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alex

13-May-09, 01:13

I looked up today to watch what I immediately dismissed as a Goliath Heron fly overhead towards Thurso beach and Scrabster.

Then I thought - wrong country, wrong continent. What herons or storks do we have around here? I doubt I saw anything unusual.

Aaldtimer

13-May-09, 02:43

Could have been the Grey Heron, they are quite common round these parts.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greyheron/index.asp

alex

13-May-09, 11:21

Could have been the Grey Heron, they are quite common round these parts.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greyheron/index.asp

Obvious! It'll take a while to get my eye back in on the local species...

Thanks