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Seems to be Spring?Well seems to be spring with unseasonal warmth last week of 19degrees on the Moray Firth. A few migrants are trickling in, Wheatears, Sand Martins and more Ospreys by the day. Sighting of the week has to be Waxwings feeding in the midst of Abernethy Forest on juniper berries. Seeing them sitting on lichen clad branches of ancient pines much better than in Tesco car park on an ornamental berry tree, but of course I didn't have the camera handy.Black-throated Divers are back at their usual spots, looking splendid in full breeding plumage, stood by a loch on the moors on a still afternoon listening to their eerie wailing drifting across the water as Red Grouse croaked all around. On quite a few nights have heard what at first I thought were frogs, croaking away in the nearby field, though after a while I realised it wasn't amphibians but birds............Woodcock. Must be some form of terrestrial displaying, guess it's not often seen but they seem to sit and croak for hours. I have an image of a lone Woodcock and Frog in that field, both wondering why their luck is never in. Well wind has gone S easterly tonight, always makes me wish I was nearer the Aberdeenshire coast at this time of year......my guess is the first fall of migrants could be on their way. 8:30 PM - 6 April 2009 - post comment
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