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    black throated diver breeding in galloway

    thanx for the replies. i would never mention the name of the it is quite remote anyway and not fished too much. seems that it quite rare to have them breeding down here i am quite surprised, i will defo be going back to that loch this year to see if its back. thanx aswel for the birdtrack link
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    black throated diver breeding in galloway

    2 years ago in the summer i was fishing a loch in galloway and waded out into the water to fish from a small island when a huge black bird clumsily got into the water making a huge splash, within seconds it was about 20yards away in the water with only its long neck sticking out staring right at...
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    where to see eagles in galloway/ayrshire?

    i was at mull in the summer i wrote that on my first thread that i was over there fishing for a week. i saw 2 golden eagles and 3 pairs of sea eagles and we werent even really looking for them. saw a sea eagle nab a seagull chick at the river ba estuary about 40yards away from me it was great...
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    where to see eagles in galloway/ayrshire?

    thanx very much m8 i was down at whithorn in the summer fishing so i know where u mean, i might justtake a trip down on sun to see if i can spot it. that is a good site so ta very much
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    where to see eagles in galloway/ayrshire?

    i live right at the edge of the galloway forest in dalmellington 5mins from loch doon. i am defo sure it wasnt buzzards i work for a forestry contractor in the galloway forest and see buzzards everyday and although i am no expert it was defo golden eagles. it was in a huge open area with no...
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    where to see eagles in galloway/ayrshire?

    i had an an amazing experiance in novenber while hillwalking in my area in ayrshire/galloway border when me and a friend saw a pair of golden eagles. i have saw golden and white tailed eagles in mull but to see them here was something else as there is only meant to be 3 pairs in galloway. i have...
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    If sparrowhawks are so common, how come ive seen so little

    sorry all i can see is a the yellow reply button, i am not daft honest lol
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    If sparrowhawks are so common, how come ive seen so little

    sorry but i still cant see where to click to start my own thread can someone help please
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    If sparrowhawks are so common, how come ive seen so little

    can someone please tell me where to click to start my own post. i have done it once a while ago and now forget and cant se it lol
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    If sparrowhawks are so common, how come ive seen so little

    i live in ayrshire and i would say they are quite common here as i have seen quite a few recently in different areas, i used to see one in my back garden usually 3-4 times a week harrasing the smaller birds at my feeders but it was probably there more often than i saw it. i only saw it killing...
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    Buzzard? thetford

    defo not a buzzard m8 i work in the galloway forest and its rife with buzzards and you can tell straight away its not one. i am not sure but would say a harrier
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    golden eagles in galloway

    thanks for the replys and the link to the raptor study group. i have visited the site before and got in contact with a guy from ayr who wanted to take me out and show me the ropes but i was so busy with work as i have 2 jobs. i knew there was up to 3 breeding pair in D & G it was just a shock to...
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    golden eagles in galloway

    me and my pal went hillwaliking up the cairnsmore of carsphairn about a month ago and we were coming down the back of the hill towards the clennoch bothy and my pal shouted (look at that)! it was maybe a good 100yards in front of us and 150 foot high but i am 100% sure it was a golden eagle. it...
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