Make hay when the sun shines

Another balmy sunny day so I dragged Olive out to top up her tan! The plan was to find Stock Doves in the East Haven area or Craigmill Den and we did both. Also on East Haven beach, and in front of the car park was the Little Egret but it quickly flew off when someone approached.

Stock Dove, one of around twelve near East Haven, then again in the trees at the bottom of Craigmill Den

Feral Pigeon for comparison

Woodpigeon

Still at or near East Haven, a Common Gull

Redshank, quite a few at East Haven in front of the car park

Sanderlings feeding alongside the Redshanks

An unusual find by Olive, hibernating Ladybirds tucked into a crevice in Rosa Rugosa

I wonder if this Ringed Plover has been at Victoria Park in Arbroath since late autumn. I'll have a closer look for the one with the yellow flag to confirm if I can

The almost obligatory Rock Pipit photo

This House Sparrow has been struggling a bit but seemed better today after getting more peace to feed. Photo from my garden while waiting for Olive to put on the many layers it takes to stand around watching me, watching birds

Olive's pet Robin

One of the twenty or so Starlings that risk my feeders in between the relatively frequent Sparrowhawk visits. I think there's only one, the male now