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I donβt digiscope but gave it a go today β¦ drake smew was showing close in at east side of Broadwood Loch this morning #clydebirds
23.01.2026 16:59 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great day out β¦ finally completing the full scoter set π₯³
18.01.2026 08:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lovely morning at Skinflats β¦ Cettis singing, calling and seen (video of song at viewing screen atrached) nice male marsh harrier also @upperforthbirds.bsky.social
06.12.2025 17:03 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0It was John β¦ we had male and female Eagle owl at that site calling to each other β¦ female came up and knocked him off the pylon
04.12.2025 16:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nice one John β¦ I should really make the effort to pop down
04.12.2025 14:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Record of one of the eagle owl pair
Brilliant few days in Seville & Extremadura with @petecarroll.bsky.social many highlights -4 Lifers - House Bunting, Little Swift, Black headed weaver and magnificent Bubo Real (eagle owl) many other highlights, Spanish, Bonellis & S T Eagles, Captain tern, G Bustard, both s/grouse excellent
05.11.2025 17:59 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@upperforthbirds.bsky.social
Kinneil
9 Curlew Sand
1 Little stint
2ad Kittiwake, 1 Merlin, 4 eider, 2 guillemot
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Tullibody Inch
2 little stint
Min 9 Ruff
6 PF geese
1 imm Gannet & 6 Common tern west
Min 9 guillemot on river
Late whitethroat
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Kinneil
Arctic skua west
Osprey
2 eider & 7 Greenshank
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Good variety at Skinflats today
White rumped sand (great find Scott)
Ad moulting curlew sand
2 Turstone, 2 Sanderling, 1 Spot Red, 1 greeenshsnk, 2 water rail , 1 little Egret and 8 Kittiwake flew south
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Kinneil
Adult moulting spotted redshank
1 whimbrel
6 Greenshank
1 PF Goose and a scaup
Just had this beast in the garden
Dark Giant Horseflyβ¦. I think??? Itβs about 40mm long β¦ donβt know if this is unusual for Urban Stirling ???
Just had a Pine Martin run across the road between Muthill and Bracoβ¦ mammal βοΈβ¦ Didnβt realise how big they are
18.06.2025 19:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy Birthday John
All the best
Brian Allan
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Chiffchaff singing in Torbrex this morning
John itβs just an age thing π³ππ
23.02.2025 17:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Or possibly Brian Allan π
23.02.2025 16:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@upperforthbirds.bsky.social
Doune ponds
Drake Mandarin with Mallard flock still
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Thornhill between village and Alpaca centre
1 Greenland WF Goose
5 Barnacle goose
Large flock of pinkies
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Airthry loch
Drake RN duck still near island
Well done John⦠chance of a lifetime
03.02.2025 07:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@upperforthbirds.bsky.social
Skinflats
1 chiffchaff at viewing screen
7 pochard
1 ad LBB gull
Good to catch up today John, got less scaup and 2 GWE at Loch Leven later π
25.01.2025 19:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@upperforthbirds.bsky.social
Dunblane - at least one Hawfich at Holmehill
Higgins Neuk - 1 whimbrel, 1 Stonechat, 2 Barnacle geese with large PF flock, 3 Twite in with Goldfinch flock
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Boness harbour - 1 turnstone
Kinneil - Spotted redshank
Skinflats - Kingfisher in ditch at north parking area
