A contrast between two days this week, Tuesday it was too cold to venture far and on a brief visit to the Arbroath coast it was 12 centigrade with a strong gusting wind. Wednesday at St Cyrus while still windy the temperature was 20 centigrade. Holding a heavy camera still wasn't any easier and there's nowhere to hide from divers on the vast beach and inevitably they moved out to sea. I blame the fidget who was standing behind me!
Great Crested Grebe at St Cyrus
Juvenile Red-throated Diver
Adult Red-throated Diver
St Cyrus Buzzard hawking along the cliff tops
Apparently the same returning female Kingfisher at the Bank of Scotland Hide at SWT, Montrose Basin
Ringed Plover at Victoria Park, Arbroath
A Turnstone digging in the sand at high tide, very difficult to capture a sharp shot of the bird and the sand flying
A rarer sight at high tide, the Curlews usually move to the fields at the cliffs to continue feeding
Often the Oystercatchers do the same
One of many Jackdaws feeding on the strand line at Victoria Park
The "tame" Great Black-backed Gull at Victoria Park, Arbroath. It's obviously gotten used to picking up scraps thrown from cars, breath a sigh of relief if you're a prey target species