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  1. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    It's all very easy throwing insults when you don't use your real name. All I would suggest is that you post your sightings on the Highland & Moray Bird facebook page (I'm sure John will let you on it) along with the rest of the regular birders in the area and see the locals reactions to some of...
  2. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Are we talking about the same Firth? I've been at Alturlie (not far from Milton) for 3 days running (from Sunday) and seen none of these Skuas. Large numbers of Twite???? When do you get more than a couple of birders watching anything much in our area unless it's an SOC trip or at Strathdearn...
  3. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Steve I'm sure you can hire cars in FW. Try either Fort William Car Hire (http://www.fortwilliamcarhire.com/index.html), Sixt (http://www.sixt.co.uk/car-hire/united-kingdom/fort-william), or Easydrivescotland (https://www.easydrivescotland.co.uk/).
  4. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Thanks for the feedback amawaluk. Have you passed on the info to the Scottish Raptor Study Group? The last records available for 2011 http://www.scottishraptorstudygroup.org/SRMS_Report11.pdf indicated the most northerly breeding pair were in Badenoch & Strathspey district, so actually seeing a...
  5. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Thanks Ratal, but I saw one around 80 miles north of Inverness - as I said only around 15 miles from the north coast, and totally different habitat. Might be worth contacting RSPB about the GN Divers as it is indeed a very rare sighting. See this from last year...
  6. John Eaton

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I was up in Caithness and Sutherland for a week the 3rd week of June and saw a Hobby only around 15 miles from the north coast. I knew Hobby were moving further and further north but was surprised so far north. The estate where I saw it has some stands of trees which will help. Anyone else seen...
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