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Caprimulgus ridgwayi
30 May 2016
AZ, Santa Cruz Co., California Gulch
At the 32 second mark note the female fly in and land just out of frame to the left, shortly after which the male stops singing and starts performing what is presumably a courtship display, before the two fly off together.
19.05.2017 - Burton Mere Wetlands Wirral .At work this morning the call came through that a Buff Breasted Sandpiper had arrived at Burton Mere Wetlands on the Wirrall.Having all my gear in the car and the choice between the 21 Miles to Pennington and only 15 Miles to Burton the choice was quickly made and by 12 pm I was heading down to the Gorse covert hide to see this stonking little American Beauty, and soon located it, but as with the Pallid Harrier the other week ,pictures were never going to do it Justice ,
It was an absolute cracker and full frame views through my scope are what I bought it for, and it was superb. It was always a bit distant ,so only record shots were ever gained, but it was worth every second taken to see it, and when you take into consideration that it should be nesting on the East Coast of North America,its a minor miracle when these appear in the North West of England and was still showing well when I left at 4pm.
Had a great day out at Davidstow airfield yesterday, my mate took me down there to see this Buff Breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis
This super bird arrived at St. Albans Head, Dorset while we were nearby...
After a fabulous walk along the stunning coastline, we found a small group of European Golden Plovers together with this star bird. It eventually was disturbed by tractors and machinery, and flew much closer to the path, where I got this shot.
Park Plaza Hotel, 1 Westminster Bridge
For all architecture buffs, The London Festival of Architecture runs from 19 June to 4 July.
Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Buff-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus terrestris]
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Late May to July. Widespread and frequent throughout Britain, although more local in Scotland. An unmistakable moth which closely resembles a twig from a Silver Birch when at rest.
When at rest, the wings are held almost vertically against the body with two buff areas at the front of the thorax and at the tips of the forewings which look very like the pale wood of the birch. The rest of the wings are the same mottled grey colour of the birch bark.
Occasionally the adults can be found resting in the day on a twig or the ground. They fly at night and comes to light, usually after midnight.
I was really pleased to see this guy in my moth trap last night. As beautiful as I expected but this does not really show off it’s delicate beauty. Like the most exquisite coronation robe.
Irish Name:
Gobadán broinn-donnbhuÃ
Scientific name:
Tryngites subruficollis
Bird Family:
Waders
green
Conservation status
Status
A rare vagrant to the south and west coasts from July to October.
Identification
Buff-breasted Sandpipers look very similar to juvenile Ruff. In comparison to Ruff, Buff-breasted Sandpiper is slightly smaller, has a shorter bill and has an all dark rump. The eyes also appear larger, giving the bird a "kinder" expression. Otherwise has buffy brown coloured head and body, with a neat scaly pattern on the back and wings.
Voice
Generally silent when seen in Ireland.
Diet
Mainly worms and other insects.
Breeding
Does not breed in Ireland. Buff-breasted Sandpipers breed in the extreme north of Alaska and Canada.
Wintering
On the Pampas of northern Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
One of my favourites.. I have tried to place this in a more natural looking environment to show why it is this classic shape and colour.
Bandurrilla de la Puna, Buff-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia validirostris.
Putre
Región de Arica y Parinacota
Chile
Found near my moth trap in our garden in Livingston, West Lothian. Camouflaged as a broken birch twig. Phalera bucephala.
Exhausted Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
19 June 2018, Priory Fields Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Solihull/Birmingham