13 - JANUARY 2019 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

[Mark Caunt]

Angus Bird Sightings for JANUARY 2019

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Tuesday 1st January:
little egret at denfind pond monikie and green sandpiper pn island pond near jetty. 13.50pm GMS

Red kite circling over fields at Meikle Cossans farm Glamis at 12.30pm. Les Scott

AGV:
Tuesday 1st January:
Spotted Redshank still in Invergowrie Bay, Dundee. 13.15pm.
Tim Gulson

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Thursday 3rd January:
c40 waxwings with a similar number of fieldfare opposite the Cutty Sark, just west of the DC Thompson works on Dundee Kingsway 12.50pm.
GMS

AGV:
Thursday 3rd January:
Spotted redshank still at riverside np from hide 14.40.
Jon Cook

Update news received:

50 or so, with more flying in, still at or around Cuttie Sark pub on Kingsway. Very flighty but feeding on rowans on same side as pub. 2.45 pm. Jim Cook

Flock of waxwings + redwings top of tree Eastern Cemetry near Lidl, Dundee. Dropping down to get Yew berries 3 pm
Brian Sturrock

[Alex Shepherd]

"White Gull", thought to be the leucist, now 1st winter Herring Gull seen previously at West Links. Offshore from the platform at Elliot at 1535 today. Around 300-400 gulls roosting at Elliot mouth and one Short-eared Owl reported by photographers on golf course.

[joncook]

Spotted Redshank still present at Invergowrie Bay/Riverside NP from hide 14.40pm

Jon

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Friday 4th January:
Still c50 Waxwings on Kingsway East opposite DC Thompson on tall trees with mixed thrushes. 11.30am.
Gus

[Alex Shepherd]

Friday, 4th January 2019.

Spotted Redshank still near metal hide at Riverside at 1145, tide rising then. Be aware, many trees obscuring the hide view.

Green Sandpiper still between anglers building/pier and island on Island Pond at Monikie, 1333.

Black Redstart seen briefly on sewage works roof at Inchcape Park after being flushed again from the beach, 1500hrs.

[Nicola Main]

Kinnordy Loch = 26 Whooper Swans, Mallard, Wigeon, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, female Hen Harrier behind reedbed, Snipe. A lot of ice on loch outside Gullery Hide East Hide was best for viewing wildfowl.

[Bob McCurley]

Jan 5th Male Blackcap at Mac Kinnon Centre Broughty Ferry at 3 pm on Cotoneaster Tree on Right hand side as you enter car park , in company with Redwings - --Juvenile SPARROW HAWK showing well in Eastern cemetery along with 2 Magpies

[Alex Shepherd]

Reported today on BirdGuides.

"Black Redstart", Arbroath. "one on the pitch today at Gayfield". must have been a late substitute resulting in Arbroath's 1-0 win over Brechin!

Wigeon Hide: Little Egret on scrape, later in the cattle field at the Lurgies. 77 Pintails from the hide and a Dunlin murmuration, also a Sparrowhawk bathing in the Mill Burn. No Twite seen.

Pintail pair, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807@N03/31678183617/in/dateposted-public/

Dunlin murmuration, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807@N03/31678201507/in/dateposted-public/

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[Stephen Appleton]

Eastern Cemetery (also in trees opposite Aldi), Dundee; 5th January 2019, 13:00-13:30:
50+ Waxwings, 50+ Redwings, Mistle Thrushes, Fieldfare, Sparrowhawk (male)

Also, in response to post towards end last year; magpie seen in cemetery today and quite a number seen though Angus & Dundee in recent months. 12 years ago we arrived in Scotland from SE England, there was a noticable lack of Magpies (as well as a pleasing peace with no Ring Necked Parakeets). Magpies have certianly been increasing in number over the last few years in this region; 6 or 7 seen in single field in last couple of weeks between Tealing and Auchterhouse. That's in addition to several other sightings. Magpies have also been seen for several years in the Friary gardens in Dundee (corner of City Road & Tulideph Road).

[Jean Cobb]

Little egret at Denfind pond,Monikie. Jim

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Thursday 10th January:
Glossy Ibis in flight and seen to land near northbound side of A90 approx half a mile north of Kirriemuir / Forfar junction at 9.10am.
Rob NN

Also received:

little egret, Monifieth beach.
David Jamieson.

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: Thursday 10th January 2019 - 2:00pm
Species: Waxwing
Details: 9x Waxwings at 2:00pm briefly feeding on berries and fly catching from trees on Eddie avenue and opposite on Trinity fields crescent, Brechin.

[Jim Carter]

10 January 2019
Heard a blackbird singing in Traill Terrace, Montrose at c.1645hrs tonight. Is this quite early in the year? Also saw a Common Buzzard fly from conifers on Montrose South Links this morning. (much bigger than sparrowhawk) Quickly chased by herring gulls.

[Alex Shepherd]

Arbroath Golf Course,1600, 12/1/2019.
One Short-eared Owl hunting at Hatton end of course

Backwater Dam, 11/1/2019.
Approximately 30 Common Crossbills moved through trees at the dam car park, 1115 Friday morning.

Lintrathen,1210 Friday on elevated hide path, 12 Common Crossbills.

Kinnordy, 1300 Friday, two Bramblings at feeders.

[Bob McCurley]

Craig Mill Den -Carnoustie -- 1 BUZZARD - 1 GOLDCREST -- FLOCK OF 30 LINNETS- FLOCK OF 13 WOOD PIGEONS - 1 ROBIN - 10 ROOKS - 2 MALLARDS-

[Alex Shepherd]

White-fronted Goose still with Greylags at Murton, also hybrid and Pink-footed. Best viewed during worker's lunch break! (flushed by noise).

Bank of Scotland Hide. 2 Little Egrets, 1 Water Rail and 9 Black-tailed Godwits. No Kingfisher.

Brothock Burn, beach to E&O Fish, 2 Dippers together, 2 separate Grey Wagtails and a Grey Heron.

No sign of Black Redstart, in or outside Gayfield or the beach at Inchcape, Arbroath.

[Ron Mitchell]

White-tailed Eagle on Montrose Basin 11.30ish, only stay for 5 mins. Looked like a juvenile I could not see any wing tags or rings.

[Alex Shepherd]

Elliot marshes, Arbroath, 18/1/2019, 1428hrs.

1 Jack Snipe on platform pond, Arbroath side of railway crossing, also probable second one, and between both seaward side of railway and golf course marshes, 22 Common Snipe. Also 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting, Sanderling and gulls. Wellies or waders required.

[Bob McCurley]

Monthly Rota count at Montreathmont Forest Hide on behalf of ADBC Bird Club produced - 3 REDPOLLS - 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER-
4 SISKIN- 1 BRAMBLING - 3 CHAFFINCH - 2 DUNNOCKS - 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - 2 ROBINS - 2 BLACKBIRDS - 2 GOLDFINCH- LONG TAILED TIT - COAL TIT- BLUE TIT - GREAT TIT - 4 CROSSBILLS on way up to hide -

[Alex Shepherd]

East Haven, 19/1/2019, 1235 hrs
Little Egret in the ditch at the car park today, unlikely to stay around on a better, busier day. Flew towards Craigmill, could be the Monikie one?

Arbroath Cliffs, 17 Fulmars sitting on the sea off the Mariners Grave, 23 Purple Sandpipers at Whiting Ness.

[Mark Caunt]

Text received:

Sunday 20th January:
0645hrs Barn Owl flew across intersection of B9128 and B978 near North Draffin Farm.
Chris and Val Browne

[Jean Cobb]

1 little egret over Elliot,Saturday 19th.Jan.c11.30am. Jim Cobb

[Dean Prow]

Victoria Park, Arbroath. 16:14

Black redstart, found just by the hut/seating area.

[Alex Shepherd]

Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin, 22/1/2019, 1300 hrs

Good numbers of waders, including 40+ Black-tailed Godwits, Knot, Dunlin, Curlew, Oystercatcher and 22 Shovelers. Big numbers of other ducks all briefly flushed by a Peregrine.

[Alex Shepherd]

Little Egret on the beach in front of the car park at East Haven today at 1345 hrs. 12 Stock Doves in ploughed field to west of village and at Craigmill, same ones.

[Bob McCurley]

LITTLE EGRET 2 OF AND KINGFISHER ON VIEW FROM MONTROSE BASIN VISITOR CENTRE WINDOW TODAY - GREAT VIEWS

[gus guthrie]

Lintrathen Loch 4pm

c.1200 raft of wildfowl, mainly Wigeon & Teal.
also a roost of c. 800 Common Gulls & Herring Gulls.

Kinnordy Loch. 4 Bramblings near feeders

Angus glens this morning;

sub-adult Golden Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Woodcock, Black Grouse, Stonechat, Fieldfare, Raven

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Sunday 27th January:
8 Waxwings at east end Gallagher retail park 11 to 13.00 today per Wendy Irons

[gus guthrie]

Eassie to Kirriemuir 9.30pm

3 Barn Owls and a Tawny Owl on my way home from work tonight.

[gus guthrie]

Eassie 4pm

At least 20 Brambling in a mixed flock of c150 birds feeding on strip of gamecrop north of Eassie crossroads, also included Yellowhammers, Reed Buntings and Chaffinches.

[Dean Prow]

6am this morning, long eared owl on fence post 100 yards or so past the left turn to colliston from Letham grange, second time this week on the same post. Barn owl by leysmill

[Charles Rough]

1 perched barn owl on a post running along drumgeith road in Dundee,9.45pm