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Birds and a brew...: September 2013
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Saturday, 14 September 2013. That’s Knot Grass, it’s a moth! It’s all in the title. Found this bad boy on the 11/09 by the loch. Knot Grass caterpillar…. nuff said. Tuesday, 10 September 2013. Bisexuals in the leaves! Thought the title might boost the hits a bit. It’s all about the underside of an Oak leaf. The Silk Button Gall Wasp Neuroterus numismalis. Hope that entertained you for a minute! Labels: Silk button gall wasp. That&...
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Birds and a brew...: June 2014
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Saturday, 28 June 2014. Tern around… every now and then…. Photos from a recent trip to the Farnes to catch up with some pals (and the Bridled Tern). Saturday, 21 June 2014. DIY MV Robinson trap and recent round up. Seabird season is in full swing with plenty of young birds now around. Damsels, Dragons, Moths and Butts…. Labels: Blue Tailed Damselfly. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Views and opinions expressed on this blog are those o...
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Birds and a brew...: January 2014
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Wednesday, 1 January 2014. Mental Mega Trip (part 3) Ushuaia and south. After arriving in Ushuaia we spent a day relaxing and mostly just wandering along the waterfront near the hotel. Just outside the hotel we found Black-faced ibis, Magellanic steamer duck, Crested duck, Chimango and Crested caracaras, Magellanic and Blackish Oystercatchers, Austreal Negrito… etc. Not bad at all! Crested caracara mobbed by Southern Lapwing.
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Birds and a brew...: May 2014
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Wednesday, 28 May 2014. What's happening at St Abb's Head. Peak seabird season is fast approaching and many of the birds have eggs (Shags already have young). It won’t be long now until the first Guillemot chicks hatch and the cliffs get even louder. Wild flowers are currently in fine bloom with Spring Sandwort, Purple-milk Vetch, Rock-rose, Birds-foot Trefoil, Thrift, Tormentil and Sea Campion all putting on fine displays. Fair I...
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Birds and a brew...: April 2014
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Tuesday, 29 April 2014. So I’ve finally got a new phone line installed at the cottage. What an ordeal, I’ve had several men up my pole, my router forgot to be sent out and all sorts of other crap. long story short I’m finally back online. After a month of being offline I’ve come to realise just how much I rely on the internet… mainly for bird news. That was until yesterday…. I found the bird in almost the same place I had first se...
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Birds and a brew...: August 2013
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Wednesday, 28 August 2013. Been away walking the East Highland Way last week. I’m now back in on the action and this is what’s been seen at St Abb's Head over the last few days. East Highland Way Wildcamp. Butterfly numbers are beginning to decrease now with only 4 species recorded on the transect this week. Still good numbers of Small Copper and Wall Brown as well as the White species. The flowering Privet has also been a...A nic...
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Birds and a brew...: June 2013
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Monday, 24 June 2013. So what’s been kicking off at St Abb’s Head…. Time to break it down…. Since my last post a Spoonbill. Flew past north on the 11/06 (a first for the reserve). Other recent highlights have been a drake Mandarin. At Millar’s Moss on the 16/06 and a female on the 23/06. A Cuckoo. Was also briefly seen on the 22/06 at Northfield. Rock pipit first bath! Time for a rest. Small Heath (at John Muir Country Park).
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Birds and a brew...: December 2013
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Monday, 23 December 2013. Mental Mega Trip (Part 2) Iguazu. After being overwhelmed by the mass of birdlife at Costanera Sur we flew up to Iguazu (north Argentina near the border with Brazil). This place made Buenos Aires seem cold! With afternoon temp of about 35 degrees c. Our plan was to check out the big waterfall and surrounding rainforest… after all it would be rude not to after travelling halfway across the world. We also v...
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Birds and a brew...: July 2014
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Birds and a brew. Bit of this, bit of that, with a brew to top it all off! Thursday, 31 July 2014. St Abb's Super Spring. Time quick flash back to way back in the spring…. Collard Flycatcher, Icterine Warbler, GW Teal, Red-backed Shrike, Bee eater x2, White-Billed Diver and Subalpine Warbler… Just some of what turned up around St Abb’s Head this spring. Probably the best spring since I started here in 2011. Will update soon with recent sightings. (been fairly quiet though). Tuesday, 15 July 2014. 1906 Br...
