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| Another self-found Two-barred Crossbill - this time in Lothian - not quite as exciting as earlier in the year as this was simply a case of doubling the number of 2barXbills in a flock from 1 to 2 (eventually others recorded 7!) |
After an amazing May birding in Lothian this year, I was expecting June to be a disappointment.Well, it turns out that I needn't have worried - June was another stunner.
Greenish Warbler and
Two-barred Crossbills,
Long-eared and
Short-eared Owls,
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| Here she is again, on the right, along with a male and female Common Crossbill |
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| And here is the male drinking from the Hedderwick Burn |
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| Ok, probably not the best shot, but gives an idea... |
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| Greenish Warbler was the other outstanding bird at the site on the same day |
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| Singing away - a song I had never heard before - and one that I could easily have overlooked |
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| Long-eared Owls were the highlight of the month for me, culminating in watching this adult hunting under streetlights in Edinburgh |
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| I found 5 broods of young in total, some younger than this |
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| And some barely distinguishable from adults - the constant begging helps, of course |
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| I bumped into two Short-eared Owls this month as well... don't think they bumped into each other though... |
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| This Red Kite (a 2CY bird?) was a county tick for me - sadly it only has one leg (just a stump on the left) - is it a coincidence that it is in a grouse moor area with lots of mammal traps? |
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| This month I saw more Whinchats than I have seen in Lothian before - the result of exploring upland areas I have not visited before |
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| It only seems a few weeks since the Common Sandpipers arrived in the uplands, but there are almost full grown young already - this one scuttling next to the road |
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| As was this juvenile Lapwing - not quite as cute as last month's pic |
