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... NATURE NOTES THE First week of this, the fifth month of the year of 1990 will surely be remembered for the superb spell of real summer weather: sun blazing from a cloudless sky, temperatures up to the eighties in some parts, with just a gentle breeze ...
... Nature Notes FRASERBURGH Herald's Nature Correspondent, Mr Norman Fordyce, continues this week his May column. pair I have watched over the last two weeks chose a rather unusual and novel support for their collection of sticks and twigs - the arm of a ...
... Nature Notes THE really hard Winters experienced at the turn of the century were described in such graphic detail in the rich “Doric” of Central Aberdeenshire, by that Master of local poetry “Hamewith”, the late Charles Murray. It is 50 sad to relate ...
... Nature Notes by Norman Nature NOteS Fordyce grey, with a dark tail, and whitish underneath. The dress of the female is more of a chestnut red-brown with light grey underparts. Her red cap is diagnostic. I just have had another report of Wintering Blackcaps ...
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... Nature Notes ,4 LMOST whenever you walk in the countryside just now, a trio of oystercatchers fly above you crying all the while in their plaintive voices. This ‘'eternal triangle is characteristic of the oystercatchers. You will often see trio of the ...
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... Nature Notes V*ANY species of birds increase and decrease periodically and it is difficult to explain why. Take for example the whitethroat. This little warbler has been vctv uncommon in recent vears around Banchorr, but this season his vocal and rather ...
... Nature Notes FROM the neighbourhood of Banchory three interesting nature items have come my way. The small son of Mr Arthur Strachan. Tiliybreck. Banchory. found a young hare Ueveretl in a field which hod apparently been orphaned. Being very fond ot animals ...
... NATURE NOTES NIOHT or two ago. the silence was broken bv the yelping cries of pink-footed geese. The young birds of this species have a cry that reminds one of young dogs. A few minutes later there came the well-known call of the tawny owl EWICK, EWICK ...
... NATURE NOTES t|THE sparrows that dwell beside my cottage have been extremely noisy lately. Their strident chatterlngs and cheepings have been raucous in the extreme, especially when they are settling to roost in the bushes. Yet a day or two ago, all was ...
... Nature Notes . . The day after, I met Mr Jim Colvin who always has a good story from the wild. His latest was no exception. His neighbours next door at number one Witch-hill Road, Fraserburgh, Mr and Mrs John Mitchell, have a large garden with trees and ...