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Brambling     (Roy's photo can be seen by clicking 'Here')
Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
Red Breasted Goose showing very well at 3:00p.m. on South side of Montrose Basin, Angus,
in fields to West of Wildlife Centre. Favours field with white bags attached to posts, to right of field which has Mute Swans in it. With x21 Barnacle Geese.
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About x12+ Scaup on south side of Montrose Basin also.
Great Spotted Woodpecker seen in Ethie Woods, North of Arbroath.
Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
x2 past Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, at 3:30 p.m. MAP
x2 Egyptian geese near Meiklour, Tayside.
NO163383 beside A93 in field on north bank of the River Isla just at bridge.
(Near the Meiklour Beech Hedge).
'ADBC Grapevine'   - (Seen by Non ADBC Member but Reliable Source)
Crossbills - Seen prising cones in Glen Clova Forests.
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Archive News
January to May 2001
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JANUARY 2001
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Water Pipit
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Seen at Largo Bay, Fife. At mouth of Cocklemill Burn.
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Black Redstart
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Tuesday 2nd January 2001
Seen at 10:00am near the pallettes at the Builders yard, Just before the Level Crossing, Elliot, just South of Arbroath, Angus.
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Iceland Gull, Scaup, Med. Gull
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Sunday 7th January 2001
Iceland Gull at Ladybank, Fife  - 1 Mile NW of town by flooded pit near stables situated west of minor rd that runs NE out of Charlotte Town.
Iceland Gull also at Methil Power Station, Fife.
Adult at the outfall, also x127 Scaup & adult Med Gull.

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Jack Snipe
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Monday 1st January 2001
x2 Jack Snipe seen today at
Elliot Marshes, just South of Arbroath, Angus.
Mark Caunt
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Waxwings
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Monday 1st January 2001
x11 Waxwings on 31/12/00 and x23 on 1/1/01
at Bridge of Earn, feeding on Hawthorn berries on railway embankment.
Bob McMillan
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Ring Necked Duck
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Tuesday 2nd January 2001
Drake near the hide at the west end of LochOre Meadows, Fife.    
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Surf Scoter, Red Necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe
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Tuesday 2nd January 2001
x3 Drake Surf Scoter's, x1 Red Necked Grebe and x12 Slavonian Grebes.
Seen at Ruddon's Point, Fife.
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Waxwing
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Tuesday 2nd January 2001
x5 seen today at the car park at Easthaven. West side of Carnoustie, Angus.
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Black Redstart
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Tuesday 2nd January 2001
At Barry Buddon Army Training Camp, Angus.
After the level crossing take the first road to the right. Watch on roof tops of the buildings there and ground round about. Apparently there for a while.
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Merlin
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Friday 5th January 2001
x1 seen today flying near woods close to Colliston, West of Arbroath, Angus.
4:00p.m.
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Green Winged Teal, Smew, Twite
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Wednesday 3rd January 2001
Drake G.W.Teal with large teal flock sheltering by bank to the left of Fen hide,
Loch of Strathbeg , Aberdeenshire.
x3 Smew (drake and 2 redheads), flock of x110 Twite over stubble field by Starnafin.
Mark Caunt
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Nuthatch
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Wednesday 3rd January 2001
x1 seen today at Craigmill Den, Angus.
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Saturday 6th January 2001
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Waxwing
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x16 were present breifly at Barry, Angus.
Then flew off towards Carnoustie at 9:20 this morning.
Thursday 11th January 2001
Torcuil Grant
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King Eider