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Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
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| The year got off to a reasonably good start with the 3 overwintering Shore Larks at John Muir Country Park, Lothian, continuing to show well and on the 4th attempt I finally managed to get them when it wasn't raining. The flock of 100+ Twite that were also on the saltmarsh were not so cooperative, and were always bit jumpy through constantly being flushed by dog-walkers. It did, however, give me a bit of practice at flight shots. |
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Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
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| A Black Redstart that spent a few days on the rocks below the Seabird Centre at North Berwick was quite confiding as it warmed itself in the first rays of the morning sun. |
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Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
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| I took a trip up to Aviemore mid-month to have another try at photographing winter Ptarmigans. Unfortunately, the cloud level was below 3000ft and despite the bird being less than 10metres away, I only managed to get one sharp photo through the thick fog. |
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Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)
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