Who Has Seen What – Please Send Your Report
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Hoopoe seen at Amat, near Ardgay, by the Shaws. “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted it on our gravel not once but 4 times and 5 other people also saw it but always around our house.”
David and Russell say these, while rare, are not unknown in the Highlands but they usually move on within a few days.
20th April 2011, First Cuckoo. Heard at Amat, Glen Calvie and Ardgay by Fay, Marion, Sadie, Jane & Phil.
First swallow in Ardgay was on the 9th – two seen, now up to six.
The first swallow up here this year for me was yesterday 18th April also the first willow warbler. I had seen a swallow in England on the 2nd.
Hi all,
I had an osprey flying over the goose flock on the north side of the Dornoch Bridge this morning. The bridge is generally a good place to see ospreys fishing.
Peacock butterflies by Ardgay. 2 seen, one near Badvoon in heather moor (NH 592 893), one in grass & reeds (NH 596 896). The temperature rose to 17°C at the time of seeing these, not bright sun, occasional light showers.
Marion & Phil
Frank van Duivenbode and colleagues saw two 7-spotted ladybirds today in sunshine while working on Novar Estate, possibly disturbed by contract work on removal of gorse.
Anyone who has not seen Red Kites relatively closely may consider visiting the installation recently opened by the RSPB.
Food for the birds is laid out every day at about 13:30. Follow the large signboard found at NH 522 587 on 1:50,000 sheet 26. That’s just south of Loch Ussie, south of Dingwall.
Interesting yellowhammer Fay. He appears to be well into his summer plumage already. Spring is on its way!
Fay has been seen these at Dornoch beach
Apologies again for missing the AGM but has been worth the trip to Orkney as we have seen 2 Common Crane in a stubble field between Stromness and Sandwick. A first for us. Hope you have a good turn-out and talk – see you soon Sheena and Tony
Hi Folks – Grasshopper Warbler in residence at Inchindown* this summer. Tony and I have not only heard it several times recently but seen it a few times too. If you hear it, you may well be lucky enough to see it as it seems to stick around the scrubby areas either side of the path, beyond the tall trees, approx 100m from the car parking area. My sense of distance is not to be taken too literally – but trust me, if he is singing you’ll know you’re in the right place! *Forestry “walkers welcome” path off the road between Scotsburn and Ardross. OS: NH 684 738 Happy Birding, Sheena.