Turkey Tales

Remarkably, I was able to "work from home" from my in-laws in Istanbul this February for a week - a nice change of pace from the same birds and cold. Ironically from 10 degrees and sunny in Fife I went to 4 degrees and snow in Turkey! The time differenced meant I could get a good birding session in before work started in the morning. I also didn't get to venture far to some of my favourite winter wetlands, so it was "urban" birding all the way.

That didn't stop my local patch having over 60 Flamingo on it, though no Smew this time around. There might have been Smew out on the lake, but I didn't have a scope with me this time.

There wasn't much by way of additions this time around. No lifers, but a couple of patch ticks at least, including this Black Redstart

There were some nice wagtails around

M. alba alba

The coastal path was chilly and breezy, but it had a smattering of the usual local fare - Pygmy Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull and Laughing Dove being expected but interesting local species. I only saw one Med Gull - less than are around in Fife at the moment.

There were some Sandwich Terns and a lot of breeding-plumaged Cormorants.

Given the background of earthquakes severe enough to knock down 2000-year-old Roman castles it was poignant to see the signs of what to look for before there's a Tsunami and what to do in that event. I don't want to dwell too much on that, especially since earthquakes are always a possibility in many areas, including Istanbul.

Tsunami info and evacuation routes

Inland around the edges of the lake there were some Little Gulls and Green Sands

One of the benefits of the snow was that I refused to drive on a couple of days (Turkey driving is mental enough on normal days, thanks) and found a route to walk to my local patch via the coastal path. It held a nice flock of Serin, which I've seen here before but without camera in hand

My local patch "transect"

Bridge designed by Mimar (architect) Sinan

Serin

It also held Ruff and an obliging Spotshank

Ruff

Spotted Redshank

That about wrapped it up for birds this trip. Looking forward to the Easter hols, when I get to visit one of my favourite spring vismig spots in the world. It'll be too early for a stream of RF Falcons and Bee-eaters no doubt, but I can't wait to see what will be there.

Carlingnose SWT reserve

A random walk to Carlingnose today made me wonder what the reserve total I have is. I'm sure there are things missing from here, but even for a small reserve I'm sure lots of groups could be expanded. There are also lots of records which I don't have, though old moth records are now added to the list (Ted Pelham-Clinton, 1966!).

alga	0
Protist other	0
slime mould	0
lichen	10
fungus	17
liverwort	8
moss	48
flowering plant	91
conifer	1
fern	4
sponge	0
cnidarian	0
mollusc	0
bryozoan	0
annelid	0
flatworm	0
harvestman	0
pseudoscorpion	0
spider	1
gall mite	0
tick	0
millipede	0
centipede	0
crustacean	0
collembola	0
bristletail	0
odonata	0
dermaptera	0
orthoptera	0
hemiptera	3
coleoptera	5
diptera	26
lep-moth	39
lep-butterfly	5
hymenoptera	6
insect-other	2
tunicate	0
echinoderm	0
invert-other	0
fish	0
reptile	0
amphibian	0
bird	50
mammal	1

No.	Category	Species	Common name
1	lichen	Rhizocarpon reductum
2	lichen	Physcia adscendens
3	lichen	Evernia prunastri	Oak Moss
4	lichen	Porpidia crustulata
5	lichen	Parmelia sulcata	Netted Shield Lichen
6	lichen	Ramalina farinacea
7	lichen	Usnea subfloridana
8	lichen	Caloplaca thallincola
9	lichen	Catillaria chalybeia
10	lichen	Xanthoria parietina	Common Orange Lichen
11	fungus	Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea	Snowy Waxcap
12	fungus	Rhodocollybia butyracea	Butter Cap
13	fungus	Rhytisma acerinum	Sycamore Tarspot
14	fungus	Xylaria hypoxylon	Candlesnuff Fungus
15	fungus	Mycena filopes	Iodine Bonnet
16	fungus	Agaricus	Mushroom
17	fungus	Auricularia auricula-judae	Jelly Ear
18	fungus	Bolbitius titubans
19	fungus	Clitocybe fragrans	Fragrant Funnel
20	fungus	Entoloma bloxamii	Big Blue Pinkgill
21	fungus	Entoloma serrulatum	Blue Edge Pinkgill
22	fungus	Hyphodontia sambuci	Elder Whitewash
23	fungus	Lepista saeva	Field Blewit
24	fungus	Melanoleuca polioleuca	Common Cavalier
25	fungus	Puccinia brachypodii
26	fungus	Hypholoma fasciculare	Sulphur Tuft
27	fungus	Coprinellus micaceus	Glistening Inkcap
28	liverwort	Fossombronia pusilla	Common Frillwort
29	liverwort	Riccia sorocarpa	Common Crystalwort
30	liverwort	Calypogeia arguta	Notched Pouchwort
31	liverwort	Lophocolea bidentata	Bifid Crestwort
32	liverwort	Conocephalum conicum	Great Scented Liverwort
33	liverwort	Lunularia cruciata	Crescent-cup Liverwort
34	liverwort	Pellia endiviifolia	Endive Pellia
35	liverwort	Metzgeria fruticulosa sensu lato
36	moss	Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus	Springy Turf-moss
37	moss	Polytrichum juniperinum	Juniper Haircap
38	moss	Ceratodon purpureus	Redshank
39	moss	Fissidens bryoides	Lesser Pocket-moss
40	moss	Fissidens taxifolius	Common Pocket-moss
41	moss	Tortula muralis	Wall Screw-moss
42	moss	Barbula convoluta
43	moss	Weissia controversa	Green-tufted Stubble-moss
44	moss	Grimmia pulvinata	Grey-cushioned Grimmia
45	moss	Racomitrium aciculare	Yellow Fringe-moss
46	moss	Racomitrium fasciculare	Green Mountain Fringe-moss
47	moss	Racomitrium heterostichum	Bristly Fringe-moss
48	moss	Bryum capillare	Capillary Thread-moss
49	moss	Bryum argenteum	Silver-moss
50	moss	Bryum radiculosum	Wall Thread-moss
51	moss	Mnium hornum	Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
52	moss	Philonotis fontana	Fountain Apple-moss
53	moss	Orthotrichum cupulatum	Hooded Bristle-moss
54	moss	Orthotrichum stramineum	Straw Bristle-moss
55	moss	Orthotrichum diaphanum	White-tipped Bristle-moss
56	moss	Cirriphyllum piliferum	Hair-pointed Feather-moss
57	moss	Eurhynchium striatum	Common Striated Feather-moss
58	moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	Pointed Spear-moss
59	moss	Didymodon insulanus	Cylindric Beard-moss
60	moss	Kindbergia praelonga	Common Feather-moss
61	moss	Amblystegium serpens	Creeping Feather-moss
62	moss	Brachythecium albicans	Whitish Feather-moss
63	moss	Brachythecium rutabulum	Rough-stalked Feather-moss
64	moss	Bryum dichotomum
65	moss	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	Marsh Bryum
66	moss	Campylopus fragilis	Brittle Swan-neck Moss
67	moss	Didymodon rigidulus	Rigid Beard-moss
68	moss	Hedwigia stellata	Starry Hoar-moss
69	moss	Homalothecium sericeum	Silky Wall Feather-moss
70	moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
71	moss	Plagiomnium rostratum	Long-beaked Thyme-moss
72	moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
73	moss	Pseudocrossidium revolutum	Revolute Beard-moss
74	moss	Pseudoscleropodium purum	Neat Feather-moss
75	moss	Ptychomitrium polyphyllum	Long-shanked Pincushion
76	moss	Rhizomnium punctatum	Dotted Thyme-moss
77	moss	Zygodon
78	moss	Schistidium apocarpum	Sessile Grimmia
79	moss	Thamnobryum alopecurum	Fox-tail Feather-moss
80	moss	Thuidium tamariscinum	Common Tamarisk-moss
81	moss	Warnstorfia fluitans	Floating Hook-moss
82	moss	Racomitrium heterostichum sensu lato
83	moss	Oxyrrhynchium hians	Swartz's Feather-moss
84	fern	Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern
85	flowering plant	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	Bluebell
86	flowering plant	Luzula campestris	Field Wood-rush
87	flowering plant	Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass
88	flowering plant	Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot
89	flowering plant	Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup
90	flowering plant	Ranunculus ficaria	Lesser Celandine
91	flowering plant	Thalictrum minus	Lesser Meadow-rue
92	flowering plant	Cardamine flexuosa	Wavy Bitter-cress
93	flowering plant	Cardamine hirsuta	Hairy Bitter-cress
94	flowering plant	Erysimum cheiri	Wallflower
95	flowering plant	Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard
96	flowering plant	Lunaria annua	Honesty
97	flowering plant	Reseda luteola	Weld
98	flowering plant	Hypericum androsaemum	Tutsan
99	flowering plant	Hypericum perforatum	Perforate St. John's-Wort
100	flowering plant	Cerastium tomentosum	Snow-in-summer
101	flowering plant	Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear
102	flowering plant	Stellaria holostea	Greater Stitchwort
103	flowering plant	Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort
104	flowering plant	Geranium lucidum	Shining Crane's-bill
105	flowering plant	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert
106	flowering plant	Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore
107	flowering plant	Ilex aquifolium	Holly
108	flowering plant	Ulex europaeus	Gorse
109	flowering plant	Ononis repens	Common Restharrow
110	flowering plant	Trifolium pratense	Red Clover
111	flowering plant	Trifolium repens	White Clover
112	flowering plant	Anthyllis vulneraria	Kidney Vetch
113	flowering plant	Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch
114	flowering plant	Filipendula vulgaris	Dropwort
115	flowering plant	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble
116	flowering plant	Potentilla sterilis	Barren Strawberry
117	flowering plant	Fragaria vesca	Wild Strawberry
118	flowering plant	Geum urbanum	Herb Bennet
119	flowering plant	Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn
120	flowering plant	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn
121	flowering plant	Ribes sanguineum	Flowering Currant
122	flowering plant	Hedera helix	Ivy
123	flowering plant	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley
124	flowering plant	Conopodium majus	Pignut
125	flowering plant	Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed
126	flowering plant	Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury
127	flowering plant	Euphorbia peplus	Petty Spurge
128	flowering plant	Rumex crispus	Curled Dock
129	flowering plant	Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock
130	flowering plant	Parietaria judaica	Pellitory-of-the-wall
131	flowering plant	Urtica dioica	Common Nettle
132	flowering plant	Salix caprea	Goat Willow
133	flowering plant	Primula veris	Cowslip
134	flowering plant	Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet
135	flowering plant	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove
136	flowering plant	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal
137	flowering plant	Lamium purpureum	Red Dead-nettle
138	flowering plant	Lamium album	White Dead-nettle
139	flowering plant	Teucrium scorodonia	Wood Sage
140	flowering plant	Plantago major	Greater Plantain
141	flowering plant	Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain
142	flowering plant	Plantago coronopus	Buck's-horn Plantain
143	flowering plant	Galium aparine	Cleavers
144	flowering plant	Valerianella locusta	Common Cornsalad
145	flowering plant	Centranthus ruber	Red Valerian
146	flowering plant	Senecio squalidus	Oxford Ragwort
147	flowering plant	Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel
148	flowering plant	Senecio inaequidens	Narrow-leaved Ragwort
149	flowering plant	Tussilago farfara	Coltsfoot
150	flowering plant	Aster tripolium	Sea Aster
151	flowering plant	Bellis perennis	Daisy
152	flowering plant	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow
153	flowering plant	Achillea ptarmica	Sneezewort
154	flowering plant	Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle
155	flowering plant	Mycelis muralis	Wall Lettuce
156	flowering plant	Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle
157	flowering plant	Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass
158	flowering plant	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard
159	flowering plant	Buddleja davidii	Butterfly-bush
160	flowering plant	Cymbalaria muralis	Ivy-leaved Toadflax
161	flowering plant	Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass
162	flowering plant	Euphrasia	Eyebright
163	flowering plant	Geranium pyrenaicum	Hedgerow Crane's-bill
164	flowering plant	Linaria purpurea	Purple Toadflax
165	flowering plant	Malva
166	flowering plant	Silene latifolia	White Campion
167	flowering plant	Stellaria media	Common Chickweed
168	flowering plant	Tanacetum parthenium	Feverfew
169	flowering plant	Taraxacum	Dandelion
170	flowering plant	Taraxacum officinale agg.	Dandelion
171	flowering plant	Thymus polytrichus	Wild Thyme
172	flowering plant	Tripleurospermum maritimum	Sea Mayweed
173	flowering plant	Viola riviniana	Common Dog-violet
174	flowering plant	Dipsacus fullonum	Wild Teasel
175	conifer	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	Lawson's Cypress
176	fern	Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken
177	fern	Phyllitis scolopendrium	Hart's-tongue
178	fern	Asplenium trichomanes	Maidenhair Spleenwort
179	fern	Asplenium ruta-muraria	Wall-rue
180	spider	Metellina mengei
181	hemiptera	Dicranotropis hamata
182	hemiptera	Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
183	hemiptera	Stenodema laevigata
184	acari	Aceria cephalonea
185	coleoptera	Serica brunnea	Brown Chafer
186	coleoptera	Exapion ulicis	Gorse Weevil
187	coleoptera	Hypera nigrirostris
188	coleoptera	Micrambe ulicis
189	diptera	Baccha elongata
190	diptera	Melanostoma mellinum
191	diptera	Melanostoma scalare
192	diptera	Platycheirus albimanus
193	diptera	Chrysotoxum arcuatum
194	diptera	Melangyna lasiophthalma
195	diptera	Scaeva pyrastri
196	diptera	Syrphus ribesii
197	diptera	Portevinia maculata
198	diptera	Eristalis pertinax
199	diptera	Beris chalybata	Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
200	diptera	Bombylius major	Dark-edged Bee-fly
201	diptera	Tipula scripta
202	diptera	Nemopoda nitidula
203	diptera	Bibio marci	St Marks Fly
204	diptera	Dilophus febrilis	Fever Fly
205	diptera	Phytomyza ilicis	Holly Leaf Gall Fly
206	diptera	Calliphora vicina	Common Bluebottle
207	diptera	Delia florilega
208	diptera	Delia platura
209	diptera	Hylemya variata
210	diptera	Helina reversio
211	diptera	Dorylomorpha
212	diptera	Botanophila fugax
213	diptera	Polietes lardarius
214	diptera	Platycheirus clypeatus
215	moth	Zygaena filipendulae	Six-spot Burnet
216	moth	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave
217	moth	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave
218	moth	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet
219	moth	Cosmorhoe ocellata	Purple Bar
220	moth	Hydriomena furcata	July Highflyer
221	moth	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug
222	moth	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug
223	moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth
224	moth	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing
225	moth	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot
226	moth	Cerapteryx graminis	Antler Moth
227	moth	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar
228	moth	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches
229	moth	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.
230	moth	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass
231	moth	Acleris forsskaleana	Maple Button
232	moth	Cochylimorpha straminea	Straw Conch
233	moth	Agonopterix liturosa	Large Purple Flat-body
234	moth	Agonopterix nervosa	Dark-fringed Flat-body
235	moth	Catoptria pinella	Pearl Grass-veneer
236	moth	Crambus perlella	Satin Grass-veneer
237	moth	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
238	moth	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl
239	moth	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine
240	moth	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell
241	moth	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet
242	moth	Xanthorhoe montanata	Silver-ground Carpet
243	moth	Blastobasis adustella	Furness Dowd
244	moth	Acrobasis advenella	Grey Knot-horn
245	moth	Notocelia uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth
246	moth	Udea lutealis	Pale Straw Pearl
247	moth	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer
248	moth	Ecliptopera silaceata	Small Phoenix
249	moth	Aplocera plagiata plagiata	Treble-bar
250	moth	Lateroligia ophiogramma	Double Lobed
251	moth	Litoligia literosa	Rosy Minor
252	moth	Diarsia dahlii	Barred Chestnut
253	moth	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing
254	butterfly	Aphantopus hyperantus	Ringlet
255	butterfly	Polygonia c-album	Comma
256	butterfly	Maniola jurtina	Meadow Brown
257	butterfly	Aglais io	Peacock
258	butterfly	Speyeria aglaja aglaja	Dark Green Fritillary
259	hymenopteran	Bombus lapidarius	Red-tailed Bumblebee
260	hymenopteran	Bombus pratorum	Early Bumblebee
261	hymenopteran	Bombus terrestris	Buff-tailed Bumblebee
262	hymenopteran	Megachile willughbiella	Willughby's Leafcutter Bee
263	hymenopteran	Vespula vulgaris	Common Wasp
264	hymenopteran	Ophion slaviceki
265	dermaptera	Forficula auricularia	Common Earwig
266	mecoptera	Panorpa germanica	A scorpion fly
267	bird	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe
268	bird	Fulmarus glacialis	Fulmar
269	bird	Phalacrocorax carbo	Cormorant
270	bird	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Shag
271	bird	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron
272	bird	Tadorna tadorna	Shelduck
273	bird	Haematopus ostralegus	Oystercatcher
274	bird	Tringa totanus	Redshank
275	bird	Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull
276	bird	Larus fuscus	Lesser Black-backed Gull
277	bird	Larus argentatus	Herring Gull
278	bird	Alca torda	Razorbill
279	bird	Anas crecca	Teal
280	bird	Bucephala clangula	Goldeneye
281	bird	Somateria mollissima	Eider
282	bird	Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser
283	bird	Gavia stellata	Red-throated Diver
284	bird	Larus canus	Common Gull
285	bird	Morus bassanus	Gannet
286	bird	Accipiter nisus	Sparrowhawk
287	bird	Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed Tit
288	bird	Anser brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose
289	bird	Anthus pratensis	Meadow Pipit
290	bird	Carduelis carduelis	Goldfinch
291	bird	Columba livia	Rock Dove
292	bird	Columba palumbus	Woodpigeon
293	bird	Corvus corax	Raven
294	bird	Corvus corone	Carrion Crow
295	bird	Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch
296	bird	Parus major	Great Tit
297	bird	Regulus regulus	Goldcrest
298	bird	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap
299	bird	Troglodytes troglodytes	Wren
300	bird	Turdus merula	Blackbird
301	bird	Turdus philomelos	Song Thrush
302	bird	Erithacus rubecula	Robin
303	bird	Phylloscopus collybita	Chiffchaff
304	bird	Pica pica	Magpie
305	bird	Prunella modularis	Dunnock
306	bird	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Bullfinch
307	bird	Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit
308	bird	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull
309	bird	Chloris chloris	Greenfinch
310	bird	Spinus spinus	Siskin
311	bird	Linaria cannabina	Linnet
312	bird	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern
313	bird	Stercorarius longicaudus	Long-tailed Skua
314	bird	Stercorarius pomarinus	Pomarine Skua
315	bird	Stercorarius parasiticus	Arctic Skua
316	bird	Stercorarius skua	Great Skua
317	mammal	Oryctolagus cuniculus	European Rabbit

Abraham-Isaac-Jacob - flowering plant 417 for Dalgety Bay

In the woods behind my house, and presumably there all along without my noticing. Flowering in February is a sneaky trick.

It's also species 2441 on my Dalgey Bay list, which means I only need 59 more to reach my target 2.5k

Singing Song Thrush

So the beetle drive ended ignominiously under the target by far, with a loss of weather and inclination. I shall make up for it with a record number of records and species through the year as penance. Maybes.

This morning a Song Thrush was giving it big licks behind the house, so I diverted from matters entomological to memorialise the occasion in lino print.

Beetles and birds, Jan 23

Is it only one new species of beetle since last update? Ground has been frozen and covered in ice for days. Doesn't look good for a grand January total. Have to put a bit of effort in a week to reach the previous 50. Below the line are species not recorded in Jan 2021. Most amazingly the massive glut of 7-spot Ladybirds over the last couple of years seems to have entirely vanished. Not a one so far.

Count	Family	Species	Location
1	Carabidae	Agonum fuliginosum	Cullaloe LNR
2	Carabidae	Agonum thoreyi	Cullaloe LNR
3	Carabidae	Amara plebeja	Cullaloe LNR
4	Carabidae	Bembidion guttula	Dalgety Bay
5	Carabidae	Bembidion mannerheimii	Cullaloe Hills
6	Carabidae	Cychrus caraboides	Loch Fitty
7	Carabidae	Paradromius linearis	Moss Morran
8	Carabidae	Pterostichus nigrita	Cullaloe LNR
9	Carabidae	Pterostichus strenuus	Dalgety Bay
10	Carabidae	Trichocellus placidus	Dalgety Bay
11	Chrysomelidae	Crepidodera fulvicornis	Cullaloe LNR
12	Chrysomelidae	Oulema melanopus s.l.	Moss Morran
13	Chrysomelidae	Phaedon tumidulus	Loch Fitty
14	Erotylidae	Triplax aenea	Cullaloe LNR
15	Silphidae	Silpha atrata	Dalgety Bay
16	Staphylinidae	Anotylus rugosus	Dalgety Bay
17	Staphylinidae	Lathrobium brunnipes	Cullaloe LNR
18	Staphylinidae	Philonthus decorus	Moss Morran
19	Staphylinidae	Quedius fuliginosus	Cullaloe LNR
20	Staphylinidae	Stenus juno	Cullaloe LNR
21	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus dispar	Cullaloe LNR
22	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus hypnorum	Cullaloe LNR
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23	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus obtusus	Cullaloe LNR
24	Carabidae	Agonum muelleri	Cullaloe LNR
25	Carabidae	Bembidion saxatile	Dalgety Bay
26	Carabidae	Leistus fulvibarbis	Inverkeithing
27	Chrysomelidae	Phyllotreta nigripes	Cullaloe LNR
28	Coccinelidae	Coccidula rufa	Cullaloe LNR
29	Dryopidae	Dryops ernesti	Cullaloe LNR
30	Staphylinidae	Sepedophilus nigripennis	Cullaloe LNR
31	Staphylinidae	Sitona lineatus	Cullaloe LNR
32	Staphylinidae	Stenus bifoveolatus	Cullaloe LNR
33	Staphylinidae	Stenus clavicornis	Moss Morran
34	Staphylinidae	Stenus picipes	Cullaloe Hills
35	Staphylinidae	Tachinus rufipes	Dalgety Bay
36	Staphylinidae	Xantholinus longiventris	Moss Morran

Bay Birds - story so far

With almost all of the regular winter birds in the bag there are a small handful of "normal" birds left to add before spring birds start coming in. 119 spp. remain on the list of birds seen in the Bay which I haven't seen this year. I wouldn't mind a White-winged Gull or a Black Guillemot. Be nice to get some kind of patch gold before end of month. A Waxwing would be better than nothing.

Index	Species
1	Kingfisher
2	Carrion Crow
3	Long-tailed Tit
4	Blackbird
5	Robin
6	Chaffinch
7	Siskin
8	Greylag Goose
9	Pink-footed Goose
10	Shelduck
11	Wigeon
12	Mallard
13	Eider
14	Grey Partridge
15	Pheasant
16	Stock Dove
17	Woodpigeon
18	Collared Dove
19	Great Crested Grebe
20	Oystercatcher
21	Lapwing
22	Curlew
23	Bar-tailed Godwit
24	Dunlin
25	Redshank
26	Black-headed Gull
27	Common Gull
28	Herring Gull
29	Lesser Black-backed Gull
30	Cormorant
31	Grey Heron
32	Sparrowhawk
33	Buzzard
34	Magpie
35	Jackdaw
36	Rook
37	Coal Tit
38	Blue Tit
39	Great Tit
40	Wren
41	Starling
42	Song Thrush
43	Mistle Thrush
44	Redwing
45	Fieldfare
46	Tree Sparrow
47	House Sparrow
48	Pied/White Wagtail
49	Bullfinch
50	Greenfinch
51	Linnet
52	Lesser Redpoll
53	Goldfinch
54	Yellowhammer
55	Dunnock
56	Tawny Owl
57	Great Black-backed Gull
58	Shag
59	Turnstone
60	Grey Wagtail
61	Great Spotted Woodpecker
62	Little Grebe
63	Goldeneye
64	Teal
65	Red-breasted Merganser
66	Treecreeper

Freezing

Everything is covered in ice. Booo

Beetles: no additions

Bird latest totals: 18th January 

Dalgety Bay birds 2023: 63 spp. (Little Grebe, Goldeneye) 

Inverkeithing birds 2023: 46 spp. (various)