markhammonds
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Black-tailed Godwits, then. Cheers! I didn't see the Dunlin but there were 3 Pinkfeeet on my last visit.
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Black-tailed Godwits, then. Cheers! I didn't see the Dunlin but there were 3 Pinkfeeet on my last visit.
Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
Toddled up the coast for an afternoon session at Strathbeg today. It was very nice to see the long staying juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper there, albeit briefly. It was visible at mid-distance on the Low Ground but was watched only for around 5 minutes after I arrived, at which point it flew east with the majority of other waders present after being flushed by a Buzzard. Unfortunately it did not return whilst I was there. Also present during my stint from Tower Pool Hide were 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshanks and a Ruff, the latter providing nice comparisons with the Buff Breasted Sand.
Stopped briefly at the Ythan on the way to Strathbeg. A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was amongst a small posse of Dunlin and hundreds of Redshanks from Inches Point, but it was otherwise pretty quiet. For more info, see my blog in the next few days.
Hi Dave, a few others on here have asked the same question. No-one seems to be sure what's happened; hope it has not been discontinued.
Joseph
Stopped briefly at the Ythan on the way to Strathbeg. A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was amongst a small posse of Dunlin and hundreds of Redshanks from Inches Point, but it was otherwise pretty quiet. For more info, see my blog in the next few days.
Hi Dave, a few others on here have asked the same question. No-one seems to be sure what's happened; hope it has not been discontinued.
Joseph
simmojunior
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Peregrine and Yellowhammer
Hugh Addlesee
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The first meeting of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) Grampian branch winter programme takes place this coming Monday. The speaker is Ron Summers, who will talk on the “Crossbills of Scotland”. The meeting will be held at The Sportsman’s Club, 11 Queen’s Road, Aberdeen, and starts at 7.30pm. All welcome, with a suggested donation for attendance of £2.
If anybody wants a copy of the full winter programme, please PM me.
If anybody wants a copy of the full winter programme, please PM me.
I went up to Strathbeg today where I failed to see the Greater Yellowlegs. There were compensations though. The two Buff-breasted Sandpipers trotted about the grass for about an hour-and-a-half early afternoon. Other waders were a bit meagre apart from lots of Dunlin, several Ruff and a Grey Plover. A 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull dropped in mid-afternoon, which was rather nice. Also regular sightings of a juvenile Marsh Harrier and Peregrine, a couple of hundred Barnacle Geese and a few dozen Whooper Swans.
It's near Cove, just a few hundred metres along the road from Cove to Findon.
markhammonds
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At least 2 Short-eared Owls on the coast north of Cove last night.
markhammonds
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Pink-footed goose numbers appear to have increased at Rigifa with about 50 this evening. Also a couple of Barnacle Geese in with the flock.
Capercaillie71
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I spent a pleasant hour or so at St. Cyrus in the sunshine at lunchtime today. I chased a flock of 25 Redpolls around for a while and came to the conclusion they were all Lesser types. It was also nice to see a pair of Stonechats - I have missed them on Deeside since they were wiped out in the winter of 2009-10. There was obviously a decent sized Pinkfoot flock at the top of the cliffs judging by all the comings and goings.
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bombycilla
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Following Ron Summer's talk on "Scotland's Crossbills" at SOC Aberdeen on Monday 1st October, and specifically with regards to the point a gentleman rasied about submitting Crossbill records to the NESBR:
http://pinemuncher.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/submitting-crossbill-records-to-nesbr.html
Hopefully constructive enough, but comments gratefully received.
LC
http://pinemuncher.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/submitting-crossbill-records-to-nesbr.html
Hopefully constructive enough, but comments gratefully received.
LC
laurie langan
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Loirston Loch
Another one to test the skills of the experts, seen on Loirston Loch on Sunday, odd one out amongst these, feeding (diving), couldn't see any sign of a tuft. One of these days I'll get one in range of my autofocus. A combine started up in the field and everything took off except him, just carried on feeding, thanks again.
Jim
Another one to test the skills of the experts, seen on Loirston Loch on Sunday, odd one out amongst these, feeding (diving), couldn't see any sign of a tuft. One of these days I'll get one in range of my autofocus. A combine started up in the field and everything took off except him, just carried on feeding, thanks again.
Jim
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Despite the lack of tuft I reckon that's still just a drake Tufted Duck. At this time of year they're just coming out of eclipse plumage and can look a bit scrappy like this.
