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Birding at Loch of Kinnordy (1 Viewer)
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One of my best visits to Kinnordy today. Started off in the car park with a Lifer in Mark Caunt LOL It was great to meet you at last laddie. Oh and it was good to catch up with Gus (a month tick.. do I do them?) as well. So I got the news that the ibis was around.
Off to the Gullery Hide and another month tick in Mike! No sign of the ibis, nor the Wood Sandpiper. No Osprey in view, and no Marsh Harrier to be seen either. Oh well, settle down and await events. I did get the news that a Red Kite was sitting on the Osprey nest though and he was (year tick), just visible - the first one I've seen there for a few years.
Half an hour or so later it all kicked off! With Kite in the air, followed almost immediately by the male Marsh Harrier, who came hunting over the bog bean islands. Then the Osprey appeared, and after a few minutes chased the Cormorant (year tick) off his feeding post.
Shortly after all that activity the Wood Sandpiper (year tick) was found again.
A lovely guy from Balbeggie came in then and settled down. But it didn't seem to be too long before he found the ibis!!! Away to the left in amongst some Greylags.
Glossy Ibis Lifer!!!!
How beautiful he looked in the sunshine. We hardly ever managed to see his head and bill though, permanently feeding LOL. We lost him in the long grass for a while, but he eventually re-emerged then suddenly took flight, landing closer to us, but completely out of sight unfortunately.
What a session.
Not had a chance to check my pictures yet and I'm sure others have got better ones of the Ibis. But any picture of a Lifer is a good one, isn't it?
Off to the Gullery Hide and another month tick in Mike! No sign of the ibis, nor the Wood Sandpiper. No Osprey in view, and no Marsh Harrier to be seen either. Oh well, settle down and await events. I did get the news that a Red Kite was sitting on the Osprey nest though and he was (year tick), just visible - the first one I've seen there for a few years.
Half an hour or so later it all kicked off! With Kite in the air, followed almost immediately by the male Marsh Harrier, who came hunting over the bog bean islands. Then the Osprey appeared, and after a few minutes chased the Cormorant (year tick) off his feeding post.
Shortly after all that activity the Wood Sandpiper (year tick) was found again.
A lovely guy from Balbeggie came in then and settled down. But it didn't seem to be too long before he found the ibis!!! Away to the left in amongst some Greylags.
Glossy Ibis Lifer!!!!
How beautiful he looked in the sunshine. We hardly ever managed to see his head and bill though, permanently feeding LOL. We lost him in the long grass for a while, but he eventually re-emerged then suddenly took flight, landing closer to us, but completely out of sight unfortunately.
What a session.
Not had a chance to check my pictures yet and I'm sure others have got better ones of the Ibis. But any picture of a Lifer is a good one, isn't it?
That sounds like VERY good day D.:t:
Rich
Rich
Yeah, it was Rich.
I suppose you have Kites and Ibis coming out of your ears down there!
I suppose you have Kites and Ibis coming out of your ears down there!
Kites yes:t: Ibis no:-CYeah, it was Rich.
I suppose you have Kites and Ibis coming out of your ears down there!
Will be heading to Somerset in 3 weeks time so will hopefully see them at Ham Wall.
Rich
Well done :clap::t:
gus guthrie
gus guthrie
It was good to see you as well Delia, and glad you got the Ibis,,,it really is a stunner of a bird when the sun is shining on it.
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Yeah, even though we had rather distant views for the camera, looking through the scope he really was stunning.... fair gleaming in the sunshine.
That will be a day long lived in my memory!!
That will be a day long lived in my memory!!
MarkCaunt
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Haha! Nice to meet you too Delia! Glad I could increase your "Birders Tick List".
Glad you got the Ibis. Wee cracker.
Happy birding!
Thanks Mark - it's always great to put a face to a name you've 'chatted' to, isn't it.
I'm glad my departure prompted the Ibis to return to the hide area, giving the watchers a good view. I just new that would happen.
I only I could have stayed another 20 minutes!
kawwauser
Well-known member
LOL Stuart - where's your reports then?
I didn't manage across in June and am now in South Wales for the next few weeks (although I should be in Norway looking at Nutcrackers!!:-C Emergency admission to hospital put paid to that dream).
What is happening at the reserve then. Guess no gulls nested on the raft?
I didn't manage across in June and am now in South Wales for the next few weeks (although I should be in Norway looking at Nutcrackers!!:-C Emergency admission to hospital put paid to that dream).
What is happening at the reserve then. Guess no gulls nested on the raft?
Capercaillie71
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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 a different bird passing through? The female in Delia's photo from April does not have a green wing tag and I am fairly sure the bird I saw was an adult as it had missing flight feathers.
How interesting, and well spotted too Paul.
I wonder if we can find out what's going on there?
I wonder if we can find out what's going on there?
Could it be one of these?
http://hawkandowl.org/our-work/research/report-marsh-harriers-with-green-wing-tags/
http://hawkandowl.org/our-work/research/report-marsh-harriers-with-green-wing-tags/
Capercaillie71
Well-known member
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.
Just back from a visit to Kinnordy.
I didn't get a picture of my two stars.... Little Grebe, who wouldn't really play ball by coming out into the open. And both Marsh Harriers have arrived. Gave some lovely hunting views, but a bit distant for my wee camera.
An Osprey was seen the other day, but I didn't spot one on this visit.
I didn't get a picture of my two stars.... Little Grebe, who wouldn't really play ball by coming out into the open. And both Marsh Harriers have arrived. Gave some lovely hunting views, but a bit distant for my wee camera.
An Osprey was seen the other day, but I didn't spot one on this visit.
