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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: Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Yep, It's another bird?? |
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Near the end of my Carlops to Saughton walk today I spotted two wee birds on the WoL.
They were small but plump, completely black with a bright white breast. They where obviously hunting as they where swooping in and out of the water, and perching on rocks.
There is a picture here, the bird is sat on the rock I the middle of the picture.
So as usual what is it? _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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RonnieH Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Balloch, Loch Lomond.
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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They are Dippers, they walk under the oncoming flow of water picking off acquatic insects.
A good guide to a healthy stream. |
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Wildlifewriter Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dippers active on the WOL would always be good news: they can only make a living if the water is clean and able to support a good population of the aquatic invertebrates which is their main food source. They also seem to prefer spots where the river is shallow (ish) and fast-flowing.
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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I will put this down to a good sighting, and report it to the conservation trust. It was indeed a shallow fast flowing part of the river that I seen them on. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pleased that I reported it, as there are a few Dipper territories along the river, but they don't know exactly where. So getting a sighting of a pair is good. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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RonnieH Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Balloch, Loch Lomond.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Well done HH, its not often that you can be one ahead of the "experts"! |
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