tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161577757474844889.post30202806576625540..comments2019-02-21T18:10:26.570+00:00Comments on The Nairn Birder: The Silence is BrokenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161577757474844889.post-56448654837158310362012-09-18T22:52:47.484+01:002012-09-18T22:52:47.484+01:00PS - the higer the tide, the closer to the shore t...PS - the higer the tide, the closer to the shore they will come, and easier to identify!The Nairn Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686688562824821904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161577757474844889.post-8409490054282937102012-09-18T22:52:06.140+01:002012-09-18T22:52:06.140+01:00Hi Zimmie - these birds are probably juvenile Gann...Hi Zimmie - these birds are probably juvenile Gannets. They dive from quite low, and look very dark from the distance we view them. The adults are white with black tips to their wings and yellow heads, and dive from twice as high as the kids. I've taken a few photos and will post them here soon to illustrate the difference. You might also see smaller, white birds diving spectacularly deep under water: these are Terns, probably Common Terns (some may be Artic Terns - it is very difficult to tell the difference in juveniles, for me anyway!) <br />The Nairn Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686688562824821904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161577757474844889.post-72000724560165070862012-09-18T20:27:38.634+01:002012-09-18T20:27:38.634+01:00Just to add it was high tideJust to add it was high tidezimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632928799513494435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161577757474844889.post-45101023243696358992012-09-18T19:24:09.255+01:002012-09-18T19:24:09.255+01:00A lot of birds here now coincidentally buzzard ha...A lot of birds here now coincidentally buzzard has gone.<br /> Along the prom today just between the swimming pool and the cafe, we saw a lot of diving birds . Quite a sight as they plunged into the sea from a height. They were black with a white under belly. Any ideas?<br /> I might have a look again tomorrow, if I get time, and try a photo but I think they were a bit far out. Any way I looked up the bird book and it's quite confusing.zimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632928799513494435noreply@blogger.com