curlewsandpiper1980
Well-known member
Hey all,
I am quite blessed to live in a region rich in birdlife, by the coast, with our house by a woodland, and a couple min walk away from both a estuary and the coastal dunes. Farmland is also next door, and the moors are about 15min drive.
Started serious birdwatching during the UK lockdown, as spring was perfect time for this. But I had already got a bit into birds a few years ago when I lived in Iceland, a country also perfect for birds, especially sea birds.
Where I live is also the habitat of some rare birds, like the crested tit, the crossbill and the cappercaillie, between the Cairngorms national park and the Findhorn valley and estuary. But I haven't seen any of these, though I know the crested tit is easy to spot, and I saw one suspected individual once.
So far I identified quite a number of birds, but I still haven't got into the details of most water birds (estuary, reeds and sea), and I still struggle with birds of prey, which are quite abundant where I live. The osprey is an almost daily sight, but I only confirmed its sighting when the far bird repeatedly hovers and dives into the sea. Buzzard is also very common. I only saw falcons and eagles in other countries, not in Scotland yet.
Songs and calls are a hard thing for me, the easiest songs are the song thrush, blackbird, goldfinches, sparrows, chiffchaffs. I still struggle with IDing some birds species, particularly warblers, buntings and chats.
Other big hobbies I had include stargazing, gardening and hiking.
Glad to join the forum.
I am quite blessed to live in a region rich in birdlife, by the coast, with our house by a woodland, and a couple min walk away from both a estuary and the coastal dunes. Farmland is also next door, and the moors are about 15min drive.
Started serious birdwatching during the UK lockdown, as spring was perfect time for this. But I had already got a bit into birds a few years ago when I lived in Iceland, a country also perfect for birds, especially sea birds.
Where I live is also the habitat of some rare birds, like the crested tit, the crossbill and the cappercaillie, between the Cairngorms national park and the Findhorn valley and estuary. But I haven't seen any of these, though I know the crested tit is easy to spot, and I saw one suspected individual once.
So far I identified quite a number of birds, but I still haven't got into the details of most water birds (estuary, reeds and sea), and I still struggle with birds of prey, which are quite abundant where I live. The osprey is an almost daily sight, but I only confirmed its sighting when the far bird repeatedly hovers and dives into the sea. Buzzard is also very common. I only saw falcons and eagles in other countries, not in Scotland yet.
Songs and calls are a hard thing for me, the easiest songs are the song thrush, blackbird, goldfinches, sparrows, chiffchaffs. I still struggle with IDing some birds species, particularly warblers, buntings and chats.
Other big hobbies I had include stargazing, gardening and hiking.
Glad to join the forum.
