Barry Buddon Bird Trip

Making the most of the camp being open till at least the end of this year I saw fairly large numbers of Redwing, Fieldfare and Blackbirds near Cowbyres, but no waterfowl on the ponds due to to the ice. I had to walk to Buddon Ness before seeing anything else other than two Jays and what might have been four Snow Buntings. Still haven't found a Merlin or Short-eared Owl on the camp this year, time yet though.

Scotland Live Firing Times - December 2017, 

This is of course a constructed photo but please ensure you abide by the signs in Barry Buddon, especially the red flag system

Bar-tailed Godwits near Buddon Ness on the Barry Buddon Camp

Also at Buddon Ness the hull of a boat which looks to be undamaged although partly buried. Anyone know someone missing a boat in the area?

A Buzzard just of the Carnoustie Golf Links watching the activities on the courses where a great deal of work is being done for next years Open Championship

One of a pair of Collared Doves often seen at Barry Halt

This friendly, or less wary Common Seal is entertaining walkers most days in front of the Westhaven car park. Here it's seen near sundown giving it a golden glow. Best seen near high tide

Redwing, carried forward from a trip to Scone Palace 

March 2017

Looks like March this year was a productive month

Green Sandpiper at Murton NR, click here for distant HD Video

Iceland Gull 3rd winter, filmed from the Fog Horn at Arbroath Harbour ( "Back o' thi heids" ) click here for HD Video

Siberian Chiffchaff, Keptie Pond. I still think there were two but couldn't prove it and never will

Red-necked Grebe from Lintrathen New Hide, a long-staying and welcome visitor

Black Redstart at Mains of Usan which fed along the beach and often perched on some lobster pots ("sunks" if you're from Arbroath)

Little Gull on a northern migration passing through Monikie

Goosander at Keptie Pond

Grey Heron near the mothballed Leisure Centre at Forfar Loch

Waxwing at Inverkeilor

Goldeneye at the Lurgies, very wary as are all of the birds when the shooting season starts. By March things start to settle down and migrants begin to move away