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    Gus's Scottish List 2019

    Much the same as previous years, I'll try and get photographs as often as I can. Work is pretty full on so free time to bird might be tighter than previous years....but will try to get out as often as I can :) 1.1.19 1. Blackbird ........ Garden 2. Robin 3. Dunnock 4. Carrion Crow 5. Blue...
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    Calis Beach/ Fethiye area. Turkey sept/oct

    Turkey trip 2018. Calis Beach Resort, Fethiye. Sept. 21st to Oct. 5th We arrived at Dalaman Airport at around 11.30pm and after a bit of a wait finally picked our Rental car up and headed towards Fethiye . After getting completely lost we eventually found our Hotel at Calis Beach and headed...
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    Fethiye area, Turkey Sept/Oct

    Anyone been to this area recently ? Can't find a lot of up-to-date info, most reports are quite a few years old. Any help would be great as we're going later this month. thanks.
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    Fethiye area, Turkey Sept/Oct

    Anyone been to this area recently ? Can't find a lot of up-to-date info, most reports are quite a few years old. Any help would be great as we're going later this month. thanks.
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    Tenerife, May 2018

    I'm going to Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island for a week in May. We will have a car so travelling won't be an issue. Has anyone been recently ?, especially would like to see both Laurel & Bolle's Pigeons. Any help appreciated, thanks.
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    Tenerife in May 2018

    I'm going to Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island for a week in May. We will have a car so travelling won't be an issue. Has anyone been recently, especially would like to see both Laurel & Bolle's Pigeons. Any help appreciated, thanks.
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    Gus's Scottish List 2018

    Happy New Year everyone and time to start again. Much the same as last year I intend to do most of my birding locally here in Angus, especially at Kinnordy Loch which is my home patch. I will still try to go for new ones elsewhere if time permits though. New Year day started with checking out...
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    Gus's Scottish List 2017

    A New Year and time to get out there again. Stayed local today and tried to pick up some of the Rarities which are still hanging around. My local patch is Kinnordy Loch, a mile from my house and I tend to bird mainly in Angus and North-east Scotland....unless something nice turns up elsewhere...
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    Salou, near Tarragona. late september

    I'm looking for any advice on where to go birding when we have a family holiday this year ( last week Sept/1st week Oct ). I've never been birding in mainland Spain before so have plenty new birds I'd like a chance to see. I will have a car during our holiday and plenty of time as the other...
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    Gus's Scottish List 2016

    Hopefully do a bit better than last year, am still a couple short of 300 for my Scottish Life list too. I'll try and photograph as many as I can too. 1/1/2016 1. Robin 2, Blackbird 3. Woodpigeon 4. Dunnock 5. Blue Tit 6. Collared Dove 7. Starling 8. House sparrow............ all in garden...
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    Emmeloord vist, early June 2015

    Hi there, am visiting Emmeloord for several days in early June ( work-related) but hopefully will get a bit of time to do some birding. Can anyone help with some nearby locations to reach by taxi or bus ? any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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    Gus's Scottish list 2015

    1. Woodpigeon ........... garden 2. House Sparrow 3. Blackbird 4. Blue Tit 5. Carrion Crow 6. Dunnock 7. Robin 8. Collared Dove ....... Kirriemuir 9. Rook ........ Checkiefield 10. Common Gull 11. Starling ....... Forfar 12. Coot ....... Rescobie Loch 13. Moorhen 14. Grey Heron 15. Goldeneye...
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    Gus's Angus List

    hard to beat last years tally, but i'll give it a crack ! 1. Blackbird ...... Garden 2. Blue Tit ...... 3. House Sparrow ...... 4. Chaffinch ....... 5. Coal Tit ....... 6. Dunnock ....... 7. Collared Dove ....... 8. Woodpigeon ....... 9. Brambling ....... 10. Starling ....... 11. Robin ...
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    Aldbourne area

    Hi, am coming down from scotland for a couple of days visiting some farms. any help to suggest places to do a bit of birding or good birds to see would be appreciated. thanks, gus
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    Aldbourne. Wiltshire visit

    Coming down on Sunday 29th Sept. to work for 3 days near Aldbourne, any good areas to do a bit of birding or interesting birds to see ? Any help would be great, thanks.
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    Czech Republic trip May 26th to June 7th

    Trip report to Czech Republic On Sunday, 26th May I flew from Edinburgh airport to Prague airport in the Czech Republic where I was met by my friends with whom I would be staying during my 12 day visit. After picking up the hire car at the airport we set off on our long journey east to the city...
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    fungi ID please.

    can someone identify this for me please ? i'm assuming it's very common but i've no idea. thanks.
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    Sa Caleta, Menorca Oct. 2010

    This was our first visit to Menorca and to tie in with school holidays here in Scotland we chose the first two weeks in October. The weather was very good for most of the holiday, warmer than I expected. There was a thunderstorm in the middle of our holiday, but it only lasted a day. We were...
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    puerto pollenca, majorca. oct. 2012

    Puerto Pollenca Sept. 30th – Oct. 13th Our first night in Majorca had heavy rain,strong winds and the temperature was well below average too, not the greatest of starts. The Hotel we were staying in was very pleasant and not far from both the beach and the town itself. I was up fairly early on...
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    Gus's Angus List

    concentrating on my home county of Angus this time....though will still go walkabout for new ones. 200 is a good total to get for Angus, anything over would be great. Last year I managed 206. 1/1/2013 1. Pheasant ...... Eassie 2. Carrion Crow ...... Kirriemuir 3. Blackbird ...... Kirriemuir 4...
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    Moravia in May

    Looking to go to Olomouc in Czech Republic for 10 days in May, any information about birdwatching in that part of the country would be appreciated. Will have transport and intend to travel a bit, hopefully to see my target birds ; Black Stork,Black Woodpecker & Hazel hen...
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    Small fine for Bridge of Orchy gamekeeper

    http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-scotland-glasgow-west-19517341&h=bAQHP03tl is it just me that thinks this a pathetically small fine for the crimes involved here ?
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    Frampton Marsh Reserve

    Had a fantastic day at this reserve today, amazing amount of birds .....and a lot of really great birders there too, very helpful. Highlights for me were;; red-necked phalarope, peregrine, little ringed plover, ruff, yellow wagtail, avocet, curlew sandpiper, little stint, spotted redshank, wood...
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    visiting birder

    coming down from north o' the border on wednesday/thursday.........looking for somewhere around peterborough for a bit of birding, keen to see Little Owl if anyone can help ? cheers, gus
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    camping in Tiree in July 2012

    Arrived in Oban harbour at 5am for the early morning ferry to Tiree and one of the first birds we saw were a pair of Black Guillemots swimming just out from the ferry terminal. Once we were aboard and headed out of port more seabirds were seen going up the sound of Mull. Added Guillemot...
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