We did it again a wonderful day full of good birds. 11 birders set out this week, with the return of Eric and Dorothy and new boy Keith I was hoping that some sort of normality would ensure, but it was not to be, because as the day went on all hell broke loose with…
Shorebird Count – Cowichan Bay – Sunday January 11th, 2015 A high number of 18 species of waterbirds were observed in the fog on the North Side of Cowichan Bay by Daryl Johnson, Bob Nation, Christine Gilbertson and Carol Hartwig. Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Canada Goose 6 Trumpeter Swan…
What a turnout for this count, it took a long time to sort out who was going in what car and in the end 11 birders set out in three cars. We had photographers in one car and a couple of snowbirds from Edmonton in another and of course the professional counters in the lead…
The top cat was back this week and this old moggie was not going to allow the antics of last week, so I rounded up the troops in the car park and told them in no uncertain terms the fun was over and that the 6 counters were to follow my instructions to the fullest,…
The first count of the new year is under our belt, but not without a few problems, firstly I went down with a bad bout of the flu and was unable to take part, but I did manage to get down to drop off the tally sheets and the walkie-talkies and I new then that…
I have finally been well enough to tackle the vast numbers of birds that were counted on our count. The number of people in the field was a healthy 54 and feeder watchers an unhealthy 10, but these are still good for our area overall. We managed 110 Species and 27,819 total birds which is…
The top cat was back this week and this old moggie was not going to allow the antics of last week, so i rounded up the troops in the car park and told them in no uncertain terms the fun was over and that the 6 counters were to follow my instructions to the fullest,…
The first count of the new year is under our belt, but not without a few problems, firstly i went down with a bad bout of the flu and was unable to take part, but i did manage to get down to drop off the tally sheets and the walkie-talkies and i new then that…
Hi Birders Two carloads of festive birders headed out this week in warm but dull weather, I was hoping that our numbers of swans would increase and I was not disappointed as we had over 400 Trumpeters. What was surprising was the number of immature which went way up, with a ratio of over 30%…
South side of the Bay Partly cloudy, calm, no rain. No boat activity. Few walkers with dogs. Eight counters: Janice Creed; Melanie Circle; Michael Mascall; Hilary Abbott; Alison Perry and Katie Smith from Victoria; Robin Lawson and Gail Mitchell. 80 Bufflehead; 30 Common Goldeneye; 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye; 6 Doublecrested Cormorant; 3 Western Grebe; 3 Horned…
Hi Birders We wondered when the weather man would finally catch up with us on a Wednesday and today he finally caught us, so 8 counters set out in wet conditions and it appears that some birds like it wet and some not so much. The number of Canada Geese took a nose dive this…
Hi Birders Sorry for the delay in my report but we have uninvited birding guests turn up from Ontario. I have been commandeered into housework, I thought I was exempt. Anyhow the count went off very well with record numbers of counters this week, 10 and half people (Dorothy’s numbers) in three cars set out…
“WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY & BLACK THURSDAY” Hi Birders Today was one of those days that dreams are made of. 9 participants set out to count this week with two new counters and one old counter making his season debut. Things started very slow with the usual spots having a smattering of geese, our first Trumpeters were…
Hi birders Our second count of the season was a very slow affair, just four of us took part this week, myself, the Swarovski sisters and Deb. Although there was much to talk about on many items in the vehicle, which i have to say was admirably driven by Christina, nothing appears to have caught…
South Side: Birders: Gail Mitchell, Robin Lawson, Christina Cutbill, Linda Hill, John Scull, Myra and Pat Micek. It was raining at the beginning but it soon cleared and we were treated to a beautiful display of clouds, mist, and sun. We saw 1 Horned Grebe 4 Red-necked Grebes 11 Double-crested Cormorants 82 Buffleheads 2 Common…