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Barry Farquharson
Male.
Lives in Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom.
51 years old.
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/03/retracing-my-steps-28221.html
New blog-post (got a wee back-log I need to catch up with). Sunday's early start for an attempt to follow the same r...View More
Retracing My Steps (28/2/21)
Although Saturday's birding had been mildly disappointing I decided that I would make an early start on Sunday and try to get out and about ...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunny-saturday-stuff-27221.html
New blog-post. Saturday afternoon birding in the sunshine....almost felt like Spring (and it was still only Februa...View More
Sunny Saturday Stuff (27/2/21)
Although I had intended another very early start for a trip to Riverside Nature Park before the dog walkers turned up, in the hope of adding...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/early-finsh-26221.html
New blog-post. An early finish from work on Friday afternoon to attempt to catch up with a drake Gadwall at my local ponds ...View More
Early Finsh (26/2/21)
I've decided to set myself a target of seeing 125 species in Dundee this year. I managed 114 last year without properly exploring everywhere...
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Barry Farquharson
Oops, I proof-read the whole thing before I posted it, and missed the typo in the title! Corrected now - link stays the same (with, or is that without, the missing letter?).
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- February 27, 2021
Andrew Goodall
Great read #Barry and well done on the Gadwall. Fortunately a bird we are blessed with in East Anglia, but having said that I do not have one on my year list as yet. Lockdown mean I cannot get to our lakes and pits just yet.
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- February 28, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Similar here - I can’t get to the places I’d normally try for Gadwall, so it was good for one to come to me for a change. 😀
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- February 28, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-very-long-way-round-21221.html
New blog-post. A whole day's (almost 11 hours) birding on foot around the western half of the city of Dundee.
A Very Long Way Round (21/2/21)
Despite Woodcock being seen practically everywhere across the UK during the recent wintry weather I managed to miss out - though options for...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/back-to-balmossie-17221.html
I almost forgot to do a blog-post for last Wednesday's walk to the beach and back. 3 year-ticks despite the number of...View More
Back To Balmossie (17/2/21)
As the weather forecast for Wednesday after a wet start was decent enough for a spot of birding I decided to head for Balmossie in the after...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/from-winter-towards-springtime.html
New blog-post about my wildlife sightings since late January on my way to and from work.
....and a few recen...View More
From Winter Towards Springtime.
Three and a half weeks have passed since my last update post on the wildlife seen on my walks to and from work. During that time, sunrise ha...
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Redwings giving lots of close views. More on my blog - https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/saturday-in-snow-13221.html
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/some-sunday-surprises-14221.html
New blog-post. An unexpectedly productive Sunday wander which gave me another 4 year-ticks.
Some Sunday Surprises (14/2/21)
Following on from Saturday's relatively successful outing to Riverside Nature Park I wanted to squeeze in some birding on Sunday before the ...
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Barry Farquharson
In case you missed Saturday's post (4 more year-ticks) - https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/02/saturday-in-snow-13221.html
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- February 16, 2021
Andrew Goodall
Keep up the good work#Barry. I am unable to latch on to the variety you are getting due to lockdown but hopefully soon!
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- February 16, 2021
Barry Farquharson
I'm stuck in Dundee, Andrew, but have somehow managed to get to 79 species for the year, so far.
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- February 16, 2021
New blog-post - Saturday in the snow in Dundee, with some amazingly close views of Redwings and 4 bonus year-ticks.....
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Saturday In The Snow (13/2/21)
With relatively decent weather forecast and despite the amount of snow still on the ground, I planned to get up early on Saturday and head o...
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James Marshall
Male.
Lives in
Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/exercise-expedition-27121.html
Another new blog-post. Getting out and about for permitted exercise with binoculars and camera in tow.
Exercise Expedition (27/1/21)
Other than on my walks to and from work, and the odd #5MinsBirding from my windows at home, (posted on Twitter), I've not done any actual bi...
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Martin Gathercole
In Essex Police have stated that birdwatching is a recreational activity so not exercise unlike fishing which is allowed - how bizarre 😬
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- January 29, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Yeah, I read that. I suppose it could depend on the style of birding - standing round waiting for skulker/scoping from fixed point = not exercise. Walking with brief stops (less than a minute) to check what you’re seeing - hard to disprove it’s primarily exercise, perhaps. Think they also suggested ...View More
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- January 29, 2021
Martin Gathercole
Barry Farquharson I've emailed my MP but in reality if must stay local it is generally off the beaten track so no likelihood of Police. More of an issue is the restriction to 'local' village tedious birding in my patch
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- January 29, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Martin Gathercole I’m pretty limited here in Dundee as the parks and waterfront have probably never seen as many walkers since Victorian times(?) when walking was what folk did. Means more disturbance for what wildlife is around.
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- January 29, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-darkness.html
New blog-post. Despite it being dark most of the past few months as I've walked to/from work I've still managed to encounter ple...View More
The Darkness.
It has been quite a while since I last did a post on my wildlife sightings on my walk to and from work. As a result of the diminishing amoun...
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Jeanie Hardman
Female.
Lives in
Bellingham, Washington, United States.
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/surprise-on-sunday-3121.html
New blog-post. A rather good day out not far from home, on the hunt for a few target species and the bonus of an unex...View More
Surprise On Sunday (3/1/21)
The weather forecast for Sunday the 3rd of January didn't look too promising with possible snow showers arriving around 1100 and lasting for...
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Barry Farquharson
Couldn’t say with any degree of certainty. Had a Magpie apparently collecting nest material on the 1st too.
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- January 5, 2021
Hans van Kersbergen
That's a nice one Barry. The Dutch name is Kruisbek. Lives in our forrest in the middle of Holland.
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- January 5, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Thanks, Hans. Was great to get these birds in the city (on a golf course). Lots more photos and videos on the blog post.
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- January 5, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/up-hill-and-down-to-riverside-2121.html
My second blog-post of the year. The 2nd of January's walk in the western half of the city in the hope of ...View More
Up The Hill And Down To Riverside (2/1/21)
On Saturday the 2nd of January I had decided I would head in the opposite direction from the 1st via Balgay Hill to Riverside Nature Park an...
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Barry Farquharson
Ground to a halt after the 3rd. Pretty much lockdown here again from today. Also there’s not too much I can get with any degree of certainty in the city at this time of year anyway.
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- January 5, 2021
Andrew Goodall
A good start though with some great species. I have to drive 3 hours to get Dipper.
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- January 5, 2021
Barry Farquharson
I should be able to get one after about 20 minutes walk....though didn’t have one there on Sunday.
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- January 5, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-fresh-start-1121.html
New blog-post (a few days late) - A new year means a new year-list and the 1st of January is an opportunity to get things ...View More
A Fresh Start (1/1/21)
As a birder, New Year means just one thing to me - new year list. Getting up early and out in an attempt to see as many species as possible,...
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Andrew Goodall
A very good start #Barry. Far better than mine, though I was home bound.
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- January 5, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Looks like I won’t get any actual birding done for rest of month now - will just be the stuff seen/heard on my walk to/from work again. 🙁
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- January 5, 2021
Andrew Goodall
Yep, here we go again. I expect to break my January and February garden list records.
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- January 5, 2021
Barry Farquharson
By end of February I’ll have done my walk to/from work birding for a year.
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- January 5, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/01/review-of-2020.html
My annual review blog-post. A very different year from the normal, but plenty good birds, including some surprise personal fin...View More
Review of 2020.
As I type this we're into the final 6 hours or so of 2020. A year (hopefully) like no other, and certainly one to remember for the entire pl...
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