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  1. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Glencoe Depends how fit you are.....a gentle stroll out from the village along the river will allow chance of spotting most upland bird types dipper wheater etc, ptmargin on the hills Kinlochlevan for forest birds Loch Tulloch for divers and as for seaeagles yes a chance head past...
  2. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    sea eagle Hi not been on here for ages butneeded to share this sighting. I saw a Sea Eagle near Large on Thursday and again yesterday. Thursday it was north of Large on A78 and yesterday south hot Fairlie ne d the coal terminal roundabout. Never seen one here before my guess its a youngster...
  3. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Seamill Stonechat Spotter (official) SOC Breeding Stonechat Survey 2013 http://www.ayrshire-birding.org.uk/images/stonechat/Stonechat-Feb-2013.pdf This year sees the Ayrshire coastline being scoured by SOC and RSPB observers, in search of breeding stonechats. The successive winters of 2010...
  4. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    cheers thanks for the head up about the Salmon i didn't realise they had skin issues...as for the stoat it was north of the big bridge next to the burn, it looked me up and down but must have figured i (at 16 stone) was a bit big to take on
  5. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    cheers may see you there someday I think it would be the goldeneye you saw there was a 1st winter which i checked out when i got home.
  6. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    stole my thunder a wee bit :) I was there yesterday as well between 10 and 11.20 am just as we hit hightide as well as the birds you saw i also spotted wrens, robins also about 20 or more Goldeneye, a pair and 1st winter were swimming up under the millenium bridge. I also spotted a bar tailed...
  7. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    maybe just after i left i was at the point but didn't see much but a raft of eider ducks, went down to the beach and across the footbridge, just before high tide i guess.
  8. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Ardeer quick trip out today at the beach park in Ardeer, tide coming in and lovely coolection of assoted waders and gulls 100+ G Ringed Plovers, 12 or so Redshank, similar number of Turnstones about 40 Sanderlings and 20 or so Dunlin got quite close and they were all close together neer to...
  9. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Today was a beautiful Autumnal day went down to Hunterston and watched the tide and hundreds of waders come onto the mud flat lapwings wimbrel curlews redshank oystercatchers dunlin as well as shell ducks mute swans hoodies many gulls blackheadedand a flock of small waders which were over near...
  10. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    lochwinnoch went yesterday and pleased to see access to barrloch is a whole lot easier since the building of the path... saw male golden eye, goosander male and 2 female a GCGrebe and about 40 tufty ducks. soome mentioned a goldcrest on the Dubbs trail but we didn;t see it. Saturday afternoon...
  11. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Irvine Harbour sea birds gulls and terns are diffilcult to identify when they are sitting still let alone flying around in the weather we had last week. A young sandwich or grown up little tern diffilcult with nothing to compare too If you are going back to Irvine Harbour walk back towards...
  12. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    last saturday a lot of terns of the coast of North Ayrshire, Horse Island has a colony (in season) and further north on the 'laggon' near Hunterston. Irvine Bay was busy last week not just the waders but also forum members...lol
  13. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    yesterday just went around the Irvine Bay area and well chuffed to spot a sanderling amongst GR Plovers at Stevenstoun/Ardeer on slipway nd then onto Irvine Harbour to see lapwings ( only 20+) turnstones (around 30) wigeon cormorants eiders etc and a peregrine falcoln thanks to the guy who...
  14. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Stop the Badger Cull Petition https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257 just in case anyone wants to sign it and haven't done so as yet
  15. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    maidens harbour Quick trip yesterday to maidens really good group of waders at harbour and beach i think dog walkers tendto use grasshere so less disturbance..ringed n golden plovers redshank curlew a whimbrel wheater late swallows usual gulls common herring and a Gbb gull no sign of geese but...
  16. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Hoodie Hybrid Over the past few weeks i have seen a hybrid hoodie crow one in the fields next to A78 near the waterside resturant, when on Cumbrae a few weeks back (12th August) one in the fields north part of the island and then on thursday on the playing fields at Dirrans Kilwinning. now it...
  17. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    walked around Cumbrae on sunday and spotted a young whitethroat got some close up pictures, very pleased as it was a first for me another to add to my list lol
  18. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    feeders The garden birds may also be moulting. I have noticed a drop in starlings and my feeders are being targetted by crows and rooks just now.
  19. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    a wee flexi day tomorrow so trip down the coast fairlie hunterstoun seamill ardrossan and bogside...
  20. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    bullfinches Bulfinches are rare visitors to our garden we have a tree/bush which seems to attract them for some reason... today i saw 4 fledgling blackbirds being fed by their male parent on my lawn;)
  21. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    today was very hot and my usual haunts were full of sun worshippers so i stayed in and worked in garden only to be visited by a pair of siskens lovely visitors stayed long enough for a few photos whixh i will posts
  22. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Threave Castle Threave Castle is the place to go good for family and probably the best view of an ospreys nest you could get. Lots of other interest goosanders, warblers nuthatches etc Carsthorn is good spot as well at high tide
  23. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    walking from Seamill to waterside and saw 16-18 eider ducks with approx 6-8 ducklings, 7 shelducks 2 ringed plovers one possibly on a nest and5-6 wheaters plus a stone pippet and 2 pied wagtails. no stonechats or warblers but it was very windy and a serious chill in the air
  24. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    otters more evidence of a clean river clyde....otter spots are becoming more frequent.
  25. alunited1961

    Western Scotland birding

    Bird Watching just a general comment it was mentioned how some people seem to spot a variety of birds whilst other newbies(of which i include myself) have diffilculty. It is a cliche but it is in my view a case of patience and an avoidance of a desire to twitch. I regularly see birds even...
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