http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/ Orkneybirding Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:49:40 GMT paul357386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3320 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3320 There is a Great White Egret on Graemshall Loch - another good find by Keith Hague. Cheers, Paul Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:29:51 GMT lowtherd70 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3319 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3319 Hello Alastair/Paul and others. I have of course been taking an interest in this 'investigation' from afar, (back in Berks now). I think I am a little relieved Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:54:21 GMT Alastair Forsyth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3318 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3318 Lindsay Cargill has posted his opinion on the wing-barred crossbills on his (very good) blog at http://pinemuncher.blogspot.com/ . As usual I'm far too Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:54:22 GMT g cannon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3317 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3317 I saw three today around the WWII camp buildings north side Hoxa Head. To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com From: tracy@... Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:37:28 GMT tracy hall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3316 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3316 Hello everyone - there were lots of crossbills at Kirbister on Wednesday and for anyone who might not have managed to see any yet I posted a little video on my Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:17:00 GMT tim.wootton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3315 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3315 Great stuff Celia - super pic too. Value your online security: Get 50% off Norton Security 2009 - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/securepc Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:14:42 GMT tim.wootton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3314 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3314 Hi Kitty, Great find - well done. If it does happen to reappear, I'd really appreciate a call, if you wouldn't mind - 851213. Cheers - Tim. Value your online Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:09 GMT celiaglen2014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3313 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3313 why did I bother to drive down to Hestily on Monday when today I was watering my plants in the lounge, glanced out the window & there in my Hebe was a Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:23:30 GMT KATHLEEN HALCROW http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3312 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3312 We had a hawfinch in our garden  (9 Hillside Road, Stromness) last night & first thing this morning.  Don't know why it's here at this time of year, but glad Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:23:59 GMT LINDSAY CAMPBELL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3311 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3311 I'm a complete Crossbill novice, but I thought I'd drag out the relevant volume of Birds of the Western Palearctic just to see what it said. I read that, as Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:50 GMT paul357386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3310 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3310 David has put another two pics up on Bird guides - go to photos and in search Crossbill Common and site Orkney. I have them somewhere too, shall dig them out Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:21:10 GMT Alastair Forsyth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3309 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3309 Tim, Quite happy to do that, he's usually happy to give an opinion, I would be very interested in what he has to say about these. Alastair Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:08:02 GMT tim.wootton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3308 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3308 Ooops sorry - If I may butt in, Alistair. If you could ask Lindsay to take a peek that would be very helpful, I'm sure. Sorry for the interjection. ... From: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:02:06 GMT Alastair Forsyth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3307 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3307 Paul / David, Both these birds look interesting. (I remember many discussions about individual crossbills where the id was much debated, I don't think there is Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:19:08 GMT tim.wootton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3306 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/message/3306 Just back from Gairsay - what a lovely island and lovely people. The main colony of arctic terns had been on the Hen, but have relocated to join the smaller