A Common Gull (with a nearby nest) takes exception to the presence of an Arctic Skua on its territory.
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The gull successfully sent it packing
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Bloody grouse moors!
On a happier note the resident returning Ospreys at Foulshore Moss have 3 eggs, 2 hatched.
Nest Cam URL
A second pair arrived last year and built a nest as well. Unfortunately they built it in a dead swamp tree, so when they migrated the nest was removed, a telegraph pole driven in next to the dead tree, attatched and the nest replaced. The pair of Ospreys returned this year and there are another 3 eggs.
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Chaos in Hackney
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Gulls think they’re quite feisty but Corvids are
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I was surprised at how quickly this hoodie got off the ground, given that it lives at the back of Frankie’s fish & chips in Brae and looked more like an overweight pigeon. Extra gloss on its feathers from all the ingested oil?
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Was opening time at the inn?
No idea!
Bet the crow did!
Well, he is a local
More Phalarope action on the sea today, several attempts to mate but the waves kept crashing in and preventing the male (left) from sealing the deal.
A late run out this evening was rewarded with 4 Arctic Skuas performing aerial acrobatics for 20 minutes
Yes, I can count. The fourth bird wasn’t playing ball except when very distant.
The family of Ringed Plovers seem to be doing well on the stony beach at Brough
And a Great-northern Diver nearly in full summer plumage was in a sunlit Aith Bay
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Magic!
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What a fantastic environment to be in.
A pair of Red-throated Divers, this evening, nesting on the same small lochan that they’ve used for at least the last four years. I suspect they are on eggs by now so (hopefully) there will be a couple of chicks within 4 weeks.
(Photograph taken under Schedule 1 disturbance license)
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Well that’s just lead to a fascinating 5 minutes reading up on the Schedule 1 licensing. I’m assuming your license is based on scientific research?
I wondered if he was causing a Schedule 1 Disturbance. We only get those round here on hot Saturday nights if Didcot Town have lost.
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Pretty much, yes.
This is an extract from my license
I could get other species added if anything outside of that list decides to breed here
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In your case, are points 2-4 standard includes of the license, or are they something you’re actually likely to need to do?