tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48944354415742462762024-03-16T01:12:43.398+00:00Two Black Country BirdersWhite-tailed Eagle - Danube Delta 2018Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-754060049106525832024-02-07T14:27:00.000+00:002024-02-07T14:27:05.487+00:00<p> So the end of January has come and gone and we managed to get away for a few days up to Braemar, although I wasn't feeling great (still not! A stinker of a cold or whatever that seems to be going on forever, at least it's not Covid! Tested for that.)</p><p>Anyway despite some high winds and at time torrential rain we did get out to some of our old haunts. We started with the Linn of Dee, where we were treated to some Red Deer grazing not far off the road:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPQz7IkFFjWSRsklvCujADsEVVgYmsQv8n-20kM0uBIMFmtHHTvRW970m1EDo3cQibgr_krL4Ic96uVnSJxpLvPpdlt3YzKPv5lSbs-fczJE1Vi4EnRM-08PsmSDC5xMnzLUWmSVuMP9ye7MNoHj5uXbhE7sxoYTAxzqrHKQe0MOjFmuybKXKPLi7W2OI/s3994/Braemar_20240131_142539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3994" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPQz7IkFFjWSRsklvCujADsEVVgYmsQv8n-20kM0uBIMFmtHHTvRW970m1EDo3cQibgr_krL4Ic96uVnSJxpLvPpdlt3YzKPv5lSbs-fczJE1Vi4EnRM-08PsmSDC5xMnzLUWmSVuMP9ye7MNoHj5uXbhE7sxoYTAxzqrHKQe0MOjFmuybKXKPLi7W2OI/s320/Braemar_20240131_142539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>But with the torrential rain not a bird was seen! We drove on down to the car park at the Linn of Quoich and stopped for a coffee, the low and behold the rain suddenly stopped and a juvenile Golden Eagle flew over us and circled over the woods on the opposite side of the Dee, before disappearing. I didn't attempt a photo as it took us by surprise and we concentrated on watching, before we lost it.</p><p>After that we drove back up to Braemar and explored the Old Military Road that follows Clunie Water up to Glenshee. This gave us a Dipper sheltering out of the wind:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z1eQcu3RZSfxWtsw20TcqXpkoMV6zk8TvcejhyphenhyphenpEzrEbUVDBJq2_ZGAIygukj20DhnszpwnM-rYfDvOpc60l6vV8DdYkUCelkmDpwQuLqfzp00mVQIr213RDnsIherGQUrulqdvHNZgG17fcF42u1E43kwS7kxpqF3hHZWX8lGNyI3imDtfj0RS21TSn/s3957/Braemar_20240131_160645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="3957" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z1eQcu3RZSfxWtsw20TcqXpkoMV6zk8TvcejhyphenhyphenpEzrEbUVDBJq2_ZGAIygukj20DhnszpwnM-rYfDvOpc60l6vV8DdYkUCelkmDpwQuLqfzp00mVQIr213RDnsIherGQUrulqdvHNZgG17fcF42u1E43kwS7kxpqF3hHZWX8lGNyI3imDtfj0RS21TSn/s320/Braemar_20240131_160645.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Not very close, but our first Dipper of the year.<p></p><p>Next day we drove through Ballater and parked at Glen Muick (pronounced Mick, but we call it Muck 😂) The wind was fierce and very cold, we nearly abandoned our walk down to the Loch. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Next day we drove over to Loch Garten, specifically for Crested Tits, but for the first time ever in the winter they let us down! Just loads of Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cwhQObqIePr-3TdvWYBkphwQaU5dYRidrTGhH2TYADuMUy_z7vv4CSDczg5IaTHQiJIYw0-uBxL_yoVj35cZh4EauhlO8vYWSmbg6OH-I5jg9K_fUd2fo-WAheHMdWYPY8s9-la89tSm8osWP5_JsQ7RjI1Uu733lOb-1biCS5PpxvA8j2ppsDGmUzYN/s3511/Braemar_20240202_143100_03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3511" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cwhQObqIePr-3TdvWYBkphwQaU5dYRidrTGhH2TYADuMUy_z7vv4CSDczg5IaTHQiJIYw0-uBxL_yoVj35cZh4EauhlO8vYWSmbg6OH-I5jg9K_fUd2fo-WAheHMdWYPY8s9-la89tSm8osWP5_JsQ7RjI1Uu733lOb-1biCS5PpxvA8j2ppsDGmUzYN/s320/Braemar_20240202_143100_03.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTs55HTzQ28cWM4kqmWyP-_ALRCZXWkXVQUuAR52CulH2K7btvePL-fuifReCHZqH6fVjHR8oPXIL_Ui8bFSWS9P2NtwvHdUt1b9y2PGTHtt-6IAoMdBt-CUM4rODjNvOrHum-JRxPhtK4KveXDDQp0tC7AXHmS6Ul-DSeKA66Ldf-05gT9iG_wPrRmJp/s3441/Braemar_20240202_143114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3441" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTs55HTzQ28cWM4kqmWyP-_ALRCZXWkXVQUuAR52CulH2K7btvePL-fuifReCHZqH6fVjHR8oPXIL_Ui8bFSWS9P2NtwvHdUt1b9y2PGTHtt-6IAoMdBt-CUM4rODjNvOrHum-JRxPhtK4KveXDDQp0tC7AXHmS6Ul-DSeKA66Ldf-05gT9iG_wPrRmJp/s320/Braemar_20240202_143114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We popped over to Milton Loch in Boat of Garten, where there's a hide, so we could sit for a bit and have lunch. Not much going on just a Goldeneye, Mute Swan and Mallard. Also the feeders by the hide were empty, so no woodland birds or Red Squirrel that we had seen on previous visits.<div><br /></div><div>We did get a bonus though, there were some ripples in the water to the left of the hide, we thought it must be a Mallard under the overhanging bushes, but then this popped out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7x2wjOGrSfVn2J1l-l6_GraZtk-CBt1MTq9iz2TdjG_6DU_T1fvurFFUWlc7oKrmqPYFTe62Fc8PexIr5eHp2gBZN4sOw2W-XdY15SX9HPAEL6dtqLl6Yhw8R8jANstlkUjb2SMoatAhxyq5zxfpG7xYI8MQ3Yh88gC6brUlhEsXuCgT5AibkfsCOfRR/s3377/Braemar_20240202_153905_02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="3377" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7x2wjOGrSfVn2J1l-l6_GraZtk-CBt1MTq9iz2TdjG_6DU_T1fvurFFUWlc7oKrmqPYFTe62Fc8PexIr5eHp2gBZN4sOw2W-XdY15SX9HPAEL6dtqLl6Yhw8R8jANstlkUjb2SMoatAhxyq5zxfpG7xYI8MQ3Yh88gC6brUlhEsXuCgT5AibkfsCOfRR/s320/Braemar_20240202_153905_02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFxYQ47j-d48fjoywlcoBxeyNhQje1Iz8MYt7H0peCS_rlOxAtUjrzcunhnwp6HwgcTW5Ssmn3TPXk50Hz8wYgSK2o3Qio0G2msvJUUKxHREAGRYLAIdoKCNmF8bS_KzytzNsHmfYk60FiPCu-fP2yyc6HpJgWKUp3VAEC9spwsRooY5eeIH73-mQCmyS/s2949/Braemar_20240202_153915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="2949" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFxYQ47j-d48fjoywlcoBxeyNhQje1Iz8MYt7H0peCS_rlOxAtUjrzcunhnwp6HwgcTW5Ssmn3TPXk50Hz8wYgSK2o3Qio0G2msvJUUKxHREAGRYLAIdoKCNmF8bS_KzytzNsHmfYk60FiPCu-fP2yyc6HpJgWKUp3VAEC9spwsRooY5eeIH73-mQCmyS/s320/Braemar_20240202_153915.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>A Dipper very pleased with that!</div><div><br /></div><div>So finally we headed home on the Saturday, stopping at Glenshee in case there were any Snow Buntings about, sadly not, but we did see lots of distant Mountain Hare:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPon6Otyhx0H6hA-_8kX-kicjB-a73bbYX8scLw_VuqslbkPOs7uMlSA7YtYup1GcJrMtiBC7px1gFmlw63iWVEuAa5ubpji_Pcm0J4KRm5yalVUgQMmMfiAYMJSAu5ijhZ6OBt1pWAbvA2SyAFKPv2_MRyFURO3iTb3fXbZmKdjXKgut2eNe_4AzQR5oV/s3033/Braemar_20240203_111959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="3033" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPon6Otyhx0H6hA-_8kX-kicjB-a73bbYX8scLw_VuqslbkPOs7uMlSA7YtYup1GcJrMtiBC7px1gFmlw63iWVEuAa5ubpji_Pcm0J4KRm5yalVUgQMmMfiAYMJSAu5ijhZ6OBt1pWAbvA2SyAFKPv2_MRyFURO3iTb3fXbZmKdjXKgut2eNe_4AzQR5oV/s320/Braemar_20240203_111959.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>There is another post to come on the way to Braemar we did drop into RSPB Loch Kinnordy, so I'll do that another day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-83945285248481059822024-02-04T15:53:00.003+00:002024-02-04T15:53:25.338+00:00January 2024 in Fife and over the borders into Perthshire and West Lothian<p> So It's a new year and it's already February before I have got around to posting anything!!</p><p>So a quick summary, in the first weeks of the year we have stayed very local and brought the species count up to 43 by the last week of the month, visiting Kinghorn, Lochore, Kinghorn, Loch of the Lowes, Loch Leven and Musselburgh.</p><p>Not many photo opportunities but here's the best of the bunch in some rather dodgy weather at times!</p><p>The wind was up at Fife Ness,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMNQcolDmsnEMXQmfkAPqfn0hsjCSPqwci_dxaZH6f5PwWAP1O8zCDW4_l5BZb6s7OQ-g3UHi_1ZcmMklKAKmLtWq6dM7uQm58ifYIl3Nc6KcgzEkQS24n5Fog4gkZPibWzYFBa93vndiENhdUXLhuRXUmdmcy7vqGEMt2fyKP91k4xIkAKHyeTTXoVQt/s3696/FifeNess_20240102_141959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="3696" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMNQcolDmsnEMXQmfkAPqfn0hsjCSPqwci_dxaZH6f5PwWAP1O8zCDW4_l5BZb6s7OQ-g3UHi_1ZcmMklKAKmLtWq6dM7uQm58ifYIl3Nc6KcgzEkQS24n5Fog4gkZPibWzYFBa93vndiENhdUXLhuRXUmdmcy7vqGEMt2fyKP91k4xIkAKHyeTTXoVQt/s320/FifeNess_20240102_141959.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Fulmars claiming their nesting spots at Kinghorn,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ay-0tVP98Am3PyFukwy0rMJEmf0wTQP0-EusPOC27bXwd4I-xBeVLtRJKJT2qzuLYGutyqVr4zPqtwzCsH7oCvAluWP3-Pd1trTedeBy9kPJnPJqxn40xXNFWgZK2eRm0MbMDx7gdjwZegFYY7gilVbalBJULKdejowr22wkmJcTIXGHAdYgXKkCR8ww/s2777/Kinghorn_20240104_135459_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The weather forecast looked terrible, but as it happens we got away with it just having a late afternoon when the heavens opened and we scurried back to the hotel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Not much birding done but we went on a couple of walks and enjoyed the scenery!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Lochan:</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qC2wTtlUp4i0RBlfjPRrIeiHURSOQe24zj33GiCGmTgh42xUdobbvwxPXU7TKvQIUPj8XnM-EmPTBINdhM5QWJtHMyYl46Vt_HWk4NcBRypiGmi5hZVSegR6651WvxAoTljBKoUXtQvZNG-BfZ34-j7QyX3p-cyPIP9Fw1zt-EQTI9kAj3M5yuqYDlHd/s5034/Onich-Glencoe_20231108_113519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3524" data-original-width="5034" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qC2wTtlUp4i0RBlfjPRrIeiHURSOQe24zj33GiCGmTgh42xUdobbvwxPXU7TKvQIUPj8XnM-EmPTBINdhM5QWJtHMyYl46Vt_HWk4NcBRypiGmi5hZVSegR6651WvxAoTljBKoUXtQvZNG-BfZ34-j7QyX3p-cyPIP9Fw1zt-EQTI9kAj3M5yuqYDlHd/s320/Onich-Glencoe_20231108_113519.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We booked a week in Somerset in between visits to Birmingham. Ham Wall is one of our favourite reserves in the UK, mind you we do have lots of favourites 😂</p><p>Ham Wall:</p><p>Marsh Harrier</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq971XmQ4Wij8TqqJ2JMg2e_PAoV_QP40gtiuuiyA7M6WAWi_ws13j5ZHbqww9_nq9pJAeP4ZPIJ64CHXtZmJzFK2x6oVfyMan6O8BV3bM0rB1taPpSlyuvTrzUUJ1a7CHVEgKUsSBOvMwh3gV2xTox-Db2lyls7AtwP59N7RG4QCYdg15BVes0zm__Poh/s3483/Somerset_20230624_131926_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="3483" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq971XmQ4Wij8TqqJ2JMg2e_PAoV_QP40gtiuuiyA7M6WAWi_ws13j5ZHbqww9_nq9pJAeP4ZPIJ64CHXtZmJzFK2x6oVfyMan6O8BV3bM0rB1taPpSlyuvTrzUUJ1a7CHVEgKUsSBOvMwh3gV2xTox-Db2lyls7AtwP59N7RG4QCYdg15BVes0zm__Poh/s320/Somerset_20230624_131926_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Dragonfly, not sure of species,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApIuWDh9nwUPl5aF70LiasEjH55J9FgbBenDD-CCL3hjbsK4zQw1yjMIefnwvm3T5Ovzioqynw5xqd60UfN9NfX0dJg-3DpQ-3cZAslA9D6mi_14ydGNCYDr2CNg-dfgLHw8IyWQV6GXhddF3mAdHmCGEEFTIGrUbpw5rhDdxgtZP_o8hrLEzO7Tq2OGo/s4644/Somerset_20230624_135503_02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="4644" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApIuWDh9nwUPl5aF70LiasEjH55J9FgbBenDD-CCL3hjbsK4zQw1yjMIefnwvm3T5Ovzioqynw5xqd60UfN9NfX0dJg-3DpQ-3cZAslA9D6mi_14ydGNCYDr2CNg-dfgLHw8IyWQV6GXhddF3mAdHmCGEEFTIGrUbpw5rhDdxgtZP_o8hrLEzO7Tq2OGo/s320/Somerset_20230624_135503_02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Growing up fast! A young Great Crested Grebe,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQr-lLqnwATyyN2GbMwSjVBjtzcanqo3sIpXDfEWSO2Ar7B_2eW38t4SgfJ3QxjikP0uKB8qDLO-b3b7osKuG0Qn7GFMY6X4I6kgqSVmXuPI-PEaEXLWaFTc_zE2WUrNv8ypTe5s0BoU4SNI6EU43chygm21yIAW8IFVQQxsHVa9F_llZa2xFflNLMx-k/s3292/Somerset_20230624_135631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3292" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQr-lLqnwATyyN2GbMwSjVBjtzcanqo3sIpXDfEWSO2Ar7B_2eW38t4SgfJ3QxjikP0uKB8qDLO-b3b7osKuG0Qn7GFMY6X4I6kgqSVmXuPI-PEaEXLWaFTc_zE2WUrNv8ypTe5s0BoU4SNI6EU43chygm21yIAW8IFVQQxsHVa9F_llZa2xFflNLMx-k/s320/Somerset_20230624_135631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Great White Egret,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0MgF7rs4G4jxie-fiwvFzg59fExwqE2LtrQzPD4syuZRUcaprIuPTPZ8SZhRGEXe4OJkfTl-2LYpkvOCYhJoW6LaXqek6c_rWHLL4MKdO2GZUabE_l_G4NwYgxenrDFpFt9dtcHnteE4X0wXQkG6ql9Uu1NNNfM3RA0Nb12-2ArEP9ARQEUvObrQgT09/s3413/Somerset_20230624_143916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="4188" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkh1dNkPjVSIHv8ibLn52Meq6-ra1F2AFe2vD6yk83XmNoMORtb_5QVBEK91FSsiT5nqnHJB52tTOlSl-mIGHANbRcEPGuRBjpieea8IaL2_tl5WCR503g-y5DAPVhmr7HOHrcH_yrdLZrvQv2JI7ZIiVAfDexz9b1Ro76m5p6v5fHT3wUGaNwvaIFIyLi/s320/Somerset_20230627_131749.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mallard young at Chew Valley.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrvWkv2AG1nqgFx6YXuij6nwDd3wqpkYu0MGX4WuzG_hIREoO9_bQ7oKbrnmQWj9WbVOCpQnytIMW8w2375Sebp_XZ_56bv8yQIuR8aay-2UOg6qcB-ilxN-5ctuJTjwZrrYd7h5L8toN4PieiBIIyw4Hsj9GyUvu_AlbsC8k9MLwi4OdNUIcUIcyWs29/s5047/Somerset_20230628_143357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="5047" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrvWkv2AG1nqgFx6YXuij6nwDd3wqpkYu0MGX4WuzG_hIREoO9_bQ7oKbrnmQWj9WbVOCpQnytIMW8w2375Sebp_XZ_56bv8yQIuR8aay-2UOg6qcB-ilxN-5ctuJTjwZrrYd7h5L8toN4PieiBIIyw4Hsj9GyUvu_AlbsC8k9MLwi4OdNUIcUIcyWs29/s320/Somerset_20230628_143357.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Gatekeeper Butterfly,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpFx55K2pmUPufo96R9t88lQLxT-282TIyF7kkue-BxDSZhkVmaieIhALPkH3Y2TWpTqn49D88CO1LPKvH3hAJieh_wN0483fBtOMWgsjad4zHu0h2K5nivkg7rqW3iuVa2O9-j3ohksQcF0VGRemWieNaLfDNPimsQRCy-3DJT7L7YcwtJmFZBO9w6Xz/s3576/Somerset_20230629_123209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="3576" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpFx55K2pmUPufo96R9t88lQLxT-282TIyF7kkue-BxDSZhkVmaieIhALPkH3Y2TWpTqn49D88CO1LPKvH3hAJieh_wN0483fBtOMWgsjad4zHu0h2K5nivkg7rqW3iuVa2O9-j3ohksQcF0VGRemWieNaLfDNPimsQRCy-3DJT7L7YcwtJmFZBO9w6Xz/s320/Somerset_20230629_123209.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Common Blue Damselfly,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqrlWHOQImy1Pa195PbcEJzbGE_ETCmlU_VKvO6GsXwzXtrXgyPgzrz5dzLPdOp7rTIY3nNd1lcAGo64G3fwqV0-KNrpJET6htYlv9Brdmms0ZdbtslA0oTITucuYGZ_NKVn2nojRwakFXt8w-LKNtOHQu1KHEQ8QHILggKk6oqwcwXIEPu5QfmSa3Ebf/s3195/Somerset_20230629_130159_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="3195" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqrlWHOQImy1Pa195PbcEJzbGE_ETCmlU_VKvO6GsXwzXtrXgyPgzrz5dzLPdOp7rTIY3nNd1lcAGo64G3fwqV0-KNrpJET6htYlv9Brdmms0ZdbtslA0oTITucuYGZ_NKVn2nojRwakFXt8w-LKNtOHQu1KHEQ8QHILggKk6oqwcwXIEPu5QfmSa3Ebf/s320/Somerset_20230629_130159_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Broad-bodied Chaser,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU0aRTMpVke4jtp9hS2ltcJcPVhCGA_dEyqGajIYUXzNrzk1p7hOENoNmZI7XNJUp7J7WGiJ6OnZ4lFZcfzZml7shkusbiO8SFwYJcffShPOx1BzQ7jprYrXN10B4wRNj3AQnKVF8684INzMHZhB7vKVba9K_FXaPZ85z6HY2ZjF5yJnmh941xyN-FaOW/s4282/Somerset_20230629_130749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="4282" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU0aRTMpVke4jtp9hS2ltcJcPVhCGA_dEyqGajIYUXzNrzk1p7hOENoNmZI7XNJUp7J7WGiJ6OnZ4lFZcfzZml7shkusbiO8SFwYJcffShPOx1BzQ7jprYrXN10B4wRNj3AQnKVF8684INzMHZhB7vKVba9K_FXaPZ85z6HY2ZjF5yJnmh941xyN-FaOW/s320/Somerset_20230629_130749.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Little Egret,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbjYej9ZS113FDKa9TqCWfMrZoe2MVE_rxtRClBjRx9grRc9LbprdIzr4OK4ku0LbpRx6NqSjrhSqDty61Q0Z4bjMxZzZPZidJT0yh1L--BTqNza8tM8gPOLCxXuLyOBXzBw-e58b0Zf6LhNS-PQGkH1P6Q68ul1UlKg4Y3M8iL-gbhSb3jRx0VD6zI8C/s3650/Somerset_20230629_142008_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="3650" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbjYej9ZS113FDKa9TqCWfMrZoe2MVE_rxtRClBjRx9grRc9LbprdIzr4OK4ku0LbpRx6NqSjrhSqDty61Q0Z4bjMxZzZPZidJT0yh1L--BTqNza8tM8gPOLCxXuLyOBXzBw-e58b0Zf6LhNS-PQGkH1P6Q68ul1UlKg4Y3M8iL-gbhSb3jRx0VD6zI8C/s320/Somerset_20230629_142008_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and a very distant blurred shot of a Bittern! We had quite a few Bittern sightings at Ham Wall but this is the only photo that is vaguely identifiable 😌<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5BDrkAWUOJs_MsHoCC5N5NDKu7gPQ8sPyL4oqlxSMOUq7S-m-bWBIYt-2umkIEDjCzr2DLJhYlYZua1oHCY70lHHuZEUmseSMWGOgSgN_0WMWfrh1b2-pcqB6o1v6rtrd3QdPRyKWY98UsvW0qIrfu80pYXKvjwQNOgnj3wrEMBXp9o9gcP4ZlfK_G_o/s2958/Somerset_20230629_142159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="2958" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5BDrkAWUOJs_MsHoCC5N5NDKu7gPQ8sPyL4oqlxSMOUq7S-m-bWBIYt-2umkIEDjCzr2DLJhYlYZua1oHCY70lHHuZEUmseSMWGOgSgN_0WMWfrh1b2-pcqB6o1v6rtrd3QdPRyKWY98UsvW0qIrfu80pYXKvjwQNOgnj3wrEMBXp9o9gcP4ZlfK_G_o/s320/Somerset_20230629_142159.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-39824546317162030012023-07-17T11:54:00.003+01:002023-07-17T11:54:39.524+01:00Loch of the Lowes (June)<p> We also managed a day at Loch of the Lowes to see what progress the two Osprey chicks were making. It's always a joy to visit this Scottish Wildlife Trust site you never know what will turn up, apart from the Ospreys of course 😃</p><p>So I will start with a wee video....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyu0AweBIdBH90csyiaN30CW15Hu3VxnO8FMXYsK1Js2eYeRW8aAN_D9j0mjd2b3XQj-smrX5wnrKYcJ0WUrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>We must have watched the Great Spotted Woodpecker family feeding their youngsters for a good half an hour.</p><p>So what about the Ospreys:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwdR1nwsJU_m-JJufNQ2URI6Mn3MNm6of4fuuuq3-dCgxHSB9Ty1EOihHq_oppygC-Qks9E3ePVDcZKTwqlHwSFFay2Mex-0czbX7WJz9IeQFY2dp6WnPj6OGAsHDSBRQS8pK_HtMY0mZrn98wZfiHnr4KQIZs74Sf_-_HNoj-yQ_YfywBEsrSpW_1FgO/s2067/LochoftheLowes_20230619_133735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2067" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwdR1nwsJU_m-JJufNQ2URI6Mn3MNm6of4fuuuq3-dCgxHSB9Ty1EOihHq_oppygC-Qks9E3ePVDcZKTwqlHwSFFay2Mex-0czbX7WJz9IeQFY2dp6WnPj6OGAsHDSBRQS8pK_HtMY0mZrn98wZfiHnr4KQIZs74Sf_-_HNoj-yQ_YfywBEsrSpW_1FgO/s320/LochoftheLowes_20230619_133735.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They are doing well and by the time you read this they will have fledged. (Actually I know they have as we have visited again since this visit and the young female had already fledged and the male was helicoptering and has since branched out)<div><br /></div><div>There were also a couple of Great Crested Grebe nests, both sitting on eggs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6HExkn4YKMN0zyOqhrv9AFpncgccApSNlqozSVoZRVHsPX0t84FSYgyojpjo5yRgME1G3w3t2k_W03QF3fjufkaXuwJFuFBzAJzfBxD6QWaoatibrCmZWwZ51vOxZjmdNiZR_Wwvzws0rYK7IoBFv9x3lZhMySEwExao0KGfGHFVbCAzRd2V5Ot96U82/s3098/LochoftheLowes_20230619_135544_02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="3098" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6HExkn4YKMN0zyOqhrv9AFpncgccApSNlqozSVoZRVHsPX0t84FSYgyojpjo5yRgME1G3w3t2k_W03QF3fjufkaXuwJFuFBzAJzfBxD6QWaoatibrCmZWwZ51vOxZjmdNiZR_Wwvzws0rYK7IoBFv9x3lZhMySEwExao0KGfGHFVbCAzRd2V5Ot96U82/s320/LochoftheLowes_20230619_135544_02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>with the males busy finding his partner some food.<div><br /></div><div>On the far shore some Fallow Deer put in an appearance:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UhDRv1Hma1cCm_PfJXbCWgoUL-h-gTNTaW7AA6hMI-vOGRLokoAKru1rsl785Tmp92mC374I-x9WtlAhnQ6C-pfaLWFOrvVLijLqmvqTDNmUbVPtEosiOSLQLv2iiURlHeWdqA87gO6hnvxU_Uvv01LixZlOQzN9sD0dxqF_VaOt-aKHLCOF_6_L7ilo/s3683/LochoftheLowes_20230619_134329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3683" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UhDRv1Hma1cCm_PfJXbCWgoUL-h-gTNTaW7AA6hMI-vOGRLokoAKru1rsl785Tmp92mC374I-x9WtlAhnQ6C-pfaLWFOrvVLijLqmvqTDNmUbVPtEosiOSLQLv2iiURlHeWdqA87gO6hnvxU_Uvv01LixZlOQzN9sD0dxqF_VaOt-aKHLCOF_6_L7ilo/s320/LochoftheLowes_20230619_134329.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now some more Woodpecker shots:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzWBSYvkdYjWLscvQKnqxrTMK2kRwHNFs6FKhsGadJRMH3tVSNGQOZHSLdAYx73V4q3V1fE92mESDiblpwBe3hNQ1txVEwgPkmmjGkmenOdU5IxmsrnsYIER6MXu1U45hHfai0Uj0qjYVRLaruzTk6aGd6R810cLApLlSEfCQy01j9_N1m0kTJMRQ9Z3k/s4728/LochoftheLowes_20230619_153013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bVuhSlwwqgzqiTacT_tJ1au7gBTV49S31fHHfKRAFVTckg5Bwl1s7ts9yL1HiX1j_JKZ0Mlz9o5qnuA4NCjgVr8FFlLPQXJuaCjrQnUpT0SJtO-nGn66VYB0IKJ0__0XEkN_5tcd8EO4qJ6YB1WYK6BOJp878_yADpqtVEe4mwo_TfRSvKaulWxsOPn2/s4267/LochoftheLowes_20230619_153405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="4267" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bVuhSlwwqgzqiTacT_tJ1au7gBTV49S31fHHfKRAFVTckg5Bwl1s7ts9yL1HiX1j_JKZ0Mlz9o5qnuA4NCjgVr8FFlLPQXJuaCjrQnUpT0SJtO-nGn66VYB0IKJ0__0XEkN_5tcd8EO4qJ6YB1WYK6BOJp878_yADpqtVEe4mwo_TfRSvKaulWxsOPn2/s320/LochoftheLowes_20230619_153405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Then the others:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPoEVYMtF939Ek1s3yT23w92lP524iOnir0hNBSxgUG1WCBufmO5EV2E2NXcv_TiSadI2j3ossghFGJfVDyfuCoGJLB5dRch3EvP4BvzknybEDkAaOD7aq7z1qqSBmlkZA2O4SOIEoERkWjLwnWW90W2pn7cfaL6FQVVwN_Ju8z-pZM9qvQ9M8yFxA-qn/s4927/LochoftheLowes_20230619_134356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We recommend it!</div><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-19016903187422536672023-07-16T12:12:00.003+01:002023-07-16T12:12:23.100+01:00RSPB Loch Leven (Vane Farm)<p> We had a nice afternoon out at the RSPB at Loch Leven,</p><p>Young Goldfinch,<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRwC4bJwZVAMQcLA-o1mPhnwr5lAecpQ1juNihxbB-B2O2iHs7gc4cIGNtNcanZ7VKlkV5Pw_ySm-jCv8FvL2CWDgczIMxPEXubUL5awh-91S9869QmQxB0y8dkAf3vSf-ldh0meJQGC_yiEs2JHOffwJwVotFp7W108SeM-MLo5NZhkYx_7glaQI6kDP/s3037/LochLevenR_20230615_150556_02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="3037" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRwC4bJwZVAMQcLA-o1mPhnwr5lAecpQ1juNihxbB-B2O2iHs7gc4cIGNtNcanZ7VKlkV5Pw_ySm-jCv8FvL2CWDgczIMxPEXubUL5awh-91S9869QmQxB0y8dkAf3vSf-ldh0meJQGC_yiEs2JHOffwJwVotFp7W108SeM-MLo5NZhkYx_7glaQI6kDP/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_150556_02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Reed Bunting,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz67v2lEB0XZu603BwH1PVUG2BdSR49tsvp3GYg41foGyBD2Hdf-Zxbgk8y3iVxUg7DVgMPqjsJHcN44WneswdblRn3zeHqd36Kf6pOstNvTCSriQYtsr1Qu_R10ZXDqlOOe-fZBiIUPSPIbsWoUAZuzQhfJ1XrQuAgD9RmpR53vIEuM5RBt-RSoJWgn2/s3033/LochLevenR_20230615_150405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="3033" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz67v2lEB0XZu603BwH1PVUG2BdSR49tsvp3GYg41foGyBD2Hdf-Zxbgk8y3iVxUg7DVgMPqjsJHcN44WneswdblRn3zeHqd36Kf6pOstNvTCSriQYtsr1Qu_R10ZXDqlOOe-fZBiIUPSPIbsWoUAZuzQhfJ1XrQuAgD9RmpR53vIEuM5RBt-RSoJWgn2/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_150405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Goldfinch,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNpopNe3mmIKrAM5jZd38xMtCrH56GFz7j6ikCqaBuvN0KD7oGxhMcRZPyV7r3lbPEl_t6KF46t8H7G5WiL6VLYmNJvFzDcBt4n-jW8a6TrsTazZnIvV_pq0cJN9atZICc2zBhmg0gXEKezWHI1Yv3shSqro8JX90lfbs_3rIEr6R8O0AM0gCxD9zVpKp/s2889/LochLevenR_20230615_150306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="2889" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNpopNe3mmIKrAM5jZd38xMtCrH56GFz7j6ikCqaBuvN0KD7oGxhMcRZPyV7r3lbPEl_t6KF46t8H7G5WiL6VLYmNJvFzDcBt4n-jW8a6TrsTazZnIvV_pq0cJN9atZICc2zBhmg0gXEKezWHI1Yv3shSqro8JX90lfbs_3rIEr6R8O0AM0gCxD9zVpKp/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_150306.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Gadwall,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-cxS4PFeOeg_OHHpZvjhIt-Hja9pmfTu_rt3ik87eIplc5j40jWBjPH6TFl2WKFkm9pd8EtH3G21dmNiW5K6x-DujzO-GIT-RNJ7sBUTw_2eWa6xNmB1_tTf-Ado4OGbzda_ynQXMKBEgz1ktzN7V6EFRJG8hRWFLqTMOrpqVG4yjFBY--mvqDMwbkNr/s3785/LochLevenR_20230615_143952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="3785" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-cxS4PFeOeg_OHHpZvjhIt-Hja9pmfTu_rt3ik87eIplc5j40jWBjPH6TFl2WKFkm9pd8EtH3G21dmNiW5K6x-DujzO-GIT-RNJ7sBUTw_2eWa6xNmB1_tTf-Ado4OGbzda_ynQXMKBEgz1ktzN7V6EFRJG8hRWFLqTMOrpqVG4yjFBY--mvqDMwbkNr/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_143952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Black-headed Gulls,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGJ-xqWJAfifT1UWp8Od3k-omQNw7Y60s06webiFyYdKybdN8cctuS9krwuPiQWxB3lmzdN37ZY9qQlvqLxlsJf-jcZzKRNpyUW54McPOeTDgdIhp9jjxNquI8N_O_0o-PhXdRhlJArnEt2msgWyayVz8dnv6CKP8hwCbiAAALFzUYfPLX5fkMd-W0xGH/s5536/LochLevenR_20230615_143327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3954" data-original-width="5536" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGJ-xqWJAfifT1UWp8Od3k-omQNw7Y60s06webiFyYdKybdN8cctuS9krwuPiQWxB3lmzdN37ZY9qQlvqLxlsJf-jcZzKRNpyUW54McPOeTDgdIhp9jjxNquI8N_O_0o-PhXdRhlJArnEt2msgWyayVz8dnv6CKP8hwCbiAAALFzUYfPLX5fkMd-W0xGH/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_143327.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Shoveler,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXR3erUWOfSrX10gVws9al95x4ucU-QLxrwgClMNXLffKaKans59b2pAXp61GFpPfcFHQu_xA5XOfpeX8Ga6iGtAXxpLv1DTBZ2mm9AGHbELYiUlOx1hh-Lu1w6UJ9Gnm3_Imp8csLrVsy8AJcb-NEYS4QDZ7UBuFxaDdQmUJGLtReUCnHz-RguZJMI1L/s4007/LochLevenR_20230615_142846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="4007" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXR3erUWOfSrX10gVws9al95x4ucU-QLxrwgClMNXLffKaKans59b2pAXp61GFpPfcFHQu_xA5XOfpeX8Ga6iGtAXxpLv1DTBZ2mm9AGHbELYiUlOx1hh-Lu1w6UJ9Gnm3_Imp8csLrVsy8AJcb-NEYS4QDZ7UBuFxaDdQmUJGLtReUCnHz-RguZJMI1L/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_142846.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Tufted Duck,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lBoOxYQopbfqzqUAG5cbBjvVyp7d8gQNXy3KHC3Btw3brx0kSIMvWqXHv-fgr5-Oi1R32jbOLBaoM--cqgQGAmnEE4eJKVEW4u809SFPoS4KuFQxWQJOhsgujep0nGOBxTDz4VVTqG_hoaM0gxSAbf3clb49vTiAHPzCTJqF9fpO9VrRGSoGw8UggbA6/s3878/LochLevenR_20230615_142314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="3878" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lBoOxYQopbfqzqUAG5cbBjvVyp7d8gQNXy3KHC3Btw3brx0kSIMvWqXHv-fgr5-Oi1R32jbOLBaoM--cqgQGAmnEE4eJKVEW4u809SFPoS4KuFQxWQJOhsgujep0nGOBxTDz4VVTqG_hoaM0gxSAbf3clb49vTiAHPzCTJqF9fpO9VrRGSoGw8UggbA6/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_142314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lapwing,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="4306" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrUtJufbbvyzylLJ0_lPZyE1d5WbO94UnX2ffPHeDL3qAasE7rrVX870pHyA0Uigjtd1iJm9SoZwj6SXA0TTNGiRmuxX2n-x7F8joGH8bRMDgmvWVMvEc_cviWicqxSND1HO9w8z9QHBZ4F0P1i9C_bt4IsfqyRrD73QXlpAuqdbwVerloIGw5aORncTI/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_135213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and Greylag Goose.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu9UUj_GoW9-zx5OiCOvqk17-qNsJ25Ys1wmUaTb2zjYtPhcAdC7g7YWhPVZMoED92kQ2mpsX5rdvYf038k1CgZLQiA-DEgQAmyxuVofZIyi9qNpYoHYNA1_srIE3VzbBzawbUvNUpnAVpCLYPDzoeWc_nPOfMeNjCqq1mxCktybg0zEmfRjXFKoRXJzK/s4286/LochLevenR_20230615_135205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="4286" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu9UUj_GoW9-zx5OiCOvqk17-qNsJ25Ys1wmUaTb2zjYtPhcAdC7g7YWhPVZMoED92kQ2mpsX5rdvYf038k1CgZLQiA-DEgQAmyxuVofZIyi9qNpYoHYNA1_srIE3VzbBzawbUvNUpnAVpCLYPDzoeWc_nPOfMeNjCqq1mxCktybg0zEmfRjXFKoRXJzK/s320/LochLevenR_20230615_135205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It was actually quite quiet, so not a lot else to say!</p>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-18559337347693248952023-07-15T12:47:00.006+01:002023-07-15T12:47:56.674+01:00Crail & Fife Ness<p> What can I say! It's been a while since the last post, it's just we are so busy getting out (and of course that's the beauty of living up here!) and about, there doesn't seem much time to sort photos out and then do the blog. So here we go with a bit of a catch up again.</p><p>We had a great day out at Crail and Fife Ness.</p><p>Crail beach and harbour....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjokavyc7skFJxoA5HtPDZgrSuDPM4ojuMSDovMrm9RxmR-pfaw-kSR8Eed9NP8j1aPu7mPAF0WGawHLlyi7RQmquaDmgw4vV8EG71QPgiHPrcyGbhMoIqylrgn5yMrQbOOLrmLnoJ7dvevwpRkzjQK9LUAOQ-XgMFpdLi_iv3953r54DAynCf6xGzAEQR/s4699/FifeNess_20230616_130003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="4699" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjokavyc7skFJxoA5HtPDZgrSuDPM4ojuMSDovMrm9RxmR-pfaw-kSR8Eed9NP8j1aPu7mPAF0WGawHLlyi7RQmquaDmgw4vV8EG71QPgiHPrcyGbhMoIqylrgn5yMrQbOOLrmLnoJ7dvevwpRkzjQK9LUAOQ-XgMFpdLi_iv3953r54DAynCf6xGzAEQR/s320/FifeNess_20230616_130003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We popped to Kilminning NR as we left and added Linnet, Yellowhammer, Whitethroat and Meadow Pipit. A good day!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-53780768970324181152023-06-14T17:09:00.006+01:002023-06-14T17:09:58.422+01:00Lesvos Birding 2023 - Part 4 - The last One!<p> So to finish off, we'll start with some sight seeing again......</p><p>Kremasti Bridge, don't fancy it myself!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLf_DppXhv-o4mLJaZOCy1vpjSYcqz0AUNpBVNoDczXz5b-zW8xstJ0r9AVDVRiF3pr0GLYFyKuMWsD8oeMc3gVy1sndvrunNMwZhkLITI8cpCFiIXAHi2w3Zo0YMKWI5RoudyaBzHvsipJclWtzDpyKCTnhVQeKJD1FkDplmA9giHS7FDSjtmzjdwg/s5187/Lesvos_20230517_082926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3631" data-original-width="5187" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLf_DppXhv-o4mLJaZOCy1vpjSYcqz0AUNpBVNoDczXz5b-zW8xstJ0r9AVDVRiF3pr0GLYFyKuMWsD8oeMc3gVy1sndvrunNMwZhkLITI8cpCFiIXAHi2w3Zo0YMKWI5RoudyaBzHvsipJclWtzDpyKCTnhVQeKJD1FkDplmA9giHS7FDSjtmzjdwg/s320/Lesvos_20230517_082926.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6j5VsNWpzmlbxVkndSR-k4Z0vmok81MsvJeXC3ClpNoMse25f43CCFhQITklC4h07b7ie6NG_WkAJKOGNAr9UFf_qIPga2fCMFqbHEQIupx7v3MwnJ1ZNeFUcIak6fWJOgqdTrDGn2ukJLTnxeFWkQnOSXstyFujmNoM6TIS4dw_tkse7oNruMPTFA/s3302/Lesvos_20230518_114014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3302" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6j5VsNWpzmlbxVkndSR-k4Z0vmok81MsvJeXC3ClpNoMse25f43CCFhQITklC4h07b7ie6NG_WkAJKOGNAr9UFf_qIPga2fCMFqbHEQIupx7v3MwnJ1ZNeFUcIak6fWJOgqdTrDGn2ukJLTnxeFWkQnOSXstyFujmNoM6TIS4dw_tkse7oNruMPTFA/s320/Lesvos_20230518_114014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and a Jay outside our hotel room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2IWXquLETiFCGovs5r-9T9v0ST6XyfA481rHG8Vcgo1IPYTmiFCXk6cn7ppCZXCle94AkBpG99zfKyrBtosrvE3Sgd5ccQu075amNwORC8_15EzBeKTmNbLfUqDOeit6qJCtuCyOkS_ck7KhLeQmmrWCOmjAs8oDhwhQ8SUzoLe6quV2HIQ50-EZZg/s4068/Lesvos_20230520_130445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="4068" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2IWXquLETiFCGovs5r-9T9v0ST6XyfA481rHG8Vcgo1IPYTmiFCXk6cn7ppCZXCle94AkBpG99zfKyrBtosrvE3Sgd5ccQu075amNwORC8_15EzBeKTmNbLfUqDOeit6qJCtuCyOkS_ck7KhLeQmmrWCOmjAs8oDhwhQ8SUzoLe6quV2HIQ50-EZZg/s320/Lesvos_20230520_130445.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So that'll do! 101 Species of birds seen, obviously I didn't get photos of them all, otherwise we'd be going on to part 10! One species never seen before, the Rosy Starlings. Lots of Mythos and wine drunk, as well as plenty of Greek coffee and food, many a great night in the local tavernas.</div><div><br /></div><div>So until next year?</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-42544874698812928722023-06-13T18:59:00.002+01:002023-06-13T19:08:47.380+01:00Lesvos Birding 2023 - Part 3<p> Is this the final part....... don't know yet!</p><p>So a bit of sightseeing again to start off; Paid a visit to an Ouzo distillery</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi602ucjLGJyNizzGjUMyC8um6PKNx-i3gYGBv_8trU6PSa16qZ5Z7jJHVXAMvvjruXaCWuVawWaSeaLwX_8r3euzdKYOJ5STqlM3kD7NrBNAGCyZIiPVAldOGUtT0D7TU4Ph-LbqiPY63g8w07GPYTos_o91JuVqa7SvpmeoQ0lCTWTaM9IXw1r08eFA/s5006/Lesvos_20230515_092444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="5006" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi602ucjLGJyNizzGjUMyC8um6PKNx-i3gYGBv_8trU6PSa16qZ5Z7jJHVXAMvvjruXaCWuVawWaSeaLwX_8r3euzdKYOJ5STqlM3kD7NrBNAGCyZIiPVAldOGUtT0D7TU4Ph-LbqiPY63g8w07GPYTos_o91JuVqa7SvpmeoQ0lCTWTaM9IXw1r08eFA/s320/Lesvos_20230515_092444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYykd_kW99esI2LXLboQOyrqM2eKM6fBeOqxE6LWPxcfjUdj0erTbgyqUzvOacbmhjngxWODNlW3w2d8tZSIM6c9C4XeVLw1MTLerSrm5rvx45VqBDf_ETYbLagoHCpeU6TeFK8yUKI72k73Meaf6es3YRcsss94H36AzAmjrvjqInt32upnbAYMe8kQ/s5104/Lesvos_20230515_092342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3573" data-original-width="5104" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYykd_kW99esI2LXLboQOyrqM2eKM6fBeOqxE6LWPxcfjUdj0erTbgyqUzvOacbmhjngxWODNlW3w2d8tZSIM6c9C4XeVLw1MTLerSrm5rvx45VqBDf_ETYbLagoHCpeU6TeFK8yUKI72k73Meaf6es3YRcsss94H36AzAmjrvjqInt32upnbAYMe8kQ/s320/Lesvos_20230515_092342.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Then explored around Polarmi, never been down that way before. Found some nice birds;</div><div>Sardinian Warbler,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-6lxzqe_CI7zoaClIbOGb7_POMd6j66XG80solM9e0iHP1MBStauGpZ4dQm88DttQNFWhNpalkqfPYTeTzd7Zo8Yn6oystMjl9VYSkIl8wXDR8tvpN6mCujb_H65G4MmiLkJ1JQVmt-201Cy1OdjKj1oAzT1m-VnMJaYiPG0zLQKd2yxwJ9H9qvOxw/s3395/Lesvos_20230515_103713_02.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3395" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-6lxzqe_CI7zoaClIbOGb7_POMd6j66XG80solM9e0iHP1MBStauGpZ4dQm88DttQNFWhNpalkqfPYTeTzd7Zo8Yn6oystMjl9VYSkIl8wXDR8tvpN6mCujb_H65G4MmiLkJ1JQVmt-201Cy1OdjKj1oAzT1m-VnMJaYiPG0zLQKd2yxwJ9H9qvOxw/s320/Lesvos_20230515_103713_02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Black-eared Wheatear<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFVJCf73DtPVzbyYlT_TIaICfk8QRb9gH3hzTnjvA-Je0V4xHWaKBTxJQtEHvwjC2BkwkAxeqw6vlkkTHirQ52j_gkLVJjT6jkOAoE2SxagObuW0UK09XJFMhvwEbrLnBjtIu-UdG2W5NxEpyMQz5-A9NXCsgJ29JfKZ-EM1UXoWiKhJr9ZUSjMiK9Q/s3056/Lesvos_20230515_104405_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Luckily we had another flock zoom past us later that Tina did see, as brief as it was! But these were our only new species for the trip and takes us up to 1016!</div><div><br /></div><div>So carrying on to the river mouth down the valley.</div><div>Little Egrets,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnxCQqMPgOhTg_HEOJlMTneas4JTTJUDzKrGy9y2-e3oJX39IApEZNliiKSYAnY87JRP37FirmxIRgPQbq0Y6Nc2uwB-vr4CkbszeX_F5EtBbRZi16cZmQKgGxmDyvtaurvdRtgUAwds71H63JUu5v7v7TSwU80PrO6cls16PW-lLBf3QcWe_nLCsUg/s3200/Lesvos_20230516_093545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3200" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnxCQqMPgOhTg_HEOJlMTneas4JTTJUDzKrGy9y2-e3oJX39IApEZNliiKSYAnY87JRP37FirmxIRgPQbq0Y6Nc2uwB-vr4CkbszeX_F5EtBbRZi16cZmQKgGxmDyvtaurvdRtgUAwds71H63JUu5v7v7TSwU80PrO6cls16PW-lLBf3QcWe_nLCsUg/s320/Lesvos_20230516_093545.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Garbias Island (Breeding site for Lesser Kestrel and Shag)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl7C4FF2VkDYwoCE9ooe3Nzs4h4YIbLM0woJB9--zTDP6zOjaDBtGpdC2b7U4iGIORKCskTSR0dFMllPe7lWO5GSvvOm8awowJLP3dbFyU2CZVntJ576ypV2mgxiqMhi1j_SeDI8ORZCL75NKwB0kQFzUFDPoJcX8SwZbpC7DgIShd3Oop5taaZiDwQ/s2990/Lesvos_20230514_083612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2093" data-original-width="2990" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl7C4FF2VkDYwoCE9ooe3Nzs4h4YIbLM0woJB9--zTDP6zOjaDBtGpdC2b7U4iGIORKCskTSR0dFMllPe7lWO5GSvvOm8awowJLP3dbFyU2CZVntJ576ypV2mgxiqMhi1j_SeDI8ORZCL75NKwB0kQFzUFDPoJcX8SwZbpC7DgIShd3Oop5taaZiDwQ/s320/Lesvos_20230514_083612.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Yellow Wagtail,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh8dBHDJGDs5uDrJfMys7Xvi6B601-uJ3Ozda28dAC3YK5j1HoIIpBC4D4Sp8rbbJWJQsVyuhKYpe4e_g3YpACozHM1oVBFClCUmoKHq5Rzqv8dmyutVUxpmngSJBFgtF9n2f7Ip_gR2ZGBb_R3HgpGUL7ggYUbz-9LDsHzkRFajlkb92H4ix9zZr_A/s2916/Lesvos_20230514_084826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2801" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb-nPMLtfqapmDM1Kq23MUAKpPhxWpECae-F5AwWAM_78efonnFu7DAOg0qxTiAzlwC5MSfTFKFiprxxi5Yt3v-l8mvzlGZpxuPD9DAnDyPDywr-cOqk0dwrgaXFTZKQY_l1LtaMopUjTMGg6V1l-G4mI6ceW5Ju_TWg-_VowyTKFJDcsKqY-lX-TRA/s320/Lesvos_20230514_090044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Little Tern,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCiJGBxfgLAfXPoIElVSF9rNADQItXOWNkwe0COo4_SYUwkAt27LEgrlMQgBKXGa279JUoh_5IsS3jP926DT10ceZrvCqeM_SuDn37gHyzw6GI-WRKFUbeBEbXwjA2CSvoFkopV8PmtXoMT89iDPlKyq93QcNWSbW0mtx44tRqI16w93NlRujzXYj6Q/s3673/Lesvos_20230514_090139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="3673" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCiJGBxfgLAfXPoIElVSF9rNADQItXOWNkwe0COo4_SYUwkAt27LEgrlMQgBKXGa279JUoh_5IsS3jP926DT10ceZrvCqeM_SuDn37gHyzw6GI-WRKFUbeBEbXwjA2CSvoFkopV8PmtXoMT89iDPlKyq93QcNWSbW0mtx44tRqI16w93NlRujzXYj6Q/s320/Lesvos_20230514_090139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and this Pelican looks like a youngster to me<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlvAjCpd3bHsoOVc8dB5W9MrRXZudqd7gcc8kKm94vt18bBC6EnE1tRMFqcU_AqSTvt5qm1mGInEQjC8HGRCAf5ZKh8eEiPB9jxYQLquTucjsHlnZ6CDIGAKGBBm686ZHX4oY3nPTttRaFS8Rh6BuiUvcSzWl0y8utfmOIyg6q2L-s6k0tek23O-5Pg/s3441/Lesvos_20230514_090549_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3441" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlvAjCpd3bHsoOVc8dB5W9MrRXZudqd7gcc8kKm94vt18bBC6EnE1tRMFqcU_AqSTvt5qm1mGInEQjC8HGRCAf5ZKh8eEiPB9jxYQLquTucjsHlnZ6CDIGAKGBBm686ZHX4oY3nPTttRaFS8Rh6BuiUvcSzWl0y8utfmOIyg6q2L-s6k0tek23O-5Pg/s320/Lesvos_20230514_090549_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You never know what you are going to get at the Salt Pans, it's brilliant!<div>We did see a Turtle Dove on the east side too, thanks to some kind fellow birders who allowed us to use their scope. Cheers!</div><div>Finally for part two a general photo at the east of the salt pans. (Cormorant, Avocet, Flamingo, Shelduck)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5NAoAD7IsP8xXdo9mWB5HxoahBwBEopqdQezMFRqYelu8bszaL8MYCzPw1dhy4B9unHj3-Htro7uu9fCfEw1pgFtw6hfcAkYizvDCjqbwnJbEOGdGEs_4H_19dSU6qmNgl6bKFxu8JAfrO23H3O2kU924HusExG8KtOx1h0Yy5nyPiY5CVpCMQTatQ/s3423/Lesvos_20230514_090602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2396" data-original-width="3423" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5NAoAD7IsP8xXdo9mWB5HxoahBwBEopqdQezMFRqYelu8bszaL8MYCzPw1dhy4B9unHj3-Htro7uu9fCfEw1pgFtw6hfcAkYizvDCjqbwnJbEOGdGEs_4H_19dSU6qmNgl6bKFxu8JAfrO23H3O2kU924HusExG8KtOx1h0Yy5nyPiY5CVpCMQTatQ/s320/Lesvos_20230514_090602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Part 3 coming soon to a blog near you!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-40924781420309619212023-06-09T13:40:00.000+01:002023-06-09T13:40:03.303+01:00Lesvos Birding 2023 - Part 1<p> Well finally the PC is sorted apart from my watermarking software, so just a quickie... all images included in this post and all posts in this blog site are copyright of Tom Willetts. </p><p>Sorry about that but there are people out there aren't very nice!</p><p>So this is part one of our two week trip to Lesvos in May. It was great to be back, our last visit was pre covid in 2019. Between then and now we had had two trips planned but due to covid etc they never happened. So as I said it was wonderful to be back in one of our favourite places. We stayed as usual in Skala Kallonis;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOs-JFdaeaIdEGKIaY668jDmapstZoFBLM5Z-tJFTjXL9HsKRiESo-R7GMOi9kYSU8qOWy_CKpAjHnWtUB4Rgn4ITAqZGiYN4VjSBUNiHKPPCR3q7bKlWTQZsd9ny-w2bEmGxq0N5YBLtOTCBcf26A1eGbj60Xj6HXtgYIpCNpTEWCSnKzkHNIv03IA/s5714/Lesvos_20230508_083017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5714" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOs-JFdaeaIdEGKIaY668jDmapstZoFBLM5Z-tJFTjXL9HsKRiESo-R7GMOi9kYSU8qOWy_CKpAjHnWtUB4Rgn4ITAqZGiYN4VjSBUNiHKPPCR3q7bKlWTQZsd9ny-w2bEmGxq0N5YBLtOTCBcf26A1eGbj60Xj6HXtgYIpCNpTEWCSnKzkHNIv03IA/s320/Lesvos_20230508_083017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EZ6Ppr3_dKjJqDGZOGbChiikEt0XxqYHblP2H-70SPhHSyHZ9dinr9rVUmN9KQEhWQiCi3azWsTqrdlJ-agAPlchtqC8yrGYcVRnJiZ-rbRkLxhNihxVeDfmBc7KXyGbaH4OaV_h3Sh9iVtQXuRyRfTJZUHIrm6E_zn0Tmro9cG3NvWCgD8JJP7mjw/s5289/Lesvos_20230508_085138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3702" data-original-width="5289" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EZ6Ppr3_dKjJqDGZOGbChiikEt0XxqYHblP2H-70SPhHSyHZ9dinr9rVUmN9KQEhWQiCi3azWsTqrdlJ-agAPlchtqC8yrGYcVRnJiZ-rbRkLxhNihxVeDfmBc7KXyGbaH4OaV_h3Sh9iVtQXuRyRfTJZUHIrm6E_zn0Tmro9cG3NvWCgD8JJP7mjw/s320/Lesvos_20230508_085138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H2RE-zdruFqU7xl2evyFjKBPtlMkiTBWoXy3N7B62_zME_ooZX5qR7wV7BpLFR_BHGujtly8Hecnpdi9FiwBwEEIdQVL2EVK1Mgcn8OK5lHIshmJuMoqbl3aKS4CDAqDuCRyGN5CvWGeWAwihP3QRowcSRG5t-4FubV87jp242pPF9EFsOI9gm8fDg/s5118/Lesvos_20230508_110235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="5118" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H2RE-zdruFqU7xl2evyFjKBPtlMkiTBWoXy3N7B62_zME_ooZX5qR7wV7BpLFR_BHGujtly8Hecnpdi9FiwBwEEIdQVL2EVK1Mgcn8OK5lHIshmJuMoqbl3aKS4CDAqDuCRyGN5CvWGeWAwihP3QRowcSRG5t-4FubV87jp242pPF9EFsOI9gm8fDg/s320/Lesvos_20230508_110235.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's just such a brilliant place, great Tavernas, food, scenery and the best base (in our opinion) for getting around the island. So on to the birding!<div><br /></div><div>Actually we'll start with a bit of wildlife, an (Eastern) European Hedgehog wandering around by our hotel room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIPF8wqVmtIsbM6uPh3n0JM-sGAEBlQjyjcR2PERDVWWPSoU__0ug1aXvxYkNhn-gFKjgEgI2mX82AgfXoQcfyX9jgSXSk-DMCsKmqUZsVkPzMeWtWAMLSDePxFwVeX6jxNNJ50W2DPpxBM42QVEjWQkCxX2I9duBO7-qgLTotwM9WJBtxeV-tfRjIQ/s3804/Lesvos_20230508_162849_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3804" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIPF8wqVmtIsbM6uPh3n0JM-sGAEBlQjyjcR2PERDVWWPSoU__0ug1aXvxYkNhn-gFKjgEgI2mX82AgfXoQcfyX9jgSXSk-DMCsKmqUZsVkPzMeWtWAMLSDePxFwVeX6jxNNJ50W2DPpxBM42QVEjWQkCxX2I9duBO7-qgLTotwM9WJBtxeV-tfRjIQ/s320/Lesvos_20230508_162849_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>Then some terrapins on our walk to the village:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgOubFWbOuzNKTragfpjlKC0W_fKyiT-PVe0mHx_UENqWMlwttGP9F-W60Blk6zJiSV3Fjs1Ah3TWRajVJs1e_srCGTyM9oUKUhGr93B3scP2sLeTWGg2HYlPJCnC0GvOPl66zL3y_ilwKMq1Xs6syM3bw8mTu3QyZDYTBjt9R7Wba7hwqHgT-SGOgw/s3738/Lesvos_20230510_080629_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="3738" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgOubFWbOuzNKTragfpjlKC0W_fKyiT-PVe0mHx_UENqWMlwttGP9F-W60Blk6zJiSV3Fjs1Ah3TWRajVJs1e_srCGTyM9oUKUhGr93B3scP2sLeTWGg2HYlPJCnC0GvOPl66zL3y_ilwKMq1Xs6syM3bw8mTu3QyZDYTBjt9R7Wba7hwqHgT-SGOgw/s320/Lesvos_20230510_080629_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Plus many more, including Spanish Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Crested Lark, Marsh Harrier, Wood Sandpiper, Greater Flamingo, Avocet, Common Shelduck and Ruff.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div>Next day got a bit of sight seeing in. The Roman Aquaduct at Moira.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdalJ_dXmnq6-xo7YrvFkeF4vHDw-lYzXFtm0weJ2eg_x1a9-_2jK25Z-REsvI1TnjxQ7eqNs8cGBgpmXELFjVcN4TIMdk6lX6dsd-kvKe19DIi3ldO-ZAwhB79baafGEyhbmlen711Fj0-IS2whXigifXbkGTfGfyrsFQ4X8wWpU4flEKnKMYjD5rkA/s5694/Lesvos_20230510_093459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3986" data-original-width="5694" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdalJ_dXmnq6-xo7YrvFkeF4vHDw-lYzXFtm0weJ2eg_x1a9-_2jK25Z-REsvI1TnjxQ7eqNs8cGBgpmXELFjVcN4TIMdk6lX6dsd-kvKe19DIi3ldO-ZAwhB79baafGEyhbmlen711Fj0-IS2whXigifXbkGTfGfyrsFQ4X8wWpU4flEKnKMYjD5rkA/s320/Lesvos_20230510_093459.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Then over the next few days:</div><div>Squacco Heron,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OvHkWalDSKZDjPaZYbWtMmtHGCvkHBO_zqJdHn1o7XJcs_DBeVEcwZr7DsL6JcLcsjmin0R-KJ72eEdW4YOHw5WPt6q2H7H5YgKNhCIAlSFCzi8ft-_ZyEx1HXOBbSBPzNb1o0r-dJDSCrkU9gSj23BqjPrErXFtaruZ7aVrsKG5-Y2ArblmU-7YyQ/s3483/Lesvos_20230510_143751_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2638" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizK86iIyIS5tU6L47bTDkSFFqmPkvtSMC-5nAdPt-H2halV-7stt227NNQyo7FbjMY5QRMw-T-U-mLmhaIgJsLXZzLaCLQMbINRk7moP94KIWCiBGsZex5y1n3t9Df8hPb7yRNFOSxcpFIxj4tScGwVDxiTpLsA7WJHR5AjfQ_gD4qQaugNoh74x8ag/s320/Lesvos_20230511_133312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Spur-winged Lapwing,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1HH12VOYp8dbcNruQ4fP9CYWjhDQsQToJrOwDmAF_q8_sR3LeDczh8e_C6a-MtCdwGKpcobHewM48xDjUJ5VWPkFCY6PK9kc4iv0ZnrW8u1qcW9HGAH7SgapUelSg-rr-HvyABSG_O7h4B4PplNxQv1PfaUFzLKC9-Ce_Z-s1rvUm_BOvZGA3vB4Vw/s2982/Lesvos_20230511_140933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2087" data-original-width="2982" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1HH12VOYp8dbcNruQ4fP9CYWjhDQsQToJrOwDmAF_q8_sR3LeDczh8e_C6a-MtCdwGKpcobHewM48xDjUJ5VWPkFCY6PK9kc4iv0ZnrW8u1qcW9HGAH7SgapUelSg-rr-HvyABSG_O7h4B4PplNxQv1PfaUFzLKC9-Ce_Z-s1rvUm_BOvZGA3vB4Vw/s320/Lesvos_20230511_140933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and Roller.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgineKl3_1AWKu3-_0ixbRlYgcezbj41KzlsrebZJFYsOL3x3S5iqAxKOUSXVqaePrrlIciS5ExOBZkFhflgwNGptpsVuJuKH8-ToTnkRbtzWYS-DBhY_AEEAKcyX80n9wACa6hPpEkbkF1YpcC4ypcVZaikE_9RLECf2bETmZpKWSXN7bPFM0NtNC17A/s3177/Lesvos_20230512_111235_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="3177" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgineKl3_1AWKu3-_0ixbRlYgcezbj41KzlsrebZJFYsOL3x3S5iqAxKOUSXVqaePrrlIciS5ExOBZkFhflgwNGptpsVuJuKH8-ToTnkRbtzWYS-DBhY_AEEAKcyX80n9wACa6hPpEkbkF1YpcC4ypcVZaikE_9RLECf2bETmZpKWSXN7bPFM0NtNC17A/s320/Lesvos_20230512_111235_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>That'll do for starters.............ttfn.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-54020136872666890192023-05-29T19:42:00.001+01:002023-05-29T19:42:27.449+01:00PC Issues<p>There's been no post for a while. Holiday and now PC issues, so might be a few days before I do a Lesvos report (or two!)</p>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-64189930002106143212023-04-02T13:04:00.002+01:002023-04-02T13:04:12.581+01:00RSPB Loch Leven<p> We paid one of regular visits to the RSPB reserve at Loch Leven this week. It was a nice calm bright day for a change, our last two visits it has been blowing a gale so the birds were keeping a very low profile.</p><p>This time was pleasingly different with lots going on, the Lapwings were very busy in front of the middle hide,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7RS7IoomNPb13BHeOGZwT0FRbVVV2X5kQe83lPoFT_6dPKSA4jsNWA4tYLF_Na8sP1HJRgL0irXrFMEUrXz5roZcoIko3eg3kw0RVXB2SFABQPNY_3Np44GN93JjXFDe5aKnpixGB8QnzJpsams8c8PiLuDEKMrpw4AePiEjgTvOkUHnG6QCizsF7w/s3340/LochLevenR_20230330_143007_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3340" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7RS7IoomNPb13BHeOGZwT0FRbVVV2X5kQe83lPoFT_6dPKSA4jsNWA4tYLF_Na8sP1HJRgL0irXrFMEUrXz5roZcoIko3eg3kw0RVXB2SFABQPNY_3Np44GN93JjXFDe5aKnpixGB8QnzJpsams8c8PiLuDEKMrpw4AePiEjgTvOkUHnG6QCizsF7w/s320/LochLevenR_20230330_143007_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>nice view of its bum!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="3349" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNAL02uNi5nbHs4JZzDZiaQV3rXUQJ5BkjyLRajPZ_rVyDfhbn8juIgQSSfAIm3d3qOhPPRWb8k-1K78sbwwOdwn7uIo1XX68kP8UD9ak9-nSPj0jCdPzrj7ZkA_x6y6HX09_S4G915jZ3s8T8r4Q9DxJxqB15v5Vwvg-V_IpRRZIkoscdUeljj890A/s320/LochLevenR_20230330_143511__01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Great Crested Grebes were busy pairing up on the loch and also on the reserve pools, as were two Little Grebes. I have to say the improvements made in front of the middle hide to make it more suitable for the Lapwing are paying dividends, it looks great and seems to be attracting birds in numbers. The curlew seem to like it too:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N-sGkLShVAr9KPIXbn0ki2J77Q4abOg43R2S_2dqjq1acUglwpFKvkEmB3-jOargQF53Jwc8zAVG2Ml86M8Rts3lFHXsC3AmA9JTLQFxH3eD_oowbGsp_Bm75qMTHJPeOWr_C8VSeZoiopdJ56lijQnWznA58ykq1VfahiGNlIoXq-iZihpdcUZESQ/s4505/LochLevenR_20230330_142324_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3218" data-original-width="4505" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N-sGkLShVAr9KPIXbn0ki2J77Q4abOg43R2S_2dqjq1acUglwpFKvkEmB3-jOargQF53Jwc8zAVG2Ml86M8Rts3lFHXsC3AmA9JTLQFxH3eD_oowbGsp_Bm75qMTHJPeOWr_C8VSeZoiopdJ56lijQnWznA58ykq1VfahiGNlIoXq-iZihpdcUZESQ/s320/LochLevenR_20230330_142324_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>We counted 75, but i'm sure there were more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then to cap it off a couple of Hare were spotted on the bee/butterfly meadow,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9fMGe8s3Rmg2N6ot4cukftNbOzMW06XrMDUfhVlqQUWP5qpsSEe3pCK0uSbFr_X1wyHGnr7vaEDjf8vaQXdIjUlntTRtextp9FfSoZmUUR6J3YGCNoYKbG5Qd6Y0HbtL7cNK1VxzZndCjv_qbYHLIEUTORshuFl248E9lnSFCI40KMlkcnx7I-aiKg/s3141/LochLevenR_20230330_133906_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="3141" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9fMGe8s3Rmg2N6ot4cukftNbOzMW06XrMDUfhVlqQUWP5qpsSEe3pCK0uSbFr_X1wyHGnr7vaEDjf8vaQXdIjUlntTRtextp9FfSoZmUUR6J3YGCNoYKbG5Qd6Y0HbtL7cNK1VxzZndCjv_qbYHLIEUTORshuFl248E9lnSFCI40KMlkcnx7I-aiKg/s320/LochLevenR_20230330_133906_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2Kjbe4BhXOsNb0qVN0tU81XKlqtt8l6OS5jQope09_XWkL7Xq4uf7oi_OrbOXKfwbNcnoJSud3qKbmAqygVsC5Fpto6xIy--BpqIDkLHAgNDZHcOGSLzBCQvKao7eK1aPaeOlLAeyHJFSK9YrAwzYH7OrJptET5Ew_cnl2nhb2Eolz935J2MWdg7PA/s2674/LochLevenR_20230330_133904_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2674" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2Kjbe4BhXOsNb0qVN0tU81XKlqtt8l6OS5jQope09_XWkL7Xq4uf7oi_OrbOXKfwbNcnoJSud3qKbmAqygVsC5Fpto6xIy--BpqIDkLHAgNDZHcOGSLzBCQvKao7eK1aPaeOlLAeyHJFSK9YrAwzYH7OrJptET5Ew_cnl2nhb2Eolz935J2MWdg7PA/s320/LochLevenR_20230330_133904_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>a great day.<br /><br /><div>Over 30 species in all!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-61387704587873626592023-03-31T12:02:00.001+01:002023-03-31T12:02:12.044+01:00First Visit to Loch of the Lowes<p> Having joined the Scottish Wildlife Trust we took ourselves off to Loch of the Lowes, just a 45 minute drive from us.</p><p>I have to say we were very impressed with the whole set up and the friendliness of the volunteers. Access to the hides (2) is great with great views of the Osprey nest on the opposite shore of the Loch. Each hide have good quality scopes, so there was no need for me to have lugged ours from the car! SO we had a great views of both Osprey coming and going from the nest, bringing back new nesting materials. Both hides also have TVs showing the nest cam, so an all round great experience.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYGNkpdeqTxyejWTi6J40xE6CkqdgaQqxDBRNGb1SyUH2oM87Uq6i9W_OvjMk5IfKmuLCv6MhpjFMRl6YFyuZWdMoeMziwc5u9JKXAXKZDEihKbG8SXhMElHSUxTSOszla_h909Dp-D_AeAAKHPmMVkX_rNQzY_ORCyYdt3SvVYdYY-h3b4_rsBdZHw/s2247/LochOTLowes_20230327_125918_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2247" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYGNkpdeqTxyejWTi6J40xE6CkqdgaQqxDBRNGb1SyUH2oM87Uq6i9W_OvjMk5IfKmuLCv6MhpjFMRl6YFyuZWdMoeMziwc5u9JKXAXKZDEihKbG8SXhMElHSUxTSOszla_h909Dp-D_AeAAKHPmMVkX_rNQzY_ORCyYdt3SvVYdYY-h3b4_rsBdZHw/s320/LochOTLowes_20230327_125918_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWARBTacSBQV0iRn2I2LUyDjHaMYGxSFuBpxbYQB-WGFuP3pEmQIV1VXkKyQa2SJLEj0pOCGE2trmisjOsXhhEhbLiewZiP8re87v3LVK8KT3jiiafnvPYQWKSbd_XD-hPZn4BHOslCQ93Xzh3znrMTmK9N16dyz2xsvTAjvcdePwbp3M2wLcPXe1XA/s2810/LochOTLowes_20230327_131553_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Finally as we walked back to teh car a Jay put in appearance.</div><div><br /></div><div>A great place with many more visits to come I'm sure!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-59833355343304111582023-03-25T16:21:00.008+00:002023-03-25T16:21:53.322+00:00Loch Leven - Findatie<p> I haven't posted for a while, a number of factors, but we've mainly been very busy and not a lot of time for birding!</p><p>However we managed to get up to Loch Leven for a few hours on Wednesday, going for a walk from the Findatie car park. We enjoy Findatie as it's a good mix of loch, river and woodland, so a good variety of birds if you can spot them! 😏</p><p>In the end though we had a good list, with few photo opportunities though, but I did manage a few.</p><p>As we started down the path from the car park, I caught a brief glimpse of a Goldcrest before it shot off, the nearby field held a few Greylag, one of which is shown below,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji593C-o1sjnxtOBa7l5su0k2mmYxG85bH7elymCZxViaM8hMQDhr4RBWVecZtnVAtHCHJDRwyuj52PSsGf7HdAnjZajk-kcicLlfrKWQA0q38ZtVfWvTUwkhf8aPn65ZLRrOeM3vMrZJFG6TzUalKmoIV_mL-JOngvUWzKG9MbsEDnGk42nxGK4Ch_Q/s4460/LochLevenF_20230322_133100_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3186" data-original-width="4460" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji593C-o1sjnxtOBa7l5su0k2mmYxG85bH7elymCZxViaM8hMQDhr4RBWVecZtnVAtHCHJDRwyuj52PSsGf7HdAnjZajk-kcicLlfrKWQA0q38ZtVfWvTUwkhf8aPn65ZLRrOeM3vMrZJFG6TzUalKmoIV_mL-JOngvUWzKG9MbsEDnGk42nxGK4Ch_Q/s320/LochLevenF_20230322_133100_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>From the hide a number of Grey Heron were seen constantly moving from fishing spot to fishing spot in the strong winds,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The light was fading and very dull so this photo is brightened up a bit and grainy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82Q1wyZowUMfoOVEnswC0JtqwqDdlkCAKr1HNVvde9jD_jt1jr2RakQhAX2bCp6IlzI-X5v9C2rZPYGguM-vmxNeooOjXHTrmasW2x86k9fS3XgsZVZZ_PDuldnYrnStTiMoVcg7ZO4a8aL3hYPA74ey9ZWvwPkCtiV8SKyzADjW9ZeQBbb8Hl6LDtQ/s2792/Lochore_20230206_151851_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2792" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82Q1wyZowUMfoOVEnswC0JtqwqDdlkCAKr1HNVvde9jD_jt1jr2RakQhAX2bCp6IlzI-X5v9C2rZPYGguM-vmxNeooOjXHTrmasW2x86k9fS3XgsZVZZ_PDuldnYrnStTiMoVcg7ZO4a8aL3hYPA74ey9ZWvwPkCtiV8SKyzADjW9ZeQBbb8Hl6LDtQ/s320/Lochore_20230206_151851_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also paid a visit to the RSPB Loch Leven, it was a very windy day and all the birds were keeping a low profile tucked up in the reeds or hiding in the undergrowth. So no photos for this one. We did add Greenfinch and Shelduck to our year list though.<div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-88459808438626600072023-02-12T14:13:00.003+00:002023-02-12T14:13:48.555+00:00This is February! Starting at Kinghorn Loch.<p> We have threatened for ages to spend more time at Kinghorn Loch and get the code for the bird hide that's there so last week we finally did it. As usual the past few times we've been out it was a bit overcast and with the great Kingfisher views we had I could really have done with a bit more light, but you can't have everything!</p><p>So here's a few Kingfisher photos, plus a few other bits and bobs from the hide:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pFydEDslkAOeO-4AErdywzv0KS1tUofQqr0YPDK1XD2jfPQ6wNiPK9RE2gYIgj4PNQvs7TPEEJs8_VPPmix7xdChRVcscJ4mX8_dz-0XvsRAK5nKS94el3LQ2qqegai9_iTpSg4N3QVJkbpXsebQoqlZZ9NUT1KMFwN6Qv2Ezm7inPIdpcWE6HTqYg/s3714/KinghornLoch_20230208_155511_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="3714" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pFydEDslkAOeO-4AErdywzv0KS1tUofQqr0YPDK1XD2jfPQ6wNiPK9RE2gYIgj4PNQvs7TPEEJs8_VPPmix7xdChRVcscJ4mX8_dz-0XvsRAK5nKS94el3LQ2qqegai9_iTpSg4N3QVJkbpXsebQoqlZZ9NUT1KMFwN6Qv2Ezm7inPIdpcWE6HTqYg/s320/KinghornLoch_20230208_155511_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I've just a few things to wrap up for the month.</p><p>We went for another look at the Waxwings at Sighthill in Edinburgh before they move on (in fact they are still there as of yesterday) The day was very dull and they weren't about. Of course someone else had seen them earlier, but thanks to Facebook we learnt that they had relocated a few hundred yards down the road, where there were still some berries, so off we went. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2y-thwQQu0gBXYDCTOZHwsRu78NEo9nmIxEI9Xe9htR_uLruEF6nsZstM011cEFIhSmP1BEkNvVE3VUbz-q_eZEKGX2VrwAwEMx4Bnnt0CQg0tButbFBkeMrkthab0-Ntz81zXyPj-m74IBKIPwuoU6rYvvhHIs1b8oXdTyHawKrOjNdfVnCJlUQf7w/s3009/LochLevenB_20230130_144724__03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="3009" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2y-thwQQu0gBXYDCTOZHwsRu78NEo9nmIxEI9Xe9htR_uLruEF6nsZstM011cEFIhSmP1BEkNvVE3VUbz-q_eZEKGX2VrwAwEMx4Bnnt0CQg0tButbFBkeMrkthab0-Ntz81zXyPj-m74IBKIPwuoU6rYvvhHIs1b8oXdTyHawKrOjNdfVnCJlUQf7w/s320/LochLevenB_20230130_144724__03.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-67046511305322363082023-01-25T12:24:00.008+00:002023-01-25T12:24:59.733+00:00A Sunny (but cold) Fife Ness<p> We visited Fife Ness for a few hours last Friday as we were over that way. There wasn't too much activity and my camera played up for some reason, it seems fine now! So not a lot of photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZc2B6JmuCE3vAGtSEuh4e8NtXTJgf3QUyeFqKzx6tJw-fYnHki2we5b8hBwq7_P9VSspdkUOBChX_R3u0ho3purOpcSc1Sz1A1m5cbRJycQQ6-JVbfpNYFMxbT5VmRhxlWSQU63sQrGLHX2xfre0mDC59rEOt8mJIatMxfqdSmxJNsFIDKm9owOakg/s3262/FifeNess_20230120_130638_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="3262" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZc2B6JmuCE3vAGtSEuh4e8NtXTJgf3QUyeFqKzx6tJw-fYnHki2we5b8hBwq7_P9VSspdkUOBChX_R3u0ho3purOpcSc1Sz1A1m5cbRJycQQ6-JVbfpNYFMxbT5VmRhxlWSQU63sQrGLHX2xfre0mDC59rEOt8mJIatMxfqdSmxJNsFIDKm9owOakg/s320/FifeNess_20230120_130638_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD45hZ2C2ty-h5dAz0_SII2qPY3DIwcf0oE8zlJbAB-aw0jyJ23HvC5urxr5aec1DcBaY2Qh4a3sYRn0vXJHFs9sn1zJ3urc3VNX7JcIzlHRm-8_hY9VClYIe_LAuacOHtam-ObQNyqiqJGYX6sEn6pTqLzF3GkZ6-Fj3XjyOpYFwHgfpgseFZckJAtA/s2752/FifeNess_20230120_131213_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2752" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD45hZ2C2ty-h5dAz0_SII2qPY3DIwcf0oE8zlJbAB-aw0jyJ23HvC5urxr5aec1DcBaY2Qh4a3sYRn0vXJHFs9sn1zJ3urc3VNX7JcIzlHRm-8_hY9VClYIe_LAuacOHtam-ObQNyqiqJGYX6sEn6pTqLzF3GkZ6-Fj3XjyOpYFwHgfpgseFZckJAtA/s320/FifeNess_20230120_131213_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8TRfFQ-QR0TdRGkuw3CDZVxLfbCTHOOEX30wEIBn4D1oBcadhajyE0wzJVDRvDpcFNWWrA5ZRzRRvUbnV22jbdi9zqPzk_hym_lfL8n4aPKkalrgvsZTBnASM6MKndBQHcGvVP2kBYbDOsY1xT22e_X15UnnZo_lF92q1lPUhvm_mkQlZUxUWLODtw/s3116/FifeNess_20230120_133947_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="3116" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8TRfFQ-QR0TdRGkuw3CDZVxLfbCTHOOEX30wEIBn4D1oBcadhajyE0wzJVDRvDpcFNWWrA5ZRzRRvUbnV22jbdi9zqPzk_hym_lfL8n4aPKkalrgvsZTBnASM6MKndBQHcGvVP2kBYbDOsY1xT22e_X15UnnZo_lF92q1lPUhvm_mkQlZUxUWLODtw/s320/FifeNess_20230120_133947_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoswGWzlTixBOAlcgbOg3rFSEjqXrkVQTzjCEV2njmr3RIF70Llg7eLsOXHpWgl7ym8Rb7a5O6uZRpoCF06460jEBp43EwFOwEqxotgnSwhz1DFdT5A4mJngyTo1-y121DDuUokzSMPWanec2OPI_fXuV2EPoSrvuXScq7yJtjqOczWI7I3Y6EHTr-3g/s3683/FifeNess_20230120_133950__02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3683" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoswGWzlTixBOAlcgbOg3rFSEjqXrkVQTzjCEV2njmr3RIF70Llg7eLsOXHpWgl7ym8Rb7a5O6uZRpoCF06460jEBp43EwFOwEqxotgnSwhz1DFdT5A4mJngyTo1-y121DDuUokzSMPWanec2OPI_fXuV2EPoSrvuXScq7yJtjqOczWI7I3Y6EHTr-3g/s320/FifeNess_20230120_133950__02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We did see Red-throated Diver and Common Scoter flying through as well as the usual Cormorant, Shag, Eider, Oystercatchers, Curlew, Turnstone, Gulls and Redshank. Also a Rock Pipit foraging in front of the hide.</p><p><br /></p>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894435441574246276.post-55923506090005670662023-01-23T11:48:00.003+00:002023-01-23T11:48:42.123+00:00Waxwings at Sighthill in Edinburgh<p> We took the opportunity last week to catch up with some Waxwings again, this time in Sighthill. They had been around for a couple of weeks but we hadn't had the time to drive over and see them. The location was easy to find, but of course no Waxwings when we arrived. Another birder told us they had been there about 10 minutes previously. We decided to be patient and hang around, of course we had Coffee with us so it wasn't a great hardship, although it was very cold and icy, meantime some Bullfinches and Fieldfare showed well:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrgOm93vDRrU1Zoxp-Rf-pw8bODSq6UBbaUlEHLsLXlKN8s_weOm8dHLiPe1bWUN_DTwkYyJk14tn7guDc7BWYsxePKmSreCJpxkVAEBS2mLouquNb5deo6oPjA4QBC6M36bHBedIpiUeJyEBNjA_DXqZNxZBOzsSvWFghvRYYzzBcP7J3e5tQdzaiw/s3490/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_133857__01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="3490" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrgOm93vDRrU1Zoxp-Rf-pw8bODSq6UBbaUlEHLsLXlKN8s_weOm8dHLiPe1bWUN_DTwkYyJk14tn7guDc7BWYsxePKmSreCJpxkVAEBS2mLouquNb5deo6oPjA4QBC6M36bHBedIpiUeJyEBNjA_DXqZNxZBOzsSvWFghvRYYzzBcP7J3e5tQdzaiw/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_133857__01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqCk3kcoptzMTo8RBIddDAwjFL7K3ay9QGRXSV02rC4ZswIgDIPCACvq0QX4Zw2BddtDOvGR3LqBpb50W3A0CBWEQOMnrGmcr6NoHm8uYM2TMP8mEr1m7AUFiZrnoxTztXOxEWnsuvQmhc8dUptv6zYjLKHK6M7DDr8BDNS-D2hD8xSjfP_gj_3YENw/s3746/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_134205__01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3746" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqCk3kcoptzMTo8RBIddDAwjFL7K3ay9QGRXSV02rC4ZswIgDIPCACvq0QX4Zw2BddtDOvGR3LqBpb50W3A0CBWEQOMnrGmcr6NoHm8uYM2TMP8mEr1m7AUFiZrnoxTztXOxEWnsuvQmhc8dUptv6zYjLKHK6M7DDr8BDNS-D2hD8xSjfP_gj_3YENw/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_134205__01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalJoveulYJXwPHY-QD9SiLd3wlQC8ljOHbpyhK3Vih7kcsFGaljQ3dB-PwoXvHGYEXO_xLqMJvjJSkv8rb2CiKKIhv_0WRZL2E2f9NW51_cMh622N10xGzM9TenMuypbs1JYMoCP0sRhOK-wToqZ8Lpw-DpJiZeNOess0bp9ewDvrEH5CFXkIk4OidA/s3319/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_134932__02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="3319" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalJoveulYJXwPHY-QD9SiLd3wlQC8ljOHbpyhK3Vih7kcsFGaljQ3dB-PwoXvHGYEXO_xLqMJvjJSkv8rb2CiKKIhv_0WRZL2E2f9NW51_cMh622N10xGzM9TenMuypbs1JYMoCP0sRhOK-wToqZ8Lpw-DpJiZeNOess0bp9ewDvrEH5CFXkIk4OidA/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_134932__02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In addition, much to our surprise, a solitary Reed Bunting popped up over the road. Bizarre!<div><br /></div><div>Anyway our patience was finally rewarded with some brief views before they shot off again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSd6QHSHuwJ92uzwutsCfMzcPiB4HdolY14yTce5-IxSWm2dHnBrpThQwInYHprrGYEuslaNV9fJozlulbzPwBZSjLCyiBRWXn2PCr5nFL8uBamACPkjpAOiWCFAOgYfzHtTy-3J5Gf0tf52jjfg7mIkoqSwbPbPGvi6u7Oe8bAI_WUT6yuocyLeasQ/s4771/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141703_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="4771" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSd6QHSHuwJ92uzwutsCfMzcPiB4HdolY14yTce5-IxSWm2dHnBrpThQwInYHprrGYEuslaNV9fJozlulbzPwBZSjLCyiBRWXn2PCr5nFL8uBamACPkjpAOiWCFAOgYfzHtTy-3J5Gf0tf52jjfg7mIkoqSwbPbPGvi6u7Oe8bAI_WUT6yuocyLeasQ/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141703_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8FwR7fsXRvkAsu0jD7DXkqbSQEOte5bnrjhl1wcweJCdVIVqY9NB1I64hiFDESAFZPlIbGjQmX_Agfg22YKaRITDHkJ5EKREW7JlAEfjdiSmCJSMM5bo_g2wWVD8ORp4M0a2rmiPyT-ldh4V0yz2x_aNn55Wg1e7v3ZA5UYf2Sq5K9E7krut61duzw/s3455/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141722__01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="3455" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8FwR7fsXRvkAsu0jD7DXkqbSQEOte5bnrjhl1wcweJCdVIVqY9NB1I64hiFDESAFZPlIbGjQmX_Agfg22YKaRITDHkJ5EKREW7JlAEfjdiSmCJSMM5bo_g2wWVD8ORp4M0a2rmiPyT-ldh4V0yz2x_aNn55Wg1e7v3ZA5UYf2Sq5K9E7krut61duzw/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141722__01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNHd4ZAj95poluwOb1Ghl2SY-AOgXatG47r3ghrpciqNtXwmE6JdRtue8DDi0vsaf1i98D15Xqq4VyX228josD241uRY4TAhxTCggUQ-_n8PiRV1roxSylREQVRsOCvpq6GjyFZtiLXQoPEFrmzGH3djR8lspOfmBNm__URtTLQgLECxrHm6-FrnuIA/s2791/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141725_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2791" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNHd4ZAj95poluwOb1Ghl2SY-AOgXatG47r3ghrpciqNtXwmE6JdRtue8DDi0vsaf1i98D15Xqq4VyX228josD241uRY4TAhxTCggUQ-_n8PiRV1roxSylREQVRsOCvpq6GjyFZtiLXQoPEFrmzGH3djR8lspOfmBNm__URtTLQgLECxrHm6-FrnuIA/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141725_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tZaEdG_51FUE3IKxJyYxJKPkxApA60QtOZxI_j_6AHQLZNQH5OvKMsu-Z4r9t_FpcvgwDpa-0_gPPf5Wsg2pbDYV_e7qIAegExjvi6UMn1SZ6gEHSiG7ee1gbp00ZHbku_IJEFYEk9s_q1GdbXIyod1zyqnFXc3ZLo5LUVU4Lx2ZvqbpoJVPb99-mA/s3126/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141747_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="3126" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tZaEdG_51FUE3IKxJyYxJKPkxApA60QtOZxI_j_6AHQLZNQH5OvKMsu-Z4r9t_FpcvgwDpa-0_gPPf5Wsg2pbDYV_e7qIAegExjvi6UMn1SZ6gEHSiG7ee1gbp00ZHbku_IJEFYEk9s_q1GdbXIyod1zyqnFXc3ZLo5LUVU4Lx2ZvqbpoJVPb99-mA/s320/Edi-Sighthill_20230116_141747_.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Two Black Country Birders (in Scotland!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668887628580542400noreply@blogger.com0