It's my hide rota week again and where better to test a camera. Anyone who takes photos at the various hides around Angus will know that they were never situated with photography in mind with most being shaded so it was good to find out the limits of the ISO handling of my camera.
Great Tit, regulars will guess the hide but I'm not naming it unless visitors continue to take along some food when they visit!
Red Squirrel, ignore the accidental pink borders, too busy to remove it
Robin, hearing these everywhere and they're becoming less timid when I approach
Siskin male, there's something about yellow plumage in birds and Siskins are a great example
Coal Tit
Dunnock, I'm hearing Dunnocks singing this week and recall last year that many were very visible in trees around Forfar Loch and reluctant to move, perhaps used to walkers
Lesser Redpoll male, one of at least five. I chose this over better photos as it didn't have a feeder in it
Lesser Redpoll 1st winter
Brown Hares in fields near the Shelduck Hides. Note I said hides as the new hide which is replacing the existing one might be completed by the end of this week. The old hide is becoming ever closer to the South Esk as the bank is being eroded
Brown Hares
Fulmar, one of many at St Cyrus on another gloomy day. No sign of Peregrines or Ravens
Little Egret again in the northwest corner of Montrose Basin, photographed at distance from the Wigeon Hide
Pink-footed Geese, around 1,000 reported this week, early morning
Red Kite, also in the northwest corner and at first glance looked a very large raptor as it stood out on the raised sand. It looks a bit scruffy in this photo but better in the next one as it flew away chased by crows
Red Kite, if only it came towards the hide instead of heading inland from the corner. Colour is a bit too good to be true!
Shelducks, flying in close formation
Black-headed Gull at Keptie Pond where I often spend the last half hour of the day before tea, unless I'm cooking it
Goosander female, it was the only one there but a male turned up on Wednesday along with four Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Keptie Pond. Two more at the Old Brewhouse
Moorhen at the feeding area where many are gathering and bickering and Coots actively fighting
Tufted drake, just love the colours and I should go earlier in the day when there's light
Tufted duck
Wigeon drake, chased away with five others by two teenage boys with bigger sticks in their hands than brains in their heads
Magpie at St Cyrus! Not a good photo but it's the first Magpie I've seen at St Cyrus, maybe one of those from along the plantation at Kinnaber
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