First photos are from Forfar Loch where numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Goosander and Mute Swans are rising, and there are still some Redwings around, but I didn't see Fieldfares. No sign of any Otters so I amused myself trying to stalk Magpies which were inevitably spooked by walkers.
Earlier in the week we'd walked to the Wigeon Hide at Montrose Basin, but on a very still day there were few birds at high tide other than Redshanks. The Twite numbers weren't particularly high in the middle of the day, and an unfortunate individual appeared to have an injured wing, which will make it vulnerable to predators and dogs.
Gadwall drake at Forfar Loch
Grey Wagtail feeding on the frozen puddles at the west end of the loch
Couldn't make a choice between photos so posted both
One of two Magpies near the sailing club exercise apparatus, originally seen under the feeder tree
Eight Magpies were drinking in a puddle near the car park near to dusk. This one jumped up the tree on two occasions but couldn't hold on
Mute Swan from the viewing platform
This male Sparrowhawk came crashing into the tree with the feeders but as they often do it failed to catch anything. A member or members of the public fill the feeders so if you are going to the loch then why not take some food and top them up
Tree Sparrow, Forfar Loch. Numbers in my garden have risen to at least ten recently
One of the 48 Twite seen earlier this week at Montrose Basin
Most Twite now have colour rings and on this visit there were no Linnets amongst the flock, and just one Goldfinch
I wonder if they'd sit in a suitable pose in a Xmas tree!
One of the nine Waxwings in the play park at the entrance to Tesco, Montrose. They were feeding warily in a tree of pink berries
A bit of a tight crop to remove another bird from this photo, taken when they were flushed by a crow
I think I know a part owner of this Grob and I'm going to ask if it's allowed to fly level with the clifftop at Whiting Ness