Saturday, 18 January 2025

Long-tailed Duck and Mandarins in Arbroath

Six days since my last post, so this one has a collection from various sites on four different days.
Photos of Mandarins, a Long-tailed Duck and an unexpected Peregrine are the highlights.


Going back in time, starting at Balgavies Loch on 17/1/2025. This Roe and one another were in front of the Hide


Drake Gadwall


Goosander female at Monikie








Black-headed Gull


Goldeneye drake


The first Peregrine I've ever seen in Craigmill Den, unfortunately it flew behind trees in the overgrown den, hence the rubbish photo


These photos are from Montreathmont Forest on 16/1/2025. The male Siskin was the only one I saw


Great Spotted Woodpecker


Blue Tit


Goldfinch


Coal Tit


Robin


Dunnock


Long-tailed Duck, a drake in Arbroath Harbour on 15/1/2025, with the low sunlight around 4pm lighting it up


The same bird on it's shaded flank 





Eider drake


Black-headed Gull


A Turnstone looking through the detritus from the lobster pots (sunks if you're from Arbroath)


A pair of Mandarin Ducks at Keptie Pond on 14/1/2025


One of very few times when there weren't dozens of Mallards in the way


The female striking a wide stance to stop falling on the water covered ice


Mallard drakes fighting over a "woman"


A lonely Grey Plover seen on my BTO Webs count at East Haven


Pied Wagtail


Rock Pipit with a small shell in its beak

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