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NEWS & My Natural Diary: March/April 2009
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Archived diary notes for March/April 2009
19th April 2009

Cairngorm
First shot of:
Ring Ouzel


Loch Insh
New shot of:
Pheasant

18th April 2009

Loch Garten
First shot of:
Capercaillie


Carrbridge
New shot of:
Chaffinch

Loch Ruthven
First shots of:
Slavonian Grebe

New shots of:
Oystercatcher

17th April 2009

Insh Marshes
New shots of:
Curlew


Loch Insh
New shots of:
Osprey

13th April 2009

Greenhead Moss
New shots of:
Carrion Crow , Mute Swan on nest , Grey Heron ,
Reed Bunting , Willow Warbler and Greenfinch

9th April 2009

Hodbarrow
First shots of:
Sandwich Tern and Pink-footed Goose

Also, new shots of:
Whitethroat , Red-breasted Merganser ,
Ringed Plover , Turnstone ,
Also seen: Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Lapwing, Greylag Goose and Shelduck.

9th April 2009

Killington Lake
New shots of:
Black-headed Gull

8th April 2009

Tebay
Nice shots of:
Pied Wagtail

5th April 2009

Garrion Bridge
First Swallow of the year.
1st April 2009

Baron's Haugh
First Sand Martin of the year.

Also, new shots of:
Goldeneye, Moorhen and Dunnock

29th March 2009

Bampton
New pictures of:
Fieldfare

28th March 2009

Daventry Country Park
New pictures of:
Blackbird, Robin and Chaffinch


28th March 2009, 04.15am
1 mile north of J22 on M6 (Southbound)
Barn Owl sitting on fence post
25th March 2009

In the Press
One of my Otter photographs makes it into the local paper:

20th March 2009

Falls of Clyde
First photographs of:

Peregrine


Including a series of a pair mating:


Also new pictures of:
Sparrowhawk

19th March 2009

Strathclyde Loch
First photographs of:

Ring-billed Gull
Also new picture of:

Goosander

18th March 2009

Baron's Haugh
An amazing 20 minute encounter with a battle-scarred otter on the River Clyde.



Also new picture of:

Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goosander

17th March 2009

Nether Wellwood (NS62)
My first 'Summer Visitor' of the year - Wheatear

Limmerhaugh Muir (NS62)
Another dark variant male Pheasant

15th March 2009

Newnham
New pictures of:

Yellowhammer and a very dark Pheasant

14th March 2009

Highnam Woods
New pictures of:

Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit

Slimbridge
New pictures of:

Kingfisher, Little Egret, Shelduck,
Bar-Tailed Godwit and Woodpigeon

4th March 2009

Baron's Haugh
Another cold day as the snow returns.


New picture of:

Buzzard

1st March 2009

Tebay
New pictures of:

Pied Wagtail, Rook and Robin


Combes Valley
New pictures of:

Blue Tit, Pheasant, Goldfinch and Great Tit



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