Thursday, 30 June 2011

Ste to hit number One on Sunday

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Today, saw the long-awaited release of Puff Garry's tribute to the Notorious LGRE, adapted from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLgO0RC4...
Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Twitchable WALLCREEPERS in SPAIN

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For those of you visiting Spain shortly, yesterday morning an active nest of WALLCREEPER was found and can be seen easily from a paved road....

Dilemma faced by New Zealand vagrant EMPEROR PENGUIN

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See http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/experts-argue-future-happy-feet-penguin/1084/

News Summary for Today Tuesday 28 June

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Nick Littlewood went one further last night and located an apparent adult drake NORTH AMERICAN BLACK SCOTER in with the 1,200 or so strong s...

And now, apparent adult drake NORTH AMERICAN BLACK SCOTER off Murcar

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An apparent adult drake NORTH AMERICAN BLACK SCOTER was this evening at Murcar. It was in the main scoter flock south of the clubhouse wher...
Thursday, 23 June 2011

Colour-ringed Spanish VULTURES make it to Northern France

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Jonathan Williams has very kindly notified me of a flock of 40 or so vultures first seen in Lorraine, France, on Tuesday evening. Since then...
Wednesday, 22 June 2011

June RED-FOOTS

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A first-summer female RED-FOOTED FALCON was discovered in Derbyshire yesterday morning and is still present today. It was showing well this...

UK400 Club Life List Submissions

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In recent days, quite a few Life List submissions have been arriving on my computer, several of which being erroneously filled in. Just to c...

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In Scotland, the first-summer drake NORTH AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER remains off Murcar Links Golf Course, just north of Aberdeen (see map...

Vagrant EMPEROR PENGUIN in New Zealand

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Press release here - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lost-penguin-ends-up-in-new-zealand.html
Tuesday, 21 June 2011

GREY PHALAROPE still on the Ythan

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Another stunning bird. Karol Zubb photographed this full breeding plumaged GREY PHALAROPE on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, on Friday - ...
Monday, 20 June 2011

Should we continue to turn a blind eye to this annual slaughter (GANNET destruction on Sula Sgeir)

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Permission is given on an annual basis for islanders in the Outer Hebrides to catch, kill and slaughter 2,500 young NORTHERN GANNETS per sum...

SCOTER eventually seen by all at weekend

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Just under 200 birders braved the poor weather at the weekend and travelled up to Aberdeen to see the first-year NORTH AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED...

Just a memory now......

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It was top billing last week but now Dornoch Point's stunningly beautiful GREATER SANDPLOVER is just a fading memory. For many, it frust...

Raptor Protection Autumn 2011 (Malta) - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

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BirdLife Malta Raptor Camp 2011 BirdLife Malta have just announced the dates for Raptor Camp 2011 and called for international volunteers to...
Friday, 17 June 2011

Scotland dominates the Birdlines

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Twitchers will be flocking to Scotland this weekend as two exceptionally rare vagrants continue to keep pulses rating today......... Firstly...

.........And WOW, just look at Marcus Conway's selection from Dornoch - simply outstanding

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........And a few more GREATER SANDPLOVER images taken yesterday

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Although taken in fairly heavy rain, Shaun Coyle did well in obtaining these shots at Dornoch yesterday evening

GREATER SANDPLOVER still present today

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Alastair McNee obtained these nice images of the Sutherland GREATER SANDPLOVER yesterday evening - the bird continuing to show well on the ...
Thursday, 16 June 2011

GREATER SANDPLOVER in Sutherland

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Attached are my, very poor 'digi images ' of the GREATER SANDPLOVER at Dornoch Beach today. Originally I, along with Dean MacAskill...