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*SB 31(1) TXT Aw 24/2/11 15:05 Page 1 *SB 31(1) COV aw 24/2/11 16:24 Page 1 started walking from there into the back garden, PhotoSP T then into the front garden, until it got to the point Plate 92. While central Scotland© was frozen solid in that I had to be careful not to run one over when November and December, Crail was not so badly driving into the garage. SCOTTISH affected due its proximity to the sea. Birds, seeking refuge from far and wide, began to move into the While I would like to say the shot was the result of East Neuk area to forage for food. days of careful observation and careful approach, it was in fact taken one sunny afternoon from my BIRDS Huge flocks of Woodpigeon and several thousand dining room window when birds were checking Pinkfeet were the most obvious arrivals. However, the soft earth along the hedgerow! Woodcock started to appear in the village and were seen at dusk flying over. As the cold spell As soon as the thaw came, the birds disappeared 31 Volume (1) continued, they became more common, with birds overnight, leaving only the carcasses of those that even being seen flying down the main street. had fallen prey to the local raptors. Denburn Wood and the field opposite hosted double figures and were seen flying about during Camera: Canon 7D with 500 mm lens and 1.4x the day. My garden is bordered by a small stream, extender. Shutter speed: 1/250. which did not freeze, and Woodcock and Snipe began to drop into it to feed. Woodcock then John Anderson January 2011 published by the 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. Send in your photos now - it’s open to all. V OLUME 31(1) JANUARY 2011 *SB 31(1) COV aw 24/2/11 16:24 Page 2 The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) was formed in 1936 to SOC Branch Secretaries Scottish encourage all aspects of ornithology in Scotland. It has local Ayrshire: Anne Dick Grampian: Graham Cooper branches which meet in Aberdeen, Ayr, the Borders, Dumfries, Rowanmyle House, Tarbolton, Mauchline KA5 5LU. Westbank, 72 Beltie Road, Torphins, Banchory Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, New Galloway, Orkney, Tel: 01292 541981 AB31 4JT. Tel: 01339 882706 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Birds St Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer and Thurso, each with its own Established in 1958. programme of field meetings and winter lectures. 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Anderson 31:1 (2011) Scottish Birds 1 *SB 31(1) TXT aw 24/2/11 15:05 Page 2 President’s Foreword President’s Foreword ‘Early in 1936 a meeting was held in Edinburgh attended by Miss Baxter, Miss Rintoul, H F D Elder and George Waterston, where it was resolved that steps should be taken to found a national [bird] club’.
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