John Nadin
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Retired, but still enjoying birds & all wildlife. Also, live music floats my boat.
I was happy to connect with Skinflats (Forth) Cetti's warbler this morning at 08.25. A few Redwings & Fieldfares too. A juvenile female Marsh Harrier & fly over Peregrine. 11 Pochard, 2 Shoveler & Gadwall on pool so a decent visit despite the weather.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I was happy to connect with Skinflats (Forth) Cetti's warbler this morning at 08.25. A few Redwings & Fieldfares too. A juvenile female Marsh Harrier & fly over Peregrine. 11 Pochard, 2 Shoveler & Gadwall on pool so a decent visit despite the weather.
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Eight years ago today we lost Jimmy Steele & he is much missed. He loved geese so i visit Slamanan to watch Taiga Beans one of Jimmy's favourites. I managed around 80 birds this morning just north of the village. They were close to a mixed flock of Pinks, Canada's & a few Greylag.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yesterday was Neil Youngs 80th birthday, so belated wishes to the great man. I an currently playing my personal favourite ( Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere) of his many albums. Long May you Run Sir Neil.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday was Neil Youngs 80th birthday, so belated wishes to the great man. I an currently playing my personal favourite ( Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere) of his many albums. Long May you Run Sir Neil.
A few more images from the last few days, a couple more of the Glossy Ibis near Falkland, Fife & two of broad-leaved Helleborines on the Dunfermline cycle path.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A few more images from the last few days, a couple more of the Glossy Ibis near Falkland, Fife & two of broad-leaved Helleborines on the Dunfermline cycle path.
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A quick drive in horrible weather to see a very confiding Glossy Ibis this afternoon in Fife. It never stopped raining but well worth the effort.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A quick drive in horrible weather to see a very confiding Glossy Ibis this afternoon in Fife. It never stopped raining but well worth the effort.
I did my monthly WEB's count at dawn yesterday in Lochgelly & Dunfermline. Always good to see & hear the recently arrived Whooper Swans at both my sites. Happily there was no signs of avian flu at either site, long my that continue to be the case.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I did my monthly WEB's count at dawn yesterday in Lochgelly & Dunfermline. Always good to see & hear the recently arrived Whooper Swans at both my sites. Happily there was no signs of avian flu at either site, long my that continue to be the case.
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Government U-Turn on Swift Brick Support Sparks Outcry
Housing Secretary Steve Reed criticised for reversing position on bird-friendly bricks once hailed as vital for urban swifts
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October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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It's been a decent week, managed to see Comet Lemmon (thank you Kris G), no image so a nice sunset from our back garden. Yesterday at a very dull & damp Angle Park i enjoyed a Glossy Ibis & Great Egret. The gulls were instructive.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's been a decent week, managed to see Comet Lemmon (thank you Kris G), no image so a nice sunset from our back garden. Yesterday at a very dull & damp Angle Park i enjoyed a Glossy Ibis & Great Egret. The gulls were instructive.
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3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides
I had a brilliant weekend & I love it when good live music & good birds combine. On Friday, I managed to get to St Andrews for a White-billed Diver (a new Fife bird for me). Today, there were several Pomarine Skuas in Inverkeithing Bay. 😃
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October 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I had a brilliant weekend & I love it when good live music & good birds combine. On Friday, I managed to get to St Andrews for a White-billed Diver (a new Fife bird for me). Today, there were several Pomarine Skuas in Inverkeithing Bay. 😃
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Exciting news that Friends Again are reforming to play the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January. Here they are on Switch in 1983
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Friends Again 1983 04 08 Live 3 tracks @ Switch
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October 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Exciting news that Friends Again are reforming to play the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January. Here they are on Switch in 1983
youtu.be/QSNVKH1M42E
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My WEB'S site was fog bound, so I headed to the coast. Sadly, there was no smart Caspian at Leven but a nice adult Mediterranean Gull with a large number & assortment of gulls. A smart colour ringed Cormorant, met Mark Wilkinson, who got the ring details, not local ringed in Cheshire in June. 🌟
October 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My WEB'S site was fog bound, so I headed to the coast. Sadly, there was no smart Caspian at Leven but a nice adult Mediterranean Gull with a large number & assortment of gulls. A smart colour ringed Cormorant, met Mark Wilkinson, who got the ring details, not local ringed in Cheshire in June. 🌟
Went back to Angle Park in N/E Fife today to try & see the Caspian Gull again (only 2 accepted records in Fife, so still a rare bird). The light was very harsh, making it hard work trawling through over 1000 large gulls. I did pick it up eventually, but only poor record shots.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Another morning & another walk with wee George. We walked around Townhill Loch, but it was pretty quiet. 22 Canada Geese & a family of Mute Swans, loads of Mallards & Morhen & a few Herring, Lesser Black-backed & Black-headed Gulls, Grey Wagtail was nice. More fungi, too.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
George & I had a grand visit to Angle Park in N/E Fife this afternoon. I was happy to see Simon Pinder's 1st winter Caspian Gull amongst the large gull flock. On our walk, we saw lots of Fungus & several Common Darter dragonflies.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
George & I had a grand visit to Angle Park in N/E Fife this afternoon. I was happy to see Simon Pinder's 1st winter Caspian Gull amongst the large gull flock. On our walk, we saw lots of Fungus & several Common Darter dragonflies.
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George & I enjoyed a visit to the local cycle path. So much fungi growing, its clearly been a bumper year. Still Broad-leaved Helleborines in seed. Back home George got excited by a tiny baby hedgehog in our garden 😀
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October 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
George & I enjoyed a visit to the local cycle path. So much fungi growing, its clearly been a bumper year. Still Broad-leaved Helleborines in seed. Back home George got excited by a tiny baby hedgehog in our garden 😀
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#Dunfermline
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I was checking Geese around Lochgelly this morning. One large flock of Greylags with a few Pink-footed & 2 Whooper Swans. Two orange collard Greylags in this flock were ringed at Loch Leven in July by Les Hatton.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I was checking Geese around Lochgelly this morning. One large flock of Greylags with a few Pink-footed & 2 Whooper Swans. Two orange collard Greylags in this flock were ringed at Loch Leven in July by Les Hatton.
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Yesterday, George & I went up to Loch Leven, Perth & Kinross. I saw 3 Great Egrets & 4 Little & loads of Wildfowl.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Yesterday, George & I went up to Loch Leven, Perth & Kinross. I saw 3 Great Egrets & 4 Little & loads of Wildfowl.
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George & I had a very local walk this morning. Still a few chiffchaffs, Skylarks calling & just a few Geese overhead. The fungi was my main focus.
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October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
George & I had a very local walk this morning. Still a few chiffchaffs, Skylarks calling & just a few Geese overhead. The fungi was my main focus.
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Some other highlights from this week include Pink-footed Geese near Vane Farm & a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Dunfermline.
September 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Some other highlights from this week include Pink-footed Geese near Vane Farm & a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Dunfermline.
On my 1st morning at home from Switzerland, i was determined to go down to Ferryhills as the weather looked ideal for migration. A juvenile, Honey Buzzard, was the clear highlight, but lots of passerines were moving & Gannets heading west & my 1st Pink-footed Geese of the autumn. 🍂
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September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On my 1st morning at home from Switzerland, i was determined to go down to Ferryhills as the weather looked ideal for migration. A juvenile, Honey Buzzard, was the clear highlight, but lots of passerines were moving & Gannets heading west & my 1st Pink-footed Geese of the autumn. 🍂
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Some grand scenery from our recent trip to Switzerland to celebrate our approaching 50th wedding anniversary ❤️
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Some grand scenery from our recent trip to Switzerland to celebrate our approaching 50th wedding anniversary ❤️
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RIP Danny Thompson: bassist for Pentangle, Richard Thompson, Nick Drake, Davy Graham, Bert Jansch, June Tabor, John Martyn, Donovan …
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September 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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On Friday, we went on a 3-hour Ferry trip from Thun to West Interlaken. I was pleasantly pleased to see a feeding Black-necked Grebe. Shortly after, I was even more surprised to see two Eider ducks (one adult drake & one 1st year drake, quite rare on Lake Thun) I believe?
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September 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On Friday, we went on a 3-hour Ferry trip from Thun to West Interlaken. I was pleasantly pleased to see a feeding Black-necked Grebe. Shortly after, I was even more surprised to see two Eider ducks (one adult drake & one 1st year drake, quite rare on Lake Thun) I believe?
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A long day in the Swiss countryside in fine weather. A few late wild flowers, & beautiful mountains & lakes were enjoyed.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A long day in the Swiss countryside in fine weather. A few late wild flowers, & beautiful mountains & lakes were enjoyed.
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