A few of the species that can be expected in the Collieston area, most photographed locally:
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| Slavonian Grebe, regular, but scarce visitors to the local lochs |
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| Pink-footed Geese, go through the area in large numbers |
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| A very occasional record on Cotehill and Meikle-Ring-necked Duck. This bird spring 2013. Pics courtesy Pete Shepherd. |
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| Garganey, recorded most springs in variable numbers |
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| Long-tailed Ducks, on the sea and lochs in small numbers |
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| Manx Shearwater, Regular from Spring into Autumn |
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| Turnstone, one of the commoner waders on the local shoreline |
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| Purple Sandpiper , small numbers mostly in winter |
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| Dunlin |
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Green Sandpiper
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| Redshank |
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| 2W Iceland Gull |
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| Adult Kittiwake |
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| Razorbill |
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| Puffin, a few pairs on the inaccessible clifftops in the area |
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| Long-eared Owl, photo Jack and Lynda |
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| Short-eared Owl, R.Leuchers |
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| Skylark, present throughout the area, but density gradually decreasing |
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| House Martin |
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| Common Stonechat |
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| Rock Pipit, best seen at Cransdale Head |
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| White Wagtail, Meikle Loch |
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| Spring male Bluethroat, rare in the area in the last decade |
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Spring adult Grasshopper Warbler, less than annual in the immediate area. No recent breeding records from Collieston and Slains.
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| Willow Warbler, Sandloch |
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| Barred Warbler, virtually annual now |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler,now multiple records each year. Photo courtesy C.Cronin, |
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| Northern Wheatear-Spring Male |
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Northern Wheatear- Autumn Female or 1st Year Male
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| Tree Sparrow, numbers of breeding birds have risen dramatically in the last decade or so. |
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| Brambling |
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