About this page...


This page is run by Lundy Bird Observatory (LBO) as a source of news for everyone interested in the birds and wildlife of Lundy, situated 12 miles out in the Bristol Channel, UK. If you have sightings to report, please consider sharing your observations or photographs with the Bird Obs team here. While you're here, check out the companion website The Birds of Lundy for comprehensive updates to the book of the same name (Davis & Jones, 2007). All bird recording and ringing activities on Lundy are coordinated by LBO and general information about visiting the island can be found here.

Monday 17 September 2018

Pics of the Ortolan & Rosy Starling from early Sep

Below are photos of the juvenile/first-winter Ortolan Bunting seen on 2 Sep and the juvenile Rose-coloured Starling on 6 Sep – see the blogs for those dates for further details. Many thanks to Rich & Rebecca Taylor for providing these images.

Ortolan Bunting above Benjamin's Chair, 2 Sep 2018 © Richard Taylor
Juvenile Rose-coloured Starling, Quarters, 6 Sep 2018 © Richard Taylor
Juvenile Rose-coloured Starling, Quarters, 6 Sep 2018 © Richard Taylor

No comments:

Post a Comment