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  1. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Wednesday 7th December An afternoon off work and a wee visit to Guardbridge for another attempt to get Great Grey Shrike on the yearlist. Saw it, and got a few photos (not too great) but it flew off even though I was at quite some distance away, and didn't come back while I was there. 195...
  2. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 4th December Fife once again delivered the goods, giving me the second of my bogey birds in just over a week, and in some style with 3 together at one point - Short Eared Owls at St Andrews West Sands. 194. Short Eared Owl
  3. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 26th November Another trip to Fife to attempt to add another new species or two to the list. The Great Grey Shrike at Leuchars which had been reported on Wednesday and Thursday was hiding (although with strong gales blowing, I'm not surprised), but en route to looking for it, I finally...
  4. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 19th November Went out today to Fife to try and add 3 more ticks to the year list. Not a great start in St Andrews when the Waxwings that have been around most of the week near Morrison's were noticable by their absence, so it was onwards to near Crail to see if we could find the two...
  5. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Friday 18th November Took a long walk along the coast from Tayport to Leuchars, with a wee diversion thrown in which added 3 miles or so to the trip. Legs a wee bit heavy now. Didn't get many of the target species, but did manage to see the biggest of the targets - a Sea Eagle (Red T), and a...
  6. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 13th November A day out with the ADBC in rather dismal light turned out quite well in the end. A field of Canada Geese was spotted en route to Backwater Dam, so we stopped on the way back and found a Bar Headed Goose among the flock. Got a text later in the afternoon reporting a Little...
  7. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 5th November A productive day out which started at Riverside Nature Park provided 6 new patch ticks there, and some nice birds were seen later at Westhaven, including a single Twite flying along the beach, possibly just arrived. A detour to Auchmithie was made later to get a Firecrest...
  8. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 29th October Took a trip through to Arbroath to try and see the Dusky Warbler (a lifer), and with a bit of help from others, managed to see it. Went to try and relocate it later and found what appeared to be another warbler (possibly a Radde's - hopefully someone will re-find this bird...
  9. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 16th October A wee bit of lazy seawatching produced a surprise in the shape of a Skua I didn't recognise (though there was a nagging doubt it could be JUST an Arctic) but after posting pics on here the ID was confirmed and I got my second lifer of the weekend. A nice Long Tailed Skua...
  10. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 15th October After quite a lot of effort and lots of Goldcrest sightings I eventually managed to get a clear view of the first of 2 lifers for this weekend. 183. Yellow Browed Warbler
  11. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Thursday 13th October A wee trip north to Loch of Strathbeg produced 2 Hooded Crows en route. 182. Hooded Crow
  12. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Monday 10th October Yet another failed attempt to see Hen Harrier and Short Eared Owl. This time a trip to Speyside. Did find a single Crested Tit showing well in Abernethy Forest (and a juvenile Peregrine having a go at a Red Kite at The Lecht). 181. Crested Tit
  13. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 8th October A trip to Auchmithie in the hope of seeing migrants, but nothing rare, although 7 Barnacle Geese down the coast were a new one for the year. (50+ seen on Sunday from Fife in 3 or 4 flocks). 180. Barnacle Geese
  14. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Thursday 8th September. A wee wander from Arbroath to Carnoustie produced a surprise addition to the list for the year (and another kind of half tick - counted it last year, so it goes on this year again for the sake of consistency). 178. Black tern 179. White Wagtail
  15. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 20th August Forgot to add the three new birds I picked up last Saturday at Guardbridge. Three of the regular rarer waders that pass through this area. 175. Ruff 176. Spotted Redshank 177. Curlew Sandpiper
  16. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 14th August Managed to add a completely unexpected bird in an unusual location to the list, whilst out watching Dolphins in the middle of the Tay between Monifieth and Tayport. A low, and fast, flying Merlin at wave-top height. ID'd from hastily grabbed (and blurred) photos. 174. Merlin
  17. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 6th August Over to Fife in the hope that the Little Egrets from earlier in the week (4 of) were still around. Got a text before I left saying 3 still there and 4 Kingfishers around too. Still needing Kingfisher so had fingers crossed. Saw 2 Little Egrets on the river and 1 Kingfisher...
  18. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Monday 25th July Seawatching from Crail and Fife Ness today and managed to see my three targets, one of which was a lifer. 168. Storm Petrel 169. Sooty Shearwater 170. Manx Shearwater
  19. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 24th July A wee bit sea-watching off Arbroath Cliffs gave me my first Skuas of the year, with a single Bonxie and a single Arctic. 166. Arctic Skua 167. Great Skua
  20. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 17th July Been a while since I've added anything to this list but finally got the Montrose Basin Spoonbills at the second attempt. 165. Spoonbill
  21. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Sunday 12th June An enjoyable day out in Perthshire added the two target birds at Killiecrankie to the list. The Pied Flycatchers showed regularly and well, and Wood Warbler was added later at the car park with an adult bird feeding a single youngster. 163. Pied Flycatcher 164. Wood Warbler
  22. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 11th June A trip to Aberdeenshire for a couple of visiting ducks (American Wigeon and King Eider) resulted in neither. Added Little Tern at the Ythan estuary though. 162. Little Tern
  23. Stonefaction

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    Sunday 29th May A trip to Glen Doll with the ADBC added Tree Pipit to the list. 161. Tree Pipit
  24. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Saturday 21st May A wee trip out to the Isle of May to catch two of the seabirds I needed, and anything else that might be around. Not much in the way of migrants around, but got the two birds I needed. 159. Arctic Tern 160. Puffin
  25. Stonefaction

    Stonefaction's 2011 List.

    Wednesday 18th May A wee midweek outing with the ADBC produced two very nice waders to add to the list. 157. Temminck's Stint 158. Little Ringed Plover
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