Birdspotting Offshore
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Birdspotting Offshore
A few weeks ago while on deck North Sea I caught sight of what looked like a Peregrine flying by, then over the weekend I saw another one.
I have seen many types of birds offshore inc many songbirds which I presume are migrating so there would not be a shortage of food for Peregrines.
Interested to hear if anyone has had similar sightings !
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Pv
I have seen many types of birds offshore inc many songbirds which I presume are migrating so there would not be a shortage of food for Peregrines.
Interested to hear if anyone has had similar sightings !
thanks
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Suggest you get in touch with the North Sea Bird Club Untitled Document
probably the best people for real information.
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There are a few of us out here who indulge in a bit of off-duty birding 
Your Peregrine sighting is noteworthy, but not unusual. We tend to see more raptors during the Autumn migration periods when there are more (inexperienced) avian aviators about, I have had a family of 5 Kestrels staying here for more than two weeks making short work of the seemingly never-ending supply of exhausted small birds. Also regular are Merlin, Sparrowhawk, Long and Short-eared Owls, and I have had one-off sightings of Osprey and Buzzard.
For a collection of offshore birdy photos see:
Bird Photos by Mark Etheridge :: Fotopic.Net
Your Peregrine sighting is noteworthy, but not unusual. We tend to see more raptors during the Autumn migration periods when there are more (inexperienced) avian aviators about, I have had a family of 5 Kestrels staying here for more than two weeks making short work of the seemingly never-ending supply of exhausted small birds. Also regular are Merlin, Sparrowhawk, Long and Short-eared Owls, and I have had one-off sightings of Osprey and Buzzard.
For a collection of offshore birdy photos see:
Bird Photos by Mark Etheridge :: Fotopic.Net
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Often see hunting birds of various sizes during the bird migrations...saw a couple of osprey a couple of years ago on an unmanned deck in the southern sector. A few times owls.
I guess good feeding for them with tired small land birds passing through.
I guess good feeding for them with tired small land birds passing through.
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Shouldn't this thread be on a plank forum?? 
Pretty slim connection to heli's.... twitch off
Pretty slim connection to heli's.... twitch off
Find me a forum for planks that land on North Sea helidecks, and I'll move it
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Better get caught up in the correct terminology then 
Twitchers' vocabulary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twitchers' vocabulary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Originally Posted by iffothegrog
By the way, where in the thread does it mention north sea heliducks ??
The first words of the first post
A few weeks ago while on deck North Sea, watching the ducks through the puddles
