Tuesday 2 February 2010

Finally joined the Bittern club!

We went to Marazion on Saturday and finally caught up with the Bittern.
From then on it was all down hill, apart from the Fieldfares.
Nice to bump into Viv, we don't see him around enough. He is surely one of
Cornwall's finest birders.









Since having to cut down the Cherry tree last autumn, our garden birds have dropped substantially, however since the snow, some have been coming back to the feeders, and we have had a pair of Bullfinches visiting for the past week and on one day we had 2 pairs together. When we had the Cherry tree we were lucky to get one visit a year from Bullfinches.
Greenfinches and Siskins still seem to be thin on the ground, and no Brambling yet.

24 comments:

  1. Well done Guys. Great Bittern shots.....you'll see them everywhere now!!

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  2. About time too!! kidding
    great shots well done, i like the second starling

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  3. Great shots John good to see you have some brilliant pictures of the Bittern like the Bullfinch too

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  4. Wow Mamma mia, what a set of pictures again. I guess you were very happy about the bittern, but what can we say about the others... The bullfinch shots are wonderful! Just as the one of the fieldfare... Gosh this is a very impressive collection of pictures... Well done!

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  5. Well done John. It was only a few days since we joined the club (Marazion also) but since then we have seen two more last weekend. Brilliant shots as usual.

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  6. Hi congratulations on seeing the Bittern , really top quality photos too ... well done

    regards Rob

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  7. Great finding the bittern! I have seen both of our US bitterns, but it has been many years since I saw either. Your header photo is completely awesome BTW

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  8. Nice shots of the bittern. Wish I could find them up my way.

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  9. Great to see you caught up with the Bitterns folks, and some fab shots as well. Bullfinch shots are stunners. Yep I caught up with Viv over the last two weekends and Its always a pleasure, He's forgotten more about birds than I'll ever know.

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  10. Fantastic bittern images - jealous!

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  11. Beautiful series of shots! Congrats on finding the Bittern. The shots of the Starlings are supurb, as are the Bullfinch shots.

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  12. Great set. Bittern's the show stealer, naturally. lol

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  13. Beautiful shots, all of them. Love the starlings, such detail. Top notch.

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  14. They're all wonderful shots. I really like the Starlings - so colorful.

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  15. Thanks everyone for all your comments.
    We have realised that our latest posting makes it sound like this is our first ever Bittern, when in fact we have seen and photographed several over the years and even had the Little Bittern at Swanpool in 2003.It is only the recent Marazion Bitterns that have eluded us.
    Sue and John

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  16. Another great selection of images, although I have seen the Bittern several times it has eluded my camera. Hope to see you for longer next time I see you out. You should join the CWT Camera club.

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  17. Congrats on the bittern! and beautiful photos also ! Bitterns are so hard to get photos of (i think !). Great post :)

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  18. So you are coming around in March. I guess your days are quite organized, isn't it!!
    Let me know if you want some information!!

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  19. Great shots guys. Loving the Bittern and the Blackcap.

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  20. What stunning photos! I have yet to see a bittern although I frequent their habitat. Good for you!

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  21. Love the Bittern shots John and great Bullfinches. Nice to see those Starlings getting a look-in too!

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  22. Such captivating bird photos... one is always guaranteed a good viewing on your blog! Fantastic shots. The birds are so beautiful and the color details in their feathers are very striking. :-)

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  23. Lovely shots. I have not seen any Brambling yet either.

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  24. Great pictures. We had Fieldfares around our garden during the snow, that is the first time we have actually seen them. A flock of around 30 visited for just a couple of days and then were gone.

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