The scottish trip, Bird list and photos (1 Viewer)

Ant · Jul 29, 2006

Here is the list of birds.

Gannet*
Cormorant
Grey heron
Mute swan
Mallard
Tufted duck
Eider
Red breasted merganser
Hen harrier
Buzzard
Golden eagle
Kestrel
Red grouse
Pheasant
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Ringed plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Snipe*
Curlew
Arctic skua
Black-headed gull
Common gull
Lesser black backed gull
Herring gull
Great black backed gull
Kittiwake
Common tern
Arctic tern
Guillemot
Razorbill
Black guillemot
Puffin
Rock dove and/or feral pigeon
Woodpigeon
Collared dove
Cuckoo (poss. Heard)
Tawny owl (heard)*
Swift
Skylark
Sand martin
Swallow
House martin
Meadow pipit
Grey wagtail
Pied wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Whinchat
Stonechat
Wheatear
Blackbird
Grasshopper warbler
Sedge warbler
Willow warbler
Blue tit
Great tit
Magpie
Chough
Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded crow
Carrion crow
Raven
Starling
House sparrow
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Reed bunting
75 species in total, a lot more than I thought. I'm pritty sure that if I checked out every single patch of water, I could get to at least 90, I also belive that I have missed out a few, due to not remembering them. so my acual bird list is probably in the 80's.

All birds in itallics are lifers. All birds marked with a * are year ticks.
That means I got 11 lifers and 3 year ticks. This means that this year I have so far seen and heard a total of 132 birds.

I shall leave you with 5 photos from the first day for now. I still have a huge ammount to sort though!

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

photos.

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

photos

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

Comments now welcome.

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

photos.

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

This is all that ive sorted through so far.

Ross Hunter · Jul 30, 2006

Great Report Ant and in great detail you got a great list

Well Done

The Queen doesny look very happy 3

George Garner · Jul 30, 2006

Hi Ant,
Nice set of pics, and very good list. But have not listened to Bill have you,
where was your note book?Still it would seem you had a great time.
George

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

George Garner said:
Hi Ant,
Nice set of pics, and very good list. But have not listened to Bill have you,
where was your note book?Still it would seem you had a great time.
George

I was typing things up on my laptop as soon as I got back to the flat. So everything is acurate, however, I didn't want to go into full detail with numbers of birds, times induviduals where seen, etc.

chris3871 · Jul 30, 2006

Glad to hear you've had a nice time.
I like the picture of the heron especially.

Also, good to hear you have seen a golden eagle! I had the oppurtunity to see the Lake District ones, been up there with DofE, but alas no eagles spotted. Glad someone did.

Speak soon.

Bridie · Jul 30, 2006

Hello Ant

You certainly did have an enviable holiday. :frog: I loved the photos of the moth and the grey wagtail. Any ideas which moth it is?
Not sure that the ones with the umbrellas were having such a good holiday as yours - they looked a bit grumpy :storm: - unlike the lovely photo of you and fiona.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Bridie

robinm · Jul 30, 2006

Bridie said:
I loved the photos of the moth and the grey wagtail. Any ideas which moth it is?

I don't know if Ant has identified the moth but it looks like a faded Magpie to me. See here http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=64

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

robinm said:
I don't know if Ant has identified the moth but it looks like a faded Magpie to me. See here http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=64

Thanks robin, I had not identified the moth. It was infact on the ferry!

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

Here are some red dear pics, a guillemot and guillemot with chick.

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

chris3871 said:
Glad to hear you've had a nice time.
I like the picture of the heron especially.

Also, good to hear you have seen a golden eagle! I had the oppurtunity to see the Lake District ones, been up there with DofE, but alas no eagles spotted. Glad someone did.

Speak soon.

I'm sure you'll see a golden eagle sometime soon chris, you should get to Islay yourself.

brianfm · Jul 30, 2006

Hi Ant

Sounds like you have had a good trip with good sightings of some good birds. A few there I would like this year not least being Golden Eagle.
A nice list. How did you manage to forget some? My trick is just to go through the bird guide at end of each day and it refreshes the mind. BTW you do realise that Carrion and Hooded Crow are sub species of the same species and therefore really count only as one tick? Guess you may know that, but some may not. Its interesting to read how they are distributed and hybridise.
Do you think the royal family may be trailing you?

robinm · Jul 30, 2006

brianfm said:
BTW you do realise that Carrion and Hooded Crow are sub species of the same species and therefore really count only as one tick? Guess you may know that, but some may not. Its interesting to read how they are distributed and hybridise.

No, they are now counted as separate species:

Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

The BOU split them a couple of years ago. So Ant gets 2 ticks for his trip list.

brianfm · Jul 30, 2006

robinm said:
No, they are now counted as separate species:

Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

The BOU split them a couple of years ago. So Ant gets 2 ticks for his trip list.

Blimey I didnt know that. Then I get an extra tick on my UK list too. Very good. My mistake. Problem with constant change, I can't keep up with it.

Cheers

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

brianfm said:
BTW you do realise that Carrion and Hooded Crow are sub species of the same species and therefore really count only as one tick? Guess you may know that, but some may not. Its interesting to read how they are distributed and hybridise.

robinm said:
No, they are now counted as separate species:
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

The BOU split them a couple of years ago. So Ant gets 2 ticks for his trip list.

Thats lucky then.

Even if they where still officially one species, therefore one tick, I would still tick them both, afterall, it is my personal list.

Ant · Jul 30, 2006

brianfm said:
Hi Ant

Sounds like you have had a good trip with good sightings of some good birds. A few there I would like this year not least being Golden Eagle.
A nice list. How did you manage to forget some?

By not writing up the list as soon as possible.

brianfm said:
My trick is just to go through the bird guide at end of each day and it refreshes the mind.?

I did that a few times

brianfm said:
Do you think the royal family may be trailing you?

Errm.. Yes :bounce:

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