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28 Whooper Swan in field between the A72 and River Clyde at NS772529.

Seen this morning at 09.30 and again at 16.30

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#1  Mon 01 Mar, 2010 17:06
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12 birds still present this afternoon (15.00)
 




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#2  Tue 02 Mar, 2010 17:32
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40 Birds this morning (09.30) and a similar number still there at 16.30

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40 Birds again this morning (09.30) but down to 5 this afternoon (16.30)

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Hi all,
There was 30+ whooper swans on the grass east of portmoak glider field (scotlandwell) this am.
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I guess they are fuelling up for their trip ahead. Whooper Swans usually fly back to their breeding grounds in Iceland during March.

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#6  Thu 04 Mar, 2010 19:45
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Still 12 birds present this morning (09.30) and 22 this afternoon (16.30)

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#7  Tue 09 Mar, 2010 17:41
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32 birds this morning (09.30) but tractor ploughing the field this afternoon and hence no birds to be seen! (16.30)

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#8  Wed 10 Mar, 2010 17:51
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Hi all.
Whoopers still at scotlandwell.
Was up at kinnordy to-day and whoopers still there. 3 shoveler drakes feeding in front of hide, no sign of bittern.
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5 birds at NS772529 this morning (09.30). None this pm (16.30)
 




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Hi all,
was at vane farm to-day, on way to guardbridge 50+ whoopers south of scotlandwell on the east side of road.
 



 
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4 birds this morning (09.30)
 




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Hi all,
was up at Kinnordy yesterday, 40+whooper swans still there. Had a fly past by white tailed eagle making swoops on mute swans.
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plenty of whooper swans at rossie bogs last sunday
 



 
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30 t0 40 woopers and afew pintails on rossie bogs this morning at about 11oclock this morning
 



 
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Hi all,
was at vane farm am, still 30+whoopers in field south of the junction scotlandwell/ leslie road.
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Hi all,
was at kinnordy yesterday, still 30+whoopers. Osprey spotted 3 times fishing, pr shovelers in front of gallery hide.
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Hi did Birnie and rossie today noticed water levels well up . the white cheeked or bahama pintail is back at Birnie, not an awful lot about  a few golden eye, tufted duck, wigeon bullfinches, coal, great and blue tits,. A pair of oyster catchers, mallard, coot and very little else at Birnie

Rossie bog  21 whooper swans still there, a pintail, a couple of mallard, a few teal , greyl;ag geese   and a pair of greenfinches


 I did spot on the way south  just north of freuche a swallow the first  this year for me . summer must be here

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