Hallo all:
Soosin posted the following about her Saturday and various bird sightings, etc., at the very end of the last Daily Update, so I'm copying it here otherwise no-one will see them (she saw mating kingfishers!). And Alan posted some new links, which are also here (Hope that was okay Soosin and Alan).
From Soosin: Just in from a day in Galloway visiting rellies. What weather, fantastic, Saw mating kingfishers at Cumstoun Bridge, Kirkcudbright. and an Osprey on tje nest at Threave Castle our first house martins of the year and possible first swallow but in car and couldn't be sure. Spring definitely here. whooopeee Great to catch up with all your obs and pics from throughout day. So, they still seem to be sharing, aahh, how nice. Empty nest looking well padded with moss with the night vision on it. Someone mentioned a new blog. off to read that now. Be out all day again tomorrow. on the hill hoping for Ring Ousel
From Alan: Nesting calendars for Owls and Hawks, International falcons and US falcons have been updated. http://peregrinefalcon-bcaw.net/viewforum.php?f=6
New Forest Goshawks have at least 2 eggs now. http://www.newforestgateway.org/Wildcam/LiveCameras/tabid/117/Default.aspx
jsb: Thanks for the link to to Capercaille call - was it you who said it wasn't one you could whistle to? Right!
Can you think of any ospreys with an orange ring and the letters VS on it?
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Thanks to Tiger for the great List of Events at LG: it will be helpful.
Annette: Scottish Smoked Salmon! Yum! A nice treat for you. Used to do lots of jigsaws, used a card table so that the dining table wasn't out of use. Have still got a very very old one somewhere that was mine as a child, of the Queens Coronation complete with cheering crowds in the procession down The Mall and the Queen waving from the Coronation Carriage, which is covered in real gold leaf. (in real life, I mean, not in the jigsaw!) It was quite difficult but I can't remember how many pieces there were. We are also the proud owners of an old set of Scrabble, with the lovely wooden tiles for the letters instead of the now plastic ones. I know the British Champion Scrabble player, Mark Nyman (but I don't play Scrabble with him!)
Lindybird. The point in doing as I did the URL can be saved as a favourite. Then brought up at will any time it is needed.
Crikey, Tiger, is it OVS then?
Lindybird said: Crikey, Tiger, is it OVS then?
It certainly looks like it. This is amazing news. What has kept him away from Loch Garten?
They don't say when the picture of OVS was taken though do they? It could have been 2008 or earlier.
Also, I thought LG itself was no good for fishing?
That's a good point, SueC - sometimes newspapers use pictures from their archives, just to fill in the pages.
Unknown said: They don't say when the picture of OVS was taken though do they? It could have been 2008 or earlier. Also, I thought LG itself was no good for fishing?
Yes but newspapers will not usually print pictures that are old unless it is some sort of historical article.
That said I posted this http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/PhotoZone/Archives/2009/2009-Photo-Contest-Winners.aspx
back on 13th December. Yet it appeared as news in the press a few weeks go. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1258110/Amazing-moment-bald-eagle-chases-catches-starling-mid-air.html
According to the Metro the picture of OVS was taken TWO WEEKS ago.
See http://www.metro.co.uk/news/821583-osprey-captured-on-film-grabbing-a-rainbow-trout
Afternoon all - been out all morning & when I came back in to read the updates there were pages to go through! That photo has certainly stirred things up - I bought a Daily Mail, but hadn't opened it - great pic of orange VS, whenever it was taken! How amazing if he really is still around.
Loved the video of the little birds on the nest - I saw them live but couldn't identify them.
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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