Botaurus stellaris

Botaurus stellaris The bittern is a thickset heron with all-over bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark str

Also known as the peewit in imitation of its display calls, its proper name describes its wavering flight. Its black and...
06/10/2022

Also known as the peewit in imitation of its display calls, its proper name describes its wavering flight. Its black and white appearance and round-winged shape in flight make it distinctive, even without its splendid crest. This familiar farmland bird has suffered significant declines recently and is now a Red List species.

What they eat:
Worms and insects.

Measurements:
Length: 28-31cm
Wingspan: 82-87cm
Weight: 140-320g
Population:
UK breeding: 97,500 pairs
UK wintering: 635,000 birds

The knot is a dumpy, short-legged, stocky wading bird. In winter, it is grey above and white below - in summer the chest...
06/10/2022

The knot is a dumpy, short-legged, stocky wading bird. In winter, it is grey above and white below - in summer the chest, belly and face are brick-red. In flight, it shows a pale rump and a faint wing-stripe. It forms huge flocks in winter which wheel and turn in flight, flashing their pale underwings as they twist and turn.

Many knots use UK estuaries as feeding grounds, both on migration and in winter, and therefore the population is vulnerable to any changes such as barrages, sea-level rises and human disturbance. Large numbers of birds visit the UK in winter from their Arctic breeding grounds.

What they eat:
Shellfish and worms.

Measurements:
Length: 23-25cm
Wingspan: 47-54cm
Weight: 125-215g
Population:
UK wintering: 265,000 birds
Identifying features:
This bird species has different identifying features depending on sex/age/season.

06/10/2022

I stopped by Elizabeth Park in Trenton this afternoon for my grand-nephew Alex's Cross-Country Meet. I had an hour before the race, so I wal...

06/10/2022

Yesterday winds had shifted from WNW to ENE and a big push of Broad-winged Hawks came across the border. Hawk Cliff (Port Stanley, ON) had 2...

The males are black with bright orange-yellow beak and yellow eye-ring. Females are brown often with spots and streaks o...
05/09/2022

The males are black with bright orange-yellow beak and yellow eye-ring. Females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts and brown beak. Blackbird is one of the most common UK birds and one of the most striking. Its mellow song is also a favourite.

These streamlined diving birds sit low in the water and dive with consummate ease. On land they are clumsy, barely able ...
05/09/2022

These streamlined diving birds sit low in the water and dive with consummate ease. On land they are clumsy, barely able to walk with their legs so far back on their bodies.

The all-black males have distinctive red wattle over the eye and show a striking white stripe along each wing in flight....
02/09/2022

The all-black males have distinctive red wattle over the eye and show a striking white stripe along each wing in flight. They have a lyre-shaped tail which is fanned out and raised to show white under-tail feathers when displaying. The smaller grey-brown females have a slightly notched tail. Habitat loss and overgrazing have resulted in a decline in numbers and range making them a Red List species. Positive habitat management is helping them to increase in some areas.

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Вулиця Шота Руставелі, 10, Київ, Украина
Bila Tserkva
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