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First evening in Ardersier - November 2023 (1 Viewer)
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Farnboro John
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Slav
Scozmos
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Cheers John, thought it might be, the other? There were four of the others together
Scozmos
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Thank you, confirmed, a good stroll in my humble opinion
Bewick
Connoisseur of WTL
Great finds, have not had a long tailed duck in almost 5 years.
Location and date mentioned in post title.
You seem only to have glanced at my request.
What have I missed Butty? Is it “every” or “country”? The mods can remind people of rules or you can report if you feel necessary.
Congratulations on the great birds btw Scozmos. And I fully agree with John’s ID.
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Farnboro John
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Country didn't bother me - I know where Ardersier is.
BTW I should have said its a Slav because it has a clean cap with a bold white cheek, throat and neck sharply demarcated from crown, nape and hind-neck. Black-necked Grebe is smudgy.
Hope you get the same views when you have your long lens.
John
BTW I should have said its a Slav because it has a clean cap with a bold white cheek, throat and neck sharply demarcated from crown, nape and hind-neck. Black-necked Grebe is smudgy.
Hope you get the same views when you have your long lens.
John
Scozmos
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E277798, N855232
Ardersier shore
Good morning butty, is it. The Slavonian Grebe was seen swimming and diving in a SSW direction just off the shore in Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Take the A96 East out of Inverness, towards Inverness, Dalcross Airport. Take the B9039 on the left towards Ardersier/Fort George this road runs directly into the town. The sea is on your left as you arrive. The shore runs on to Fort George at the tip of the headland and there is a path following the shoreline all the way with car parking at several spots. I hope this helps 👍👋
Well, keeping in mind that this is an international forum, it is useful to put at least the country, the same as when one puts the name of a place at Turkey, or Spain, or India... It helps to all the group and doesn't harm anyone to do so (if occasionally one forgets to do so is not a big deal)
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Farnboro John
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It does indeed, though - as some on here constantly remind the rest of us - the miracle of Google will reveal the country of a place-name as quick as thought.
John
Only if the placename is unique (as Ardersier is), and doesn't appear in other contexts, so trawling through pages of hits isn't necessaryIt does indeed, though - as some on here constantly remind the rest of us - the miracle of Google will reveal the country of a place-name as quick as thought.
John
dantheman
Bah humbug
I had no idea where Ardersier is - I assumed it was some Mediterranean or Indian Ocean locale I'd never heard of perhaps. But then I opened the thread, saw that it was a Long-tailed Duck and Slavonian Grebe, saw the OPs Union Jack flag, assumed it was closer to home, and thought 'oh well, I guess it's closer to home then', and didn't really care much after that ...
(Apologies to any residents of Ardersier on here ;-) )
(Apologies to any residents of Ardersier on here ;-) )
Farnboro John
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Yes, although there is always an interesting learning experience and sense of detective adventure in running down the right one.
John
No; failing to identify the country and making them look it up themselves just wastes the time of many people and is very inconsiderate.
They used to build oil rigs there. And that's the sum of my knowledge of Ardersier
Scozmos
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I almost said, no they didn't 🤣 they did, just round the corner at McDermots yard, long empty and now being developed but, the birds over there 🥰They used to build oil rigs there. And that's the sum of my knowledge of Ardersier
