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  1. Capercaillie71

    Bearded Vultures and Golden Eagle in Hohe Tauern

    I've been over the Hochalpenstrasse twice (several years apart) and saw Snowfinches both times (at Fuscher torl and Kaiser Franz-Josefs-Hohe). I don't recall seeing any raptors. Lots of marmots though!
  2. Capercaillie71

    Birding at Loch of Kinnordy

    The tag looked that sort of colour but was only on the right wing. I couldn't see any tag at all on the left wing.
  3. Capercaillie71

    Birding at Loch of Kinnordy

    Visited Kinnordy yesterday for the first time in ages. It was pretty quiet, but a female Marsh Harrier put in an appearance from the swamp hide, hunting over a cereal field beyond the loch. It had a green wing tag on the right wing and I wondered if this meant it was one of the local birds or...
  4. Capercaillie71

    Marsh Warbler? Lake Annecy

    Thanks for the comments everyone.
  5. Capercaillie71

    Marsh Warbler? Lake Annecy

    Thanks for that. My first thought on hearing this was also Melodious, but I should probably have said that I could see the bird singing and it was a brown, unstreaked Acrocephalus warbler, so definitely reed or marsh. It was also confusingly perched on the top of a phragmites reed stem, which...
  6. Capercaillie71

    Marsh Warbler? Lake Annecy

    Can anyone confirm if this is a Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) singing in this video? It was at Bout du Lac nature reserve at Lake Annecy, France the week before last. I have no previous experience of the species and my experience of singing Reed Warblers is limited to occasional...
  7. Capercaillie71

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I stopped to have a look for the Blyth's Reed Warbler that had been reported at Port Elphinstone as I was passing through Inverurie this morning. After some initial confusion due to a faulty grid reference I found the spot by the Don, near the sewage works. The bird was appearing regularly on...
  8. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Just saw a photo posted on Facebook by Moorfield House b&b , Boat of Garten, which seems to show a 2 barred crossbill in their garden yesterday.
  9. Capercaillie71

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    The nest site at Lochter, Oldmeldrum is publicly known and occasionally mentioned in the press. Elsewhere there are a couple of sites that seem to be well known locally though not usually publicised.
  10. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I can't see the photos on that link as it's a closed group. I assume they are the same photos as on this page? https://www.facebook.com/cairngormsnature
  11. Capercaillie71

    Lothian Birding

    I've had a very enjoyable couple of days working in Lothian. Yesterday I was in the Pentland Hills and saw a pair of Nuthatches at Woodhouselee. As I had been up early in the morning doing a lek count on Deeside before heading south I managed the unusual double of Capercaillie and Nuthatch in...
  12. Capercaillie71

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I imagine that Ravens have a hard time spreading east through some of the more heavily keepered parts of the area. I see them most times I head over the Lecht or the Cairnwell but much less frequently to the east (although I saw one near Aboyne last week). Eventually I suspect enough will get...
  13. Capercaillie71

    Is this a stoat or a weasel?

    Isn't anyone going to do the joke? I agree that the tail looks cut off.
  14. Capercaillie71

    Lac du Der and Foret D'Orient

    There is information about the area here: http://www.champagne-ardenne-tourism.co.uk/faun/fauna-flora/ornithology-birdwatching-sites.aspx Recent crane counts are available here: http://champagne-ardenne.lpo.fr/grus-grus/index.htm# I visited the Foret d'orient briefly last summer - not really...
  15. Capercaillie71

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I don't seem to have done much birding at all in the second half of this year. Two young children, a dog, and a tendency to be more office-bound with my job all seem to have conspired against much birding. I hadn't realised how much of my birding was done on the fly in the odd spare hour as I...
  16. Capercaillie71

    First conviction under vicarious liability

    The fine is not much but at least it sets the precedent and I don't suppose most landowners will want a criminal record. If the estate receives agricultural subsidies these could also be clawed back. More on the case here...
  17. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    I suspect that the three party leaders are slightly regretting their panicked promise of new powers now. It will be difficult for them to deliver, but I think it halted the swing to yes, so they will be expected to deliver. Personally I would be quite happy if the outcome was a...
  18. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    No, here is a definitive list of the new powers on offer: https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/508936637842489344/photo/1 ;)
  19. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    If it's a no vote as I suspect/fear, I think the biggest loser politically will be the labour party. They have been very naive in their dealings with the Tories over the whole referendum and to my mind have stepped into a trap. They have already apparently lost a lot of their traditional...
  20. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    Nick Clegg has signed a pledge! http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29213418
  21. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    This mention of red grouse reminded me that land reform is one topic that hasn't been particularly prominent in the independence debate. Certainly it doesn't seem to have been a high priority for the SNP up to now (although it has been for the Greens who are also part of the Yes campaign)...
  22. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    On lighter note, I enjoyed this welcome that was given to the Labour shadow cabinet that travelled up from London to march through central Glasgow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMXuEmqAHA
  23. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    As someone who was once (many years ago) called a 'f***ing English b*****d' by a drunken Glaswegian at Loch Morlich campsite (I am Scottish born to English parents and grew up in England) I utterly condemn any abusive behaviour. However, I have to agree with Stonefaction that there is very...
  24. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    That was impossible because the UK government refused to pre-negotiate. If you read beyond the pejorative headlines about financial doom on the BBC you find this: Angus Grossart, chairman of merchant bank Noble Grossart, said that people should "not panic" following the decisions made by the...
  25. Capercaillie71

    Scottish Independence

    Except Scotland remains in the UK for at least 18 months after a yes vote. Plenty of time to sort out currency issues and ring-fence different parts of banks if necessary (as Santander do in the UK now).
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