Hi
Estonia may be one of the up and coming places to bird-
Just spent a long weekend looking for winter specialities- more to come
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Flew to Tallin via Helsinki - no snow but windy
Day1- out to coast along gulf of Finland- 00s of Long Tailed Ducks , Goosanders, Smew, BT Diver, Scaup, Snow Buntings and a flock of 270 Stellers Eider about 200 yds offshore. 7 Rough Legged Buzzards inland.
Day2- worked forests as we moved inland- 60 Waxwings, woodland and open country birds
Day4- 63 Black Grouse, Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier, Black Woodpecker, Hazel Grouse, Crested Tit.
Saw 65 spp in 4 days.
The oddest thing is the lack of small birds in winter as its so cold- the gulf stream doesn't reach that far east so the only regular small passerines are Siskin, Bullfinch, Blue and Great Tits , Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow , Nuthatch and Treecreeper.
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That's a beauty - I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
So that's where all the Waxwings are this year. Nice shot. Hope you've got some more goodies for us.
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Tony
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To quote that young scamp Oliver. "Please Sir, may I have some more?"
"Let loose the Kraken!"
I quite like the look of the wildlife of Estonia and the other two Baltic states. Have you seen any Steller's Eider yet? ;)
Gus
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Hi-
basic report added above- Estonia isn't a bad Spring destination either- I may give it a go next year.
Wow, looks like a great place to go birding! Nice shot of the LTDs
Don't see many of these every year