiet the whole time so 100% ID not possible but Willow Tit would be extremely unlikely in this part of Denmark

Good to know that Michael. What are you suggesting??

 

[mvecht]

@Galana  Fred, I just wanted to get ahead of you trying to question the ID of the Marsh Tit

[Dave Williams]

On Pine Cones I'd think Coal Tit is a strong possibility. 

[mvecht]

@Dave Williamsthank you for the input. Personally I am quite sure it is a Marsh Tit. I agree that it would be typical behaviour for a Coal Tit.

[mvecht]

Another very windy day.

#70 (IOM 58)

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

 

Next one is an EBC. They are not uncommon it is just that I dont see them very often

# 71 (IOM 59) Linnet (Linaria cannabina)

Edited April 4, 2021 by mvecht
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[mvecht]

as I was entering above one of the garden birds was making a lot of noise.

Just outside our house shot with an I-Phone through some very old windows (two layers of glass but not double glazed)

Unedited.

[Peter Connan]

Lovely sightings on your island!

[mvecht]

Another cold and windy day on the Island.

#72 (IOM 60) male Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosis)

It did its best to hide the face

 

[mvecht]

I stopped the car to look at some Redshanks and then by luck found some distant

#73 (IOM 61) Pintail (Anas Acuta) one of my favorite ducks.

 

 

Edited April 8, 2021 by mvecht
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[mvecht]

yet another windy day

#74 (IOM 62) Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)

Not easy to get good focus with the strong wind and the waves fooling the AF.

 

 

IOM 63 Redshank

Edited April 8, 2021 by mvecht
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[michael-ibk]

I’m with you on the Pintails, a cool-looking Duck indeed.

[mvecht]

After a week with strong winds and precipitation the Sun came out today combined with some light winds.

Off to the Eastern part of the Island looking for migrating raptors.

All in all a good day with lots of Sparrowhawks, Rough-legged Buzzards, Marsh Harriers, Red Kites, Ospreys, Hen Harrier, Peregrine Falcons, Buzzards and some Cranes.

#75 (IOM 64) Carrion Crow is quite rare in Eastern Denmark but one individual is hanging around the lookout spot. I have seen it several times but it always keeps quite a distance between me and itself, so sorry for the quality of the picture!

Often seen hanging out with Hooded Crow.

 

Edited April 10, 2021 by mvecht
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[mvecht]

#76 (IOM 65) Garganey (Querquedula). The Danish name is quite interesting. Atling and.  And = duck and Atling = Caboose baby. In the old days there was a belief that it came from the last egg from a Mallard

As you are not allowed entry into this wetland it is a very long distance photo!

Garganey in the middle and Teal at left of photo. One of the females to the right is probably also a Garganey.

[Galana]

Wow. First you challenge on IOM scores and now you are going for EBC as well.

[mvecht]

#77 (IOM 66) Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Collecting nest material.

[xelas]

That Bullfinch let you come very close!

[mvecht]

@xelasRelatively closes but there was a lot of branches in between so I had a hard time finding a clear path