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Year
Recording Area
Site
Keyword
February 2022
Nuthatch investigating a lichen-covered branch
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  • Nuthatch
  • 11-02-2022
  • John N Chapman
  • Drumpellier Country Park
  • Clyde
Nuthatch investigating a lichen-covered branch: nbsp;, Nuthatch, 11-02-2022, John N Chapman, Drumpellier Country Park, Clyde
February 2022
Precision feeding
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  • Bullfinch
  • 11-02-2022
  • John N Chapman
  • Drumpellier Country Park
  • Clyde
Precision feeding: nbsp;, Bullfinch, 11-02-2022, John N Chapman, Drumpellier Country Park, Clyde
February 2022
Hungry female Bullfinch
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  • Bullfinch
  • 11-02-2022
  • John N Chapman
  • Drumpellier Country Park
  • Clyde
Hungry female Bullfinch: nbsp;, Bullfinch, 11-02-2022, John N Chapman, Drumpellier Country Park, Clyde
February 2022
Skylark in flight showing its wings and tail to good effect
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  • Skylark
  • 08-02-2022
  • John N Chapman
  • moorland above Loch Ardinning
  • Clyde
Skylark in flight showing its wings and tail to good effect : nbsp;, Skylark, 08-02-2022, John N Chapman, moorland above Loch Ardinning, Clyde
February 2022
Skylark in song - a welcome sight in February
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  • Skylark
  • 08-02-2022
  • John N Chapman
  • moorland above Loch Ardinning
  • Clyde
Skylark in song - a welcome sight in February: nbsp;, Skylark, 08-02-2022, John N Chapman, moorland above Loch Ardinning, Clyde
February 2022
Purple Sandpiper
  • 08-02-2022
  • Angus Hogg
  • Ballantrae
  • Ayrshire
Purple Sandpiper: 08-02-2022, Angus Hogg, Ballantrae, Ayrshire
February 2022
Male Brambling
  • Brambling
  • 11-02-2022
  • Angus Hogg
  • Dalmellington
  • Ayrshire
Male Brambling: Brambling, 11-02-2022, Angus Hogg, Dalmellington, Ayrshire
February 2022
Male and female Smew
  • Smew
  • 17-02-2022
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Castle Semple
  • Renfrewshire
  • Clyde
Male and female Smew: Smew, 17-02-2022, Bob Hamilton, Castle Semple, Renfrewshire, Clyde
I do wish they would come a bit closer - shot at the equivalent of 1,400mm in "full frame" terms...!!!
February 2022
Male Goldeneye displaying in the pouring rain
  • Goldeneye
  • 13-02-2022
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Aird Loch
  • Renfrewshire
  • Clyde
Male Goldeneye displaying in the pouring rain: Goldeneye, 13-02-2022, Bob Hamilton, Aird Loch, Renfrewshire, Clyde
February 2022
Male and female Goldeneye in courtship display
  • Goldeneye
  • 13-02-2022
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Aird Loch
  • Renfrewshire
  • Clyde
Male and female Goldeneye in courtship display: Goldeneye, 13-02-2022, Bob Hamilton, Aird Loch, Renfrewshire, Clyde
February 2022
Lesser Scaup
  • Lesser Scaup
  • 12-02-2022
  • David Abraham
  • Woodend Loch
  • Coatbridge
  • Clyde
Lesser Scaup : Lesser Scaup, 12-02-2022, David Abraham, Woodend Loch,Coatbridge , Clyde
Record shot of male & one of the two female types present!
January 2021
Injured Magpie
  • Murderer!
  • Magpie
  • 23-01-2021
  • David Abraham
  • Lower Carbarns Farm
  • Motherwell
  • Clyde
Injured Magpie: Murderer! , Magpie, 23-01-2021, David Abraham, Lower Carbarns Farm,Motherwell , Clyde
My attention was drawn to a dead Magpie hanging by its' head in a Hawthorn,on closer approach I noticed this live bird sitting slightly above & behind the dead bird,it seemed reluctant to leave,as I arrived next to the tree it hopped up & out to the opposite side of the Hawthorn,before hopping down & onto the ground,making its' escape by hopping off along the ground,this is when I realised it had a badly injured wing!...I fetched the dead bird out the tree(its head was jammed between two thorns) & saw that the back of its' skull was missing & its' brains had been scooped out(presumably by the triumphant looser-no winners in this fight as I'm sure this bird will soon succumb to its injuries)....to conclude,it would appear the birds had fought within the confines of the Hawthorns' branches & thorns with an unfortunate outcome!

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