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  1. ciel
    More youngsters have found their wings today. They have been fluttering about the barn for a day or two, four of them, I think.
  2. ciel
    Well spotted, knocker.
  3. ciel
    It’s been a fairly pleasant day here. High of 20C, but a stiff-ish breeze taking the edge of the warmth, plus the occasional sharp shower. !3C up on this location.
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    We apologise for the earlier false alert (issued 13:25 UTC today) which was caused by a lawnmower creating a local disturbance at our Lancaster site. For more information please see http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/aurorawatchuk/2016/08/23/red-alert-cancelled/
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    Red alert: aurora likely. It is likely that aurora will be visible by eye and camera from anywhere in the UK. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk. Issued 2016-08-23 13:25 UTC (14:25 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using SAMNET LAN2 data from Lancaster, UK.
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    After a cool and overcast morning and early afternoon, the sun appeared around 3pm. Collected a g’son from Montrose station mid afternoon – 23C was very pleasant. The station at Montrose must be one of the bonniest in Scotland with great views of the Montrose Basin and the hills beyond from the platforms especially in the sunshine. It doesn’t really matter if the train is running a wee bit late!
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    Minor geomagnetic activity. Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ Issued 2016-08-21 15:40 UTC (16:40 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using SAMNET CRK2 data from Crooktree,
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    Still loads of warblers passing through on migration. With no great certainty the below (same bird) is a Common Whitethroat, probably in moult.
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    Siskin it is. Ta Nouska, I see the differential ID now.
  11. ciel
    Another youngster, but not sure if it is a Greenfinch or a Siskin. I think Greenfinch but a friend, more knowledgeable than I am, thinks Siskin. Oh, and I discovered a second Swallow nest full of nestlings in the barn.
  12. ciel
    Hope I’m not continuing to take the thread too off topic, but heather burning is another controversial issue in respect of the maintenance of grouse moors. The grouse shooting industry should be treated, in my view, no differently from other industries which have the capacity to degrade the environment and should be subject to proper controls. (oct 2015, Lower Glen Lethnot)
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    That is really bad news, Knocker. There was an item regarding this on the R4 Today programme this morning.. I'm not anti all types of shooting for sport. The red deer population, for example does need to be controlled, but wish driven grouse moors could be banned.
  14. ciel
    The Buddleia is flowering now, but I spotted just a solitary Small Tortoiseshell this afternoon. On examining the photo below, I think it has a lesion on its back? There were numerous bees and other flying insects on the plant. There was, however, a garden first this morning – a Stoat scarpered across the grass and disappeared under the hedge.
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    Looking forward to a week's respite on the Outer Hebrides. I love that drowned landscape and the wide sandy beaches. It may rain or whatever, it will still be nice.
  16. ciel
    Looking forward to a week's respite on the Outer Hebrides. I love that drowned landscape and the wide sandy beaches. It may rain or whatever, it will still be nice.
  17. ciel
    I was minded (well half minded) to do some grass cutting yesterday but finally decided against, as the garden was heaving with little froglets. It is an annual event, but I don’t know where they come from or where they go. The nearest water is a wee burn about 500m away at its nearest point to the garden, but it is usually quite fast flowing. Next month I expect a procession of toadlets.
  18. ciel
    Little chance of clear skies here.
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    Barn Swallow
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    Swallow fledgling

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    Newly fledged Barn Swallow
  21. ciel
    Fledged today, but just two in the brood.
  22. ciel
    The bald Blackbird is still around and appears to be doing quite well. He had a good feed on rosehips this afternoon, followed by a rootle among the bark.
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    http://www.bigbutterflycount.org It takes 15mins
  24. ciel
    You should submit a count, Pete. I'm afraid our buddleias were pruned back late in the season this year and it will be a couple of weeks yet until they flower.
  25. ciel
    Autumn migration of the visiting summer breeding birds has started, here anyway. For the past few days I have noticed an influx of warblers in the garden- mainly Willows. When I took this pic, there were at least five other Willow Warblers around plus two other warblers which I was not able to identify. The birds and the weeds seem to like this puddle.
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