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Bird Notes by Jim Cassels
Where are most bird types seen on Arran? How various kinds of owl are on Arran? When was the last Ptarmigan seen on Arran? For all your birdwatching concerns on Arran, the very best location to start is the yearly bird report.
With a fantastic synergy, the Arran Natural History Society has once again got the yearly bird report in outlets throughout the island for the Easter vacations. With a sensational photo of a coal tit by Brian Couper on the front cover, it is yet another appealing yearly report.
The Arran Bird Report 2022 is a “must” for anybody thinking about the birds of Arran.
It consists of info on all types seen on Arran, a month-by-month summary of what was around in 2022, info on ringed birds, reports on a few of Arran’s bird tasks.
It remains in complete colour and is magnificently shown with pictures from more than 20 professional photographers.
The originality of Arran is shown throughout the report, consisting of the variety of UK safeguarded birds that share our island with us, in addition to the distinctions in between here and the nearby mainland.
The yearly report is jam loaded with info.
This year it begins with a homage to Maggie Dunn, the Arran Natural History Society’s very first bird recorder and surfaces with info on the Arran Birding website, an extensive resource for regional and checking out birders.
The variety of factors, the variety of types reported, and the variety of records gotten in 2022 were all back to comparable pre-pandemic Covid-19 figures. In 2022 another pathogen effected on the birdlife of Arran.
On July 12, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 showed up on Arran. Its effect functions in the yearly report.
This publication showcases the remarkable birding year of 2022.
Here is a flavour of some the highlights.
Arran’s very first livestock egret was reported.
Several types were taped after a lack of a variety of years consisting of yellow-browed warbler after 15 years and turtle dove after 7 years.
There were likewise increasing reports of a variety of types consisting of kingfisher, little egret and white-tailed eagle.
In addition, the whimbrel with the little leg flag, A2, was seen yet once again in the spring in Kildonan.
A2 remained in essentially the very same week on essentially the very same coast as it had actually been for the previous 5 years.
Not just that, however for the very first time there was a winter season report. A2 was reported wintering on the coast at Bank a’ Arguin.
Perhaps next year there will be a report from its breeding place.
The yearly Arran Bird Report is available from these outlets Arran Active, Brodick tel. 302113, the Book and Card Centre, Brodick tel 302288, the Harbour Shop, Blackwaterfoot tel. 860215, the Wee Bookshop, Corrie (nearby to the town hall) tel. 810531, Pirnmill Shop and Post Office tel. 850235 and The Pillar Box, Whiting Bay tel. 700205 and is priced £9.99.
It is likewise available straight from the circulation organisers for the Arran Natural History Society priced £9.99 plus £1.70 p&p at [email protected] Make sure you get your copy. Only a restricted number have actually been produced.
Enjoy your birding and protect.
Please send out any bird keeps in mind with “what, when, where” to me at Kilpatrick Kennels, Kilpatrick, Blackwaterfoot, KA27 8EY, or e mail me at [email protected] I anticipate speaking with you. For more info on birding on Arran purchase the Arran Bird Report 2022 and the Arran Bird Report, the very first 40 years. Plus check out the website
