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  1. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Apparently there's a Black Throated Thrush in Banchory today. Sadly, i'm in Stonehaven floored by the lurgy and not in Banchory at work. doh.
  2. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I'm sure i heard that the triple kirks site had been cleared of the peregrines. sad news indeed if true. i think they also hang out at the huntly street cathedral.
  3. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    4 swallows today beside tesco in Banchory. another later on above the Woodend Barn. Seem to be arriving in force now.
  4. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I sae my first swallow of the year in stonehaven on saturday as I walked through mineralwell park. Also a lovely grey wagtail beside the allotments.
  5. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I've not posted a report for a while so thought i'd share what's been a very productive dog walking weekend. Saw a wee flock of Goldcrests yesterday in the woods at Inkbottle in Stonehaven. My wife and I took a few moments just to sit and watch them, as they hyperactively flew around the...
  6. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Sandhill Crane being reported at Strathbeg on RSPB twitter.
  7. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I'll try and get more info. They're kicking themselves they didn't get a photo but the person who saw it is an artist who specialises in quirky nature inspired art, particularly birds (and indeed designed my song thrush tattoo), so I'm sure they would have noticed details which would help...
  8. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    right, i have no way of verifying this, but a reliable friend of mine says they had a Woodchat Shrike in their garden in Inverurie. They say they've exhausted their bird book and it could only have been this bird. I saw on birdguides that there was one spotted in Wales at the end of May, with...
  9. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I've not seen any swifts yet but apparently there's been some at Dinnet. I'm sure I'll see them any day now though.
  10. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Here's one of the photos I grabbed this morning
  11. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    The stork was still there this morning but flew off at around 9. It gained a fair bit of height before flying off over the Dee, I didn't see which direction it went sadly. It does have ring on it's leg but it was in shadow while it was on the lamp and I couldn't get a good look at it. I...
  12. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    It's near the end of the trail, looking south at the cliff with the cave in it where the puffins usually are.
  13. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    jeebus! if that's gone by the time I get to work tomorrow I shall be pretty ticked off! did you get a photo hugh?
  14. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I had a great day at Fowlsheugh today, some good numbers on the cliffs and we counted 4 Puffin amongst the thousands of Fulmar, Kittiwake, Herring Gull, Guillemot and Razorbill. There was even a Peregrine out and about beyond the new shelter. A great way to spend a gloriously sunny sunday.
  15. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    clearly waxwings are taunting me. I've not seen a single one! I keep meaning to take a walk round loch of leys but haven't made it yet. perhaps i'll head up there in the next couple of weeks. best i've had so far is a red kite drifting towards tesco and a skylark in cracking voice the...
  16. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    i'm based at woodend barn now but haven't seen any here yet. i shall keep you all posted though, i am hoping that this is secretely an awesome place to spot birds from.
  17. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    were they on deeside? i'm losing patience with these martins and swallows! spent much of today staring out the window looking for them flying over the fields and not a thing.
  18. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    I saw a Jay once out my back window in culter but never again. Seen a few in Crathes woods, near the pond and in Birse but fairly sporadically. I love them, beautiful colourful birds.
  19. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    crikey, i should check into this thread more often. that's nice and close to me, hopefully i'll get a chance to go and have a look before it moves on. cracking pictures joseph.
  20. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    ahh, thanks for that. i'll have to take a stroll up there sometime.
  21. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    cool, i was very confused when i read that. where's loch of leys ken? don't think i've ever been there. can i also ask that if anyone hasn't done so already, can they contact their local councillor and urge them to reject the City Square proposal so that we can save Union Terrace Gardens...
  22. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    isn't loch of lowes in dunkeld?
  23. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    saw my first swallows of the year, one over the dee in culter and the other flying past my living room window the next day. yay! spring is here! then it snowed again :( i also spotted little owl nest boxes in mains of drum garden centre yesterday. poor show.
  24. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    is that right? are there many little owls even in scotland? i guess other birds may use the nest boxes.
  25. daveofficer

    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    had a cracking walk in culter today with about 5 or 6 buzzard round the fields and one in particular was closer than i've ever been to a wild buzzard. i managed to get a couple of good shots as well when it shot out of the trees being chased by crows, just next to the path we were walking on...
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