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iow birder iow birder hi im dave you are viewing my online blog i am a recent convert to birding from the isle of wight i love photography too and i hope to combine the two hobbies and learn as i go along so if you are interested in birding feel free to contribute and dont forget to add me to your blog list or bookmark tabs home my yearlist 2011 my photo slideshow photos contact me monday 5 november 2012 red squirrels v buzzards a dilema hi everyone ive just received an e mail from bbc south who are following up reports of buzzard attacks on red squirrels here on the island they are doing some research on this subject with a view to a possible programme on this issue i myself have not heard of any attacks nor seen any but i guess that the way to investigate would be to inspect the nests of the buzzards to look for bones fur or remains of squirrels i would imagine that the droppings pellets would leave evidence too i would imagine that only a licensed person would be able to do this so a proper study seems to be the way forward maybe more evidence needs to be gathered a study made on the growing population of buzzards on the island vs the declining numbers of red squirrels would be a good start i for one was totally against the cull of buzzards earlier this year as were loads of people who signed my online petition but the cull i beleive was only started by the hunting brigade who were against the buzzards because of the losses in certain parts of the country of the young pheasants the buzzard is only doing what comes naturally of course which brings us to the point would it be right to have a partial cull of buzzard eggs to protect the red squirrels if it was proven that these beautiful birds were seriously affecting the population of reds a tricky one a cull or partial cull to protect the red squirrels population on the island would be controversial but i beleive if the issue of buzzards seriously affecting red squirrels to the extent that they would become endangered then maybe this could be justified what does everyone think about this have you seen or heard of any attacks posted by unknown at 15 54 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 8 july 2012 its a bugs life sorry about the title lol ive been testing out my new sigma 105mm macro lens recently and what a superb bit of kit it is as the weather has been so rubbish ive been using my garden to test the lens in between showers that is i hav nt yet found all the names of all the bugs as im new to all this so if anyone can put a name to any of these beautiful creatures feel free to comment and i ll update them all for the purpose of identification i will number the pics any help with names will be much appreciated i will ask the chaps on wild about britain for any un named creatures 1 fly close up bluebottle 2 flesh fly 3 unknown fly 4 unknown but very beautiful and small fly 5 marmalade hoverfly 6 unknown hoverfly possibly eupeodes corollae 7 bee lol told you im new to this 8 ditto 9 green bottle 10 un named spider thanks in advance for any id help tips on macro photography also welcome enjoy the summer posted by unknown at 16 22 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 24 may 2012 buzzards have a life too support the petition please defra has now shelved plans for the management of buzzards power to the people please please please support this online petition to stop the persecution of the common buzzard these beautiful birds deserve a life too we are aiming for 10 000 signatures and are urging support via facebook blogs and e mail please support the fight e mail defra at richard benyon mp parliament uk online petition at http www change org en gb petitions buzzards deserve a life too thanks for your help posted by unknown at 19 59 13 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 18 may 2012 pulborough brooks 6th may whilst visiting relatives in west sussex carol and i decided to visit pulborough brooks rspb in west sussex the weather was very unseasonal cool cloudy and drizzly but as we only had this day free in our hectic schedule we would have to grin and bear it we had our matching anoraks to keep us dry and i was trying my best to keep my camera under my jacket but still available in case a quick shot was needed the house martins were flying around us as we squelched along the footpaths they had no fear of us and despite the miserable weather our spirits were lifted by their acrobatics they were only a few feet away could have grabbed one if i was quick enough what an experience i was watching swallows and house martins on the edge of a field when a damp little bird landed on a barbed wire fence about 10 feet from me what luck managed to fire off quite a few shots before he departed the background couldnt have been better and despite the lack of light i was really pleased with my pics a family of long tailed tits huddled together in the trees the aforementioned house martins were congregating in one particular tree from underneath i counted around 50 we moved onwards and decided to head back to the cafe for a hot drink as luck would have it two more house martins landed nearby and very happily posed for me despite the drizzle we heard the beautiful sound of a nightingale my first ever but i only managed this poor record shot finally we made it to the cafe where we watched the birds on the feeders suddenly i spotted this bird but wasnt immediately sure wether it was a marsh tit or a willow tit but snapped a record shot anyway thanks to my friends at wild about britain i am reliably informed it is almost certainly a marsh tit unfortunately the little devil wouldnt sing for me which might have helped however a couple of new lifers for me on this day so a good result and some lovely sightings of the beautiful house martins luv nature posted by unknown at 21 09 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest dawn chorus walk last sunday i managed to drag carol out of bed at 4 15am yes 4 15am on a sunday i had mentioned to her that i would like to get up even earlier than normal im a postman and go for a dawn chorus walk she reluctantly agreed but i knew she would like it when we were outdoors the prospect of leaving her bed at such an unearthly hour at the weekend too was a rare occurance indeed although it was early may it was cold very cold in fact as we started on our walk on the alverstone old railway footpath at around 5 15 the frost was quite sharp but the sunrise was magical the highland cattle were beautifully back lit by the first rays of the sun we soon heard a cuckoo in the distance but alas didnt get a view of one in the flesh does anyone ever see them the sound of the dawn chorus was magical with no dog walkers cyclists or noisy kids to disturb the peace we are still getting used to the different calls but can make out the more common birds without much problem chiffchaffs were vocal but out of sight and the green woodpeckers seemed to be laughing at us most of the walk a young chaffinch looked a bit dozy with a twig in his beak my daily tick list was growing by the minute song thrushes were very common as were whitethroats maybe house sparrows will be rare one day the numbers are certainly in decline hence their red status a beautiful dunnock happily posed about 10 feet away thank you very much he did look a bit dozy though eventually he saw me and woke up a bit after a couple of hours walking and trying to warm up we decided to go to the hide for a warm up carol had sensibly packed a flask of tea and biscuits unfortunately the code on the hide had been changed so we couldnt get in for a sit down we hung around for a while to observe a jay red squirrels and a tree creeper the light was really bad and tested my nikon to the max back to the cycle track we ambled back savouring the calm as we neared the sandown end the walk the wight charity walk was just beginning and the sun was warming up nicely we had spotted 27 species with another 3 heard not something we will do again in a hurry it took us quite a few days for our internal clocks to get back to normal try it yourself well recommended posted by unknown at 19 24 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 25 april 2012 dry for a few minutes in between the april showers carol and i ventured out for a sunday stroll knowing that rain was on the way for the afternoon we walked along the the old railway line at shide dodging the dog walkers cyclists and horse riders on the narrow path as we had had a lie in and missed the early action the birds werent showing very well a few chiffchaff s were singing a wren was flitting around and the blackbirds were singing beautifully as was this chaffinch a kestrel hovered behing the trees and a buzzard flew over the spring flowers put on a colourful show including this lesser celandine next to a rusty box the red campion beside the riverbank glowed in the sun a few butterflies were on view but didnt stop to pose for my camera an orange tip was spotted as was this peacock which was very patient with me disturbing his peace looking forward to some sunshine next week as i have a holiday as i get nearer im not too hopefull but we do need the rain i guess posted by unknown at 12 41 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me hi im dave from sandown on the lovely isle of wight welcome to my birding blog i love the great outdoors and all forms of nature i hope you find this blog interesting feel free to comment on anything or e mail me at daveiow hotmail co uk thanks for looking popular posts buzzards have a life too support the petition please defra has now shelved plans for the management of buzzards power to the people please please please support this online p red squirrels v buzzards a dilema hi everyone ive just received an e mail from bbc south who are following up reports of buzzard attacks on red squirrels here on the how fast does a swallow fly i would say the answer to the title above is bloody fast yesterday i ventured across brading marshes and decided i would tr ducks galore recently i saw a picture taken by a workmate of a mandarin duck which took me by surprise as i didnt expect to see one on the isle of wight a day on brading marshes finished work at a reasonable time so decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip onto brading marshes passing the sewage works and dawn chorus walk last sunday i managed to drag carol out of bed at 4 15am yes 4 15am on a sunday i had mentioned to her that i would like to get up e its a bugs life sorry about the title lol ive been testing out my new sigma 105mm macro lens recently and what a superb bit of kit it is as the wea pulborough brooks 6th may whilst visiting relatives in west sussex carol and i decided to visit pulborough brooks rspb in west sussex the weather was very unseason a bugs life all quiet on the birding front lately so my attention has wandered towards other subjects namely bugs and butterflies have spotted severa winter stroll to alverstone carol and i decided on a winter walk to alverstone along the old railway track the temperature was barely above freezing but we wrapped up blog archive 2012 9 11 04 11 11 1 red squirrels v buzzards a dilema 07 08 07 15 1 05 20 05 27 1 05 13 05 20 2 04 22 04 29 1 02 12 02 19 1 01 29 02 05 2 2011 25 08 14 08 21 1 07 31 08 07 1 07 10 07 17 3 05 15 05 22 1 04 24 05 01 1 04 10 04 17 1 04 03 04 10 2 03 27 04 03 1 03 20 03 27 1 02 27 03 06 1 02 13 02 20 12 blogs i follow bto bird migration blog mid february to mid march 6 years ago marmari2011 butterflies in my garden 14 hours ago shysongbird s twitterings small signs of spring 13 years ago steve ashton s photo diary blog back up the m40 to christmas common 9 years ago the early birder coastal surprise 7 years ago the living isle the urban birder undiscovered owls a sound approach guide magnus robb the sound approach 10 years ago the wild side the wild west back on the wight day 2 8 years ago tricia s tales a few days in portugal day 3 september 10 sintra and quinta da regaleira 7 months ago wightvogels rspb news loading links iow latest bird sightings birds of britain tide tables south of england bird guides com great daily photos total pageviews followers dave johnson watermark theme powered by blogger