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From the wild heart of Scotland

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Patch birding +

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The elusive Lesser Whitethroat in the garden, that slightly concerned me having got silhouette and flight views on Friday morning gave itsel...
Friday, 27 September 2013

Golden Eagle dip

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Whilst i was in work, just down the road, a South Ron birder trespassed on the patch and recorded Golden Eagle over the house. Tempted to be...
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Saturday, 21 September 2013

Autumnal day

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    Very autumn feel to the day today. Yesterday's Robins were still present in the garden but the Dunnocks had gone missing, only o...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013

More Blackwits

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There were 60 or more likely 80 on The Shunan this morning, depending whether I double counted a flock of 20. At the roost this evening thou...
Sunday, 15 September 2013

Blackwit fiesta

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The blackwit situation on The Shunan has been very interesting with large numbers coming and going all week, they are likely also feeding so...
Sunday, 8 September 2013

North Ronaldsay weekend

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Bit late this post (rescheduled....) Seawatching for eight hours on Saturday, walked nearly all the way up the island, got a lift for the ...
Sunday, 1 September 2013

Oh! What a lovely day

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It's peed it down all day. Seawatching from 7.30 at Pt Buckquoy (2 hours) and then at Yesnaby (1 hour) 2 hour seawatch from pt of Buc...
Saturday, 31 August 2013

Bit of a blow

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Well it blew, and is still blowing but not enough, although it's stronger now, and still getting into the north, maybe it will but maybe...
Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Even more waders

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Returning from work a stop at The Shunan turned into a more major effort as Blackwits were coming and going continuously with a gathering of...
Sunday, 25 August 2013

Green Sand

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Another freshwater wader on the beach with a Green Sand calling and eventually alighting briefly on The Links beach before towering high and...
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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Now that's what I call birding 2

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Loads of waders at Palace at the moment, more than I've seen beofre. Dunlin were up to 119 today and Ringed Plover 156. So it wasn't...
Sunday, 18 August 2013

Seawatch

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From Pt of Buckquoy 4.5 hours from 08:25 Fulmar - 11,394 W; quite a few east too in the last hour or so. Blue Fulmar 2W (a dark morph and ...
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