Re: Over 50's Club Scotland (part 3)

Hi FM,Nom will be able to help You there as He's quite the expert on wildlife,birds especially...the feathered kind of course

Re: Over 50's Club Scotland (part 3)

Just picked up my Granddaughter after 2cnd day at school, seems to have enjoyed herself. Playing I spy on the way home-
Abi- I spy something the colour of rainbow
Me- can’t see anything with all those colours
Abi- Rainbow!
Me- but there isn’t a rainbow!
Abi- I know, I saw it yesterday

Cannae win!

Re: Over 50's Club Scotland (part 3)

Best bird song and call site.

https://www.xeno-canto.org/

Still require several Scottish bird species, and 2 from down south to se all of Britains breeding species.

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I don’t get out as much as I used to, or should. My Nikon hasn’t been out of its bag for almost two years! Disgraceful!

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I don't carry my big camera much these days, I got a new phone with a cracker of a camera on it. I take heaps of pics when I'm out, go through them when I get home and delete what I don't want, upload the keepers. I only take the big camera out if we're off someplace special, last time was a few months ago when my daughter was here and we toddled over to Orkney on the ferry.
Welcome Fridge Magnet and Weedeek so good to have you here, others do drop in sometimes but not often enough. Then there is Nom lol, he pops in to give the pot a wee stir and pops out again.

Re: Over 50's Club Scotland (part 3)

Scotland-Capercaillie, Ptarmagin, Crested Tit, White-tailed sea eagle, Corncrake, Scottish Crossbill, St Kildas Wren,, some of these do occasionally turn up my side of the border, otherwise Serin and Cirl bunting from the south.

Im hoping for some new migrants this Autumn.

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My north of the border cops are
Golden eagle
Gooseander
Goldeneye
Dipper
Waxwing
Wood Warbler

Nothing spectacular! But happy to have seen them.

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In my local park down in east London. We actually had a Water rail! I had heard rumours. And saw it once when the park lake had been drained for maintenance.

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The Political Section doesn't get warm Derek, it's light the blue touch paper and stand well back, often doing a head dive for deep cover.
You will get to know the trouble makers and the Scots Haters very quickly. Joe I've known now almost 12 years and we are good friends and sometimes talk on the phone. He's a Tory Hater and winds up the Tory Lovers daily, it can be hysterical reading it all, but it can also turn nasty sometimes so pick your times.

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Aren't They great at that age full of questions ...and cheek