JAN 2019 to DEC 2021 OUT OF ANGUS BIRD SIGHTINGS

[Mark Caunt]

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[Alex Shepherd]

FIFE: January 2nd 2019.

Water Pipit, one seen two reported still at Cocklemill Burn bridges at south end of Largo Bay. Access through Shell Bay Caravan site, east of Elie.

Black-necked Grebe still favouring the mouth of Elie Harbour, best viewed from the old granary building near the sailing club.

Two Surf Scoter drakes showing well in front of the Golf Museum at St Andrews, along with large numbers of Long-tailed Ducks, Common Scoter, a few Velvet Scoter, Scaup, and Red-breasted Merganser.

Also being reported, Slavonian Grebes from Out Head/Balgove Bay in the Eden Estuary, you can drive along from the museum most of the way. Redhead Smew at Cameron Reservoir, 7.5km south of St Andrews on the A915.

Water Pipit, filmed in a shady corner, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807 ... ed-public/

Black-necked Grebe, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807 ... ed-public/

Common Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807 ... ed-public/

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[Andrew Glaysher]

Last night I got really good views of a Long Eared Owl near St Cyrus

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Saturday 26th January:
Not Angus but 40c Waxwing Grant Rd, Blairgowrie 1535. I Laird

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Monday 11th February:
(Not Angus) but a Black-throated Diver is currently present off of Tangleha' near St Cyrus. 1545. Simon Ritchie

[Dean Prow]

St Cyrus 1pm

Peregrine falcon
Red kite
Buzzard
Kestrel
Little egret
Greenshank

[Mark Caunt]

Text received Sunday 17th February:

at least Two Nuthatches at Scone. Through arch down to crossroads, turn left follow path round and is in trees overlooking the paddocks. No Hawfinches yet.
Trevor Donaldson

[gus guthrie]

ADBC Outing today to Scone Palace

15+ Hawfinches, mainly in area of Archway and Avenue.
Also 2 Nuthatches in same area

[Dean Prow]

23.2.19 Insh marsh.

Ringtail hen harrier x2
Whooper swan x25

[Andrew Glaysher]

Hoopoe, St Cyrus NNR today.

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Saturday 18th May:
Aberdeenshire: Male Bluethroat at Tangleha’ just north of St Cyrus. At the allotments.
Simon Ritchie

[Dean Prow]

Lovely walk in aberdeenshire, through wood and glen.

Short eared owl
Cuckoo
Capercaillie (m)

[joncook]

Good afternoon at Killiecrankie, Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler and Garden Warbler all singing in the same small clearing with a Pied Flycatcher. Also Nuthatch on the feeders. Particularly good to see Pied Fly back at Killiecrankie, several years since I last saw one there.
Jon

[Alex Shepherd]

Ythan Estuary, Waulkmill Hide, Tin Hut and beach. 29/7/2019

Waulkmill, 3 Common Cranes, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Osprey, Greenshank, Sanderling, Dunlin etc. Cranes flew in a half tide around 0900 hrs, departed as the tide rose in direction of Strathbeg or Collieston.

Tin Hut, 40 Sanderling, 6 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Turnstones, vast numbers of Common, Sandwich and Arctic Terns, no sign of reported White-winged Tern by me and others.

Beach, 300 Grey Seals including a youngster posing on the south bank and a Hooded Crow. Maybe Skuas later this week?

Cranes at 70 metres video, click here, https://www.flickr.com/photos/137390807 ... ed-public/

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[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Thursday 19th September:
Reports from a visitor of a Fem/Imm Red-backed Shrike at St Cyrus NNR. Seen in the scrubland near the middle bothy opposite the high cliffs. 14:00
Simon Ritchie

AGV:
Thursday 19th September:
Red backed Shrike hunting around middle Bothy. St Cyrus. 16.00.
Neil Black

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Friday 20th September:
Red Backed Shrike still at St Cyrus nnr, near bothy. 08.50am
Andrew Glaysher

AGV:
Friday 20th September:
St Cyrus NNR 1W Red-backed Shrike by second bothy with corrugated hut in scrub at 1pm
Rob NN

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Thursday 3rd October:
Hooded Merganser just reported at Kingoodie on Birdguides this morning, seen with Mallards.
Alex Shepherd

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Friday 4th October:
Hooded merganser at kingoodie in bay just west of house on point at 9.30 this morning.
G Ewen

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Saturday 12th October:
Yellow-browed Warbler calling in Alders at the back of office at St Cyrus NNR at 0930.
Simon R

[Alex Shepherd]

Hooded Crow, 1 mile north of Marykirk on the west side of the Laurencekirk road, 12/10/2019. I've seen a Hoodie between Marykirk and Laurencekirk during the last four autumn/winters. On return journey the bird was feeding in a field being ploughed on the west side near the highest point on the road.

[Alex Shepherd]

Hooded Crow again in last stubble field on left before the A90 when travelling north from Marykirk to Laurencekirk. Seen again on return sitting on a round bale in field on west side of Marykirk road.

[Alex Shepherd]

Hooded Crow in last post, again in stubble field one mile south of A90 junction between Laurencekirk and Marykirk.

[Mark Caunt]

Nuthatch in Edinburgh Botanical gardens. 10/10/2020

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Saturday 14th November:
Not in Angus, but Hudsonian Godwit at Guardbridge Fife this morning, was feeding in a flooded field on left just before the old Paper mill.
Gus Guthrie

[KDO]

Carse of Gowrie & West Carse.

St Madoes Glencarse
Sunday 25. April 2021
1400 hrs.
Osprey x 2
Raven x 2

Longforgan / Castle Huntly
Saturday 8. May 2021
0730 hrs.
1 x Male Marsh Harrier
Hunting small prey.

[KDO]

Balthayock, Glencarse.
Friday 14. May 2021
1730 hrs.
Raven x 2.

[joncook]

Sunday 12th September
Almondbank near Perth
Two pairs of Mandarin ducks on River Almond from footbridge near Tickled Trout Cafe
per Maureen and Stan Simpson
Jon Cook

Update Thursday 23rd September
One Mandarin drake with Mallards below the footbridge, also Dipper and Grey Wagtail from very pleasant riverside walk and an excellent lunch at the Tickled Trout. According to locals there has been one Mandarin since early summer, more recently two and kingfisher and otter also regular.
Jon

[Neil Young]

2 Chiffchaffs calling today on Alyth Golf Course
Neil Young