Eastfield - Ad Med Gull, full black hood apart from a little white on face, also there yesterday. Dave...
Dave Allan/Alison Gray
alison.dave@...
Mar 1, 2005 3:19 pm
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If you are interested in the BTO Birdtrack please read the attachment Alan ... From: Sandra Sparkes [mailto:sandra.sparkes@...] Sent: 01 March 2005 10:14 ...
Heavisides, Alan
a.heavisides@...
Mar 1, 2005 3:34 pm
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Aberlady: 2 Shore Lark on sandspit, 2 Red-necked Grebe Smeaton (East Linton): 1 Nuthatch with 1+ others calling Tyninghame (N side): two large feeding flocks...
...still on the east-facing rocks between the Seabird Centre and the boating pond. I find this remarkable, considering the number of days we've had recently of...
2 different birds at Silverknowes the past 2 days. Yesterday an adult in the sheep field opposite the golfcourse just starting to moult on the head and today...
Heard my first Oystercatcher of the spring at home this morning. Just seen a LBB gull chasing a feral pigeon round the Western General Hospital. When the gull...
M.A.McDowall@...
Mar 4, 2005 10:16 am
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Hello Lothian SOC Members and other Lothian Birders Lothian SOC meets at Meadowbank Sports Stadium, London Road, Edinburgh at 7:30 pm. The talk next Tuesday is...
While waiting (ages) for my bus yesterday evening (4th) I was pleased to see at least 230 Pied Wagtails flying to roost in the carpark at the New Royal ...
Today at NRIE: - 2 male Reed Buntings - 1 male, 1 female Yellowhammer SE corner of grounds - 3+ Redwing (in bushes by staff car park) - at least 200 Pied...
N. Berwick Black Redstart at usual spot Smeaton Nuthatch call and song heard then well seen North side of loch . Answerd by a second bird beyond the...
20 or 30 at Asda at the Jewel this morning. The first I've seen. I was beginning to think there was an unwritten law that said where I was, waxwings weren't...
Ringing at site 2 on 6/3/05. Many thanks to all concerned. Blue tit new 1 retrap 2 Chaffinch new 1 retrap Coal tit new 3 retrap Dunnock new 3 retrap 2 Great...
M.A.McDowall@...
Mar 8, 2005 1:31 pm
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The mention of Corn Bunting is especially noteworthy as there are hardly any Lothian records these days - only one in the 2003 report for instance. I hope that...
Mark Holling
Mark.Holling@...
Mar 8, 2005 1:58 pm
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did any over winter at Brownrigg? gregg ps peacock butterfly in the meadows(edinburgh) today, and one of my cats ate a tree sparrow last night - how do you...
GREGG CORBETT
greggcorbett@...
Mar 8, 2005 3:53 pm
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I find the best way to stop cats eating any birds, common or rare is to put a bell on them... ... or a car. Sorry!...
The Mammal Society studied the impact of domestic cats on British wildlife. The kill or capture records of 964 cats amounted to more than 14,000 prey items....
Mike would you be interested in checking NT 5467 with me later in year ? (Heronry survey, BTO). see you at Apl. meeting? Andrew ... From:...
Andrew Sandeman
Sandtwen@...
Mar 8, 2005 8:20 pm
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Drake Smew still on Duddingston Loch late on Monday afternoon. Often quite close to the shore between Hangman's Rock and the feeding area; at one stage...
Stephen Hunter
stephen.soc@...
Mar 9, 2005 12:28 am
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Hi, The BTO have issued this request to its ringers: A huge number of Shags are dying at the moment, and we're trying to get a handle on roughly how many, ages...
Drake smew still on Duddingston Loch today. Quite elusive late morning. Took quite a while to find it and then proceeded to dive and pop up quickly 3 times and...
jacky
me@...
Mar 9, 2005 4:18 pm
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A few months back our cat brought a goldcrest into the kitchen. Somehow the cat knew I had never seen one in our garden and I would be interested. As I stood...
Kevin Ritchie
kj_ritchie@...
Mar 10, 2005 1:25 pm
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1 Black-necked Grebe in Gosford Bay this afternoon, west of Ferny Ness, moulting into summer plumage. Not much else there though......
Grey Wag on Water of Leith downstream from Newhaven Rd. Haven't seen them in my area since houses built across from St. Marks Weather still cold enough to...
Andrew Sandeman
Sandtwen@...
Mar 12, 2005 8:33 pm
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Ive seen grey wagtails on a number of occasions well away from rivers and streams in the city,feeding at the sides of roads and in the guttering on roof...