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Post by spinno on Aug 15, 2023 19:01:12 GMT
On a rainy day in Scarborough, herds of guillemots sweeping majestically through the south bay  |
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Post by spinno on Aug 15, 2023 20:16:26 GMT
Recharging the batteries?  |
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Post by spinno on Aug 21, 2023 14:01:37 GMT
Kids, for the last time your dad and I are not running around like headless chickens  |
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Post by MJB on Aug 29, 2023 20:08:03 GMT
Treated myself to a boat trip around Poole Harbour today. Sadly the weather closed in and photography was impossible. Plenty seen though. Eight Spoonbills, a good range of waders, terns, gulls, and most notably 6 Ospreys, 3 of which were hunting together.
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Post by zou on Sept 2, 2023 12:30:05 GMT
Just had an eagle circling a few minutes ago. Sadly by the time I grabbed the scope for a proper ID it had circled out of view. Likely white tailed given proximity to Forth.
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Post by andy on Sept 2, 2023 12:36:49 GMT
Just had an eagle circling a few minutes ago. Sadly by the time I grabbed the scope for a proper ID it had circled out of view. Likely white tailed given proximity to Forth. Think there are some that nest in Fife and hunt in the reservoirs up the Lammermuirs so suspect your guess could be right. |
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Post by MJB on Sept 2, 2023 16:37:08 GMT
Just had an eagle circling a few minutes ago. Sadly by the time I grabbed the scope for a proper ID it had circled out of view. Likely white tailed given proximity to Forth. Think there are some that nest in Fife and hunt in the reservoirs up the Lammermuirs so suspect your guess could be right. It could have been from anywhere in Northern Europe. The Isle of Wight birds regularly take trips to Scotland and Germany. The male of the pair that have claimed a territory in Poole Harbour was tracked on a trip to Sweden, via the Low Countries and Denmark. |
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Post by zou on Sept 2, 2023 16:54:46 GMT
Think there are some that nest in Fife and hunt in the reservoirs up the Lammermuirs so suspect your guess could be right. It could have been from anywhere in Northern Europe. The Isle of Wight birds regularly take trips to Scotland and Germany. The male of the pair that have claimed a territory in Poole Harbour was tracked on a trip to Sweden, via the Low Countries and Denmark. Sadly many of ours take trips in the back of landrovers to be dumped in the sea so as to avoid implicating the estates where they were poisoned. |
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Post by MJB on Sept 2, 2023 17:29:13 GMT
It could have been from anywhere in Northern Europe. The Isle of Wight birds regularly take trips to Scotland and Germany. The male of the pair that have claimed a territory in Poole Harbour was tracked on a trip to Sweden, via the Low Countries and Denmark. Sadly many of ours take trips in the back of landrovers to be dumped in the sea so as to avoid implicating the estates where they were poisoned. The male Poole bird only has one foot. Suspicion is he got caught in a snap trap baited for Goshawks. Gamekeepers are the handbaggiest of handbags. We used to beat them up at agricultural college. |
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Post by willien on Sept 2, 2023 17:32:59 GMT
Sadly many of ours take trips in the back of landrovers to be dumped in the sea so as to avoid implicating the estates where they were poisoned. The male Poole bird only has one foot. Suspicion is he got caught in a snap trap baited for Goshawks. Gamekeepers are the handbaggiest of handbags. We used to beat them up at agricultural college.Good. |
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Post by MJB on Sept 2, 2023 17:33:41 GMT
On more positive news, my new toys arrived today. I sold some redundant lenses and used the proceeds to buy some new binoculars (my aging Olympus ones kept fogging up) and a spotting scope ready for a winter of twitching.
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Post by MJB on Sept 4, 2023 20:52:34 GMT
Two sessions at Poole Harbour and all I got to show for t was this Sandwich Tern.  sandwich tern by Martin Bone, on Flickr We did see Opsreys successfully hunt on both occasions, but out of camera range, but great to watch through the binoculars. Also watched a little egret at Middlebere panic when it realised the bass it caught was a tad too big for lunch. Also got a distant shot of a Kingfisher at my local nature reserve yesterday.  kingfisher by Martin Bone, on Flickr |
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Post by dorsetmike on Sept 4, 2023 22:39:21 GMT
Martin, have you tried Brownsea Island, a couple of hides by the lagoon usually provide a fair selection. link |
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Post by MJB on Sept 5, 2023 8:30:38 GMT
Martin, have you tried Brownsea Island, a couple of hides by the lagoon usually provide a fair selection. linkWe're doing Brownsea next week. |
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Post by davem399 on Sept 5, 2023 11:16:59 GMT
Martin, have you tried Brownsea Island, a couple of hides by the lagoon usually provide a fair selection. linkWe're doing Brownsea next week. So I suspect is our local water company. |
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