An early morning visit to Tayock at Montrose Basin coinciding with the correct tidal stage and a sunny morning, albeit a very low sun to start with.
All photos and any videos were taken with my Nikon Coolpix P1000 as it was never likely I'd see any birds close in.The rich colours were in the low sunlight, later on the sun was more harsh.
Birds seen over a 3 hour plus period were:
Russian White-fronted Goose (obvious pink bill), 3 Barnacle Geese, 9 Brent Geese (pale-bellied), circa 20,000 Pink-footed Geese, 45+ Pintails, 90 Knot, 60 Dunlin with one leucistic, Wigeon, Teal, Redshank, Shelduck, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls feeding on PF Goose, and a Red Admiral!
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Brent pale-bellied Geese at Tayock, two adults and an immature, a family group
The two adults
Barnacle Geese, photo taken at 0750 hrs
Pintail drake
I think this is an immature drake, I'll check later
Leucistic Dunlin
Knot
Pink-footed Geese
Carrion Crow, stalks my garden
House Sparrow with a distinct white fleck behind its eye. Sometimes I see something in just the perfect light and pose, so I have to photograph it
Again
Not the ringed Starling but it's still around the garden daily