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Sep 2023
2:14pm, 12 Sep 2023
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Derby Tup
I think it is a spot red. It just looks 'smarter' than a redshank, plus the bill is longer / finer Where's flyingfinn when we need him? |
Sep 2023
2:24pm, 12 Sep 2023
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RunningRonnie
Thanks Dave.
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Sep 2023
3:56pm, 12 Sep 2023
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alpenrose
I cycled past my other barn today and saw some swallows flying around so they haven't all gone yet.
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Sep 2023
12:04am, 13 Sep 2023
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flanker
I'd go spotted red too. Longer, darker bill with only slight red at the base, longer legs, and generally more elegant. Shame you didn't get a shot in flight as then it's easy 
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Sep 2023
8:10am, 13 Sep 2023
7,701 posts
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um
I'll take a long stick next time to prod them and get them flying.
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Sep 2023
8:47am, 13 Sep 2023
61,190 posts
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Derby Tup
A very experienced birder I know, who coincidentally had a spot red on a local Brontë country reservoir last autumn, thinks 'standard' red
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Sep 2023
9:56am, 13 Sep 2023
23,043 posts
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Red Squirrel
I’m in Morayshire end of this month - Elgin and surrounds. Any tips for what to look out for at this time of year?
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Sep 2023
11:02am, 13 Sep 2023
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RunningRonnie
There are a lot of really nice woodlands around. Particularly Fochabers and Torrieston forestryandland.gov.scot Also, you're not far from Spey Bay where the dolphin centre is located. scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk |
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Sep 2023
3:19pm, 13 Sep 2023
23,044 posts
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Red Squirrel
Thanks Ronnie. The Spey Bay site has what to look for and when - really, really helpful. I do know the area well, as I stay with family most years; but my family are farmers, so I sometimes have to go it alone on the bird and animal-watching as they’re busy working. I should get a day out with my cousin, who’s a ghillie. I’ll be doing a lot of cycling too. My elderly uncle tells me he’s slowed down quite a bit, which means I won’t have to keep rushing to catch him up, as I often stop and get the binoculars out. Previous highlights were nesting ospreys at Boat of Garten and a hoodie crow we surprised in the road while out cycling. A few red squirrels too of course. I’ll be trying to get out with any local birding groups if the meets coincide with my holiday. |
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Sep 2023
3:23pm, 13 Sep 2023
23,045 posts
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Red Squirrel
Torrieston is where I go running on springy trails - uncle is in Miltonduff. I also ran with a club from Focabers one time I was up there - we carried a baton that was going round the UK coastline.
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