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Come on Delia,finish what you started..!How did the breeding birds get on "Up the Hill" ? I feel the Birdforum membership deserve an update..!
Hi Ben
Oh dear, well umm... I've not really been able to get up there for a couple of months (a wee bittie lame you could say:-C)
My brother took me up for a little trip in the middle of June, all the usual were around but the only youngster I saw was Moorhen. Four Curlews up in the air calling was nice. I'm hoping the Dabchick have a nest, just saw the one adult on the water. Oystercatcher numbers were good at 11.
However, I've now been given permission to drive again, so hopefully I'll be going back up next week
Will that keep you going:-O
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joannec
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That's really great news Delia! So glad that it's been a success and that life is getting back to normal!:t: Just in time for the start of the autumn migration.
Joanne
Thanks Joanne - if last July is anything to go by there'll be nothing to see up there just now, but at least I'll be getting fitter by the time Autumn comes, as you say.
The REALLY good news is that I can now use my shower.... so I'm clean at last
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Thanks for the update Delia,glad to hear things are approaching normality again for you.:t:
Yay! I finally got up there again, lovely sunny day it was too.
I did a raptor watch for a while but only found a Kestrel hunting. The gorse was completely quiet, nothing moving or singing there at all, same with the (what was) the stubble field (it's now grass), so I moved on down to the loch.
Held up for a while as there were cattle all over the place, but as I was waiting for them to move spyed an Osprey flying over - two years since I've seen one up there. He looked at the loch but soon moved on westwards.
The Dabchicks have two wee ones, which must have been out of the nest for at least a week. No sign of the young Moorhen, but did see an adult. A Mallard came out of the long grass accompanied by 3 quite small ducklings, then later I saw another 3 rather older ones.
There seems to be a healthy population of Swallows, as at least a dozen came in - plenty of flies for them just now. One sat on the fence wire next to a Pied Wagtail.
I'm not really up to 'rough' walking just yet, but had a little toddle around and found some Linnets. I was actually wanting to hunt in the long grass fringing the water and at last found an Azure Damselfly.
A Yellowhammer was singing as I left for home and I heard a Buzzard calling.
Good to be back
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I did a raptor watch for a while but only found a Kestrel hunting. The gorse was completely quiet, nothing moving or singing there at all, same with the (what was) the stubble field (it's now grass), so I moved on down to the loch.
Held up for a while as there were cattle all over the place, but as I was waiting for them to move spyed an Osprey flying over - two years since I've seen one up there. He looked at the loch but soon moved on westwards.
The Dabchicks have two wee ones, which must have been out of the nest for at least a week. No sign of the young Moorhen, but did see an adult. A Mallard came out of the long grass accompanied by 3 quite small ducklings, then later I saw another 3 rather older ones.
There seems to be a healthy population of Swallows, as at least a dozen came in - plenty of flies for them just now. One sat on the fence wire next to a Pied Wagtail.
I'm not really up to 'rough' walking just yet, but had a little toddle around and found some Linnets. I was actually wanting to hunt in the long grass fringing the water and at last found an Azure Damselfly.
A Yellowhammer was singing as I left for home and I heard a Buzzard calling.
Good to be back
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joannec
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Sometimes I find the best approach is to find a likely spot, sit down and wait for the birds to come to me......sounds like that may be your best current strategy. Very glad to hear you are getting out and about now.:t:
Joanne
Can't you get one of those mega-buggy electric things with 4x4 big chunky all-terrain wheels and attached telescope holder, naturally available on the left or right, along with coffee maker and integrated GPS, plus bird seeker software?
Thanks Joanne... the car makes a good hide. I don't think there were (m)any birds to see, which was as I feared really.
:-O Googling golf cart thingies... sounds like one of them may fit the bill. Do I really need GPS?
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It helps in those cases where 'senior moments' kick in
Presuming someone shows you how to switch it on, the 'Senior' model is adapted to cope with such eventualities. It comes with an amplifier as standard and simply shouts 'Left', 'Right', etc. As a backup, when you do not respond to these simple instructions, it first checks your pulse (deluxe model only), then repeats (at a slightly higher volume), 'No, LEFT, you fool'.
However, given that you are still identifying Dabchicks, albeit weeing ones, and Moorhens, I believe you might still have a couple of years left in you before this Senior model becomes necessary.
:-O:-O With a forecast of only a couple of years, I may as well go for the de-luxe model straight off then, rather than trying to upgrade later.
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ditto that. and don't mind him, he's fitba daft.
Hey are you swearing Ken?:eek!:
I won't have such words uttered on this thread:gh:
Thanks for the kind words though both
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I won't have such words uttered on this thread:gh:
Thanks for the kind words though both
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kinnordyvolunteer
Darell Berthon
Great to see your up and about again Delia.
What about a chair lift for your hill...what with all those new wind turbines, make some use of their POWER!!!!:-O:-O:t:
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What about a chair lift for your hill...what with all those new wind turbines, make some use of their POWER!!!!:-O:-O:t:
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