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july
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Common Sandpiper
AAP Not all my digiscoped pictures are as dull as these last three, but I'm glad to have them all for different reasons. This was taken on the last day of the Strathspey Bash, after the group had broken up and I spent the afternoon with Ken and Evelyn (both of whom died last year). This...- delia todd
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- 2006 actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper. strathspey bash july leica apo 77 & nikon 4500 scotland strathspey
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Spotted Flycatcher
It's a very cold frosty morning and daaaark!!!! As promised, trawling through my archives and got this wee one from my digiscoping days. I'd been on a Scottish Bash to Strathspey and I stopped in a layby which had lots of trees in the hope that I'd see one of these, they seem to be getting...- delia todd
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- 2006 aberdeenshire glen shiel july muscicapa striata nikon coolpix 4500 & leica apo77 spotted flycatcher
- Comments: 26
- Category: Britain & Europe
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My cheeky little Robin
Another of my window feeder birds, but this time I got him in the hedge through the window. I've actually found it quite difficult to get pictures of this guy, as he's inclined to sit on the window ledge and just poke his head up to stare through the window at me, so if I move for the camera he...- delia todd
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- 2012 blairgowrie erithacus rubecula european robin garden july olympus sp-550uz perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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In hiding
I was searching around with the scope and noticed 'something a bit different' hiding on one of the bog bean islands. So I picked up the camera and clicked away, and this was the result of a big crop. He must have raised his head a bit more for this picture, 'cos I certainly didn't know what was...- delia todd
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- 2012 angus anser anser greylag goose july kinnordy olympus sp-550uz scotland
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Busy about his business
Just to prove I don't only take 'sitting ducks' ;) there were a few Jackdaws wandering about there as well and they really proved difficult to get as they moved so fast!- delia todd
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- 2012 aberfeldy corvus monedula jackdaw july olympus sp55-ouz perthshire scotland
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Keeping an eye on the kids
The last I think from Brechin. The other side of the fence was a children's playground and the kids were enjoying themselves on a trampoline. For all the world it looked like these two were watching them like a couple of mothers. I tried to move round to get the kids in shot too, but I'd have...- delia todd
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- 2012 angus brechin common gulls july larus canus olympus sp-55ouz scotland
- Comments: 24
- Category: Britain & Europe
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It just happened!
After we'd done Aberlemno we moved on to the Pictland Centre and Brechin Castle visitor centre, a large complex with an exhibition/museum explaining all about the Picts, a garden centre, gift shop, rather a nice cafe and country park. It's very close to the A90 and would be worth calling in...- delia todd
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- 2012 angus brechin common gull july larus canus olympus sp-550uz scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Barn Sparrows
Sorry, silly title! After investigating the Pictish stone on the roadside at Aberlemno, we moved down to the church where there's an 8th century standing stone in the graveyard. Anyway, there were lots of birds fluttering about and I'd left the bins in the car! I suddenly realised the group...- delia todd
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- 2012 aberlemno angus brechin eurasian tree sparrow july olympus sp-550uz passer montanus scotland tree sparrow
- Comments: 18
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Jackdaw with a touch of leucism
I don't see Jackdaws in the gardens too often, so it was nice to catch this one on the neighbour's roof. It wasn't until I downloaded the pictures that I saw he'd a few white feathers, so I may be able to keep track of this one.- delia todd
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- 2012 blairgowrie corvus monedula garden july leucistic jackdaw olympus sp55-ouz perthshire scotland
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Common Gulls (Sub-adult)
AAP This was digiscoped up on my patch a few years ago. It looks like it was a very hot, sunny day. These two look too old to have been hatched there that summer.- delia todd
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- 2005 blairgowrie common gulls july juvenile/immature larus canus nikon coolpix 4500 & leica apo77 perthshire scotland sub-adult the patch up the hill
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Common Gull
AAP I kept trying (and hoping) for 'the' flight shot with the little Nikon Coolpix, but really asking a bit much. Anyway this was taken up on my Patch a few years ago. Sometimes there were just 2 or 3 birds there, other times 50 or more.- delia todd
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- 2005 blairgowrie common gull flight july larus canus nikon coolpix 4500 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Common Gull Juveniles
AAP I don't 'do' gulls but I think these two were too old to be that year's brood and I'm really not sure if they were born on my patch at all. Many times I thought there were a couple sitting on nests but never saw any baby ones until 2010. Loads of gulls seemed to like the area and would...- delia todd
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- 2005 blairgowrie common gull july juvenile nikon coolpix 4500 & leica apo77 perthshire scotand the patch up the hill
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Llangorse Lake
AAP A few months ago I showed you a picture of Llangorse Lake from the 'commercialised' end. This picture is taken at the nature reserve part. I'm sure I saw a Yellow-legged Gull that day, but due to the heat the pictures are awful! But it certainly looked like an adult Herring Gull with...- delia todd
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- 2006 july llangorse lake nikon coolpix 4500 wales
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- Category: Landscapes
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Llanfihangel Gobion
AAP As I think I said before, I always try and visit Llanfihangel Gobion when I go to see my brother and I really love this view I got. Now if you get your bins out and look really, really, hard you should see some birds in the middle distance.- delia todd
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- 2006 abergavenny july llanfihangel gobion nikon coolpix 4500 river usk wales
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- Category: Landscapes
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A..tishooo!
AAP Another of this lovely bird taken at Murton. Digiscoped- delia todd
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- 2005 angus carduelis carduelis european goldfinch goldfinch july leica apo 77 & nikon 4500 murton nature reserve scotland
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This don't half tickle
AAP Back when this picture was taken Murton was a newly developed nature reserve, not yet open to the public, though there were places to vew from the road. I found this Goldfinch feeding on the thistles. Digiscoped- delia todd
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- 2005 angus carduelis carduelis goldfinch july leica apo 77 & nikon 4500 murton nature reserve scotland
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Great Crested Grebe
AAP There is/was a hide overlooking the smaller of the two lochs at Monikie (I've not been there for a bit). The adults were busy feeding the youngsters. Digiscoped- delia todd
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- 2004 angus great crested grebe july leica apo 77 & nikon 4500 monikie podiceps cristatus scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Corn Bunting
Another from my archive. We'd gone over to Fife for a weekend in order to visit the Isle of May. We pulled into a large lay by for lunch and I heard this bird singing. Hmmm.... jangling keys.... er... oh wow there's a Corn Bunting where is it??? Found it of course at the top of a tree. The...- delia todd
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- 2004 anstruther corn bunting emberiza calandra fife july nikon coolpix 4500 & leica apo77
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Baby Water Rail
I'd forgotten about this picture - back in 2007, for the first time, Kinnordy cut back the reeds in front of one of the hides allowing great views of the Water Rails if they came out, then the youngsters started appearing!- delia todd
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- 2007 angus july juvenile/immature kinnordy leica apo 77 & nikon 4500 rallus aquaticus scotland water rail
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Red Kite
I nearly missed this picture. At least I've got some colour in this one. I'm not sure what mode it was.... maybe on Sports Mode, 1/640 sec, F4.5- delia todd
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- 2011 july milvus milvus nantyrarian olympus sp55-ouz red kite wales
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Red Kite
Those Kites were wheeling around much to fast for ... er ... well let's blame the camera rather than my reactions eh;) This one happened to drop a bit lower at an angle I could get at it. The ones swooping down to pick up the meat on the island were just a bit too far away for my little super...- delia todd
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- 2011 july milvus milvus nantyrarian olympus sp55-ouz wales
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The hungry hordes
When I arrived at Llanidloes, I asked the guys what chance there would be for me to see a Red Kite that day. "Hundred per cent", I was assured. They didn't lie , did they:-O- delia todd
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- 2011 july milvus milvus nantyrarian olympus sp55-ouz red kite wales
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Llanfihangel Gobion
When Jos had this as his patch, overnight the river changed its course - the old river bed was about 50 yards to the left of this bend; so one farmer lost some land another gained LOL. The sandbank you can see in this picture is now a Sand Martin nest site, though we saw very few around that...- delia todd
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- 2011 abergavenny july llanfihangel gobion olympus sp55-ouz wales
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- Category: Landscapes
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Little Egret
Still at Llanfihangel Gobion, sitting beside the river with the cows munching away behind us! The hoped for kingfisher didn't appear but.... a Little Egret flew in. Now this is a bird that wasn't there in Jos's day!- delia todd
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- 2011 abergavenny egretta garzetta july little egret llanfihangel gobion olympus sp55-ouz wales
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A Passerine
I had another day out with Andrew exploring sort of east of Abergavenny. We started off at one of the places I always try and head for, Llanfihangel Gobion, which was Jos Stratford's patch when he lived in the area. If you get a magnifying glass out you'll see a Cormorant sitting on the power...- delia todd
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- 2011 abergavenny great cormorant july llanfihangel gobion olympus sp55-ouz phalacrocorax carbo wales
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- Category: Britain & Europe