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    New style Scottish Birds - incorporating Birding Scotland

    Anybody who is interested in Scottish birds should check out the new style magazine/journal Scottish Birds (incorporating Birding Scotland) which can now be viewed/downloaded from http://www.the-soc.org.uk/docs/scottish-birds-29-1.pdf Produced by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, as quarterly...
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    Grey Herons nesting in Yew trees

    Has anybody out there ever come across Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) nesting in Yew (Taxus baccata) trees?
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    Scottish Politicians welcome The Birds of Scotland

    Twenty seven Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have supported a parliamentary motion welcoming the publication of the The Birds of Scotland. These represent all the major parties and regions of Scotland. Motion to Scottish Parliament S3M-1178 Lodged on 17 January 2008; Peter Peacock...
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    Barbow the Barnacle Goose Set a new speed record.

    Barbow the Svalbard Barnacle Goose has beaten Godzilla's incredible speedy migration from WWT's wetland centre in Caerlaverock, Scotland to Norway by flying at a staggering average of over 75mph and making the journey three hours quicker. Barbow is being satellite tracked by the Wildfowl &...
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    Fishery kills 34,000 seabirds annually in Africa’s Benguela Current

    Today BirdLife South Africa and WWF South Africa have released a report that for the first time assesses the impact of longline fishing on vulnerable species foraging in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem, a rich and biodiverse ecosystem that stretches up the west coast of South Africa...
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    34,000 seabirds killed annually in Africa’s Benguela Current fishery

    Today BirdLife South Africa and WWF South Africa have released a report that for the first time assesses the impact of longline fishing on vulnerable species foraging in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem, a rich and biodiverse ecosystem that stretches up the west coast of South Africa...
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    EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds now online

    The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds is now accessible online The data of the European Birds Census Council (EBCC) Atlas of Breeding Birds in Europe containing 900 distribution maps for 495 European bird species can now be accessed via the Internet. Over the past 10 years, the atlas...
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    John Busby Exhibition - Birds Abroad

    Birds Abroad Saturday, 24th March, sees the start of a 13 week exhibition of paintings by John Busby, in the Donald Watson Gallery, at the SOC's Scottish Birdwatching Resource Centre, Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, EH32 0PY. Tel 01875 871 330 On the first weekend the...
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    Economic impact of birding

    Ever thought about the economic power and impact of birding? Here's some food for thought. A survey of birders and their economic impact in the US was undertaken in 2001. This is reported, http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/pub07_waterbirds_part6.2.5.pdf in the Waterbirds around the World book...
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    Waterbirds Around the World

    Today saw the publication of 'Waterbirds around the World’. If you are interested in waterbirds anywhere in the world, this is a must for you. It is available to download free (paper by paper) from http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3891 The book, the result of a major Conference ‘Waterbirds around...
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    John Threlfall Tidelight Exhibition

    Today, 10th Feb, sees the start of a 5 week exhibition of paintings by John Threlfall, in the Donald Watson Gallery, at the SOC's Scottish Birdwatching Resource Centre, Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, EH32 0PY. The exhibition, running from Feb 10th to March 15th, is open from...
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