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Barry Farquharson
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Lives in Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom.
51 years old.
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/slow-motion-spring.html
New blog-post. Catching up with the last 4 weeks of birding on my walks to and from work during a rather colder than usual...View More
Slow Motion Spring
It has been 4 weeks since my last "on foot commute" round-up, so it is time for another one, perhaps even a little overdue. Spring hasn't re...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/tales-of-unexpected-5521.html
Finally caught up with my blog-posts again. Last Wednesday's eventful trip to Balmossie via the Dighty Burn, featuri...View More
Tales Of The Unexpected (5/5/21)
For my midweek outing, and last day of my early May break, I was hoping to get up early and be out for around 0500 and then retracing my rou...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/baywatch-8521.html
A new blog-post. Tuesday's efforts to add to my year-list at Riverside Nature Park/Invergowrie bay on a rather unseasonably col...View More
Baywatch (8/5/21)
By taking a day's annual leave on the Tuesday after a bank holiday Monday, I am able to have 5 days away from work in one block. With May us...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/before-rain-3521.html
New blog-post. Monday's efforts to catch up with Sedge Warbler before rather wild weather arrived.
Before The Rain (3/5/21)
With a rather mixed weather forecast on Sunday I chose to not go anywhere. However, as Bank Holiday Monday's forecast was for heavy rain lat...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/may-day-mix-1521.html
New blog-post. Saturday's local search for Sedge Warbler followed by another trip to some of the upland areas in Angus in se...View More
May Day Mix (1/5/21)
On Friday evening Lainy messaged me to offer me another opportunity to get out and about with her and Adam in the camper van for a spot of b...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/05/make-mine-double-25421.html
New blog-post. Finally managed to almost get caught up (just 1 to do now) - last Sunday's attempt to see a breeding pl...View More
Make Mine A Double (25/4/21)
While I was out and about on Saturday morning with Lainy and Adam, Mark Wilkinson had messaged me via Twitter to let me know he'd found a su...
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Barry Farquharson
Don’t get the chance to see them too often. These were only the second time I’ve seen that plumage.
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- May 3, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/unplanned-outing-24421.html
New blog-post. Saturday's early morning search for Grasshopper Warbler followed by an unplanned day's birding with fri...View More
Unplanned Outing (24/4/21)
Having read in various places online that Grasshopper Warblers were beginning to appear again in Scotland as they returned from their winter...
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Allan Duffy
Fantastic Barry what a day you had indeed despite your wee trip in the van, it must have been well worth it
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- April 29, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/back-to-bay-21421.html
As promised - my latest blog-post. Last Wednesday's trip back to Riverside Nature Park again in the hope of catching up wit...View More
Back To The Bay (21/4/21)
Having heard from Mark Wilkinson that he'd seen a flock of around 57 Black tailed Godwits at Riverside Nature Park on Tuesday I made my mind...
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Andrew Goodall
Osprey was a good one and well done on finally connecting with Blackwits.
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- April 28, 2021
Barry Farquharson
Osprey is not uncommon in the bay over the summer months as there are plenty Ospreys in the surrounding regions (Fife, Angus & Perthshire), but it is really just luck to be there at the same time as one shows up.
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- April 28, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/balgay-birding-18421.html
New blog-post. Last Sunday's unplanned exploration of one of the city's two hills, with lots of evidence of the arrival ...View More
Balgay Birding (18/4/21)
Having had a fairly successful Saturday birding, I decided I would head for Riverside Nature Park the following day in the hope of at least ...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/escape-from-city-17421.html
New blog-post. My first day's birding outside of Dundee since early last October. A 16 mile walk in the Spring sunshin...View More
Escape From The City (17/4/21)
With a relaxation of the Covid regulations the previous day, I considered the possibilities for birding on Saturday. Although the option had...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/spring-forward.html
Rather overdue blog-post summarising the past 4 weeks worth of my birding on my daily commute on foor to work and back, as Win...View More
Spring-ing Forward.
I'm more than a little bit overdue for a round-up of my birding on my walks to/from work. I keep falling behind with my photo-editing which ...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/roaming-round-riverside-14421.html
New blog-post. Wednesday's trip to Riverside Nature Park here in Dundee in the hope of adding a few more year-t...View More
Roaming Round Riverside (14/4/21)
For my most recent midweek birding, I toyed with a trip outwith Dundee whilst staying within the 5 mile limit allowed. However, a later than...
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Julie Mailer
Nice one Barry. Not seen a Chiffchaff yet. Don't get me started on the ignorant dog walkers... ߘ makes me rage.
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- April 17, 2021
Barry Farquharson
I'm falling over Chiffchaffs here in Dundee - they are everywhere (almost - not many too close to where I live). Was struggling a little to get Willow Warbler - until this morning, but that's a story for another blog-post.
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- April 17, 2021
Barry Farquharson
As for the dog walkers I've been more diplomatic than I wanted to be.
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- April 17, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/back-again-to-balmossie-7421.html
New blog-post. Last Wednesday's walk to the extreme eastern end of Dundee for the closest thing to seawatching p...View More
Back Again To Balmossie (7/4/21)
My intention for birding on Wednesday was to make an early start and head for Balmossie to catch the tide coming in which would hopefully br...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/sometimes-it-snows-in-april-5421.html
Another new blog-post. Braving the Arctic blast for a spot of birding on Monday, in the hope of finding some...View More
Sometimes It Snows In April (5/4/21)
With Easter Monday being a holiday I was hoping to get out and do some birding. The weather forecast however did not make that an appealing ...
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/easter-extras-4421.html
Another new blog-post. Sunday's visit to Riverside Nature Park in Dundee via Balgay Hill. I set myself a target of 50 spec...View More
Easter Extras (4/4/21)
Following on from Saturday's relatively successful outing, I decided that I would make an early start and try to get to Riverside Nature Par...
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Allan Duffy
Fantastic blog and great photos think I need to make a trip up to Dundee once we are allowed out of our own areas
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- April 8, 2021
Barry Farquharson
I’ve managed to reach 100 species without leaving the city in just over 3 months but I suspect things will be getting a lot harder quite soon (once I round up the summer migrants). I’ve set myself a target of 125 but I know it will be tricky to reach that just in the city.
Gimme a shout if you are g...View More
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- April 8, 2021
Andrew Goodall
Great read again #Barry. Well done on the kite, we are fortunate to have several locally and it is a garden tick. Well seen from the garden.
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- April 10, 2021
Barry Farquharson
There are 2 populations to the north and west which are spreading out, though thanks to the ‘minority’ of ‘bad apples’ in the Glens,not as quickly/widely as they could. Hopefully though they will be an increasingly regular sight around the edges of the city and eventually over the city too.
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- April 10, 2021
https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/04/blackcap-and-blue-skies-3421.html
New blog-post. Spring sunshine and surprises on Saturday's route around the city on the search for some migrants...View More
Blackcap And Blue Skies (3/4/21)
When I first looked out my living room window on Saturday morning and saw extensive blue sky and sunshine I thought to myself 'looks like a...
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Nicolas Rakotopare
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GOLD COAST, Queensland, Australia.
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https://stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2021/03/gull-trouble-24321.html
New blog-post. Last Wednesday's trip to Riverside Nature Park in search of a Yellow Legged Gull which had been found the p...View More
Gull Trouble? (24/3/21)
With a rather small high tide forecast for around 1130 on Wednesday morning, I decided I would get up early and head for Riverside Nature Pa...
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Barry Farquharson
The park opening, Andrew - it’s in the previous sentence. I’ll amend that slightly to make it clearer.
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- March 30, 2021
