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Red Kite Slow-mo

Brad — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:22:13 GMT

I've posted it everywhere else so it might as well go on here. The blue and red tagged bird is one of ours.

http://vimeo.com/59149948

Buzzards

elma — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:15:33 GMT

So glad to see Brad describing the swooping buzzards. I'm not seeing things after all.

Bird ID Web site - Test your knowledge online.

Andrea — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:29:34 GMT

Hi everyone!! Take a look at this great website I found http://www.birdid.no/index.php?nr=2. You can test your bird (or mammal) ID skills at your chosen level. It's very good. I tested my children and they surprised me with how many birds they could name!!

Tollie v the rest

Nairn Birder — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:32:13 GMT

Brad - just read you email on the comparative success of other Scottish sites. I think it is early days for us still. Kate and I have been there three times over the past week, and although the numbers have been a bit low, we have had great displays, and the table has been cleared within the hour. All the visitors were thrilled - evert time! And the location is very hard to beat!

I'll give a few more considered responses to the points raised in your email a bit more privately over email.

I've posted a few recent pics on the gallery. Note that 2011 bird, 6E, was there on 25th March.

Cheers

Seamus

Calling all you Photographers

Brad — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:34:02 GMT

A couple of competitions you may be interested in having a look at.

First, there is this one from British Birds http://goo.gl/g5S36

and for the younger ones.

This one from RSPB Wildlife Explorers and the British Wildlife Photographer Awards http://goo.gl/As11N

It would be nice to get a Kite picture in there.

Bugs bugs bugs!

Andrea — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:20:36 GMT

In the summer months when visiting Tollie I have noticed a veritable plethora of bugs in the building, particularly inside the viewing window. Whilst these are ghastly things and a nuisence to most folk there are many others who would find them fascinating. I myself am no expert but can't help to wonder if there may be some rarities amongst them, aspecially as they aren't 'townie' bugs that people see every day but are unwittingly trapped in the Highland countryside. Maybe this Summer we could invite some experts along to see what they can find. Has anyone seen anything unusual inside the building?? The best I can come up with is a huge centipede on the floor.