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Hungary Wales Matchmaking ...
Hungarianbirdwatching.com attended the Hungary-Wales Matchmaking Event in Cardiff on 21-23 April, 2008. The event was organised by International Business Wales (IBW) and IBW did a really good job. During the 3 days we could visit St Fagan and Cardiff Castle, attended a ship tour and had some time to explore Cardiff City (including its excellent pubs and restaurants). During the event we could meet the representatives of Visit Wales, RSPB and local birdwatching companies.

Newport Wetlands Reserve ...
For the invitation of Dr. David Trotman, Head of Marketing, RSPB Wales and Jonathan Cook Newport Wetlands Reserve's manager we also visited Newport Wetlands Reserve which was opened recently. The reserve consists of 439 hectares of reedbeds, grassland, woodland and mudflats on an area where formerly the ash from the neighbouring Uskmouth Power Station was deposited. The area recovered very quickly, and became home to many bird species including Dunlins, Little Egrets, Little Grebes, Water Rails, Wigeons, Shovelers and even Bearded Tits. The visitor center has well-equipped education facilities, nice shop and cafe, the reserve has wheel-chair access. Pathes over reedbeds are made from recycled plastics. You find some photos of the reserve, by clicking here.

We have renewed our Gallery with new watercolors and acrylics paintings of Szabolcs Kókay the well-known Hungarian bird illustrator. The Gallery also encompasses the bird photos of Lars-Olof Johansson and Vadim Davydov, who took their photos in Kiskunság in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

Photo by Tamas Imre

Bird of the Year 2008 - Spoonbill MME Birdlife Hungary has chosen Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) the Bird of of the Year 2008. The Spoonbill is a very charasteric 85 cm bird and unmistakable by its spatula-shaped black bill, which is yellow at end. Its entire body is covered by dazzling white plumage. Its head ochre on chin and base of neck. The Spoonbill has long, thick black legs. In Hungary it's migrant and breeds in the reedbeds of larger marshes and fishponds (e.g. in Hortobágy, Kiskunság, Southern Great Plain, Lake Velence, Kis-Balaton, Lake Ferto) and less frequently also in floodplain forests (e.g. Lake Tisza). The Hungarian breeding population is between 1100-1300 pairs, slightly increasing. It is an other evidence that Hungary brought an indispensable nature value into the EU and we feel ourselves responsible to maintain the population.

41-49 cm. All black plumaged crow, with whitish bill of the adults, and black one of the youngs. In winter they move in large flocks.

Habitat
Common breeder in Hungary, breeds in colony in parks, and woodpatches on lowlands. In winter large flocks can be anywhere in the country. Red-footed Falcon and Long-eared Owl often breeds in the nest of Rook.

Bird of Month 01/2007 - Hawfinch
Bird of Month 02/2007 - Hooded Crow
Bird of Month 03/2007 - White-backed Woodpecker
Bird of Month 04/2007 - Caspian Tern
Bird of Month 05/2007 - Long-eared Owl
Bird of Month 06/2007 - Goshawk
Bird of Month 07/2007 - Squacco Heron
Bird of Month 08/2007 - Glossy Ibis
Bird of Month 09/2007 - Western Reef Heron
Bird of Month 10/2007 - Saker
Bird of Month 11/2007 - Long-tailed Duck
Bird of Month 12/2007 - Common Gull
Bird of Month 01/2008 - Mediterranean Gull
Bird of Month 02/2008 - Red-crested Pochard
Bird of Month 03/2008 - Whooper Swan
Bird of Month 04/2008 - Great Grey Shrike
Bird of Month 05/2008 - Rook

Bird joke

At the court

Judge: Young man, it says here you shot and killed a California Condor. How do you plead?

Defendant: Guilty your honor.

Judge: GUILTY!? Don't you know how endangered these condors are? There are hardly any left at all.

Defendant: Yes sir, I know, but I had to feed my family, we're so poor.

Judge: That's no excuse. I fine you 30 days in jail. By the way, what does California Condor taste like?

Defendant: It's real good your honor, kinda like a cross between Bald Eagle and Whooping Crane!

Two statisticians

Two statisticians went duck hunting. A mallard flew overhead and one statistician fired just to the right of the bird. The other statistician fired just to the left of the bird.

They turned to each other in glee, and congratulated each other... "On average, he's dead!", they cried!

The mallard continued his migration.

Windshield Test

It seems the United States' FAA has a unique device for testing windshield strength on airplanes. It is a gun that fires a dead chicken at a plane's windshield at about the same speed the plane flies. The theory is that if the windshield doesn't crack from the impact, it could survive a real collision with a bird during flight.

The British wanted to test the device on a new highspeed locomotive they are developing, so they borrowed the FAA's chicken launcher, loaded a chicken, and fired. The bird not only shattered the windshield, but also went through the engineer's chair, broke an instrument panel and embedded itself in the back wall of the engine cab.

The stunned Brits asked the FAA to re-check the procedure to see if they had missed something. The FAA reviewed the test thoroughly and came back with just one recommendation. "Thaw the bird out first."

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