Today it was Balgavies, then Murton and one of my default time fillers, Victoria Park in Arbroath. No photo but while sitting in the Gladstone Hide at Murton Jon and I saw one of the returning Green Sandpipers.
I try at this time of year to find where Jays are collecting and caching acorns. This one was found at Balgavies Loch when I wasn't looking for Jays
Not much to see today at Murton NR near Forfar, and boy are these Shovelers ugly. It's not their fault as they are still growing into their winter plumage, mind you look at the bills!
Some of a growing number of Wigeon, flushed by the ranger as he sped around on his quad bike type vehicle
I was surprised to see a few Common Darters still around, including a mating pair
The only Ringed Plover at Victoria Park at high tide and it didn't stay on a busy beach
Regulars may have noticed I have an obsession with Rock Pipits, so here's a few more from Victoria Park. It's going to get worse when I sit on the beach one day soon to get closer and level with the birds
Photo from a position vertically above the bird
Turnstone pecking at a crab. Another bird was running around with a bit of polythene in its beak which was stolen by another Turnstone and swallowed! It's disappointing to say the least as I see this kind of this at least weekly, seals with plastic around their neck, gulls with polythene caught on their legs and even a Roseate Tern with what looked like dental floss caught on its streamers! Oh what it is to be "human"
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