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Published By Photo SP T Plate 252. I was surprised© to see a Pomarine Skua rested on the barge before continuing westwards. flying west along Loch Ness in the Great Glen, It is well known that in late summer and autumn, S C Highland, on 20 May 2007; it did not stop and later skuas pass Chanonry Point on the Black Isle and O T on 23 & 24 May I saw several, together with Arctic continue westwards presumably down the Great T I Skuas, further west around the salmon cages at Glen, but a spring passage in this direction seems S H Ardgour in Loch Linnhe. I had no such sightings on less usual. I assume that most or all the skuas seen B a trip at the same time of year in 2009, and noted at Ardgour in 2007 had also flown down the Glen I R that the cages were then so covered in netting they rather than turned eastwards a considerable D were inaccessible to skuas and gulls. distance from their more usual spring passage S V north up the west coast. A small passage of skuas o l On 24 May 2011, after exceptionally stormy along the Glen itself would be difficult to observe u weather with severe south-westerly gales the m from the shore, so could easily be overlooked, e previous day, the Pomarine Skua shown here especially in spring when few birds are likely to 3 1 appeared from the east and followed the barge take this route. ( 3 westwards for a couple of hours along Loch Lochy, ) another of the chain of lochs which form part of Camera: Nikon D90, shutter priority 1/1250 sec, the Caledonian Canal along the Great Glen. It Nikon 70/300mm at 135mm f4.8. frequently circled and occasionally landed and Nick Picozzi S e p t e m b e r 2 published by the 0 1 1 SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB Featuring the best images posted on the SOC website each quarter, PhotoSpot will present stunning portraits as well as record shots of something unique, accompanied by the story behind the photograph and the equipment used. 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Collin NE Scotland: Hywel Maggs Waterston House and wildflower ask for an application form by telephoning 01875 871330 or 01671 402861 07751 373793 meadow, June 2011. © June Scott visiting the Club’s website at: www.the-soc.org.uk [email protected] [email protected] ISSN 0036-9144 Scottish Charity Reg. No. SC 009859 Contents Scottish Birds 31:3 (2011) 194 President’s Foreword D. Jardine PAPERS 195 Raptor persecution on a large Perthshire estate: a historical study R.L. McMillan 206 Local changes in bird numbers and habitat use in Midlothian B.E.H. Sumner 220 An aerial survey of the Bass Rock gannetry in 2009 S. Murray SHORT NOTES 226 Natural predation of Golden Eagles D.C. Jardine, M.A. Peacock, R.Y. McGowan & C. Maw OBITURIES 229 Michael Helsdon Murphy (1935–2011) J.H. Murphy ARTICLES, NEWS & VIEWS 230 Red Grouse and Ptarmigan research in Scotland A. Watson 236 NEWS AND NOTICES 240 Bird research at Glasgow University R.W. Furness, M. Hansell, D. Houston, R. Nager & S. 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