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david r

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• Mar 4, 2005

• #1

Ahoy,
Another very quiet trip,
Dave

 

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birdman

Орнитол&

• Mar 4, 2005

• #2

Thanks David,

Not sure if I've asked this before, but have you got yourself a "resident" Jackdaw there?

 

david r

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• Mar 4, 2005

• #3

Birdman,
Yes , its been out there since at least November, last year we had a few Starlings, and the winter before that it was a Rook.
They usually leave in the spring when other migrants start to pass.
Regds Dave

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

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• Mar 4, 2005

• #4

david r said:

Birdman,
Yes , its been out there since at least November, last year we had a few Starlings, and the winter before that it was a Rook.
They usually leave in the spring when other migrants start to pass.
Regds Dave

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I guess we're talking about an oil platform here ...what does this Jackdaw survive on? Handouts from workers?

 

david r

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• Mar 4, 2005

• #5

Jos,
Its an F.P.S.O. here is a pix of it, and yes, some of the lads must be feeding it.
Dave

 

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Jos Stratford

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• Mar 5, 2005

• #6

david r said:

Jos,
Its an F.P.S.O. here is a pix of it, and yes, some of the lads must be feeding it.
Dave

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Er, pretty dumb here, but what is F.P.S.O. ? That picture looks like some kind of moving gas drill or something? Is it in a stationary position or moving about the sea? Presumably it's not coming to shore or the Jackdaw would jump ship

 

david r

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• Mar 6, 2005

• #7

Jos
F= Floating p = Production S = Storage & O = Offloading ,the unit is a converted tanker and is permanently moored in this location
Dave

 

TWM

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• Mar 31, 2005

• #8

Reading the North Sea Bird Club reports you've had some good stuff on the Ugly Gorm. Do you find spring or autumn best?

 

timmyjones

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• Apr 1, 2005

• #9

So let me get this right you have a resident Jackdaw that lives of scraps of food given by the workers!

 

david r

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• Apr 2, 2005

• #10

TWM / Tim
There are always a lot more birds in autumn though I think May is best for the rarer birds.
The Jackdaw is away now, but yes he stayed all winter, at the moment we have a Carrion crow, 1 Wren, 1 Blackcap, 20 Starlings, 4 Chaffinches, 1 Blackbird and a Song thrush aboard, I will see if any new birds have arrived during the night shortly when I get out on deck. Dave

 

TWM

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• Apr 2, 2005

• #11

Good chance of a Robin---there's been quite a few 'continental' birds at Rattray. Tim

 

jeeper

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• Apr 6, 2005

• #12

Bluewater Name???

David,

I've been some 30 years removed from the Gulf of Mexico drilling and production rigs as a communications tech. I wonder if thats the same company that runs your boat that used to run some drill rigs over here called Bluewater. Can not remember their exact names because I only visited them a very few times and I called on a great many rigs, simis, jackups, well you get the idea there. Most were only 15 to 45 minute stops and fly to next.

 

TWM

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• Apr 6, 2005

• #13

Jeeper, Uisge Gorm is Gaelic for Blue Water. They also have the Bleo Holm in the North Sea which is Welsh I believe for Blue Water.