Blue YD the Balgavies Osprey.

Osprey Blue YD with a pike he just got from Dad

Taking the pike to his roost, where he dropped two fish earlier today

Toad and Squirrel

Juvenile Common Toad, 3-4 cm long

Adult Red Squirrel who kept a juvenile away from the peanut feeder, quite entertaining!

Balgavies micro life

 Green Veined White Butterfly

Mirabelles or Yellow Bullace??

Wasp and Hoverfly

Water Boatmen

Juvenile Blackcap and a Sedge Warbler near to the Balgavies Hide

 Juvenile Blackcap

Sedge Warbler

Balgavies Hoverflies

I do have names for all of these but half only have Latin names and I'm not 100% sure on all of them. The one on the red and yellow cultivated flower is a Marmalade Fly taken in Olive's garden.

Blue YD and his Dad (Balgavies Ospreys)

Balgavies Osprey young male, now fledged and sitting near his father who has a pike for him. He usually will go to the nest to hand it over. You can see the satellite tag's aerial wire, and tracking data will be shown on SWT when starts his migration.

Sparrowhawk, juvenile male

Juvenile male Sparrowhawk which has become a reasonably frequent visitor to Olive's garden and is quite tolerant of people. Some of these photos were taken from out in my garden and he was confident to stay put and groom his new feathers.

Montrose Basin, Bank of Scotland Hide

A rough count suggests 200 Lapwings

Yes, they are definitely Lapwings

Red Admiral

Glenesk, Loch Lee. Red Deer, Meadow Pipits and Ringlets

Murton with Lauren and Olive

Coots, two chicks still in the nest and three with Mum in the water

Lapwing

Murton from the car park

Wild flower and Sand Martin

Maiden Pink








Sand Martin at nest wall

Murton Insects

Six Spot Burnet Moth

I think this may be a Sun Fly, a type of Hoverfly.