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#Post#: 476--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recent birds
By: George Date: February 3, 2011, 9:14 am
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Hugh, i'm staying in today, waiting for a guy to come and
measure my house for insulation..
I will be out tomorrow birdwatching, and maybe an Otter. I did
miss the Snow goose at Gremista.. but got a Coot at Clickamin..
The mystery bird at Toft, I did'nt realise it was there until I
uploaded my pictures. Mike Pennington does'nt think its
identefiable by the pic. but three others think its a Buzzard..
george
#Post#: 479--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recent birds. ringed plover.
By: George Date: February 4, 2011, 9:38 am
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I got this wee guy this morning.
Ringed plover.
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I had a quick look for the Buzzard, but did'nt see it..
george..
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Re: Recent birds.. 6-2-11
By: George Date: February 6, 2011, 1:15 pm
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Some o the birds i got today.
Turnstone.
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Greylag.
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Mallard.
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Shag.
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Rock pipit..
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george.
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Re: Recent birds.Monday 7-2-11
By: George Date: February 7, 2011, 9:50 am
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The Rough Legged Buzzard is still at Toft..
Merlin seen at Mossbank.
Bullfinch is at Brae.
And an Otter was seen at the first ruin on your right at Brough
rd..
Shag.
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Rockdove.
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Red breasted merganser.
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Curlew.
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Where the buzzard was spotted.
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Yell sound.
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And last, the ferry passing by my village..
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george.
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Re: Recent birds. Tuesday 8-2-11
By: George Date: February 8, 2011, 2:16 pm
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Went to Lerwick and got these..
Coot at Clickimin.
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Goldeneye at Clickimin.
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Goosander at Strand.
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Shag at Shetland catch.
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Whooper at Clickimin.
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george..
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Re: Recent birds. wednesday 8-02-11
By: George Date: February 9, 2011, 7:24 am
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The Rough Legged Buzzard is still at Toft.
It was on its roost, [ gate ] then it flew west over the
ridge.. I spent one and a half hours, then gave in, it was cold
and the wind was getting stronger, and the rain was getting
heavier..
george..
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Re: Recent birds. thursday 10-02-11.
By: George Date: February 10, 2011, 10:06 am
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The Rough Legged Buzzard is still near Toft..
I spent two hours looking for it, then I changed my location to
Toft camp..
Then I spotted it, it was north in a different valley where its
normally seen, as you look north, it was on the heather behind
the top fence on the right hand side of the hill, I first found
it using my binoculars, but it was so far off probably about
threequarters of a mile, so I used my spotting scope, I reported
its location by mobile to the county recorder.
I watched it for over half an hour, then left..
I then went to the banks and took these of a Red Breasted
Merganser..
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george.
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Re: Recent birds.. Friday 11-2-11
By: George Date: February 11, 2011, 9:02 am
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The Rough Legged Buzzard is still at Toft..
It was very active from 1100am this morning, busy hunting
rabbits..
Then it got into an argument wa a Raven. and flew west over the
range of hills into the next valley..
Most of the time, it was very low, I did'nt see it hover once.
Then it would soar up and stay in the same spot without
hovering..
My pics were taken about 4 or 5 hundred feet from it, so not the
best o photos, I'll show six..
Buzzard on the left, Raven on the right.
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The rest was it skimming the fence..
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Last.
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george..
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Re: Recent birds.. Saturday 12-02-11
By: George Date: February 12, 2011, 10:23 am
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I went out this morning to search for the R.L.Buzzard.. but no
sign of it.
I'm not surprized I could'nt find it, because the weather was so
bad, with very high winds and driving rain.. it was probably
grounded by the weather..
So i went to find the Mergansers, at the left side of Toft pier
there was some calmer weather, it was in the lee o the wind..
There I took these..
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Then this Gull started to pester it ..
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Then it dived.
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george..
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Re: Recent birds.. Monday 14-02-11
By: George Date: February 14, 2011, 1:28 pm
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It was really terrible weather today.. think it was about F.9 or
10 with driving rain, not the kind of weather to take photos,
but I did get some Goldeneye.
Later, I did look for the Rough Legged Buzzard but with the car
shaking, and the poor visibility I did'nt wait long, and went
home..
Goldeneye ..
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george..
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