3 - MARCH 2010 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

[Bob McCurley]

MARCH 14TH. 10AM - 11-30 P.M. -- KITTIEWAKES. 2 - GANNET 1- RED THROATED DIVER 3 LONG TAILED TIT
KESTREL . BUZZARDS - GREAT TIT - SPARROW HAWK -SKYLARKS
above all seen at Kinnaber Links Area on the ADBC Field Outing today -- First Stop --

March 14TH. 1200 MONTROSE BASIN - LURGIES - WIGEON HIDE AREAS- 3 GREENSHANK - 24 TWITE - 1500 PINKFEET - 25 GREYLAG. REDWING -----Second stop

March 14th. 1400HRS. Montreathmont Forest - GREEN WOODPECKER - GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - JAY - SISKINS - SPARROW HAWK, BUZZARDS,
In Total 72 species were recorded during the outing .

[Bob McCurley]

March 14th 11-30AM. WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE JUV. reported at Loch of Kinnordy RSPB Reserve . Observed for 15mins . and then seen flying off in Easterly direction towards Montrose Basin - this was reported to me by Davie Stein and Gordon Maxwell.

March 14th. 3-45 pm . SLAVONIAN GREBE - Redcastle ADBC / Hide Lunan Bay Bird observed and reported by Cliff Davies

[cliff.davies]

Slav Grebe out in front of the hide at about 17.45 this afternoon, associating with a group of mergansers. Also 30+ Long-tailed Ducks.

[Clive McKay]

Dear all

News of an interesting website cataloguing raptor persecution has been doing the rounds on other newsgroups in Scotland. The link is http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/

Crossbills very notiveable in the plantation around here at the moment. PLease keep an eye open for colour-rings on any birds that you get close enough to.

Cheers

Clive

[Bob McCurley]

March 16th. 1245hrs. pm SMEW female - 1 still present at Forfar Loch - West end of Loch

March 16th. 1300hrs. GOOSEANDERS 45 AT FORFAR LOCH WEST END

mARCH 16TH. 1215PM KINGFISHER 1 AT EAST ( COMMUNITY CENTRE ) END

[Nicola]

1 Kingfisher at Barry Mill.

[Bob McCurley]

March 17th. 11a.m. MAGPIES 3 BARRY BUDDON At Moniefieth entrance end - normally only 1to 2 seen

[stevendoig]

49 Species seen at Kinnordy this morning. Record for me!

Nothing overly unusual except a single BRAMBLING at the car park, hanging around with three or four chaffinch.

Also 2 Red Squirrel, Otter, Hare and Roe Deer.

[Roy Adamson]

I found the well decomposed remains of our resident water rail in the engine compartment of our Landrover today. It would seem that the Kingfishers have not survived the winter either- no sign for months. The good news is that the tree sparrows have returned to the nest box in the garden this week.

[Bob McCurley]

March 18th. 1400 hrs. SLAVONIAN GREBE 1 Seen by Graham from Redcastle Hide at Lunan Bay N.O. 689509
VELVET SCOTER 2 seen in flight at same site

March 18th 1300hrs. PUFFIN 1 only - Seen by Graham at Castle Sea Bay - N.O.381436 First record this Spring ?

[Mickey Mellon]

19 Mar 2010 condor East grid 626430 1st returning Lapwings,(2) hopefully breeders

[Grant Balfour]

Three Dippers at different locations today:
1 - River Southesk at Powmouth
1 - Lade at Scotston
1 - River Southesk at River Street, Brechin.

Also - Kingfisher (1) at Powmouth and flock of around 120 Chaffinches in a grass/weed field at NO651571.

[Mickey Mellon]

RM Condor West grid 616439. Found the only breeding male Great Spotted Woodpecker on the camp dead. It had hit the conservatory window on officers mess. Hope another turns up

[burnie]

Went for a drive over the Cairn 'o' mount,little near the road due to the heather having been recently burnt.Walk along a woodland track near Bridge of Dye gave some great views of a dozen Crossbills,some on the ground drinking from a pool about 20 feet away,pity no camera with me.

[joncook]

3 Sand Martins at Balgavies this pm, also 1 White -fronted Goose
Jon

[Bob McCurley]

March 22nd. 1430pm. SAND MARTINS 4 On Island Pond - Monikie Country Park - Dundee NO. 506380

[cr]

single male wheatear on the clifftop path walk between arbroath and auchmithie,100,s of kittiwakes now on ledges plus guilemots/razorbills, 2 puffins,shags,i seem to be seeing more cormorants pairing off here than i used to, i also had kestrel/yellowhammer/linnit/curlew/great black backed gull/fulmar/skylark

pics wheatear
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/k ... r/whe1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/k ... r/whe2.jpg

[gus guthrie]

White-fronted goose still present this afternoon at 2.30pm swimming with Greylags.

[burnie]

A dozen plus,Corn Buntings on the edge of Inverkeilor this evening,several yellowhammers too.

[Mickey Mellon]

24/03/2010 Condor east 626430 pair Kestrels hunting over their nest area

[Bob McCurley]

March 24th. 10-45 a.m. SEA EAGLE Sighting reported in Bonnyton Farm area at N.O. 656 558

March 24th. 11-15 a.m. GREENSHANKS 4 Seen from Montrose Basin Centre Viewing Window +8 TREE SPARROWS

March 24th. 1400hrs. PUFFIN Seen at Auchmithie Harbour area

[Mickey Mellon]

27/03/2010 St Vigeans grid 638433 Blackbird carrying a mouthful of worms into bushes. Grid
616439 Condor West I reported a breeding male had been killed flying into window. Good news is that another male has moved in and was heard hammering away at 0800 this morning. Will keep checking for breeding

[Hannah Morton]

Sea eagle seen flying west from Kinnordy around 2.30pm

Osprey pair at reserve

Male marsh harrier seen a couple of times.

Still some whoopers present, along with mute swan, teal, gadwall, shoveler, wigeon, tufted duck, pair of goosander, lapwing, 2 pair redshank. Water rail calling.

[davew]

By Dave Winter - Sunday 28th March 2010

Kinnordy - Osprey fishing, Water Rail flew across the front of Gullery hide.

Backwater - First of the year Meadow Pipits on the grass at the first car park - summer plumaged Black Throated Diver seen from the far car park.

Kilry - Fieldfares and Redwings in field side of the road.

Peregrine at nest site in the glens.

[Allan Hall]

Near Kinnordy 2 male Ospreys this afternoon