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Lorraine McCormack

@Lainymac

Birder, Photographer, Lover of Gannets, Butterflies, Moths and Wildlife. Patch Birding Clatto Reservoir/Templeton Woods, Dundee.

 Dundee
Joined March 2009
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Curlew Sandpiper, West Haven, Carnoustie, 5/9/26
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How to celebrate my 30th Wedding Anniversary? Easy...annual pilgrimage to Troup Head with my husband to see the Gannets. I married a good un 🥰❤️
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A rescue mission yesterday with @SFbirding and @TSM23 after a cyclist found a Carrion Crow tangled up in twine, hanging from a barbed wire fence on the road out of Morton Lochs😢 We were able to safely release it with only a few bites of thanks from the Crow 😆
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I found my first Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth today at Little Ballo - such a stunning creature.
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HMS Duncan (D37) 21-gun salute for the King's Official Birthday - Dundee, 13th June 2026. I caught the muzzle flash in the first image.
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I've not posted in ages, despite photographing lots of nice birds this year, so here's my 200th - Marsh Warbler today in Aberdeenshire (between rain showers).
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New arrivals on my patch today - Garden Warbler and Whitethroat.
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Distant Stejneger’s Scoter, East Wemyss, 23/04/2026
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Holly Blue Butterfly, Dundee 10/04/26
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Swallow, Clatto Reservoir, Dundee, 3/4/26 First sighting this year in poor weather.
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Red Kite giving a toad a lift in Angus today 😉
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My first Osprey of 2026, Loch of Kinnordy, Angus, 22/03/2026. Blue AV6 ringed Nr. Inverness, 2018
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My first three butterflies of 2026 in Dundee today - all Peacocks 😍🦋
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White-billed Diver defending its crab catch from a Herring Gull just before dark.
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Great Northern Divers at Tayport, Saturday 21st February 2026. Lovely to hear one calling to the other.
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Phone pic of the White-billed diver at Broughty Castle, Dundee on Wednesday.
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New for my patch today - male Brambling. Clatto Country Park, Dundee.
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I couldn't resist another visit to the White-billed Diver in Dundee today and I'm glad I did as @SFbirding and I were treated to some lovely close views of this fantastic bird. #SuperSeabirdSunday
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White-billed Diver still present today at Broughty Ferry, Dundee 😁
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