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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.
Click here for MAP NO695565
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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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.
'ADBC Grapevine'   - (Seen by Non ADBC Member but Reliable Source)
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
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King Eider
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Seen at Tayport, Fife.
Drake off the caravan site until dusk 

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Ring Necked Duck, Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
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Wednesday 17th January 2001
Mark Caunt
Drake Ring Necked Duck Showing very well at West end of LochOre Meadows, Fife this morning. In the last remaining part of Loch that was unfrozen.
x6 Whooper & x2 Bewick's Swans Feeding in field with x18 Mute Swans near
Guardbridge, Fife. As your leaving Guardbridge (travelling South) and go over River Eden, first field on right immediately after leaving Towns outer limits. 3:15 p.m.
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Rough Legged Buzzard  (Reported)
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Saturday 20th January 2001

Seen at 12:30 p.m. at
Mt. Blair Crag, Balnamanoch Farm Area, Glen Isla, Angus.
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Red Kite
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Sunday 21st January 2001

x1 drifted over at 9:20a.m.
Udney, 14 miles to the north of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.
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Waxwing
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Friday 19th January 2001

x5 Waxwings on birches beside plantation of guelder rose at the
West end of Forfar Loch, Angus. (Late News for Friday 19th January at 3 pm.)
Anne Burgess
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Little Auk
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Tuesday 23rd January 2001

Past Fife Ness, Fife, this morning.
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Red Breasted Goose
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Tuesday 23rd January 2001

Seen again at Loch Leven Nature Reserve.
Reported at various Locations near the Loch over the past few days.
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BlackCap, Greenshank
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Thursday 25th January 2001

Male and female Blackcap in garden in The Brae, North Queensferry, Fife.
Greenshank by the Paper Mill, Inverkeithing, Fife. (10:00a.m.)
John Done
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Long Tailed Duck, Merlin
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Sunday 28th January 2001

Roy Adamson
Around x25 Long Tailed Ducks showing well close to shore at south end of Lunan bay, Angus.
Also Merlin seen twice this week skimming over fields near 'Newbarns Farm', Angus
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Waxwing
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Sunday 28th January 2001

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Smew, Waxwing, Water Rail, Magpie
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Sunday 28th January 2001

Torcuil Grant
Female Smew at the west end of Forfar Loch, Angus as well as x32 Waxwing, x5
Magpies and a Water Rail all of which were in the same area as the Smew.
Also x3 Waxwings on the outskirts of Forfar, Angus on the Arbroath road.
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Snow Bunting, Green Sandpiper
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Sunday 28th January 2001

Mike Walton
At 11.30am x9 Snow Buntings at Outhead, St Andrews, Fife.
At 2.30pm x1 Green Sanpiper at outlet burn at east end of
Cameron reservoir, Fife, near car park.
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Mealy Redpoll, Ring Necked Duck
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Tuesday 30th January 2001

x6 Mealy Redpolls at Lochore Meadows, Fife.     
Ring-necked Duck still present .
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FEBRUARY 2001
x12 opposite the BP garage at the western end of Lindsay Street, Kirriemuir, Angus.
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Slavonian Grebe
Sunday 7th January 2001
Seen at Gaddon Loch, Fife.
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Iceland Gull
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1st winter on Phingask Shore, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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Yellow Legged Gull
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Sunday 4th February 2001

Adult in gull roost at  from Loch of Skene, Grampian from 15.30hrs.
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Waxwing
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Monday 5th February 2001
x5 on a tree in Basin View, opposite Somerfield Supermarket,  Montrose, Angus.
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Little Auk, Surf Scoter
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Saturday 3rd February 2001

Little Auk at Ruddon's Point, Fife. x3 drake Surf Scoter also.
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Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull
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Monday 5th February 2001
2nd-winter Glaucous at Peterhead Harbour, Aberdeenshire.
Also an adult Iceland Gull at Sandford Bay sewage outfall.
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Brambling
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Sunday 11th February 2001

Flock of x200+ in beech trees in Bellfield Park, Banchory, Highland.
Many flew to the north at 09.00, some remained with Chaffinches feeding on beech mast.
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Smew
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Thursday 8th February 2001
Male Smew seen this afternoon from the Visitors Centre, Montrose Basin, Angus.
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Snow Bunting, Surf Scoter
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Thursday 8th February 2001

x11 Snow Bunting on beach just before the end of the road at Outhead, St. Andrews, Fife.
Also x1 drake Surf Scoter.

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Slavonian Grebe
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Sunday 11th February 2001
Seen this morning at Lunan Bay, Angus.
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Shore Lark
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Saturday 17th February 2001
Seen on West sands beach briefly, St. Andrews, Fife.
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Waxwing
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Wednesday 14th February 2001
x18 birds seen in a tree between the back way of no.41 Laurelbank and the Main
High Street, Forfar, Angus. 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Mark Caunt
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Great Northern Diver
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Tuesday 13th February 2001
x9 birds present off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire.
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Greenland White-fronted Goose
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Single adult with flock of Pinkfeet near
Slains pool, South Meiklemoss (Slains), Aberdeenshire.
Saturday 17th February 2001
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Egyptian Goose
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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).
Sunday 18th February 2001
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Green Sandpiper
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x1 seen at the ditch near Wigeon Hide, Montrose Basin, Angus.
Sunday 18th February 2001
Hugh Bell
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Little Auk
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x2 past Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, at 3:30 p.m. MAP
Wednesday 21st February 2001
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Dipper
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x1 flying up the small burn in the middle of Arbroath Town Centre, Angus.
Friday 23rd February 2001
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Smew
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x1 at Monikie Lake, Angus and
x1 still present on the West Side of Forfar Loch, Angus.
Sunday 25th February 2001
Hugh Bell
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MARCH 2001
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Red Breasted Goose
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x1 with x20 Barnacle Geese in the South West corner of Montrose Basin.
In fields north of the A934 at Maryton, Angus.
Thursday 29th March 2001
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Black Redstart
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x2 at Cove, Aberdeenshire.
x4 in bushes around the overspill car park for the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire.
Thursday 29th March 2001
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Common Crane
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Saturday 31st March 2001
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Black Redstart
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Saturday 31st March 2001
x2 in the car park area this morning at St. Cyrus, Aberdeenshire.
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Waxwings
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Tuesday 27th March 2001
Nick Newbold
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Iceland Gull, Smew
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Iceland Gull & x2 drake Smew were showing well just off shore, near the river outflow near the power station, Leven Beach, Fife.

Sunday 4th March 2001
Mike Walton
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Glaucous Gull
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1st winter bird on River North Esk, to the west of North Water bridge, Brechin, Angus.
Sunday 4th March 2001
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Ross's Gull, Ring Billed Gull
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Sunday / Monday 4th / 5th March 2001
Waxwings seen near Glen Prosen Road, Kirriemuir, Angus.
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Waxwings
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Wednesday 14th March 2001
x6 along the A926, just to the south west of the centre, Kirriemuir.
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Mediterranean Gull
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Thursday 15th March 2001
Adult seen on the beach opposite the Golf Hotel at Carnoustie, Angus.
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x1 in a field with swans at Craigie, east of the B945, Tayport, Fife.
Ross's Gull present this morning, Sandford Bay off the outfall, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Adult Ring-billed Gull at the Ugie Estuary in the car park by the bridge.
Lack of Birds actually reported due to Foot and Mouth Outbreak.
APRIL 2001
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Great Grey Shrike
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Monday 30th April 2001
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Surf Scoters, Slavonian Grebe, Black Necked Grebe, Iceland Gull
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Sunday 1st April 2001
Davy Ogilvie
All at Ruddons point, Fife.
10.30 am x2 drake Surf Scoters, x4 Slav Grebes, x2 Black Necked Grebes
and x1 1st summer Iceland Gull.
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Red Breasted Goose
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Sunday 1st April 2001
Stuart Green
Still at Montrose Basin in morning in fields near Mains of Dun,
but due to foot & mouth restrictions, access & viewing difficult.
Bird was showing well on South side of Montrose Basin, Angus, in fields to
East of Maryton Farm with x22 Barnacle Geese on Sat 31/03/01.
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Bluethroat
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Monday 2nd April 2001
White-spotted male at Cove Bay Community Woodland, Aberdeenshire.
In gorse beyond the stile, on the path to the beach
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Waxwing
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Tuesday 3rd April 2001
Mark Caunt
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x14 seen at 12:15 pm in the front garden of no. 6 Langlands Avenue, Forfar, Angus.
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Capercaillie
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Monday 16th April 2001
Male displaying in front of RSPB hide, Loch Garten, Highland, early this morning.
Female Marsh Harrier at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Over the marsh between the loch and Starnafin Farm
x13 Black-tailed Godwits also present 

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King Eider
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Monday 16th April 2001
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Waxwings
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Friday 13th April 2001
Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
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Waxwing
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Wednesday 4th April 2001
Mark Caunt
x13 seen at 2:30 pm down Jeanfield Road, Forfar, Angus.
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White Tailed Eagle
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Friday 13th April 2001
Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
x22 just West of golf course, Kirriemuir, Angus.
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Red Breasted Goose, Scaup, Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Friday 6th April 2001
Mark Caunt
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.
Click here for MAP NO695565
About x12+ Scaup on south side of Montrose Basin also.
Great Spotted Woodpecker seen in Ethie Woods, North of Arbroath.
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Common Crane
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Thursday 5th April 2001
Immature flew low over A9, 0.5mile south of Aviemore, Highland.
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Adult on the flood adjacent to Blackhill of Crimmond farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
View from the Inverurie to Kingoodie Road at NJ815235.
Off lifeboat station, Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire at 1:30pm.
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Waxwings
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Monday 16th April 2001
x19 Waxwings at 1.30pm in small trees in Bank of Scotland car- park,
West High Street, Forfar, Angus.
Terry Thorpe
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Waxwings, Swallow
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Wednesday 18th April 2001
x9 Waxwings at 3.15pm in Cotoneaster in Garden on
corner of Lowson Ave & Lowson Terrace, Forfar, Angus.
Swallow seen near Rescobie Loch, Angus.
Mark Caunt
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Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwits
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Friday 20th April 2001
Female Marsh Harrier at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Over the marsh between the loch and Starnafin Farm
x13 Black-tailed Godwits also present 

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Black Tailed Godwit
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Sunday 22nd April 2001
Torcuil Grant & Hugh Bell
x1 Seen at Kinnordy Loch, Angus.
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Hoopoe
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Tuesday 24th April 2001
x1 one between the golf club house and the builders merchants along Victoria Road as you head towards Nigg Bay, Girdleness, Aberdeenshire.
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Spotted Crake
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Monday 23rd April 2001
Spotted Crake skulking in a Clematis on the top of a wall in the
garden of 100 Hammerfield Avenue, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.
John Hislop
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Whooper Swan
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Monday 23rd April 2001
x1 viewable from the A975 at Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire.
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Shrike seen just North of Inverkeilor, Angus at 4:30pm.
As you go past Inverkeilor on the A92 and head up the hill it was on the right hand side, half way between the bottom of the hill and the Hawkhill turn off to Lunan.
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Waxwing
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Tuesday 24th April 2001
Mark Caunt
x35 Waxwings at 12.15 to 1:00pm in Cotoneaster in Garden and roof aerials  on
corner of Lowson Ave & Lowson Terrace, Forfar, Angus.
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Saturday 21st April 2001
Senga Thorpe
x13 Waxwings in a tree (in the car-park) of the Bank of Scotland,
West High Street, Forfar, Angus, at 1.00pm.
x1 Swallow at Inverarity, Angus, at 11.45am.
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Firecrest
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Osprey,
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Saturday 28th April 2001
Mark Caunt
Single bird this afternoon over Glen Ogil, Angus.
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Marsh Harrier, Greenshank
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Friday 27th April 2001
Hugh Bell
x1 Marsh Harrier seen from the East Hide at Kinnordy Loch, Angus.
x1 Greenshank also.
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Waxwing, Sand Martins
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Thursday 26th April 2001
Mark Caunt
(Hardly seems worth mentioning, thier have been so many this year, but anyway...)
x10 Waxwings at 11.30am to 12:00pm in Cotoneaster in Garden and roof aerials on corner of Lowson Ave & Lowson Terrace, Forfar, Angus. (3rd time seen at this spot)
x20ish Sand Martins, 1 mile east of Forfar, at quarry opposite Golf club.
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Kingfisher, Sand Martins, Swallows
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Friday 27th April 2001  (Sat 28th April - Kingfisher seen again this morning)
Roy Adamson
Kingfisher seen 7 times up to 3pm on Keilor Burn, Near Lunan Bay, Angus.
x3 Swallows and x4 Sand Martins at same location.
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Single Firecrest 40m past entrance to loch steps in bushes on the right at
Loch Gelly, Fife.
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Brambling     (Roy's photo can be seen by clicking 'Here')
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Monday 30th April 2001
Roy Adamson
Single male Brambling feeding briefly with chaffinches in my garden
near Lunan Bay, Angus at 1pm.
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Osprey, Black Necked Grebes, Whooper Swan, Swift
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Sunday 29th April 2001
Senga Thorpe
At 5.20pm x1 Osprey fishing (successfully!) viewed from east hide at Kinnordy Loch, Angus.
x2 Black Necked Grebes viewed from east hide.
x1 Whooper Swan viewed from swamp hide. Also x1 Swift.
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Spoonbill
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Wednesday 30th May 2001
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x1 Spoobill at Loch of Stathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
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Hobby
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Monday 28th May 2001
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Hobby seen today between Mains of Usan and Fishtown of Usan, Angus.
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Temincks Stint, Wood Sandpiper
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Wednesday 30th May 2001
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Temincks Stint & Wood sandpiper both seen at the
Main Slains Pool, North of Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire.
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Birdline Scotland - 09068 700234
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Green Woodpecker
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Wednesday 24th May 2001
Mark Caunt
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x1 Green Woodpecker present in the woods near small roundabout on A935,
opposite 'Pictavia', West of Brechin, Angus.
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Common Rosefinch, Blue Headed Wagtail
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Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th May 2001
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Wednesday 24th - x1 Common Rosefinch on the Isle of May, Fife, this afternoon.
Thursday 25th - x3 Female/Immatures Common Rosefinch present, also a
Blue-headed Wagtail, this morning on the Isle of May, Fife.
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Common Rosefinch, Ortolan, Bluethroat, Roseate Tern
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Sunday 27th May 2001
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x1 Female Common Rosefinch, Ortolan, Bluethroat & Roseate Tern,
all on the Isle of May, Fife, from 3:30p.m. to 6:30p.m.
Usual expected sea birds also & common migrants including
Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler & Wheatear.
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Common Rosefinch, Long Eared Owl
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Monday 28th May 2001
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x1 Female Common Rosefinch, still present by the top trap,
on the Isle of May, Fife, this morning.
Long Eared Owl also present.
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Wryneck
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Saturday 19th May 2001
x1 Wryneck by the white water pump along the approach road at Fife Ness, Fife.
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Wood Sandpiper
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Saturday 19th May 2001
x1 one on the flood opposite the equestrian centre 1 mile south of Collessie, Fife on the B937. Seen at 6:15 P.M.

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Grasshopper Warbler
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Saturday 19th May 2001
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x2 Wood Sandpiper showing well from Starnafin Farm, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Also x4 Garganey and x1 Marsh Harrier
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Little Tern
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Friday 18th May 2001
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Davy Robertson
x6 Little Terns seen at Elliot Beach, just South of Arbroath, Angus.
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x3 birds reeling at the west end of the Lochgelly Loch, Fife, early this evening.
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Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Marsh Harrier
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x2 Wood Sandpiper showing well from Starnafin Farm, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Also x4 Garganey and x1 Marsh Harrier
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Saturday 19th May 2001
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Hobby
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Monday 21st May 2001
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Sat 19th - x1 soaring with a Common Buzzard near the edge Nethy Bridge, Highland.
Sun 20th - x1 Seen flying over Loch Vaa, Aviemore, Highland, heading Northwest
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Red Footed Falcon
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Sunday 20th May 2001
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x1 adult male 1 mile North east of Ythan Estuary, on west side of Forvie Sands NNR viewed from A975, Aberdeenshire. Seen at 2:30p.m., 3:00p.m. & 6:45p.m.
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Hobby
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Sat 19th - x1 soaring with a Common Buzzard near the edge Nethy Bridge, Highland.
Sun 20th - x1 Seen flying over Loch Vaa, Aviemore, Highland, heading Northwest
x1 Hobby present just North West of St. Fergus Gas Terminal, Blackhill, Aberdeenshire.
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Temminck's Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier
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Monday 21st May 2001
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x2 Temminck's Stint, at Starnafin Farm Visitor Centre, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire, mid afternoon. Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier also.
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Garganey
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Tuesday 22nd May 2001
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x1 Drake Garganey on the main Slains Pool, Aberdeenshire, this morning.
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Little Gull
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Wednesday 24th May 2001
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x1 Summer Little Gull present at Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire.
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Garganey, Water Rail, Osprey
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Thursday 17th May 2001
x1 Garganey seen from Swamp Hide, Loch of Kinnordy, Angus, early this morning, although not seen at least from 10:30am till 12:00pm.
x2 Water Rail in front of Gullery Hide. No sign of Black Necked Grebes.
Osprey seen this morning also from Gullery Hide too.
x4 Garganey at Lendrick Marsh, reported yesterday, present at 3:30p.m. today.
Alan Leitch - Loch of Kinnordy Warden
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Female Black Redstart in the garden of the pink cottage, Fife Ness, Fife, at 6:35 p.m. 

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Red Rumped Swallow
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Friday 18th May 2001
x1 for an hour between 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. only on Isle of May, Fife.
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Garganey
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Friday 18th May 2001
x2 Garganey showing of the possible 4, at Lendrick Marsh, South of Kirriemuir, Angus. Present at 9:15 a.m. Map reference NO 348 502.
Mark Caunt
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Black Redstart
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Friday 18th May 2001
Female Black Redstart in the garden of the pink cottage, Fife Ness, Fife, at 6:35 p.m. 

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Garganey
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Wednesday 16th May 2001
x4 Garganey seen at Lendrick Marsh, Near Powmyre, South of Kirriemuir, Angus.
Map reference NO 348 502.
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Marsh Harrier, Black Necked Grebe, Water Rail, Osprey (Black Tern)
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Wednesday 16th May 2001
x1 Marsh Harrier, x2 Black Necked Grebes, x2 Water Rail & x1 Osprey.
All showing very well at Loch of Kinnordy RSPB Reserve, Angus from 9:15am to 12:15pm. All visible from the Gullery Hide. Water Rails in open, only 10 foot directly in front of hide.
Black Tern reported again at 8:00am today, though not seen by me from 9:15 to 12:15.
Observer:
Mark Caunt
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Black Tern, Marsh Harrier, Black Necked Grebe
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Tuesday 15th May 2001
x1 Female Summer Plumaged Black Tern.  x2 Marsh Harrier & Black Necked Grebes.
All present at Loch of Kinnordy RSPB Reserve at 9:00am.
All visible from the Gullery Hide.
Alan Leitch - Loch of Kinnordy Warden
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Bluethroat
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Friday 11th May 2001
Red Spotted Male. Present on path leading to Fife Ness Muir near Pink cottage,
Fife Ness. Quite elusive
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Whimbrel, Whincat, House Martin
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Thursday 10th May 2001
Stuart Green
x2 Whimbrels, x1 Whincat, x1 House Martin.
Seen at Carlingheugh bay, Between Arbroath & Auchmithie, Angus.
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White Winged Black Tern
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Monday 14th May 2001
x1 White Winged Black Tern, 1 mile North West of Elie at Kilconquhar Loch, Fife.
Early evening. 18:00.
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Bluethroat
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Friday 11th May 2001
Mark Caunt
x1 Male Red-Spotted Bluethroat at Torry Battery, Girdleness, Aberdeenshire, this morning.
10:45 to 11:15. In gorse to East & North side of Battery.
x1 1st summer male Bluethroat in the allotments (viewable from the golf course side) also.
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Temminck's Stint
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Sunday 13th May 2001
x1 on the Main Slains Pool - the area is half a mile north east of Meikle Loch beside the A975, Aberdeenshire.
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Wood Sandpiper
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Saturday 12th May 2001
x1 Wood Sandpiper from Starnafin Farm, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
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Yellow Wagtail
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Tuesday 15th May 2001
x1 Blue Headed and x2 Yellow Wagtails present near Ventinary Centre at Abercrombie Junction, St Monans, Fife. In grassy field and ploughed field either side of road.
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Crested Tit, Osprey, Twite, Capercaillie, G.S. Woodpecker, Slavonian Grebe, Woodcock,
Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Golden Plover, Ring Ouzel
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Friday / Saturday 4th / 5th May 2001
Mark Caunt & Nick Newbold
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Ringed Plover
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Friday 4th May 2001
X10 On the beach at Lunan Bay near Lunan Water, Angus, 10am today .
Roy Adamson
Friday 4th
x2 Crested Tits seen on feeders at Osprey Centre reception, Loch Garten, Highland.
Male & Female Ospreys at nest from main hide, Loch Garten.
Twite seen near Cairngorm Ski Lifts.
Saturday 5th
x2 Displaying Males and x1 Female Capercaillie (7 to 8:00am) and
x1 G.S. Woodpecker (5:30am) seen from main hide, Loch Garten.
x2 Slavonian Grebes in full summer plummage on pool 200 yards outside of Boat of Garten (Heading West on Main Roadside). Seen from main road looking north.
x1 Woodcock, x4 Golden Eagles, x1 Peregrine Falcon, x2 Golden Plover, x1 Ring Ouzel all seen in a valley, North of Aviemore, Highland this afternoon.
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Peregrine Falcon, Common Whitethroat, Willlow Warbler
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Monday 7th May 2001
x1 Peregrine seen from 'Nearish' Aberdeenshire / Angus Border.
x2 Common Whitethroat and x2 Willow Warbler also.
Mark Caunt
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Little Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Garganey
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Sunday 6th May 2001
x1 Little Egret first seen on Tarty Burn, Ythan, Aberdeenshire, early morning on 6th.
Seen at various points along upper estuary subsequently, including Inch Geck Island.
x1 Med. Gull (first year) bird again briefly near Ythan Estuary Mouth on 5th.
This bird has been around on and off for a week now, though it is rather elusive.
x2 Garganey at Don Mouth.
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Osprey
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Friday 4th May 2001
x1 Osprey flying over Farmland near Meigle, Angus.
Mark Caunt
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Bluethroat
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Thursday 10th May 2001
x2 birds on Isle of May, Fife this morning, and later on in afternoon, x4 birds.
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Green-winged Teal, Spotted Redshank 

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Wednesday 9th May 2001
Drake Green-winged Teal from the Carden hide, Vane Farm RSPB Reserve, Fife.
Also x1 Spotted Redshank 

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Grasshopper Warbler, Common Whitethroat
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Monday 7th May 2001
x2 at Starnafin Farm visitor centre, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Also a Common Whitethroat.
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Bluethroat
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Thursday 10th May 2001
Male red-spotted bird at Torry Battery, Girdleness, Aberdeenshire, this morning.
In gorse to East side of Battery this afternoon.
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Spotted Redshank, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Scaup, Blue-headed Wagtail
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Friday 4th May 2001
All birds seen from 9:30 to 11:30 at the southern part of Montreathmont Forest, Angus,
Except x6 Wheatears. Seen between Auchmithie & Windyhills on the Schoolhouse track.
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Hoopoe
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Wednesday 2nd May 2001
Present in the Kirkcaldy town centre, Fife, until 10:50
when it flew off high to the north east
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Surf Scoter
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Saturday 5th May 2001
x2 drake Surf Scoters still present at Ruddon's Point, Fife.
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Little Ringed Plover, Blue-headed Wagtail
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Thursday 3rd May 2001
x1 Little Ringed Plover at Rigifa Farm pools, Cove, Aberdeenshire.
Also female Blue-headed Wagtail.
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Tree Pipit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Redstart, G.S.Woodpecker, Jay, Wheatear
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Thursday 3rd May 2001
Mark Caunt
All birds seen from 9:30 to 11:30 at the southern part of Montreathmont Forest, Angus,
Except x6 Wheatears. Seen between Auchmithie & Windyhills on the Schoolhouse track.
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Marsh Harrier, Little Tern, Ruff, Greenshank, Arctic Tern, Black T. Godwit, W.F.Goose, Osprey
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Thursday 3rd May 2001
Immature male Marsh Harrier at Starnafin Farm, Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
x1 Black Tailed Godwit also.
x27 Little Tern, Ruff, Greenshank, x4 Arctic Terns, W.F. Goose, Osprey at
Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire.
x2 Spotted Redshank seen from the lay-by nearest to Newburgh, Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire. Also a number of Whimbrel, x1 Greenshank with x6 Scaup off
Inch's Point.
Female Blue-headed Wagtail this morning at Rigifa Pool, South of Cove, Aberdeenshire.
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Osprey, Whooper Swan, Gadwall, Teal, Ruddy Duck, Willow Warbler
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Wednesday 2nd May 2001
Mark Caunt
Osprey seen flying over West Forfar, Angus at 11:15am & 12:00pm.
Whooper Swan seen at Kinnordy Loch, Angus, at the Swamp Hide all afternoon.
Usual ducks present also this afternoon.
At least x2 Willow Warblers between East hide and Middle Hide.