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I have heard recently that a pair of sea eagles have been nesting in Hoy, one of the Orkney island as I live on Orkney mainland I'm keen to go and try spotting them. I'm just wondering if there is a best time in the day when these bird are likely to be active and flying around? Or do they follow a personal routine? Or is it a bit a hit and miss science to be there at the right time.

In the isles their is also opportunity to see the Hen Harriers and also Short Hear Owls. Same question with these is there a best timing to go and see them?

Other than that is there any tip that can be useful. I obviously wouldn't disturbed them, walk to their nest, but will be looking from a distance.
 
Without specific knowledge of this particular situation I would be thinking early morning start :)
 
You lucky person :)

Definitely agree about contacting the RSPB, but they may be a bit cagey about telling people the location. Given a lot of Hoy is not accessible by road I'd be tempted to get an early ferry and make a day of it; it could be a long walk to get to a suitable place.

I don't know if hen harriers have young yet, but they will do soon and I'd guess they will be busy quite a lot of the day.

Dave
 
Tringa said:
You lucky person :)
Definitely agree about contacting the RSPB, but they may be a bit cagey about telling people the location. Given a lot of Hoy is not accessible by road I'd be tempted to get an early ferry and make a day of it; it could be a long walk to get to a suitable place.
I don't know if hen harriers have young yet, but they will do soon and I'd guess they will be busy quite a lot of the day.
Dave
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Yes i'll give the rspb a call. I've walked hoy many times through very rough ground and steep hills but lucky enough the location of the nest is in a pretty famous spot and not far from the road. The rspb have made it public, it's been in the news and the local paper. The thought is that by educating people they will stop them making something stupid by pure lack of knowledge. And because it's close of a famous spot (dwarfie stone) people should be careful not to disrupt them when visit the monument. It's not the first year the eagles are visiting but the first year they are nesting. It could be great to have some native sea eagle in the future!

Yesterday night I went to a screening of four 15min movie that were shot by Raymond Bessant, filmed over a entire year they relates the Orkney wildlife season by season. With some great shooting. If you are interested they should be available to watch on the rspb website but I can't find a link. Here's a link on the website of the film editor. https://splicefilm.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/discover-wild-orkney/
 
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Tringa said:
You lucky person :)

Definitely agree about contacting the RSPB, but they may be a bit cagey about telling people the location. Given a lot of Hoy is not accessible by road I'd be tempted to get an early ferry and make a day of it; it could be a long walk to get to a suitable place.

I don't know if hen harriers have young yet, but they will do soon and I'd guess they will be busy quite a lot of the day.

Dave
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Thanks for the tips, I need to try I see these too!
 
Tringa said:
You lucky person :)

Definitely agree about contacting the RSPB, but they may be a bit cagey about telling people the location. Given a lot of Hoy is not accessible by road I'd be tempted to get an early ferry and make a day of it; it could be a long walk to get to a suitable place.

I don't know if hen harriers have young yet, but they will do soon and I'd guess they will be busy quite a lot of the day.

Dave
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I had that in mind. No bad thing. (y)
 
Hobbister should be a good for both hen harriers and short eared owls.

Dave
 
Thanks dave, I keep wanting to go. i think they have just build a new hide, or now it is a posh viewing cottage :-0
 
When we visited last year we were impressed that a relatively small area wedged between the road and the sea was so good.

Dave

To anyone that has a chance of getting to Orkney I cannot recommend it enough. Without trying at all we got close to 70 bird species in 10 days, and archaeological sites to die for.
 
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