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Recent content by Jimmycq

  1. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Ruff it will have to be Andrew, I was finishing a coffee in the visitor centre before the drive home and 20 minutes previous there was probably 6 experienced birders in there who would have known them no problem. Such is life ;)
  2. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Maybe even a bit too much to ask of viewers here, 2 very distant waders with a small flock of Lapwing, thinking maybe Ruff myself but I'm not that good on waders, thanks Jim
  3. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Fowlsheugh With the AWPR open now it's about a 20 minute drive to Fowlsheugh from Westhill. A pleasant sunny morning but still a bit on the chilly side, all the usual suspects on show incl 4 Puffins,(shame about the smell) and a pair of Stonechat below the car park, may have been fledglings...
  4. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Westhill, Bullfinch Doesn't get much easier than this, view from my armchair, 3, possibly 4 Bullfinch on Wellgrove Road in trees between Fraser & Henderson Drive. Been here most of the week on and off feeding on the new buds. Jim
  5. J

    Birds fae Torry

    Torry owl I was around the Ness yesterday for a couple of hours with nothing out of the ordinary to report, dropped by today with wife in tow, (who is not into birding in any form) and met this beauty near the Battery car park. Headed off and landed on the small hill behind the allotments. Jim
  6. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Best wishes to you as well Delia, long time no see, need to arrange another bash sometime. ☺
  7. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Loch of Skene area, a nice flock of finches round the back of the loch, advised to me whilst down the loch yesterday and still there about 2 hours later so may still be around today, circa 50-100 including Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Brambling, a few Tree Sparrow around as well. NJ...
  8. J

    Scotland, more plovers ?

    Thanks both.
  9. J

    Scotland, more plovers ?

    Quite a large flock of these distant at Loch of Kinnordy Tuesday 16th. Never landed probably a flock of over 100 and these are heavily cropped. Rather grey day. Need an id obviously. Jim
  10. J

    Aberdeenshire Newburgh Plover ?

    Thanks Simon.
  11. J

    Aberdeenshire Newburgh Plover ?

    Need some help with this, I'm drawn to a Plover, perhaps Golden but not sure really Jim
  12. J

    Birds fae Torry

    Some nice shots there Andrew, what camera are you using? Just me being nosey!
  13. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Thanks Mark
  14. J

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Newburgh - Spotted Redshank ? Pleasant morning spent at Newburgh today, finally managed to catch up with Elvis, thanks to birding couple who sent me in the right direction, just downstream from green hut but north bank. Seen this on the stream by the Inches, is it a 'Spotted Redshank', would be...
  15. J

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Couple of Ruff on the Lossie estuary this lunch time, only got network access so sorry for delay, from ID forum may be juvenile male & female. Jim
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