Sunday, 31 May 2009

im back

23/05/09
hi everbody im back from my trip to wales and have a bit to talk about and i have some good photos for a change.this post is only about on the way there.the main target bird for the journey was red kite.and did they show.
yes
they did i counted 25 on the way there and got a pic of one flying over the road(note the car was moving at 50mph when i took this)

but the highlihght of the trip was a superb male RING OUZEL(lifer 185) which perched on a roadside hedge somewhere near the black mountains.but i only saw it for 2 seconds as we drove past and no matter how much pleading i did my dad wouldent stop :(

i also saw a goshalk soring around high above us near Llandovery on the outscirts of brecon beacons national park

highlights are:

1 ring ouzel

25 red kites

28 buzzard

2 kestrel

1 perigrine

1 hobby(in england somewhere not sureexacly where)

1 sparrowhalk

1 goshalk

2 yellowhammer

1 teal(bizarly flew along road near camarthen)

and i have to pay respect to the beautiful scenery in wales

next post on stackpole head and a large number of painted ladies.

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