Smew drake, Kinnordy 3/1/2018

The Smew which was reported on 31/12/2017. Seen today to the east of the East Hide but as usual for a Smew never close, and this time it was because of the ice.

Smew drake, Kinnordy click here for video

Smew, Kinnordy (Canon SX60)

Dunlin at Victoria Park, Arbroath

Redshank in the late sunshine

One of "loads" of Rock Pipits at Victoria Park

May 2017

By May I was beginning to see some young birds, some still at the nest building stage and some which had just arrived back to breed.

Little Ringed Plover nest under attack, click here for HD video      Wood Sandpiper at Kinnordy, click here for HD video

Garden Warbler, Powmouth

House Martins collecting mud for nest building at St Cyrus

Linnet at Glaxo

Meadow Pipit at Scurdie Ness, not ready to give away its nest site until I moved on

Still a single Pink-footed Goose at the Lurgies which seemed fit enough to be able to migrate

Juvenile Starling in my garden

A Tree Pipit singing from the treetops in Glen Prosen

Tree Sparrows in my garden

Willow Warbler singing at St Cyrus

April 2017

Nothing special this week so I'm continuing with a review from this year, basically some of the photos I'd selected for a calendar I make for Olive. (no gulls allowed apparently).

I'm sneaking in two Purple Sandpiper photos taken at Corbie Bay this week, mainly because of the number I counted in the full photo, there were 41 amongst a flock with Turnstones on the rocks at the burn.

Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow nesting, click here for video?                   Red-throated Diver HD video, click here,

Not all of the 41 Purple Sandpipers are shown in this photo at Corbie

The budgie which hung around my garden for at least a month before succumbing to an apparent illness

A Corn Bunting seen between Easthaven and Craigmill Den which gave some hope of an expansion of the species breeding range. Unfortunately it was never seen again or was there any evidence of breeding in the area

I had this photo marked as a Lesser Redpoll, unless anyone can advise otherwise. Seen with others at Balgavies Hide in April

Marsh Harrier female, just a few days after returning

Osprey white JU at Kinnordy

Shoveler at Kinnordy

Cool dude at Keptie Pond, Arbroath

Wren in front of the car park hide at Murton