Dominic Standing's Field Photos

If you look through the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, 2011) you cannot help noticing the huge range of species whose common distribution falls in an enticing c...

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Arabian Warbler is a really special bird. Very localised and one of Israel's rarest residents. Itay H. wanted to catch up with one and I was very happy to accompany him on the trip south. We arri...

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Eastern Imperial Eagles are not an unusual sight here in the winter but this bird is amazing. Every year it arrives at the end of the first week of November (7th this year) and perches on the sam...

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Besor Reservoir again this morning. Lots of winter birds around. Chaffinches, Robins, Bluethroats, the first (3) Northern Lapwings of the year, Water Pipits, Spanish Sparrows, Teal, Pintail, ...

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I've been keeping an eye on Besor reservoir between twitches. The continual presence of surface water has been good for waders with lots of Common Snipe, Black and White Storks, Spoonbills, Great...

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This crowd-pleaser (1st for Israel, 3rd WP) has been around since the middle of August but today I finally had a chance to see it. Itay Herling very kindly offered a birding trip and I jumped at ...

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This was an unashamed but very satisfying twitch. Gabriel Levitsky found this bird yesterday in Karmiya and it was obviously going to be a major attraction (1st for Israel, 4th for WP). It was ...

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I really like sandgrouse - beautifully plumaged birds and a real prize (for me) to get decent non-flight views. My usual views are flying or middle distance birds on the ground, heat haze and cr...

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Besor Reservoir again this morning. I wasn't expecting to see the Great Snipe again but it was in exactly the same place as last week. This time, when flushed, it went to ground behind some dense...

http://dominicsfieldpics.blogspot.com/2019/05/honey-buzzards-and-great-snipe-still.html

Besor Reservoir has returned to its former glory. Recent birding there has brought a suite of the usual migrants and some of my favourite birds but the best by far was a Great Snipe this morning....

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This is a report from a trip two years ago. Also see Rod's recently published report for Birdguides https://www.birdguides.com/articles/travel/georgia-and-armenia-spring-in-the-caucasus/ 27th ...

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There have been an extraordinary number of Ficedula flycatchers around Nir Oz recently. Most years I see one or two black-and-whites but this year is exceptional. Collared Flycatchers are by far...

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Just returned from India – five days superb birding following a work trip. The work part was in Ahmedabad, Gujarat where I managed a half day at Thol Lake and the remaining time wa...

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Just back from a three week self drive holiday in Namibia with my wife. This was not a birding trip per se so stopping for roadside raptors and spending time on LBJs wasn't part of our routin...

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Great to see Red-footed Falcons passing through. This female posed nicely for a couple of shots. Met up with Itay Herling to check Re'im Reservoir. It was full of waders this m...

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Not as much birding done as I'd like - more or less confined to barracks but there have been some nice birds locally. These from the past few days. First off this young Namaqua Dove - a patch...

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At work this morning Ron Efrat told me of a female Isabelline Shrike that had just been ringed. As luck would have it I had my binoculars and camera with me so instead of a coffee break I wen...

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It's been quite a while since I put anything on the blog. Summer doldrums. Desultory and infrequent trips to Besor Reservoir. Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters have been around for a month or so but have...

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Went for my annual Upcher's Warbler check this morning. Glad to see a couple of birds on the same territory as last year.  Still took a bit of time to find them though - unless they are perchi...

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Been a couple of weeks since I checked Besor reservoir. Lots of water, lots of insects and lots of birds. Started with a couple of Ortolan, a couple of newly arrived Rufous Bush Robins, a pai...

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Had an amazing few days in Eilat with my brother Rod. He came over with the express wish to relax with some quality birds. Mission accomplished! Star of show (for me) was the overwintering fema...

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A really good morning at Besor reservoir today. There was quite a storm last night and the remains of it was still with us. Cold wind and dark clouds. Challenging conditions for photography but t...

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The composting site that turned up the 'xanthophrys' Yellow Wagtail last year was packed with wagtails yesterday, at least a couple of hundred. I could have spent hours there sorting through them...

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As is usual for mega wheatears here I'm probably the last one to twitch it. I wasn't too bothered if I dipped as the bird was located on Mt Amasa. I only visit this site once or twice a year ...

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Been meaning to put this on the blog for a couple of weeks now. We saw this eagle nearly every week over the winter. Mostly in the same tree and usually with a couple of hoodies attendant. Some...

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