We started the month with a short visit to Mull. The weather was mainly dull and overcast. However, we did record 53 species including White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier and Great Northern Diver.
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| Pair of White-tailed Eagles |
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| Pair of Golden Eagles |
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| Female Hen Harrier |
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| Great Northern Diver |
I also made a few other trips to places further afield, such as Scone Palace where a Hawfinch was photographed.
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| Hawfinch |
However, in the main, my birding trips were limited to regular visits to my local patch - Bingham's Pond - where I saw 30 bird species.
These included sightings of Goosanders, the drake Ring-necked Duck and, at the end of the month, an adult Iceland Gull!
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| Drake Goosander |
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| Drake Ring-necked Duck |
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| Iceland Gull |
Despite the limited number of birdwatching trips, other than short walks to Bingham's Pond, I saw 99 species during March 2023, including the first proper summer migrant in the form of a Chiffchaff.
Hopefully, April will prove to be a better month.
nice photos!
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