Greater Scaup, Pochard and Pintail

The worst first! The photo below was taken from the main road, the A934/A92 junction at Montrose Basin without entering the private land. I've managed to get Scaup, Pochard and Pintail in the same shot. There were two drake Scaup with nine ducks, one drake Pochard, around sixty Pintails and sixteen Tufted Duck.

Scaup and Pochard video, click here                                        Red-breasted Merganser courtship, click here for video

Colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit, click here for video          Shoveler video, click here

Drake and duck Scaup, Pochard drake and Pintails, and Tufted Ducks just out of shot

Peregrine which had just flushed all of the Godwits, Dunlin, Knot and Redshanks at Rossie Spit

A small group of Knot at Rossie Spit, there were more hidden nearer the water's edge

The male Kingfisher, perhaps being shown a little more tolerance by the female. Still two Little Egrets in front of the Bank of Scotland Hide and a third flew down the Basin from the Lurgies

A late afternoon view of the Iceland Gull at Victoria Park, Arbroath. I've got to take these photos as the opportunity arises as it may move on at anytime. Lit up by the low sunlight

For those into ageing gulls by plumage

A more relaxed bird sitting on a newly exposed rock near the toilet block. It's likely it's feeding on food thrown out by the many lunchtime visitors as do the Herring Gulls