Thursday 21 March 2024

Historic day as Scottish Parliament votes through grouse moor licensing!


In the last few minutes, the Scottish Parliament (with the exception of the Scottish Tories) has voted overwhelmingly in support of the Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill!


Click the pale blue links to get the full story from Raptor Persecution UK

Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill goes through 30 Tories vote against, everyone else for








Shalimar

RSPB Scotland are appealing for information following the sudden, suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier in Glen Esk in Angus.

The tag fitted to ‘Shalimar’ a young female Hen Harrier, which fledged from a nest on the National Trust for Scotland’s Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire last summer, was functioning as expected before data transmissions unexpectedly and suddenly stopped on 15 February.


Wednesday 20 March 2024

Puffins, Razorbills, Guillemots, Kittiwakes and Chiffchaffs have returned

   
End of a slack week where I had short visits to many places. I did find Puffins, Guillemots, Razorbills and Chiffchaffs, all too far away or impossible to photograph. I have video of most which I'll delete when they become established and I get better quality.
Click links below for video.

Crossbills in impossible light      Stock Dove at Monikie      Kittiwakes      Razorbills      9 of 11 Puffins at 870 metres 


Victoria Park Arbroath, Inchcape, and the Harbour where 4 Long-tailed Ducks were near the Signal Tower

Curlew



Knot and Purple Sandpiper



Long-tailed Duck male



Craigmill Den, East Haven

Grey Wagtail male/immature



Grey Wagtail male



Grey Wagtail female



Roe Deer buck



Roe Deer hind



Montreathmont Forest

Bank Vole
















Crossbill



Crossbills



Boysack

So-called Peace Dove, apparently they are sold to be released at weddings and funerals, there were 3 together in a muddy field. Just as well bears aren't cute, what next!




A Rook has taken to my fat ball feeder, last year 6 arrived at a time



Auchmithie

Fulmar



Guillemot, way out man!



Kestrel



Kittiwake



Razorbills



Yellowhammer male



Monikie Country Park (home of free-running dogs)


Stock Dove male, the first I can recall seeing there



Stock Dove female, perhaps they'll nest at Monikie



Woodpigeon



The invasive, introduced Grey Squirrel



Try telling the masses that they spread disease into the native Red Squirrel population



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