Monday 13 May 2013

Kinnordy Loch, Gargeney, Gadwall and Shoveler

There has been a pair of Gargeney at Kinnordy for at least a week and today they obliged by coming close to the Gullery Hide. Also on the loch were six Gadwall five of which I'd say were young males with an older male, best I can say after consulting my book. There were Shoveler around, four pairs of Goosander and a brief visit from an Osprey. The bottom photo is of a Song Thrush at the feeders perhaps wondering why they were empty although their diet is usually snails etc.

 Gadwall, young males?
Gargeney, male to the right female on the left
Male Shoveler in flight
Song Thrush

An unusual visitor at Keptie Pond, a Canada Goose, and a Swallow at Scurdie Ness



Osprey at Montrose Basin

An unexpected view of an Osprey fishing at the Basin just before 8.00pm, I have an idea where it headed but I'll keep that to myself. The first photo shows the Osprey with the flounder it had just caught being chased by a Herring Gull, the second is more a landscape, the third it's on it's way home. I saw the bird hover then dive but it was out of sight from where I was about 150 metres away when it hit the South Esk.




Montrose Basin near to dusk

A Cormorant which had been fishing in the river channel near Glaxo
Eider duck male at the Lurgies
Shelduck and a Mute Swan at the Slunks

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