tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40338223543138241782024-03-17T21:31:07.565+00:00Bird BlogA Photographic Guide to Birds and Other Wildlife, created using only a point and click camera.Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.comBlogger886125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-24611435230693213752024-03-17T21:28:00.004+00:002024-03-17T21:28:40.388+00:00Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Lapland Longspur <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Calcarius ("spurs") lapponicus ("of Lapland")</i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8-OOtZZ1MKIskkzwjxG0O8VbJ6WbcBbXzrVK8Sa-T-UAYHS4qVcwlHJC_Bav_JpiKv4UZ55Bk3x4hNEKndb6bsseeAVXtMWh73MsKOAUOtq9nJ-INhAjsQriq2QEosv79VoYcLoFpj_-8qdyKDfz2y1MkBK-2SeWkUcFYB894j2-LdemASK9e4N1Bxps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1471" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8-OOtZZ1MKIskkzwjxG0O8VbJ6WbcBbXzrVK8Sa-T-UAYHS4qVcwlHJC_Bav_JpiKv4UZ55Bk3x4hNEKndb6bsseeAVXtMWh73MsKOAUOtq9nJ-INhAjsQriq2QEosv79VoYcLoFpj_-8qdyKDfz2y1MkBK-2SeWkUcFYB894j2-LdemASK9e4N1Bxps=w496-h413" width="496" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult male <b>Lapland Bunting (</b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Calcarius lapponicus) </b>moulting into Summer plumage</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Weybourne, Norfolk</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - March 2024</span></p>
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<strong>Featured Subspecies: Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 23-35g / <strong>Length:</strong> 15.5-17cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 22-29cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED</span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />While known in the UK as the Lapland Bunting, more accurately it is a Longspur, a small group of seedeating birds primarily found in North America and only distantly related to the true buntings such as reed bunting or yellowhammer. They are a scarce Winter visitor in the UK where in most places they only turn up briefly and are hard to pin down before seeminly moving on. <br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br />
<strong>Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="font-weight: bold;"> Passeriformes</a><br />
<strong>Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/calcariidae" style="font-weight: bold;">Calcariidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/calcarius" style="font-weight: bold;">Calcarius</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>C. l. lapponicus, C. l. coloratus, C. l. alascensis</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>- </strong>a scarce and erratic Wintering species - (710 birds)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/weybourne" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> <strong>Waybourne</strong></a> (3 birds in March 2024) </span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lapland_Longspur">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721033/111138693">IUCN Red List</a>, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/lapland-bunting">RSPB</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_longspur">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Calcarius-lapponicus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-11265733005611126862023-10-08T19:42:00.003+01:002023-10-08T19:42:29.884+01:00Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Calidris (bird named by Aristotle) pusilla ("very small")</i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPg43Bb0awTqNZENo6Gv70ReEwQyHovSw3vY2lnBK46x7fkGRcB1M6oCw-irptmLi3MBtwaDwMjmxcYxAPrMIKodoy6QPJue7vHgmbv6a1itr1UIEEG5bH5X8pjFmsVujoPv1EDETl0c2TWpwHBlFCp5ozrMWkreO_64hhZMAS275y5K8_8w-Nva1nIX0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1492" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPg43Bb0awTqNZENo6Gv70ReEwQyHovSw3vY2lnBK46x7fkGRcB1M6oCw-irptmLi3MBtwaDwMjmxcYxAPrMIKodoy6QPJue7vHgmbv6a1itr1UIEEG5bH5X8pjFmsVujoPv1EDETl0c2TWpwHBlFCp5ozrMWkreO_64hhZMAS275y5K8_8w-Nva1nIX0=w549-h288" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Semipalmated Sandpiper</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Calidris pusilla </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">) </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Frampton Marshes, Lincolnshire</strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> - October 2023</span></div><p></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 20-32g / <strong>Length:</strong> 13-15cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 35-37cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Near Threatened</strong><br />
<br />A small North American wader which gets its name from the partial webbing between it's toes, the Semipalmated Sandpiper is another Arctic breeding long-distant migrant species that Winters in South America. It turns up as a vagrant in Europe in most years.</p><p><br />
<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/charadriiformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Charadriiformes</b></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/Scolopacidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Scolopacidae</b></a><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/calidris" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Calidris</a></b><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">A rare vagrant</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Vagrant seen at <b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/frampton" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Frampton Marshes</a></b> in October 2023.</span> </p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Semipalmated_Sandpiper">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693373/93400702">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB</span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalmated_sandpiper">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Calidris-pusilla">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-40743455024366137752023-10-07T19:12:00.001+01:002023-10-07T19:12:28.093+01:00Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Calidris (bird named by Aristotle)</i><i> subruficollis ("rufous-necked")</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4PulyUMggY1eVRFPHWlIjxFA3MO3qbn72wMTQy7ekIOxCGOmCIXxk19hqRLR6a1Yy8ny3nTCQJcTK2cIUdTpUpC1x8xFWTmr37YHCMGVlTQAr0ptV0jqeeW90MSJZwH8OeQQLC6Cjqi-I_7IZ1K-1afvN1vQWLsTELbSDrbAUKe4HlqQyvohsp0ShRPk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="2844" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4PulyUMggY1eVRFPHWlIjxFA3MO3qbn72wMTQy7ekIOxCGOmCIXxk19hqRLR6a1Yy8ny3nTCQJcTK2cIUdTpUpC1x8xFWTmr37YHCMGVlTQAr0ptV0jqeeW90MSJZwH8OeQQLC6Cjqi-I_7IZ1K-1afvN1vQWLsTELbSDrbAUKe4HlqQyvohsp0ShRPk=w568-h421" width="568" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Juvenile </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Buff-breasted Sandpiper</strong></span> (Calidris subruficollis) </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Frampton Marshes, Lincolnshire</strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"> - October 2023</span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 63g / <strong>Length:</strong> 19-23cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 46cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Near Threatened</strong><br />
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An unusual looking wader that breeds in the Arctic of Alaska, Canada and Russia before taking part in a vast migration down to Winter in Uruguay and the surrounding areas. It's vast migration makes it prone to vagrancy, and has turned up in many parts of the world. They leave the nest within 12 hours of hatching and are able to feed themselves.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/charadriiformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Charadriiformes</b></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/Scolopacidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Scolopacidae</b></a><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus:</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/calidris" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Calidris</a></b><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;">A rare vagrant</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-size: xx-small;">- Vagrant seen at <b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/frampton" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Frampton Marshes</a></b> in October 2023.</span></p>
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<strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-breasted_Sandpiper">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693447/111804064">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-breasted_sandpiper">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Calidris-subruficollis">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-87563799946981942382023-09-24T19:54:00.007+01:002023-09-24T19:54:57.525+01:00Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology:</strong><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-weight: 400; text-align: -webkit-center;">Tringa (bird named by Aristotle) flavipes ("yellow foot")</i></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR_QIS0ghLqqI1d15wspzJGOurN29eF9LvlT_4KkJZZSxSLpVys8gdwF1KVY1u_JlzPWK5qyKNSMU0e_nUxstDVbusyoVIBQiBbPJKNlkn9oy0zx_xVnUUdh8CfMZ0qYLbCFxRzWtz0j1XSdu4RXeEE1WxDcDleK05vMzmEsAukCGyGNYjTZIk-CNOv-8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1200" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR_QIS0ghLqqI1d15wspzJGOurN29eF9LvlT_4KkJZZSxSLpVys8gdwF1KVY1u_JlzPWK5qyKNSMU0e_nUxstDVbusyoVIBQiBbPJKNlkn9oy0zx_xVnUUdh8CfMZ0qYLbCFxRzWtz0j1XSdu4RXeEE1WxDcDleK05vMzmEsAukCGyGNYjTZIk-CNOv-8=w572-h347" width="572" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Non-breeding </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Lesser Yellowlegs</strong></span> (Tringa flavipes) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Frampton Marshes, Lincolnshire</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - September 2023</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 48-114g / <strong>Length:</strong> 23-25cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 59-64cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br /><br />
A medium sized if slender wader that spans the length of the Americas from it's breeding grounds in Alaska to it's wintering grounds spreading right down the length of South America. Despite the name association, it is not the closest relative of the Greater Yellowlegs, but nonetheless it is a species that gives a very similar impression, largely differentiated by size and structural detail.<br /><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Related Species:<br />Order: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/charadriiformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><strong>Charadriiformes</strong></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/Scolopacidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Scolopacidae</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/tringa" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Tringa</a></strong><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A rare vagrant</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Vagrant seen at <b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/frampton" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Frampton Marshes</a></b> in September 2023.</span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Yellowlegs">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693235/93392879">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_yellowlegs">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Tringa-flavipes">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-80066608402863696642023-09-20T18:32:00.010+01:002023-09-20T18:32:55.810+01:00Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Long-tailed Jaeger</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Stercorarius ("of dung") longicaudus ("long wing")</i></p>
<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRpFBu1zT5nwdJbVtdc4RImpN45EpOxKoaQGVk_4331NKFeCVgFsk1WtSgwKGOlN6_2qbMGf7u8UU-yJ7EtieFNqCBDSLDcZU9V8eFiu-T7P-dnqpKO4T1vt2bxLHFBTc3WsrOyqEiIe4SL_BmsMh-DyR6LMP_AFGZqgDbtdGgoYIbwp-7qUDbL3q-LA/s1044/long-tailed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1044" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRpFBu1zT5nwdJbVtdc4RImpN45EpOxKoaQGVk_4331NKFeCVgFsk1WtSgwKGOlN6_2qbMGf7u8UU-yJ7EtieFNqCBDSLDcZU9V8eFiu-T7P-dnqpKO4T1vt2bxLHFBTc3WsrOyqEiIe4SL_BmsMh-DyR6LMP_AFGZqgDbtdGgoYIbwp-7qUDbL3q-LA/w580-h393/long-tailed.jpg" width="580" /></a><br /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intermediate morph </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Long-tailed Skua</strong></span> (Stercorarius longicaudus) </span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Bridlington Harbour, East Yorkshire</b></span><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </b><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- September 2023</span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Stercorarius longicaudus longicaudus</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 230-444g / <strong>Length:</strong> 35-58cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 102-117cm<br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">UK GREEN LIST</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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The smallest of the world's skuas, the Long-tailed is a breeder in the high Arctic tundra, it has an almost pigeon like face in some faces, making it seem an overall gentler bird than it's large cousins. That said, it is still both a hunter and a pirate, robbing other seabirds of their catch, as well as eating rodents.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/charadriiformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Charadriiformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/stercorariidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Stercorariidae</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/stercorarius" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Stercorarius</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>S. l. longicaudus, S. l. pallescens</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A scarce passage migrant </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Several seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/bridlington" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> <strong>Bridlington</strong></a> in September 2023</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-tailed_Jaeger">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22694251/132536719">IUCN Red List</a>, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/long-tailed-skua/#:~:text=The%20long%2Dtailed%20skua%20is,and%20has%20a%20dark%20bill.">RSPB, </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_jaeger">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Stercorarius-longicaudus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-37486215979362154702023-09-19T20:07:00.005+01:002023-09-19T20:07:37.042+01:00Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><span style="text-align: center;">Sula (Old Norse for Gannet) </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">leucogaster ("white abdomen")</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmp8TOm-3OKtpf7G7O_OpJf0rcDprvtCX1SfUeUXkLzYDdEs1y41e1sD9qA2l2ZVLbvnP5H0H2gsXk9JCs7SCN56QMsbCMXyIrFTU0whfA5mDm9xT2BUfkFPv6scMtdsrrKdc5afeJYDi2EXEQFtUjbnYd64bcay1ZqsLGPleTPxwYgHhqfHVoiONa8VU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1452" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmp8TOm-3OKtpf7G7O_OpJf0rcDprvtCX1SfUeUXkLzYDdEs1y41e1sD9qA2l2ZVLbvnP5H0H2gsXk9JCs7SCN56QMsbCMXyIrFTU0whfA5mDm9xT2BUfkFPv6scMtdsrrKdc5afeJYDi2EXEQFtUjbnYd64bcay1ZqsLGPleTPxwYgHhqfHVoiONa8VU=w484-h374" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult male </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Brown Booby</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (subspecies S. l. leucogaster) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>South Gare, Yorkshire</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - September 2023</span></div>
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<strong>Featured Subspecies: <i>Sula leucogaster leucogaster</i></strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 1-1.3kg / <strong>Length:</strong> 64-74cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 140-150cm<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>NO UK STATUS</b></span>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />The Tees estuary would perhaps not be the first place one would seek to look for a tropical seabird, but after a number of sightings of the species around the UK in 2023, this bird decided to settle on the marker buoys surrounding the spit of South Gate to the south of the estuary. It's range is more usually equatorial, spanning the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and where this individual likely originated from the Central Atlantic. <br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/pelecaniformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Pelecaniformes</a><br />Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/sulidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Sulidae</a></strong><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="font-weight: bold;">Sula</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>S. l. leucogaster, S. l. plotus, S. l. brewsteri, S. l. etesiaca</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A very rare vagrant</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- A lingering vagrant bird seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/south%20gare" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> <strong>South Gare</strong></a> in September 2023 .</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Booby">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696698/132590197">IUCN Red List, </a><span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_booby">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Sula-leucogaster">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-4994077398307736142023-09-19T06:43:00.001+01:002023-09-19T19:44:46.724+01:00Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Bonxie</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Stercorarius ("of dung") skua (derived from Faroese name)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp4dsxzHn2IPSwDgkIwh9ez7GGcLUon_PS7IffuvJgWD9O-hdEVLSIgAony0kf1W9Ax93JTA1u95eZE3B581hKqjG-5xCsrQOgqYLiL8vRpPZhynED2QtGdmTMcLZ_UENMbUng0nASbYOGLkXHLtoaYJG5kgvyCprUeBt1n6JvJHClovE5fQ-j78jOoc/s789/greatskua.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="789" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp4dsxzHn2IPSwDgkIwh9ez7GGcLUon_PS7IffuvJgWD9O-hdEVLSIgAony0kf1W9Ax93JTA1u95eZE3B581hKqjG-5xCsrQOgqYLiL8vRpPZhynED2QtGdmTMcLZ_UENMbUng0nASbYOGLkXHLtoaYJG5kgvyCprUeBt1n6JvJHClovE5fQ-j78jOoc/w495-h265/greatskua.jpg" width="495" /></a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>Adult </span><span><b>Great Skua</b></span><span><b> </b>(Stercorarius skua) </span><span>at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire</span><span> - September 2023</span></span></div><p></p>
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<strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 1.2-1.4 kg / <strong>Length:</strong> 50-58cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 125-140cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">UK AMBER LIST </span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />The largest of the skuas found in UK waters, the Great Skua - also often called the Bonxie after it's Shetland name - is a powerful predator and piratical feeder. It will harass other seabirds into dropping their catch, though it will also feed on smaller seabirds themselves. Their genetics is interesting in that studies have suggested that they share some sort of hybrid origin with Pomarine skua with one being the result of a hybrid lineage with the other evolving into a separate species, although precisely which is the hybrid population is unresolved.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/charadriiformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Charadriiformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/stercorariidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Stercorariidae</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/stercorarius" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Stercorarius</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A scarce breeder in North Scotland (9650+ pairs) and passage migrant</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/rutland%20water" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> </a><b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/flamborough">Flamborough Head</a> in September 2023</b></span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Skua">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22694160/0">IUCN Red List</a>, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/great-skua/">RSPB</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_skua">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Stercorarius-skua">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-269233924285886992023-07-18T07:04:00.000+01:002023-07-18T07:04:01.964+01:00Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Brahminy Duck</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Tadorna</i><strong> </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(from French name for Common Shelduck) ferruginea (rust coloured)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGr-UmQ84yQvDuFdDZhPI-_-aeurpfINuzpefpK4SrDzIXRvJ-l5evpZ_g_meJ98dgpLXgWG5DLTgYoTG_oOC1JJoetkBoQtSm1yELHGaYByRCUjoN5UJosqGaLJoJYzzxIq-OVcPfltevNfzN12vrHEG8mRDr1VIJlKjCSOtzlTrXWndfF6uzpCcURNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="3388" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGr-UmQ84yQvDuFdDZhPI-_-aeurpfINuzpefpK4SrDzIXRvJ-l5evpZ_g_meJ98dgpLXgWG5DLTgYoTG_oOC1JJoetkBoQtSm1yELHGaYByRCUjoN5UJosqGaLJoJYzzxIq-OVcPfltevNfzN12vrHEG8mRDr1VIJlKjCSOtzlTrXWndfF6uzpCcURNw=w586-h379" width="586" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult female </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Ruddy Shelduck</strong></span> (Tadorna ferruginea) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Hollowell Reservoir</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - July 2023</span></span></p>
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<strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 1.2kg / <strong>Length:</strong> 58-70cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 110-135cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #cccccc;">UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED</span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br /><br />A species with a debated position on the British list, the heart of it's natural range is Central Asia, but populations found in the Netherlands have increased rapidly over time, but this is balanced against it being a species with a strong history of escaping from captivity. This particular individual has been returning to Hollowell and Ravensthorpe reservoir for the past four years in the Summer, and quite conceivably derrived from the feral European population.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/anseriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Anseriformes </b></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family:</strong><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/anatidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Anatidae </b></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus:</strong><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/tadorna" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Tadorna</b></a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> A regular of frequentiy ambiguous providence</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/hollowell" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> Hollowell<strong> Reservoir</strong></a> (single bird in 2019)</span></span></p>
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<strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ruddy_Shelduck">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680003/86011049">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_shelduck">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Tadorna-ferruginea">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-52034390443842784202023-05-07T20:35:00.002+01:002023-05-07T20:35:18.638+01:00Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Wood-wren</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Phylloscopus ("leaf seaker") </i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>sibilatrix ("whistler")</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh-DGmWfqMxzdLE406Xu1YvB0Rl13MJ6frFWyoZ2nkJ6G_-MbjBiE74sLO22WT2uc2mwxDbDlZsLSZdonE3w9P0xHtFLkl36rYuk0e3WtL_a9GnR7q6RFvX8lf2N-PcjHXZGmjyf2nE8vvei8_UAjWyqi8VYmqYni-K4wFIsccoTCd6iUOwY2bwc41" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1750" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh-DGmWfqMxzdLE406Xu1YvB0Rl13MJ6frFWyoZ2nkJ6G_-MbjBiE74sLO22WT2uc2mwxDbDlZsLSZdonE3w9P0xHtFLkl36rYuk0e3WtL_a9GnR7q6RFvX8lf2N-PcjHXZGmjyf2nE8vvei8_UAjWyqi8VYmqYni-K4wFIsccoTCd6iUOwY2bwc41=w521-h319" width="521" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Wood Warbler</strong></span> (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Wyre Forest,</b> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Worcestershire</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - May 2023</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: N/A</strong><br />
<strong>Weight: </strong>6.5-15g / <strong>Length:</strong> 11-12.5cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 19.5-24cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">UK RED LIST</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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The largest and most colourful of Britain's Phylloscopus warblers, it is also the scarcest and hardest to see. Unlike the more adaptable chiffchaff and willow warbler it is found solely in Old Growth forests, particularly in Wales and Scotland, though there are also some parts of England where it is found. It arrives in late April and will set up territories where it can often be identified by it's distinctive call, which has been described as a coin spinning on marble.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/phylloscopidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Phylloscopidae</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/Phylloscopus" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Phylloscopus</a></strong><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Summer migrant to Old Growth Forests (6500 males)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Seen at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/wyre%20forest" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> <strong>Wyre Forest</strong></a>, .</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wood_Warbler">BirdForum Opus</a>,<a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715260/87668662"> IUCN Red List, </a><a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/wood-warbler/">RSPB</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_warbler">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=wood%20warbler">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-71456694788993583452023-03-07T07:08:00.003+00:002023-03-08T19:57:42.279+00:00Twite (Linaria flavirostris)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Mountain Linnet</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Linaria ("linen weaver") flavirostris ("yellow billed") <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVUBtajiTpdVOafSjak_LwHqSe_GlOyofZAWc25wFxwMYVTZaKj8zYKcBCR4k_GaffBt8qWEJh24Y4_Qo2qconUFQV7ErGsvic7aahegVJ5bNfrKiDWSPuMwTPy55mPlpAuegxydAodEbofgprbvFq9lY9kp4tcxkiFQ2fOJGwN3ijguX2oTkWZQ9A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="3168" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVUBtajiTpdVOafSjak_LwHqSe_GlOyofZAWc25wFxwMYVTZaKj8zYKcBCR4k_GaffBt8qWEJh24Y4_Qo2qconUFQV7ErGsvic7aahegVJ5bNfrKiDWSPuMwTPy55mPlpAuegxydAodEbofgprbvFq9lY9kp4tcxkiFQ2fOJGwN3ijguX2oTkWZQ9A=w571-h307" width="571" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Three </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Twite</strong></span> (possibly subspecies L. f. pipilans) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Onager Hill, Norfolk</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - March 2023</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong>possibly<strong> </strong><i>Linaria flavirostris pipilans</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 13-18g / <strong>Length:</strong> 13-1cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 22-24cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">UK RED LIST</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />A small finch of cold uplands, the twite is arguably the drabbest of the native finches of the UK, with only the often obscured pink rump of the breeding males as colouration on its otherwise brown plumage. Their global range is separated into two broad areas a highly migratory population in Northern Europe and resident birds of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The UK breeding population is in major decline, though it is supplemented by migratory continental birds in Winter. Their distinctive yellow bill is only present in Winter.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></b><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/fringillidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Fringillidae</a></b><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/linaria" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Linaria</a></b><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>L. f. bensonorum, L. f. pipilans, L. f. flavirostris, L. f. brevirostris, L. f. kirghizorum, L. f. korejevi, L. f. altaica, L. f. montanella, L. f. pamirensis, L. f. miiakensis, L. f. rufostrigata</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A scarce breeder in Northern uplands (7850 pairs), Winters in saltmarshes (100,000 birds)</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span>- A flock at </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/onager%20hill" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Onager Hill</a> in March 2023,</b></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Twite">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720438/111128447">IUCN Red List</a>, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/twite/">RSPB,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twite">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/linaria-flavirostris">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-61507591266070927172022-12-27T16:32:00.001+00:002022-12-27T16:33:45.930+00:00Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Pale Harrier</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Circus </i><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(bird named for circling flight) </i><i>macrourus ("long-tailed")</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_5kTbYxil__YpamTXTlVp0N0M7k-cRH3AXv7FbDwL-zrDN-6phWnj4Zf4YuRW8rp5reZ7nRG2Zlm5kyai7J4LDYnalABITSt2cwVEF4YE7yziIRY6FDwHreQA8Bot0opEqHzrHUgvminInT2JfYzqdS5eeCO_eGGguVGhQ2m1-sF6B84DmLn4XODO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1473" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_5kTbYxil__YpamTXTlVp0N0M7k-cRH3AXv7FbDwL-zrDN-6phWnj4Zf4YuRW8rp5reZ7nRG2Zlm5kyai7J4LDYnalABITSt2cwVEF4YE7yziIRY6FDwHreQA8Bot0opEqHzrHUgvminInT2JfYzqdS5eeCO_eGGguVGhQ2m1-sF6B84DmLn4XODO=w469-h487" width="469" /></a></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Juvenile female </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Pallid Harrier</strong></span> (subspecies ) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Warham Greens, Norfolk</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - December 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong>N/A<br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 380g / <strong>Length:</strong> 40-48cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 95-120cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Near Threatened</strong><br />
<br />Breeding from Eastern Europe to the Steppes of Central Asia, the Pallid Harrier is the only European Harrier species to not regularly be found in the UK - the species gets its name from the pale silver grey of the males plumage. In structure it most resembles the Montagu's harrier but the plumage is much more subtly marked. While it is considered Nea Threatened globally, it does seem to be expanding its range to the West, with several pairs breeding in Western Europe in recent years for the first recorded time.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/accipitriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><strong>Accipitriformes</strong></a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/accipitridae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Accipitridae</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/circus" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Circus</a></strong><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong>none - monotypic<strong> </strong><br />
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<p><strong><span style="color: #6aa855;">UNITED KINGDOM</span> </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>-</strong> A rare vagrant</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- A wintering vagrant at<a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/warham" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;"> <strong>Warham</strong></a> in December 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pallid_Harrier">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_harrier#cite_note-1">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_harrier">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Circus-macrourus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-32361048948232327962022-11-17T20:02:00.001+00:002022-11-17T20:02:31.509+00:00American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Cliff Swallow</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Petrochelidon ("rock swallow") pyrrhonota</i><span style="text-align: center;"> ("flame coloured")</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2c7KCCfE-yk4n59yJjVrdeWGyOTI9wGz64-eOpZoJrW8R1MjPWyESE6ILqoR8bk7d83RJEatBuVuDxi1ljcjh4lBM4dR5bR2zWQH4lzCCk4WzHJYUfbXL7CavdDNHHQGXrhmf6-kKtodXaTaalbkn3fCoMNlcX47MPjhI_XHvC1MVvs4BaWgrT5J/s783/cliffswallow.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="783" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2c7KCCfE-yk4n59yJjVrdeWGyOTI9wGz64-eOpZoJrW8R1MjPWyESE6ILqoR8bk7d83RJEatBuVuDxi1ljcjh4lBM4dR5bR2zWQH4lzCCk4WzHJYUfbXL7CavdDNHHQGXrhmf6-kKtodXaTaalbkn3fCoMNlcX47MPjhI_XHvC1MVvs4BaWgrT5J/w558-h350/cliffswallow.png" width="558" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>American Cliff Swallow</strong></span> (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Half Moon Bay Pelagic</strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: xx-small;"> - September 2022</span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: unclear</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 19-31g / <strong>Length:</strong> 13-15cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 28-33cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS </span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />A distinctive species of hirundine that almost has the appearance of a barn swallow's head on a sand martins body. They are found throughout the United States, enabled in their expansion by human settlement providing an alternative place to build their nests than their natural cliff faces. Like many hirundines, they are long distance migrants, wintering in South America. This particular individual was seen out to sea on our pelagic boat trip mid migration - possibly slightly lost!<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Order: <a href="http://dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></span></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Family: <a href="http://dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/hirundinidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Hirundinidae</a></span></strong><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/petrochelidon" style="font-weight: bold;">Petrochelidon</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>P. p. pyrrhonota, P. p. ganieri, P. p. tachina, P. p. melanogaster</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Breeds across much of the Lower 48 and Alaska<br /></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 13px;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong>Seen</span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> on the </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/half%20moon%20bay%20pelagic" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Half Moon Bay Pelagic Trip</a></strong></div><p>
<strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cliff_Swallow">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712427/94333165">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_swallow">Wikipedia,</a> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Petrochelidon-pyrrhonota">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-14581514447826093682022-11-17T19:49:00.000+00:002022-11-17T19:49:06.782+00:00Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Leiothlypis ("plain unknown warbler") celata<span style="text-align: center;"> ("secret")</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCRF8Cp-0kSIXg8jo178fRRjDARXRGUigcbP4azf-uYv-a3G7yIBS0ORKTky2tYOHbaKZZ4U9XjuFSwpC-Vdne1DAju6NUzwK_3hhZk9WcL4vpRl-hpglObOUnZRl7T8dBAVRi7pUp_Ka4CtXkH5jvzM-1pmC97cnft05DUyOX-xMOiunzg7RZY1/s619/orangecrowned.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="619" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCRF8Cp-0kSIXg8jo178fRRjDARXRGUigcbP4azf-uYv-a3G7yIBS0ORKTky2tYOHbaKZZ4U9XjuFSwpC-Vdne1DAju6NUzwK_3hhZk9WcL4vpRl-hpglObOUnZRl7T8dBAVRi7pUp_Ka4CtXkH5jvzM-1pmC97cnft05DUyOX-xMOiunzg7RZY1/w508-h324/orangecrowned.png" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Orange-crowned Warbler</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Leiothlypis celata) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>San Francisco, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - September 2022</span></div><p></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: Unclear</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 9g / <strong>Length:</strong> 12-13cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 18cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />Despite the rather opulant sounding name, the namesake orange crown of this warbler is actually fairly difficult to see as it is usually hidden beneath the crest - in many ways this species is actually more closely resembling a drab old-world phylloscopid warbler than the other parulid warbler we saw on the trip.</p><p><strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/parulidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Parulidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/leiothlypis" style="font-weight: bold;">Leiothlypis</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>L. c. celata, L. c. lutescens, L. orestera, L. c. sordida</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Breeds in the West including Alaska, Winters in South, Resident in thin strip along Pacific Coast<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong>Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20francisco" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Francisco</a> </strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-crowned_Warbler">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721624/94718199">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-crowned_warbler">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Leiothlypis-celata">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-44860664858455993622022-11-17T19:32:00.002+00:002023-05-10T13:54:16.631+01:00Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Mockingbird</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Mimus ("mimic") polyglottos ("many tongued")</i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yUZ9tDP1yH3QrR4bGkaegrQqe_cYElaYcCzaQXLQ09XWxMqreZbWM8J35LTtdacEgDGppiJ_eYrYmc9IUunmsAprpIO7Ycbl0HfQZPmbrWzFHbg9X379AZqx9YrPwEjNmhgeUZB_-_YzlLAPwq-G68RT1IKDSPjVsxYe5V079-Fe7xIq3ZZn0mxt/s2484/mockingbird.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="2484" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yUZ9tDP1yH3QrR4bGkaegrQqe_cYElaYcCzaQXLQ09XWxMqreZbWM8J35LTtdacEgDGppiJ_eYrYmc9IUunmsAprpIO7Ycbl0HfQZPmbrWzFHbg9X379AZqx9YrPwEjNmhgeUZB_-_YzlLAPwq-G68RT1IKDSPjVsxYe5V079-Fe7xIq3ZZn0mxt/w492-h473/mockingbird.png" width="492" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Northern Mockingbird</strong></span> (subspecies M. p. leucopterus) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>San Jose, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - September 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Mimus polyglottos leucopterus</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 40-58g / <strong>Length:</strong> 20-28cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 31-38cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br /><br />Named and famous for it's ability as a vocal mimic, the Northern Mockingbird is capable of learning a huge repertoire of songs learned not only from other birds, but also from other species and even artificial human sounds. They have beeb recorded as having up to 200 songs memorised per individual.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br />
<strong>Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="font-weight: bold;"> Passeriformes</a><br />
<strong>Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/mimidae" style="font-weight: bold;">Mimidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/mimus" style="font-weight: bold;">Mimus</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>M. p. polyglottos, M. p. leucopterus, M. p. orpheus</i><br />
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> </strong></p><p>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Found across the Southern and North-Western States</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20jose" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Jose</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Mockingbird">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711026/111233524">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_mockingbird">Wikipedia,</a> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Mimus-polyglottos">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-84702122473688387532022-11-17T19:12:00.002+00:002022-11-17T19:12:20.606+00:00Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)<p><strong><br />OTHER NAMES: Long-crested Jay, Mountain Jay, Pine Jay</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Cyanocitta ("cyan jay") stelleri (named for Steller)</i></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikxxrulUhGizUa6nWbgtYzWLBKZcx9yfrIGWelruQxmNAGg13exaMERxsrKGq_9m386-Ge7X7EwjSiFu-A3cW3t4-iK3QdeOLi20NJaAi1GTDvMfLVgNapsDstKkfE_RqT0m2rCKZ4TH0eSQSUh3bDj8h4joprZnIAS6X-2PLxcrUmqA6QovCf-3d/s2204/atellersjay.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2204" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikxxrulUhGizUa6nWbgtYzWLBKZcx9yfrIGWelruQxmNAGg13exaMERxsrKGq_9m386-Ge7X7EwjSiFu-A3cW3t4-iK3QdeOLi20NJaAi1GTDvMfLVgNapsDstKkfE_RqT0m2rCKZ4TH0eSQSUh3bDj8h4joprZnIAS6X-2PLxcrUmqA6QovCf-3d/w509-h373/atellersjay.png" width="509" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"><strong>Steller's Jay </strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">(subspecies C. s. frontalis) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"><strong>San Francisco, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"> - September 2022</span></div><p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 105g / <strong>Length:</strong> 29cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 43-48cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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Steller's Jay is a sister species to the famous Blue Jay of North America, the only other species in the genus Cyanocitta, but while that species mainly lives to the East of the Rockies, the Steller's lives in the Rockies themselves and the West. Like other jays they are simultaneously noisy but shy and often only caught in fleeting glimpses.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/corvidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Corvidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/cyanocitta" style="font-weight: bold;">Cyanocitta</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>C. s. stelleri, C. s. carlottae, C. s. frontalis, C. s. carbonacea, C. s. annectens, C. s. macrolpha, C. s. diademata, C. s. philippsi, C. s. coronata, C. s. purpurea, C. s. azteca, C. s. teotepecensis, C. s. restricta, C. s. ridgwayi, C. s. lazula, C. s. sauvis</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Range centred on the Rockies and Pacific Coast<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/roys%20redwoods" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Roy's Redwoods</a>,</strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20francisco" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Francisco</a> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">and </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a></strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Steller%27s_Jay">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705614/118809071">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller%27s_jay">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Cyanocitta-stelleri">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-57960152318800592282022-11-17T18:35:00.001+00:002022-11-17T18:35:15.696+00:00California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Western Scrub Jay, Scrub Jay</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Aphelocoma ("simple hair") californica ("of California")</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNgw8lI-OZX_Yat-9VGA63bOG_ewfoKL3yneKucW-pHecWSkt0pZ4Z5eVLQLhp34OK8B6FwcCoPJO7GhOcyrGP12KTzbVBsZjM05R9rUhYb5PbuaFx1bEcJgnopPu9DQNXqfWdcjteTgauCh-NyDnaRuP_OTi5se1cj8h86ySpNNowRXYCJSp6YwA/s2560/scrub%20jay.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2560" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNgw8lI-OZX_Yat-9VGA63bOG_ewfoKL3yneKucW-pHecWSkt0pZ4Z5eVLQLhp34OK8B6FwcCoPJO7GhOcyrGP12KTzbVBsZjM05R9rUhYb5PbuaFx1bEcJgnopPu9DQNXqfWdcjteTgauCh-NyDnaRuP_OTi5se1cj8h86ySpNNowRXYCJSp6YwA/w472-h366/scrub%20jay.png" width="472" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult <b>California Scrub Jay</b></span> (subspecies A. c. oocleptica) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Berkeley, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies:</strong><i> Aphelocoma californica oocleptica</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 70-100g / <strong>Length:</strong> 27-31cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 38-40cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />A dash of bright blue from the trees was usually what I saw of this species - noisy and ubiquitous, it is nonetheless generally a fairly shy species by the standards of corvids, rarely giving me a good look at the brilliant plumage. They are known to cache food for winter, and can remember the location of over 200 such locations.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </b><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/corvidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Corvidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/aphelocoma" style="font-weight: bold;">Aphelocoma</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>A. c. immanis, A. c. caurina, A. c. oocleptica, A. c. californica, A. c. obscura, A. c. cana, A. c. cactophila, A. c. hypoleuca</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> </strong></p><p>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Washington, Oregon and Colorado</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/roys%20redwoods" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Roy's Redwoods</a>, </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20jose" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Jose</a>,</strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20francisco" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Francisco</a> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">and </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/California_Scrub_Jay">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103727785/112293863">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_scrub_jay">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Aphelocoma-californica">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-45772512869847712382022-11-17T18:12:00.000+00:002022-11-17T18:12:15.298+00:00Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Californian Nuthatch</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sitta </i><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(bird mentioned by Aristotle) </i><span style="color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>pygmaea ("pygmy")</i></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7JzeJrLq1NChuWcczfGHgk8jx7gYhVu7GJ39LmLCdpQ1srXTJlW4BKvUA7hCDlQdMNNZ2bbfVB8pNkaEvCdwgiGaEO6GPRMzS1Mk7AO9qSmzwrlRKySRDXWFB0qGaDkEl-TETe2XUaIKtav7j2LGv7ZwAWnkcJcRJG7Xc5XuLcsJpunO2b8F5E1h/s1812/pygmynuthatch.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1812" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7JzeJrLq1NChuWcczfGHgk8jx7gYhVu7GJ39LmLCdpQ1srXTJlW4BKvUA7hCDlQdMNNZ2bbfVB8pNkaEvCdwgiGaEO6GPRMzS1Mk7AO9qSmzwrlRKySRDXWFB0qGaDkEl-TETe2XUaIKtav7j2LGv7ZwAWnkcJcRJG7Xc5XuLcsJpunO2b8F5E1h/w512-h328/pygmynuthatch.png" width="512" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Pygmy Nuthatch</strong></span> (subspecies S. p. pygmaea) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Roy's Redwoods, California</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- September 2022</span></span></p><p>
<strong>Featured Subspecies:</strong><i> Sitta pygmaea pygmaea</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 8.5-11g / <strong>Length:</strong> 9-11cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 19cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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A tiny species of nuthatch whose range is largely restricted to the US, they are specialists of coniferous forest, feeding on pine seeds and insects. To survive extremes of cold, they have been known to roost communally in groups of over 100 indivuduals to share body heat. <br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/sittidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Sittidae</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/sitta" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Sitta</a></strong><br />
<b>SUBSPECIES: </b><i>S. p. melanotis, S. p. pygmaea, S. p. leuconucha, S. p. chihuahuae, S. p. brunnescens, S. p. flavinucha, S. p. elii</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Patchily distributed across Western Lower 48<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/roys%20redwoods" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Roy's Redwoods</a> and </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a></strong></div>
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<strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Nuthatch">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711170/94282038">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_nuthatch">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Sitta-pygmaea">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-51977157060766303932022-11-17T07:35:00.003+00:002022-11-17T07:35:39.539+00:00American Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Bushtit</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Psaltriparus ("pygmy tit") minimus ("smallest")</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpUmCZeStySn5topw5h7s_LOWDdnWlMZOOc2gckHJsh5pRRfY-_zcUClsWMgoDzGyDeVeOxjhQD5SReDhaQ5PRg0LD7vY5YkTnuI-Bcy93z_ZD-uqyI7RJRQDqjv8NKXktVGCRip9ycbvbIQClLY7iQr1HX17qXD6ondwFk7SCGHgBWBwgYYSD62i/s2320/Untitled-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2320" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpUmCZeStySn5topw5h7s_LOWDdnWlMZOOc2gckHJsh5pRRfY-_zcUClsWMgoDzGyDeVeOxjhQD5SReDhaQ5PRg0LD7vY5YkTnuI-Bcy93z_ZD-uqyI7RJRQDqjv8NKXktVGCRip9ycbvbIQClLY7iQr1HX17qXD6ondwFk7SCGHgBWBwgYYSD62i/w524-h357/Untitled-1.png" width="524" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult female </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>American Bushtit</strong></span> (subspecies P. m. minimus) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Berkeley, Caifornia</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022</span></span></p>
<p><b>Featured Subspecies: </b><i>Psaltriparus minimus minimus</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 5-6g / <strong>Length:</strong> 11cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 18cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />The sole member of the bushtit family to be found in the Americas, they are gregarious birds that travel in small flocks, and feed on spiders and insects. Their nests are elaborately constructed of moss, lichen, spider-silk and feathers.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></span></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/aegithalidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Aegithalidae</a></span></strong><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/psaltriparus" style="font-weight: bold;">Psaltriparis</a><br />
<b>SUBSPECIES: </b><i>P. m. saturatus, P. m. minimus, P. m. melanurus, P. m. grindae, P. m. californicus, P. m. plumbeus, P. m. dimorphicus, P. m. iulus, P. m personatus, P. m. melanotis</i><i> </i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Found in approximately a triangle between central Texas, California and Washington where habitat is appropriate<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a></strong></div>
<p> <strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bushtit">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712028/132100477">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bushtit">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Psaltriparus-minimus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-91053954122860749002022-11-16T20:02:00.003+00:002022-11-16T20:02:29.927+00:00 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Pheucticus ("shy") melanocephalus ("black headed")</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogrbu4wT1ry9DlQtcj-voEwfev2q1FmLqLw-mX6_WfLgPYh4lGt_2TWLSyNMyT0LXJsNF47jjBCNHIslrjtuWmBlm4H4JK64D_YLqL4_G9vj0jT8T7J324V6UjkbBFxcqSEfiKyzY6VUAhWmU8--wAUJw68m46cQfkaeECh1ksuwXAs9pEm7ZfY2M/s907/20220828_074326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogrbu4wT1ry9DlQtcj-voEwfev2q1FmLqLw-mX6_WfLgPYh4lGt_2TWLSyNMyT0LXJsNF47jjBCNHIslrjtuWmBlm4H4JK64D_YLqL4_G9vj0jT8T7J324V6UjkbBFxcqSEfiKyzY6VUAhWmU8--wAUJw68m46cQfkaeECh1ksuwXAs9pEm7ZfY2M/w378-h504/20220828_074326.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Juvenile </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Black-headed Grosbeak</strong></span> (Pheucticus melanocephalus</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">) </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">at <b>San Jose, California</b></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022 - Handled by Licenced Ringers</span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: unclear</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 34-38g / <strong>Length:</strong> 18-19cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 32cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />A robust finch species and relative of the cardinal, the Black-headed Grosbeak is one of the few species that is able to eat monarch butterflies, which are usually toxic due to the milkweed they feed on. Interestingly, the same genetic solution to being protected from the milkweed toxins that the monarch has developed evolved in parralel in the grosbeak!<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br />
<strong>Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="font-weight: bold;"> Passeriformes</a><br />
<strong>Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/cardinalidae" style="font-weight: bold;">Cardinalidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/pheucticus" style="font-weight: bold;">Pheucticus</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>P. m. maculatus, P. m. melanocephalus</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration: none;">UNITED STATES</a> </strong><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Found in the Western half of the Lower 48</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20jose" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Jose</a>,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Grosbeak">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22723816/94835325">IUCN Red List,</a> <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_grosbeak">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Pheucticus-melanocephalus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-34168516420520626972022-11-16T18:16:00.000+00:002022-11-16T18:16:14.088+00:00Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Molothrus ("struggle to sire") ater ("black")</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4jG54c-HnwspxLIrNpQ5Xy3WEsW5LNSuUgQMmnGB0SKXaaHy2McagRNCy1Xyq6j0eV66nvoZ6Cd5ACxAXieJf8T3VyaSK9Sya2E5YFX5pIcIladQg25PZ9Xj71urHV-9Da89Uvadpn4hc-tBZK-GCDFGyTzcBTFFR1upOdjnzSZw8f245Vt4ZmeJ/s1209/DSCN0681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4jG54c-HnwspxLIrNpQ5Xy3WEsW5LNSuUgQMmnGB0SKXaaHy2McagRNCy1Xyq6j0eV66nvoZ6Cd5ACxAXieJf8T3VyaSK9Sya2E5YFX5pIcIladQg25PZ9Xj71urHV-9Da89Uvadpn4hc-tBZK-GCDFGyTzcBTFFR1upOdjnzSZw8f245Vt4ZmeJ/w490-h368/DSCN0681.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Juvenile </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Brown-headed Cowbird</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Molothrus ater) </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Half Moon Bay Pelagic </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">September 2022</span></div>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: unclear</strong><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 38-49g / <strong>Length:</strong> 16-22cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 36cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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A noted brood-parasite, the brown-headed cowbird isn't nearly as specialised into it as other noted species such as the common cuckoo, and taks a fairly cattershot approach, to the point where it has been recording attempting to parasitise over 220 other species. It's aided by the fact it is prolific at producting eggs, with up to 36 a season being recorded! Bizarrely, the first time I saw this species was miles out to sea where one came in and landed on our boat!<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/icteridae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Icteridae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/molothrus" style="font-weight: bold;">Molothrus</a><br />
<b>SUBSPECIES: </b><i>M. a. artemisiae, M. a. obscurus, M. a. ater, M. a. californicus</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Breeding or resident throughout almost all of Lower 48, Winters only in Southern Florida<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen</span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> on the </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/half%20moon%20bay%20pelagic" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Half Moon Bay Pelagic Trip</a> and in </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/half%20moon%20bay" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Half Moon Bay</a></strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-headed_Cowbird">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22724354/132175819">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-headed_cowbird">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Molothrus-ater">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-41372798428469067002022-11-14T22:40:00.005+00:002022-11-14T22:40:31.781+00:00Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Junco ("reeds") hyemalis ("of winter")</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII-AufEwZO8xfNfr26IPCj4ieYQITB_gVwnW_P5b5k4CPDjVkcDHsd0xhAw_4d-gYm8Y2WglE63RtJynhOr0O4U4masr7KGBa8tSVU4L-QuvVQwBnJ7ePXl95kxgThf3HWIciQ3aI-JeS3m69QDv-TQ5nyKuQOCl8ISbxK5v9DBG9V43fG1aTh2Gp/s1500/darkeyedjunco.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1500" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII-AufEwZO8xfNfr26IPCj4ieYQITB_gVwnW_P5b5k4CPDjVkcDHsd0xhAw_4d-gYm8Y2WglE63RtJynhOr0O4U4masr7KGBa8tSVU4L-QuvVQwBnJ7ePXl95kxgThf3HWIciQ3aI-JeS3m69QDv-TQ5nyKuQOCl8ISbxK5v9DBG9V43fG1aTh2Gp/w525-h374/darkeyedjunco.png" width="525" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult male </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Dark-eyed Junco</strong></span> (Junco hyemalis) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Berkeley, California</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong>probably <i>Junco hyemalis pinosus</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 18-30g / <strong>Length:</strong> 13-16m / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 18-25cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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A highly variable species which the various subspecies have such drastically different appearances they were previously considered separate species. There are six groups which contain subspecies of vastly differing appearances and colour schemes. The groups were only realised to represent a single large species when it was noted that they interbreed extensively where they meet.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passerellidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Passerellidae</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/junco" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Junco</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>J. h. hyemalis, J. h. carolinensis, J. h. cismontanus, J. h. aikeni, J. h. monatus, J. h. mutabilis, J. h. oreganus, J. h. pinosus, J. h. pontilis, J. h. shufeldti, J. h. thurberi, J. h. townsendi, J. h. mearnsi, J. h. caniceps, J. h. dorsalis</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Breeds in Alaska, Resident on West Coast and North East, Winters in Central and South US<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a> and</strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20francisco" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Francisco</a></strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dark-eyed_Junco">BirdForum Opus, </a><a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721097/138466281">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-eyed_junco">Wikipedia,</a> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Junco-hyemalis">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-49662706657923898922022-11-13T22:53:00.005+00:002022-11-13T22:56:36.107+00:00Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Thryomanes ("fond of reeds") bewickii ("named for Bewick")</i></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj85x8p3sJx626lgsRnz_nREYum43biNxY3qLKS8WLtWEecWLZmuyEtr_iAW4tiEULeCj4sdHZqXxuDbnSacA9B10p-tODrzBgCSHTLBhoG5ARKaVZibkAeWorSuj-atZsRl6_3hmLntuJd0sooxX7SjZzIsVj9jYq7ECTupkeBY3bh-6g7jqjVWVhK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj85x8p3sJx626lgsRnz_nREYum43biNxY3qLKS8WLtWEecWLZmuyEtr_iAW4tiEULeCj4sdHZqXxuDbnSacA9B10p-tODrzBgCSHTLBhoG5ARKaVZibkAeWorSuj-atZsRl6_3hmLntuJd0sooxX7SjZzIsVj9jYq7ECTupkeBY3bh-6g7jqjVWVhK=w374-h499" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"><strong>Bewick's Wren</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"> (subspecies T. b. marinensis) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">at <b>San Jose, California</b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"> - August 2022 - Handled by Licenced Ringers</span></div><p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Thryomanes bewickii marinensis</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 8-12g / <strong>Length:</strong> 14cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 18cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS </span></strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />A small wren species with a bold supercillium and a long curved beak, they favour open habitats and drier climes. Although a fairly common bird in much of their range, some populations have suffered huge declines, to the point where they are near extinct east of the Mississipi. <br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 13px;"></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/troglodytidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Troglodytidae</a></strong><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.com/search/label/thryomanes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Thryomanes</a></strong><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>T. b. calophonus, T. b. drymoecus, T. b. marinensis, T. b. spilurus, T. b. leucophrys, T. b. charienturus, T. b. cerroensis, T. b. magdalenensis, T. b. brevcauda, T. b. eremophilus, T. b. cryptus, T. b. pulichi, T. b. sadai, T. b. mexicanus, T. b. beweickii</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A resident of the West Coast and the States nearest the Mexican border.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20jose" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Jose</a>,</strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bewick%27s_Wren">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22711377/132096463">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewick%27s_wren">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Thryomanes-bewickii">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-43535633294868081042022-11-13T13:45:00.005+00:002022-11-13T13:45:46.419+00:00Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Rufous-sided Towhee, Oregon Towhee<span style="color: #999999;"> </span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Pipilo ("to cheep") maculatus ("spotted")</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wpjyQN4a-FnDPjPpb4tvwZucEHflWBXCBNZ2OqzMNfKVpiUILvkRooMDKRmOj7rN4LYUim6HdxdTa4n2u5g3BKNssxeQKxekN7ZY5CGkpnyCDHgpCrIVvLTIWcQBD-jUbl14E_Ne_2E4ZbzyPWL1Jn-UYRPEeIueweua3HX1WkNcSY4CQCGVjXby/s2556/spottedtowhee.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="2556" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wpjyQN4a-FnDPjPpb4tvwZucEHflWBXCBNZ2OqzMNfKVpiUILvkRooMDKRmOj7rN4LYUim6HdxdTa4n2u5g3BKNssxeQKxekN7ZY5CGkpnyCDHgpCrIVvLTIWcQBD-jUbl14E_Ne_2E4ZbzyPWL1Jn-UYRPEeIueweua3HX1WkNcSY4CQCGVjXby/w504-h446/spottedtowhee.png" width="504" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult male </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Spotted Towhee</strong></span> (subspecies P. m. falcifer) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Roy's Redwoods, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022</span></span></p><p>
<strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Pipilo maculatus falcifer</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 33g / <strong>Length:</strong> 17cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 28cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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A distinctively patterned bird, the Spotted Towhee is a bird of upland forest and scrub - they are closely related to the similar looking Eastern Towhee, with which it was formerly considered a single species. Given their favoured habitat, their colonisation of an area tends to follow regrowth after fires, which means that smaller scrubland can re-establish for a while.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passerellidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Passerellidae</a><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/pipilo" style="font-weight: bold;">Pipilo</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>P. m. oregonus, P. m. falcifer, P. m. megalonyx, P. m. clementae, P. m. umbraticola, P. m. consobrinus, P. m. arcticus, P. m. curtatus, P. m. falcinellus, P. m. monatus, P. m. gaigei, P. m. griseipygius, P. m. orientalis, P. m. maculatus, P. m. sympatricus, P. m. vulcanorum, P. m. oaxacae, P. m. chiapensis, P. m. repetens, P. m. macronyx, P. m. socorroensis</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Found in much of the Western Unted States<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/roys%20redwoods" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Roy's Redwoods</a></strong></div>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spotted_Towhee">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103772680/95006324">IUCN Red List,</a> <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB</span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_towhee">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Pipilo-maculatus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-75907895582121257632022-11-13T12:44:00.002+00:002022-11-13T12:44:18.126+00:00House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: Hollywood Finch</strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology: </strong><i>Haemorhous ("blood rump") mexicanus ("of Mexico")</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9ZWT5UWJ4lVNtzpqPOKuOTX8uzur1YCmbVzeKq62VyrmVCrTQF8aPtvI01O7vVmQJNND8_EStRYydOTBeSTwfW2LgmuLYIdD_4aDcwAab-3pLoD7Vqmia8EQ8OAP2Uf1M6EwuWQ1FKE00HBgQJbEvf4nQq3w0IU1GZnaUX4AmtXvaevGfQELx4yJ/s2452/housefinch.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2452" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9ZWT5UWJ4lVNtzpqPOKuOTX8uzur1YCmbVzeKq62VyrmVCrTQF8aPtvI01O7vVmQJNND8_EStRYydOTBeSTwfW2LgmuLYIdD_4aDcwAab-3pLoD7Vqmia8EQ8OAP2Uf1M6EwuWQ1FKE00HBgQJbEvf4nQq3w0IU1GZnaUX4AmtXvaevGfQELx4yJ/w544-h408/housefinch.png" width="544" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult male </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>House Finch</strong></span> (subspecies H. m. frontalis) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>San Jose, California</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> - August 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis</i><br />
<strong>Weight: </strong>16-27 g / <strong>Length:</strong> 12.5-15cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 20-25cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
<br />Probably the most abundant and common bird seen on my trip to the Bay, the House Finch is a small brown finch where the males have a coral coloured flush to them. They have experienced a rapid range expansion since the 40's - they were sold as "Hollywood Finches" in New York at that time, and subsequently escaped and formed a feram population which has now linked up across the entire Lower 48 and into Southern Canada.</p><p><br />
<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Order: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Passeriformes</a></b></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Family: <a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/fringillidae" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Fringillidae</a></b></span><br />
<strong>Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/haemorhous" style="font-weight: bold;">Haemorhous</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>H. m. frontalis, H. m. clementis, H. m. amplus, H. m. rubbrrimus, H.m rhodopnus, H. m. coccineus, H. m. potosinus, H. m. centralis, H. m. mexicanus, H. m. rosepectus, H. m. griscomi, H. m. mcgregori</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> <br /></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Found across the entire Lower 48 and Hawai'i<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a>,</strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20francisco" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Francisco</a>, </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/san%20jose" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">San Jose</a> etc</strong></div>
<p> <strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/House_Finch">BirdForum Opus,</a> <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720563/132001810">IUCN Red List, </a><span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_finch">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Haemorhous-mexicanus">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033822354313824178.post-46468803631506829272022-11-13T08:31:00.004+00:002022-11-13T08:31:56.695+00:00Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)<p><strong>OTHER NAMES: <span style="color: #999999;">N/A</span></strong><br />
<strong>Latin Etymology:</strong><span style="text-align: center;"> <i>Passerculus ("small sparrow") sandwichensis ("of Sandwich, Unalaska")</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VNoO_Z2QdzmHQrXSVwSGCVqcIl3H6Vb8zFBpxHEX43AR5HCLhDaB3g7Dqvg8CcbPpbF0sNFVC7WjVdk9OkrS80axwSBWUO9RHex7-ryBzffC9yJPDEiOwcgjALRI0GrKNLlB9khglYF2ZwSSJ8jABtKSXA3dOsAbCouQbfaATP1GCbST-HfaE3Sy/s2744/savannahsparrow.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="2744" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VNoO_Z2QdzmHQrXSVwSGCVqcIl3H6Vb8zFBpxHEX43AR5HCLhDaB3g7Dqvg8CcbPpbF0sNFVC7WjVdk9OkrS80axwSBWUO9RHex7-ryBzffC9yJPDEiOwcgjALRI0GrKNLlB9khglYF2ZwSSJ8jABtKSXA3dOsAbCouQbfaATP1GCbST-HfaE3Sy/w455-h382/savannahsparrow.png" width="455" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adult </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Savannah Sparrow</strong></span> (subspecies P. s. alaudinus) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">at <b>Monterey, California </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- August 2022</span></span></p>
<p><strong>Featured Subspecies: </strong><i>Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus</i><br />
<strong>Weight:</strong> 15-29g / <strong>Length:</strong> 11-15cm / <strong>Wingspan:</strong> 18-25cm<br /><strong><span style="color: #999999;">NO UK STATUS</span> </strong>/ <strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern</strong><br />
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A small neat sparrow distinguished by it's pale golden supercilium, they are found across the entirity of the Lower 48 and Alaska. Despite the fact they are indeed found in grassland, the name actually doesn't refer to that, but rather to the city of Savannah, Georgia, where this species was first described from to Western Science.<br />
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<strong>Related Species: </strong><br /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Order:</strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passeriformes" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"> Passeriformes</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passerellidae" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Passerellidae</a><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genus: </strong><a href="http://bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/passercula" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Passerculus</a><br />
<strong>SUBSPECIES: </strong><i>P. s. oblitus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. mediogriseus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. labadorius,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. savanna,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. princeps,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. anthinus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. sandwichensis,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. crassus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. brooksi,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. alaudinus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. nevadensis,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. rufofuscus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. brunnescens,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. wetmorei,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. beldingi,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. anulus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. guttatus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. magdalenae,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. sanctorum,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. rostratus,</i><strong> </strong><i>P. s. atratus</i><br />
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<strong> - Sighting Locations -</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/japan" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">UNITED STATES</a> </strong></p><p>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Breeds in Alaska and Northern States of the Lower 48, Winters in Southern States. Resident in Central and Southern Coastal California</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong> - </strong></span> <span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong>CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: </strong></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">Seen at </span><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/berkeley" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Berkeley</a> and </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> </strong><strong style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #1c1c22; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.bird-dex.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/monterey" style="color: #6aa84f; text-decoration-line: none;">Monterey</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Further Notes: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Savannah_Sparrow">BirdForum Opus</a>, <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103780243/94699265">IUCN Red List</a>, <span style="color: #cccccc;">RSPB,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_sparrow">Wikipedia,</a> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Passerculus-sandwichensis">Xeno-canto</a></strong></p>Alex Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467191183478540917noreply@blogger.com0