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Three crackers though Linda I do like the Sparrowhawk and the deer.

Lovely trio Linda, ta

SnappyMac wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:55 pm Three crackers though Linda I do like the Sparrowhawk and the deer.

Thanks SM, will need to do a wee collage with the sprawk and deer as they seem to be together most mornings

PimperneBloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:47 pm Lovely trio Linda, ta

Cheers PB

Well I was at the Haugh this morning but that was only to kill time until my son got up out his bed on day off to chaperone me to see a duck I haven't seen before. Yeah ano he's a good boy and he knows if he didn't go there would be no dinner tonight for him
So this wee guy has been reported here for over a week and a was gonna go at the weekend and then there was a report of a Bittern so defo too busy for me then.
sun was out today so perfect but baltic

Finally caught up the the smew after 30 mins or so of walking and blethering to other birders but sun was in my eyes

Best I could do

And a goldeneye nice and close


And a few more of the Drake Smew....successful day

Ohh, that's a belter Linda. Only seen them at Slimbridge, part of the collection, so a bit of a cheat Goldeneye's handsome too

PimperneBloke wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 4:51 pm Ohh, that's a belter Linda. Only seen them at Slimbridge, part of the collection, so a bit of a cheat Goldeneye's handsome too

Thanks PB, I kinda thought I had missed it as other birders had been searching for an hour before I got there but as my local fellow birders say "the birds always come out for Linda"
So glad it did

Nice that it behaved for you Linda and the goldeneye was a great bonus

Great set of pics Linda.

SnappyMac wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 5:29 pm Nice that it behaved for you Linda and the goldeneye was a great bonus

Thanks SM apparently there is a scaup there aswell but tae hell way that amongst all the tufty and goldeneye