Back to birds, back to reality

An unscheduled walk down to Buddon Ness today to pass some time while waiting for Olive's hairdresser to work her magic! I didn't know the camp was open till I arrived and the website said there was no live firing until September 7th. I hoped to find a variety of butterflies, but in truth and despite what seemed to be good conditions I think I only saw five and only common species.
Later I had more than five butterflies in one buddleia bush in my garden!

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my disco wrestling days were over by 1989 when this was released. yes it was more like wrestling than dancing!

Bar-tailed Godwits at Buddon Ness, roughly 110 birds in the flock which had been flushed by kayakers

   

Sanderling in the same place

Some Common Darter Dragonflies on Barry Buddon and Carnoustie Golf Links

As yet unidentified species of Grasshopper, I can't remember them from year to year

Peacock

Red Admiral and Peacock

Red Admiral

Sun Fly - Helophilus pendulus, I'll say it's a male

Silver Y Moth

Comma Butterfly - again

   
Three weeks earlier than one found in 2019, this Comma Butterfly was one of the first butterflies to appear in the same Carnoustie garden as the sun broke through on August 30th. Despite borders filled with bee friendly flowers the butterflies were few, probably the lack of any heat.

Comma Butterfly in my step-daughters garden in Carnoustie, one seen in September 2019 in the same place

Peacock Butterfly

Just a bit of heat and some sunlight and the butterflies show up. This one is a Painted Lady on my buddleia which needs moving as it's now blocking the light

Red Admiral, and there was a Peacock seen later

Legless again!

Some sea birds from Ferryden and Scurdie Ness on 28/8/2020, along with the House Martins nest on my neighbours gale. Photos from my DSLR using the two times converter which doesn't make capturing distant moving targets easy.

Eider with a crab, I watched as it held each leg shaking it till the leg broke off, and gathered the crab again each time until just the body was left which it swallowed. At Ferryden

Gannet offshore at Scurdie Ness

Despite the strong wind I could hear this juvenile Guillemot calling to be fed. The adult didn't seem to have any problem fishing, returning after each dive with a fish

Same juvenile Guillemot

House Martin chicks being fed in the late evening sunlight

Same nest when the light had gone, note the adult appears to be holding or controlling the youngsters beak with its foot which I've noticed is common practice