• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by JTweedie

  1. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I had five Mute Swans flying over my flat this morning. Not the most exciting sighting in the world, but it was the first time I'd seen them here. They were flying towards a park that has a pond in it, but the park isn't exactly on my doorstep. Heard them before I saw them! It was like seeing a...
  2. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    Largs is usually a good spot for Black Guillemots. Pretty much guaranteed actually. Just take a walk along the waterfront and you should see some eventually.
  3. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    Hogganfield Loch today. Saw the two Arctic Terns that have been there for a few days. Really pleased to see these as I missed them last year as they hadn't nested on the Isle of May which I rely on for an annual sighting. Other firsts for year include a mixed flock of House Martins and Sand...
  4. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I went to Irvine today. When I left home it was overcast and it looked like it would rain, but it actually hadn't rained for the full trip there - until we got to Irvine! It rained lightly on and off but it was very windy and stormy and the sea was looking really rough. I don't go to the coast...
  5. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    It was fun watching the Mallards and Goosanders on the Kelvin. The water was really high and flowing really fast, and the birds would fly upriver, then they'd come down on to the water and then let the current carry them downriver. Probably a good way of conserving energy.
  6. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I was up the West End of Glasgow today to visit a bookshop but I walked through Kelvingrove Park before heading home. Usual parkland birds, but highlights were my first Dipper of the year and one of the Peregrines that nest in the tower of the Gilbert Scott Building at Glasgow University.
  7. JTweedie

    Western Isles questions

    Hopefully there will be more stability getting to various islands when the new ferries are in service. I think there's one going through trials now with others due to launch very soon. Unfortunately there's been a lot of strain put on the ferries over the past year or so with stripped back, and...
  8. JTweedie

    Disturbance of birds by drones

    I've seen footage of large raptors attacking drones too as I'm assuming they see them as a rival.
  9. JTweedie

    Disturbance of birds by drones

    On a short visit to the Isle of Cumbrae today, an island that has very light vehicular traffic and is popular with walkers and cyclists on its quiet-ish roads, it provides relative peace and quiet for the birds around the shore. But today on my way back to the ferry I heard a buzzing noise and...
  10. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I'd hoped the builders upstairs from me wouldn't be working today (a Saturday) but how wrong I was. As soon as I saw them coming it made up my mind to leave for the day. I went down to Lochwinnoch and it was much the same as last week, with nothing out of the ordinary. I only stayed for an hour...
  11. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I went to Ayr today, my first visit to the coast this year. I got the bus down and saw Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and Common Buzzard on the journey. The former not long after we joined the motorway out of Glasgow and possibly one of the birds nesting at Glasgow University. The weather was a bit...
  12. JTweedie

    Western Scotland birding

    I went to Lochwinnoch today. It was a really nice day and felt warm despite my phone telling me it was only just over 10 degrees C. While I was there I got myself a Viking Monopod. I love my big scope, but sometimes I can't be annoyed carrying it and the tripod around, especially if I'll be...
  13. JTweedie

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Common Gull on the left hand side too I think.
  14. JTweedie

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    I go with 1 too but I mark heard-only birds on my list, but remove the H once I see them. Don't have any birds on my list at the moment that I haven't seen at least once. But there are some like Tawny Owls that I hear often but hardly ever see, so they're usually on my year list as heard only. I...
  15. JTweedie

    Western Isles questions

    If you have a car then basing yourself in one location in Mull will be fine.
See more
Back
Top