Hi all ! Singing Chiffchaff at Penshiel near Cockburnspath; adder in L/Muirs - earliest I have seen one there. Interestingly, a male Siskin keeping close...
I've not looked recently, but there were several crows in the River Almond area above Cramond for some years that appeared to be hybrid carrion/hoodie. I...
U.S. rejects study by its own Arctic scientists Experts warn of danger to wildlife from oil drilling Saturday, March 30, 2002 SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER NEWS...
Today (1st April) there was a sand martin at the JMCP (Belhaven end), and still at least one long-tailed duck on the sea in a fairly wet afternoon. Colin...
Victoria and Colin Be...
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Apr 1, 2002 6:10 pm
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Tuesday 2 April At least a dozen Sand Martins around a colony high (about 100 feet high)up on an unworked face at Oxwellmains Quarry, Dunbar. Paul ...
Paul Speak
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Apr 2, 2002 6:14 pm
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14 Slav Grebes & 3 Red-necked Grebe offshore this morning. This afternoon a flock of ~30 Lesser Redpoll at Hopes Reservoir, in the birches adjacent to the dam....
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Apr 2, 2002 9:05 pm
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Where is Oxwellmains Quarry, can you give us some idea as it is not on the map. Des ... From: Paul Speak [mailto:Paulspeak@...] Sent: Tuesday, April...
Over the last few days and weekend, I have had 5 green parrots in the trees surrounding the garden. They are about Starling sized but more stocky, green body...
The mysterious birds are Lovebirds, I assume Peach-faced ones. They've been in Dunbar at least since we moved here in January and may be nesting here: the...
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Apr 3, 2002 5:36 pm
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Sorry, Des! It's the big one by the cement works (NT7077). I don't think there's normally public access, I was on an organised visit. The post was not so...
Paul Speak
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Apr 3, 2002 6:06 pm
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This is the same conclusion I came to. It is not unusual to find flocks of escaped/feral parrots in the South of England, or on the Continent. This is the...
Still at the spring barley. Noticeable that one end of the farm has far more pied wagtail than the other. Lighter soils ? About thirty visible with the naked...
Mike McDowall
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Apr 4, 2002 7:06 am
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In Fife I know, but for anyone that is interested I have just had a reliable report of 3 Avocets on Kilconquhar Loch near Elie, Mark Wilkinson...
Wilkinson Mark TD/Edi...
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Apr 4, 2002 1:33 pm
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The slaughter of the innocent continues Mr J. A. Johnston - Victoria Click on the link to read the full article ...
Sorry, Des! It's the big one by the cement works (NT7077). I don't think there's normally public access, I was on an organised visit. The post was not so...
Paul Speak
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Apr 4, 2002 10:32 pm
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There also are a couple of Hoodie hybrids that hang around the Hunters Tryst/Oxgangs area. Nat. ... Support the proposal to ban the import of wild caught birds...
Natalie Taylor
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Apr 4, 2002 10:50 pm
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Rolling again last night. One field had : several pied wagtail; few skylark; 30 - 40 gowdspink (goldfinch); odd cushie (woodpigeon). Next had : 2 pied wagtail;...
Mike McDowall
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Apr 5, 2002 6:29 am
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This morning (5th April) about 8 wheatears and a male white wagtail were on the coast by the golf course east of Dunbar. Colin...
Victoria and Colin Be...
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Apr 5, 2002 1:24 pm
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Visited Mike McDowell's feeding sites last night - about 100 chaffinches, 5+ bramblings, 20+yellowhammers, 5 reed buntings, 1 greenfinch and 1 house sparrow....
A Common Crane was seen for a short time circling above the reserve at 2pm - couldn't see which direction it went off in as I was up the burn at the time and...
2 Willow Warblers singing @ Hopes Reservoir this morning (Sun 7th). Also a Common Sandpiper and 2 Ring Ouzels there. No Redpoll flock though. On Saturday 5...
Today (April 7) at Joppa: 4 Purple Sandpiper 10 Long-tailed Duck 1 Red-throated Diver 19 Turnstone 1 Stockdove Johan Bos...
Johan Bos
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Apr 7, 2002 2:10 pm
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2 male Shovelers on the Scrape 3 Shelduck 2 Common Snipe 1 Sand Martin David...
David Kelly
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Apr 7, 2002 7:19 pm
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Aim - To survey the numbers and distribution of breeding Ringed Plovers in South-east Scotland (the council areas of City of Edinburgh, East Lothian., ...
David Kelly
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Apr 7, 2002 8:07 pm
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Swallow at Seton East farm, Longniddry today Lawrence...
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Apr 7, 2002 8:54 pm
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2 Red necked Grebe 5 Red Throated Diver 1 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail 19 Scoter 4 Long Tailed Duck 19 Shag 100+ Gannets longest flying line was 64 long 1...
