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    Record movement of Bar-tailed Godwits.

    This year is similar to 2007 when east/north easterly winds over Biscay and north western France/southern Britain were displacing birds further to the west than normal. See http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=84738 (post 15 (2007) attached)
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    Nationally important numbers

    Hi Davo Try this link http://www.bto.org/webs/news/AR06_07/WITUK0607_Section12.pdf You should find them on p195
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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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    Bar-tailed Godwit spring records

    You may find this 2007 thread relevant to your study http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=84738
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    Grey Herons nesting in Yew trees

    Time to give question this a bump. The enquiry comes from studying one of Scotland's largest heronries (yes mikfoz they do nest in trees!) for the last 10 years. The colony is stable, 50+/-5 nest each year, but over the years they are moving progressively from 300 yr old deciduous trees to...
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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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    magpies catching crabs

    Hi Alison Fascinating observation. Approx what size were the crabs? Did the magpie eat the crab whole, or break through the shell to eat it? How did the magpie manage to handle the crab?
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    Arctic Skua/Peregrine interaction

    In support of the mobbing theory, I recall arctic skua remains being found in a peregrine nest on a sealoch in Argyll.
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    my daily wander around the loch.

    It's a female goosander. Larger head and clear distinction between russet head and grey on the neck are diagnostic
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    Web-Site

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    Bird Anatomy

    Tim Try this website http://www.skullsite.com/skeletons/index.htm There some movable 3D images of a number of bird skeletons.
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    A Question Of Anatomy

    Hi Tim Try this website http://www.skullsite.com/skeletons/index.htm it has 3D movable images of a number of bird skeletons.
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    Question about Mollusc eating ducks

    Bobby You may be interested in the following images of feeding scoters - arranged by scoter species and prey type. These give a good idea of the range and size of prey items caught and swallowed. Can you get any photos of your bird eating Swan Mussels? Common Scoter With crab...
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    Question about Mollusc eating ducks

    Coigach The photo looks like a Swan Mussel (Anodonta cygnea), although I claim no expertise on freshwater mussels! Your specimen, at c110mm would probably be too big for the Scoter. What size do you estimate that your bird is taking? Common eider usually select marine mussels Mytilus edulis...
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    Question about Mollusc eating ducks

    Jos Good photos. I have been studying common eider in the west of Scotland for many years - here they regularly surface with common starfish Asterias rubens, but lose many in attacks by herring gulls (kleptoparasitism). A higher proportion of starfish are lost to herring gulls than any other...
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    Question about Mollusc eating ducks

    Bobby As ed keeble described. It is a testament to the power of the gizzard that all that shell passes right through their system, albeit ground into very small fragments. The Scoter you saw may well have been feeding on introduced Zebra Mussels. These freshwater mussels are now widespread...
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    Scottish Politicians welcome The Birds of Scotland

    They appear to be about to reject the Lewis moors wind farm application, on bird and biodiversity grounds! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7208991.stm
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    The Birds of Scotland

    Scottish Politicans have also welcomed the publication of The Birds of Scotland. 27 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have supported a Parliamentary motion welcoming the book. Full details in the following thread http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1111984#post1111984
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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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    The Birds of Scotland

    Here is today's Scotsman report on The Birds of Scotland. http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/A-bible-for-dedicated-followers.3643104.jp A must for anybody with an interest in Scottish birds!
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    Puffins in November

    WoodchatShrike Check out the http://www.trektellen.nl site From Amland (Nes), Netherlands south to Cap Gris Nes, N France. 16 individuals on 10th and 15 on 11th November 2007 (Total: 39 individuals 1 November 2007 to 12 November 2007) Site max of 9 at Scheveningen (2 on 10th and 7 on...
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    Assembly areas during migration

    Hi Dieter Many of the major assembly/staging areas for migratory birds are recognised by Birdlife International as Important Bird Areas. For site searches across the globe, check out the BI website for Important Bird Areas http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html For wetland bird...
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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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