Hugh Addlesee
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It looks like a Razorbill to me - surely too big & not compact enough to be a Little Auk.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It looks like a Razorbill to me - surely too big & not compact enough to be a Little Auk.
One in Turriff just now too.
August 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
One in Turriff just now too.
Hi Alan, any indication of what way they were going and any routes they were following? I’m hoping for one at Skene one day, or night!
July 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hi Alan, any indication of what way they were going and any routes they were following? I’m hoping for one at Skene one day, or night!
Much better views of the dark blob (American Coot) yesterday when it seemed firmly paired up with a Coot and I was wondering how obvious hybrids would be. Today it was all alone out in the open water.
March 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Much better views of the dark blob (American Coot) yesterday when it seemed firmly paired up with a Coot and I was wondering how obvious hybrids would be. Today it was all alone out in the open water.
Yes, I think it moved from amber to red due to UK-wide decline in winter numbers but it’s still common, just less so than it was.
February 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Yes, I think it moved from amber to red due to UK-wide decline in winter numbers but it’s still common, just less so than it was.
It’s never been a common breeder in Scotland. First confirmed in 1970 and never more than a couple of hundred pairs at most, heavily reliant on nest boxes and perhaps now being impacted by increasing Pine Martens. In contrast to the breeding population, it’s always been a common winter visitor.
February 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s never been a common breeder in Scotland. First confirmed in 1970 and never more than a couple of hundred pairs at most, heavily reliant on nest boxes and perhaps now being impacted by increasing Pine Martens. In contrast to the breeding population, it’s always been a common winter visitor.