Dull December days!

   
I didn't go far or to many places this week, but despite that I got my first "argentatus" Herring Gull, the northern variant at Arbroath Harbour.

There were between 110 and 400 Common Scoters still at Lunan Bay (on different days), also up to 40 Long-tailed Ducks and 9 Red-throated Divers.

The Lesser Yellowlegs may still be around at the Basin, and the Great Northern Diver continues and was seen again on Friday cruising and fishing upstream from Maryton all of the way up to Miss Erskine's Bank.

Herring Gull, larus argentatus, (northern variant Herring Gull)      Purple Sandpipers, not easy to film where they sit      

Gull Research website worth visiting if you're one of the minority that like gulls!

Herring Gull northern variant larus argentatus at Arbroath harbour

Little Egret, it was directly in front of the old harbour at Montrose Basin and flushing it was unavoidable

Treecreeper, seen from my car in the Lurgies car park, and I was very happy to get a photo like this with the sun just disappearing at 1510 on a dull afternoon 

Possibly the Lesser Yellowlegs, this from a video frame taken in rain and poor light. It was in the channel at Miss Erskine's Bank, colours are not correct but that's the best I could get

More Great Northern Diver photos and the first one is the only one I've got with a bit of late sunlight on it

I'm not saying "the last photo" here just in case it stays around when the sun is out!