Iceland Gulls at Forfar Loch and more from the last days

I'd thought a visit at dusk would be required to find an Iceland Gull at Forfar Loch but was surprised when I found both an adult and a 1st winter near the Yacht Club spit, I say near as the large flock of gulls were scared off the spit on a number of occasions. Later I went up to Kinnordy where the RSPB were making a racket building a Black-headed Gull nesting raft! I did find my first Lesser Black-backed Gull of the year there and even got photos of the only Brambling at the feeders.

Iceland Gull video (adult) click here,

Iceland Gull video (1st winter), click here,

Iceland Gull photos from about 150 metres hence poor quality.

Adult Iceland Gull

Adult again

1st Winter Iceland Gull

One pair of around fifty Gadwall on Forfar Loch

A sequence of these photos showed the stickleback was still alive in the female Goosanders beak

Different female out in the centre of the loch

Male Goosander, stunning colours

Moorhen called Billy Elliot!!

Kinnordy Bramblings are beautiful

In another photo it had a Tree Sparrow on the other perch

Lesser Black-backed Gull at Kinnordy

Whooper Swan, looks like a developing juvenile

Eider drake at Carnoustie Beach

One of a pair of Song thrushes at Carnoustie Golf Links