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  1. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Several recent sightings of manx shearwater from your old stomping grounds at Fife Ness - records in each of the last 11 months. Rob
  2. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Meanwhile I've no idea what is going on here in Fife. The concentration of little auks is crazy and we are seeing huge numbers even in southwesterlies (when normally I wouldn't bother looking!). Plenty of grey phalaropes too (I saw 4 yesterday including a flock of 3). Rob
  3. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Back in the days of watching the Eden(!) I saw crows take down a number of birds - a black-headed gull and 2 wood pigeons. The technique was to jump on the victim's back and peck the skull until it succumbed. Horrible to watch. Rob
  4. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    I have long suspected that jack snipe can be incredibly site faithful in the winter - basically you could throw a blanket over the area they use. Doesn't make them easier to spot though! Rob
  5. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Affordable? Attracted by the idea of not "having" to flush jack snipe on my WeBS count, locating woodcock etc. Rob
  6. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Have you got a thermal imaging camera then? Rob
  7. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Still no bluethroats in mainland Fife. A morning when I found wood warbler, whinchat, pied flycatcher and garden warbler still felt as though something was missing! Rob
  8. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Hellfire Andrew! Spent yesterday afternoon in the Fife Ness area with only a lesser whitethroat to show for it. Rob
  9. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    How fast does a white-billed diver fly? Barry's bird (similar plumage) passed Fife Ness at 10:25... Rob
  10. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Lordy. Not called in since they started the Nigg Bay development. Rob
  11. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    I bashed the Fife Ness area this morning. Never seen so little in promising conditions! Rob
  12. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Mmm, fuscatus, unusual at this time of year. Rob
  13. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    The fridge looks as though it might be susceptible to disturbance. Rob
  14. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Think you're right Stuart. I self-found my first on Girdleness in May '96. Saw several others there in the 90s. I went up for another showy bird in 2008 but there don't seem to be as many now. Fife is a pig for visible bluethroats (although I have seen a couple here). Rob
  15. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Proper photos from the professor of listening - surely not! Passed through yesterday evening after an epic day. Watched the dolphin goings on whilst eating fish and chips. Earlier had the unforgettable experience of stroking a capercaillie, a v distant white-billed diver at Portsoy and my best...
  16. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Not the only one. Saw a very nice one at Balcomie yesterday. Rob
  17. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    But there were only 3! Can't see Mr. Oddie as a wader! Rob
  18. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Scorchio! Rob
  19. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    I think mowing the lawn is my most productive. How often do you get to hang the washing out in Torry? Also how often is it still there by the time it's dry?! Rob
  20. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Big Aggie's? Rob
  21. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Disturbingly acceptable shots Dr. W. There goes another BF institution ... Rob
  22. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    That's quite a convincing one Andrew (not the photos of course, which are of standard we have come to expect ...) Rob
  23. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    Both megas for me too! Rob
  24. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    citrine wag seems to have missed and turned up at Strathbeg! Rob
  25. edenwatcher

    Birds fae Torry

    IIRC the Fife Bird Atlas says that the summering female goosanders here come from Wales and NW England whilst the males go to Norway. Or something. Rob
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