http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/ Rare birds in N-E Scotland Sat, 17 May 2008 11:49:09 GMT andrewjwhitehouse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5605 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5605 An Osprey flying upriver at Inchgarth at around 9.15 this morning. Also a Kingfisher there and a huge brood of 12 Goosander on the river. Sat, 17 May 2008 11:23:51 GMT laurielangan75 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5604 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5604 The Bluethroat was showing well this morning at the Battery, though quite mobile. Fri, 16 May 2008 20:34:54 GMT andrewjwhitehouse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5603 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5603 ... I saw the Bluethroat for a minute or two at about 8.30 this evening. It was on the north side of the Battery towards the road. Fri, 16 May 2008 19:14:05 GMT ken.theoldbyre http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5602 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5602 The male red spotted bluethroat was quite busy this morning between 10.30 and 11.00 mainly on the south side of the battery. I heard it was seen again about Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:19 GMT Funnell, Dominic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5601 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5601 A quite morning on the reserve so far. Highlights so far include little gull, single wood sandpiper and five dunlin on the pools in front of the visitor Fri, 16 May 2008 08:13:37 GMT lewis_sparky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5600 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5600 A nice male bluethroat at the battery, girdleness, early this morning. Mark Thu, 15 May 2008 15:01:22 GMT perkinsallan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5599 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5599 Rather strangely, a lone white Snow Goose flew over the north end of Strathbeg reserve this morning! Also a large northerly movement of Barnacle Geese with at Thu, 15 May 2008 10:18:13 GMT ken.theoldbyre http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5598 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5598 There were two wood sands plus one common sand at the pool opposite Westerton Farm, Cullerlie, yesterday at 10.30. Also one garden warbler singing and seen on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:22:47 GMT Gibbins, Dr Christopher N. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5597 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5597 Hi. I had a 3 cy michahellis briefly at Donmouth yesterday evening. It was on the sand bar at the mouth for 15-20 minutes, before drifting off North along the Wed, 14 May 2008 18:32:54 GMT Hugh Addlesee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5596 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5596 This evening's star bird at Cullerlie was a Sanderling on the main pool by the Landerberry road. Anybody know of any previous inland records in NES? No sign Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:37 GMT justjill_uk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5595 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5595 Single Black Guilimot at Dunbuy between Buulers of Buchan and Slains Castle Mike Chandler Wed, 14 May 2008 11:26:00 GMT pa_chapman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5594 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5594 One wood sandpiper was still present at the western end of the field pool opposite Westerton farm late this morning. There was also a single common sandpiper Wed, 14 May 2008 08:55:07 GMT Funnell, Dominic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5593 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5593 Still three male ruff and two wood sandpipers on the pools as well as a single little gull Dominic Funnell [Non-text portions of this message have been Tue, 13 May 2008 19:08:34 GMT Hugh Addlesee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5592 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5592 A drake Garganey on the main pool by the Landerberry road this evening, but no sign of the Wood Sands. Hugh. [Non-text portions of this message have been Tue, 13 May 2008 19:04:57 GMT J&G Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5591 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABZ-Rare-Birds/message/5591 Selection of birds seen while out and about on BTO/SOC Atlas surveys in last 6 days: Ring Ouzels at Glen Clunie, Common Redstart and Spotted Fly at Torphins,