15 - MARCH 2019 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:40 am

Angus Bird Sightings for MARCH 2019

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:55 pm

AGV:
Friday 1st March:
Report on Birdguides of Snow Bunting at Elliot rivermouth yesterday pm
Jon Cook

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:41 pm

AGV:
Sunday 3rd March 11am:
Little Egret and Pintail (m) at BoS hide, Montrose Basin.
John Clark.

Dean Prow · Post by **Dean Prow** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:58 pm

Great afternoon in an Angus glen.

Ringtail hen harrier
Red kite
Black grouse
Golden plover
Lapwing
Curlew

joncook · Post by **joncook** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:17 pm

Report on Fife Bird News of an Osprey north over Kirkcaldy at 17:20 tonight, so eyes peeled tomorrow.
Jon

joncook · Post by **joncook** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:15 am

Report on Birdguides of Osprey at Piperdam 09:11 this morning.
See above!
Jon

ps This is the earliest date for Osprey in Angus & Dundee, previously 24/03/1987
Jon

Jim Carter · Post by **Jim Carter** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:01 am

Saw four Magpies together in Montrose East Links conifers this morning. Often seen in this area.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:21 pm

AGV:
Tuesday 5th March:
White tailed Eagle over Montrose Basin, juv. Flying north east. 13.55
Simon Ritchie
Update: WTE has white wing tag and is flying over lurgies Reed bed 14.00

Alex Shepherd · Post by **Alex Shepherd** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:06 pm

Adult Iceland Gull seen today at Victoria Park, Arbroath. Originally flew out to sea but returned to roost with Herring Gulls by the old sewage pipe, opposite the road to West Seaton (Cliffburn area).

41 Corn Buntings in one tree at Boghead Cottages.

13 Razorbills, 150+ Kittiwakes and many Fulmars offshore north of Auchmithie Harbour.

Long video using digital zoom due to distance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8q9oc5oSQ

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Alex Shepherd · Post by **Alex Shepherd** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:06 pm

No sign of adult Iceland Gull by 1700 at Victoria Park, Arbroath, roost not fully uncovered. Half tide on Thursday may suit, gulls bathe and preen in the fresh water of the burn. High tide is 1449.

daviddegernier · Post by **daviddegernier** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:47 pm

Red Kite. Sunday 1640hrs. Over Murton Nature reserve and Foresterseat.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:22 pm

Repeat news received:

Black redstart to south of Arbroath harbour by slipwway. 2.10pm. GMS

Andrew Glaysher · Post by **Andrew Glaysher** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:30 pm

up to 23 common snipe showing very well today from the visitor centre at Montrose Basin, quite unusual to see them so active in the open. Kingfisher was also around most of the day and over 120 Pintail and 5 Scaup.

gus guthrie · Post by **gus guthrie** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:52 pm

Sunday 10th.
Forfar Loch 21 Magpies roosting in trees at west of loch

Montrose Basin;
5 Scaup
Little Egret
Kingfisher

Victoria Park, Arbroath ;
Merlin chasing Linnets in field at start of cliff path

Black Redstart still at slipway south of Harbour, Arbroath

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:49 pm

AGV:
Tuesday 12th March:
Merlin at Keptie Pond/Angus College area, Arbroath. Also two Magpies. 1.10 pm.
Neil Black

AGV:
Tuesday 12th March:
x19 Waxwings favouring high tree tops in the Boyd Orr/Trinity Fields Crescent/Eddie Ave area of Brechin. From 12:00-2:40pm at least.
Mark Caunt

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:13 am

AGV:
Wednesday 13th March:
x19 Waxwings still favouring tree tops in the Boyd Orr/Trinity Fields Crescent/Eddie Ave area of Brechin. 10:00am.
Mark Caunt

stevendoig · Post by **stevendoig** » Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:15 pm

kinnordy this morning -

a single sand martin from the gullery - seen well twice - crazy early but there ye go!

colinlamond · Post by **colinlamond** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:25 am

Went to Kinnordy on Friday morning.

Saw a few whooper swans. Lots of wigeon, teal, tufted duck. A few goldeneye and shoveler also.

Large flock of field fare were in one of the fields and redwing were passing through the woodland.

Lots of oystercatchers, lapwings. A couple of redshank, snipe and a curlew.

There were a few brambling in the woodland, with a couple of tree sparrow. Reed bunting were singing.

Saw one sparrowhawk, two buzzard

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:21 pm

AGV:
Friday 15th March:
4 little gulls on Island Pond, Monikie 12.20pm.
GMS

Dean Prow · Post by **Dean Prow** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:56 pm

Easthaven to Elliot, very quiet bird wise. Best of a small bunch were...

Meadow pipit
RB merganser
Sparrowhawk
Sanderling
Stonechat

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:19 pm

2 LESSER BLACK BACKED GULLS- - 2 GREATER BLACK BACKED GULLS - 40 COMMON GULLS - 1 LITTLE GULL - 3 DABCHICK - 10 GOLDENEYE - 8 TUFTED DUCK - 1 WIGEON - 2 TEAL - 2 COOT - 1 MOORHEN - 2 MUTE SWANS - 8 RED BREASTED MERGANSERS - 1 OYSTERCATCHER--
AND 1 MUSCOVY DUCK (NATIVE OF MEXICO ) BUT THIS LOVEY SPECIMEN WAS " DUMPED " BY SOME UNCARING INDIVIDUAL BUT APPEARED QUITE HAPPY FEEDING AMONGST THE LOCAL MALLARDS.

Alex Shepherd · Post by **Alex Shepherd** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:26 pm

4 Little Gulls on Island Pond at Monikie today. Little wind or action at 1208. Previously numbers built over a few days, surely more to come.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:08 am

AGV:
Wednesday 20th March:
White tailed sea eagle flying over Shandford Farm Fern DD9 7RS being mobbed by gulls 10am.
WM

AGV:
Wednesday 20th March:
4 waxwings near the top of Grange Road, Monifieth at 10.30am.
GMS

AGV:
Wednesday 20th March:
30+ Little Gull At Island Pond, Monikie.
I Laird

Alex Shepherd · Post by **Alex Shepherd** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:36 pm

Six Puffins north of Auchmithie Harbour, near Maiden Stane this afternoon. Also Guillemot, Razorbill and Small Tortoiseshell butterfly.

Puffin video, YouTube processed out the quality!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKZNA_8nv6U

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Dean Prow · Post by **Dean Prow** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:20 pm

Black redstart still in attendance at inchape.

Solitary goosander (f) on keptie pond, also two magpies.

Not Angus but caught up with the walker dam mandarin duck in Aberdeen on my lunch break today.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:24 pm

Common, returning migrant news received today.
Thursday 21st March:

Singing chiffchaff near East Hide at Kinnordy. 1.00pm today.
Anne Reid.

Male Wheatear on boulders at Carnoustie Buddon Course. 3.05.
A Fell

Note: rather than texting out news of common, returning migrants on the AGV Text system, I will post here.
Anything unusual or noteworthy, will go out on the AGV as usual. Thank you.

Ron Mitchell · Post by **Ron Mitchell** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:45 pm

09.30 5 whooper Swans at Montrose Basin

gus guthrie · Post by **gus guthrie** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:34 pm

Monikie Country Park;
c.50 Little Gulls on Island pond.

Kinnordy Loch;

3 Chiffchaff
47 Whooper Swans

Lintrathen Loch;

63 Whooper Swans
1 Chiffchaff

14 Whooper Swans at Backwater Dam

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:43 pm

Monikie Country Park on North Pond - 2 SAND MARTINS circling high - 4 DABCHICKS - 40 LITTLE GULLS on Island Pond - 50 BLACK HEADED GULLS on Denfind Pond -- 18 Species in total recorded doing a Webs Count

gus guthrie · Post by **gus guthrie** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:02 pm

ADBC club outing to Kinnordy , Lintrathen & Backwater Dam.

13 members out despite the blustery conditions, 61 species seen, highlights included;

several Chiffchaff, male Marsh Harrier,Red Kite, Brambling, Whooper Swan, Sparrowhawk, Gadwall, Great-crested Grebe & Tree Sparrow.

joncook · Post by **joncook** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:49 pm

Report on Birdguides of Spotted Redshank on lochan at Riverside Nature Park Dundee this afternoon
Jon

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:41 pm

AGV:
Sunday 24th March:
3 Male bearded tits in reedbeds near Gullery Hide, Kinnordy loch. 8am
Gus Guthrie

Dean Prow · Post by **Dean Prow** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:45 pm

Monikie yesterday.

Plenty little gulls and scaup pair.

Alex Shepherd · Post by **Alex Shepherd** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:12 pm

The bird I reported by text at Balgavies is a Pochard drake and Tufted duck hybrid, probably the most common duck hybrid in the UK, and not a Scaup. I have photos of the same type of hybrid at Forfar Loch 2016 and Murton 2017 and I believe Gus had one at Forfar Loch in 2018. The bird has orange eyes, a peak at the rear of the head, the head has a purple sheen, the bill has a black tip instead of a just black nail and its back is grey and not vermiculated as a Scaup.

The 2016 bird is here and appears identical, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807 ... ateposted/

Page 35 of the Collins lists hybrids

Jean Cobb · Post by **Jean Cobb** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:30 am

Chiffchaff singing at Broughty Ferry nature reserve,27th.March.Also Comma and Small Tortoiseshell butterflies. Jim

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:25 am

Repeat news received:

At least 37 little gulls at Monikie and 29 puffins at Auchmithie this afternoon. GMS

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:28 am

AGV:
Thursday 28th March:
2 male beardies in reeds next to Gullery Hide, Kinnordy loch 7am.
Gus Guthrie

Common migrants returning news:

AGV:
Thursday 28th March:
1 Sand Martin flew over the Sand Martin Wall at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre. Simon Ritchie 14:35

gus guthrie · Post by **gus guthrie** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:13 pm

Kinnordy Loch 4pm

4 Sand Martins at east of loch

daviddegernier · Post by **daviddegernier** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:17 am

2 sand martins at dusk, flying around Murton Nature Reserve.

Jean Cobb · Post by **Jean Cobb** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:42 pm

Blackcap singing at Riverside Nature reserve today and Small Tortoiseshell also(not singing though). Jim