Birds Photographed in the UK in 1989
Jonathan Wasse
London, UK
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Osprey Pandion
haliaetus
Wintersett Res., West Yorkshire, May 1989.
A bird that stayed
around for a few days on its
way north. It caught a whopper of a fish!
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wombwell Ings, South Yorkshire, May
1989.
A nice spring record of a very obliging bird,
which was
probably an adult female. |
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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire, May
1989.
You couldn't ask for better views of this exotic
gem,
and the weather was nice as well. |
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Common Buzzard Buteo
buteo
Oban, Scotland, August 1989.
A nice pale one to set
the pulses racing. |
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Common Raven Corvus
corax
Tregaron, Wales, August 1989.
This was a "press and
hope" shot.
The silhouette came out quite nicely. |
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Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Elsecar Res., South Yorkshire,
October 1989.
A juvenille bird spending a few days in the area
before moving on. |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus
cygnus
Broomhill Flash, South Yorkshire, November 1989.
Three nice adult birds. This site was/is a good
wintering ground for up
to 30 birds. Numbers have
unfortunately dropped over the last 10 years.
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Iceland Gull Larus
glaucoides
Wath Ings, South Yorkshire, December 1989.
This immaculately plumaged 2nd winter
bird was a lifer at the time.
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