Back to the Fulmars, and a couple of other bits and pieces

It's been a couple of weeks since I've been down to Rottingdean to see the fulmars, but I took an hour out this afternoon to see what was going on. The day had developed into a brisk, bright spring weather in contrast to the morning when we were again shrouded in mists. The fulmars were still skimming the cliff face.

fulmar

And most of the usual holes in the cliff face were inhabited, including the one with the small 'front garden'.

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I stayed there for just under an hour as I wanted to head over the see if I could spot the owl again, over near Brighton Racecourse. No luck as it happened, but I did see my first chiffchaff of the year. Or is it my first willow warbler? The two species are almost impossible to tell apart!
Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler?

The skylarks were alternating between hovering at great height and nestling in the long grass.
Skylark

And finally some more short clips from the trail cam, this time taken from a slightly different angle, just to prove that the foxes are still around even if I cannot get a sniff of a photo of them!


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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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  1. gdare

    5 Apr 2009

    Do you think fulmar is happy with its garden? 😀
    Fox(es) seem to be playful :up:

  2. Ukwildlife

    5 Apr 2009

    great fulmar pics. As for the chiffchaff-willow warbler, there only way Ic an tell its by the call, so next time you see it poke it with a stick and see what noise it makes 😀

    Great skylark pic btw, the focal length on the camera Im using is just to short for me to get close enough to them. But now Im working a dslr + 500mm lens maybe be possible in the enxt few months 🙂

  3. SittingFox

    5 Apr 2009

    LOL, good luck telling the Phylloscopus warblers apart! :insane: I heard a chiffchaff yesterday.

    Great shot of the fulmar in flight :up:

  4. Words

    6 Apr 2009

    Darko, I think she's taking good care of the garden and is very proud of it! The Queen of the fulmars 😉

  5. Words

    6 Apr 2009

    Thanks Adele. I must listen to my bird song CD and learn a bot mroe about the calls.

  6. Words

    6 Apr 2009

    Neil, I'll remember that next time I see one :whistle: The skylark is a bot of a crop, but 400mm was just about ok. I followed it as it came down to land so was reasonably near.

  7. Words

    6 Apr 2009

    Wulpen, no I don't think the Siberian Chiffchaff makes it this far west. Pretty bird though, from the photos I've seen.

  8. Words

    7 Apr 2009

    I've seen some photos taken the Netherlands, so anything is possible. They're so small, it would be easy to miss one if it did show up here. Great though!

  9. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Do you have Siberian Tjiftjaf ???? Your post have great shots

  10. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Hi Words,

    Well there is som migration fluks of the Siberian TJiftjaf the have be seen in Belguin, The Nederlands and france look out you never now… this info is from bidwatching friends in Europe…

  11. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    It is but you never now… My hope to you….

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