Sunday 25 August 2019

Peregrine at Barry Buddon

Another juvenile Peregrine, but I'm going to ask whether it could be a Hobby, previous Peregrine juvenile photos are very similar, but less brown and not so thin. There are Hobby and Peregrine photos of juveniles on Birdguides that are very similar to this bird which hasn't helped. It was seen just long enough to grab a few photos as it passed by at Barry Buddon, flying along the beach! 
NOT a Hobby, just another young Peregrine, and to confirm I found some old photos of mine with it's twin!!

Also a mixture of birds and insects. Geese and Greenshanks at the Lurgies, Dragonflies and Sand Martins at Murton and some scat!

Little Gull juvenile, West Links, Arbroath, click here for video






Peregrine juvenile, Barry Buddon







Wheatear juvenile heading south at Barry Buddon





Lesser Black-backed Gull juveniles at Barry Burn mouth, the adult was more wary of a dog and flew off, these followed soon after


Lorna's flowers


One of the many Peacock butterflies at Barry Buddon



Upper and underwing of the Peacock



Dogs and Sandwich Terns don't mix well, also Common and Arctic Terns, and Kittiwakes at Barry Buddon in a large flock



Small White butterfly


Common Field Grasshopper 


Day flying moth species


Linnet juvenile at the Lurgies



At least 400 Canada Geese at the Lurgies just now. Note the smaller birds which weren't so obvious when on the ground





Greenshanks, Maryton Ditch


Common Darter male at Murton



It seemed a bit early for the Rowan berries at Murton


Juvenile Sand Martin, still a dozen nests occupied at Murton


Yellowhammer, sitting at the viewpoint of course


I think this is Fox scat, unless someone has been walking a dog at Murton which isn't allowed




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