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Thursday, 9 December 2010

Weekend Outings - Birds Seen So Far

With our next weekend outing not until February 2011, we thought it would be fun to look back on what has been seen so far. The numbers that follow represent the total number of birds recorded on the trip - no one saw them all!
The season started at John Muir Country Park and Barns Ness in September - 64 species were seen including a good range of waders and sea birds but the star bird had to be lapland bunting.
In October we tried something different with two trips to the east coast, the final destinations being determined on the day! The first trip to Fife produced 68 species and resulted in good numbers of common migrants and surprises. For many the highlight was the ringing session at Fife Ness Muir (thanks to Dr Jim Cobb) where we had close-up views of Pied Flycatcher, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush and Robin. The probable bird of the day was a solitary corn bunting, a species that has sadly declined throughout most of the UK. The second of our two trips in October saw us visit Holy Isle and Torness Power Station and resulted in 73 species being seen. Whilst Holy Isle was fabulous the birds of the day were to be had at Torness with great views of yellow-browed warbler and Pallas's warbler.
In November we visited Caerlaverock WWT Reserve where we saw 64 species including 14 species of wildfowl - the highlight being green-winged teal.
So far we have seen 109 species in total - a copy of the Group 'tick list' is attached in the file below.
Why not join us on one of our 2011 outings?

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Monday, 6 December 2010

Mid-week Outing Cancelled

The mid-week outing to Ardmore Point on Wednesday 8 December 2010 has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Hopefully the next outing on 19 January 2011, to Hogganfield Park LNR, will have more luck!

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

CANCELLED - Indoor meeting 1 December 2010

Unfortunately, due to existing and forecast weather conditions, tonights meeting has been cancelled. Hopefully we shall be able to hear Gordon Jamieson's talk next year.