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32 C. J. Henty COMMON GULL Larus canus (B,W) F 565 (on flooded pasture) Slamannan 10 Jan; 304 on 5 Oct(NB). S 500 Cambusmore GP 24 Feb & 19 Aug (PWS). 20 Prs Kenknock, 10 Prs L.Arklet, 15 L.Tinker (WRB DOE). LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus (b,S)0 Few mid-winter records, as usual; increasing nest attempts on roofs ; more stayed late into autumn. F 1 Kinneil 11 Jan (DMB). 3 Skinflats 9 Jan,11 on 20 Dec (GO). 1 Gartmorn 21 Feb (CJH-maybe spring return). Nested on roofs at Carronshore,10 Juv on 15 Jul (AB), also cairns at mouth of Carron, 3 Prs 13 Jun (DMB). C 120 AoT on Menstrie bond roofs 16 Apr, 5 young seen 9 Jul (CJH). S 1 Stirling 24 Jan, 1 Feb & 6 Dec (DMB DT AT). 123 (53 Juv) Cambusmore GP 17 Aug (DJC). HERRING GULL Larus argentatus (b?,S,W) F 5200 Kinneil 19 Jan (CJH). 10 dead or dying (? poisoned) on 23 Sep (DT). C 12 AoT Menstrie bond roofs 9 Jul. 600 Alloa tip 5 Dec &1500 Tullibody on 16th (CJH KW). S 5800 on Fallin tip 14 Jan & 3000 on 18 Dec (CJH). ICELAND GULL Larus glaucoides F 1 Ad Kinneil 19 Apr (M Kenefick). GLAUCOUS GULL Larus hyperboreus F 1 (2nd or 3rd winter) Kinneil 4 Jan (DT). GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus (S,W) Highly under-reported (Ed). F 32 Skinflats 10 Oct (JG). S 3 Ad L.Coulter 7 Jan (NB). 2 Pendreich 25 Jul, around brood Oystercatchers (AT). KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla (P,w) F 60 Ad Skinflats (estuary) 12 May. 18 Kinneil 23 May, 2 on 8 Aug (DT). SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvicensis (P) F 15 Skinflats 27 Jul (flew W, high) & 25 Aug (GO). COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo (B) F lst, 2 Skinflats 3 May, 43 on 4 Jul & 60 on 20th (GO AB CJH). 102 pairs Grangemouth Docks 13 Jun but only 10Y likely to have fledged (DMB). *BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger F 1 Ad Skinflats 10 Jun (GO). *GUILLEMOT Uria aalge (W) F Singles at Kinneil 25 Jan, R.Carron at Skinflats 31 Jan, Higgins Neuk 1 Feb, Kinneil 25 Apr (AB DAC DSF GO). RAZORBILL Alca torda F 2 Kinneil 25 Jan & 1 on 15 Feb (AB GO). FERAL PIGEON Columba livia F 500 Skinflats 15 Aug (DT). 150 Kinneil 19 Dec (CJH). STOCK DOVE Columba oenas (B,W) Widespread in small numbers, surely much overlooked though BBS records only in farmland F 62 Kinneil 6 Mar & 40 on 8th (GO DT). 16 Larbert 4 Feb & 24 on 24th (MA). 20 Polmont 8 Feb (JW). C Probably 2 AoT on Devon WBS (CJH). S 68 Lanrick 11 Apr (DOE).
Bird Report 1998 33 WOODPIGEON Columba palumba (B,W) Greatly underreported. BBS shows 48 per 10 km on farmland, 3x more than urban or conifer habitats (NB). F 548 Skinflats 4 Feb (GO). C 350 Glenochil 5 Jan & 300 Tullibody 2 Mar (CJH). S 8 AoT per km sq on Doune CBC. 200 L.Voil 25 Nov. 300 Blairdrummond 23 Dec & 700 Lecropt on 31st (NB MVB). COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto (B,W) Greatly under-reported, but scarce away from suburbs and large farms (Ed) F Vagrant to Skinflats, 3 on 1 May (GO). S 2 Killin 8 Apr & 16 May (PWS). CUCKOO Cuculus canorus (B) 1st records in April at Cocksburn Res 24th, L.Venachar (E) 28th, Dunmore 29th & G.Buckie on 30th (AT DJC). BBS shows 1 per 10 km on farmland, 5 in conifers and 1 on moorland. Spring/Summer records from Larbert, Dunmore, Earlsburn, Cromlix, Callander, G.Ample, G.Finglas, G.Dubh (L.Ard Forest), L.Arklet (MA DJC DOE WRB PM). BARN OWL Tyto alba (b,w) S At 5 sites Thornhill Carse, also Gargunnock, Carron Glen, Ashfield, Dunblane, Kilbryde, L.Tay (DR DJC SS CW DOE WRB). TAWNY OWL Strix aluco (B,W). F Reported Grangemouth, Larbert (AS GO). S Reported Arnprior, Airthrey, BoA, Dunblane, Drumloist, Callander, L.Voil (DAC AT DJC). *LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus (b,w) F Skinflats from April to June, 3Y in May (GO AB BDA). S 1 Thornhill Carse (Frew) 6 Mar (DR). 1 Blairdrummond Carse 8 Dec (DOE). SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus (b,W) F 1 Skinflats 22 Aug (GO). S 3 N.Third Res 28 Mar (JW). 2 Cringate Muir/Earlsburn 4 Apr, 4 Prs 17 May (GO DOE). 1 Thornhill 1 Feb, 9 Aug & 15 Nov (SS). 1 Lossburn Res 28 Sep & 25 Oct (AT CJH). Braeleny-Arivurichardich 7 Jul to 31 Oct, 2Y seen 10 Aug, 7 birds 26 Aug (DJC DAC). 1 G.Finglas 26 Aug (MA). SWIFT Apus apus (B) 1st records: Lake of Menteith (15) on 7 May, Doune & BoA on 8th, Callander (8) & Stirling (10) on 9th, Grangemouth (15) on 12th, Ashfield (6) on 13th (DOE NB DMB DJC DT GO WRB). Last August records 21 Grangemouth on 22nd, Airth & L.Ard Forest on 24th, Tullibody Inch on 27th (GO DMB CJH). 1 Ashfield 3 Sep (WRB). S Max in July: 30 BoA 19th & 27th (AT CJH); 100 Stirling on 31st (DT). KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis (b,w) F 1 Skinflats Jan, Mar, Aug, Sep; 1 Kinneil 4 Sep & 25/28 Nov (GO AB DMB MA BDA). 1 on Avon at Grangemouth 11 Jan, 28 Jul & 20 Oct (MVB JW AS). 1 Higgins Neuk 24 Aug. 1 on Glen Burn (Falkirk)16 Dec. 2 Pairs on Carron at Larbert all year, 2 Juv being fed 13 Jun (MA). C 2 on Devon at Tillicoultry 28 Mar & 18 Apr (DAC) & noted down to Cambus Feb, Aug-Dec (GEL RN PD WRB AB CJH). S 1 Killin 29 Mar (PWS). At two sites on Teith below Callander 10 Mar (DJC). 1 on Allan 21 Mar & 9 May, Pr on 19 Jul (CJH DOE M.Ferguson). 1 Kinbuck 8 Oct & 1 Cambuskenneth on 10th (AT). 1 Airthrey Sep to Dec (DMB MVB). 1 on Carron below Carron Valley Res 5 Dec (WRB BDA).
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Page 3 and 4: THE WEATHER OF 1998 S. J. Harrison
Page 5 and 6: Weather 1998 5 May Warm and mostly
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