Travelling birder with camera, sound recorder, sketchpad. Wildlife and wild places.

Scottish Highlands and Islands
Joined July 2012
Juv Sabines Gull west past Nairn at 1825rs. Balearic Shearwater west past Nairn at 1935hrs.
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Cory's Shearwater flying west off Nairn towards Whiteness, 1440hrs
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Northern Bottlenose Whales here 1430-1500hrs at least, between mouth of Cromarty Firth and Balintore. They've done a big circuit today having been off Nairn and Nairn Bar this morning.
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Walrus still at Hopeman harbour, asleep in a small boat
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Walrus swam out of Lossiemouth harbour into the open sea ar 1245hrs
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Some pics of the Walrus at Lossiemouth late afternoon/early evening today. Great to see so many families and young folk out to see it
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Walrus still present on pontoon at Lossiemouth harbour at 1800hrs at least
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I've never seen Canada Geese on the beach at Nairn before, just a few yards off to the right were 67 Pale-bellied Brents. I reckon the Canada in the middle might pass as a Todds if it were in a flock of Pinkfeet
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White-billed Diver feeding on flatfish off Nairn this afternoon. Very nice find by Tom Parkinson.
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Nice to find this male Blue-winged Teal at Loch Loy near Nairn this afternoon.
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2 Woodlarks still on saltmarsh at Lossiemouth
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Ross's Goose with several hundred Pinkfeet at Muir of Ord, Highland, today
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Diademed Sandpiper-plover in the Yeso valley, 9,000' asl in the Chilean Andes
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"Eastern" Nightingale at Rattray. Decent views
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Still 5 Basking Sharks visible from Nairn west beach this afternoon
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A couple of pics of the Glossy Ibis flying east near Nairn this afternoon
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