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Birds fae Torry (4 Viewers)
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Cucurrucucu
Cucurrucucu
A copy of Andrew Painting's Regeneration arrived in the post this morning! My Beloved will enjoy reading about the Mar estate which he has walked across so many times. Thanks, Andrew, for the heads up!
Looking forward to hearing reed buntings again. Quite miss the little show offs bellowing from the reed heads.
Looking forward to hearing reed buntings again. Quite miss the little show offs bellowing from the reed heads.
I hope you like Andrew's book. I think there's a Zoom event where he'll be discussing it soon. He's a really good writer. I briefly get a mention in the book too!
I had a short look around St Fittick's this morning, in fine and mild weather following pretty heavy overnight rain. The thermal imager helped me pick out a Jack Snipe, huddled down between the marsh and the burn. There were also five Common Snipe roosting and a Teal.
You can zoom in on the Jack Snipe in the pictures.
I had a short look around St Fittick's this morning, in fine and mild weather following pretty heavy overnight rain. The thermal imager helped me pick out a Jack Snipe, huddled down between the marsh and the burn. There were also five Common Snipe roosting and a Teal.
You can zoom in on the Jack Snipe in the pictures.
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Good grief... how the heck did you even see him in there Andrew?
Nice one lad.
Nice one lad.
That's what a thermal imager can do!
Is the book about both Mar and Mar Lodge Estate ? Mar Estate Is privately owned and Is nothing to do with Mar Lodge Estate
It's about the NTS Mar Lodge Estate. The author has worked there for a number of years.
Just orderedThanks Andrew.Looks like I shall be shopping on Amazon soon
The author, Andrew Painting, will be speaking to the NE Scotland branch of the SOC about his new book and the regeneration of important habitats on the Mar Lodge estate (as described in his new book) on 12 April (zoom meeting). Look out for details of how to join on ABZ and elsewhere.
Cucurrucucu
Cucurrucucu
Ah reflected glory! But who is reflecting whose?
I am print disabled and print inhibited. My beloved won't read it to me so I need an audio version.
I couldn't possibly comment. It sounds as though you should come along to the SOC meeting and ask Andrew to do an audio version. Or there's the book launch next week:
Brilliant.I couldn't possibly comment. It sounds as though you should come along to the SOC meeting and ask Andrew to do an audio version. Or there's the book launch next week:
I never knew about this.Thanks - Only been a member since 9 Oct 2003, despite what it says!
LOL Alan... you joined before me, so I didn't get a chance to welcome you.
So hi, welcome and I hope you enjoy your time with us.
Another quick look around St Fittick's today produced a similar selection of birds as yesterday, including the Jack Snipe in almost exactly the same spot. Five Teal was an increase in numbers and there were again five Common Snipe visible in the marsh.
I got out late afternoon today and stayed out until well after dark. A quick look along the north side of the headland produced my second Lesser Black-backed Gull of the year.
At St Fittick's, the Jack Snipe was again in the same spot, although it had shuffled off somewhere by sunset. Four Teal were in the marsh and three Grey Wagtails roosted in the reedbed. I made a fairly concerted effort to count the Common Snipe coming out of the marsh after dark and reckoned on there being 45. Many headed southwards, so I suspect they may travel reasonably far to feed.
At St Fittick's, the Jack Snipe was again in the same spot, although it had shuffled off somewhere by sunset. Four Teal were in the marsh and three Grey Wagtails roosted in the reedbed. I made a fairly concerted effort to count the Common Snipe coming out of the marsh after dark and reckoned on there being 45. Many headed southwards, so I suspect they may travel reasonably far to feed.
