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    Scotland - Glencoe/Rannoch Moor - Golden Eagle?

    Thanks all, I'll go by the consensus on here that it's an Osprey then :)
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    Scotland - Glencoe/Rannoch Moor - Golden Eagle?

    I'm pretty sure it wasn't an Osprey, I've seen quite a few of them and the darker feathers were the wrong colour. It's also a fair bit away from anywhere where it could fish.
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    Scotland - Glencoe/Rannoch Moor - Golden Eagle?

    Hello! These are pretty fuzzy shots as I only just caught this bird out of the corner of my eye for a few seconds before it disappeared behind the trees. I'm fairly certain it's not a Buzzard as I see Buzzards very regularly, and this bird seemed far too big. If I had a photo of the bird's...
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    Mallards eating other birds

    The Robin was down at the river's edge...I'd tried to coax the Robin away from there because one duck had already snapped at it, but I think it was trying to get on the only bit of ground that wasn't snowy - right at the water's edge. It was a bit out of sorts - it didn't fly away when I got...
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    Mallards eating other birds

    That's your opinion, and if I'd been in the middle of nowhere I would have let nature take its course but this was ducks and seagulls in a touristy village where people are down feeding them constantly...it was one Robin and I didn't want to watch it getting torn limb from limb by seagulls. I...
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    Mallards eating other birds

    Thanks for the replies, I had googled but hadn't found much but yeah, I know most birds will try and kill anything they can eat...I'd just never seen it from Mallards before. I'd hoped the Robin would make it - it was moving around in my hand after I got a hold of it and I tried to get it to...
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    Mallards eating other birds

    I witnessed a female mallard try and drown a robin today before seagulls got a hold of it and tried to kill it by dropping it. I managed to get it away from them but it passed away in my hands anyway, probably from the shock :( I'm not surprised at the gulls, but is this normal for ducks? We do...
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    Scotland - Loch Lomond - Manky Mallard? Hybrid?

    Two very large ducks have appeared in my village - they have mostly Mallard markings but are much bigger (about double the size) and have a different bodyshape to Mallards. I'm wondering if they're crossed with another species? The only other species ducks on the river are Muscovy Ducks and...
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    Mallard Hybrid?

    I'm thinking this might be a Mallard Muscovy Duck hybrid? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/sueKay/_DSC0899_zpse51d0190.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/sueKay/_DSC0903_zpscbb8e39a.jpg It was one of two drakes that were much larger than regular Mallards. The other one had...
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    Swan trying to remove leg ring

    I saw a mute swan today and while she was washing her feathers, she kept going back to her leg and biting at the ring and pulling on it when she could get purchase. She was being quite rough about it as if she were angry or frustrated. I've never seen a Swan do this to their leg rings before...
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    Redwing Migration

    Probably, it's just that I'd never seen one before and everything I read indicated them moving on my by now, but then it has been pretty cold!
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    Redwing Migration

    Hi all, I was wondering when Redwings usually migrate? I've just moved to Glasgow, and I've noticed one solitary Redwing at the same little bit of roadside greenery on several occasions. He seems to be in the company of two Song Thrushes but I've not seen any other Redwings. I think it's...
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    Birds of Prey Stolen from Loch Lomond Centre

    Hi there, I don't know if this is the right place to post this (if not, my apologies and could a moderator put it where it's meant to be) but I feel compelled to. Two Harris and one Red-Tailed Hawks have been stolen from the Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre. They were stolen in the early hours...
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    Odd Duck/Goose in central Scotland

    It's a Muscovy Duck! :D Thank you AStevenson :)
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    Odd Duck/Goose in central Scotland

    No, it's got a black head and neck with a white belly
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    Odd Duck/Goose in central Scotland

    It's definitely not a Goosander, there are plenty of those where I live :) It's sort-of Egyptian Goose-shaped with an Eider duck's beak and markings sort of like an Eider Duck.
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    Odd Duck/Goose in central Scotland

    Hi there, I've seen a type of bird in a river near my home that I've never seen before. It's very much like a shelduck, as it has a pink beak, and clearly defined markings, but it has a completely black back with no white present on the wings, and a shorter neck. I have absolutely no idea...
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    Egyptian Geese in Scotland

    thanks folks! I was just a bit worried as I've never seen Egyptian Geese before.
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    Egyptian Geese in Scotland

    Hi there! (note - newbie...so I don't know if this is the right place for this) I live at Loch Lomond, and a few days ago noticed three geese that I'd never seen before in the river of my village. Did some research and it turns out they're Egyptian Geese. Thing is...According to the RPSB...
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    Hi there!

    Thanks again for all the welcomes! Lost the link to the forum, but don't worry - It's in my favourites now! regarding those strange visitors to my area...I've done some searching...and they look almost identical to Egyptian Geese... The only difference with our visitors is that their necks...
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    Hi there!

    Thanks guys! Well...my village is ovrrun by Drakes, Mute Swans and Crested Divers...but we've got some odd visitors in the village that I never seen before...They either small geese or a type of wildfowl...if I find a picture of one I'll put it up here...I've never seen them before!
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    Hi there!

    Hi there! Thought I'd better introduce myself... My name's Susan, I'm 17 and I'm from the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond, Scotland! I found out about the forum via my friend's livejournal, and seeing as I love birds, thought I'd join!
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