Rooftop viz mig in Istanbul met expectations! Large numbers of passerines, Wheatear dropped down, Tree Pipits calling, flocks of raptors and storks - Short T Eagle and lots of Alexandrine Parrots
Few shots from recent trip to Turkey. Black-eared Wheatear, Rock Nuthatch, RR Swallows and Rock Thrush
Epic video of 1st sum Brown Booby passing Falsterbo in Sweden today - wish I’d been there! Apart from the super-instructive impression of jizz - really looks quite skua/Shearwater like, you don’t need to know Swedish to appreciate the excitement as the ID becomes apparent!! youtu.be/2Iv9cDdr9b4?...
YouTube video by Måns Karlsson
Surprisingly few/none northern records of Icterine given the more eastern and northern distribution
Chart showing maximum flock size of Spotted Red in Cork and Wexford 1959-2001. I have not updated it yet but it will not show any improvement
