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Exotic Wildlife Highlight of the Day

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  • Started 11 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
  • Latest reply from unhurt

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  1. There's a zoo escapee on the loose at the mo in the city. A Scarlet Ibis - pretty hard to miss, last seen yesterday in Seafield... (pic is generic from Wikipedia, not thw actual bird)

    (from Talk Porty)

    Posted 11 years ago #
  2. scotti
    Member

    Saw it up close this morning. Have let the Zoo know where it was

    Posted 11 years ago #
  3. Any chance you can PM me scotti? I was planning an early morning scout with the big lens (see if I can get the Figgy otter again as well).

    Posted 11 years ago #
  4. scotti
    Member

    PM Sent

    Posted 11 years ago #
  5. scotti
    Member

    Phone Pic here

    as seen earlier today

    Posted 11 years ago #
  6. scotti
    Member

    Well it was still on the loose when I passed back alng the Prom last night. It seemed quite happy roosting up in the trees. It had gathered a fair sized crowd too.

    Posted 11 years ago #
  7. chdot
    Admin

    "
    CHERRY the Ibis was causing a flap when it appeared at Silverknowes beach yesterday, as efforts to recapture the escaped animal continued.

    "

    http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/cherry-says-cheese-for-cheeky-snap-1-2489089

    Posted 11 years ago #
  8. chdot
    Admin

  9. chdot
    Admin

    "
    A team from the University of Exeter studied how electrical lighting and gas flares affected the feeding habits of the common redshank (Tringa totanus) in the Forth estuary, eastern Scotland.

    "

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/28/light-pollution-wildlife

    Posted 11 years ago #
  10. recumboris
    Member

    Beached pilot whale at Cramond today caused the foreshore esplanade path to be blocked of. As I arrived here just after 6 the poor animal was being removed by tractor. This despite the best efforts all day from British Divers Marine rescue for most of theday.Detour by Lauriston Farm road and Cramond Road North. Unusually large number of cyclists therefore going this road route.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  11. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Out of curiosity and the nice weather I went along to Cramond yesterday after work. Found the 300m exclusion zone being enforced by Police Scotland somewhat over the top considering the width of the promenade and the general lack of people around, especially as you had to detour quite significantly back on the main roads to get around.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  12. SRD
    Moderator

    Not seen it myself by a great northern diver's been spotted off portobello.

    (The soon-to-be seven year old has shown herself to have better literary taste than might be expected from her previous fondness for 'the problem with' books and the Bobbsey twins suggested, and we have spent the weekend arguing about who is reading coot club and who is reading the big six. Perhaps great Northern should be next?)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  13. fimm
    Member

    Great Northern? isn't the best of the Swallows & Amazons books, IMHO, but it is the only one set in Scotland...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  14. gembo
    Member

    Hawfinch spotted from the attic in the gutter of roof over our kitchen. Like a heavyweight chaffinch with stripes on wings and one mother of a beak.

    Quite rare around these parts if not exactly exotic

    Posted 6 years ago #
  15. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @gembo

    Rarely seen even where they are commoner it would seem. Excellent spot. I am jealous.

    Posted 6 years ago #
  16. gembo
    Member

    Three on the lymphoy in flight spotted by my bird spotting pal. He was telling me about them at farmers market, when I went home looked out window and saw one in gutter. My pal insists now I text him if I see it again and he us coming straight round

    Posted 6 years ago #
  17. unhurt
    Member

    @gembo my mum is also jealous, apparently!

    Posted 6 years ago #

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