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At Tayport harbour this afternoon,this bird should really be out in the North Sea catching fish but a lot of them are finding their way into the rivers at the moment.
The song thrush is a bird which has declinred in numbers in the UK and has become red listed.
The RSPB attributes this to - The decline in song thrush numbers has probably been caused by the loss and degradation of preferred feeding and nesting habitats.
Loss of hedgerows and wet ditches removed feeding and nesting sites, while increased land drainage and tillage are likely to have reduced the number of earthworms and other crucial invertebrate prey available to song thrushes on farmland.
Grazed permanent pasture (especially cow pastures) and woodland are important habitats with plenty of food for song thrushes. Both of these have been lost or degraded in many lowland areas.
Fortunately in Argyll the song thrush still thrives in good numbers.
This little beauty was happily foraging in the the hedgerow.
Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos
Ganavan - Scotland
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Nice to see 'Ratty' the Water vole on 'SpringWatch Live' and iPlayer today, in Hannah Stitfalls interview with Steve Backshall... See comments.
This Amazing wee creature was eating a worm on the cycle path near Blairgowrie yesterday,then he discovered where he was,trapped on the hard path,i put some long grass over him and he made it back into the field.
Meadow Pipit - Anthus Pratensis
Barcaldine Castle - Argyll
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