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These were the questions posed by three post-graduate St Andrews University students when they explained their research to members at the Fife SOC meeting on Wednesday September 10th.
Their fascinating (and beautifully presented) talks gave new insights into the behaviour of our familiar birds – many of whom are in decline. To give a flavour of their research, Emma Blackburn told us that the tiny Whinchat flies 6000 km in less than three weeks, including a fast non-stop flight over the Sahara Desert. Sam Ivande told us that many birds wintering in Nigeria aren’t too worried about their habitat and will often stop at the first available patch of scrub, while Nora Carlson entertained us with her robotic Buzzard and the sounds of the unique ‘squeak’ call that Great Tits use to let other birds know a Sparrowhawk is on the prowl.
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The next meeting of the branch will be at St Andrews Town Hall on Wednesday 8th October when Innes Sim will talk about Ring Ouzels.
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Elizabeth Irwin
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Many thanks to everyone who contributed records once again this year for use in the migrant table. Special thanks to the local recorders who helped out, their contribution has been invaluable as always.
Latest update: Friday 4th July
2014 sees the 10th year of one of the most popular features on the SOC website, the table of summer migrant arrival dates in Scotland.
Your help is invaluable in ensuring the table is as current and accurate as possible in relation to early arrival dates. It is hoped that the table will be updated as regularly as possible, potentially more than once a day during busy periods. All the updated tables for previous years are available to view on the summer migrant page.
To submit sightings for inclusion please phone the Birdline Scotland hotline number on 01292 611994 (24 hour answerphone service) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The SOC’s network of Local Recorders have previously made use of these records for inclusion in local bird reports so it has proved to be an invaluable resource, as well as one of great interest, as it allows comparison of arrival dates between different years.
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Many thanks to everyone who contributed records once again this year for use in the migrant table. Special thanks to the local recorders who helped out, their contribution has been invaluable as always.
Latest update: Friday 4th July
2014 sees the 10th year of one of the most popular features on the SOC website, the table of summer migrant arrival dates in Scotland.
Your help is invaluable in ensuring the table is as current and accurate as possible in relation to early arrival dates. It is hoped that the table will be updated as regularly as possible, potentially more than once a day during busy periods. All the updated tables for previous years are available to view on the summer migrant page.
To submit sightings for inclusion please phone the Birdline Scotland hotline number on 01292 611994 (24 hour answerphone service) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The SOC’s network of Local Recorders have previously made use of these records for inclusion in local bird reports so it has proved to be an invaluable resource, as well as one of great interest, as it allows comparison of arrival dates between different years.
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