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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: What Was It? |
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I think this is going to test you now?
Whilst I was in Dollar Glen today, a bright yellow bird with a bright red head, flew up out of the grass and into a tree. It happened really fast and I only got a quick look at it. I tried to see if I could see it in the tree but it blended in fantastically.
I thought I had seen a parrot, perhaps one that had escaped? Can anyone enlighten me to what it may have been? _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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allieballie Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 296 Location: Fife
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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You shouldn't have taken that swig from your hip flask before commencing your walk |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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allieballie wrote: | You shouldn't have taken that swig from your hip flask before commencing your walk |
I shouldn't have emptied the flask before searching for caches yesterday!!
Out of 8 caches I got 3 DNF's, the worst days caching I have ever had.
I am fairly confident that 2 of them have been muggled, and I have said so in my logs. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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HighlandNick Founder member
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 635 Location: Highlands, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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A rare sighting of the male Western Tanager? |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:03 am Post subject: |
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HighlandNick wrote: | A rare sighting of the male Western Tanager? |
Thanks Nick, that is what I seen, but appears to be a Western American bird, is it unusual to actually see one in the UK?
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HighlandNick Founder member
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Haggis Hunter wrote: | HighlandNick wrote: | A rare sighting of the male Western Tanager? |
Thanks Nick, that is what I seen, but appears to be a Western American bird, is it unusual to actually see one in the UK?
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Very unusual, that's why it's a rare sighting!!!
Actually, I haven't a clue what it is (if it is a UK bird) - it's just that the Western Tanager fits your description nicely!! It might need its internal GPS resetting to get it back on track.
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Wildlifewriter Founder member
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Being slightly more realistic - and bating any possible tanagers, orioles, hoopoes, or red-crested bee-eaters, just for the moment...
The most likely thing for DL to have seen is a Green Woodpecker.
The article explains why.
-Wlw. |
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Wildlifewriter wrote: | Being slightly more realistic - and bating any possible tanagers, orioles, hoopoes, or red-crested bee-eaters, just for the moment...
The most likely thing for DL to have seen is a Green Woodpecker.
The article explains why.
-Wlw. |
I can go with that, it certainly does fit the description and was on the ground when I disturbed it. It was also a large bird probably the size that is described in the article.
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