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Bird Report 1998 39<br />
GREAT GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor<br />
S 1 Fl<strong>and</strong>ers Moss 29 Nov (DR).<br />
1 Carronbridge 5 & 6 Dec. Haunted a gorse patch on ridge, flew, with hovering,<br />
across river to edge of conifer forest in Dumbarton (DJ CJH).<br />
JAY Garrulus gl<strong>and</strong>arius (B,W)<br />
BBS records largely from conifers, 4 per 10km.<br />
F All year at Torwood (AB) – continuous with range around Stirling (Ed). 2<br />
Fannyside 5 Oct (AD).<br />
S Recorded from some 22 sites from Buchlyvie to L.Voil; no records from north<br />
edge of Gargunnocks.<br />
MAGPIE Pica pica (B,W)<br />
Its abundance around Stirling is not necessarily noted in <strong>the</strong> west <strong>and</strong> east of<br />
<strong>the</strong> area (Ed). BBS shows 27 per 10 km in ‘urban’ squares, 6 in farml<strong>and</strong> & 1 in<br />
conifers.<br />
F 12 Bo’ness 2 Jan (AS).<br />
C 3 AoT on 5 Km of lower Devon, 3 in 1997 (CJH).<br />
S 11 Cambuskenneth 7 Nov & 24 Stirling on 23rd (DT), but roost numbers higher:<br />
75 Airthrey 19 Jan, max 143 on 4 Feb, still 83 on 7 Mar (AT). 1 AoT on Doune CBC<br />
(NB).<br />
JACKDAW Corvus monedula (B,W)<br />
An overlooked species, about 4 reports (Ed). BBS shows highest frequency in<br />
urban areas.<br />
S 150 Callendar 13 & 17 Jan (DJC). Scores taking acorns at Airthrey 22 Oct (CJH).<br />
5 pair per sq Km on Doune CBC, 4 in 1997 (NB). 1 at Lecropt 1 Mar was<br />
completely grey-brown except for a black face (AT).<br />
ROOK Corvus frugilegus (B,W)<br />
Rookery counts: BoA(N) 79 in pines; BoA(S) 188; Myretoun 56; 55 Menstrie<br />
nursery (new in 1996). Total 378 (406 in 1997). 154 Gartmorn (CJH). 155<br />
Wallacebank Wood on 21 Mar (AS – probably some nests still to be built, Ed).<br />
S 2000, roost flight to S, BoA 1 Feb. Scores taking acorns Airthrey 22 Oct (CJH).<br />
CARRION CROW Corvus corone (B,W)<br />
Possibly <strong>the</strong> most widespread species of all: BBS shows 40 per 10 km in ‘Urban’<br />
squares, 64 in farml<strong>and</strong>, 27 in conifer & 12 on moorl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
F 1 Hoodie Kinneil 28 Mar (GO).<br />
C 4 AoT on Devon WBS, 1 on 14 Apr possessed white wing stripes <strong>and</strong> a white<br />
rump (CJH).<br />
S 5 AoT per km sq at Doune CBC (NB). 80 G.Casaig 22 Jun, mobbed Buzzard.<br />
Hoodies: 10 records (including hybrids) were from <strong>the</strong> usual breeding range N<br />
& W of Lake of Menteith (DJC NB DAC). Mixed flock of 43 Stuc a Chroin 11 Sep<br />
included 5 Hoodies – only 15 km WNW, 13 Balquhidder 28 Nov all Hoodies; 1<br />
nearby feasted on rowan berries (DJC).<br />
RAVEN Corvus corax (B,W)<br />
C 1 Mill Glen, Tillicoultry, 28 Jan (AT).<br />
S 16 territories checked, 11 pairs & 1 single, 8 successful pairs of which 4 raised 12<br />
Y (PSA). Successful tree nest Brig o’Turk. 14 G.Finglas 16 Feb & 22 on 15 Jul. 10<br />
Stuc a Chroin area 25 Jan (DJC MA). Outwith of main breeding areas: 2 Carron<br />
Bridge 5 Dec (WRB). 3 Kippen Muir 25 Oct (DT). Over Airthrey Jul-Oct (AT<br />
DMB).<br />
STARLING Sturnus vulgaris (B,W)<br />
Greatly underreported (Ed). BBS show most frequent in ‘Urban’ squares.<br />
F 2200 Kincardine Bridge roost 19 Dec (CJH). 400 Slamannan 13 Feb (MA).
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