Wind, rain, snow, sleet and two minutes of sun. All in Montrose during a Scottish winter, oh, and did I mention the gales.

I had an errand in Montrose so foolishly took the dslr for a walk in between the blizzards and found two very advanced Black-headed Gulls at the Curlie. The Black Redstart was still in the same area at the harbour and I also found two Kingfishers, one at the SWT the second at the Lurgies. While avoiding a shower in the gorse bushes a small group of Teal got unusually close for a brief photo above the Slunks.

Black Redstart, in a gloomy backyard hiding from the weather. Photo through the bars of a steel gate.

The one with showing the black head early was one of two, it must be spring!

To show Olive what they look like I've posted this distant shot. She is always looking the other way when we find one and usually misses it! Or more likely she's wise and stayed indoors today.

Teal heading upstream on the South Esk