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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Birdspotter" data-source="post: 1237359" data-attributes="member: 8069">Firstly Rich, in the scheme of things regarding the price of the book the difference is in how many pints of beer we can score not how many litres of diesel our cars can consumeB <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />But then again I am a Scot and you are a twitcher<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Although I have not got the book yet, I agree with much you are saying, however I do not agree with you about previous articles published elsewhere, for instance the Northern Eider write up that you quoted, also I think the book might have his article about female and immature Am Black Scoters, correct me if I am wrong on that.As I live by the Firth of Forth and reguarly look through lots of Scoter and Eider both these articles are of great interest to me, so it is good that they are under one publication.I agree though that the Barra drum has been beaten to death, good to see that you are looking at other sites also too, although Vatersay is annexed to Barra thanks to a causeway.It's the three small islands south of Vatersay, Pabbay,Mingulay and Berneray that you should be looking at.Sadly it seems yes that Martin's book has fallen short through poor paper choice, as some of the comments on here reflect, however this aside I am in no doubt it is still worth the cost and I look forward to reading it soon.cheers</blockquote>

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