Some of the species I recorded on a visit to Carnoustie Golf Links. I think better is yet to come as more flowers emerge and perhaps even the wind will stop. I found 25 species of birds, 2 of butterflies, 1 damselfly and of course some very small frogs with tadpoles yet to fully form into frogs.
I did take some video which was accidentally deleted, I might try and resurrect it if I have time.
Dark Green Fritillary Butterfly on Carnoustie Golf Links boundary
Feeding on Knapweed, I expect more butterflies once more of it flowers
In the breezy conditions the butterflies wouldn't settle
Common Blue Butterfly seen with four others on the vegetation which has grown in where the wind farm cable trench has been back-filled
Common Blue Damselfly male, not many around and just one female seen briefly
The tiny Early Bumblebee
Volucella bombylans Hoverfly, a Bumblebee mimic, looks much like a Red-tailed bumblebee at first glance, note the antennae
One of a distant pair of Magpies on the practice course
One of the two Mute Swans on the small pond near the Buddon Camp boundary, no sign of any cygnets
Some Sand Martins were sitting on the fairway, 8-10 were flying around feeding and occasionally drinking from the small loch
One of three female Tufted Ducks with a single drake, no ducklings seen
Ok, what is disappearing behind one of the vehicles in the wind farm compound?
and finally a Woodpigeon which was unusually tame
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