Kinnaber Links to St Cyrus

A walk along the coastline from the sewage works north of Montrose to the mouth of the North Esk at Kinnaber. "Walk" is code for, I didn't get long to take photos as someone always moved on. The butterfly photos are taken with the same lens as everything else but it's very difficult to keep the heavy prime still and I can't be bothered carrying a tripod. Perhaps Olive can be bribed into that! (Unlikely).
No Skuas seen on the walk but they are due very soon and the large numbers of Terns and Kittiwakes will no doubt attract them in.

Also in the last few days, one and once two juvenile Black Terns were found on Rossie Spit. I did take some video but it was in poor light in the evening and won't be posting it. I'll wait for one to turn up at Inchcape Park in Arbroath if the multiple camper vans aren't keeping the terns away. (surely illegally parked and if they were travellers the polis would be moving them on?)

Knot, as it landed on the tide-line at Kinnaber

Same Knot showing the underwing

This Knot has a shrimp in its beak. It isn't chasing the Sanderling more a case of disturbing it

These Sanderling, and up to 100 others along the beach are still showing breeding plumage

Sanderling, unusually ginger

Yet another noisy Sandwich Tern

Common Tern

Success, and another fish on its way to a youngster begging on the shoreline

Lots of Great Black-backed Gulls along the beach and many roosting and preening near the North Esk estuary

A small section of the gulls in the estuary and thousands more on the beach and sea. It will be an impressive roost in the evening

Black-headed Gull losing its trademark black head

Pied Hoverflies seems to be the only option here

Meadow Brown butterfly, many around in the dunes but only the Ragwort and a few flowers available for feeding now

Not so many Ringlets and this one is a bit worn

Small Coppers also around in good numbers

A few Small Heaths but the breeze may have been an issue for them

Dundee Port area seen from Broughty Ferry as another dark rain laden cloud advanced down the Tay