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  1. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Just saw a photo posted on Facebook by Moorfield House b&b , Boat of Garten, which seems to show a 2 barred crossbill in their garden yesterday.
  2. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I can't see the photos on that link as it's a closed group. I assume they are the same photos as on this page? https://www.facebook.com/cairngormsnature
  3. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    There's a webcam which shows the snow conditions at the Ptarmigan restaurant at the top of the funicular: http://www.cairngormmountain.org/Webcam I also found these photos that I took on the Cairngorm-Macdui plateau on 14 May 1995! There was more snow that day (down to below the carpark) but...
  4. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    The Cairngorms are still very white above about 2500' so I guess dotterels will stay on lower ground for the time being. The snow could disappear quickly if things warm up though (not this week!)
  5. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Temperature is fairly unpredictable! For example the last two days have seen the warmest March temperatures ever recorded in Scotland - 23C (73F). That's unlikely to last though! Average temperatures for that part of Scotland in late April are about 13C (55F) during the day dropping to about...
  6. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Don't forget you'll need £3 for the car park at Glen Muick, It's a long way back if you get there with no change in your pocket! If you are there earlyish, keep a look out for Black Grouse on the grassy areas along the river - Glen Muick is excellent for them. Also there are sometimes Ring...
  7. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Technically, you should be asking this on the "Aberdeen - City and Shire" thread ;) My pedantry aside, as Rob and Andrew have said, Ptarmigan are as common on Lochnagar as they are on the main Cairngorm massif. I have seen them close to the main route up, on the Ladder (the steep section that...
  8. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Sounds about right. I won't give any precise details on here but I've seen black grouse at the roadside at a number of places around the Cabrach, but always on the Aberdeenshire side
  9. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Hi Joseph I saw a dozen black grouse at the Cabrach last week, in the late afternoon, mostly loafing around but occasionally displaying, so it is certainly possible to see them at this time of day. However, I imagine that morning and evening display is less regular than it was a month ago as...
  10. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I thought it might be worth highlighting what the law says about caper disturbance in case anyone else is tempted by early morning walks around the woods in springtime. It isn't just some vague code of good practice that birdwatchers are meant to follow. The relevant legislation is the...
  11. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I am reliably informed that Northern Constabulary's wildlife officers have been looking into the incident described in the link above. I seriously doubt that there would be sufficient evidence for them to take any action, but for anyone visiting the area, please remember that disturbing...
  12. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I remember your report of that trip and have just searched for it and read it again. I think that you visited in June, well after the lekking period was over, so you probably weren't doing any harm. By contrast, the report linked to in the earlier post appears to suggest that the individual was...
  13. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I know it's not in the Highlands and Islands but I heard 6 reeling yesterday near Inverbervie in Aberdeenshire (or Kincardineshire if you want to be traditional), all within 2km of each other. That's more than I've heard in Aberdeenshire in the last 4 years! One of them gave superb views on...
  14. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    It's probably really this thread you need to post on, as it's outside the Highlands and Islands area: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=147663 The King Eider has mostly been seen near the river mouth around an area used by grey seals to haul out, but it occasionally wanders up the...
  15. Capercaillie71

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    In fact last winter was the coldest since records began in North Scotland (2nd coldest in Scotland as a whole). Ten coldest winters in Northern Scotland since 1910 according to the Met Office (average temp in Celsius): 2009-10 0.31 1978-79 0.51 1962-63 0.52 1946-47 0.73 1950-51 0.94...
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