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Title: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: James Laraway on 26/08/2019 at 19:59

Was on the findorn at Tomatin on Saturday and a kingfisher flew past me. The only other one I've seen was in Aberdeenshire.
I had no idea they were this far north

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 26/08/2019 at 23:16

I did hear that they had been seen local to Inverness, but it Was a state secret, I did think it was near the canal but had no confirmation ,Derek Roxborough

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 27/08/2019 at 02:13

Used to see them quite frequently on the Carron in Stonehaven but not personally seen them any further north.

Beautiful birds to sit and watch tho. Speaking of birds I was just watching a humming bird in the garden this morning here in Brunei. I love watching them.

 :z18

Steven.

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 27/08/2019 at 15:17

I didn't think there were Humming  birds in the east, I watch them in California amazing little birds, the fly as far north as Alaska, Derek Roxborough

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Graham Ritchie on 27/08/2019 at 21:20

I see them a few times a season on both the Spey and the Deveron.

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 28/08/2019 at 03:18

Quote from: Derek Roxborough on 27/08/2019 at 15:17

I didn't think there were Humming  birds in the east, I watch them in California amazing little birds, the fly as far north as Alaska, Derek Roxborough

I'm very much East Derek, Far East in fact. I'm currently in Brunei not Stonehaven  :z4

 :z18

Steven.

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 28/08/2019 at 22:01

I do know where Brunei is , but a distribution map of Humming birds does not include Asia, but the Humming bird hawk moth is wide spread out there, Macroglossum Stellaratum , the Humming bird proper is a New world bird ,I can sit and watch them when I visit my son in California, one species nests local to him
if you google Humming bird distribution it will give you the map and the Map of the Hawk moth  :z16 Derek Roxborough

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 29/08/2019 at 02:59

Quote from: Derek Roxborough on 28/08/2019 at 22:01

I do know where Brunei is , but a distribution map of Humming birds does not include Asia, but the Humming bird hawk moth is wide spread out there, Macroglossum Stellaratum , the Humming bird proper is a New world bird ,I can sit and watch them when I visit my son in California, one species nests local to him
if you google Humming bird distribution it will give you the map and the Map of the Hawk moth  :z16 Derek Roxborough

Interesting! Thanks Derek  :z16 it would appear that you are correct. After said google search it would appear that there are birds here that are incredibly similar to Hummingbirds but obviously are not. I will need to try and get a picture the next time I see them.  :z16

 :z18

Steven.

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 29/08/2019 at 04:11

Derek,

Some further digging  has clarified that what I am seeing are sunbirds  :z16

 :z18

Steven.

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 29/08/2019 at 12:43

cheers Steve, there was a documentary on Humming birds on the Beeb The other day, each chick is the size of a bee when hatched, with in weeks of hatching they fly as far north as Alaska, amazing for so small a bird, Derek Roxborough

Title: Re: How far north do kingfishers live ?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 30/08/2019 at 09:55

Used to have Kingfishers at Haddo and have often seen them on the Don  :z12