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Eider June 2005 June 2005 The Eider is the Quarterly Newsletter of the Argyll Bird Club (http://www.argyllbirdclub.org) Scottish Charity Number SC 008782 June 2005 Editor Steve Petty, Craigielea, Kames Tighnabruaich, Argyll PA21 2AE Phone: 01700 811235 E-mail: [email protected] Inside this issue Editorial 2 New secretary required 2 Beavers in Argyll 2 Raven study in Kintyre 2-3 Oakwood symposium 3 Doug Trigg 3 Autumn meeting programme 3 Partial-albino Greenfinch 4 E-mail distribution Group 4 Field trip reports 4-5 French Kittiwakes in Argyll 5 Raptor report for 2004 6-9 White-winged gull influx 10 White-winged gull ID 11 Recent reports 12-15 A Tawny Owl photographed in the Argyll Forest Park near Arrochar by Jim Duncan Goldcrest weight 15 Autumn Meeting 2005 Spring Meeting 2006 Field trips and events 16 On Saturday 5th November 2005 On Saturday 11th March 2006 at Help wanted to count Eiders 16 at the Cairnbaan Hotel, near the Royal Marine Hotel, Hunter’s The Sandwich Tern’s tale 17 Lochgilphead. Quay, Dunoon. Black Guillemots in the Clyde 17-18 The programme is on page 3 We hope to include the programme in the September Adverts 19 issue of the Eider Help wanted with diver rafts 20 To receive the electronic version of The Eider in colour, members should send their e-mail address to the Editor (contact Page 1 details above). Past issues (since June 2002) can be downloaded from the club’s website. The Eider Michael Thomas, Blair Urquhart and I am writing to ask if you have been able Editorial Chris Waltho. to give further consideration to SNH's application and your anticipated timescale for a decision? The Spring Meeting at the Argyll Hotel in New Secretary required I look forward to hearing from you. Inveraray attracted one of our largest audi- ences, with around 70 people present. Our Yours sincerely thanks go to Bob Furness for, yet again, John Anderson has decided to step down John Anderson, Secretary arranging such an interesting variety of as club secretary at the AGM in Septem- The reply from the SE. talks. ber. This is a sad loss for the club as John Dear Mr Anderson Helen Docherty opened the conference has been a very efficient secretary, helped with a talk on Capercaillie, which not by his wife Helen, who has meticulously Thank you for your letter of 29 March only looked at our nearest population on taken notes at Committee Meetings. In 2005 to Ross Finnie MSP about the pro- the Loch Lomond Islands, but also gave addition to his secretarial role, John re- posed trial re-introduction of the Euro- an overview of the problems they face cently took on the task of producing the pean Beaver to Scotland. I have been throughout Scotland. This was followed club’s promotional leaflet. This has been a asked to reply. by Michael Thomas, who kept everyone I do note your continued interest in this greatly entertained with a fascinating ac- matter. As you are aware from previous count of John James Audubon, a re- correspondence, SNH were asked in De- nowned American bird artist, and his links cember 2002 to provide further informa- to Scotland. Brian Little finished off the tion to support their licence application. morning session with a mouth-watering This information was received in Febru- account of his birding exploits in Austra- ary 2005. You will appreciate that the lia. It wasn’t hard to understand why he legal, ecological and economic aspects of keeps going back! After lunch I talked their proposal which is based on several about my own research on Northern Gos- years of research, require to be carefully hawks. This was followed by Mike Raven considered. A decision on the application who described the BTO’s breeding bird will be made in due course. surveys and highlighted some results. Bob Furness gave the final presentation of the Yours sincerely day about one of the most frequent birds Angela McTeir to visit our bird feeders; the Coal Tit. This was based on data from birds that he had Looks as though it will be a while yet ringed in his garden. He demonstrated that John Anderson before (or if) we see Beavers in Argyll!! Coal Tits are one of our most sedentary Editor birds, with their numbers apparently fluc- great success, and is the main factor re- tuating in relation to Sitka Spruce cones sponsible for the recent growth in mem- Proposed Raven study in crops. Coal Tits are able to extract seeds bership. John (and Helen) will be a hard from cones during periods of dry weather, act to follow, but if you are interested, Kintyre when the cone scales open and this pro- please contact the club’s chairman, David vides them with a substantial food re- Wood (contact details on the back page) source Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) wishes to before the AGM. commission research into the status of The popularity of the electronic version of Editor Ravens in Kintyre. The raven is a pro- the Eider is continuing to increase. It is tected bird under the Wildlife and Coun- now dispatched to 42 club members, 38 of tryside Act 1981. However, Ravens may whom have opted for the e-Eider only. Beavering away again! cause agricultural damage to livestock, This is an environmentally-friendly deci- particularly in the spring lambing period, sion that also saves the club money in which creates conflict with farmers. production and mailing costs. In return, Following SNH’s recent recommendation Shooting under licences issued by members get a better quality publication that a trial re-establishment of European SEERAD has taken place in the last few (in colour) and receive it a few days be- Beavers should go ahead at Knapdale, years and SNH are consulted for advice on fore the black and white version is mailed. mid Argyll, our secretary wrote to the licence applications. They are currently So, if you have an internet connection and Scottish Executive (SE) encouraging them unable to assess what effects this shooting don’t get the e-Eider, please consider to support the trial release of Beavers. management is having, both on the local being added to the circulation list by send- Below are copies of the correspondence: Raven population, and in terms of effec- ing your e-mail address to me (contact tive control of agricultural damage. Ex- details on the front page). If you want to The letter from the Club to Mr Ross Finnie, MSP, Minister for Environment perience on Mull and Islay suggests that see what the e-Eider look likes, copies can the presence and management of local be viewed and downloaded from the and Rural Development, The Scottish Executive. authority refuse tips may have a large club’s website. The latest issue of the e- impact on local Raven population dynam- Eider is added to the website about one Dear Minister ics. month after being dispatched to members. Trial Reintroduction of the European The purpose of this contract is to establish For help and contributions to this issue, I Beaver to Knapdale, Argyll the current size, distribution and structure would like to thank John Anderson, Dan- I refer to my letter to you of 18 November of the Raven population in Kintyre. Re- ielle Clark De Bisschop, Roger Broad 2002 and Angela McTeir's reply dated 20 sults gained from this baseline survey will (and the Argyll Raptor Study Group), December 2002. be used to inform further research into the Tom Callan, Clive Craik, Paul Daw, Jim feeding behaviour of Raven flocks The Argyll Bird Club, a community or- Dickson, Jim Duncan, Bob Furness, Chris (particularly where agricultural damage is ganisation constituted in 1985, strongly Jackson, Eddie Maguire, David Merrie, being caused by predation on livestock) Katie Pendreigh, Linda Petty (proof read- supported the trial reintroduction of bea- ing), Keith Shackleton, Mrgaret Statley, vers to Knapdale at its AGM in 2002. Page 2 June 2005 and immigration/emigration studies of Raven in Kintyre. To assist with this project, Blair Urquhart (contact details below) about this conference see the December 2004 Eider (page 3) would be grateful for any information about Ravens in Kintyre Booking forms and further information can be obtained from: from club members, particularly on locations of nest sites and Shiela Wilson, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, communal roosts sites (with grid references and numbers of birds Druinmond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, or from the website. at roosts). The only communal roost site that SNH are aware of is at Cnoc Moy (Mull of Kintyre). E-mail: [email protected] SNH would welcome suggestions for possible contractors, espe- cially those based locally. SNH is likely to insist that the contrac- tor has public liability insurance. Details of the project can be Doug Trigg obtained from: Blair Urquhart, Area Officer, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1Kilmory rgyll Bird Club members and the wider conservation Estate, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, ArgyllPA31 8RR movement in Argyll will be greatly saddened to learn Tel: (01546) 603611 Fax: (01546) 60229 that Doug Trigg died on 8th April. Doug was Secretary of the Lorne branch of the Scottish Wildlife Trust for E-mail: [email protected] A ten years and had only recently retired from this post. His main ornithological interest was in the local Mute Swans, which he and his wife Elaine had been ringing since they moved here from Atlantic oakwood symposium: Worcestershire fifteen years ago. All of the red/orange colour rings a reminder that we still see on the swans of Argyll, particularly around Doug’s home near Oban, were the work of Doug and Elaine.
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