kawwauser
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I headed for lintrathen/backwater dam this afternoon looking for some new birds for my list,i had 3 in mind,great crested grebe/sand martin and maybe black grouse,i got 2 out the 3,i only visited the new hide at lintrathen(this was closed for a while)2 great crested grebes seen right away, not much else about,goldeneye/cormorant/common gull/male reedbunting,i heard a nearby chiffchaff calling and went looking for it,i eventually found it,at backwater I parked at the start of the dam and got out my car and went into the boot,i heard a commotion from above and looked up to see a low flying osprey being harassed by a noisy common gull,by the time I got my camera both were high over the water,there must have been a recent mass hatching of flies here they were everywhere,i seen 10 black grouse at the back of the dam,5 males and 5 females,3 of the females were in flight the other 2 were in the trees,(might have been 2 of the flying 3)2 ravens were flying above the hill at quite a distance from each other calling loudly, on my way back 3 were present 2 of them sticking very closely together,there was also a mountain hare here with his winter coat almost gone,3 brown hares also seen ,meadow pipits were seen all along the walk and a flock of approx. 60 were seen just before you reach the car park at the back,i noticed a single bird flying into the trees in the field at the furthest car park but couldn't see it,i took random pics of the tree tops and checked them on my computer,2 female crossbills another new bird for my year list :t:
birds seen all from the road
osprey/raven/black grouse/skylark/buzzard/kestrel/lapwing/common gull/meadow pipit/oystercatcher/chaffinch/carrion crow/curlew/pied wagtail/crossbill
birds seen all from the road
osprey/raven/black grouse/skylark/buzzard/kestrel/lapwing/common gull/meadow pipit/oystercatcher/chaffinch/carrion crow/curlew/pied wagtail/crossbill
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