Review of 2017 and goals for 2018!
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Review of 2017 and goals for 2018!
2017 was a pretty good wildlife watching year, with a few good trips around England, and into Europe for some decent wildlife.
It started well with the Humpback Whale showing well off Devon. A week on Ile D'Oleron, Western France, was excellent with some good Dragonflies and Damsels, plus some good birds including Melodious Warbler and Scops Owl heard.
Our main Summer hol to Switzerland had more good sightings including Nutcrackers, and Bonelli's Warblers.
Smooth Snake Surveys in the New Forest, although unsuccessful in seeking the prime target was at least good for Adder, and Bog Bush Cricket.
A bat survey on the River Test was overshadowed by an amazing close up sighting of an Otter.
2018 will likely be dominated by a week in Goa in March, which should get me a lot of good bird sightings, being my first trip into Asia proper. Hopefully, in addition to the Tropical species, will include some of the rarer Western Palearctic species like Oriental Honey Buzzard, Paddyfield Warbler, Booted Warbler and Amur Falcon which are extremely difficult for me to catch up with in the WP.
A couple more European camping holidays are hopefully planned, and a trip to the Somerset levels is a must for Variable Damsel and one or two rare Butterflies in nearby Devon.
Other hopes for 2018 would be to continue searching for Water Shrew, hopefully seeing Harvest Mouse, and a few more Grasshoppers and Bush-Crickets.
Review of 2017 and goals for 2018!
2017 was a pretty good wildlife watching year, with a few good trips around England, and into Europe for some decent wildlife.
It started well with the Humpback Whale showing well off Devon. A week on Ile D'Oleron, Western France, was excellent with some good Dragonflies and Damsels, plus some good birds including Melodious Warbler and Scops Owl heard.
Our main Summer hol to Switzerland had more good sightings including Nutcrackers, and Bonelli's Warblers.
Smooth Snake Surveys in the New Forest, although unsuccessful in seeking the prime target was at least good for Adder, and Bog Bush Cricket.
A bat survey on the River Test was overshadowed by an amazing close up sighting of an Otter.
2018 will likely be dominated by a week in Goa in March, which should get me a lot of good bird sightings, being my first trip into Asia proper. Hopefully, in addition to the Tropical species, will include some of the rarer Western Palearctic species like Oriental Honey Buzzard, Paddyfield Warbler, Booted Warbler and Amur Falcon which are extremely difficult for me to catch up with in the WP.
A couple more European camping holidays are hopefully planned, and a trip to the Somerset levels is a must for Variable Damsel and one or two rare Butterflies in nearby Devon.
Other hopes for 2018 would be to continue searching for Water Shrew, hopefully seeing Harvest Mouse, and a few more Grasshoppers and Bush-Crickets.
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