Thursday, 18 October 2018

No Flycatcher photo!

Latest or should it be late photos from nearby which I'll write about later today. Currently showing newest first. 

The post title refers to the Red-breasted Flycatcher at Mains of Usan which I briefly saw and never even came close to photographing, such is the nature of chasing warblers and in this case warbler like birds. 

Some video links below of birds too distant for photos which don't look as good as the original files. I'll try and find out what the blog is doing to them. Note, they will look best if you choose 1080HD in YouTube.

Barnacle Goose at Murton, click here for video       Green Sandpiper at Murton, click here for video

Hybrid Goose at Murton, click here for video       Snipe (5) at Murton, click here for video

Grey Plover at dawn near Craigmill, click here for video


Brambling along the Lurgies path on Thursday 18th


I only got two photos before a walker flushed them, around a dozen birds mixed in with some tits and chaffinches. This photo has foliage blowing across the bird and has been resurrected as well as possible!


Male Chaffinch for comparison



Photo of some of the 600+ Golden Plover at Tayock, taken from the footbridge at Montrose Station. They'd move further out on the mud by the time I got to Tayock. Canon SX60


Another of the Goldeneye at Mains of Usan, mucked up this time by my failure to adjust the settings, hey-ho


Yellowhammer at the Lurgies



Goldeneye, Mains of Usan


Hybrid Goose, Murton NR. I thought part Canada and part Greylag but not so sure now with a better photo


Murton NR, still no water which will affect the winter wildfowl. There is a Green Sandpiper somewhere in this photo. Canon SX60


Mute Swans on the back pond at Murton


Wigeon, flushed by loud noise, then by someone off the paths


Chiffchaff, Ferryden


Eider, Ferryden. Mock courtship appears to be going on with males displaying and females being chased


Look at me ladies


This one was on a mission


Rook, Mains of Usan. The Rooks were collecting these green cones from the conifers and caching them somewhere nearby


Small White Butterfly, Auchmithie. Taken on 10/10/2018, also in the same area were a Painted Lady and a Red Admiral


Dunlin, Arbroath. Apparently on 11/10/2018 when I recall it was gloomy, cold and windy


Rock Pipit, same day and place as the Dunlin, Victoria Park again. One of my default places to go when I've got half an hour left of the day



Turnstones, around 35 now 


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