Nothing much at Montrose Basin although an estimate of around 5000 Pink-footed Geese in one big flock on the mud had a Barnacle Goose with them. Returning home I drove past and went to Keptie Pond to see if anything new had arrived. I ended up sitting for about an hour while birds came to me, only to be scared away again by noisy people and free-running dogs which must chase the same birds daily! Not a grammar failure, some people chase the birds too!
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Wigeon duck, female
Female obscuring a male
Wigeon drake, male
Love in a cold climate (Mallards)
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No love here between two Moorhens
The Pintail/Mallard hybrid, no sign of the male with his mate
Female Goosander, from the dark side
Same bird from the light side
I assume this is the same "couthie" Heron I've seen before
The Little Grebe is still on its own
The male Mute Swan was patrolling the pond edge
Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls today but not together. They are still at the wary stage and wouldn't come near, or if they did another dog arrived
I don't know of any nest sites nearby, so this is maybe a dry run to attract a mate?
Immature
The ever resourceful Herring Gulls even eat bird seed
There were 16 Jackdaws together at the feeding area
A rather lean and dark Feral Pigeon
At last a returning Yellowhammer, probably back on its nesting territory nearby. I wonder if it will stay around as many birds have abandoned the garden due to a persistent male Sparrowhawk
