A strange juvenile Dunnock with a growth of a type I've never seen before, usually growths would be grey wart like and near the eyes, and sometimes feet.
Keptie Pond currently has a female Mandarin Duck, and when I was there on Thursday a Mediterranean Gull was bathing and two Pond or Yellow Bellied Sliders, a type of aquatic turtle were sunbathing.
Click the links below for video
Dunnock with growth 1 Dunnock 2
Juvenile Dunnock with a growth on its face, it looks healthy and is feeding in my garden now for a few days. Its beak is normal and the videos show it can see past the growth to see food
I've passed photos and video on to the BTO, and when I get an answer I'll add it here and perhaps in a new post on its own
Male Sparrowhawk, sitting above a feeder that's been empty for at least two months, not far from where the Dunnock was seen....
Large Yellow Underwing Moth, saved from the strimmer
Marbled Beauty Moth, phone photo
Mediterranean Gull, an unusual visitor at Keptie Pond in Arbroath
The Mandarin Duck (female) that's been at Keptie Pond for for nearly a week
Standing on one of the plastic pipes which carry water pumped from an old well, it works well to stop weed taking over
Pond or Yellow Bellied Sliders
Juvenile Razorbill at West Links, appeared to be on its own
One of three Mediterranean Gulls at West Links
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