Today was not a day that will live long in the memory. A
long day yesterday had taken its tole, and a cold and windswept High Mountain
was not where I wanted to be. There were not even that many birds, just a slow
trickle in the morning which then evaporated into nothing for the afternoon. The
only consolation for the day was that the young male White-crowned Black
Wheatear, which has been a regular feature of high mountain, finally allowed me
to get fairly close, so that I was finally able to get some pictures of him.
-White-crowned Black Wheatear
Species List:
High Mountain: Steppe
Buzzard, Steppe Eagle, Pallid Harrier, Black Kite, Marsh Harrier, Feral Pigeon,
Collard Dove, Desert Lark, White-crowned Black Wheatear, Black Stork,
Day 49 26.03.2018
With yesterday being such a slow day in the mountains I am
very pleased to report that today was absolutely not a slow day. For most of
the morning the sky was full of Buzzards, and then again in the afternoon.
However, the most amazing thing is how low the birds were, flying not far
overhead in massive flocks of well over 500 birds each. Without doubt the best
migration I have seen here so far. There were not a great deal of other species
among the Buzzards, but a few Eagles and Black Storks were nice, and as always
the White-crowned Black Wheatear was present.
-White-crowned Black Wheatear
-Steppe Buzzards
-Black Kite
Species List:
High Mountain: Steppe
Buzzard, Steppe Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Short-toed Eagle,
Black Kite, Marsh Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Lesser Kestrel, Little Swift, Pallid
Swift, Common Swift, Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Black
Stork, White-crowned Black Wheatear, Desert Lark,
Day 50 27.03.2018
After a couple of days in High Mountain today I found myself
back at Low Mountain. It was an extremely hazy day, with visibility much
reduced. Sadly, as has been the recent trend, there were comparatively few
birds next to High Mountain, and today the variety was limited as well, with a
few Booted Eagles being the only raptors of any real note. The Trumpeter
Finches and Sand Partridge provided the entertainment during the quiet spells,
as they spent most of the day around the station.
-Blackstart
-Trumpeter Finch
Species List:
Low Mountain: Short-toed
Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Booted Eagle, Steppe Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Pallid
Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Trumpeter Finch, Sand Partridge, Hooded Wheatear,
Blackstart, Northern Wheatear, Tristrams Starling,
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