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Two Black Country Birders: Our New Species 2012

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Two Black Country Birders. Well one and a Brummie really! Our New Species 2012. 1 Smew (Middleton RSPB),. 2 Common Scoter (River Dee near Dinnet),. 3 Velvet Scoter (River Dee near Dinnet). 4 Black Grouse (The Lecht). 5, Ptarmigan (The Lecht). 6 Scaup (Loch Strathbeg RSPB). 7 Grey Partridge (Montrose Basin). 8 Water Rail (Slimbridge WWT). 9 Lesser Scaup (Slimbridge WWT). 10 Nutcracker (Pila, Italy). 11 Alpine Chough (Aosta Valley, Italy). 12 Goldcrest (Swell Wood RSPB). 13 Goshawk (Swell Wood RSPB). 97 Wa...

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Two Black Country Birders: Our New Species 2015

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Two Black Country Birders. Well one and a Brummie really! Our New Species 2015. 1 Glaucous Gull, Burswick, South Ronaldsay, Orkney 03/02/2015. 2 Alexandrine Parakeet ("Psittacula eupatria"). 3 Bank Myna ("Acridotheres ginginianus"). 4 Bar-headed Goose ("Anser indicus"). 5 Baya Weaver ("Ploceus philippinus"). 6 Black Drongo ("Dicrurus macrocercus"). 7 Black Kite ("Milvus migrans"). 8 Black Stork ("Ciconia nigra"). 9 Black-bellied Tern ("Sterna acuticauda"). 10 Black-breasted Weaver ("Ploceus benghalensis").

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Sedge Warbler: March 2014

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Bird info - by Stephen Welch. Sunday, 23 March 2014. Seton roost - BHG up again at 1610, vast majority now in full breeding plumage. During the week Oycs on roof of engineering labs daily, flying in piping like crazy every time, then having a nap before flying off to feed again; 2 prs over one day. Saturday, 22 March 2014. Saturday, 8 March 2014. Morning tried vismig at the King's Chair over Gullane Bay, not a lot of movement, wagtails and Siskin were best ( full counts. Out in the bay a minimum of 630 C...

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Sedge Warbler: March 2015

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Bird info - by Stephen Welch. Monday, 30 March 2015. Some better pics of the Fenton Barns hybrid gull, presumed LBB x HG, first seen there last April. On the yellow-legged LWHG in Finland - I think I would've overlooked the majority of the 1st-wins though, given their already huge variability. It then flew north to feed in the valley west of COngalton Gardens. Previous week - this beautiful Jackdaw with "brown" plumage aberration looking bronze, at Niddrie. Sunday, 29 March 2015. Another bird in a garden...

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Joseph Nichols | Lothian Young Birder

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Formerly 'Aberdeenshire Young Birder'. The exploits of a Scottish young birder in Lothian, Clyde, Norfolk and wherever else he finds himself…. Costessey House Private Estate. Birding at Costessey H.P.E. All posts by Joseph Nichols. Posted by Joseph Nichols. On September 24, 2014. Posted in: Lothian and Borders Birding. Oh birding, what has happened to you recently? In a very isolated patch of woodland: not too shabby! Usurps other scarce migrants: besides, we all know how easy it is to. Which added a sur...

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Sedge Warbler: Wknd 18-19 July

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Bird info - by Stephen Welch. Monday, 20 July 2015. As usual, Blindwells grassland is thick with Ringlets and burnet moths, the latter are mainly Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae. Which are increasing in southern Scotland but replaced by the Six-spot further north. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The real price of grouse: episode 4. Coastal Scotland - July 2016. CES Visit 11 Sunday 14/08/2016. BTO Bird Ringing - 'Demog Blog'. Ringing on Fair Isle. Where Do You Stand?

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Sedge Warbler: Garden bird log for Longniddry, Lothian

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Bird info - by Stephen Welch. Wednesday, 20 July 2016. Garden bird log for Longniddry, Lothian. This is a log of the more interesting species seen and heard in, and flying over, a small garden on Douglas Road, Longniddry, Lothian, Scotland ( map. Since August 2004. The garden is in an estate within 500m of high water - Firth of Forth. Unfortunately there is no view out to the sea, or indeed anywhere beyond the neighbouring houses in the estate. For the garden and first year with two new birds since 2011!

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Cramond | Lothian Young Birder

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Formerly 'Aberdeenshire Young Birder'. The exploits of a Scottish young birder in Lothian, Clyde, Norfolk and wherever else he finds himself…. Costessey House Private Estate. Birding at Costessey H.P.E. River Almond and Cramond Walkway – The initial stages of the Cramond Walkway along the River Almond mark the southernmost boundaries to the patch. Here there is decent riverine habitat suitable for species such as Dipper, Goosander and Kingfisher, and woodland for passerines. Long Green Woods – aptl...

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Water rails, working weeks, shifting baselines and more! | Kittie Jones

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Water rails, working weeks, shifting baselines and more! December is always a busy month, with a rush of open studios and end of term shenanigans. I did manage to carve out some time between Christmas and New Year to reflect on the year past and the year ahead you can read more about this on my blog here: flyingcreature.wordpress.com. January proved to be a quiet month, giving me time to start a few things and begin to plan for the year ahead - it looks like it is going to be a busy one! The visual impli...