Male Kestrel near to the start of the cliffs path at Victoria Park
Not one of the Rock Pipits along the cliff path, this one was feeding on seed left by a member of the public at Whiting Ness
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Kestrel - Arbroath Cliffs
A quick visit to Arbroath Cliffs to look for Snow Buntings failed, but a male Kestrel hovered at the cliff edge long enough for a few photos. Also a small flock of seven Rock Pipits, Curlews, and Oystercatchers but no sign of a Merlin which was seen recently.
A dander on the beach - birds were seen!
It's raining, but not in my heart, apparently I don't have one. Enough about that!
Some birds and a list of others seen during a walk from Elliot near Arbroath to East Haven, south along the coastal path and back on the beach near high tide.
Starting near to but short of East Haven we saw, 9 Grey Plovers, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, around 36 sanderlings, many Redshanks, 11 Curlews, Teal, Turnstones, Mallards, Cormorants, Black-headed, Herring, Common and Great Black-backed Gulls. Also five Stonechats, 2 Snipe, Pied Wagtails, Starlings, Rooks, Crows, Jackdaws and a young Peregrine who gave up chasing the Starlings.
The very large/long field which runs from the old Dowrie Works site along past Hatton has been grubbed out and what looks like winter turnips for cattle planted. I think a great idea would be, (I think many of my ideas are great, at first!) to investigate if the farmer could be encouraged and with help from interested parties, to plant Wild Bird Cover in a strip along the coastal path boundary with the field. The seed mixture could be adjusted to make it both suitable for insects, bees, and butterflies and to provide cover and winter food for birds.
Some birds and a list of others seen during a walk from Elliot near Arbroath to East Haven, south along the coastal path and back on the beach near high tide.
Starting near to but short of East Haven we saw, 9 Grey Plovers, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, around 36 sanderlings, many Redshanks, 11 Curlews, Teal, Turnstones, Mallards, Cormorants, Black-headed, Herring, Common and Great Black-backed Gulls. Also five Stonechats, 2 Snipe, Pied Wagtails, Starlings, Rooks, Crows, Jackdaws and a young Peregrine who gave up chasing the Starlings.
The very large/long field which runs from the old Dowrie Works site along past Hatton has been grubbed out and what looks like winter turnips for cattle planted. I think a great idea would be, (I think many of my ideas are great, at first!) to investigate if the farmer could be encouraged and with help from interested parties, to plant Wild Bird Cover in a strip along the coastal path boundary with the field. The seed mixture could be adjusted to make it both suitable for insects, bees, and butterflies and to provide cover and winter food for birds.
Stonechat, one of five seen
A different Stonechat later in the afternoon as the sun painted everything with a yellow/orange hue
Brilliant little waders Sanderlings, rushing around the tide line then suddenly they all run up the beach. I could have sat and watched them but it was a walk and not a bird trip!!
This one sped past and even went into the water to keep its distance from Olive and I
Teal drake, very tolerant of the noisy passing trains
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