
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Cardiff University followed tagged 56 Arctic peregrine falcons and tracked their journeys by satellite.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Cardiff University followed tagged 56 Arctic peregrine falcons and tracked their journeys by satellite.
“There have been very few unusual sightings during the last month – two or three brief views of both Woodcock (daytime) and Long-eared Owl (after dark)”
Cracking images from Noel Donaldson of a heron fishing for dinner
Fieldworkers and volunteer citizen scientists have collected around 50,000 observations from more than 2,500 individuals, providing precious information on survival and location of individual shags.
“Some of the most unexpected bird sightings in the last 30 years.”
And on Reflection. Wonderful images by photographer Noel Donaldson
Spectacular images by photographer Noel Donaldson.
Images by Noel Donaldson
The crow-sized bird would have sliced its way through the air wielding a large, blade-like beak .
“There was a typical mixture of unusual species in late Autumn, spread across most areas of the island, but with bird-watching somewhat curtailed this year there are bound to have been several we did not see or hear of. “