SOME NESTS

My good friend and nest finding guru Stephen Carter has sent me a nice selection of nests he's found out and about on his travels. 

Steve does most of his nest finding on the mountain and surrounding farms where he has befriended most of the local farmers and land owners who allow him access to their land. All the nests that Steve finds he records and then puts his data into the BTO's nest record scheme which is valuable conservation work and helps the BTO monitor population trends and breeding successes of  the birds in our local area. 

Here's some of his findings thus far:-

blackcap

chiffchaff

long tailed tit

meadow pipit

incomplete pied flycatcher (nest box)

redstart (nest box)

skylark

stonechat

A great selection there and I expect more to come from one of the best nest finders in Gwent.

I spent a quick couple of hours at Goldcliff the weekend before last and although there was nothing unusual on the wader front (I was hoping for little stint, whimbrel and spoonbill but they didn't show) there were some nice passerine's in the habitat that surround the lagoons.

whitethroat

whitethroat

 

male wheatear

male wheatear

male reed bunting

male reed bunting

Well that's it for this post, a big thank you to Stephen Carter for sharing the beautiful images of the nests he's found and thank you whoever you are for visiting my blog and as always I'll catch you soon.