17 - JANUARY to DECEMBER 2007 BIRD SIGHTINGS (NON ANGUS)

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:50 am

Non Angus Bird Sightings for JANUARY to DECEMBER 2007

Eric McCabe · Post by **Eric McCabe** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:48 pm

Today at the Longforgan roundabout on the A90 there were 30 Waxwings in a tall tree. They trilled for a minute or so then flew towards Longforgan village in two groups.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:13 pm

From Birdguides...

15/02/07 Avocet Fife Eden Estuary
on the south side at Coble Shore

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:50 pm

Fromn Birdguides....

24/02/07 White-tailed Eagle Aberdeenshire Loch of Strathbeg RSPB
immature still at Starnafin Farm. Present since 21st.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:16 am

Date & Time: FRIDAY 2nd March 2007
Species: Black Throated Thrush, Barrows Goldeneye
Location: Went over to Bute to see the Black-Throated Thrush. Cracking bird! Picture below and more on website.
Photo section is being revamped and currently under construction but would appreciate any thoughts.
We also twitched the Barrows Goldeneye at Callandar on the way back.

More BT THrush pictures are on my photo webpages here:
http://angusbirding.homestead.com/markc ... raphy.html

Delia Todd · Post by **Delia Todd** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:08 pm

A Common Sandpiper was reported at Morton Lochs yesterday

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Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:45 pm

Wed. 7TH MAR. WAXWINGS 32

11-45 APPROX. LONGFORGAN ROUND-ABOUT PERTHSHIRE

These Birds were reported on Rare Bird Alert and advised to a member of the A.D.B.C. via his pager -- finder unknown

Waxwings have been reported from this area quite often recently .

Neil Young · Post by **Neil Young** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:11 pm

50+ whooper swans feeding in a field nr. Crathie Bridge, Meigle. Have seen them every morning this week. Also 200+ geese ( Pink-foot and Greylag) nearby.

Neil Young · Post by **Neil Young** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:51 pm

11 Curlew feeding in field near Crathie Bridge, Meigle, this morning at approx 8 am. Whooper swans still present nearby. Single Lapwing nr. Alyth, along with several Black-headed Gulls.

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:50 pm

18th Mar. 1200 CHIFFCHAFF 1

KILCONQUHAR LOCH -- Fife ( from hide )

18th Mar. 1400hrs . WHIMBREL 1 at Ruddons Point ( Gale Swept ! )

These were seen by the Dundee R.S.P.B. group outing and this record could be the earliest date sighting for Fife ( to be confirmed )

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:22 pm

MAR 26TH BLACKTHROATED THRUSH !

BARROWS GOLDENEYE

3 Club members of the A.D.B.C. went through and crossed over by Ferry to the Lovely Isle of Bute - we had a great day out and our efforte were rewarded with great views of both of the above Birds . Our thanks to Mrs McCmillan who allowed us into her House to view the Thrush through her sitting room window , she told us proudly she first had the bird coming to her garden feeders on Jan 18th, and it was still there on Monday , We saw the Barrows Golden eye on Loch Venachar and again obtained close up views ,-- A Good day all round !

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:35 pm

Date & Time: SATURDAY 31st April 2007
Species: Red Kite, Goshawk, Waxwing, Chiffchaff
Location: Spent first part of day at Agarty, Perthshire to view Red Kites.
Heard at least 3 Chiffchaff in the surrounding woodland and Goshawk displaying above woodland.

Over 30 Waxwings showing very well in the bushes beside the Gowrie Growers farm off the Castle Huntly sliproad off the Longforgan roundabout.
(off the westbound A90 leaving Dundee.) 4:45pm.
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Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:48 pm

Date & Time: FRIDAY 6th April 2007
Species: Waxwing, Lesser Scaup, Little Egret, Bearded Tits
Location: x5 Waxwings still present at the Longforgan Roundabout off the A90 9:00am.
Lesser Scaup showing really well on St. Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park 10:30am.
Little Egret seen from Vane Farm Visitor centre early afternoon.
At least x12 Bearded Tits seen at Errol Reed Beds and a number of Water Rail also calling.
A dozen or so Sand Martins also.

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alan mowat · Post by **alan mowat** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:15 am

1st Swallow of spring at the Torry Barracks Nigg 12/4/07 11.00am

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:11 am

A report of a Common Nightingale heard yesterday 7th May at Garthdee, Aberdeen.
To get there from the south, enter Aberdeen from the main road at the southwest of the city. The narrow main road bridge is Garthdee Bridge. Cross the bridge and turn left at the roundabout (ASDA on your right).
REPORT:
'a common nightingale singing at Garthdee about 100m upstream from the David Lloyd Sports Centre. It's in a patch of bramble beside a strip of pine trees. Park at the Bridge of Dee Sainsburys and walk upstream along the footpath to reach this site.'

Source ABZ Rare Birds (a Yahoo site run by north east birders)

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:10 am

Birdguides showing a female and 1st-winter male Bluethroat on Isle of May, Fife, Sunday 27th May 2007.

alan mowat · Post by **alan mowat** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:19 am

Bluethroat seen sitting on the wall of the Nigg lighthouse enclosure, yesterday at 12.30

alan mowat · Post by **alan mowat** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:02 pm

Seen a short eared owl floating over the fields on the Fettercairn to Auchenblae road 2/6/07 at approx 10.40 pm.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:44 am

A report on pagers, of a White-tailed Plover at WWT
Caerlaverock this morning. Wednesday 6 June@10.45

Dave Adam · Post by **Dave Adam** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:09 pm

16 Common Scoters off St Cyrus beach. Flying in a long straggly line totally black, fast flying ducks. No evidence of activity on the fenced off area where hundreds of terns used to nest in the 60's-70's. Nice to see Clustered Bellflower, Northern Marsh Orchids, Nottingham Catchfly and Vipers Bugloss out.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:36 pm

http://www.angusahead.com/VisitAngus/We ... Webcam.asp
Hi All, This is, in a way, about bird sightings in Angus.
The link above, takes you to the webcams now located at SWT Montrose and three of the cameras are focussed on three of the feeders.
Possibly this link is worth forwarding to anyone you know who has been birding at the SWT Centre?
It is certainly handy for checking the state of the tide and also the weather there, as well as some birds.

Neil Young · Post by **Neil Young** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:14 am

While on early am (4.30) fishing trip to River Isla nr. Coupar Angus 10/7/07:-

Kingfisher 3 - superb views!
Common Sandpiper 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Goosander 1
Yellowhammer 10+
Buzzard 2
Willow Warbler 5
Salmon 0!!!!!!

Roy Adamson · Post by **Roy Adamson** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:27 pm

Short-eared owl Friday 20th 7pm Cairn o' mount. Sitting on fence post just a few metres from the road. This is my first sighting up here for two years, of a bird which was once commonplace.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:00 pm

Two Barn Owls at St Cyrus NNR on Monday.
One bird has apparently been seen regularly for past two weeks, or so. Visitors pointed out the two birds to me . Birds were on the cliffs, near the Peregrine area.No reason to expect that they'll have gone from there. That's the first Barn Owls there in two years.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:00 am

A message posted on ABZ (Rare Birds) informs that there was an apparent adult Wite-rumped Sandpiper on the Ythan Estuary yesterday (Sunday 29th). It associates with the local Dunlins and appears to be an adult which is now moulting from breeding plumage.
ABZ (Rare Birds) is a North-East Scotland Yahoo site loosely based around the Aberdeenshire area.

Dave Adam · Post by **Dave Adam** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:13 pm

Off St Cyrus beach 6.30pm male

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:57 pm

A Great Knot is at the Fife Bird Club Hide on the Eden Estuary at Guardbridge in Fife.
The hide is behind the stables on the St Andrews road east of Guardbridge.
There is a small cafe on the right hand side of the road as you leave Guardbridge and the stables are across the road from there.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:35 pm

The Great Knot has now been confirmed as a first summer Red Knot and is NOT a Great Knot

alan mowat · Post by **alan mowat** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:50 pm

2 short eared owls fighting with a hen harrier at Loch Beanie, Glen Shee. Also the first snipe ive seen in years and an osprey and possible eagle.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:57 pm

Over the past few days their have been good numbers of Great Shearwaters all along the coast of the UK. (and an unprecedented count
of 7,114 passed the Butt of Lewis at the northern end of the Outer Hebrides in eleven hours on September 8th. More than TEN TIMES the total for the whole of Scotland throughout history.)
Just though I'd post the last few days sightings from Birdguides, surely theres more then one Angus bird!

09:54 13/09/07 Great Shearwater Aberdeenshire Newtonhill 07:20
2 north between 06:40-08:15; also 10 Sooty Shearwater and Killer Whale

08:48 13/09/07 Great Shearwater Aberdeenshire Collieston 07:00
north past

22:48 12/09/07 Great Shearwater Orkney North Ronaldsay
91 past the north end today; also 287 Sooty Shearwater past and 13 Lapland Bunting

11:52 12/09/07 Great Shearwater Aberdeenshire Collieston
one and 20 Sooty Shearwater past north in 1 hour early morning

11:49 12/09/07 Great Shearwater Orkney North Ronaldsay
31 and 74 Sooty Shearwater past the north end in 2 hours

22:39 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head
35 past today; also dark-morph Pomarine Skua, juvenile Sabine's Gull this evening. Two Pied Flycatchers Old Fall

22:01 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 16:45
13 north between 14:30 and 16:45

21:37 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Durham Whitburn
three past, plus 182 Sooty Shearwaters, Pomarine Skua, 16 Great Skuas, Great Northern Diver and 2 Black throated Divers

21:36 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Sheringham
three past between 06:00 and 19:30, plus one large shearwater sp., 6 Sabine's Gulls, 7 Long-tailed Skuas and 5 Puffins

21:34 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Spurn
two past today plus 211 Sooty Shearwaters, Grey Phalarope, 2 Long-tailed Skuas, 2 Pomarine Skua, Red necked Grebe

20:43 11/09/07 Great Shearwater N Yorks Long Nab, Burniston 17:40
one flew north this evening

20:35 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Snab Point 19:15
one flew north this evening plus adult Pomarine Skua

20:09 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Farne Islands
three past, plus 245 Sooty Shearwaters, 47 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Pomarine Skuas and 9 Great Skuas

20:07 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Mappleton 12:30
nine flew north between 12:30 and 16:30; also 2 Long-tailed Skuas and 98+ Sooty Shearwaters

19:40 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Tynemouth 18:55
one flew south this evening

19:33 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Hornsea 15:35
two north today

17:53 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Hauxley NR 17:00
5 past this afternoon plus 131 Sooty Shearwaters

17:02 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Barmston 14:30
one flew north mid-afternoon

16:54 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Sheringham
4 past this morning, plus 2 juvenile Sabine's Gulls, 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skuas, Storm Petrel, 1000 Little Gulls, 150 Arctic Terns, 45 Sooty Shearwaters, 45 Great Skuas

16:31 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 16:00
12 past this afternoon between 14:30-16:20

15:57 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head 15:00
31 flew north by mid-afternoon plus 342 Sooty Shearwaters

15:19 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Orkney North Ronaldsay 11:30
72 past by 11:30

15:02 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Durham Whitburn
at least one past this morning

13:21 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs St. Mary's Island 13:05
south past

13:14 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head 12:00
25 north past by midday; also 2 Pomarine Skua and 200 Sooty Shearwater

12:38 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Hornsea 16:25 10/09/07
one north past yesterday afternoon; also 700 Little Gull and 3 Sooty Shearwater

11:44 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Farne Islands 11:30
one past

11:00 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head 10:30
11 past by 10:30

10:51 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Orkney North Ronaldsay 08:30
60 past by 08:30; also 164 Sooty Shearwater

09:53 11/09/07 Great Shearwater N Yorks Long Nab, Burniston 07:45
2 north past early morning; also 85 Sooty Shearwater and Velvet Scoter by 09:30

09:49 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Sheringham 09:00
east past at 09:00; also 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skua by 09:30

09:48 11/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Spurn 09:30
2 past by 09:30; also 160 Sooty Shearwater

09:03 11/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Sheringham 08:30
2 west past by 08:30; also 2 juvenile Sabine's Gull and a Storm Petrel

22:30 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Borders St. Abbs Head NNR
3 north past this evening

22:08 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Holme NWT
three past today with 6 Sabine's Gulls, 5 Leach's Petrels, Balearic Shearwater, 16 Sooty Shearwater, 21 Manx Shearwater, 2 Pomarine Skua, 150 Great Skua, 103 Arctic Skua and 100 Arctic Terns

20:47 10/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Spurn
two past with 9 Long-tailed Skua, 149 Sooty Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, 24 Manx Shearwater, 4 Storm Petrel, 92 Great Skua 160 Arctic Skua and 69 Red-throated Diver

19:59 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Snab Point 19:05
one landed briefly on the sea before resuming north; also 4 Arctic Skua and 2 Sooty Shearwater close in

19:41 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 19:05
another past Church Point

19:36 10/09/07 Great Shearwater N Yorks Long Nab, Burniston 17:38
one north

19:34 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Weybourne 12:20
one east; also Leach's Petrel east at 17:53 and west at 18:30; Balearic Shearwater, 48 Great Skua, 27 Arctic Skuas, 3 Pomarine Skua, 100 Little Gull, 3 Curlew Sandpipers and 3 Arctic Terns

19:29 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Norfolk Sheringham
fourteen and 5 Sabine's Gulls past; also a Long-tailed Skua, 10 Leach's Petrels, 3 Pomarine Skua, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 100 Sooty Shearwater, and 150 Great Skua

19:08 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 18:50
one past Church Point and an adult Sabines Gull

18:28 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs St. Mary's Island 18:20
one past north

17:54 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Cleveland Hartlepool 17:30
one past the headland

17:53 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Durham Whitburn Coastal Park.
three past this evening

17:52 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Northumbs St. Mary's Island 17:45
one past

17:41 10/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head 14:30
one north

17:23 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Durham Whitburn Coastal Park 17:00
one north

15:21 10/09/07 Great Shearwater Outer Hebrides Butt of Lewis
1,076 flew west by mid-day plus a Cory's Shearwater, juvenile Sabine's Gull, adult Long-tailed Skua, 3 Grey Phalaropes, a Leach's Petrel and 215 Sooty Shearwaters

15:16 10/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Spurn
one flew south this afternoon plus 2 adult and 3 juvenile Long-tailed Skuas

12:22 10/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Spurn
one flew south this morning plus a Pomarine Skua, 60 Sooty Shearwaters, 51 Great Skuas and 65 Arctic Skuas

11:36 10/09/07 Great Shearwater E Yorks Flamborough Head
one flew past this morning; yesterday 4 past

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:30 pm

A Yellow-browed Warbler today (27/09/07) at Forvie NNR (SNH) north of Ythan Estuary
Reported today on ABZ -Rare-Birds@YahooGroups.com
Like most Yahoo Groups, you need to register wih Yahoo and then apply to be part of the group to receive emails from the group.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:12 pm

(This is way out of our area but thought I'd post as I know some Angus Birders maybe making the trip...)

Staying at a friends and as luck would have it a Brown Flycatcher was found at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire while I am down here. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe this to be a 2nd for UK, the first record was in 92. It is in between the South Landing Lighthouse and Flamborough itself. A farmer has allowed his field to be a car park for a small donation. It is well signposted. "Flycatcher Parking Here!" Cracking bird!

Less then 10 Miles away there is also an easily twitchable Isabelline Shrike at Buckton, East Yorkshire. Again A farmer has allowed his field to be a car park for a small donation. If your planning to go down and want any more info feel free to get in touch.
Those 2 coupled with a Blue Winged Teal in Middlesborough makes for not a bad trip...

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:48 am

20th October am
An American Golden Plover (juv) at the Waulkmill Hide area pn River Ythan yesterday and today.
An adult Bonaparte's Gull at Rattray Head beach also yesterday and today

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:32 pm

5 Barnacle Geese today, with about 300 Pinkies in a field on south side of the road to St Cyrus NNR office.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:37 pm

A Brunnich's Guillemot at Girdleness (off the point at the foghorn) today.
Bird was confirmed about 16.15 today as being genuine.

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17 - JANUARY to DECEMBER 2007 BIRD SIGHTINGS (NON ANGUS)

17 - JANUARY to DECEMBER 2007 BIRD SIGHTINGS (NON ANGUS)

Waxwing

15/02/07 - Avocet, Eden Estuary

White-tailed Eagle - Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire

FRIDAY 2nd March 2007 - Black Throated Thrush, Barrows

Morton Lochs, Sandpiper

Wed, March 7th WAXWINGS

Whooper swans

Curlew, Lapwing & Whoopers

Mar.18th WHIMBREL AND CHIFFCHAFF

Monday March 26th BLACK THROATED THRUSH ETC.

SATURDAY 31st April 2007 - Red Kite, Goshawk, Waxwing

FRIDAY 6th April 2007 - Waxwing, Lesser Scaup, Little Egret

Nightingale at Garthdee, Aberdeen yesterday 07/05

Sunday 27th May 2007 - Bluethroat, Isle of May, Fife

blue throat 31/5/07

short eared owl

White-tailed Plover at Caerlaverock WWT

Scoters

SWT Montrose now has webcams at the bird feeders

Kingfishers

Barn Owls at St Cyrus

White-rumped Sandpiper on Ythan Estuary (Sunday)

Velvet Scoter

GREAT KNOT at Eden Estuary, Fife, today 17 August

Great Knot is not a Great Knot

loch beanie glen shee 7/9/07

Great Shearwaters on the East Coast...

Yellow-browed Warbler at Forvie SNH (Aberdeenshire)

Brown Flycatcher - Izzy Shrike - Down South...

American Golden Plover and ad Bonaparte's Gull

Barnacle Geese at St Cyrus NNR

Brunnich's Guillemot at Girdleness today 7 October