East Haven Webs June, and Arbroath Harbour

   
It was an early morning start for me at East Haven for my monthly Webs survey, the tide was suitable, no free-running dogs flushing the birds, but the predicted sunlight was hidden behind the clouds. As expected at this time of year the only birds seen were immatures, non-breeders and song birds breeding locally. I used the peace to photograph as many of the birds I could despite the light making birds in flight difficult.

Hours after my East Haven visit with the tide fully ebbed, I had a walk around Arbroath Harbour while I waited for Angus Tyres to fit two new tyres. I didn't find a Dipper in the Brothock, but at least one is there going by the droppings on a few stones.

I finished the days photography with a few photos in my garden using a 105mm lens bought late last year for its macro features. 

No videos today...

Grey Heron seen on the beach at East Haven while doing my monthly Webs survey for the BTO

Magpie foraging on the sea weed covered beach

Skylark, a loose estimate of 4 territories in one small field, with a larger field nearby but not readily accessible from the beach due to erosion of the small dunes and collapse of the path

Stock Dove with its partner nearby

Swallow

Goldfinch

Linnet male

Great black-backed Gull at Craigmill mouth, yellow ring X-068, info when I get it

An unexpected visitor to Arbroath Harbour, this Canada Goose flew in near to Danger Point where the fresh water from the Brothock Burn is popular with bathing and preening gulls

Lesser black-backed Gull

A few Starlings foraging around the harbour

Grey Heron fishing in a shady corner at low tide

I think this Rock Pipit is one of the only pairs that remain to nest around the harbour, unlike the numbers seen in winter

Anthomyiidae indet. A small fly species on the cut end of a garden cane

Red Admiral Butterfly, not seen recently because of the windy conditions

Sunning itself on a small "greenhouse"

Honey Bee, a stranger recently

It's not often that a Common Carder Bee stays still enough for a photo, this one was wandering around on the slabs

Despite looking good and not worn, shortly after this photo it keeled over and died